Glasgow smile

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Glasgow smile has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Alaina UrquhartCo-host of Morbid, autopsy technician and author of the Butcher novels

  • Urquhart said the Glasgow smile originated in Glasgow and was known in London gangs as the Cheshire grin.

    “It's also known as the Cheshire Grin among the London street gangs, but it originated in Glasgow, Scotland”

    Morbid: Episode Revisit: Torture (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:03:30

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Podcasts

Episodes

  • Episode Revisit: Torture

    Morbid · May 14, 2026 · 1 h 21 min

    Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart revisit their early episode on historical torture devices, from the brazen bull and iron maiden to flaying.