Roast Mortem Cast

Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.

About the show

We've all been taught to venerate the dead. Where's the fun in that?! No one can take all their rotten secrets to the grave. Humans are just trash monsters that make mistakes, rub together and make more humans. So, let's grab some beers, bury inhibitions and dig up some dirt on history's most iconic departed.

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Episodes

  • 266 - Ermine de Reims (pt2): 14th Century Jackass

    January 26th, 2023  |  1 hr 31 mins
    14th century, ascetic, black death, catholic, catholicism, clergy, comedy, demonic, demons, france, great western schism, history, occult, plague, religion, satan, witch, witches

    We finally tackle some hard hitting history, we are talking Demons!!!
    Following a full year of demonic assaults on our 14th century woman, Ermine de Reims, we see that Satan and his horde are not that far off from Steve-O and Bam Margera

  • 265 - Ermine de Reims (pt1): Gaping Catholicism

    January 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 23 mins
    14th century, ascetic, black death, catholic, catholicism, clergy, comedy, france, great western schism, history, plague, religion

    We take a deep dive into the life of a peasant woman named Ermine de Reims and look at the gaping divide of the Western Great Schism. We got so many Popes we don't know what to do with them. Plus a gruesome look into the practice of Catholic asceticism.

  • 264 - Douglas Haig (pt6) - A legacy shaped by smooth brains.

    January 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 30 mins
    churchill, comedy, england, english history, great britain, history, military history, scandal, tabloid, uk, world war, wwi, wwii

    We wrap up our series on Earl Douglas Haig and dive into how his legacy was born post-mortem. From a man-sized baby Winston Churchill, to an Adolf-loving PM David Lloyd George, to a crazy widow obsessed with deifying her lumpy late-husband.

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    Roast Mortem 2022 Countdown

    December 29th, 2022  |  2 hrs 19 mins
    comedy, countdown, global history, history, holiday, nye, tradition

    We take a break from Haig, to give you the annul 2022 RMC countdown! Top 10 of the most 'important' people that died on the 22nd of their century!

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    263 - Douglas Haig (pt5): Par 22 Million

    December 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 18 mins
    20th century, battlefield, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, warfare, wwi

    We wrap up the end of The Great War while Haig works on his handicap! Winner winner Chicken Dinner! And only 22 million dead!

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    262 - Douglas Haig (pt4): The Passchen of Haig

    December 15th, 2022  |  2 hrs 17 mins
    battlefield, comedy, history, military history, passchendaele, podcast, ww1

    Cullen from Cauldron Podcast joins us for as we take a deep dive into the infamous battle of Passchendaele

  • 261 - Douglas Haig (pt3): The Butcher of the Somme

    December 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 16 mins
    20th century, battlefield, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, the somme, warfare, wwi

    Today we dissect one of history's bloodiest battles, The Battle of the Somme and the failings of the Allies Field Marshall Douglas Haig. Did Haig deserve the gruesome title of The Butcher of the Somme, or was this massive loss of life inevitable? And more importantly, is Haig a bitch?

  • 260 - Douglas 'Horsegirl' Haig (pt2): Prancing into WWI

    December 1st, 2022  |  1 hr 45 mins
    19th century, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, warfare, wwi

    That is right! We are going into WWI with nothing but horses and 19th century concepts of warfare. Let's see how Douglas and the Doughboys stack up against the Maxim gun!

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    259 - Douglas Haig (pt1): Brogue, Boers and Brown Noses

    November 24th, 2022  |  1 hr 38 mins
    19th century, boer wars, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, south africa, sudan, warfare, wwi

    We begin a deep dive into WWI's most controversial figures Field Marshall Douglas Haig a.k.a. The Butcher of the Somme. But before we get to the War to End All Wars. We take a look into his scottish, whiskey-distilling family, his money assisted climb up the social later and his time with the British Army in Africa.

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    258 - The Fox Sisters (pt3): Not this time... It's fiction!

    November 17th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins
    19th century, america, comedy, ghost stories, ghosts, hauntings, history, mediums, paranormal, spooky, women's history

    The conclusion of the originators of Modern Spiritualism. The sisters sink further and further into drugs and alcohol as their charade begins to unravel.

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    257 - The Fox Sisters (pt.2): Ice Cold Mediums

    November 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 31 mins
    19th century, america, arctic, comedy, explorer, ghost stories, ghosts, hauntings, history, mediums, paranormal, spooky, women's history

    We continue with the Spooooooky ladies, The Fox Sisters and their meteoric rise to international paranormal celebrities. And we take a trip to the Arctic in a hunt for the lost HMS Terror.

  • 256 - The Fox Sisters (pt.1): White rappers & spoopy ghosts

    October 31st, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins
    comedy, ghost, ghost stories, halloween, hauntings, history, paranormal, podcast, psychic

    Happy Halloween! We are kicking off our most spoopy episode ever diving into the originators of modern spiritualism , the Fox Sisters

  • 255 - Queen Elizabeth II (pt.4): Tales from the Walking Royal Crypt

    October 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 44 mins
    20th century, british empire, comedy, england, epstein, great britain, history, king, king charles, prince andrew, queen, queen elizabeth, royal life, royals, scandal, world war, wwii

    We take a look at the Queen's twilight years. Just shambling around for about two decades running damage control for her dysfunctional children. Specifically Prince Andrew and his connection to his two friend Jeffery and Ghislaine and their island of child massage specialist.

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    254 - Queen Elizabeth II (Pt.3): Used Beans and License to Kill

    October 20th, 2022  |  2 hrs 17 mins
    comedy, drinking, history, london, podcast, princess diana, queen, royal family, royals, scandal

    We delve into some of Elizabeth II's most turbulent years. From the Falklands to the totally-was-an-accident Princess Diana getting smooshed.

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    253 - Queen Elizabeth II (pt.2): Royal Doodies

    October 13th, 2022  |  2 hrs 5 mins
    20th century, british empire, comedy, edward viii, england, great britain, history, king, queen, queen elizabeth, royal life, royals, scandal, the simpsons, world war, wwii

    We jump into the riveting life of being a Royal Monarch in the 20th century. And while Elizabeth may have been the Queen, her sister Margaret was the Queen Slag. Which is awesome!

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    252 - Queen Elizabeth II (pt.1): The Country of Cousinly Love

    October 6th, 2022  |  2 hrs 1 min
    20th century, british empire, comedy, edward viii, england, great britain, history, king, queen, queen elizabeth, royal life, royals, scandal, the simpsons, world war, wwii

    You probably haven't heard it but... Queen Elizabeth II is dead! Long live the Roast!
    We take a look at the royal history leading up to this unexpected monarch and the rise of the Windsor family, or should we say the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Family. From her toothbrush mustache-loving Uncle Edward VIII, her time in the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a mechanic, to the romance of her distance cousin Philip, Elizabeth’s youth was one hell of a ride.