Jack of All Graves
293 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA storytelling pod in which an American girl and a Welsh guy bond over a shared love of the terrifying, tragic, bloody, morbid, anxiety-inducing, and horrific -- a joyful and therapeutic exploration of very dark things.
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Ep. 187: the lars mittank mystery & the sham trial of lucy letby
June 17, 2024 00:06 - 2 hours - 197 MBAn 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] Mark tells Corrigan about the disappearance of Lars Mittank [21:15] Mark celebrates Father's Day, we talk about the 4 hour YouTube takedown of the Star Wars hotel, we discuss CoR...
Ep. 186: the panic broadcast & the second death
June 09, 2024 23:37 - 2 hours - 166 MBUh 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 stave off the dreaded "second death." Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the myth of the War of the Worlds panic broadcast [30:28] CoRri talks about the absurd ways her dog is slipping from life, new JoAG mailings are com...
Ep. 185: is everything...worse?
June 02, 2024 23:59 - 2 hours - 176 MBEvery 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] CoRri is a brash American, Mark finds out what brand of neurodivergent he is, and we delve into our weird dream states [38:00] JoAG is going YouTube, the Conjuring is coming to our ko-fi, and we rip the W...
Ep. 184: memorial day movie smash
May 28, 2024 00:05 - 1 hour - 144 MBIt is the rare occasion upon which it is a holiday in BOTH of our countries, so we're chillin' out with a low key movie deep dive. Or at least that was the plan. We took a lot of twists and turns, but hey, come nurse your holiday hangover w/ your moviephile weirdo besties. Highlights: [0:00] Mark gets a mysterious set of phone calls, which leads to a discussion of scams [12:16] Richard Dreyfuss has continued his Jaws tour and it's not going great! [24:30 We discuss what kind of Spielberg ...
Ep: 183: a baby-eating dingo & tourist (death) traps
May 19, 2024 19:58 - 2 hours - 197 MBCorrigan 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's baby and everyone laughed [28:30] Mark spins a yarn, CoRri's air conditioner birds have flown the nest, we've got book club and Fancave updates, and we discuss our favorite book to movie adaptations and what fantasy ...
Ep. 182: plane theft & nonce hunters
May 13, 2024 00:03 - 2 hours - 176 MBAfter 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 tiktok pedophile hunters are doing the lord's work or doing it for clout. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about Beebo Russell's grand theft aviation [23:30] There are birds in CoRri's walls, we're playing lots of video games, and we give some inspiration [37:00] Marko met Bookseller Ryan in a Pr...
Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest
May 06, 2024 23:18 - 2 hours - 171 MBThis 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] Mark saw Bruce Springsteen who is surprisingly popular in Wales [35:00] Corrigan's surreal Richard Dreyfuss experience and weekend from Hell [54:46] Thursday we'll have a new Ko-Fi exclusive e...
Ep. 180: The Toynbee Tiles & Media Gambles
April 28, 2024 23:48 - 1 hour - 162 MBThey 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 about the Toynbee Tiles [23:00] We talk about JoAG & Lovely meetup planning and how well traveled the average American might be [33:20] We're super into VR but there might be too many children? [47:54] What w...
Extra: The Doomsday Clock
April 23, 2024 21:36 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MBThe JoAG journey is a therapeutic one, and as such we recognize that taking care of our wellbeing always come first. Thus, while dear Marko tries to get his sleep situation back on track, this week it's a solo quick take, in which Corrigan explains what exactly the Doomsday Clock is and how it came into existence. You're not gonna like what time it is. Stuff I referenced: What is the Doomsday Clock? | University of Chicago News Doomsday Clock Timeline How to read the Doomsday Clock Cur...
Ep. 179: the coffee's too hot and so is the planet
April 14, 2024 23:54 - 2 hours - 172 MBAfter Corrigan tells Marko about the widely misunderstood McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit and CoRri learns about the British institution that is Mr. Blobby, we delve into some of the seemingly bonkers solutions people have come up with to climate change in lieu of total societal restructuring. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko the real story behind the supposedly frivolous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit [38:56] Cultural exchange! Mark explains Mr. Blobby [51:24] We talk shit on CM Punk...
Ep. 178: a soviet hero, mercury mayhem, & the thing about documentaries
April 08, 2024 00:09 - 2 hours - 170 MBIt's a media heavy ep! After Mark tells Corrigan about a Soviet officer who saved us all from certain death and Corrigan explains what the deal is with Mercury retrograde, we delve deep into the movies we watched this week and unpack why modern documentaries are so unsatisfying. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan how Stanislav Petrov saved the world [12:09] Corrigan explains what it means for Mercury to be in retrograde [31:30] Marko gives our Ko-Fi subscribers individualized horosc...
Ep. 177: a scientology scandal & a brief history of assassination
March 31, 2024 23:22 - 2 hours - 167 MBCorrigan explains to Mark why people are asking about the whereabouts of First Lady of Scientology Shelly Miscavige, and we chat about assassinations and why they fascinate us. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige [53:30] Mark learns about milk duds, we discuss the weird growth of the Easter holiday, we share our Purge night plans [67:52] What we watched! (Dog Day Afternoon, The Truth vs. Alex Jones, You'll Never Find Me, Rottentail) [95:00] ...
Ep. 176: the ethics of AI art
March 26, 2024 01:54 - 2 hours - 187 MBMark tells CoRri about the unseemly experiments that led to our knowledge of hepatitis, and then we're in for a classic ARGUESODE! Following the Late Night With the Devil controversy, we debate the ethics of AI and whether there's any meaningful difference between human inspiration and machine learning. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the unethical experiments conducted at the Willowbrook State School [15:04] Irish people are mad at Corrigan, Mark is spiky this week, the turnbu...
Ep. 175: irish america & feral children
March 18, 2024 00:49 - 2 hours - 173 MBCorrigan tells Marko how an orphan train turned Irish Americans white, and we discuss the sad but fascinating stories of feral children. Plus, Marko issues a musical challenge to listeners, and we test out our Shakira impressions. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the great Arizona orphan abduction [38:41] Mark feels a little down about the state of the world now compared to when we started JoAG [58:20] We try out our Shakira impressions. Just go with it. And we discuss upcoming ...
Special Sneak Peak! JoAG Fancave Ep. 1: The Others
March 15, 2024 02:28 - 1 hour - 105 MBKristin doesn't watch horror movies. Corrigan wants to fix that. Every month Corrigan assigns Kristin a horror flick to watch for the first time and they talk about it, along with some fascinating thematic history. In our inaugural episode, Kristin and Corrigan talk about the 2001 haunted house classic The Others and the impact of war on British spiritualist movements! It's nerdy! It's fun! There are pale English children and CURTAINS. If you have a good time, subscribe to the JoAG Ko-Fi at ...
Ep. 174: a real mean serial killer & a royal conspiracy
March 12, 2024 01:38 - 1 hour - 146 MBMark tells Corrigan the story of a serial killer called "the meanest man in America," we reveal some BIG JoAG news, and CoRri forces Mark to talk about the latest scandal in the royal family. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about serial killer Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins [16:35] Corrigan made a real life friend, Mark is bad at keeping a calendar, [29:00] A major announcement! [40:08] What we watched: Dune (1984), Dune (2021), Dune 2, Peeping Tom, Poor Things, Argylle, The Others, Clov...
Ep. 173: chiropractic quackery & tiktok pranksters
March 04, 2024 00:38 - 1 hour - 155 MBCan you trust your chiropractor? Are social media pranksters a sign of something deeply broken in society? We delve into these questions and more. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko why he might want to avoid the chiropractor [47:53] We ramble about hedgehogs and guinea pigs, princess diaries, frequency, Antarctica, and more. CoRri had coffee and it shows [67:22] What we watched! (Dune, Poor Things, Dead and Breakfast, Lisa Frankenstein, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot...
Gaza Supersode
February 28, 2024 16:53 - 3 hours - 279 MBFor those who want to hear our series of Gaza all in one place without all the horror movie talk and whatnot, we gotchu! Here are all four segments edited into one. Segments: [0:00] American Imperialism [46:45] The Brits and the Making of Israel [100:03] Oil, Anticommunism, & the Rapture [152:40] But Do You Condemn Hamas
Ep. 172: gaza pt. 4: but do you condemn hamas?
February 27, 2024 00:39 - 1 hour - 155 MBWe're wrapping up our series on Gaza by talking about where Hamas came from and the reality of what "war" looks like in Palestine. This is a real feel bad episode so make sure you're properly prepared. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about civilian casualties in the war in Ukraine [22:00] We promise to be more stupid after this week, Mark is destroying his insides with hot peppers, CoRri defends illusionists, we discuss our chaotic watch-along, we have new stuff up on Ko-Fi [39:37...
Ep. 171: gaza pt. 3: oil, anticommunism, & the rapture
February 20, 2024 01:13 - 2 hours - 173 MBWhy can't the U.S. quit Israel? This week we delve into the various reasons why the U.S. supports the Israeli government unconditionally, no matter how distasteful we might find their actions. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Alphabet Murders [23:37] CoRri wants to summarize docuseries that are too long, Mark hates beatboxers, and we've got a watchalong coming this Saturday 2/19/24. Tell us what movie about a human murderer you want to watch! [42:50] What we watched! (The Ora...
Ep. 170: gaza pt. 2: the brits & the making of israel
February 12, 2024 01:58 - 1 hour - 138 MBAs we continue looking at the history that has led to the current genocide in Gaza, friend of the 'cast Kristin Latourelle joins us to talk about Britain's role in the founding of Israel, global antisemitism, and the brutal treatment of the Palestinians from the early days of occupation. Highlights: [0:00] Kristin tells CoRri and Mark the gory true story of Saint Valentine [12:30] There are cancer proof wolves now! Also: Watch-along on Feb. 24th, book club this Saturday the 17th, read alo...
Ep. 169: gaza pt. 1: american imperialism
February 07, 2024 23:57 - 1 hour - 189 MBFor the month of February, we’re doing a deep dive into the history that has led to the current genocide in Gaza, taking a particular look at how our countries (the U.S. and the U.K.) paved the way for atrocities we now also fund. This week, we’re journeying back to the Spanish American War to talk about the birth of American Imperialism. This week’s book: The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of the American Empire by Stephen Kinzer Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells Cor...
Ep. 168: chasing the humane execution
January 29, 2024 01:06 - 1 hour - 191 MBRather than abolishing the death penalty, the U.S. is apparently still pioneering new ways to do it. We discuss some of the ways people have tried to make the death penalty less brutal, and why it never works. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Operation Paperclip [24:40] We discuss WWE and why Mark finds himself watching more of it at the worst possible time [41:00] What we watched! (El Conde, Anatomy of a Fall, Night Swim, The Ring, Nazi Town USA, Chowchilla) [74:39] We talk about...
Ep. 167: sasquatches & spiritual warfare
January 23, 2024 00:27 - 1 hour - 214 MBPeople will literally invite a priest to their house for a violent ritual of exorcism instead of going to therapy. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Mark about the scientific search for Bigfoot [38:22] Mark has a bone to pick with True Detective [54:39] What we watched! (When Evil Lurks, Wonka, Afflicted, The Iron Claw, Surreal Estate) [82:10] Exorcism! What’s that shit about? Stuff we referenced: Riley Keough tells us what the Sasquatch can teach us | 2024 Sundance Film Festival – Los A...
Ep. 166: global outlook fubar
January 16, 2024 00:35 - 2 hours - 240 MBAfter a listener sent us the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Assessment for 2024, we decided we'd dive into it and see how it compares to our fears for the state of the world. Spoiler alert: We've been pretty spot on! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells Corrigan the tale of the Rasputin of New York [19:10] Mark's kids discover Eminem, and we discover today's kids live in a different universe than us; plus, people are bad with lyrics, and we are old about music. [35:12] We've got a book club o...
Ep. 165: planes, trains, & ahhh!
January 09, 2024 03:03 - 1 hour - 211 MBCoRri is in crisis this week after hearing too much about airplane disasters, so of course, we’re leaning in and talking about death and transportation, from Arctic shipwreck to airline malfeasance. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the ill-fated Franklin Expedition [34:30] We shoot the breeze about CoRri’s leaky eye, a thing we can’t announce, an upcoming series we CAN announce, and some resolution updates [47:39] What we watched! (Antichrist, Star Time, The Abyss, Bitconned, The...
Ep. 164: a JoAG family new year
December 30, 2023 02:03 - 2 hours - 272 MBAfter a seasonal tale of mass murder, in our final episode of 2023, we're recapping some of our favorite things and biggest accomplishments of the year, and our hopes and dreams for 2024. Plus, we dig into listener faves and goals! We're all in this together, fam! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri of a Christmas time massacre in Covina, California [16:30] CoRri waxes nostalgic about soundtracks and we reminisce on some bangers [33:40] We chat a bit about why we love New Year's Eve and h...
Ep. 163: caves and car thefts
December 18, 2023 01:29 - 2 hours - 226 MBIt's a holiday vibe check! After a horrifying tale of death by cave, we're unloading a stream of consciousness that ranges from stuff that makes us feel old to the dubious merits of magicians to CoRri's harrowing car theft misadventure. December is for ANTICS. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the terrifying caving death of Floyd Collins [45:58] The mosquito ringtone and kids being bad at technology make us feel old [53:00] We audit the holiday vibes and discuss Mark's three leas...
Ep. 162: JoAG gets tarot'd
December 04, 2023 01:42 - 1 hour - 209 MBCorrigan's lifelong friend Lian joins the 'cast this week to talk about journeying out of evangelicalism, mental health, spirituality... and TAROT. That's right, this week, we're getting our Tarot cards read! Are we bound for fame? Are our deaths imminent? Find out with us! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri and Lian about the Delphi murders [18:53] We introduce Lian and announce our next watch-along on Sat. Dec. 9! [26:45] Ko-fi shout-outs! Mark curses each supporter with a personal fol...
Ep. 161: medieval tomes & digital souls
November 27, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 200 MBDr. Keri Thomas joins us to talk about medieval manuscripts, death, and the possibility of digital resurrection. Are we entering a digital dark age, or are our mortal souls bound for the cloud? Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Keri and Marko about Europe's werewolf trials [28:53] We dive right in with an introduction to Dr. Keri Thomas that spirals into a discussion of how digitization and resurrection are related [66:03] We talk about the super metal way medieval manuscripts were made, how...
Ep. 160: sleepwalkers
November 22, 2023 02:37 - 1 hour - 187 MBjack of all graves, podcast, horror, horror movies, movie recommendations, violence, scary movies, movie recs, movie reviews, storytelling, sleepwalking, somnambulists, defenestration, homicidal sleepwalking Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri the story of a detective's shocking discovery in a 19th century French murder case [14:15] CoRri explains thanksgiving to Mark and Mark tells CoRri about British reality tv tradition [36:07] What we watched! (Escaping Twin Flames, Satan Wants You, T...
Ep. 159: park the panic
November 13, 2023 01:41 - 1 hour - 219 MBGreetings from the mirror JoAG universe! Today we come to you with a rare optimistic episode, in which we discuss good things about life on this planet, from stories of survival to tales of good luck to some of the various improvements and advancements humans have made. Certified wholesome! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark the harrowing tale of Mauro Prosperi's survival in the Sahara Desert [35:20] We welcome you to our mirror universe and chat about how things are going there [48:00]...
Ep. 158: death row stories
November 07, 2023 00:56 - 1 hour - 186 MBIt’s a chaotic episode as Marko tells a story CoRri doesn’t buy, then changes up the main topic in real time. It’s kind of about death row crimes? It’s kind of about the most notorious murderers of our current times? Listen, it’s all over the place but it’s fun. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells CoRri an unconvincing tale about a big hole [23:34] A rambling and a little disturbing welcome from Mark and shooting of the breeze [30:25] What we watched! (Jackass Forever, Shutter Island, Coco, Hol...
Ep. 157: the JoAG Halloween campfire
October 29, 2023 14:09 - 1 hour - 203 MBGet into the Halloween spirit this week with an 18th century beast, a cursed box of knick knacks, and a horrifying fun house find. Plus, can Marko best a komodo dragon? Does ACAB include RoboCop? Make yourself a s'more and let's discuss. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the Beast of Gévaudan [23:32] Mark has a unique idea for podcast performance art, we discuss his COVID, and we question whether he could best a komodo dragon in combat [40:45] Watchalong today (Sunday 10/29) on o...
Ep. 156: dooming ourselves with medicine
October 16, 2023 01:19 - 2 hours - 321 MBOur favorite boffin, Eileen Marks-Nelson, is here to chat with us about a listener science concern that turned out to be WAY more troubling than we even anticipated: Antimicrobial resistance. Medicine has extended our lives, but has our use of it shortened them? Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells CoRri and Eileen about Miriam Rodriguez, the middle aged Mexican woman who took on the cartels solo to get justice for her daughter [15:09] Mark’s American child accent leads us to a brief discussion ...
Ep. 155: The boundaries of horror
October 09, 2023 00:44 - 2 hours - 229 MBAfter Corrigan takes us back to a horrific civilian tragedy in WWII England, we deep dive into our spooky season watches, and then get into a question brought to us from a listener: What exactly IS a horror movie, and how do we tell it apart from similar but different genres? Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster [36:00] Marko paints a vivid welcome picture, the unseasonably warm weathers causes him to create his own rendition of a Mama’s and the Papa’s ...
Ep. 154: when people are objects
October 02, 2023 00:23 - 1 hour - 192 MBWhether it’s Marina Abramović’s performance art devolving into violence or cartels flaying flesh from living victims, we discuss our fascination and horror at how humans can treat other humans like objects. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the performing art of Marina Abramović, and the people who made it violent [21:06] Spooky season has officially begun and Corrigan spent it with dear Bookseller Ryan and her dear spooky children [29:24] We discuss Gremlins 2, Mark’s kids’ upcomi...
Ep. 153: Hospital hell pt. 4 – murderous medical professionals
September 25, 2023 23:25 - 1 hour - 188 MBWe’re closing out our series on horrors in the hospital by discussing doctors who murder, the difficulties in proving whether or not they did it, and, to bring things full circle, how empathy plays into our responses to these crimes. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the deeply unhinged murder of Shad Thyrion by Taylor Schabusiness. Yes, Schabusiness. [21:40] Mark downs a truly problematic amount of cola, we chat about some videogames, and we tell you about upcoming things, includi...
Ep. 152: Hospital Hell pt. 3: emergency in the ER
September 18, 2023 00:16 - 2 hours - 229 MBCorrigan brings us some true, historical boatcore before we dive back into our tales of hospital horror. This week, we look at what happens when there’s an emergency in the emergency room: fires, and shootings, and toxic fogs, oh my! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the sordid mystery behind the sinking of the SS Morro Castle (and for the record, SS means steamship) [32:30] CoRri sings Mark a song about the Great Chicago Fire and we discuss camp songs [45:48] We examine our stubbo...
Ep. 151: Hospital hell pt. 2 - Surgeons gone wild
September 11, 2023 01:14 - 2 hours - 252 MBWe continue our series on the terrible things that happen in hospitals by discussing the various ways in which surgeons can ruin your life, whether by accident or malice! Plus, Mark accidentally retells a cold open. Which one of us did it best? Highlights: [0:00] Mark accidentally tells the same story CoRri told Anna a few weeks ago about Tarrare, so you can either skip it, or listen and tell us who told it best. [18:58] It was Corrigan’s birthday, so we talk about her Jaws adventure and t...
Ep. 150: Hospital hell pt. 1: empathy for the devil
September 04, 2023 00:22 - 1 hour - 194 MBWe’re introducing our September series: Hospital horrors! A look at the horrible things that can happen to you in hospitals! But first, we begin this episode by deleting our twitter apps live before delving into some wrestling drama and our somewhat conflicting feelings about living in the end of the world. Highlights: [0:00] Marko and Corrigan delete their Twitters live on the show and discuss the site’s rapid downfall into dystopia [22:44] We discuss America’s “end times” weather [28:00]...
Ep. 149: Return of the Mark
August 29, 2023 00:51 - 1 hour - 163 MBThat’s right! Our man Marko is back and better than ever! And far be it from us to constrain him with anything like focused topics. This week, we’re catching up with our guy, his mental health journey over the past few months, and all of his tangents. Plus, Anna tells us one last story, and it’s our three year podcast anniversary! Highlights: [0:00] Anna tells CoRri and Mark about Oregon’s most famous unsolved murder [29:00] We catch up with Marko and hear about his Christian besties and h...
Ep. 148: Evolution & neurodivergence [w/ Boffin Eileen!]
August 21, 2023 00:53 - 2 hours - 310 MBWe’re in for a huge treat this week as our favorite scientist Eileen Marks-Nelson joins us once again, and absolutely BLOWS OUR MINDS with a look into the relationship between neurodivergence and evolution. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Eileen and Anna and Eileen about stupid and dangerous things people do for views on the internet [40:07] We give a brief overview of our Christian backgrounds and why it brought us to this topic; plus an inevitable climate change and capitalist dystopia ra...
Ep. 147: Miseducation
August 14, 2023 00:59 - 2 hours - 248 MBThe dismantling of education in various U.S. states has us SUPER troubled. We’re talking book bans, censored school courses, and those disturbing PragerU videos you’ve been seeing on your socials. Plus, an abandoned underground ballroom in England? Go onnnn. Highlights: [0:00] Anna tells CoRri about the doomed life and estate of James Whitaker Wright [22:48] We wish Hollywood Steve a happy birthday, reminisce on the glory days of ecards, and grapple with the fact that Twitter doesn’t exist...
Ep. 146: Hot time Halloween
August 07, 2023 01:02 - 2 hours - 274 MBAnyone else out there over this summertime nonsense? If you’re like us, you’re already ready for spooky season, so we’re just gonna pretend it’s here already by discussing some Halloweentime things like ouija boards, adult Halloween traditions, and some of our new go-to Halloween flicks. Turn the AC up, grab a cup of cider, and let’s all pretend together. (Also, I have a cold so apologize if any sick sounds made it in. I did my best.) Highlights: [0:00] CoRri and Anna discuss whether they’...
[Travel Edition] Ep. 145: JoAG Radio Special!
July 26, 2023 13:50 - 30 minutes - 55.6 MBFinding reliable wifi hard to come by in Europe, this week we're posting a special little peek at our weekly radio show, which airs on Radio Free Montclair. In this episode, Corrigan tells the tales of the Boston Molasses Flood and the Lake Nyos Disaster. Thanks for your patience in this time of turbulence for the JoAG crew! We love you forever. [0:00] A little intro and explanation [3:00] The Great Boston Molasses Disaster [11:30] Music Break - God's Away on Business by Tom Waits [14:30] ...
Ep. 144: Creepypasta
July 17, 2023 00:47 - 2 hours - 236 MBThere’s nothing we love more than terrifying ourselves into sleeplessness with a little help from the internet, so we’re diving into the phenomenon of creepypasta to figure out where they came from, why we love them, and what they say about culture. Highlights: [0:00] Anna tells CoRri about the Shakahola Forest Incident [36:32] It turns out Anna is a total Simpson’s n00b, we chat about why summer sucks and how the climate crisis will kill Anna specifically, and CoRri is going to Europe [47...
Ep. 143: Let's get political, political
July 10, 2023 01:20 - 2 hours - 265 MBIt’s in the title so you can’t get mad at us! First, an update on our dear Marko’s absence. Then, Corrigan and interim co-host Anna discuss a man whose appetite was too damn big, and have a discussion about why everything seems to overwhelmingly suck in the world right now and whether we can do anything about it. Highlights: [0:00] Why Mark’s not here [1:20] CoRri tells Anna about Tarrare, the Frenchman who ate EVERYTHING [29:55] Introducing Anna Martin! [37:44] What we watched! (Children ...
Ep. 142: Remember the Titan
June 26, 2023 01:18 - 2 hours - 230 MBBig week for boatcore enthusiasts, folks! We’re discussing the real life horror story that was the disappearance of the Titan submersible, and the strange trajectory of the social media discourse around it. Plus, CoRri tells Mark why orcas are super metal. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Mark about orcas [28:00] We introduce our main topic: The ill-fated Titan submersible! We also have a watch-along July 1st, and we just had book club! [38:10] What we watched! (Possum, Who Framed Roger R...
Ep. 141: Mark meets the void and other such tales
June 18, 2023 23:47 - 1 hour - 192 MBIt’s a grab bag episode this week as we delve into YET ANOTHER case of fatal corporate douchebaggery, we deep dive into films we watched and why we often feel meh about modern blockbusters, and we discuss a shocking trail cam video. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Chisso Corporation and Minamata Disease [20:03] CoRri talks about her trip to Montreal and unhinged Canadian drivers [28:24] Mark saw the face of death at Download Festival [39:34] What we watched! (Terminator 2, Te...