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!
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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”
Ep. 228: race car chaos & strange legacies
Click here to listen everywhere! 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.Continue reading “Ep. 228: race car chaos & strange legacies”
Ep. 227: the atlas vampire and ai psychosis
Click here to listen everywhere! 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 bizarreContinue reading “Ep. 227: the atlas vampire and ai psychosis”
226: the carmel-by-the-sea artists’ cult
Click here to listen everywhere! 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 weirdContinue reading “226: the carmel-by-the-sea artists’ cult”
Ep. 225: grifters & the sleep room
Click here to listen everywhere! 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 CorriganContinue reading “Ep. 225: grifters & the sleep room”
Ep. 224: going postal
Click here to listen everywhere! 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 theContinue reading “Ep. 224: going postal”
Ep. 223: space goo & organ harvests
Click here to listen everywhere! 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:Continue reading “Ep. 223: space goo & organ harvests”
Ep. 222: wtf is shen yun?
Click here to listen everywhere! 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. Stuff we referenced: