Roast Mortem Cast

We continue our journey with Sterling Hayden as he joins the communist partisans in Yugoslavia! Sterling is getting more and more RED as the days go on. Will this pretty face join the class struggle or will he just jerk it to a boat or something.

We are coming at you with a new Crappy Colonies episode. This week, the Spanish and French go head-to-head over the Bath Salts capital of the world, Florida

Come listen to Travis learn to read, with a reading of an interesting piece of 1950s ephemera, You Can Have Better Memory 1959

We continue the story of pretty boy sailor, Sterling Hayden. The world goes to war and Sterling joins the fight.

Not only was this man handsome, he smelled like old fish. Sterling Hayden had a bit of a rough start, but his real passion was sailing the seas, that is until Hollywood got a look at him.

Walt from Not For Human Consumption joins us for the conclusion of Lord Minimus. After a life of luxury in the Royal court of Queen Henrietta Maria, Jeffrey's life takes a serious turn for the worse.

Walter from Not for Human Consumption continues are journey through the larger than life dwarf Jeffrey Hudson.

Walter from Not for Human Consumption joins us as we travel back to the early 17th century, to look into the interesting life of the world's smallest man, Jeffrey Hudson.

We are back with another Crappy Colony. This time we are hitting the seas with the French, at there first attempt to settle the New World. Will the land of the Iroquois proof to be their land of gold or will they just find frozen death?

Jim and Brian from Drink a Beer Play a Game joins us as we wrap up the confusion that was William Penn's life.

Brian and Jim from Drink a Beer Play a Game join us again as we continue our look into the life of William Penn and the birth of Pennsylvania. William dives into the deep end and acquires a royal charter for Penn's Forest Land. His new 'holy experiment' quickly devolves into madness as he blunders way though governing his new charter, setting up his 'modern city' of Philadelphia

Brian & Jim from Drink a Beer Play a Game joins us for a deep dive into the founder of their state of Pennsylvania, William Penn. As a stinky little rich kid, William Penn bumbles through life, from one old changing event to the next. All until he finds his true calling in the 17th century version of the hippies, Quakers.

Welcome to Pensacola, Florida. Home to a giant neon fish sign, a military base and the site of the second attempt to establish a Spanish Colony on mainland America. If you thought theirfirst attempt was a mess, this time the Spanish learn all about hurricanes and the benefits of eating shoe leather.

Jay from Not For Human Consumption joins us on our last ride into the slow decline into Evel Knievel.

Jay from Not For Human Consumption joins us again as we take a look at the birth of Evel Knievel as his career launches sky high.

Jay from Not for Human Consumption joins us for a roast of a rowdy little boy from Butte, Montana, Bobby Knievel. Long before Bobby would don the name Evel Knievel, he was off kidnapping, robbing pharmacies, starting hockey teams, hunting on federal land and of course jumping over things.

Sadly, all great things come to an end. We close up the amazing pitch Rube Waddell. His fall from the top of the mound is not pretty

We get to second base with Rube Waddell. His drunken antics and showmanship on the diamond are knocking it out of the park, as he goes squares up with rival pitcher Cy Young. Problem is you just have to get him to stay on the field.

There are some athletes that simply excel in one thing. Their sport. There are other athletes, like Rube WaddeLl, that not only were top of their profession but was an impromptu firefighter, easily distracted by puppies and taught geese how to hopscotch.

We take a look at the first European colony in North America. This disaster of a Spanish colony was lead by a ex-lawyer turned slaver Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón. And lets just say the pasty european settlers don't have the best time in the swamps of Georgia.

We finish up the life of probably one of the most pretentious artist to ever exist. As Wagner moves over the hill, his mind is stuck in that of a pre-teen drama kid. This stinky boy, talks his way into Germany's elite, creating avant-garde compositions that you totally wouldn't understand... Cause you aren't smart enough.

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.

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

Richy from Match Weekly jumps on the show with a deep dive into Argentinian Soccer Superstar Diego MaradonaMaradona

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

We take a deep dive into the life of a peasant woman named Ermine de Reims and look at the gaping divide of the Great Western 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.

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.

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!

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

Cullen from Cauldron Podcast joins us for as we take a deep dive into the infamous battle of Passchendaele

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?

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!

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.

The conclusion of the originators of Modern Spiritualism. The sisters sink further and further into drugs and alcohol as their charade begins to unravel.

We continue with the Spooooooky ladies, The Fox Sisters and their meteoric rise to international paranormal celebrities. And we take a trip to the Arctic in a hunt for the lost HMS Terror.

Happy Halloween! We are kicking off our most spoopy episode ever diving into the originators of modern spiritualism , the Fox SistersSisters

We take a look at the Queen's twilight years. Just shambling around for about two decades running damage control for her dysfunctional children. Specifically Prince Andrew and his connection to his two friend Jeffery and Ghislaine and their island of child massage specialist.

We delve into some of Elizabeth II's most turbulent years. From the Falklands to the totally-was-an-accident Princess Diana getting smooshed.

We jump into the riveting life of being a Royal Monarch in the 20th century. And while Elizabeth may have been the Queen, her sister Margaret was the Queen Slag. Which is awesome!

You probably haven't heard it but... Queen Elizabeth II is dead! Long live the Roast! We take a look at the royal history leading up to this unexpected monarch and the rise of the Windsor family, or should we say the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Family. From her toothbrush mustache-loving Uncle Edward VIII, her time in the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a mechanic, to the romance of her distance cousin Philip, Elizabeth’s youth was one hell of a ride.

We wrap up the life of probably one of the most vile actors of all time, Klaus Kinski. From riding 7ft tall himalayan women, a blood feud between him and Werner Herzog, to things much much worseworseworseworse

Welcome back! We take a deep dive into the depraved life of German actor Klaus Kinski. Consisting of hard boiled eggs, cocaine and dirty snatch this man banged his way through post-war Berlin.

All great things come to an end. We wrap up the fantastic life of the 19th century's most interesting man Sir Richard Burton by diving into his erotic literary works. Translating the Arabian Nights, Kama Sutra and many other X-rated works in this final chapter of his life.

Burton is reassigned to Damascus, his dream consul position! But his over zealous wife, Isabel goes on a Catholic conversion spree, leaving him poor, defamed and bitter.

Isabel joins Burton on her first adventure. This time Burton is heading across the Atlantic to Brazil, in hunt for sea serpents, rubies and gallons of cachaça!

Burton is back in Africa for his first consulship! We tag along for Burton's many explorations into West Africa as he hunts for the mysterious 19th century cryptid, the Gorilla. He also risks his skin to study tribes and kingdoms with some cannibalistic tendencies.

Burton travels across the pond in search of the Mormon Mecca, Salt Lake City. This booze-fueled coast-to-coast tour is full of scalps, guns, and Polygamy!

We take a deep dive into the arduous and disgusting exploration of Richard Burton & John Hanning Speke's quest for the source of the Nile. Along the way we will encounter massive sex organs, ear burrowing beetles and betrayal.

Burton sets out for an expedition of the unexplored city of Harar in modern day Ethiopia, he documents extreme female circumcision, fights in the Crimean War and had a decisive scuffle with the Somali's and his stalker back in London. The quest for the source of the Nile has begun!

Richard Burton meets his stalker fan girl then sets off on a exploration of Islam's most venerated cities, Medina & Mecca, disguised as Mizra Abdullah.