Morbid Book Club : Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
3/31/20261 hr 22 min
We are THRILLED to invite to you join our Morbid Book Club in this bonus episode that is #sponsored by our friends at @ashleyofficial. This quarter, we are serving up forensic chills with a side of culinary chaos as we dive into Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell! And the best part? We’re joined our new best friend Chef Reilly Meehan who helps us break it all down! #Morbidbookclub #ashleypartner
We’re unpacking the very first Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel that basically launched a thousand forensic obsessions, chatting about ALL of the gritty details, and some of the wild theories we came up with while reading! (I’m looking at you Lucy!) Chef Reilly brings a totally unique perspective (and some top-tier vibes), as we somehow manage to connect the worlds of food, storytelling, and forensic science. Expect hot takes, a little dark humor, and some truly unhinged tangents, because you know we can’t stay on track for too long.
So keep it weird… and keep turning those pages!
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Visit your local Ashley store or head to Ashley.com to find your style! We are SO excited to share Ash's Podlab on the next MORBID Book Club Episode coming in the summer! The pieces from Ashley are GORGEOUS!
Grab your copy of A Little Bit Extra by Chef Reilly Meehan
Want more of Patricia Cornwell's body of work? Check out her other books, and preorder her upcoming memoir!
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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First 90 secondsAsh Kelley· Host0:00
[whimsical music] This episode is brought to you by Ashley. As the largest furniture store brand in North America, Ashley can help you create a comfortable, functional, and stylish home that you can feel proud of and in a price range that works for you. With Ashley's lifestyle driven designs, you don't have to choose between being practical and being stylish. Visit your local Ashley store or head to ashley.com to find your style. [whimsical music] Hey, weirdos. I'm Ash.
Alaina Urquhart· Host0:37
I'm Elena.
Reilly Meehan· Guest0:37
And I'm Chef Riley.
Alaina Urquhart· Host0:39
Woo!
Ash Kelley· Host0:39
And this- [laughs] ... is a special book club episode of Morbid. [gentle music] Yay.
Alaina Urquhart· Host0:55
Yay.
Reilly Meehan· Guest0:56
Yay.
Ash Kelley· Host0:56
We have Chef Riley Meehan on the pod today, who just released his first cookbook- Woo!
Reilly Meehan· Guest1:02
Woo!
Ash Kelley· Host1:02
[laughs] ... A Little Bit Extra. It's gorgeous. It's a g- it's a beauty.
Reilly Meehan· Guest1:06
[laughs] It's extra, just like me.
Ash Kelley· Host1:08
It's a beauty. It's a beauty, and we're gonna put it here.
Alaina Urquhart· Host1:09
I love it.
Ash Kelley· Host1:10
Maybe you can see it.
Alaina Urquhart· Host1:11
It's so good. It has so many different things in it. That's what I love about it.
Reilly Meehan· Guest1:16
Thank you. Yeah, there's definitely something- Yeah ... for anybody.
Ash Kelley· Host1:18
Mm-hmm.
Reilly Meehan· Guest1:18
Like, I wanted to run the gamut and give something to anybody who wants to try cooking.
Alaina Urquhart· Host1:22
I love it.
Ash Kelley· Host1:22
I like your little, like, instruction part, too, where it's like, cook it. Like, read, read it through first, cook it the way that I cook it, and then do your specialties-