Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan explains to Marko how Pizzagate and Q-Anon unmoored the United States, and we have a chat about the racism white men tend to perpetuate in their movies about racism. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about conspiracy theories that have shaped the last decade of American politics[01:02:20] We have aContinue reading “Ep. 238: the conspiracies that broke america”
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Ep. 237: quantifying the vibes
Click here to listen everywhere! Recently it’s become popular for economists to say we’re in a “vibecession,” and we’re all imagining that everyone’s broke and struggling. This week Marko lays out the hard numbers about societal collapse. Highlights: [0:00] Marko gives Corrigan some statistics about societal collapse [48:20] We discuss other podcasts we may orContinue reading “Ep. 237: quantifying the vibes”
Ep. 236: microplastic, major problems
Click here to listen everywhere! In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities[56:45] We unpack the implications ofContinue reading “Ep. 236: microplastic, major problems”
Ep. 235: the end times buffet
Click here to listen everywhere! Humans have been obsessed with the end of the world for millennia which means, hey, you have options! Let’s talk about end times alternatives to our climate nightmare. Highlight: [0:00] Marko and Corrigan discuss different views of the end times from various religions and cultures around the world[47:45] Boatcore! MarkoContinue reading “Ep. 235: the end times buffet”
Ep. 234: the gorilla lady murder & all kindsa end times
Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan finds out some shocking decades old information about the horrific end of gorilla lady Dian Fossey, we discuss how absurd the mechanisms of the human body are, and we consider an alternate timeline in which we aren’t causing our own demise. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the murderContinue reading “Ep. 234: the gorilla lady murder & all kindsa end times”
Ep. 233: fry me up an onion, mama
Click here to listen everywhere! We just felt like hanging out, tbh, so Marko talks about some interesting weird news our pal Hannah has put in our in-tray, we discuss why rich people want to live forever and a girl with very sweaty hands, and we test Mark’s knowledge of horror movie trivia. Get comfyContinue reading “Ep. 233: fry me up an onion, mama”
Ep. 232: the united states of concentration camps
Click here to listen everywhere! In dishonor of the grand opening of the U.S. government’s latest concentration camp, Corrigan tells Marko about her country’s long history of displacement and internment. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about Japanese internment and other instances of American concentration camps[01:10:23] We rave about Pete, Marko asks a question about theContinue reading “Ep. 232: the united states of concentration camps”
Ep. 231: teenage life at the end of the world
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Marko talks to his brilliant 14-year-old son Peter about what it’s like being a teenager at the end of the world: AI, deepfakes, true crime, influencer culture, and, of course, horror movies. It’s a FANTASTIC and insightful conversation we hope you’ll love!
Ep. 230: the bradford city fire & the hubris of stockton rush
Click here to listen everywhere! Closing out our impromptu series on horrendous public tragedies, Marko talks about the Bradford City stadium fire. Then, we deep dive into the highlights of our movie viewing the past two weeks before a little reflection on what we’ve learned about Stockton Rush. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about theContinue reading “Ep. 230: the bradford city fire & the hubris of stockton rush”
Ep. 229: a palace of pebbles & deaths in a crowd
Click here to listen everywhere! 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 tellsContinue reading “Ep. 229: a palace of pebbles & deaths in a crowd”
Jack of All Graves 