Click here to listen everywhere! Fresh off our NYC meetup and a matching set of colds, we’re reflecting on Marko’s American adventure, and talking about the frightful phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the mechanisms by which human being seem to spontaneously combust[34:10] We reflect on the meetup and Mark’sContinue reading “Ep. 201: spontaneous human combustion”
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Ep. 199: shaken babies &tragedy gift shops
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Corrigan tackles the controversial shaken baby syndrome diagnosis and, in anticipation of Mark’s upcoming journey to the states, we talk about his hopes, fears, and the weird ass gift shop at the World Trade Center. Plus, we finally put an end to our years-long dispute about the ScreamContinue reading “Ep. 199: shaken babies &tragedy gift shops”
Ep. 193: skull science
Click here to listen everywhere! CoRri tells Marko about the connection between a Portuguese serial killer and the long debunked science of phrenology before we talk ’90s pro wrestling, horrifying updates from the Titanic submersible, our week in horror movies, and what Olympic sport we think we could probably squeak by and qualify for. Highlight:Continue reading “Ep. 193: skull science”
Ep. 192: super(high) soldiers & near death experiences
Click here to listen everywhere! We’re circling back to a few topics we’ve touched on before, as Mark expands our understanding of amphetamine use in WWII, and we discuss a doctor who is absolutely certain of the existence of an afterlife. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells CoRri[29:50] An oncologist has totally proved the afterlife exists, youContinue reading “Ep. 192: super(high) soldiers & near death experiences”
Ep. 189: the unluckiest art piece on earth
Click here to listen everywhere! CoRri brings back two souvenirs from Europe: Covid, and the mystery of the most influential AND most stolen painting in Western art history! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri talks Mark about the mysterious missing panel of the most stolen painting in history[34:57] Mark gets prayed for, trump almost gets got[49:15] CoRri hasContinue reading “Ep. 189: the unluckiest art piece on earth”
Ep. 188: acid rain & vacay vibes
Click here to listen everywhere! You ever notice no one ever talks about acid rain anymore? We delve into why that is before talking movies, fighting about In A Violent Nature, and, inspired by A Quiet Place, discussing what we would do if we were dying when the end of the world came. (Don’t worry.Continue reading “Ep. 188: acid rain & vacay vibes”
Ep. 187: the lars mittank mystery & the sham trial of lucy letby
Click here to listen everywhere! An American journalist exposed the serious deficiencies in the Lucy Letby murder trial, but British readers weren’t allowed to see it… nor did they want to. What does the fraught conversation around Lucy Letby’s guilt tell us about the media, our institutions, and the criminal justice system? Highlights: [0:00] MarkContinue reading “Ep. 187: the lars mittank mystery & the sham trial of lucy letby”
Ep. 186: the panic broadcast & the 2nd death
Click here to listen everywhere! Uh oh! Corrigan’s busting some myth’s again, breaking down the tall tale of the War of the Worlds panic broadcast. Then, as Marko and CoRri both deal with different deaths in their lives, it’s a chat about what it means to leave a legacy, and how we and others staveContinue reading “Ep. 186: the panic broadcast & the 2nd death”
Ep. 185: is everything… worse?
Click here to listen everywhere! Every now and then we like to take stock of where we are in our slide towards the apocalypse, so this week we’re looking back over the last four years and asking, has everything gotten worse? Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about an online asshole who murdered via suicide[21:49] CoRriContinue reading “Ep. 185: is everything… worse?”
Ep. 183: a baby-eating dingo & tourist (death) traps
Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan tells Mark the dark origins of the phrase “the dingo ate my baby,” and we discuss how travel can be hazardous to your life expectancy as we explore the many ways tourists have died on holiday. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Mark about the time a dingo ate a lady’sContinue reading “Ep. 183: a baby-eating dingo & tourist (death) traps”
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