Ep. 200: JoAG x Hellrankers Live: Hellranking Jaws

Click here to listen everywhere! It’s a very special 200th episode live from Corrigan’s backyard at the JoAG x Hellrankers meetup of DOOOOM! That’s right, Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna, along with a few dozen of our listening fam, assembled for a swingin’ shindig where Marko told us about some notable mob hits, andContinue reading “Ep. 200: JoAG x Hellrankers Live: Hellranking Jaws”

Ep. 199: shaken babies &tragedy gift shops

Click here to listen everywhere! This week Corrigan tackles the controversial shaken baby syndrome diagnosis and, in anticipation of Mark’s upcoming journey to the states, we talk about his hopes, fears, and the weird ass gift shop at the World Trade Center. Plus, we finally put an end to our years-long dispute about the ScreamContinue reading “Ep. 199: shaken babies &tragedy gift shops”

Ep. 198: medical murder & space capitalists

Click here to listen everywhere! Marko tells Corrigan about the most prolific peacetime murderer in German history, Mark tries his hand at the NYC sightseeing guide exam, and astronauts stuck on the ISS are giving CoRri anxiety. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about extremely prolific medical murder Niels Högel[20:35] We discuss whether or not weContinue reading “Ep. 198: medical murder & space capitalists”

Ep. 197: horror flicks & melatonin rings

Click here to listen everywhere! It’s been a long, tough week, so we’re just chillin’, shooting the breeze and talking about the MYRIAD things we’ve watched over the past week and a half. Plus, we talk about a Scream movie without yelling at each other! Highlights: [0:00] Mark and CoRri shoot the breeze about gettingContinue reading “Ep. 197: horror flicks & melatonin rings”

Ep. 196: scurvy & gremlore

Click here to listen everywhere! Having read MORE maritime history this summer, Corrigan tells Marko about the seafarer’s scourge of scurvy, and Mark asks some deep questions about Gremlins. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about scurvy[49:43] Marko has been “in the wars” and is a bit worse for wear after his holidays; he explains hisContinue reading “Ep. 196: scurvy & gremlore”

Ep. 195: the london monster & the murder castle myth

Click here to listen everywhere! Marko is on vacation with is fam, so Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna of the Hellrankers podcast join Corrigan to discuss an 18th century alleged butt stabber, cryptids, a HUGE murder debunking, and more! Highlights: [0:00] Steve and Anna tell Corrigan about the butt stabbin’ menace known as theContinue reading “Ep. 195: the london monster & the murder castle myth”

Ep. 194: when the brain is blind but the eyes aren’t

Click here to listen everywhere! There’s nothing Marko loves more than a good bit of brain weirdness, so this week he tells Corrigan about Anton-Babinski syndrome: A rare disorder where your eyes can see but your brain can’t. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Anton-Babinski Syndrome[28:20] Mark asks ChatGPT to describe Jack of All Graves.Continue reading “Ep. 194: when the brain is blind but the eyes aren’t”

Ep. 193: skull science

Click here to listen everywhere! CoRri tells Marko about the connection between a Portuguese serial killer and the long debunked science of phrenology before we talk ’90s pro wrestling, horrifying updates from the Titanic submersible, our week in horror movies, and what Olympic sport we think we could probably squeak by and qualify for. Highlight:Continue reading “Ep. 193: skull science”

Ep. 192: super(high) soldiers & near death experiences

Click here to listen everywhere! We’re circling back to a few topics we’ve touched on before, as Mark expands our understanding of amphetamine use in WWII, and we discuss a doctor who is absolutely certain of the existence of an afterlife. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells CoRri[29:50] An oncologist has totally proved the afterlife exists, youContinue reading “Ep. 192: super(high) soldiers & near death experiences”

Ep. 190: kathleen folbigg didn’t kill her kids

Click here to listen everywhere! It’s been a wild week and a half, and we had some technical difficulties in the back half of this ep, but we’re here to bring you another courtroom drama as Marko tells the story of the multiple sham trials of Kathleen Folbigg. (Content Warning: This story deals with theContinue reading “Ep. 190: kathleen folbigg didn’t kill her kids”