MortMic

Content warning! Discussion contains graphic descriptions of death. The Deputies cover a fan-requested topic for this episode on some of the most brutal deaths, both from fictitious worlds and real history. Samples Used: Soundtrack https://freesound.org/people/soundstack/sounds/203246/ Hello Zepp - Charles Clouser

Today we bring you another DCDed segment on a time period that has remained influential even to this day: the Victorian Era! See which customs were just a faze and what became a craze 150 years after they took the stage. Samples used from Freesound.org: GregorQuendel https://freesound.org/people/GregorQuendel/sounds/716565/

Continuing the heaping helping of hot goss from last month’s kiki, what other deathcare corpos entered their villain arc? Samples used from Freesound.org: UNIVERSFIELD https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/702870/

Sometimes, the professionals we trust to take care of our lost loved ones pull the wool over our eyes instead. Get ready for the traumatic tea to spill on some major cases of deceased neglect and abuse. Samples used from Freesound.org: Squidems https://freesound.org/people/Squidems/sounds/709973/

Content warning! Topic contains graphic description of suicide. Don’t just take our word for it! The Deputies interview a very special guest on today’s podcast that can give a more fleshed-out (no pun intended) look at whole body donation.

Death doesn’t end your ability to give back! Find out how your dead body can continue the cycle of science on today’s episode.

Welcome to a new segment in the podcast! We wanted to spend time every now and again exploring the globe and the vast differences in death customs that each country, religion, and lifestyle has to offer. Today, let’s see how the Malagasy, Tibetan, and Dani people get down with death! Samples used from Freesound.org: spookymodem https://freesound.org/people/spookymodem/sounds/202102/ soundstack https://freesound.org/people/soundstack/sounds/203246/ Jayfrosting https://freesound.org/people/jayfrosting/sounds/333420/ Zar.265 https://freesound.org/people/zar.265/sounds/581334/

Death isn’t always as straightforward as passing away at home or in a hospital with a clear cause of death. Sometimes, things are not always as they seem… Samples used from Freesound.org: Copyc4t https://freesound.org/people/copyc4t/sounds/146434/ SoundFlakes https://freesound.org/people/SoundFlakes/sounds/411997/

Have you ever felt marginalized in your grief? Not understood, listened to, or even made to feel bad about it? Put a name to a feeling after today’s episode on disenfranchised grief.

Following up on last month’s episode, the Deputies discuss another infamous bad-to-the-bone beast that was a sound struggle to put six feet under. Samples used from Freesound.org: Sirkoto51 https://freesound.org/people/Sirkoto51/sounds/416632/ N0IZ https://freesound.org/people/N0IZ/sounds/642525/

A surprising amount of do-badders throughout time have been difficult to do away with. Today’s episode covers our first fixation into one of the most notoriously hard to kill nerdowells from history. A big thanks to Michael Haughton for guest editing today's episode!

Estates, wills, and probate: what does any of this mean? Tune in for some insight into what to do with assets after someone dies. A big thanks to Michael Haughton for guest editing today's episode!

A continuation of last month’s episode, find out what other shenanigans Chris P. Chris’ Crematory is getting into. No Kanyes were hurt in the making of this episode. Samples used from Freesound.org: dpren https://freesound.org/people/dpren/sounds/248144/ code_box https://freesound.org/people/code_box/sounds/561190/ zar.265 https://freesound.org/people/zar.265/sounds/581334/ luffy https://freesound.org/people/luffy/sounds/3536/ jayfrosting https://freesound.org/people/jayfrosting/sounds/333420/ tim.kahn https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/sounds/337000/

Move! That! Hearse! The deputies dream their ideal funeral home together from the ground up, surely to be a renovation that would make even Ty Pennington jealous. Samples used from Freesound.org: metrostock99 https://freesound.org/people/metrostock99/sounds/514701/

Another episode in our Q&A series, Red digs into months of questions solicited to the Tumblr account. Anonymous submissions are always a trip!

Join the trio this week for the exploration of Brandy’s livelihood, deceased donors that continue the circle of life!

A very special episode of MortMic, we introduce the new co-host through the trials and tribulations of being a contestant on a game show! Get your buzzers ready for some death trivia! Samples used from Freesound.org: InspectorJ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/415510/ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/345688/ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/345689/ Eponn https://freesound.org/people/Eponn/sounds/531510/ Autistic Lucario https://freesound.org/people/Autistic%20Lucario/sounds/142608/ FunWithSound https://freesound.org/people/FunWithSound/sounds/456966/ Stickinthemud https://freesound.org/people/Stickinthemud/sounds/27882/ deleted_user_2104797 https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_2104797/sounds/346688/

A quick moment of your time to announce some big changes coming to MortMic and what the future holds for the pod!

There could easily be a book written on 101 ways to reuse a human corpse, but for this episode’s sake, the duo discuss some of the most common instances through history that bodies have been used for some odd ends goals.

Something we haven’t done in a while, getting back to basics. What can one expect attending their first visitation and funeral? Some helpful guidelines for bereaved families and guests alike!