Roast Mortem Cast

277 - Evel Knievel (pt3): Slow Decline into Boner Pills and Booze

April 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 secs

booze, comedy, criminal, daredevil, drinking, extreme sports, history, jumps, motorcycles, sports, sports history, stunts

Jay from Not For Human Consumption joins us on our last ride into the slow decline into Evel Knievel.

273 - Rube Waddell (pt.2): Drunken Baseball Master

March 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 41 mins

baseball, baseball history, comedy, cy young, drinking, history, mlb, pitcher, sports, sports history

We get to second base with Rube Waddell. His drunken antics and showmanship on the diamond are knocking it out of the park, as he goes squares up with rival pitcher Cy Young. Problem is you just have to get him to stay on the field.

272 - Rube Waddell (pt.1): Part Time Pitcher, Full Time Master Baiter

March 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 52 mins

19th century., 20th century, baseball, baseball history, comedy, drinking, firefighting, history, pitching, sports, sports history

There are some athletes that simply excel in one thing. Their sport. There are other athletes, like Rube WaddeLl, that not only were top of their profession but was an impromptu firefighter, easily distracted by puppies and taught geese how to hopscotch.

268 - Diego Maradona (pt2): Past the Paella Prime

February 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 46 mins

argentina, comedy, drinking, football, history, italy, maradona, soccer, spain, sports, sports history, world cup

Richie takes us through the highs and lows of football legend Diego Maradona. If you thought this man could kick balls you should've seen him take all those lines

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.

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!

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.

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!

244 - Sir Richard Burton (pt.5): Where the White Nile Grools

August 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 40 mins

19th century, africa, comedy, david livingstone, drinking, england, english, english empire, exploration, explorer, history, insects, jungle, london, nile, podcast, the nile

We take a deep dive into the arduous and disgusting exploration of Richard Burton & John Hanning Speke's quest for the source of the Nile. Along the way we will encounter massive sex organs, ear burrowing beetles and betrayal.

243 - Sir Richard Burton (pt.4): An Examination of the Gash.

July 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 34 mins

19th century, africa, comedy, crimean war, drinking, england, ethiopia, exploration, history, kenya, podcast, river, sociology, somalia, the nile

Burton sets out for an expedition of the unexplored city of Harar in modern day Ethiopia, he documents extreme female circumcision, fights in the Crimean War and had a decisive scuffle with the Somali's and his stalker back in London.

The quest for the source of the Nile has begun!