The Morbid Academy Series, with Mitch Horowitz
The Morbid Academy Series begins this month on February 25th with a conversation between authors and weird historians Mitch Horowitz and Rob...
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The Morbid Anatomy Transmission
The Morbid Anatomy Transmission is the official podcast of the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, New York. The Morbid Anatomy Museum is an exhibition, library, and event space that explores...
Episodes
13 episodesAbstracted Peepshows, with M.M. Serra and Josh Lewis
There was a point in time not so long ago when, for a nickel or so, one could enter a booth in the back of a seedy bookstore to watch a grai...
Criminal Insanity, with Judy Jackson
The "criminally insane" defense and all its trappings (longer sentences, institutionalization and treatment, etc.) are not as old as you thi...
Kraftwerk, with Stephen Vesecky
4 German automatons changed music forever in the 70s. Stephen tells us how. You can listen to Stephen's music here: https://soundcloud.com/s...
PETITE MORT 01: Rosie Sharp's "Spirit Post"
Dia de Los Muertos was last week, and to celebrate, here's a short, sweet interview with Rosie Sharp (sarahrosesharp.com) on the ofrenda ins...
Sword Swallowing, with the Lady Aye
Ilise Carter, a.k.a. the Lady Aye, tells me all about the history of sword swallowing - generally and personally. From mystical beginnings t...
Strange Patents, with Eric Indin
Registered patent attorney Eric Indin (not his real name) talks me through the weird world of patent research, namely the medical and "game...
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, with Peter Nevraumont
Ever wondered why Jesus is often depicted with his heart outside his torso, shining and on fire? No, it's not a congenital deformity, but ra...
1980s Goth Culture, with Andi Harriman
In which Andi Harriman convinces me to give The Cure another chance. Note: This is a re-upload! The first version didn't include the intro a...
Psychedelics and Death, with Dr. Neal Goldsmith
On this episode of the Morbid Anatomy Transmission we talkin' psychedelic psychology, birth trauma, reincarnation and all other kinds of tri...
Taxidermy, with Divya Anantharaman
This episode's guest, Divya Anantharaman, is an artist and taxidermist located in Brooklyn NY. She takes commissions, but also crafts her ow...
Terror Management Theory, with Mike Johns
On this episode I talk with social psychologist Michael Johns about terror management theory, a principle developed by psychologists Jeff Gr...
Intro to the Morbid Anatomy, with Joanna Ebenstein
Wondering what the Morbid Anatomy Museum is/does? Listen to this! Founder, director, and generally fascinating human being Joanna Ebenstein...