Ep. 225: grifters & the sleep room

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In honor of Bookseller Ryan’s birthday, an on time episode! This week, we’re talking grifters — from the douchebag in Mark’s opener who convinced the psychiatric community of his genius, to some more obvious and brazen scammers on our social media feeds or shilling devices.

Highlights:

[0:00] Mark tells Corrigan about the torturous “sleep room” wayward girls were subjected to in the 1960s
[38:52] We discuss when Marko’s voice dropped
[48:00] We’ve got lots of new stuff on the Ko-Fi, plus we chat about Cabin in the Woods and whether there are other genre equivalents; and I summarize two JoAG stories Mark does not remember at all that have become the basis for Broadway musicals
[01:03:30] What we watched! (Creature, Scary Movie, Ring, A Simple Favor, Another Simple Favor, Thunderbolts, First Blood, Sweeney Todd
[01:34:15] Let’s talk about grifters!

Ep. 224: going postal

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This week Corrigan tells Marko the horrific origins of the phrase “going postal,” which somehow became a punchline in the ’90s. Along the way, they bicker about cultural differences, debate the ethics of human experimentation, and chat about some excellent flicks. Classic shit.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the origins of the phrase of “going postal”
[48:06] Cultural exchange!
[56:00] Snakebite guy leads Mark to ask some iffy questions about human experimentation
[01:09:53] What we watched: Thunderbolts, NOPE, Freaky Tales, Drop, Deranged, Black Widow, Ed Kemper, Conclave
[01:38:56] A tease for next week’s episode!

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Ep. 223: space goo & organ harvests

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Marko pulls out one of his classic unsolved mysteries with the Oakville blobs — mysterious, illness-inducing goo from the sky — before Corrigan revisits the claims of organ harvesting by Falun Gong she touched on a few weeks ago. Let’s really dive in to the evidence… or lack thereof?

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the Oakville blobs: mysterious, illness inducing goo from the sky
[20:12] Uh oh, it’s a Marko inspirational speech. Plus, Corrigan goes to Asia, then comes back and meets a legend
[32:00] Watch-along time is upon us! Help us pick a space horror!
[38:40] What we watched! (Hold Your Breath, The Rule of Jenny Pen, Stuck, The Woman in the Yard, 825 Forest Road, Sinners, The Incident, Conclave, Opus, Bunny Lake Is Missing, Hollow Man, Kneecap, Thanatomorphose, the Untamed
[01:24:40] CoRri revisits the claims of organ harvesting by Falun Gong

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Ep. 222: wtf is shen yun?

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It is Shen Yun season here in the NYC metro, friends. The billboards, the ads, the flyers in the mail…. But what IS Shen Yun? The answer may surprise you. In fact, yeah, safe to say it’s gonna surprise you.

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Ep. 221: body farms & the nature of gods

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Wanna know what happens between when a person dies and when they’re body is discovered? There’s a farm for that, and Marko tells us all about it! Then we discuss gods, what they say about us and our cultures, and why we believe in them.

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about forensic taphonomy and the invention of body farms
[22:58] Marko welcomes you to um… MILFcast; CoRri wonders if there’s anyone teaching big tiddie yoga; the pope has defeated death and so can you; we figure out how to say ichor and share various Hobbit based memories
[35:10] Snow White managed to piss everybody off
[43:12]] What we watched! (Green Room, Ghost Story, Last Breath, U-571, Breakdown, The Dead Thing)
[01:21:48] We discuss how gods reflect societies and Marko asks CoRri to delve back into her evangelical days to defend her god

Ep. 220: charles lindbergh’s horrible heel turn

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Ya think ya know a guy, right? Corrigan tells Marko about Charles Lindbergh, the American hero who was actually a giant shit ass.

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark why American hero pilot Charles Lindbergh was anything but heroic
[53:24] Mark broke himself, but he also climbed the O2! Plus excellent Ko-Fi developments
[01:11:15] What we watched: The Parenting, The Trial, Battle Royale, A Face in the Crowd, Sherlock Jr., The Electric State

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Ep. 218: the byford dolphin accident

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Marko is back! And to celebrate, Corrigan’s telling him a real grim and gory story about deep sea diving!

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the gruesome Byford Dolphin Accident
[01:00:37] We jump right into the horrors of living in the lead up to global meltdown
[01:17:33] Thanks to Ryan, your pal anna, Hollywood Steve, and Brianne for taking over Mark’s duties last month; Ko-Fi perks are coming;
[01:22:50] We debate what happened to Gene Hackman
[01:35:20] What we watched: The Poseidon Adventure, Star Trek ‘09, In Cold Blood, Monolith, The Monkey, Companion, Heart Eyes, Unforgiven, The Gorge, Wolf Man, We Live In Time

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Ep. 217: the acoustic kitty project (w/ Brianne Brassea)

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In our last week of guest stories, Corrigan’s pal Brianne pops in to tell another story of CIA ridiculousness: The time they tried to turn a cat into a spy device!

Highlights:

[0:00] We explain the concept of the powerpoint party
[11:08] Brianne tells CoRri about the Acoustic Kitty Project

Ep. 216: the tillamook rock lighthouse (w/ the Hellrankers)

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This week Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna from the Hellrankers podcast are kind enough to stop by in Marko’s place. Anna tells us the story of Terrible Tilly, a cursed lighthouse on the Oregon coast that should never have been built! It’s a MARITIME TALE!

Things referenced by your pal anna in this week’s episode!

Ep. 215: the horrors of the dozier school [w/ Ryan Clark]

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Ryan Clark, BookTok’s queen of scream and co-host of The Laydown podcast, joins Corrigan this week and tells her the horrific history of the Dozier School for Boys, which has inspired multiple novels, including The Reformatory and Nickel Boys.

Highlights:

[0:00] Ryan tells Corrigan about the Dozier School for Boys
[01:09:45] Some book recs! (Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito and Wake Up & Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman)

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