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”
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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. 221: body farms & the nature of gods
Click here to listen everywhere! Wanna know what happens between when a person dies and when they’re body is discovered? There’s a farm for that, and Marko tells us all about it! Then we discuss gods, what they say about us and our cultures, and why we believe in them. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells CorriganContinue reading “Ep. 221: body farms & the nature of gods”
Ep. 207: grey pubes & other ravages of age
Click here to listen everywhere! There will be oversharing, friends, as Mark deals with his approaching 46th birthday by exploring what science says is happening to his body. Plus our regular chat about AI, a revisit of the Lady of the Dunes case, and Marko’s final appraisal of Scream VI! Has he changed his tune,Continue reading “Ep. 207: grey pubes & other ravages of age”
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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. 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. 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”
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