{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fobitchuary.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fobitch-youve-got-mail-_uNDEQ44","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"OBITCH you've got mail!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/d56bbd98-7391-4993-91e7-6efdbb3d41bc/sxm-cover-morbid-obitchuary-3000x3000-final.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/deef35fe-5f94-43a0-8148-b031af991aa8\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"OBITCH you&apos;ve got mail!\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Geoffs, you must send this episode to 10 people or ELSE! Spencer is discussing the history of chain mail, and why we fall for it. Next, Madison is giving us the lowdown on death messengers throughout the ages! We’ve got an obituary for a familiar face, one for an internet icon and so much more! Oh we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! \n\n\n\n\nWatch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast scared straight!\n\n\n\n\nBuy our book: prh.com/obitchuary\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com\n\n\n\n\nJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok\n\n\n\n\nCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!\n\n\n\n\nWrite to us: obitpod@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\nSpencer Henry & Madison Reyes\n\nPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807\n\n\n\n\nSources:\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_messenger\n\nhttps://deepsouthmag.com/2019/07/11/deaths-messenger/\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_the_messenger\n\nhttps://grammarist.com/idiom/shooting-the-messenger-and-dont-shoot-the-messenger/\n\nhttps://www.contactcenterpipeline.com/Article/please-dont-shoot-the-messenger\n\nhttps://www.historynet.com/were-messengers-really-killed-in-ancient-and-medieval-times/\n\nhttps://everydaypsych.com/the-bearer-of-bad-news/\n\nhttps://www.pallet2ship.co.uk/industry-news/92/messengers-and-couriers-in-history/\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigranes_the_Great\n\nhttps://vicksburgnews.com/dont-shoot-the-messenger/\n\nhttps://medievalbritain.com/type/medieval-life/occupations/medieval-messenger/\n\nhttps://archive.org/details/windmillswoodens00jaekiala/page/n13/mode/2up\n\nhttps://archive.org/details/colonialdaysinol01earl/page/n5/mode/2up\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_crier\n\nhttps://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/chesters-town-crier-recalls-announcing-17816088\n\nhttps://chestertowncriers.com/profile-david-mitchell/\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6SrAxBgbg\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_stationery\n\nhttps://museumsonthegreen.org/wp-content/uploads/Church-Bells-and-Death-Knells.pdf\n\nhttps://myauctionfinds.com/2014/04/14/19th-century-funeral-invitations/\n\nhttps://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/08/17/a-victorian-mourning-card/\n\nhttps://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/colonial-new-yorks-door-to-door-messenger-of-death/\n\nhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/notifications-death\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_mail\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_letter\n\nhttps://thecreepycornercom.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/10-creepy-chain-letters/\n\nhttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/carmen-winstead-they-pushed-her"}