Ep. 229: a palace of pebbles & deaths in a crowd

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For the second week in a row, we talk about some devastating deaths in public settings, but not before Mark tells a heartwarming story about a quirky Frenchman, we talk about ICE and the National Guard, and Corrigan questions what the best radioactive mutation would be.

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about France’s Palais Ideal de Facteur Cheval, an impressive edifice built by a quirky widower
[23:14] We discuss caves, catacombs, and fugue states
[31:57] Mark’s doing fine, Corrigan explains the National Guard and what’s going on with ICE, we discuss generational nuclear anxiety, and we talk about whether two penises is a good radiation mutation
[48:59] We’ve got a Pride watch along, a Pride Let’s Play, book club, and a new Fancave coming!
[52:27] What we watched: The Black Phone, Rope, You’re Next, Doctor Jekyll, The Toxic Avenger, Sirens, Trouble Every Day, Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Surfer, Predator: Killer of Killers, Toxic Avenger Part II
[01:32:52] We talk about public figures who have died in front of a crowd and why we find these things so haunting

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Ep. 228: race car chaos & strange legacies

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People love watching the cars go fast, but this week Corrigan tells Marko about some horrific racing tragedies that make even being a spectator seem scary AF! Plus, we chat about what it means to leave a legacy and the different ways people have left their mark beyond the grave.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the dangers of auto racing
[48:47] We revisit our death video watching, Corrigan explains Bananaball
[56:00] COVID is back, now with razorblade throat! Plus, the UK bans disposable vapes!
[1:04:45] Happy Pride Month! Buy from queer people! Don’t shop at Target!
[1:08:12] What we watched: Sinners, Hell Hole, Damien: Omen II, Friendship, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
[1:16:14] SINNERS SPOILERS!
[1:21:11] END OF SINNERS SPOILERS!
{1:47:21] What is a legacy? And what are some interesting ways people have tried to leave one?

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Ep. 227: the atlas vampire and ai psychosis

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Our AI dystopia races forward! This week we’re going through some of the unhinged AI news stories from the past few weeks, from AI-induced psychosis, to college cheaters, to an AI victim statement in an actual courtroom. What even is reality anymore?

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the bizarre mystery of the Atlas Vampire
[21:36] Mark tells a horrifyingly embarrassing story
[34:15] Some of our listeners have tangential connections to murderers; a big thank you to Ryan for filling in last week; book club and Ko-Fi updates
[42:26] CoRri hates Eli Roth and rich people who crowdfund
[58:18] What we watched: The Ugly Stepsister, Evil Dead Rise, Miller’s Crossing, Fear Street: Prom Queen, The Menu, Until Dawn, Warfare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
[01:30:50] AI is officially out of hand in some very scary and disturbing ways

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226: the carmel-by-the-sea artists’ cult

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Marko is sick AF, so our pal Bookseller Ryan from the Laydown Podcast is here to listen to a story about a culty group of early 20th century writers and talk new horror reads!

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Ryan about the early 20th century Carmel-by-the-Sea artist community and its weird suicide pact
[41:57] Catchin’ up; Ryan met Joe Hill!
[ 51:00] What we watched: Sinners, Thunderbolts, The Ugly Stepsister, Fight or Flight, A Minecraft Movie, Heart Eyes, The Rule of Jenny Pen
[01:13:42] Ryan’s Recs!
– It Will Only Hurt for A Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
– Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wending
– When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
– Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
– The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
– The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim
– Strange Pictures by Uketsu
– We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
– Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell
– Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman
– Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
– Spread Me by Sarah Gailey

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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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