Roast Mortem Cast
Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.
We found 4 episodes of Roast Mortem Cast with the tag “anthropology”.
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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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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.
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241- Sir Richard Burton (pt.2): A Soldier's* Life
July 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 26 mins
afghanistan, anthropology, british army, british empire, comedy, england, history, imperialism, india, language, linguistics, monkey, pakistan, podcast, sex, sex studies, war
*Not actively deployed to combat. Just spent his time documenting breasts, exposing homosexual activity, drinking weed, living amongst monkeys; calling one of them his wife. In fact, there is very little soldiering happening in this episode... It mainly consists of imperialistic debauchery in India and the raving of a madman.