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

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Ep. 139: Evangelicalism vs. the world

The release of the new Duggar family docuseries on Amazon has Americans talking about fundamentalism. We think the conversation needs to go further. Can evangelicalism be anything other than an ill in society? Let’s talk about it.

Highlights:

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri why were never fully safe from radiation
[16:03] We have a new Ko-Fi episode, Mark apologizes for the “poo knife” story, and CoRri’s husband worked with a guy who dated the Golden State Killer’s daughter
[26:10] What we watched! (Influencer, Spider-Verse, C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud, Ghost Ship, Shiny Happy People, David Fuller: Monster in the Morgue)
[45:35] Mark talks about David Fuller, a truly heinous British criminal
[56:15] We discuss the Duggar documentary and whether it’s only fundamentalist beliefs that are toxic, or if evangelicalism in general has to go

Ep. 138: Kidney for sale

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Thinking about urban legends got CoRri wondering about whether there are real life black markets for your internal organs and whether they look like waking up in a bathtub full of ice or something entirely different. Come find out.

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about Oklahoma girl scout murders
[24:35] CoRri adds some context to Mark’s Circleville letters story from last week
[32:56] Mark talks about his “poo knife” illness and his permanent Twitter ban
[46:48] We discuss our recent watch-along and some listener insights on our AI discussion
[53:14] What we watched! (The Craft, Murder Bury Win, Unhinged, I Know Who Killed Me, The Lighthouse, On the Count of the Three)
[70:30] We talk about what black markets for organs are like these days and how legalization could potentially decrease the problem

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Ep. 137: The AIpocalypse

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We’ve been keeping our eye on AI since the start of this ‘cast, and now it seems like shit is hitting the fan pretty rapidly. This week we chat about whether AI dystopia is upon us, and if it is, what the fuck we do next.

Highlights:

[0:00] Marks tells CoRri about the mysterious Circleville Letters
[16:55] We re-introduce ourselves, talk about CoRri’s shitty lungs, and discuss our book club and watch-along
[29:58] We try to solve Paul’s mysterious happening
[34:50] What we watched! (Step Brothers, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Tell Me a Creepy Story, Sisu, Halloween Ends, Phenomena, Last House on the Left)
[63:10] Is AI going to thrust us all into poverty?

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Ep. 136: Frivolous killing

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It seems like every week there’s another story in the news of someone murdering someone else over something really fucking dumb. We explore some of these instances and try to figure out the mindset behind these murderous temper tantrums.

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark the true story behind the myth of the Kitty Genovese murder
[23:08] A little catch-up. Mark learns what lox are. We compare our Jerseys. Mark buys a tent.
[35:29] We announce our watch-along theme; book club’s coming and the book is SICK
[38:30] Corrigan was tickled by a ghost?
[49:09] What we watched! (Dark City, Terminator, Popcorn, Game Night, VHYes)
[81:21] We talk about empathy, callousness, people who treat others like NPCs, and some people’s propensity to murder over the smallest infraction. JoAG therapy!

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Ep. 135: Celebrity death stories

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What is it about celebrity death stories that fascinate us so deeply? We try to work it out while discussing a few that have lodged themselves in our minds.

Highlights:

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Hinterkaifeck Killings
[14:45] An update on the weekend’s coronation festivities
[25:00] We need a theme for our watch-along coming May 27th!
[31:13] What we watched! (Bloodsucking Bastards, Dungeons & Dragons, The Ledge, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Avatar 2, Renfield)
[66:20] We talk about some celebrity deaths that have stuck with us and why we think they fascinate us so

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Ep. 135: Definitely not a coronation special

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Totally unrelated to any current events, we’re chatting about some royal tragedies, dumb royal deaths, and an important royalty-related phrase to learn in many languages.

Highlight:

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark the story of Prince John, the Lost Prince of the United Kingdom
[14:22] CoRri’s return from the UK was met with household catastrophe
[28:00] We are TECHNICALLY one of the most successful podcasts on the internet
[31:30] Wheel of justice time! If you want a go at forcing Marko to watch a movie, make sure you do the right thing and sign up for our Ko-fi!
[34:19] It’s also time for SHOUT-OUTS!
[43:53] What we watched! (Robocop 2, C.H.U.D., Quantumania, 2012, Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir, Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, Something in the Dirt, Hypothermia
[66:49] Mark tells CoRri about the deaths of some monarchs

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