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5 min readOBITCHUARY is a podcast where hosts Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes read obituaries, discuss listener emails, and debate moral dilemmas — all with a darkly comic tone that treats death as a subject for curiosity rather than reverence. In this episode, the throughline is the human body's capacity to endure catastrophic damage and keep functioning, framed by a series of stories about people who survived — or nearly survived — injuries that should have killed them instantly. The episode also touches on a Chicago funeral home scandal, a listener's haunting visit to the USS Arizona Memorial, and a "Am I the Asshole" segment about friendship obligations after a death.
The body's refusal to quit
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:59) **Welcome Back & Bachelor Party Plans** - Spencer and Madison banter about the heat, Spencer’s upcoming bachelor party in Santa Fe, and a wrong-number text about a bachelorette party
- 2 (06:25) **Movie & TV Corner: Death Proof, True Blood, and More** - The hosts discuss favorite films and TV shows, including a deep dive into True Blood
- 3 (11:28) **Listener Email: USS Arizona Memorial Experience** - A listener named Jess shares a powerful, emotional account of visiting Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial
- 4 (20:47) **Am I the Asshole? Friend's Mom's Funeral** - A listener asks if they’re the asshole for not attending their best friend’s mother’s funeral, and the hosts debate the nuances of friendship expectations
- 5 (28:24) **Obituary: Crazy Bird Dies** - A short, quirky obituary from 1952 about stunt aviator John “Crazy Bird” Menino
- 6 (31:29) **Spinning in My Coffin: Phineas Gage & the Limits of Human Survival** - Madison explores cases of people surviving catastrophic injuries, focusing on the famous case of Phineas Gage
- 7 (53:28) **Spinning in My Coffin: Chicago Funeral Home Scandal** - Spencer covers a current, ongoing funeral home scandal in Chicago where over 50 decomposing bodies were found improperly stored
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Show Notes
In this week’s episode your fave death divas are back to talk about a shocking funeral home scandal! But first, listen in as Madison tells us some incredible survivor stories. We’ve got an obituary for a loopy guy, one for an American icon and so much more! Including….drum roll please….some DUMB ASS CRIMINALLLLLLLLLLLLLS! LET’S GO!
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Sources:
https://www.butlermemorials.com/obituaries/vander-june-huffman
https://www.wbko.com/2026/01/15/metcalfe-county-couple-found-dead-after-shooting-ksp-says/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bodies-found-decomposing-chicago-funeral-home-families/