Travis Lee
Co-Host of Roast Mortem Cast
Travis Lee has hosted 260 Episodes.
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39 - William Lyon Mackenzie: Canada's Try-Hard Revolutionary
August 2nd, 2018 | 1 hr 35 mins
19th century, america, british empire, buffalo, canada, colonial, colonialism, comedy, constitution, drinking, history, immigrants, insurrection, newspaper, ontario, podcast, political, politics, press, rebellion, reform, revolution, scotland, toronto, upstate new york
When it comes to revolutionaries William Lyon Mackenzie is straight up the Charlie Brown of the bunch. The first mayor of Toronto had great intentions but failed at almost everything he ever did. We are talking Canadian independence here... There's a reason the queen is still on their bills. To get some inside insight, Travis captures two living Canadians in his poutine trap to discuss life in the Great White North.
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38 - Allen 'Kid Diddling' Ginsberg: Goof Troupe pt. 1
July 26th, 2018 | 1 hr 31 mins
50s, 60s, 70s, abuse, baby boomer, beat generation, beatnik, comedy, counter culture, drinking, drugs, free love, hack, hippy, history, literature, lsd, monster, nature, new york, pedophile, podcast, poem, poet, poetry, predator, san francisco
Melanie Moat joins us as we roast 'beat poet' Allen Ginsberg. Have you ever read his poem 'Howl'? You know, the book your professor made you read that barely made sense and had the writing structure of a 2nd grader? The truth is Ginsberg openly touched 2nd grader dong for pleasure... Actually, that may have been his inspiration. Did your professor tell you that?
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37 - Sir Isaac Newton: Asexual Asshat Astronomer
July 19th, 2018 | 1 hr 34 mins
17th century, 18th century, abstinence, alchemy, alex mack, apple, comedy, creep, drinking, enlightenment, gravity, history, physics, podcast, science, space, universe
If Isaac Newton was such a smart boy then why did he think The Secret World of Alex Mack was a documentary?
That's right, we're roasting the dude that figured out things fall down, dog! -
34 - Wyatt Earp: Shoddy Lawman & Wild West Wuss
June 28th, 2018 | 1 hr 28 mins
19th century, america, american legend, american wast, americana, arizona, bounty, bounty hunters, brothel, cowboy, crook, drinking, fraud, frontier, gambling, gun, high noon, history, horses, lawman, pimp, podcast, quickdraw, revolver, sheriff, shootout, wild west
We break down the myths and legends behind one of the most notorious gunslingers in the Wild West, Wyatt Earp. And what we find out... is he's an extra-soft ice cream boy. There's something fishy at the O.K. Corral and it's not one of Wyatt's numerous prostitutes.