OBITCH don't look!!!

Summary of OBITCH don't look!!!

by Morbid Network

1h 19m•January 15, 2026
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Overview of OBITCH don't look!!!

This episode of Obituary (Morbid Network) — hosted by Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes — blends holiday banter, listener mail, and the show’s signature mix of true macabre history, ethics, and ridiculous human behavior. The hosts trade personal stories (welding class, hosting Christmas, travel plans), respond to listener dilemmas (Am I the Asshole), spin historical coffin stories (maternal impression, the Mary Toft rabbit-hoax), and share odd wills and criminal stupidity. The tone is conversational, humorous, and often darkly curious.

Episode structure / segments

  • Opening banter: New Year’s Eve, being sick, remote recording, holiday traditions, and personal updates (welding class story; hosting Christmas; upcoming Paris trip).
  • Listener email about a BBC story: hundreds of Victorian shoes washing up on a Welsh beach (possible shipwreck).
  • “Am I the Asshole” segment: two reader dilemmas discussed and judged.
  • “Side Bitch” obituary: a warm, characterful obituary read for Ellen Gelson (humorous nostalgia).
  • Madison’s “Coffin Spinner”: deep dive into the historical medical belief of maternal impression and the Mary Toft rabbit-hoax.
  • Spencer’s “Coffin Spinner”: odd wills & testaments (newspaper archive finds + Reddit lawyer anecdotes).
  • “Dumbass criminals”: two recent bizarre Florida crime stories.
  • Closing remarks and teasers for next week.

Key topics and takeaways

  • Holiday & personal updates

    • Hosts recorded remotely due to illness; they reflected on New Year’s Eve rituals and the pandemic-era habit of remote recording.
    • One host tried welding classes — small class, instructor-led demonstrations, made a pencil holder as first project.
    • Family holiday moments: big Christmas hosting, a pizza oven gift, and plans for a family trip to Paris (mentions wanting to see the pet cemetery/catacombs).

  • Listener-submitted news

    • Victorian hobnail shoes washing ashore on Ogmore Beach, Wales — likely from a 19th-century shipwreck near Tusker Rock. Hosts find the archaeology/forensics angle intriguing and hope for a future follow-up.

  • Am I the Asshole (AITA) cases

    • Case 1: Person yelled at a mother for letting kids run up and “touch the casket” at their mom’s wake. Hosts side with the yeller — wakes aren’t the place for unsupervised kids — but recommend confronting parents privately instead of making a public scene.
    • Case 2: Expectant couple arguing over naming their baby after the deceased father-in-law (who disliked his own name). Hosts sympathize with both sides; majority view: not the asshole for refusing to give the baby the father-in-law’s first name — middle-name compromise suggested; question the partner’s rigidity as a red flag.

  • Medical history coffin spinner (Madison)

    • Maternal impression: a long-standing belief (ancient Greece through 18th century and later) that a pregnant woman’s emotions, sights, or cravings could physically mark or deform the fetus (birthmarks, malformations).
    • Cultural remnants: Many cultures still advise pregnancy-specific taboos around funerals or ritual protections (red ribbons, keys) though reasons vary.
    • Suterkin concept: historic notion that women could give birth to animal-like creatures (physicians debated whether malformed fetuses, parasites, or animals).
    • Mary Toft (1726–1727): famous English hoax where Toft claimed to give birth to animal parts (mostly rabbits). Initially believed by surgeons; became a scandal when examination showed the “rabbits” had eaten normal food and a man was caught smuggling animals into her room. Toft eventually admitted inserting animal parts.
    • Takeaway: Maternal impression is a cautionary historical example of how medical authority, cultural beliefs, and social pressure can combine to scapegoat women or propagate misinformation.

  • Wills & odd bequests (Spencer)

    • Archive highlights and modern oddities:
      • 1925: Man left $5,000 trust to care for his dog Joe for life.
      • 1971: Woman left money so nephews/son could “have a party” instead of mourning.
      • 1935: Small, amusing bequests to bus drivers for specific favors.
      • Large anonymous donation locked by restrictive terms (stuck because conditions impossible to meet).
    • Reddit/lawyer anecdotes: goldfish trust (fresh avocado diet), cat bequest with house reserved for the cat, beneficiaries excluded if they dispute the will (forfeiture clause), trust for a convicted murderer who killed his parents but still receives decades-later tiny commissary withdrawals.
    • Practical note: everyone should have a will — not just the very wealthy — to avoid mess and confusion after death.

  • Dumb criminals (news roundup)

    • Florida man (Calvin Curtis Johnson): stole a BMW, crashed at high speed, claimed on police bodycam he had “teleported” into the car and later told deputies “you saved me from the aliens.”
    • Florida man (Kobe Watkins): robbed a meat market while naked except for a face mask; allegedly armed; arrested after leaving clothing and items along escape route. Charged with armed robbery and exposure.

Notable quotes / moments

  • AITA outburst at a wake: “Have some fucking respect.” — used to illustrate justified anger while grieving.
  • Mary Toft scandal: vivid re-telling of surgeons believing rabbits were “leaping” in her uterus — a striking historical anecdote about gullibility and spectacle.
  • Bodycam absurdity: robbery suspect insisting “I teleported” and later thanking deputies with “you saved me from the aliens.” Absurdity that underscores the “dumbass criminals” segment.

Recommendations / promised follow-ups

  • Hosts plan follow-ups on:
    • The welding-class story (part two promised).
    • The Victorian shoe/shipwreck story if new info emerges.
    • Madison’s Paris trip — visiting the pet cemetery/catacombs and reporting back.
    • The ongoing “year of following through” — they’ll revisit past threads they left open.

Final impression

This episode mixes cozy holiday chatter with thoughtful (and sometimes disturbing) historical deep-dives. Highlights are Madison’s thorough, lively treatment of maternal impression and the Mary Toft hoax, and Spencer’s delightfully weird roundup of historical wills and modern estate anecdotes. The show keeps its signature balance of dark curiosity, humor, and empathy — and finishes with the predictable, entertaining roster of modern folly (Florida edition).