Roast Mortem Cast
Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.
Displaying 4 items of Roast Mortem Cast with the tag "rich".
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181 - Arnold Rothstein: Word Series Fixer
May 13th, 2021 | 1 hr 45 mins
1919 world series, betting, bookie, corupt, fixer, gambler, gangster, mafia, mob, new york, rich, scam, wager
Arnold Rothstein was the go-to gambler and fixer of organized crime. He fixed the 1919 World Series by bribing the Black Sox into throwing games. He brought alcohol and heroine into America during prohibition. He was the kingpin of dirty money, contraband, and dubious wagers.
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162 - King Farouk I: Pudgy Klepto King of Egypt
December 31st, 2020 | 2 hrs 22 mins
egypt, farouk. oyster, fat, king, rich, royalty, spoiled
Farouk was the last King of Egypt. He ascended to the thrown uneducated and unprepared. Farouk spent his time partying, shopping, and stealing. Farouk's lifestyle would ruin his kingly reign and royal waistline.
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68 - Boss Tweed: NYC's Obese Political Swindler
February 28th, 2019 | 1 hr 31 mins
1800s, 19th century, boss tweed, cheat, comedy, congress, corruption, democrats, drinking, fat, firefighting, gangs of new york, history, immigrants, lawyer, manhattan, new york, nyc, obese, phantom menace, podcast, politics, rich, wealth
The original New York City fat cat. Worked over the political system to swindled over poor immigrants so he could suck down dump trucks of oysters. He was a big boy with a big attitude and was definitely in the Phantom Menace.
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33 - John Mytton: History's Drunkest Aristocrat
June 21st, 2018 | 1 hr 34 mins
19th century, alcoholic, animal cruelty, bear, comedy, death metal, dogs, drinking, england, english, history, inheritance, millionaire, monkeys, nobility, party, party animal, podcast, rich, rockstar, spoiled rich, wagon crash
Will Smith from Artificial Brain joins us as we roast history's drunkest aristocrat, John Mytton. This 19th century English noble makes even the craziest rockstars look like precious schoolboys! Who were his drinking buddies? A menagerie of freaking wild animals!