Mobituaries with Mo Rocca
Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries. In season 1 of Mobituaries he introduces listeners to the people who have long intrigued him—from the 20th century’s greatest entertainer … to the Civil Rights pioneer who is completely forgotten … to sitcom characters gone all too soon. Even if you know the names, you’ve never understood why they matter…until now.
- Website
- https://art19.com/shows/mobituaries
- Description
- <p>Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries. In season 1 of Mobituaries he introduces listeners to the people who have long intrigued him—from the 20th century’s greatest entertainer … to the Civil Rights pioneer who is completely forgotten … to sitcom characters gone all too soon. Even if you know the names, you’ve never understood why they matter…until now. </p>
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-04-23 02:41
- last episode published
- 2024-01-03 08:30
- publication frequency
- 33.08 days
- Contributors
- CBS News, Inc.
- Author
- CBS News, Inc.
- Owner
- Mobituaries@simonandschuster.com (CBS News, Inc.)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 56
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- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture History
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| 2023-11-15 | November 22, 2023, marks 60 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the end of one of the era's biggest comedy acts. During Kennedy's term, Vaughn Meader’s impersonation of the president made him a household name. The comedy albu... |
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| 2023-11-01 | On this podcast we’ve honored some of our past’s most outstanding and underappreciated people and things. May they live on in memory. But let’s face it, some things deserve to disappear and be consigned to the dustbin of history. In this episode, Mo no... |
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