Now that it looks like we're getting out of the heat of summer, I’ll tell you some stories where people were not able to escape the heat, because we’re talking about spontaneous human combustion.

This episode’s songs are:

• Burning Down the House by Talking Heads
• Fire Water Burn by the Bloodhound Gang
• Heart Cooks Brain by Modest Mouse
• Sunny Side Up by Faith No More
• Burning by King Buffalo

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/09/10/summer-2026-heat-record/91673943007/
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/mary-reeser
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Mary_Reeser
• https://thehorrorcollection.com/spontaneous-human-combustion/
• https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/quick-7-seven-cases-spontaneous-human-combustion#inline-text-9
• https://destinationghost.com/curious-case-of-jack-angel/
• https://unsolved.com/gallery/spontaneous-combustion/
• https://www.history.com/articles/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real

Sound mixing performed by Brother Jay from The Rule of Scary podcast - check that out if you’re a horror movie fan! And hey! Thank you for listening to my stories. Keep it weird out there.

To find song recommendations for this podcast, check out the Spotify Professional Weird playlist

• https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jIkaamOZlCwtd2peUk9lF?si=0238d524a374492d

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