What is a Lobotomy and How Were People Forced Into One?

What is a Lobotomy and How Were People Forced Into One?

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.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 "What's the Strangest Request?" - Q&A with a Funeral Home Director

"What's the Strangest Request?" - Q&A with a Funeral Home Director

Curious about the inner thoughts and routines of a career mortician? We pull the best questions from a Reddit AMA with a real life funeral home director. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) ...

13 Apr 25min

From the Crypt: Death at Disneyland (Re-release)

From the Crypt: Death at Disneyland (Re-release)

Disney controls its family friendly image with an iron, four-fingered fist, but even the all-seeing Mouse House can’t anticipate every casualty – including the tragic deaths of park visitors or staff....

30 Mar 40min

Famous Last Words

Famous Last Words

What lasting impact can someone's final words leave? We talk about the new Netflix series Famous Last Words, and examine some of history's most iconic and memorable deathbed quotes. Leave us a review...

16 Mar 25min

Headless Saints: Religion's Morbid Martyrs

Headless Saints: Religion's Morbid Martyrs

Have you ever seen a painting of a saint holding their own severed head in their hands? These saints are known as cephalophore saints, and each and everyone one has a distinctly morbid backstory. Thei...

2 Mar 19min

From the Crypt: Incorruptibility of Saints

From the Crypt: Incorruptibility of Saints

How would you react if you saw a dead body that, after a year, still looked like the person had died just yesterday? What about after five years? A hundred? This type of preservation, called incorrupt...

16 Feb 33min

Some Really Weird Wills

Some Really Weird Wills

Discussing what a Last Will and Testament is, and why you should have one, plus, some of Reddit's weirdest Wills. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is made by ...

2 Feb 30min

Reintroducing 30 Morbid Minutes with Jessica & Elyse!

Reintroducing 30 Morbid Minutes with Jessica & Elyse!

It's time for a quick catch-up with your favorite gruesome twosome. Elyse and Jessica talk about the state of the podcast, what's to come, and of course, get a little silly. Leave us a review -- it...

19 Jan 24min

Taking the Corpse Road

Taking the Corpse Road

From their practical role in funerary processions, to the eerie folklore and superstitions that later surrounded them, this episode traces the history of corpse roads in Medieval England. Leave us a ...

29 Des 202521min

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