Back When the Rich Ate Corpses
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2018
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Nowadays it's safe to say that cannibalism isn't a widely-accepted practice, but not so long ago it was considered the bleeding edge (get it?) in medicine throughout Western Europe. Join Ben and Noel as they explore the odd practice of consuming human body parts in hopes of curing all one's ills, through everything such as the King's drops to bandages soaked in human fat, along with related stories of the legendary Mellified Man and the current, tragic phenomenon of Tanzanian criminals hunting down those suffering from albinism to use their body parts in magic rituals.
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| 0:09.0 | She conditioned them to be monsters. |
| 0:11.0 | In the world of murderous cults, if Charles Manson is king, Cecilia Stein is queen. |
| 0:17.0 | She was telling people the Bible since she was going to kill, but actually she was taking revenge. |
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| 0:30.0 | Hi, I'm Ellie Kemper and I'm Scott Eckert and we're here to talk to you about the things we love on our new podcast born to love. |
| 0:39.0 | I can tell you about something I love this week's got foam rollers. |
| 0:44.0 | For my own mind, you're not talking pool noodle. |
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| 0:50.0 | A new podcast from Will Ferrell's big money players network on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:01.0 | Hi, I'm Isaac Mizrahi and I've got a new podcast called Hello Isaac. |
| 1:06.0 | During my career, I've made friends with some amazing celebrities and experts and I'm always curious about their paths to success. |
| 1:14.0 | On this podcast, I get to share our fun and intimate conversations with you, friends like Andy Cohen, Margaret Cho, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Bendilla Krem to name a few. |
| 1:25.0 | Listen to Hello Isaac on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:44.0 | Welcome to the show ridiculous historians. Our Halloween streak continues. |
| 2:01.0 | We want to start today's episode by saying this might not be your favorite show to listen to while you're reading. |
| 2:08.0 | You think that's fair, no? |
| 2:10.0 | I mean, I say do what you want, you know, I find this to be strangely appetizing. |
| 2:17.0 | I don't know why. |
| 2:19.0 | Yeah, I'm a fan of trying new things. |
| 2:21.0 | Have you ever eaten human meat? |
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