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”
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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”
Ep. 237: quantifying the vibes
Click here to listen everywhere! Recently it’s become popular for economists to say we’re in a “vibecession,” and we’re all imagining that everyone’s broke and struggling. This week Marko lays out the hard numbers about societal collapse. Highlights: [0:00] Marko gives Corrigan some statistics about societal collapse [48:20] We discuss other podcasts we may orContinue reading “Ep. 237: quantifying the vibes”
Ep. 236: microplastic, major problems
Click here to listen everywhere! In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities[56:45] We unpack the implications ofContinue reading “Ep. 236: microplastic, major problems”
Ep. 234: the gorilla lady murder & all kindsa end times
Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan finds out some shocking decades old information about the horrific end of gorilla lady Dian Fossey, we discuss how absurd the mechanisms of the human body are, and we consider an alternate timeline in which we aren’t causing our own demise. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the murderContinue reading “Ep. 234: the gorilla lady murder & all kindsa end times”
Ep. 233: fry me up an onion, mama
Click here to listen everywhere! We just felt like hanging out, tbh, so Marko talks about some interesting weird news our pal Hannah has put in our in-tray, we discuss why rich people want to live forever and a girl with very sweaty hands, and we test Mark’s knowledge of horror movie trivia. Get comfyContinue reading “Ep. 233: fry me up an onion, mama”
Ep. 232: the united states of concentration camps
Click here to listen everywhere! In dishonor of the grand opening of the U.S. government’s latest concentration camp, Corrigan tells Marko about her country’s long history of displacement and internment. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about Japanese internment and other instances of American concentration camps[01:10:23] We rave about Pete, Marko asks a question about theContinue reading “Ep. 232: the united states of concentration camps”
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