30 Morbid Minutes

Elyse Willems, Jessica Vasami

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Booking Overview

30 Morbid Minutes is a weekly comedy-leaning deep dive into the macabre, mixing baffling true-ish scenarios with dark humor and pop-culture death lore. For PR professionals, it’s a great platform for authors, filmmakers, and experts in history, forensics-adjacent topics, and cultural commentary who can explain “the why” without losing the laughs.

Metrics

Episodes: 136

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

ben@impressions.fm

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Host

Elyse Willems - Comedian and creator/host of 30 Morbid Minutes, focusing on dark, unexplained, and macabre themes presented with humor and curiosity.

Jessica Vasami - Comedian and creator/host of 30 Morbid Minutes, exploring gruesome and mysterious topics (historical and pop-culture) through a comedic lens alongside Elyse Willems.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Typically authors/creators, researchers, or working professionals connected to death-related culture (mortuary/forensics/ethics), plus credible subject-matter experts who can discuss controversial or macabre topics clearly. Guests may also come from public AMA-style participation or be designers/creatives tied to the episode’s “case.”
Required Achievements:  
Published work (books/articles) in history, ethics, true-crime culture, or forensic-adjacent fields, Professional experience in mortuary/forensics/medical ethics/trauma documentation, Creative credits related to death-themed concepts (films, documentaries, installations, designs), Public-facing expertise via interviews, podcasts, or online Q&As

Recent Guest Discussions

Julijonas Urbonas - The Euthanasia Coaster Concept And The Ethics Of Mechanized Euthanasia (as Discussed By The Hosts In Relation To The Designer’s Creation)

Funeral home director (Reddit AMA poster) - Inner Routines And Perspectives From Mortuary Work (via Extracted Q&a)

Recent Topics

True Crime, Forensics, Mortuary, History, Medical

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
30 Morbid Minutes
:

Did the Bell Witch actually terrorize a president?

June 15, 2026

The Bell Witch might be the most documented haunting from American pioneer times. But what’s the real story here? Find out, in 30 Morbid Minutes.  Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30 Morbid Minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is made by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Jessica Vasami Music by ⁠⁠Casey Edwards ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Euthanasia Coaster: An Ethical Death Machine?

May 04, 2026

Designed by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas, the Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetical steel roller coaster and euthanasia device designed with the sole purpose of killing its passengers. We described (very vividly) the experience of riding this death machine. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30 Morbid Minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is made by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Jessica Vasami Music by ⁠⁠Casey Edwards ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"What's the Strangest Request?" - Q&A with a Funeral Home Director

April 13, 2026

Curious about the inner thoughts and routines of a career mortician? We pull the best questions from a Reddit AMA with a real life funeral home director. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30 Morbid Minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is made by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Jessica Vasami Music by ⁠⁠Casey Edwards ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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