Introducing: Season 3 of Mobituaries with Mo Rocca

Mo Rocca’s long love of obituaries returns for a third season. Mo looks to celebrate the dearly departed people (and things) of the past who have long intrigued him— this season explores the most intriguing history from TV’s most beloved dog to the woman of a thousand voices. Hear fresh takes on these famous legacies and why they deserve a moment in the spotlight. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Growing up, I just never liked the name Maurice. I
wasn't sure what just call you, whether I should call
you Maurice. Am. I'm Morocca and I'm back with season
three of my podcast Mobituaries. I'm looking forward to introducing
you to even more of my favorite dearly departed people

(00:24):
and things from once popular names that have been left
for Dad. It's not a goofy name, it's a cool name.
It's tied to the girl whose name made international news
in eleven year old American school girls. Samantha Smith today
said goodbye to Soviet children she met at a youth

(00:45):
camp on the Black Sea. She was that beam of
sunshine that broke through the cold ice of cold work
to the woman of a thousand voices, Why are you
taking our Christmas tree? Why you know her? Laugh for
witch Hazel. It's so quintessential right to freak you out.

(01:07):
It creaked me out from the Latin lovers who set
Hollywood on fire in the nineteen twenties. He would hold
you in his arms if you were a beautiful woman,
and kiss you passionately and brutally. Can somebody turn down
the thermostat and here if I'm feeling hot to TV's

(01:30):
top dog of the nineties. As you know, Wishbone is
the star of the mega popular, award winning children's show
on PBS Design to Introduce kids to literature. I've told
people that writing for the show was like an assignment
from an English professor on asset, it totally was. Yes,
this season, I'll tell you about the year that changed

(01:51):
marriage in America. On screen, so pleased to meet you.
I'm pleased to meet you, Mrs Graydon, And off screen,
we didn't get married for any reason other than the
fact that we loved each other. We weren't trying to
prove anything, change anything. We just loved each other. Listen
to obituaries on the I Heart radio app, Apple podcasts,

(02:13):
or wherever you get your podcasts. What do you think
of the name Maurice. I think of like an old
French dude, kind of short and fat.