Typhoid Mary

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast

Hallie Lloyd

Cryptid, Serialkiller, Science, Disease, Medicine, Scary, Skeleton, Historyofmedicine, Social Sciences, Ghost, History, Medical, Anthropology, Monsters, Archeology, Murder, Creepy, Skeptic, Paranormal, Prison

4.8 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Typhoid Mary is a term used to describe someone who spreads disease. Many people know the name refers to a real woman, but not many know the details of her story. In this episode, we discuss Mary Mallon, who was discovered to be spreading typhoid through her cooking in New York City in 1906, despite the fact that she was never sick herself.

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0:00.0	Hello, listeners. I apologize for being a little late with this episode. I didn't want to take
0:06.1	any time off for the holidays until after finishing the 50th episode. So thank you for waiting
0:11.5	since December 24th for this episode. MCP patrons got an away episode during this break,
0:17.7	where I answered their questions. If you'd like access to away episodes like this one,
0:22.7	you too can become a patron at the lowest tier, $1 an episode. I do two to three episodes a month,
0:29.2	so it costs less than a cup of coffee a month to guarantee you won't miss out on a bit of the MCP.
0:35.5	There may be more scheduling irregularities for the next few months,
0:39.1	as I have several family functions to attend,
0:41.7	and flying between the U.S. and Australia is not a small or short undertaking.
0:46.9	However, I'll do my best to keep putting out episodes during that time.
0:50.6	I hate leaving you all hanging.
0:52.3	Perhaps a short horror story is in order. Let me know what you'd like
0:55.7	to hear. That's all I have for announcements, so let's begin the first MCP episode of 2019.
1:03.3	This episode was suggested by a listener, Neve, on Twitter. If you'd like to suggest a topic,
1:09.4	you can do so on Facebook and Instagram at Morbid Curiosity Podcast on Twitter and Twitter. If you'd like to suggest a topic, you can do so on Facebook and Instagram at
1:12.1	Morbid Curiosity Podcast, on Twitter at Morbid Podcast, and on our website, www.morbidCuriositypodcast.com.
1:22.3	Please be aware there will be much discussion of feces as a mechanism for the spread of disease
1:27.0	in this episode.
1:28.2	If you're squeamish, this might be a good one to skip.
1:31.3	You've been warned.
1:32.7	And now, on to the episode.
1:54.0	Humans are ph by gore and violence, but even more so the mysterious and unsolved. Interest in these disturbing and unpleasant subjects is called morbid curiosity, and it has gripped hundreds of people throughout the ages.
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