Inside the Morgue

Jess and Alice crack open Mixology & Murder and mix the night’s cocktail—the Purple Shroud—as they walk through the Heaven’s Gate story: Applewhite & Nettles, “Next Level” theology, Hale-Bopp, the farewell tapes, and why so many cults target people who are isolated and looking for belonging. Along the way: pop-culture echoes (Yellowjackets, The Rookie), the “we’re not a cult” tell, and a quick sidebar on Dirty John before recipe-sharing and studio shenanigans. Come for the drink, stay for the breakdown of how language, ritual, and “community” get weaponized.

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Recorded live in the Yunkjunk studio, Jess and Alice break down iconic movie deaths the way only death investigators can—cause, manner, and the messy gray zones in between. From Bill’s “exploding heart” in Kill Bill Vol. 2 to Tatum’s garage-door fate in Scream, Glenn’s blood-geyser in A Nightmare on Elm Street, the tanning-bed double in Final Destination 3, the Wicked Witch’s “melting” in The Wizard of Oz, and the Bent-Neck Lady in The Haunting of Hill House, they talk through blunt impact vs. arrhythmia, thermal injury vs. accident, layered neck dissections, and when “undetermined” is the only honest call. Plus: why legal charges aren’t the same as manner of death, and a quick dive into real-world cases and effects trivia from set accidents to pugilistic (boxer’s) pose.

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We’re back with another round of morbid curiosity with our guest Joseph Vizzarri! Does he believe in ghosts? Who gets Alice’s skull when she passes? And have we ever seen a dead body? Listen for more fun!

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Your favorite pathology girlies brought in their friend/co-worker, Joe Vizzarri, for an interview. Get an inside looking into the life of a Deputy Coroner and how to get into the field of forensics.

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Jess surprises Alice in this episode about the insane Barkley Marathons, which is one the hardest races in the ultrarunning world. Created by founder Gary “Lazarus Lake” Cantrell, the race provides one of the most grueling ultramarathons ever created. Here is what you need to know about the mysterious race that takes place in the hills of Tennessee.

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An infamous snapshot, airplane stowaways, and blunt force trauma

Coroner is a Canadian police procedural drama series that follows Dr. Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan), a newly widowed coroner in Toronto who investigates suspicious and unnatural deaths. The series, based on M.R. Hall's Jenny Cooper novels, blends crime-solving with Jenny's personal struggles as a single mother dealing with her husband's death and her own anxiety.

Episode Information: Coroner S2 Ep2 Borders

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Empty stomachs, a hair piece, and classic Rosewood

Brilliant private pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood uses his sophisticated lab to perform autopsies for the Miami Police Department, uncovering clues its staff couldn't see. Rosewood's partner-in-crime is tough-as-nails Detective Villa, who is both impressed with Rosewood's incredible abilities and annoyed by his incessant optimism. Rosewood's positive outlook and desire to live life to the fullest is based on a personal struggle with an array of medical issues, and the victims he encounters whose lives were abruptly shortened.

Episode Information: Rosewood S1 Ep21 Wooberite and the Women of Rosewood

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Mary Toft was an English woman who, in 1726, claimed to have given birth to rabbits, successfully deceiving many doctors, scientists, and even the king for several weeks. The poor, illiterate woman from Surrey became the subject of intense public fascination and a national spectacle until the hoax was exposed, leading to her arrest for fraud. She eventually confessed that she had inserted animal parts, procured by her family, into her own body to simulate monstrous births.

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Death debates, dictations, and white scrubs.

The critically acclaimed, award-winning BBC crime drama series, which first aired in 1996, focuses on a team of London-based forensic pathologists and scientists and their investigations into various crimes. Emilia Fox stars as Dr Nikki Alexander, a skilled pathologist whose expertise in archaeology and forensic anthropology make her an invaluable asset. The team work together with police as they seek justice for the victims of violent crimes.

Episode information: Silent Witness S13 Ep3 Voids part 1

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