30 Morbid Minutes

Popularized during the 1930s as an alleged mental health treatment, lobotomies destroyed the lives and cognitive function of many. Today, in the United States, they're technically still legal. Go to http://hatch.co/30mm to get $20 off plus free shipping. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Follow us on Social: https://twitter....

Operating as a guise for Ireland's so-called "wayward" women, Magdalene Asylums exploited and abused the women living and working in them, well into the late twentieth century. Go to http://relatable.com/whokilledmia and use code 30MM to get 20% off. Go to http://expressvpn.com/30mm to get an extra 3 months free! Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasa...

Tragedy struck Boston’s North End neighborhood in 1919 when dozens died and hundreds were injured in a freak accident. Today, we’re slip-sliding into Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919, examining the aftermath and the causes. Go to http://hellofresh.com/5030mm and use code 5030mm for 50% off plus 15% off the next two months. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/...

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but, on rare occasions, death is the result. Some of history’s brilliant minds and go-getters were tragically killed by their own creations, as recounted in this episode. Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami L...

Get to know your hosts in this funny, thoughtful, and low-key chat about what sparked the podcast, growing up gruesome, scary movies, and more. New episodes coming next week, September 12th. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back, starting September 5th! And big news: once this morbid train leaves the station, it's not stopping! Going forward you'll be able to enjoy 30 Morbid Minutes week-to-week, with no breaks between seasons. 'Til death do us part,' so to speak. Check out this quick preview of what's to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Paul McCartney to Avril Lavigne, celebrity death hoaxes spread like wildfire in the Internet Age. We examine some of the more ridiculous ones, and look back at death hoaxes of notable people throughout history. Go to http://hellofresh.com/5030mm and use code 5030mm for 50% off plus free shipping! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your fi...

The natives of Sentinel Island know nothing of the outside world, and remain primitive in their technology and way of life. Many have attempted to make contact, to varying consequences. Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad cho...

An iron lung, a medical device used to treat polio patients, remains an recognizable visual of the polio epidemic. Essentially, it keeps its user alive. But is this now seemingly outdated technology still used today? Go to http://hellofresh.com/30mm50 and use code 30mm50 for 50% off plus free shipping! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your f...

Laugh, grimace, and react in horror at this collection of gruesome and weird coital catastrophes and deadly sex-ploits. Go to http://nuts.com/30mm to get a free gift and free shipping when you spend $29 or more. Go to http://expressvpn.com/30mm to get an extra 3 months free. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

History's most infamous ship has garnered its fair share of conspiracy theories, some more outlandish than others. We separate fact from fiction as we cover the Titanic. Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Follow us on Social: htt...

Why do we fear? Why are people susceptible to different fears? Why do people ENJOY subjecting themselves to scary things? We ask the questions you might be too afraid to ask. Go to http://hellofresh.com/30mm16 and use code 30mm16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping! Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses. Follow us on Social: https://twitt...

Investigating the rare medieval medical anomaly of "coffin birth," and its known cases. Go to http://honeylove.com and use code 30MM to get 20% off. Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm to get 20% off your first purchase. Go to http://nuts.com/30mm to get a free gift and free shipping when you spend $29 or more. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/Je...

How do we explain mass societal misrememberings? The online popularization of the Mandela Effect has ushered in a vast number of conspiracy theories, from time travel, to the multiverse, to the rupture of the space-time continuum as we know it. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% o...

A city built atop cemeteries, Savannah holds up to its reputation as a haunted hub in America's South. Elyse recently visited and got to partake in the spooky culture and scene, learning some of ghost stories from the locals. Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first mont...

Scissors in stomachs. Sponges trapped, decaying inside closed wounds. Procedures that leave patients in gut-wrenching pain. We’re peeking beneath the surgical sheets to expose the sad and gory world of medical malpractice. Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm at checkout to get 20% off your first purchase. Go to http://dietsmoke.com and use code 30MM50 to get half off the first item adde...

In history there is not just one legend of the Screaming Mummy, but two. And creepily enough, both were found in the necropolis of Deir el-Bahri, the City of the Dead. Contemporary Egyptologists have worked to identify who these mummies were in life, and to unpack the strange and dramatic circumstances surrounding their deaths. Go to http://lumedeodorant.com and use code 30MM to get $5 off a Lume...

Organ theft and trafficking via the black market are insidious and illegal practices, increasing in numbers year-over-year worldwide. We discuss the causes, the regions most affected, and how transplant tourism plays a role. Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription. Go to http://auraframes.com and use code 30MM to get free shipping. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.c...

France's teenage queen met her end by the hand of the revolution -- and the blade of the guillotine. Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription. Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses. Go to https://www.evildeadrisemovie.com/ to get your tickets NOW to see Evil Dead Rise in theaters April 21. Follow us on Social: ht...

In the late 1920s, a number of young women employed as dial painters at Radium Dial and similar companies died due to contact radium exposure. In this episode, we look back at the Radium Girls and the immoral business practices that cut their lives short. Go to http://auraframes.com and use code 30MM to get free shipping. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to...

The dead might not reanimate and walk the earth, but could a parasitic fungus render humanity zombified? Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Go to https://www.evildeadrisemovie.com/ to get your tickets NOW to see Evil Dead Rise in theaters April 21. Follow us...

A grisly foray into the history and motivation behind human skin crafting (clothes, trinkets, housewares, books), from Scythians to serial killers. Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm to get 20% off your first purchase. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://...

Investigating the dark meaning and macabre origins behind several classic children's nursery rhymes. Go to http://rothys.com/30mm to get $20 off your first purchase. Go to http://lectricebikes.com to learn more about the XPedition cargo eBike. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat those struggling with severe depression, bipolar II, schizophrenia, and other treatment-resistant disorders. An estimated 100,000 people are treated annually across the U.S. Nevertheless, ECT carries stigmas due to its tarnished and sordid history, marred by inhumane and forced procedures, torture, and wild experimentation. We investigate ECT...

Our "biggest" episode yet, covering all things GIANTS. We learn how classical cultures and folklore embraced the myths and fantastical stories of giant, flesh-eating, humans; debunk archaeology's infamous giant skeleton hoaxes; and investigate real life gigantism as a medical anomaly. Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm to get 20% off your first purchase. This episode is sponsored by Be...