web02.fireside.fm Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:46:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/tags/scotland Thu, 22 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500 We've all been taught to venerate the dead. Where's the fun in that?! No one can take all their rotten secrets to the grave. Humans are just trash monsters that make mistakes, rub together and make more humans. So, let's grab some beers, bury inhibitions and dig up some dirt on history's most iconic departed. en-us episodic Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them. Roast Mortem Cast We've all been taught to venerate the dead. Where's the fun in that?! No one can take all their rotten secrets to the grave. Humans are just trash monsters that make mistakes, rub together and make more humans. So, let's grab some beers, bury inhibitions and dig up some dirt on history's most iconic departed. yes History, Drinking, Roast, Roast Mortem, satire, Comedy, Dirty, Biography, Biographical, Roast Mortem Cast RoastMortemCast@gmail.com https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/haig5 00a41d0a-4cc4-45cf-857a-c12df6aba50d Thu, 22 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast We wrap up the end of The Great War while Haig works on his handicap! Winner winner Chicken Dinner! And only 22 million dead! 1:18:35 yes We wrap up the end of The Great War while Haig works on his handicap! Winner winner Chicken Dinner! And only 22 million dead! History, Comedy, England, military history, Military, 20th century, warfare, Scotland, Scottish, WWI, military leaders, battlefield We wrap up the end of The Great War while Haig works on his handicap! Winner winner Chicken Dinner! And only 22 million dead!

]]> We wrap up the end of The Great War while Haig works on his handicap! Winner winner Chicken Dinner! And only 22 million dead!

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/haig3 b0ee15be-d0ca-4831-b350-4e15439e00cd Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast 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? 1:16:01 yes 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? History, Comedy, England, military history, Military, 20th century, warfare, Scotland, Scottish, WWI, military leaders, battlefield, The Somme 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?

]]> 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?

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/haig2 037d5957-f435-45ad-bba8-00e172b5c65e Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast That is right! We are going into WWI with nothing but horses and 19th century concepts of warfare. Let's see how Douglas and the Doughboys stack up against the Maxim gun! 1:45:00 yes That is right! We are going into WWI with nothing but horses and 19th century concepts of warfare. Let's see how Douglas and the Doughboys stack up against the Maxim gun! History, Comedy, England, military history, Military, 19th century, warfare, Scotland, Scottish, WWI, military leaders That is right! We are going into WWI with nothing but horses and 19th century concepts of warfare. Let's see how Douglas and the Doughboys stack up against the Maxim gun!

]]> That is right! We are going into WWI with nothing but horses and 19th century concepts of warfare. Let's see how Douglas and the Doughboys stack up against the Maxim gun!

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/haig1 11cd62ca-d5e2-49ed-aaf3-79a76a102f82 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast We begin a deep dive into WWI's most controversial figures Field Marshall Douglas Haig a.k.a. The Butcher of the Somme. But before we get to the War to End All Wars. We take a look into his scottish, whiskey-distilling family, his money assisted climb up the social later and his time with the British Army in Africa. 1:38:32 yes We begin a deep dive into WWI's most controversial figures Field Marshall Douglas Haig a.k.a. The Butcher of the Somme. But before we get to the War to End All Wars. We take a look into his scottish, whiskey-distilling family, his money assisted climb up the social later and his time with the British Army in Africa. History, Comedy, England, South Africa, military history, Boer wars, Sudan, Military, 19th century, warfare, Scotland, Scottish, WWI, military leaders We begin a deep dive into WWI's most controversial figures Field Marshall Douglas Haig a.k.a. The Butcher of the Somme. But before we get to the War to End All Wars. We take a look into his scottish, whiskey-distilling family, his money assisted climb up the social later and his time with the British Army in Africa.

]]> We begin a deep dive into WWI's most controversial figures Field Marshall Douglas Haig a.k.a. The Butcher of the Somme. But before we get to the War to End All Wars. We take a look into his scottish, whiskey-distilling family, his money assisted climb up the social later and his time with the British Army in Africa.

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/grahambell 03a16865-7433-4a1c-9688-2128b8c4cecd Thu, 30 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast Scottish born Alexander Graham Bell was a mad genius in the science of sound, improving the telegraph, inventing the telephone (Maybe?) and by proxy the Dick Pic... But fuck did he hate those deaf people with their flailing sign language! 1:47:37 yes Scottish born Alexander Graham Bell was a mad genius in the science of sound, improving the telegraph, inventing the telephone (Maybe?) and by proxy the Dick Pic... But fuck did he hate those deaf people with their flailing sign language! Podcast, Comedy, History, Drinking, America History, craftsman, inventor, idiot, disabilities, telephone, phone, communications, Scotland, Scottish, scientist, sound, 19th Century, industrialization. Scottish born Alexander Graham Bell was a mad genius in the science of sound, improving the telegraph, inventing the telephone (Maybe?) and by proxy the Dick Pic... But fuck did he hate those deaf people with their flailing sign language!

]]> Scottish born Alexander Graham Bell was a mad genius in the science of sound, improving the telegraph, inventing the telephone (Maybe?) and by proxy the Dick Pic... But fuck did he hate those deaf people with their flailing sign language!

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/gregormacgregor 56679cba-1b22-4752-adfd-948ebdd2fce4 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0500 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast Tired of rainy 19th century Scotland? Come to the South American Paradise of Poyias! We DEFINITELY have an Opera house, streets paved with gold... Hell we might even have running water! All you have to do is give all your money to Gregor MacGregor and jump on that boat. 1:40:40 yes Tired of rainy 19th century Scotland? Come to the South American Paradise of Poyias! We DEFINITELY have an Opera house, streets paved with gold... Hell we might even have running water! All you have to do is give all your money to Gregor MacGregor and jump on that boat. Podcast, Comedy, History, Drinking, Scotland, Con Artist, Scam, Fraud, South America, Venezuela, filibuster, freebooting, imperialism, getaway, paradise, reinventing your life, military, British Military, survival, desert island, starvation, transatlantic, New World Tired of rainy 19th century Scotland? Come to the South American Paradise of Poyias! We DEFINITELY have an Opera house, streets paved with gold... Hell we might even have running water! All you have to do is give all your money to Gregor MacGregor and jump on that boat.

]]> Tired of rainy 19th century Scotland? Come to the South American Paradise of Poyias! We DEFINITELY have an Opera house, streets paved with gold... Hell we might even have running water! All you have to do is give all your money to Gregor MacGregor and jump on that boat.

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/duncan 8d0cbd0e-25a4-4811-b882-3d306ff4d115 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:00:00 -0400 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast Witchcraft! Clairvoyance! Shoving cheese cloth up your vagina! We're taking an 'in-depth' look at Britain's last witch, Hellish Nell and her stinky, slimy ectoplasmic discharge. 1:42:10 yes Witchcraft! Clairvoyance! Shoving cheese cloth up your vagina! We're taking an 'in-depth' look at Britain's last witch, Hellish Nell and her stinky, slimy ectoplasmic discharge. Podcast, comedy, history, drinking, witchcraft, witch, psychic, clairvoyant, MI5, WW1, WWI, WWII, WW2, fraud, crime, talking to the dead, seance, classified information, war, world war, ectoplasm, ghost, Scotland, Britain, UK, Spirits, Ghosts, Ghost Hunters Witchcraft! Clairvoyance! Shoving cheese cloth up your vagina! We're taking an 'in-depth' look at Britain's last witch, Hellish Nell and her stinky, slimy ectoplasmic discharge.

]]> Witchcraft! Clairvoyance! Shoving cheese cloth up your vagina! We're taking an 'in-depth' look at Britain's last witch, Hellish Nell and her stinky, slimy ectoplasmic discharge.

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/sawneybean 70e0c538-b02f-43c4-b1f3-aeac2d4058a2 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:00:00 -0400 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast What's your favorite food at a family BBQ? Human haggis with a side of inbreeding, maybe? Emily Saltman presents a disturbing look into Sawney Bean and his family of cave-dwelling cannibals. 1:22:53 yes What's your favorite food at a family BBQ? Human haggis with a side of inbreeding, maybe? Emily Saltman presents a disturbing look into Sawney Bean and his family of cave-dwelling cannibals. Podcast, comedy, history, drinking, cannibal, inbreeding, inbred, Scotland, cave, cave dwelling, crime, criminal, raiders, ambush, murder, 1500s, 16th century, legend, man eater, What's your favorite food at a family BBQ? Human haggis with a side of inbreeding, maybe? Emily Saltman presents a disturbing look into Sawney Bean and his family of cave-dwelling cannibals.

]]> What's your favorite food at a family BBQ? Human haggis with a side of inbreeding, maybe? Emily Saltman presents a disturbing look into Sawney Bean and his family of cave-dwelling cannibals.

]]> https://roastmortem.fireside.fm/mackenzie 9b140d70-f479-4b77-9e88-c27b75fbd4a2 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:00:00 -0400 Roast Mortem Cast full Roast Mortem Cast When it comes to revolutionaries William Lyon Mackenzie is straight up the Charlie Brown of the bunch. The first mayor of Toronto had great intentions but failed at almost everything he ever did. We are talking Canadian independence here... There's a reason the queen is still on their bills. To get some inside insight, Travis captures two living Canadians in his poutine trap to discuss life in the Great White North. 1:35:30 yes When it comes to revolutionaries William Lyon Mackenzie is straight up the Charlie Brown of the bunch. The first mayor of Toronto had great intentions but failed at almost everything he ever did. We are talking Canadian independence here... There's a reason the queen is still on their bills. To get some inside insight, Travis captures two living Canadians in his poutine trap to discuss life in the Great White North. Podcast, History, comedy, drinking, Canada, Ontario, Toronto, 19th Century, colonial, colonialism, British Empire, America, Upstate New York, Buffalo, Revolution, insurrection, rebellion, constitution, Scotland, immigrants, political, reform, politics, newspaper, press When it comes to revolutionaries William Lyon Mackenzie is straight up the Charlie Brown of the bunch. The first mayor of Toronto had great intentions but failed at almost everything he ever did. We are talking Canadian independence here... There's a reason the queen is still on their bills. To get some inside insight, Travis captures two living Canadians in his poutine trap to discuss life in the Great White North.

]]> When it comes to revolutionaries William Lyon Mackenzie is straight up the Charlie Brown of the bunch. The first mayor of Toronto had great intentions but failed at almost everything he ever did. We are talking Canadian independence here... There's a reason the queen is still on their bills. To get some inside insight, Travis captures two living Canadians in his poutine trap to discuss life in the Great White North.

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