Ep. 206:

Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan wants to get to the bottom of the gruesome phenomenon of cattle mutilation, and Marko finally gives up diet coke… for reasons that may surprise you. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the mysterious phenomenon of cattle mutilation[50:52] Mark has finally divested from diet Coke over, of all things,Continue reading “Ep. 206:”

Ep. 205: a death cat & well-trained worms

Click here to listen everywhere! Bit of a week, huh? We’ll address it, but mostly we want to talk to you about a cat that predicts death, our love for Night of the Living Dead (1990) and Smile 2, and weird ways organisms “think” that cause as to ask questions about our own consciousness. Highlights:Continue reading “Ep. 205: a death cat & well-trained worms”

Ep. 204: electoral politics & existential dread

Click here to listen everywhere! Weeoooweeoooweeooo! JoAG therapy alert! After Corrigan explains the horrible history of the American electoral system, Marko needs to get some feelings of futility about the world off his chest. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan gives Marko an overview of America’s terrible electoral system[01:19:47] JoAG therapy! We have to talk out some existentialContinue reading “Ep. 204: electoral politics & existential dread”

Ep. 203: halloween horror recs from the well to hell

Click here to listen everywhere! It’s been a minute since we updated the trusty JoAG columns o’ recs, so just in time for Halloween, we got a ton of recommendations for you, all released in the last 4 years! But first, we go deep into evangelicalism once more as we discuss a supposed portal toContinue reading “Ep. 203: halloween horror recs from the well to hell”

Ep. 201: spontaneous human combustion

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”

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. 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”