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5 min readThe hosts of OBITCHUARY, Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes, are days away from Madison’s wedding, and the episode opens with them buzzing about a perfect date night: seeing the new Resident Evil movie. It was only 90 minutes long—"No notes," they agree—and packed with Easter eggs from the games, like the typewriter and green shotgun shells. They left the theater hyped, put the soundtrack on in the car, and fully cosplayed their way home. The conversation then drifts through flea market finds (a Lucille Ball painting that Spencer snatched first, a $30 framed portrait of Lincoln) and a shared fantasy: getting a billboard, or better yet, a headstone like Penn & Teller’s at Forest Lawn, which doubles as a magic trick. The episode’s throughline is a loose weave of personal excitement, historical weirdness, and the macabre humor that defines the show, held together by the hosts’ easy rapport and their impending wedding.
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Show Intro & Sponsor Teaser** - Pre-show banter and sponsor ads for Abbott Elementary and Glow holiday shopping.
- 2 (01:45) **Welcome Back & Wedding Countdown** - Hosts Spencer and Madison discuss their upcoming wedding and a shared love for Resident Evil.
- 3 (06:02) **Flea Market Finds & Penn & Teller Headstone** - The hosts discuss a recent flea market trip and a unique, living headstone belonging to the magicians.
- 4 (10:42) **"Am I the Asshole?" - The Funeral Dilemma** - Spencer presents a listener question about whether to relay a deceased father's wish to ban his ex-wife from the funeral.
- 5 (16:13) **Side Pitch: The Man from God Knows Where** - Madison shares a short obituary about a mysterious man known only as "Mr. Nobody."
- 6 (17:43) **Main Story: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon** - Spencer begins the main topic, a bizarre 1940s case of a mysterious gasser in Illinois.
- 7 (25:50) **The Gasser Escalates** - Reports of attacks increase, including a woman who finds a mysterious, poisoned cloth on her porch.
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Show Notes
Well hellllllo Geoffs! Grab your pepto because Madison is telling us all about the Mad Gasser of Mattoon! Next, Spencer is once again bringing all of the bridezilla vibes with the dark history of wedding customs! We’ve got some obituaries for legendary men, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllllls!!!
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