Each week hosts Spencer Henry (Cult Liter Podcast) and Madison Reyes sit back and read outlandish, hilarious, and sometimes scathing obituaries. Every Thursday they come to the table with bizarre history, strange funeral traditions, and so much more! Each episode ends with a 'dumb criminals' segment in which they each talk about hilarious run-ins with the law.
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Each week hosts Spencer Henry (Cult Liter Podcast) and Madison Reyes sit back and read outlandish, hilarious, and sometimes scathing obituaries. Every Thursday they come to the table with bizarre history, strange funeral traditions, and so much more! Each episode ends with a 'dumb criminals' segment in which they each talk about hilarious run-ins with the law.
Ring Ring! Hello? Hi Geoffs! This week Spencer is giving us the 4-1-1 on 9-1-1! Next, Madison tells us the incredible way newsboys used to look out for one another! We’ve got an obituary that had us rollin, and a beautiful self-written final goodbye. Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
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Sources:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/times-standard/name/ann-king-obituary?id=7398412
https://www.newspapers.com/image/668112570/?match=1&terms=newsboy%20funeral
https://www.newspapers.com/image/841950015/?match=1&terms=newsboy%20funeral
https://www.newspapers.com/image/374580200/?match=1&terms=newsboy%20funeral
https://daily.jstor.org/heroic-newsboy-funerals/?highlight=funeral
https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3136#:~:text=Newsboys%20first%20appeared%20on%20city,often%20slept%20on%20the%20street
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/18091/summary
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/09/green-wood-cemeterys-living-dead
https://www.dyingtotelltheirstories.com/home/2017/4/22/the-innocent-15-year-old-bystander-during-the-baltimore-railroad-strike-of-1877
https://www.ktlo.com/2025/03/18/woman-arrested-for-entering-home-putting-on-owners-clothes-says-dont-come-in-here-im-naked/
https://people.com/woman-allegedly-cons-reverend-into-certifying-marriage-certificate-with-her-ex-11756228
https://abcnews4.com/news/offbeat/4-year-old-boy-calls-911-on-mom-for-being-bad-and-eating-his-ice-cream-milwaukee-wisconsin-village-of-mount-pleasant-police-department-dispatch
https://www.google.com/search?q=Man+Calls+911+to+Report+Himself+Drunk+Driving&rlz=1C5MACD_enUS1149US1149&oq=Man+Calls+911+to+Report+Himself+Drunk+Driving&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyBwgFEAAY7wUyBwgGEAAY7wUyBwgHEAAY7wXSAQczMTdqMGo5qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:09a49419,vid:8fvu0baggVA,st:0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvu0baggVA
https://www.iredellcountync.gov/1768/History-of-9-1-1#:~:text=%22The%20first%20known%20use%20of,to%20Genovese's%20cries%20for%20help
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/911_(emergency_telephone_number)
https://www.upworthy.com/man-called-911-then-handed-the-phone-to-his-5-year-old-life-saving-adorableness-ensued-ex1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj837OTiYWc
https://people.com/human-interest/9-year-old-girl-saves-family-from-carbon-monoxide-unlocking-dads-phone-with-his-face/
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/police-call-999-ayaan-juman-b2752950.html
OBITCHUARY
Each week hosts Spencer Henry (Cult Liter Podcast) and Madison Reyes sit back and read outlandish, hilarious, and sometimes scathing obituaries. Every Thursday they come to the table with bizarre history, strange funeral traditions, and so much more! Each episode ends with a 'dumb criminals' segment in which they each talk about hilarious run-ins with the law.
