Scold's bridle

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Scold's bridle has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

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Ash KelleyCo-host of the true crime podcast Morbid

  • Kelley recounted the legend that a man named Chester gave Walton-on-Thames a bridle after losing a fortune to a woman's gossip.

    “So the story goes that someone named Chester lost a large fortune because of a lady's gossip”

    Morbid: Episode Revisit: Torture (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 35:00

  • Kelley described the scold's bridle as a device used to stop women from gossiping.

    “The scold's bridle was a gruesome torture instrument worn to prevent women from gossiping”

    Morbid: Episode Revisit: Torture (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 31:26

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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.