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• Bodies You Can See.... Extravaganza!

  Welcome to DEADPOD a weekly podcast about death. Death is a thing that touches all of our lives - it has scared, scarred and mesmerised throughout human history. Join Andy Bush and Brian Murphy as they embark on a journey to explore different aspects of death around the world, in history and pop culture and what it says about us. Whether it be murder mysteries, unsolved crimes, deceased technology, shock deaths in TV soaps or super crazy historical deaths, DEADPOD will satisfy your morbid curiousity. Bodies You Can See...... Extravaganza! Following on from last weeks discussion about the fact that 19th century philosopher Jeremy Bentham's embalmed body is in the foyer of UCL, we've done a 'bodies you can see around the world' special. Think Judith Chalmers but instead of Sardinian beaches its mummified former Communist Strongmen. Thanks for listening! Give in to your morbid curiosity and join us. Get in touch on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andy Bush⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brian Murphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Graveyards

  Welcome to DEADPOD a weekly podcast about death. Death is a thing that touches all of our lives - it has scared, scarred and mesmerised throughout human history. Join Andy Bush and Brian Murphy as they embark on a journey to explore different aspects of death around the world, in history and pop culture and what it says about us. Whether it be murder mysteries, unsolved crimes, deceased technology, shock deaths in TV soaps or super crazy historical deaths, DEADPOD will satisfy your morbid curiousity. Graveyards: In this episode Andy & Brian explore two of Europe's most interesting graveyard stories, the Paris Catacombs and the London Necropolis Railway. Plus you'll hear about a potential curse stemming from Jeremy Beadle's grave. Thanks for listening! Give in to your morbid curiosity and join us. Get in touch on⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts -⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andy Bush⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brian Murphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company -⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Death Deities

  Welcome to DEADPOD a weekly podcast about death. Death is a thing that touches all of our lives - it has scared, scarred and mesmerised throughout human history. Join Andy Bush and Brian Murphy as they embark on a journey to explore different aspects of death around the world, in history and pop culture and what it says about us. Whether it be murder mysteries, unsolved crimes, deceased technology, shock deaths in TV soaps or super crazy historical deaths, DEADPOD will satisfy your morbid curiousity. Death Deities: There is a surprising amount of admin when you die, so naturally you need a lot of gods to deal with it. Join us as we explore the multitude of gods from polytheistic religions that help usher you to the afterlife and deal with the paperwork. Thanks for listening! Give in to your morbid curiosity and join us. Get in touch on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts -⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andy Bush⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brian Murphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company -⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Bubonic Plague

  Welcome to DEADPOD a weekly podcast about death. Death is a thing that touches all of our lives - it has scared, scarred and mesmerised throughout human history. Join Andy Bush and Brian Murphy as they embark on a journey to explore different aspects of death around the world, in history and pop culture and what it says about us. Whether it be murder mysteries, unsolved crimes, deceased technology, shock deaths in TV soaps or super crazy historical deaths, DEADPOD will satisfy your morbid curiousity. Bubonic Plague: Starting with the Black Death in 1346 and reappearing sporadically until the 1600s the Bubonic Plague really is one of the worst diseases known to humanity. Were rats really to blame though? Where did we get the word Quarantine from? Did the Mongols invent chemical warfare by firing plague victims off trebuchets into besieged castles? All this and more answered in this episode. Thanks for listening! Give in to your morbid curiosity and join us. Get in touch on⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts -⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andy Bush⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brian Murphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company -⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Famous Last Words

  Welcome to DEADPOD a weekly podcast about death. Death is a thing that touches all of our lives - it has scared, scarred and mesmerised throughout human history. Join Andy Bush and Brian Murphy as they embark on a journey to explore different aspects of death around the world, in history and pop culture and what it says about us. Whether it be murder mysteries, unsolved crimes, deceased technology, shock deaths in TV soaps or super crazy historical deaths, DEADPOD will satisfy your morbid curiousity. Famous Last Words: "Et Tu Brute, My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death, one or the other of us has to go & I'm just going outside I may be some time" - all brilliant final words. We'd all like to think that when we go, we'll impart some sort of cosmic wisdom destined to be repeated down the ages, but the reality can be far more mundane. In this episode Andy and Brian explore some of the lesser known final words of the great and the good. Thanks for listening! Give in to your morbid curiosity and join us. Get in touch on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts -⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andy Bush⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brian Murphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company -⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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