Roast Mortem Cast
Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 37 in total of Roast Mortem Cast with the tag “19th century”.
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270 - Richard Wagner (pt.2): The Ultimate Annoying Drama Kid
February 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 38 mins
19th century, comedy, composer, germany, history, idiot, music, music history, philosophy
We finish up the life of probably one of the most pretentious artist to ever exist. As Wagner moves over the hill, his mind is stuck in that of a pre-teen drama kid. This stinky boy, talks his way into Germany's elite, creating avant-garde compositions that you totally wouldn't understand... Cause you aren't smart enough.
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269 - Richard Wagner (pt.1): The 'voice' of a generation
February 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 32 mins
19th century, comedy, composer, crazy, germany, history, music, music history, podcast
We begin a deep dive into the 'voice' of a generation, Richard Wagner. This 19th century composer has a lot more in common with Kanye than you might think.
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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.
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249 - Sir Richard Burton (pt. 10): A Naughty Author's End
September 8th, 2022 | 2 hrs 13 mins
19th century, anthropology, arabian nights, author, banned books, comedy, english, erotic, explorer, history, kama sutra, language, translator
All great things come to an end. We wrap up the fantastic life of the 19th century's most interesting man Sir Richard Burton by diving into his erotic literary works. Translating the Arabian Nights, Kama Sutra and many other X-rated works in this final chapter of his life.
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248 - Sir Richard Burton (pt.9): Damascus, Trieste & Bitter Tonics
September 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 41 mins
19th century, adventure, anthropology, comedy, damascus, england, explorer, history, italy, london, middle east, snake oil
Burton is reassigned to Damascus, his dream consul position! But his over zealous wife, Isabel goes on a Catholic conversion spree, leaving him poor, defamed and bitter.
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247 - Sir Richard Burton (pt. 8): Burton in Brazil
August 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 23 mins
19th century, brazil, comedy, cryptid, drinking, england, history, mining, podcast
Isabel joins Burton on her first adventure. This time Burton is heading across the Atlantic to Brazil, in hunt for sea serpents, rubies and gallons of cachaça!
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246 - Sir Richard Burton (pt. 7): Gorilla Hunting & the Cannibals
August 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 24 mins
19th century, africa, anthropology, burton, comedy, drinking, england, explorer, gorilla, history, jungle, podcast
Burton is back in Africa for his first consulship! We tag along for Burton's many explorations into West Africa as he hunts for the mysterious 19th century cryptid, the Gorilla. He also risks his skin to study tribes and kingdoms with some cannibalistic tendencies.