Roast Mortem Cast
Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.
We found 10 episodes of Roast Mortem Cast with the tag “history”.
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189 - Rush Limbaugh: Personality and Face for Radio
July 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 33 mins
biography, comedy, conservative, drinks, gop, history, host, limbaugh, personality, radio, republican, right wing, rush, show, talk
Rush Limbaugh was a politically charged right wing talk show personality. He spewed biased inaccuracies and incited controversy on a regular basis.
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188 - Confucius: OG Chinese Philosopher
July 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 31 mins
#stopasaianhate, biography, china, chinese, comedy, confucianism, drinks, history, philosopher, sage, teachings, tutor
Confucius was the foundation of Chinese philosophy dating back to 500 BCE. Though his wisdom is world renowned, his teachings focus on rigid hierachy and "trad" values.
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187 - Daniel Dancer: Inspiration of Scrooge
June 24th, 2021 | 1 hr 39 mins
biography, cheap, cheapskate, comedy, drinks, frugal, history, miser, pennypincher, pennypinching, scrooge
Daniel Dancer is the paragon of penny-pinchers, He wore scavenged rags and home-made shoes. He ate crow-pecked sheep and stray dogs' bones. He refused to call a doctor when his sister fell ill, then squabbled over inheritance when she died.
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186 - Milton S. Hershey: Chocolate Reign
June 17th, 2021 | 1 hr 47 mins
biography, candy, chocolate, comedy, dictator, drinks, hershey, history, tycoon
Milton S. Hershey was caramel / chocolate entrepreneur whose employees saw him as a dictator. He controlled his own town and its candy factories with corporate power in lieu of governments. He also thought it was a good idea to introduce a bitterant to his chocolate candies.
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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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184 - Stanley Clifford Weyman: Brooklyn Chameleon
June 3rd, 2021 | 1 hr 29 mins
bi-polar, biography, brooklyn, chameleon, comedy, confidence, drinks, faker, history, imposter, pretender
Stanley Clifford Weyman was an impulsive and driven imposter who impersonated, doctors, diplomats, and military officers. He wasn't in it for the financial gain, but the sport of the deception.
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183 - Joan of Arc: Teenage Frenchie Heroine
May 27th, 2021 | 1 hr 50 mins
biography, burned at the stake, capture, comedy, convict, drinks, english, executed, french, history, hundred years war, miracle, saint, war
Joan of Arc was an angsty teenager that paved the French's way to victory during the Hundred Year's War. Along the way, she purportedly chatted with the god-bro, but only pulled off mediocre miracles. Live fast. Die crispy.
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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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180 - Bernie Madoff: Embezzler Extraordinaire
May 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 48 mins
billions, biography, comedy, crook, drinks, embezzlement, hedge fund manager, history, money, ponzi scheme, scam, steal, stocks, theif, wall street, white collar
Bernie Madoff is responsible for the largest case of "skimming of the top" carried out by a single individual. He siphoned billions of dollars from friends, family and strangers alike. Strategic deception and a good sales pitch can go a long way... that is, until the bubble ultimately pops.
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176 - C.L. Blood: Nitrous Oxide Doctor with a flare for Malpractice
April 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 44 mins
19th century, america history, comedy, con artist, doctor, drinking, history, laughing gas, medical, murder, nitroxide, phish, podcast, snake oil, true crime
You know how to cure most diseases? Nitrous oxide, a.k.a. Laughing Gas! C.L. Blood was dishing out more balloons full of this stuff to 19th century TB patients than the hippie-mafia at Phish shows! This unscrupulous doctor was not afraid to go above and beyond the law to turn a profit.