Click here to listen everywhere! In an episode years in the making, with the help of “The Leftist Lawyer” Sheryl Weikal, we finally tackle the question of what prison abolition is and whether it would actually work. But first, Corrigan tells the true story behind the legend of John Henry and how it ties intoContinue reading “Ep. 256: are prisons obsolete? (w/ Sheryl Weikal)”
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Ep. 254: nukes & nervous systems
Click here to listen everywhere! Boffin Eileen is back! This time she’s perfectly adequately answering Marko’s burning questions about what the nukes can do to us, and addressing Corrigan’s skepticism about regulating our nervous systems! Plus, an impromptu tribute to Catherine O’Hara. Highlights: [0:00] Eileen talks about the truly horrific effects of radiation sickness[58:40] EileenContinue reading “Ep. 254: nukes & nervous systems”
Ep. 254:true crime grift & zombie d**k
Click here to listen everywhere! A miscommunication leads to us having to wing this episode, and it sure goes all over the place! Corrigan revisits the claims of the Killer in the Code podcast, Marko discusses nuclear war, and we preview the next two REALLY COOL episodes we’ve got coming. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan gives anContinue reading “Ep. 254:true crime grift & zombie d**k”
Ep. 253: death on mt. hood
Click here to listen everywhere! The snow in New Jersey this weekend is magical… so Corrigan brings the mood down by talking about a field trip that turned deadly during a blizzard on Oregon’s Mt. Hood. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about an ill-fated field trip to Oregon’s Mt. Hood[53:34] We talk like youth pastors,Continue reading “Ep. 253: death on mt. hood”
Ep. 252: thinking about death and also america
Click here to listen everywhere! Hard to believe it’s only the 10th of January after the week the U.S. has had. We have a talk about it, but not before Marko talks about a people who revere death, we discuss death in kids’ media, and we dig into whether there’s a conspiracy to make peopleContinue reading “Ep. 252: thinking about death and also america”
Ep. 251: teenage nazi killers
Click here to listen everywhere! Why not start out the year inspired? This week Corrigan tells Marko the story of Hannie Schaft and the Oversteegen Sisters, teenage badasses who seduced and killed Nazis. Plus, for good measure, we answer some burning listener questions! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko the story of Hannie Schaft and TruusContinue reading “Ep. 251: teenage nazi killers”
Ep. 250: the playbook
Click here to listen everywhere! On our last JoAG of 2025, Marko explains the corporate playbook for profiting off stuff they know is bad for us, Corrigan sees a volcao, and we discuss the credibility of the recent revelations that the Zodiac and Black Dahlia murders may have been committed by the same guy! Highlights:Continue reading “Ep. 250: the playbook”
Ep. 249: nobody expects the portuguese inquisition
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”
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”
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