Click here to listen everywhere! Space is terrifying and yet somehow incredibly alluring. This week we’re talking about some of the things that intrigue us and frighten us to our very souls about the INFINITE. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the unsettling phenomenon of “phrogging.”[29:56] We catch up on our weeks and breaking newsContinue reading “Ep. 124: Existential space dread”
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Ep. 114: Cousins’ kids and kidnappings
Click here to listen everywhere! We’re coming in hot with a discussion of one of society’s greatest taboos: Inbreeding! Plus, we share some cultural exchange, our watches this week cause us to think some deep thoughts about humanity, and we discuss a few cases of extremely long term kidnapping. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri explains the scienceContinue reading “Ep. 114: Cousins’ kids and kidnappings”
Ep. 109: Ghost science
Click here to listen everywhere! Nothing says Halloween like good old fashioned ghosts! This week we’re diving into the world of ghost hunting. Is there science to back up the existence of ghosts? Listen and find out! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark why, if there were a hell, Ed and Lorraine Warren would most certainlyContinue reading “Ep. 109: Ghost science”
Ep. 101: Mormon
Click here to listen everywhere! Mark is still away on his Caribbean dream vacay, so CoRri is joined by Dead and Lovely’s Hollywood Steve this week to talk about his journey from atheist to Mormon to atheist again, with some fascinating history and theology thrown in. If you didn’t think Big Foot featured into MormonContinue reading “Ep. 101: Mormon”
Ep. 99: Ask a boffin – surviving the unsurvivable
Click here to listen everywhere! We’ve got your favorite scientist Eileen Marks-Nelson back with us to answer more super weird science questions! This time she’s tackling tips for how to survive scenarios that are nearly impossible to make it out of alive! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri and Eileen about the strange case of theContinue reading “Ep. 99: Ask a boffin – surviving the unsurvivable”
Ep. 95: Superhumans
Click here to listen everywhere! A few weeks ago, Mark insisted Corrigan was a giant mark for believing in human echolocation, so this week we’re revisiting the topic, as well as other seemingly superhuman powers that exist in the world! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the gruesome shark attacks that inspired Peter Benchley’s Jaws[18:19]Continue reading “Ep. 95: Superhumans”
Ep. 84: Fucked around. Found out.
Click here to listen everywhere! Last week Mark boldly declared his immunity to covid. You’ll never guess what happened next! In this episode, we talk about some other people whose decisions caught up to them, but with fatal results. Highlights: [0:00] Mark just found out that American scientists have done a lot of terrible andContinue reading “Ep. 84: Fucked around. Found out.”
Ep. 83: Zoonotic diseases
We’re finally getting around to talking about animal ailments that are a real bad time when transferred to humans! Plus, CoRri answers Mark’s tales of British censorship from last week with the story of America’s Hays Code. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark how the film industry avoided government censorship in the early 20th century [31:30]Continue reading “Ep. 83: Zoonotic diseases”
Ep. 78: You might be a cult member if…
Click here to listen everywhere! It might seem like in an age saturated with true crime podcasts and Netflix documentaries about cults, we’d all be way to canny to fall prey to them. In this episode, we talk about why we still get pulled into the seductive lure of cults, and how social media, especiallyContinue reading “Ep. 78: You might be a cult member if…”
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Click here to listen everywhere! This week Mark’s doctor gave him some pills to help him with his sleeping problem, which got him thinking about how lucky we are to live at a time when we can be prescribed a pill rather than experiencing some of the horrendous historical treatments for mental illness we discussContinue reading “Ep. 77:”
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