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Morbid
The hosts referenced the book while exploring the psychology of watching pain, citing a harrowing anecdote about a woman holding her child to get a better view of a naked body burning on a roof while spectators collected the ashes as souvenirs. They used the story to illustrate the macabre fascination with public spectacles, presenting the title as a source of grim historical detail rather than a recommendation. The mention highlighted the disturbing nature of the events described in the work.
Episode: Episode 49: Public Executions & The Psychology of...
It was mentioned as a book where a story is told of a woman holding her young child up to get a better view of a naked body burning on a roof, and hundreds of people taking the victim's ashes as souvenirs after the fire was out.
one woman held her little girl up so she could get out of the car and get a better view of the naked body blazing on the roof.