Click here to listen everywhere! This week we revisit the unhinged and violent era that followed 9/11, with Marko telling the bizarre story of the D.C. spree killers known as the Beltway Snipers. Then we try to come to grips with what’s going on in U.K. politics this week ’cause that ish is bananas. Highlights:Continue reading “Ep. 265: beltway sniper & a farewell to labour”
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Ep. 264: dolphin love & missing scientists
Click here to listen everywhere! Everybody loves a dolphin… but no one quite as much as Margaret Howe Lovatt, who loved her charge, Peter the Dolphin, far more than was appropriate. Corrigan tells the story. Plus, why is everyone so freaked out about eleven missing “scientists?” Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about a dolphin trainerContinue reading “Ep. 264: dolphin love & missing scientists”
Ep. 263: me & my unethical organ sac
Click here to listen everywhere! In a follow-up to a long ago episode, Marko talks about the sinister ways in which rich people are planning to keep themselves alive for longer. Spoiler alert: It’s not by stopping climate change or advocating for better healthcare! Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the companies trying to extendedContinue reading “Ep. 263: me & my unethical organ sac”
Ep. 262: sea cannibalism & a reason for optimism (w/ Ella Tailor!)
Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan shares a gruesome bit of boatcore suggested by a listener: The wreck of the French frigate The Medusa! Then our guest Ella Tailor talks about her experiences in Minneapolis during ICE’s reign of terror… and why it makes her hopeful. Check the show notes for MN mutual aid links!Continue reading “Ep. 262: sea cannibalism & a reason for optimism (w/ Ella Tailor!)”
Ep. 261: r/collapse
Click here to listen everywhere! Marko has been on Reddit and the news isn’t good. Are we in for some real climate fuckery in the imminent future? And should we be channeling our inner preppers? Highlights: [0:00] Bad news! El niño is about to fuck us all up![30:25] Corrigan has a book recommendation and aContinue reading “Ep. 261: r/collapse”
Ep. 260: john keel & the barre incidents (w/ lauren bolger!)
Click here to listen everywhere! We’re joined by author Lauren Bolger to talk about he spooky, genre-bending book “The Barre Incidents,” and its connections to everyone’s favorite sexy cryptid: Mothman! This book has everything: Ghost miners, Norse gods, Indrid Cold, and even a little romance for good measure! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Lauren and MarkoContinue reading “Ep. 260: john keel & the barre incidents (w/ lauren bolger!)”
Ep. 259: who is jane dee?
Click here to listen everywhere! Marko tells Corrigan the very iffy story of a woman who may or may not have had a strange form of amnesia. You decide. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the strange story of journalist Jody Roberts… or is it Jane Dee?[38:26] Corrigan’s lasagna hack raises a conversation about the meritsContinue reading “Ep. 259: who is jane dee?”
Ep. 257: a real bastard
Click here to listen everywhere! We’re back after two epic episodes in a row apparently crashed Corrigan’s immune system! This week Marko tells Corrigan about one of the most horrific bastards we’ve ever discussed — Marcel Petiot, a.k.a. Dr. Satan! Then we catch up on the month of movies we haven’t discussed! Highlights: [0:00] MarkoContinue reading “Ep. 257: a real bastard”
Ep. 256: are prisons obsolete? (w/ Sheryl Weikal)
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)”
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”