Jack of All Graves

Ep. 150: hospital hell pt. 1: empathy for the devil

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We’re introducing our September series: Hospital horrors! A look at the horrible things that can happen to you in hospitals! But first, we begin this episode by deleting our twitter apps live before delving into some wrestling drama and our somewhat conflicting feelings about living in the end of the world.

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko and Corrigan delete their Twitters live on the show and discuss the site’s rapid downfall into dystopia
[22:44] We discuss America’s “end times” weather
[28:00] Ko-fi updates abound for our subscribers! Do the right thing and join us!
[34:30] We chat about Mark’s experience at All In and the end of CM Punk
[44:55] Marko is pretty sure we’re going to see the end of the world. We talk about how that makes us feel.
[53:30] What we watched! (New Nightmare, Night of the Hunter, The Passenger, Dungeons & Dragons, Road House)
[77:40] We start off our discussion of hospital hell with a chat about nurses who kill babies, necrophiliacs, and that ol’ chestnut of empathy we keep coming back to

Ep. 149: Return of the Mark

That’s right! Our man Marko is back and better than ever! And far be it from us to constrain him with anything like focused topics. This week, we’re catching up with our guy, his mental health journey over the past few months, and all of his tangents. Plus, Anna tells us one last story, and it’s our three year podcast anniversary!

Highlights:

[0:00] Anna tells CoRri and Mark about Oregon’s most famous unsolved murder
[29:00] We catch up with Marko and hear about his Christian besties and how he’s been taking care of his mental health of the past few months
[59:40] What we watched! (Barbie, Rabid, The Faculty, Necronomicon, Fantastic Planet)
[81:30] Mark gives up on the main topic and instead we preview the next few weeks of content

Ep. 148: Evolution & neurodivergence w/ Boffin Eileen!

We’re in for a huge treat this week as our favorite scientist Eileen Marks-Nelson joins us once again, and absolutely BLOWS OUR MINDS with a look into the relationship between neurodivergence and evolution.

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Eileen and Anna and Eileen about stupid and dangerous things people do for views on the internet
[40:07] We give a brief overview of our Christian backgrounds and why it brought us to this topic; plus an inevitable climate change and capitalist dystopia rant, and how we’re doing!
[49:27] What we watched! [High Spirits, Bloodz vs. Wolvez, Meet The Robinsons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Greener Grass, Wrath of Becky, The Pope’s Exorcist, Fear]
[79:23] Anna and Eileen’s terrible Christian science education is discussed
[101:13] Has neurodivergence ever been evolutionary advantageous? Is it now? Eileen explains!

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Ep. 147: Miseducation

The dismantling of education in various U.S. states has us SUPER troubled. We’re talking book bans, censored school courses, and those disturbing PragerU videos you’ve been seeing on your socials. Plus, an abandoned underground ballroom in England? Go onnnn.

Highlights:

[0:00] Anna tells CoRri about the doomed life and estate of James Whitaker Wright
[22:48] We wish Hollywood Steve a happy birthday, reminisce on the glory days of ecards, and grapple with the fact that Twitter doesn’t exist anymore
[32:52] What we watched! (Enys Men, Last Voyage of the Demeter, Wrath of Becky, The Faculty, Necronomicon, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, They Cloned Tyrone, Atlantis, Shang Chi, Villains, Blade Runner, Unseen, Lord of Illusions)
[76:42] We talk about the many ways in which censorship and misinformation is becoming legalized and normalized in schools in the United States.

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Ep. 146: Hot time Halloween

Anyone else out there over this summertime nonsense? If you’re like us, you’re already ready for spooky season, so we’re just gonna pretend it’s here already by discussing some Halloweentime things like ouija boards, adult Halloween traditions, and some of our new go-to Halloween flicks. Turn the AC up, grab a cup of cider, and let’s all pretend together. (Also, I have a cold so apologize if any sick sounds made it in. I did my best.)

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri and Anna discuss whether they’d utilize the Talk To Me hand
[19:02] We’re done talking about the Talk To Me question!
[19:03] Ouija boards! Are they a portal to hell?
[58:19] The enshittification of everything, including the internet, plagues us, but CoRri read Dracula and needs to tell you all about it
[70:00] We’re sick of summer and the noticeable effects of climate change and la niña
[78:30] What we watched! (The Fall, Barbie, Haunted Mansions ’03/’23/Muppet, The Invitation, Becky, Face/Off, Thunder Road, Kuso)
[108:14] Anna gives some Halloween history and explains how it came to be such an American holiday
[117:00] We talk about Halloween traditions we aspire to and how we celebrate as adults
[129:30] Our newfound Halloween movie watches — not your standard Hocus Pocus or, y’know, Halloween, but things we’ve discovered totally fit the vibe

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Ep. 144: Creepypasta

There’s nothing we love more than terrifying ourselves into sleeplessness with a little help from the internet, so we’re diving into the phenomenon of creepypasta to figure out where they came from, why we love them, and what they say about culture.

Highlights:

[0:00] Anna tells CoRri about the Shakahola Forest Incident
[36:32] It turns out Anna is a total Simpson’s n00b, we chat about why summer sucks and how the climate crisis will kill Anna specifically, and CoRri is going to Europe
[47:45] You should read Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
[54:14] What we watched! (The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue, Hurt, Becky, The Shallows, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Barry, Alligator, Resurrection, Parents, The Burbs, Alligator 2: The Mutation, Inland Empire, Wild At Heart
[91:20] We talk about the history of Creepypasta stories, our experiences with them, and what they mean culturally

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Ep. 143: Let’s get political, political

It’s in the title so you can’t get mad at us! First, an update on our dear Marko’s absence. Then, Corrigan and interim co-host Anna discuss a man whose appetite was too damn big, and have a discussion about why everything seems to overwhelmingly suck in the world right now and whether we can do anything about it.

Highlights:

[0:00] Why Mark’s not here
[1:20] CoRri tells Anna about Tarrare, the Frenchman who ate EVERYTHING
[29:55] Introducing Anna Martin!
[37:44] What we watched! (Children of the Corn, Idle Hands, Nimona, The Collingswood Story, Pressure, Titanic, The Blackening, Insidious: The Red Door, Friday the 13th [2009], Brooklyn 45, Mad God, Howard the Duck, Tropic Thunder, Independence Day, Jaws, The Brood, May)
[90:50] The world’s a mess and we just need to rule it
[140:20] By request, we name some excellent animals

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Ep. 142: Remember the Titan

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Big week for boatcore enthusiasts, folks! We’re discussing the real life horror story that was the disappearance of the Titan submersible, and the strange trajectory of the social media discourse around it. Plus, CoRri tells Mark why orcas are super metal.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Mark about orcas
[28:00] We introduce our main topic: The ill-fated Titan submersible! We also have a watch-along July 1st, and we just had book club!
[38:10] What we watched! (Possum, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Polite Society, Cuban Fury, Jaws, NOPE, Mad Heidi
[72:57] We get into our discussion of the TItan submersible!

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Ep. 141: Mark meets the void and other such tales

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It’s a grab bag episode this week as we delve into YET ANOTHER case of fatal corporate douchebaggery, we deep dive into films we watched and why we often feel meh about modern blockbusters, and we discuss a shocking trail cam video.

Highlights:

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Chisso Corporation and Minamata Disease
[20:03] CoRri talks about her trip to Montreal and unhinged Canadian drivers
[28:24] Mark saw the face of death at Download Festival
[39:34] What we watched! (Terminator 2, Terminator 3, Beau Is Afraid, The Brood, The Boat, Avatar: The Way of Water, RRR, Girls Nite Out, Return of the Living Dead III, Fast X)
[92:00] CW: animal abuse – Mark tells a terrible story about a Penn State professor’s method of “blowing off steam”

Ep. 140: On being trans (w/ Xander Ready)

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It’s Pride month! In celebration, CoRri’s childhood chum Xander Ready joins JoAG to talk about the fears and the joys of being trans today, and his journey to living authentically in a world that can be real shitty about it.

Highlight:

[0:00] CoRri tells her friend Xander about the radium girls
[15:59] We introduce our guest, Xander Ready, talk about his role in Out in Oki, and discuss the kind of cringey Pride fest CoRri went to
[42:18] We talk about Xander’s aversion to horror and our overactive imaginations around horror images
[56:00] We talk about Xander’s Christian upbringing and journey of deconstruction
[73:50] We discuss dealing with family who aren’t supportive, and finding chosen family who are
[90:40] Xander explains what’s scary about trans life right now and we discuss what cis people’s can and should be doing
[116:46] Xander talks about trans joy and gender euphoria

Find Xander on the internet!