Roast Mortem Cast

Will from Heavy Hole joins us as we roast the sadistic, incestuous Roman Emperor Nero. Nero's short reign was filled with not stop debauchery, murder and rich boi excess. From banging his own mom to castrating a boy he named 'Cum' to look like his dead wife, Nero's infamy when so far that he formed the archetype for the Bible's Anti-Christ!

Avery from Battles and Banter podcast joins us as we roast three of the Confederacy's biggest scumbags. From generals, to guerilla hillbillies, to dimwitted grey-coat saboteurs we plow through Dixie Land's worst like General Sherman's trip to the Waffle House.

This 17th century German occultist sought eternal life and infinite wealth. What he ended up with is is foul smelling hoof soups and a morbid reputation which inspired Frankenstein.

Rush Limbaugh was a politically charged right wing talk show personality. He spewed biased inaccuracies and incited controversy on a regular basis.

Confucius was the foundation of Chinese philosophy dating back to 500 BCE. Though his wisdom is world renowned, his teachings focus on rigid hierachy and "trad" values.

Daniel Dancer is the paragon of penny-pinchers, He wore scavenged rags and home-made shoes. He ate crow-pecked sheep and stray dogs' bones. He refused to call a doctor when his sister fell ill, then squabbled over inheritance when she died.

Milton S. Hershey was caramel / chocolate entrepreneur whose employees saw him as a dictator. He controlled his own town and its candy factories with corporate power in lieu of governments. He also thought it was a good idea to introduce a bitterant to his chocolate candies.

John Tyler is America's very mediocre 10th president. He suffered from irritable bowels, owned slaves, and was known as a political walking-accident.

Stanley Clifford Weyman was an impulsive and driven imposter who impersonated, doctors, diplomats, and military officers. He wasn't in it for the financial gain, but the sport of the deception.

Joan of Arc was an angsty teenager that paved the French's way to victory during the Hundred Year's War. Along the way, she purportedly chatted with the god-bro, but only pulled off mediocre miracles. Live fast. Die crispy.

John Wesley Hardin was a rough and tumble gunslinger of the American wild west. Because he had no issue shooting one in the back of the head, Hardin amassed a considerable kill count believing some vermin simply "just needed killing."

Arnold Rothstein was the go-to gambler and fixer of organized crime. He fixed the 1919 World Series by bribing the Black Sox into throwing games. He brought alcohol and heroine into America during prohibition. He was the kingpin of dirty money, contraband, and dubious wagers.

Bernie Madoff is responsible for the largest case of "skimming of the top" carried out by a single individual. He siphoned billions of dollars from friends, family and strangers alike. Strategic deception and a good sales pitch can go a long way... that is, until the bubble ultimately pops.

Anna Nicole Smith was the very embodiment of dangerous mixtures. Doing almost anything for attention or money, this plus-sized bombshell lived fast, fierce, and famously. Resident Anna Nicole Smith aficionado, Rem Dickman of The Rich Dickman Show joins us as a special guest.

Due to psychological trauma from childhood bullying and being peed on, Phil Spector brought a handgun to his studio recording sessions to manipulate and strong-arm talent. When a mentally unstable producer haphazardly waves a loaded firearm about- What could possibly go wrong? (Spoilers: Second degree murder)

Join in the roast of the "turd" president of the USA, Thomas Jefferson. He was Chief author of the Declaration of Independence, closeted Francophile, and the father of the cripplingly slow bipartisan system. Not to mention he fathered mixed-race family in slavery and refused to liberate them, even after death.

You know how to cure most diseases? Nitrous oxide, a.k.a. Laughing Gas! C.L. Blood was dishing out more balloons full of this stuff to 19th century TB patients than the hippie-mafia at Phish shows! This unscrupulous doctor was not afraid to go above and beyond the law to turn a profit.

You've seen Benderdickt Cummingpants, Robert Downboy Jr., Basil Rathbonez as Sherlock Holmes. BUT who was the real man behind history's most famous detective? The truth may surprise you!

Olive Oatman pioneer'd across America during tumultuous times. She was kidnapped, traded for beads, and received a sick facial tattoo. She crossed paths with many an indigenous peeps. Spoilers: She did NOT die of dysentery.

This Russian Jewish immigrant became lead to strange boners across conservative America. Whether you're a hedge fund billionaire justifying killing millions for a profit or an MRE-eating, neckbearded libertarian, this POS is your girl!

The British Crown destroyed his family. He sabotaged 22 British merchant ships, spied on British forces, and established an espionage ring to get even. Along the way he engineered multiple jailbreaks and added a few animals to the endangered species list.

Ludwig II was a fancy boy Bavarian king that that enjoyed pining over his favorite pop-star composer Richard Wagner and building fairly tale castles in the Alps. But when it came to actually governing, Ludwig was no where to be seen.

It's the conclusion of Samurai William! The metamorphosis is complete, our subject goes for Englishman to samurai- Complete with penchant for geishas, far eastern style of crucifixion, and East India Co. skullduggery!

It's a cataclysmic crossing of cultures! English and Portuguese sailors landing in Japan for the very first time. The first time westerners, our subject William included, witnessed Japanese traditions and customs. This eventually precipitated in the advent of hentai and eating sushi off of naked people.

The iconic duo, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. They were muscle car-driving machine gun-toting American gangsters. Not too bright as the two adopted a "shoot now, question later" approach. Though small time crooks, the media would have a field day with the criminal couple.