Click here to listen everywhere! This week we talk about how religions define martyrdom, whether it reeeeeally counts according to their own texts, and how any group is convinced to go to war. Plus, CoRri closes out her thirties, we talk science illiteracy, and we bicker over some movies! Highlights: [0:00] Marko discusses warriors fromContinue reading “Ep. 240: martyrs or murderers?”
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Ep. 221: body farms & the nature of gods
Click here to listen everywhere! 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 CorriganContinue reading “Ep. 221: body farms & the nature of gods”
Ep. 203: halloween horror recs from the well to hell
Click here to listen everywhere! It’s been a minute since we updated the trusty JoAG columns o’ recs, so just in time for Halloween, we got a ton of recommendations for you, all released in the last 4 years! But first, we go deep into evangelicalism once more as we discuss a supposed portal toContinue reading “Ep. 203: halloween horror recs from the well to hell”
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] WeContinue reading “Ep. 148: Evolution & neurodivergence w/ Boffin Eileen!”
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,Continue reading “Ep. 139: Evangelicalism vs. the world”
Ep. 94: Such highs and lows
Click here to listen everywhere! It can often seem like the world is getting worse on nearly every conceivable level — and it is! — but this week we’re talking about both the ways things have gotten worse in our lifetimes, and some of the ways things have actually gotten better. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tellsContinue reading “Ep. 94: Such highs and lows”
Ep. 48: The EXvangelicals
Click here to listen everywhere! Mark’s on a camping trip, so the inimitable Kristin Latourelle joins Corrigan to discuss their shared evangelical past and the very, very thin — possibly non-existent — line between mainstream Christianity and a cult. It’s a long one, so, y’know, use the time stamps. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Kristin theContinue reading “Ep. 48: The EXvangelicals”
Ep.42 – Satanic, don’t panic
Click here to listen everywhere! An ex-vangelical and a Satanist walk into a podcast… Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about primary amebic meningoencephalitis — otherwise known as brain-eating amoebas [16:50] We recap our amazing boatcore watch-along and the wonderful movies we watched this week [29:00] Mark shares a listener story and we talk about whetherContinue reading “Ep.42 – Satanic, don’t panic”
Ep. 25 – I like my comedy like I like Mark’s soul
Click here to listen everywhere! This week CoRri explains to Mark how listening to Christian megastar Carman was a straight line to QAnon, we ponder whether there’s such thing as “going too far” with art, and we question why the dark is sometimes super effing funny. Highlights: [0:00] Evangelical megastar Carman has died and CoRriContinue reading “Ep. 25 – I like my comedy like I like Mark’s soul”
Ep. 8: Meatsuits and mediums
We’re more than halfway through the Halloween season and it’s time we talked about talking to the dead! Highlights: Mark shares his best and worst Halloween costume We celebrate the 35th anniversary of Re-Animator Mark’s wife takes him to a scarecrow festival We delve into the world of psychic mediums and our skepticism towards themContinue reading “Ep. 8: Meatsuits and mediums”
Jack of All Graves 