EPISODE · May 13, 2019 · 42 MIN
Ep 49 - Deaths on Stage, and The Darwin Awards Worst Deaths
from Dead Bodies Podcast · host Dead Bodies Podcast
When an actor “dies” on stage, the audience is usually confident that they’re only acting, but that is not always the case. On more than one occasion, theatre-goers have unwittingly watched an actual death take place. The Darwin Awards are given out each year for the most stupid death, rewarding the person’s willingness to “remove themselves from the human gene pool.” We look at the most recent Top Ten thrillseekers who met an untimely end.
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When an actor “dies” on stage, the audience is usually confident that they’re only acting, but that is not always the case. On more than one occasion, theatre-goers have unwittingly watched an actual death take place. The Darwin Awards are given out each year for the most stupid death, rewarding the person’s willingness to “remove themselves from the human gene pool.” We look at the most recent Top Ten thrillseekers who met an untimely end.
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