Roast Mortem Cast
Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 24 in total of Roast Mortem Cast with the tag “america”.
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280 - William Penn (pt.2): The City of Brotherly Lovin'
May 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
america, american history, colonial america, comedy, history, idiots, pennsylvania, quakers, religion, us history
Brian and Jim from Drink a Beer Play a Game join us again as we continue our look into the life of William Penn and the birth of Pennsylvania. William dives into the deep end and acquires a royal charter for Penn's Forest Land. His new 'holy experiment' quickly devolves into madness as he blunders way though governing his new charter, setting up his 'modern city' of Philadelphia
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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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245 - Sir Richard Burton (pt. 6): Burton Does America
August 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 24 mins
19th century, america, british, comedy, cowboys, drinking, english explorer, exploration, history, podcast, salt lake city, san francisco, wild west
Burton travels across the pond in search of the Mormon Mecca, Salt Lake City. This booze-fueled coast-to-coast tour is full of scalps, guns, and Polygamy!
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230 - Chiang Kai-Shek (pt3): WWII Gangbang
April 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 31 mins
1930s, 1940s, america, china, chinese history, combat, comedy, communism, history, international diplomacy, japan, military history, podcast, war, war crimes, warfare, wwii
We cover the Second Sino-Japanese War and WWII as Chiang goes to war with modern mechanized Imperial Japan as he burns his own country to the ground. And after some sailors in Hawaii have a really bad day Dec 7th 1941, America joins the fight!
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208 - Dan Sickles (pt1): F*ck the Star-Spangled Banner, Kid!
November 18th, 2021 | 2 hrs 17 mins
19th century, america, america history, civil war, comedy, corruption, drinking, history, international, murder, new york, podcast, political scandal, politics, scandal, sex, sex work, true crime, washington
The first leg of our journey through the magnificent American, Dan Sickle. This man boned his way around the 19th century world, from the seedy streets of Manhattan, to cut-throat halls of Congress, even the royal courts of Europe. Join us as we see where his 'rockets red glare' takes him.
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185 - President John Tyler: His Accidency
June 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 52 mins
america, biography, comedy, drinks, forgetable, history, john tyler, politician, president
John Tyler is America's very mediocre 10th president. He suffered from irritable bowels, owned slaves, and was known as a political walking-accident.
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182 - John Wesley Hardin: Prideful Lawless Gunslinger
May 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 32 mins
america, biography, comedy, drinks, fugitive, guns, gunslinger, history, kill, killer, lawless, wild west
John Wesley Hardin was a rough and tumble gunslinger of the American wild west. Because he had no issue shooting one in the back of the head, Hardin amassed a considerable kill count believing some vermin simply "just needed killing."
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174 - Olive Oatman: Pioneer Suicide Girl
March 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 44 mins
america, beads, face tattoo, horses, indigenous people, kidnapped, mormon, native american, pioneer, trade
Olive Oatman pioneer'd across America during tumultuous times. She was kidnapped, traded for beads, and received a sick facial tattoo. She crossed paths with many an indigenous peeps. Spoilers: She did NOT die of dysentery.
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155 - George Washington (1732-1759): Failing Upwards
November 5th, 2020 | 1 hr 47 mins
18th century, adventurer, america, america history, britain, colonial america, comedy, drinking, founding father, french and indian war, frontier, george washington, history, iroquois, land, military, military history, ohio, podcast, privilege, red coats, seven years war, slavery, virginia, war, warfare
Part 1 of America's Thicc thighed founding father, George Washington. From the second GW was born, he pretty much failed at everything. In this episode, we cover Lil' George clawing his way up the Virginia social ladder, his 'fortunate' entry into military life, and how he started a world war thanks to his under stupidity.