As part one of serial killer March, we're kicking things off by talking about who serial killers are - the available statistics, some of the common misconceptions, and the psychological commonalities of those who become serial killers. If

In the End: Origins of Human Burial

Feb 19th, 2021 56m 6s

We've talked about burial before, but we haven't actually covered when humans decided to do that and how it worked. Fear not! This week, that's exactly what we're doing - the how, when, what, and maybe why of humans deciding to bury their dead.

In the End: Fairytales

Feb 5th, 2021 32m 10s

Why were the Grimm stories so... well, grim? There are several very good reasons for it. Let's unpack it together. And maybe then we can start to unpack some of the childhood trauma we endured from reading them.If you're interested in some

In the End: Laws on Dead Bodies

Jan 22nd, 2021 39m 46s

Do dead bodies have rights? Are they people or things? Well, in the US at least, it entirely depends on your state. But we're rounding up the general overview of what rights a corpse has and how they work this week because... well, why not?

In the End: Morbid Mysteries: Murder in Room 1046

Jan 8th, 2021 1h 36m

Well, this is a weird one. We've got some questionable hotel staffing practices in the 1930s, a strange hotel guest, and a lot of mysterious phone calls that leave much to be desired. On the positive side, we've got some great old-timey names l

In the End: The Scott Expedition (Part 2)

Dec 23rd, 2020 1h 9m

The chilling, thrilling, and ultimately unfortunate conclusion of Scott's attempt to get to the South Pole before anyone else. On an unrelated note, proper preparation is important, kids.For further reading, check out:Huntford, Roland. 1

In the End: The Scott Expedition (Part 1)

Dec 11th, 2020 56m 34s

(Not so) Great Scott! This week we're jumping into another journey that didn't quite go so great. Was it bad luck or just incompetence? Find out as we walk through the preparation phase of Scott's attempted journey to the South Pole.If you

In the End: Death in Space

Nov 27th, 2020 55m 26s

There are a lot of movies and video games about survival (or murder) in space, but what's the deal with actual death in the final frontier? Has anyone died up there? What's the plan if someone does? What are we thinking about body disposal for

In the End: Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)

Nov 13th, 2020 1h 17m

We know what you're thinking. Well, we might know what you're thinking. But, as is so often the case, common mythos and popular media have largely done this disease a disservice. This week we're delving into the facts (and, of course, the unset

In the End: Zombies

Oct 30th, 2020 48m 49s

Almost everyone has a plan for the zombie apocalypse and maybe you've watched the "Thriller" video in celebration of the spooky season, but this week we're going to talk about how the idea of zombies originated and how it developed into the med

In the End: Why Horror?

Oct 16th, 2020 48m 27s

It's that time of year when you watch movies that make you too afraid to sleep or shower or maybe just make you give clowns the stink eye when you see them. So, why on Earth would anyone intentionally watch a movie designed to scare your pants

In the End: Corpse Medicine

Oct 2nd, 2020 1h

Ever find yourself wondering if cannibalism would cure what ails you? Well, that's a little upsetting, but you wouldn't be the first. In this episode, we cover some of the history of using corpses for anything from curing epilepsy to anti-aging

In the End: Morbid Mysteries: The Chicago Tylenol Murders

Sep 18th, 2020 52m 38s

The title probably tells you the basic gist of the situation, but we promise it's still a mystery. To kick off our third season, we're discussing the bizarre and deeply unsettling Tylenol murders from 1980s Chicago.

In the End: Morbid Mysteries: The Dyatlov Pass Incident

Jul 31st, 2020 1h 37m

It's too hot and we need to go to Siberia. Unfortunately, we can't. So, instead, we decided to discuss a truly bizarre mystery from 1959 that took place in Soviet Siberia. We've got dead hikers, an uncanny collection of facts, and absolutely no

In the End: Johnstown

Jul 17th, 2020 50m 8s

When you have a partially dismantled dam on top of a mountain over a heavily populated valley, what could possibly go wrong? Well, caught up in the classism of the Industrial Revolution in America, the citizens of Johnstown can give you a prime

In the End: Saints' Relics

Jul 3rd, 2020 56m 6s

Why would anyone pay exorbitant sums and go to a ton of trouble over a scrap of fabric or a bit of questionable bone or the like? Well, we have some questions. But we also have some answers, so this week we're definitely going to break down the

In the End: Bog Bodies

Jun 19th, 2020 1h 7m

We've talked about mummifying people on purpose and mummifying people with mountains, but now we're going to a whole new place to get our mummies - bogs! These unique biomes also offer some truly unique body preservation and we're taking this w

In the End: Leonarda Cianciulli

Jun 5th, 2020 32m 26s

This week we bring you a listener request - Leonarda Cianciulli. This early 20th-century true crime story is a little different from our usual format, but it involves fortunetellers, tea cakes, and even a musical, so we really couldn't go wrong

In the End: The Ukrainian Famine

May 22nd, 2020 1h 21m

The Holodomor (or Terror-Famine) is probably not the first thing you think of when you hear "famine," but we're thinking maybe it should be? It's arguably the only intentionally orchestrated one in history and it involves a whole lot of fascina

In the End: Nuclear War

May 8th, 2020 45m 43s

Remember when we were all worried that the nuclear apocalypse was nigh instead of re-reading The Stand and watching Contagion? Yeah, we remember that too. So, we thought we could talk about what the outbreak of nuclear war would actually look l

In the End: Egyptian Mummies

Apr 26th, 2020 1h 30m

Although tempting, this is not a review of the movie The Mummy. Instead, we're going OG to give you a more complete picture of Egyptian mummies than you likely got in primary school. Organ gods, organ soup, The Devourer of Souls, and Egyptian e

In the End: Morbid Mysteries: The Keddie Cabin Murders

Apr 10th, 2020 1h 12m

In April 1981 at least three people were gruesomely and messily murdered in a California cabin. Neighbors as little as 15 feet away heard and saw nothing. Three people were even in the cabin and somehow slept through it. False and maybe not-so-

In the End: Smallpox

Mar 27th, 2020 52m 30s

Everyone is a little stressed. Okay, most people are straight up panicked. But we at In the End are here for you. Today we bring you a disease episode that is both disgusting and a feel-good story. We'll walk through what smallpox did to people

In the End: Dante's Inferno

Mar 13th, 2020 2h 10m

This week we go to Hell! But at least we brought a guide. In this week's episode our guest host, Dalila Alberghina, acts as the Virgil to our Dante as she takes us through the historical context and importance of The Divine Comedy and then goes

In the End: The Donner Party

Feb 28th, 2020 2h 15m

You asked for it, and we're here to deliver. This week we dive into the infamous Donner Party, which set out towards the West Coast in 1846 to claim their piece of the American dream. What went wrong? Basically everything. How bad did it get? C