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”

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”

Ep. 182: plane theft & nonce hunters

Click here to listen everywhere! After Mark tells CoRri about a wild Seattle airplane theft, we embark on a wide ranging chat covering a self-medicating primate, British playground games, religion in schools, and whether online pedophile hunters are doing the lord’s work or doing it for clout. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about Beebo Russell’sContinue reading “Ep. 182: plane theft & nonce hunters”

Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest

Click here to listen everywhere! This week Corrigan tells Marko all about the toxic waste dotting the landscape of the U.S. and how climate change is making it worse, and we dive into some extreme forms of protest people have undertaken and why they did it. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about toxic superfund sites[27:55]Continue reading “Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest”

Ep. 180: The Toynbee Tiles & Media Gambles

Click here to listen everywhere! They can’t all be winners but sometimes you gotta take a gamble on a new movie or TV show. After Marko tells Corrigan about the mysterious Toynbee Tiles, we dive deep into some big cinematic and TV swings we’ve experienced the past couple weeks. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells Corrigan aboutContinue reading “Ep. 180: The Toynbee Tiles & Media Gambles”