Click here to listen everywhere! This time of year we always have a ramble episode or two, so here’s one! After Corrigan explains why she can’t tell Marko about the Portuguese Inquisition and instead tells him the strange story of the maybe-kidnapping of the founder of the Four Square denomination, we unleash a stream ofContinue reading “Ep. 249: nobody expects the portuguese inquisition”
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Ep. 248:one last hurrah at the ramen glory hole
Click here to listen everywhere! Marko continues his quest to find out if pain can be quantified objectively by diving into the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Corrigan has questions about food, memory, and final meals. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the McGill Pain Questionnaire [25:49] Thanksgiving is coming, Marko’s got a Santa thing happeningContinue reading “Ep. 248:one last hurrah at the ramen glory hole”
Ep. 247: mooninite panic & the goals of ai
Click here to listen everywhere! What do the creators of all those AI chatbots and therapists and essay writing apps really wants from us? We’re talking that out today, after Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Boston Mooninite Panic of 2007, and we share lots of cultural exchange. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about theContinue reading “Ep. 247: mooninite panic & the goals of ai”
Ep. 246: the man of the hole
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Corrigan prompted Marko to tell a story about isolation, so he brings us the tale of Man of the Hole — the last member of his Amazonian tribe. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the lonely life of the Man of the Hole[31:27] A YouTube video CoRri watchedContinue reading “Ep. 246: the man of the hole”
Ep. 244: a very british cult
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Corrigan asked Marko to tell her about some “culty Brits,” and he came through with lovable crank George King and his band of interplanetary misfits, the Aetherius Society! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Aetherius Society[44:55] We allow ourselves to celebrate ONE death in violation of DeadpoolContinue reading “Ep. 244: a very british cult”
Ep. 243: cursed love
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Marko wanted to hear a story of cursed love, so Corrigan recounts the tragic mystery of the Mayerling Incident, which inadvertently led to WWI. Cursed indeed! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells the story of the Mayerling Incident[47:15] Marko wonders if any of our listeners are dead, Corrigan indulges herContinue reading “Ep. 243: cursed love”
Ep. 242: It’s Not X, It’s Y
Click here to listen everywhere! After a day at the National Space Center, Marko tells Corrigan about some fun ways to die in space! Plus, the Rapture is Tuesday, Capgras syndrome is in the news, and Mark has some head canon he’d like us to know about. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the horrorsContinue reading “Ep. 242: It’s Not X, It’s Y”
Ep. 240: martyrs or murderers?
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?”
Ep. 239: a fiery five year banger
Click here to listen everywhere! Holy smokes! We’ve been doing this thing for five years! To celebrate, Corrigan tells a horrific historical banger, we discuss some of our favorite stories and films from the last five years, and we make a big announcement! Thanks for sticking with us, friends! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko theContinue reading “Ep. 239: a fiery five year banger”
Ep. 238: the conspiracies that broke america
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”
Jack of All Graves 