The Morbid Museum

After the collapse of the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, thousands of first responders, trade workers, building and construction professionals mobilized at Ground Zero in a massive effort known as the Rescue, Recovery, and Clean-up. In this episode, Katie and Luke discuss the creation of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the 25th anniversary commemoration, and interview Ron Vega, an architect who worked ‘the pile’ and helped transform the site into the Memorial & Museum campus as the Senior Director of Design and Construction. To listen to the full unedited version of this episode, please join us on Patreon today!

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses descriptions of human remains that may be disturbing for listeners. Discretion advised.

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Artwork: Brittany Schall

Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Twenty five years on, thousands are suffering from health impacts borne from the exposure to toxins at Ground Zero. In this special episode, Katie and Luke will reflect on their time connecting audiences to this history at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Katie then discusses World Trade Center Health Advocacy with Lila Nordstrom, a 9/11 survivor, activist, and founder of StuyHealth, representing students who were exposed in Lower Manhattan. For the complete unedited interview, please join us on Patreon today!

• Some Kids Left Behind: A Survivor's Fight for Health Care in the Wake of 9/11 by Lila Nordstrom

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The American Revolution continues with Part 2 of our conversation with Ranger Rick Lawson. Rick recounts the pivotal Battle of Bunker Hill, fought outside Boston on June 17, 1775. Although the battle ended in a British victory, it demonstrated the determination and resilience of the Patriot forces while foreshadowing the tremendous human and financial costs of the Revolutionary War. Rick also shares insights from his years as an interpretive ranger at Boston National Historical Park, including his experience interpreting the history of the Bunker Hill Monument.

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Join Katie and Luke in conversation with retired National Park Service Ranger Rick Lawson for an in-depth exploration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Against the backdrop of mounting tensions over British taxation, the occupation of Boston, and the erosion of self-government in Massachusetts, colonial militia and minute companies confronted British regulars marching to Concord to seize military supplies. The fighting marked the opening of the American Revolution, with the "shot heard round the world" at the North Bridge becoming an enduring symbol of the conflict's beginning. Rick also reflects on his years interpreting this history at Minute Man National Historical Park, where this sacred ground is preserved and its history commemorated.

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In 1906, New York found itself in the grips of one of the worst outbreaks of typhoid fever in its history. After an extensive investigation, the outbreak would ultimately be traced to an Irish cook by the name of Mary Mallon, an asymptomatic carrier and super spreader of of the germ Salmonella Typhi. Mary Mallon's case represents an ongoing ethical dilemma with no clear answer to the question: Are one individual's personal freedoms more important than the safety of others?

• "THE CURIOUS CAREER OF TYPHOID MARY" - GEORGE A. SOPER | Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
• Typhoid Mary - Anthony Bourdain
• Typhoid Mary : Captive to the Public's Health - Judith Walzer Leavitt
• "Why New York's North Brother Island is Totally Forbidden" | IT’S HISTORY - Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.
• NOVA | The Most Dangerous Woman in America | In Her Own Words | PBS
• Typhoid Mary: Villain or Victim? by Judith Walzer Leavitt. PBS NOVA

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In this preview of a Patreon exclusive episode, Katie & Luke discuss the film that launched Mel Gibson as cinema historian, "Braveheart". Enter the world of late stage 90's mullets, anachronistic costumes, and a blatant disregard for the real story of William Wallace. They can take our lives, but they can never take our freedom to nitpick.

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In celebration of America 250 and in anticipation of our next Patreon episode, we are releasing this gem from our Patreon Vault!

Our historical accuracy film review series continues with a re-watching of the bloody blunderous commercial for the American Revolution that is The Patriot with Mel Gibson. The production aims small and misses no small amount of context in this sanitized re-telling of guerilla warfare.

The Morbid Museum returns with a special America 250 episode! In 1776, forgotten revolutionary and Founding Father Thomas Paine blazed a trail of powerful rhetoric with "Common Sense", a pamphlet that galvanized the citizens of British America to break away from the King. Two Hundred and Fifty years later, despite his remains being scattered in a hair-brained grave robbing plot and his reputation buried by detractors, Paine endures as a salient torch-bearer for the cause of America.

Project Gutenberg: Common Sense

Thomas Paine Political Cartoons - Thomas Paine Historical Association

Thomas Paine Historical Marker - Pomeroy Foundation

Thomas Paine's Scattered Body INTP Blog

Moncure Conway’s Essay on Paine's Remains

Thomas Paine and the Promise of America by Harvey Kaye

The Church of Saint Thomas Paine by Leigh Eric Schmidt

Song: Tom Paine's Bones (Graham Moore)

On February 14th 1929, a gruesome murder scene was uncovered - 7 associates of the North Side Gang had been riddled with bullets while inside a garage. The crime horrified the people of Chicago, a city already beleaguered by years of gang wars that had begun in the wake of Prohibition. Considered an unsolved murder, the massacre will forever be remembered as the quintessential example of mob violence in the 1920s.

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Jack Canfora

Jill Cohen

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Rob Emmett

Tristen Pearson

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For 150 years, Hart Island has been the final resting place for New York City's unclaimed, forgotten, and unknown dead. We review the history of this potter's field discussing its recent turnover to the city Park's Department and new chapter of open access.

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Dennis Barette

Rob Emmett

Haley Lamp

Tristen Pearson

Lauren Stephenson

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Artwork: Brittany Schall

Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod