Roast Mortem Cast
Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.
Displaying Episode 21 - 30 of 272 in total of Roast Mortem Cast with the tag “history”.
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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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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
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267 - Diego Maradona (pt1): Football boy wonder
February 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 43 mins
argentina, comedy, football, history, italy, podcast, soccer, spain, sports, superstar, world cup
Richy from Match Weekly jumps on the show with a deep dive into Argentinian Soccer Superstar Diego Maradona
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266 - Ermine de Reims (pt2): 14th Century Jackass
January 26th, 2023 | 1 hr 31 mins
14th century, ascetic, black death, catholic, catholicism, clergy, comedy, demonic, demons, france, great western schism, history, occult, plague, religion, satan, witch, witches
We finally tackle some hard hitting history, we are talking Demons!!!
Following a full year of demonic assaults on our 14th century woman, Ermine de Reims, we see that Satan and his horde are not that far off from Steve-O and Bam Margera -
265 - Ermine de Reims (pt1): Gaping Catholicism
January 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 23 mins
14th century, ascetic, black death, catholic, catholicism, clergy, comedy, france, great western schism, history, plague, religion
We take a deep dive into the life of a peasant woman named Ermine de Reims and look at the gaping divide of the Western Great Schism. We got so many Popes we don't know what to do with them. Plus a gruesome look into the practice of Catholic asceticism.
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264 - Douglas Haig (pt6) - A legacy shaped by smooth brains.
January 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 30 mins
churchill, comedy, england, english history, great britain, history, military history, scandal, tabloid, uk, world war, wwi, wwii
We wrap up our series on Earl Douglas Haig and dive into how his legacy was born post-mortem. From a man-sized baby Winston Churchill, to an Adolf-loving PM David Lloyd George, to a crazy widow obsessed with deifying her lumpy late-husband.
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Roast Mortem 2022 Countdown
December 29th, 2022 | 2 hrs 19 mins
comedy, countdown, global history, history, holiday, nye, tradition
We take a break from Haig, to give you the annul 2022 RMC countdown! Top 10 of the most 'important' people that died on the 22nd of their century!
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263 - Douglas Haig (pt5): Par 22 Million
December 22nd, 2022 | 1 hr 18 mins
20th century, battlefield, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, warfare, wwi
We wrap up the end of The Great War while Haig works on his handicap! Winner winner Chicken Dinner! And only 22 million dead!
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262 - Douglas Haig (pt4): The Passchen of Haig
December 15th, 2022 | 2 hrs 17 mins
battlefield, comedy, history, military history, passchendaele, podcast, ww1
Cullen from Cauldron Podcast joins us for as we take a deep dive into the infamous battle of Passchendaele
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261 - Douglas Haig (pt3): The Butcher of the Somme
December 8th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
20th century, battlefield, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, the somme, warfare, wwi
Today we dissect one of history's bloodiest battles, The Battle of the Somme and the failings of the Allies Field Marshall Douglas Haig. Did Haig deserve the gruesome title of The Butcher of the Somme, or was this massive loss of life inevitable? And more importantly, is Haig a bitch?