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. 201: spontaneous human combustion

Click here to listen everywhere! Fresh off our NYC meetup and a matching set of colds, we’re reflecting on Marko’s American adventure, and talking about the frightful phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the mechanisms by which human being seem to spontaneously combust[34:10] We reflect on the meetup and Mark’sContinue reading “Ep. 201: spontaneous human combustion”

Ep. 152: Hospital Hell pt. 3: emergency in the ER

Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan brings us some true, historical boatcore before we dive back into our tales of hospital horror. This week, we look at what happens when there’s an emergency in the emergency room: fires, and shootings, and toxic fogs, oh my! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the sordid mystery behindContinue reading “Ep. 152: Hospital Hell pt. 3: emergency in the ER”

Ep. 99: Ask a boffin – surviving the unsurvivable

Click here to listen everywhere! We’ve got your favorite scientist Eileen Marks-Nelson back with us to answer more super weird science questions! This time she’s tackling tips for how to survive scenarios that are nearly impossible to make it out of alive! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri and Eileen about the strange case of theContinue reading “Ep. 99: Ask a boffin – surviving the unsurvivable”