# ShortHand: Spontaneous Human Combustion

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Podcast: [RedHanded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/redhanded-836966)
Published: 2026-06-30T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8920860
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People who seem to have suddenly burst into flames – leaving just a pile of ash, a foot or skull, and a puddle of strange grease – have left biologists and police stumped for hundreds of years. And as recently as 2010, a medical examiner in the UK was forced to write ‘spontaneous combustion’ on a real death certificate. But there are some very strong scientific theories, and they are… unpleasant. Join us to find out why we think people go WHOOMP – and the very disturbing ‘human wick effect’. -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok / Instagram

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