Click here to listen everywhere! In honor of Bookseller Ryan’s birthday, an on time episode! This week, we’re talking grifters — from the douchebag in Mark’s opener who convinced the psychiatric community of his genius, to some more obvious and brazen scammers on our social media feeds or shilling devices. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CorriganContinue reading “Ep. 225: grifters & the sleep room”
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Ep. 224: going postal
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Corrigan tells Marko the horrific origins of the phrase “going postal,” which somehow became a punchline in the ’90s. Along the way, they bicker about cultural differences, debate the ethics of human experimentation, and chat about some excellent flicks. Classic shit. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about theContinue reading “Ep. 224: going postal”
Ep. 223: space goo & organ harvests
Click here to listen everywhere! Marko pulls out one of his classic unsolved mysteries with the Oakville blobs — mysterious, illness-inducing goo from the sky — before Corrigan revisits the claims of organ harvesting by Falun Gong she touched on a few weeks ago. Let’s really dive in to the evidence… or lack thereof? Highlights:Continue reading “Ep. 223: space goo & organ harvests”
Ep. 222: wtf is shen yun?
Click here to listen everywhere! It is Shen Yun season here in the NYC metro, friends. The billboards, the ads, the flyers in the mail…. But what IS Shen Yun? The answer may surprise you. In fact, yeah, safe to say it’s gonna surprise you. Stuff we referenced:
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. 218: the byford dolphin accident
Click here to listen everywhere! Marko is back! And to celebrate, Corrigan’s telling him a real grim and gory story about deep sea diving! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the gruesome Byford Dolphin Accident[01:00:37] We jump right into the horrors of living in the lead up to global meltdown [01:17:33] Thanks to Ryan, yourContinue reading “Ep. 218: the byford dolphin accident”
Ep. 216: the tillamook rock lighthouse (w/ the Hellrankers)
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna from the Hellrankers podcast are kind enough to stop by in Marko’s place. Anna tells us the story of Terrible Tilly, a cursed lighthouse on the Oregon coast that should never have been built! It’s a MARITIME TALE! Things referenced by yourContinue reading “Ep. 216: the tillamook rock lighthouse (w/ the Hellrankers)”
Ep. 215: the horrors of the dozier school [w/ Ryan Clark]
Click here to listen everywhere! Ryan Clark, BookTok’s queen of scream and co-host of The Laydown podcast, joins Corrigan this week and tells her the horrific history of the Dozier School for Boys, which has inspired multiple novels, including The Reformatory and Nickel Boys. Highlights: [0:00] Ryan tells Corrigan about the Dozier School for Boys[01:09:45]Continue reading “Ep. 215: the horrors of the dozier school [w/ Ryan Clark]”
Ep. 214: all is risk [w/ john benfield]
Click here to listen everywhere! We are overjoyed to be joined by Mr. John Benfield, an assessor of risk by trade, here to tell us about what we should be anxious about in 2025, and how we can best prepare ourselves for this risky world. Plus, Corrigan talks about the horrors of asbestos, and aContinue reading “Ep. 214: all is risk [w/ john benfield]”
Ep. 213: supervolcanos, human evolution, & david lynch
Click here to listen everywhere! Naturally, we had to take some time to reflect on David Lynch’s life and philosophy. But first, Marko tells Corrigan about the Toba Catastrophe and what it might tell us about the future of humankind after we climate change ourselves to death! Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the TobaContinue reading “Ep. 213: supervolcanos, human evolution, & david lynch”
Jack of All Graves 