Jack of All Graves

We're back from our little hiatus! This week, Corrigan overthinks Marko's attempt to explain the neuroscience of psychosis, we get into some of the books we've dug lately, and we weigh whether the warnings about AI ending humanity should be taken at face value. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about some scientific perspectives on psychosis he's intrigued by[39:40] Corrigan went to Nova Scotia, Marko did a Tough Mudder and got a nubbin removed from his eyelid (not at the same time)[57:50] A recap of book club and some books we've been reading and loving lately (The House That Eats the Dead by Max Doty, The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim, The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir, Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler)[01:09:32] What we watched: Primetime, Salem's Lot, Hide and Seek, Supergirl, Evil Dead Burn, United 93, Resident Evil[01:44:10] Will AI end humanity? Stuff we referenced: WSJ - The Hidden Agenda Behind the AI Panic NYT - OpenAI's A.I. Tried to Breach 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting NYT - OpenAI's Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue Guardian - AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them? CNN - Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say Sanders, Casar to Introduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Temporarily Pause Advanced AI Development 

Our dear pal Alfie from the Hellrankers pod joins us so Corrigan can tell him how his home state of Oregon is bound for inevitable and deadly catastrophe! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Alfie and Marko about the Cascadia Subduction Zone and why people in the Pacific Northwest should be much more stressed out[51:00] A send off for Andy "The Butcher" Williams, Bookseller Ryan's book box came in and Marko is on cloud nine!, we talk about screen addiction and how everyone knows it's making their lives worse, and why solving billionaires would solve the world[01:18:50] What we watched (and read): Leviticus, The Whisper Man, Murderland by Caroline Fraser, Viy, Coyote vs. Acme, The Odyssey, Ghost: Too Big To Rig, Exit 8, Iron Lung Stuff we referenced: VIDEOS The Quake That Will Reshape America The Pacific Northwest Megaquake The Cascadia Megaquake Is Inevitable. And It Will Reshape America Forever READING How ‘the big one' near Seattle could trigger an earthquake in San Francisco Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could be even worse than feared Earthquake Probabilities and Hazards in the U.S. Pacific Northwest They were drilling off Oregon. What they found could shake the entire West Coast 10,000 years of Cascadia earthquakes Surviving Cascadia Simulated Cascadia Tsunami Event The 1700 Cascadia Megathrust Earthquake and the Future of Cascadia Margin The Really Big One Pacific Northwest counties prepare for ‘The Big One' The Loma Prieta Earthquake Inspired Major Resilience Efforts. Today, the Need to Invest Continues. Hundreds of Portland buildings have ‘very weak' earthquake defense

In our 6th anniversary episode, Marko tells Corrigan about Richard Swanson's ill-fated walk to Brazil, and Corrigan caps things off with some real bad news about glaciers... and then some good news... and then more bad news. Highlight: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about Richard Swanson, who attempted to walk to Brazil from Washington to see the World Cup[33:00] We've officially done 6 years of JoAG and Marko is scarred, we're doing double mailers, we're watching Viy for our next international movie[55:55] What we watched: The Glass House, Ritual, Legend, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Soulm8te[01:34:41] Corrigan talks about why glaciers melting is bad, how we're fixing it, and the one stupid thing that's really hindering our efforts to stave off climate change Stuff we referenced: Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn PBS Horizons: Why Earth's melting glaciers matter more than we think New Scientist: Why Scientists Are Terrified About What They're Finding Beneath Antarctica Climate change: mountain glaciers NSIDC: Glaciers WWF: Why are glaciers and sea ice melting? The glacier microbiome ‘Vast' mass of microbes being released by melting glaciers In a First for the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas Floodwater ‘like liquid cement' as death toll in Nepal rises sharply

While Marko is skeptical, Corrigan tells him about how neuroscience studies dreams, and whether people who claim to lucid dream, wake up with demons and vampires on their chests, or astral project are making it up or really seeing some shit. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about how neuroscientists have come to understand things like lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, and astral projection[01:12:16] Society is weird about Sundays, our book club is bendy, and we've got a watch-along coming up[01:23:22] Marko talks about things that have gotten worse in the six years we've been doing this podcast Stuff we referenced: The remote viewers (The Guardian) CIA Analysis and Assessment of Gateway Process The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming The neuroscience of lucid dreaming: Past, present, future Out-of-Body Experiences: Into the Astral? Why Sleep Paralysis Makes You See Ghosts Astral Projection: A Strange Out-of-Body Experience in Dissociative Disorder Astral Projection: An Intentional Out-of-body Experience The Rubber Hand Illusion - Horizon: Is Seeing Believing? - BBC Voluntary Out-of-Body Experience: An fMRI Study Astral projection: Facts and theories

Marko picked too dark a topic for this week, so we fucked it off and wung it with a little discussion about terrible funeral directors. Highlights: [0:00] Marko and Corrigan talk about funeral directors who are more in the desecrating corpses business than the burying or cremating them one.[43:00] We lost Hayden Panettiere and Screaming Mad George, we recap the meet-up and how we lost the recording, the Lewis family eats approximately a ton of American sweets, [01:02:25] What we watched!: Deep Rising, Blow Out, The Devil's Mouth, Is God Is

The good news is we had a great time recording a live episode in London! The bad news is it did not, in fact, record! So this week Corrigan retells the story she told of the dockside capsizing of the SS Eastland, sans Marko and audience reaction. Stuff we referenced: The Eastland Disaster - PBS Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: The SS Eastland Disaster on the Eastland Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the Lusitania. Why Has It Been Forgotten? The HORRENDOUS Disaster of SS Eastland

In a breezy episode as we prep for our London meet-up, Marko talks about his latest museum-inspired hyperfixation: Early iterations of reconstructive surgery! Highlights: [0:00] Marko shares the origins of reconstructive surgery[0:38:55] Marko shouts out a man who kept his mom in the fridge, CoRri is about to head to London[0:50:20] What we watched: Beetlejuice The Musical, Hadestown The Musical, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Is God Is

What's more wholesome than a bunch of oiled up guys in Playboy bunny style collars and cuffs grindin' up on some screaming housewives on a school night? Certainly not the men who made that wet dream a reality. This week Corrigan tells Marko the story of the petty and violent douchebags who created Chippendales. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the man who founded and killed for Chippendales[46:07] Marko doesn't like when CoRri gets spicy, Corrigan sweats too much, we discuss cartoons we hated and why Nickelodeon cartoons actually were great, we consider which of our limbs are expendable[01:14:50] What we watched: Horror in the High Desert 1, 2, 3, & 4, Shadow of a Doubt, The Odyssey, Masters of the Universe, The Backrooms, Mandalorian & Grogu, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Furious, Thesis

At the request of Melanie in New Zealand, this week Marko talks about wtf is going on in the UK right now, from Nigel Farage to Count Binface to the confusing murder of Ann Widdecombe. Plus, the news Marko has been waiting for has finally arrived, and we butt heads over Evil Dead Burn! Highlights: [0:00] An explainer on what is happening in the UK right now[40:33] Marko is plagued by physical ailments, AI is AIing, Mark describes his theater going joy seeing Evil Dead Burn at Deadite Church[54:30] New Fancave on the Ko-Fi, Mark is actually enjoying the World Cup, Sam Neill has left us, In the Mouth of Madness watch-along Saturday at 9pm British, 4pm Eastern.[01:07:00] Marko has finally gotten the news he has been waiting for the entire near six years of this podcast: New Elm Street![01:14:48] What we watched: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Evil Dead Burn, Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman[01:28:35] We talk Evil Dead Burn! We do not agree!

The United States has just celebrated 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and well, y'know, it was bumpy. As we ponder how we got here, Corrigan tells Marko about the historical U.S. president our current president looks up to most. Spoiler: He sucked! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson[01:21:20] Marko is emotionally compromised[01:30] What we watched: The Sheep Detectives, Evil Dead (2013), Evil Dead Rise, Obsession Stuff we referenced: Andrew Jackson: The good, the bad, the ethnic cleansing Andrew Jackson Was Not A Product Of His Time Andrew Jackson: the Father of Genocide of the South and Eastern Tribes Andrew Jackson was a slaver, ethnic cleanser, and tyrant. He deserves no place on our money. Andrew Jackson Was A Real-Life Horror Movie Monster Andrew Jackson's Face is a Meme for White Supremacy Andrew Jackson: America's Most Violent President A Brief History on the Trail of Tears July 27, 1816: The “Negro Fort” Massacre 1837: The Hard Times U.S. president secrets you never knew

As Marko put it, you don't know how foul this play gets! This week he tells the story of the murder of Peter Porco -- an event so unbelievable, it'd be ludicrous in fiction. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells a story of axe murder that gets worse and worse every time you think the horror is complete[50:44] There's a heatwave in the UK, we rehash prison abolition in light of Christopher Porco, Marko's work AI'd him, [01:10:40] Titan Submersible news alert! Weeeewooo weeeewooooo![01:15:35] What we watched (and read!): Cape Fear (Apple), Psycho Killer, The Crazies, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Naked Lunch, When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy, Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

Two horrors for the price of one this week, as Corrigan tells the story of the greatest hard rock mining disaster in American history, and the murder of a man who tried to help the workers organize in its aftermath. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the Granite Mountain-Speculator mining disaster, and a union man who tried to prevent it from happening again[53:36] The Knicks win prompts a discussion of sports fandom, trump's stupid UFC circus, and eugenics![01:10:28] There's a lot of news! Including a couple of British bans that CoRri and Mark do not see eye to eye on.[01:26:05] We recap watching Evil Dead and go through other things coming up on our Ko-Fi and Discord[01:43:00] What we watched!: The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Insomnia, Hokum, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead, Natchez Stuff we referenced: Speculator Mining Disaster The Granite Mountain – Speculator Mine Disaster Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine Disaster The mysterious lynching of Frank Little: activist who fought inequality and lost A Reexamination of the Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine Disaster Frank Little: The Hobo Agitator

We're back and bringing you a new bodily horror to add to your list of fears! Marko tells us all about cancers that can be transmitted! Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about some strange cancers that have spread from host to host[30:00] Catching up on CoRri's trip to Europe and the U.K., London meet-up packets are coming soon, and our discord is poppin'! Get on there! We're watching the Evil Dead movies every Saturday starting June 13th![51:55] What we watched: Hokum, The Yeti, Mother Mary, Kraken, Over Your Dead Body, Anthropophagous, Nekromantic, Land of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, I Love Boosters, Obsession, Natchez, Yesteryear, Backrooms

Back in 1969, the Rolling Stones paid the world's most notoriously violent biker gang to do security for a hastily thrown together concert in exchange for beer. It went.... poorly. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the horrors of the Altamont Free Concert (make sure you listen to the companion ep. for free on our Ko-Fi!)[01:04:03] Summer is terrible, we reminisce on our blogging days, Marko saw monster trucks[01:17:40] What we watched: (Exhibit A, Faces of Death, It Ends, Infested, Buffet Infinity, The Blackening) Stuff we referenced: Inside the Rise of the Hells Angels, the World's Most Powerful Biker Gang LIFE Rides With Hells Angels, 1965 'If Woodstock started it, we stopped it': How the Rolling Stones killed the hippie dream at Altamont What happened at the Altamont Free Festival? Altamont At 50: The Disastrous Concert That Brought The ‘60s To A Crashing Halt Altamont at 45: The most dangerous rock concert Who was to blame for the Altamont Free Concert tragedy? The Altamont Speedway Free Concert: The Deadly End To The Hippie Era Days Of Rage: The Rolling Stones' Road To Altamont The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter The Sixties aren't dead... they've been rebooted on today's American streets Angels & Abominations: The Altamont Tragedy KoRn at Woodstock '99

This week we revisit the unhinged and violent era that followed 9/11, with Marko telling the bizarre story of the D.C. spree killers known as the Beltway Snipers. Then we try to come to grips with what's going on in U.K. politics this week 'cause that ish is bananas. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the bonkers details of the Beltway Snipers [47:19] Mark wants to talk about the "good old days."[55:55] We discuss weird Christian attempts at bogarting secular culture, [01:01:45] What is going on in the UK?[01:36:50] Marko is a skincare girlie and you should be, too![01:40:15] What we watched! (1408, Jason Lives, Int. Hallway/Night, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare, Mortal Kombat 2)

Everybody loves a dolphin... but no one quite as much as Margaret Howe Lovatt, who loved her charge, Peter the Dolphin, far more than was appropriate. Corrigan tells the story. Plus, why is everyone so freaked out about eleven missing "scientists?" Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about a dolphin trainer who got intimate with a dolphin[47:26] We discuss Mark's angst about the world and also his hopeful moment. But also this whole Strait of Hormuz thing is for the birds.[01:17:00] What we watched: Hoppers, Rain Bomb, Bombshell, Devil Wears Prada, Apex, Dolly, [01:50:30] Should we be worried for U.S. scientists? Stuff we referenced: 11 Scientists Are Dead or Missing. It Was Only a Matter of Time Before Conspiracy Theories Hit the White House. The ‘Missing Scientist' Story Is Unbelievably Dumb Who are the missing or dead scientists with connections to government research? Relatives of 10 scientists who died or vanished grapple with impact of wild speculation Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons? At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong The Woman Who Talked to — and Dated — a Dolphin How A Science Experiment Led to Sexual Encounters Between a Woman and a Dolphin The woman who lived in sin with a dolphin Man who had sex for a year with a captive Dolphin called Dolly speaks out about their year-long love affair in new documentary and claims SHE seduced him 

In a follow-up to a long ago episode, Marko talks about the sinister ways in which rich people are planning to keep themselves alive for longer. Spoiler alert: It's not by stopping climate change or advocating for better healthcare! Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the companies trying to extended rich people's longevity, and the dystopian ways their trying to do it[44:25] Marko found CoRri's catacomb mailer, the Simpsons teach the world about America[51:12] Another assassination attempt, this time at the White House Correspondents Dinner! And it was a... centrist?[01:09:15] Mark gets mad that CoRri asked him about a Welsh celebrity, and we discuss the "special relationship" between the UK and the US[01:22:45] What we watched: The Pitt, Undertone, The Drama, Dredd

Corrigan shares a gruesome bit of boatcore suggested by a listener: The wreck of the French frigate The Medusa! Then our guest Ella Tailor talks about her experiences in Minneapolis during ICE's reign of terror... and why it makes her hopeful. Check the show notes for MN mutual aid links! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Ella and Marko the gruesome story of the wreck of the Medusa[53:00] Marko has a pessimistic take on being wished a happy Friday[01:00:00] We introduce Ella![01:09:30] What we watched: Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, The Pitt, Deathstalker[01:33:12] Ella talks about her experiences watching people of all stripes come together in Minneapolis when ICE came to town. Stuff we referenced: Discovering The Wreck of the Medusa: A Journey into Tragedy and Art The Terrifying Story of “The Raft of the Medusa” The Wreck of the Medusa by Jonathan Miles Raft of the Medusa: a grisly tale of incompetence and cannibalism The Doomed Voyage of La Méduse Find Ella Online!: Monday Night Fake Fights | The Most Important Election of Our Lives | Garak Tailor Makes Things Ella's favorite mutual aid: Haven Watch, MN | Stand With Minnesota | Community Kitchen Minneapolis

Marko has been on Reddit, and the news isn't good. Are we in for some real climate fuckery in the imminent future? And should we be channeling our inner preppers? Highlights: [0:00] Bad news! El niño is about to fuck us all up![30:25] Corrigan has a book recommendation and a life recommendation to take away some of the dread (The Story of More by Hope Jahren)[54:30] What we watched: RoboCop, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Punishment Park, They Will Kill You, Ready Or Not 2, The Vourdalak, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Blue Rose Cut), Project Hail Mary, The Lost Boys

We're joined by author Lauren Bolger to talk about her spooky, genre-bending book "The Barre Incidents," and its connections to everyone's favorite sexy cryptid: Mothman! This book has everything: Ghost miners, Norse gods, Indrid Cold, and even a little romance for good measure! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Lauren and Marko about John Keel, the Mothman, Indrid Cold, and the superspectrum theory[44:18] We chat with Lauren Bolger about her books, her writing process, and her horror backstory Stuff we referenced: Lauren Bolger | Website | Recommendations: Dear Stupid Penpal by Rascal Hartley; If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You John Keel: The Man The Myths and the Ongoing Mysteries by Brent Raynes The Eighth Tower by John Keel A new demonology : John Keel and The Mothman Prophecies Local Lore: Woodrow Derenberger and the Legend of Indrid Cold Some reflections on John Keel's "superspectrum" theory

Marko tells Corrigan the very iffy story of a woman who may or may not have had a strange form of amnesia. You decide. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the strange story of journalist Jody Roberts... or is it web designer Jane Dee?[38:26] Corrigan's lasagna hack raises a conversation about the merits and pitfalls of taking shortcuts[01:05:40] What we watched: Project Hail Mary, Your Monster, Bodycam, Death Wish, Logan, Scream 7, Nuremberg, Whistle

Marko reads the 1893 short story "An Alpine Divorce" by Robert Barr before Corrigan tells some real stories about the phenomenon everyone's talking about on social media. Plus, Marko discovers Ruby Frankie. Ooooh boy. Highlights: [0:00] Marko reads "An Alpine Divorce."[11:58] Corrigan talks about women being left in the wilderness by angry men[50:58] Marko finds a mysterious mini-DV tape, we chat about social media, mailers are coming, and we've got meet-up updates.[01:15:30] Marko just found out about Ruby Franke and wants to know more about Mormons[01:39:40] What we watched: The Night Digger (The Road Builder), Hoppers, Cold Storage, The Addams Family, Crime 101, Evil Influencer, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Stuff we referenced: Climber Faces Homicide Charges After His Partner Dies. When Does a Bad Decision Become a Crime? Austrian Man Found Guilty in Girlfriend's Death on Mountain Hike Climber who left his girlfriend to die on mountain ‘had done it before' The Art of Empowering Yourself Against an Alpine Divorce Alpine Divorce - Reddit The Consequences of an “Alpine Divorce,” and Why the Term Is Trending Men are allegedly abandoning women on hikes, sparking discussion of the “Alpine divorce” Alpine Divorce – An old story, a new case, and a viral social media moment When a Hike Turns Deadly: Understanding “Alpine Divorce” Through a Legal Lens An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr (story)

We're back after two epic episodes in a row apparently crashed Corrigan's immune system! This week Marko tells Corrigan about one of the most horrific bastards we've ever discussed -- Marcel Petiot, a.k.a. Dr. Satan! Then we catch up on the month of movies we haven't discussed! Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the MacDonald Triad & truly fucking depraved serial killer Marcel Petiot.[29:26] Corrigan has been sick, Marko is hooked on Too Good To Go,[37:50] We debrief the prison abolition episode[47:00] London meet-up update![49:30] What we watched: The Bluff, Bugonia, Malcolm X, The Bad Seed, Predator 2, Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Crime 101, Falling Down, Send Help, Anaconda (2026 & 1997), Atroz, Southbound, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Dracula

In an episode years in the making, we finally tackle the question of what prison abolition is and whether it would actually work, with the help of "The Leftist Lawyer" Sheryl Weikal! But first, Corrigan tells the true story behind the legend of John Henry and how it ties into the modern prison industrial complex. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko and Sheryl the true history behind the legend of John Henry[39:52] We learn about Sheryl's work as a Pay-What-You-Can lawyer and talk about prison abolition Stuff we referenced: Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, The Untold Story of An American Legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson The Muddled Distinction Between De Jure and De Facto Segregation Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country When Authorities Dunked Outspoken Women in Water The Legend of John Henry: Talcott, WV

Boffin Eileen is back! This time she's perfectly adequately (read: AMAZINGLY) answering Marko's burning questions about what the nukes can do to us, and addressing Corrigan's skepticism about regulating our nervous systems! Plus, an impromptu tribute to Catherine O'Hara. Highlights: [0:00] Eileen talks about the truly horrific effects of radiation sickness[58:40] Eileen explores how much we can regulate our own nervous systems, and what it really means to be "dysregulated" Stuff we referenced: 1. Harry Daghlian - Nuclear Museum 2. May 21, 1946: Louis Slotin Becomes Second Victim of “Demon Core” | American Physical Society               3. Scientist of the Day - Harry Daghlian 4. How a careless slip killed a physicist 5. The Slotin Accident: Inside the Archives – Los Alamos Historical Society 6. Medical Studies of the Demon Core Victims 7. The Los Alamos Accident, 1958 8. The Cecil Kelley Criticality Accident9. https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-health-effects Autonomic Nervous System: What It Is, Function & Disorders Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS): What It Is & Function Parasympathetic Nervous System (PSNS): What It Is & Function Stress, Adaptation, and Disease: Allostasis and Allostatic Load - McEWEN - 1998 - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - Wiley Online Library The Window of Tolerance: What It Is and Why It Matters Expanding the Window of Tolerance: 6 PDFs & Worksheets What We Get Wrong About the Nervous Syste...

A miscommunication leads to us having to wing this episode, and it sure goes all over the place! Corrigan revisits the claims of the Killer in the Code podcast, Marko discusses nuclear war, and we preview the next two REALLY COOL episodes we've got coming. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan gives an update on the Killer in the Code podcast[32:08] CoRri was a pukey child and we discuss pukey Garbage Pail Kids,[41:50] We preview some incredible episodes we have coming up the next two weeks! [58:28] What we watched: Feast, Man Bites Dog, Taxi Driver, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Train Dreams

The snow in New Jersey this weekend is magical... so Corrigan brings the mood down by talking about a field trip that turned deadly during a blizzard on Oregon's Mt. Hood. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about an ill-fated field trip to Oregon's Mt. Hood[53:34] We talk like youth pastors, discuss this week's current events[01:08:40] Book club things and don't forget to mark the weekend of August 8th on your calendar for the UK meetup! [01:21:00] What we watched! (A House of Dynamite, Chain Reactions, A Hole in the Head, The Rip, Beast of War, Phantom of the Paradise) Stuff we referenced: Deadliest Avalanches In History Mt. Hood Climb Observance Day Mount Hood's Deadliest Disaster In 1986, 9 died on Mount Hood. Now, Oregon private school irked that parent wrote about it TWO CLIMBERS MAY HAVE SURVIVED BECAUSE OF POSITIONS IN SNOW CAVE Improper Decision — Failure to Turn Back, Fatigue, Exposure, Hypothermia, Inadequate Equipment, Weather, Failure to Follow Route, Oregon, Mount Hood Peace and pain 30 years after Oregon Episcopal School's Mount Hood disaster A Hole in the Head (1998)

Hard to believe it's only the 10th of January after the week the U.S. has had. We have a talk about it, but not before Marko talks about a people who revere death, we discuss death in kids' media, and we dig into whether there's a conspiracy to make people scared of normal weather in the U.K. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the Toraja people of Indonesia, who have an intimate relationship with death[29:57] Mark thinks the UK media is making everyone freak out about the weather, which leads to a discussion of the attention economy and studies on what short form video is doing to our brains, and questions about why the Daily Mail has it out for deadly Asian hornets[54:30] Marko tries to understand American field sobriety tests[01:05:40] What we watched: Poltergeist, Man Finds Tape, 9-1-1, Aliens, Predator: Badlands[01:33:35] What the fuck is going on in the U.S.?

Why not start out the year inspired? This week Corrigan tells Marko the story of Hannie Schaft and the Oversteegen Sisters, teenage badasses who seduced and killed Nazis. Plus, for good measure, we answer some burning listener questions! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko the story of Hannie Schaft and Truus and Freddie Oversteegen[39:50] Momentous occasions in what we watched! (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Greener Grass, Gremlins, Anaconda (2024), Fantastic Planet[01:10:06] Answering listener questions! Stuff we referenced: Seducing and Killing Nazis by Sophie Polderman (book) As Teenagers, These Sisters Resisted the Nazis. Here's What They Taught Me About Doing the Right Thing Hannie Schaft, the redheaded girl Meet Hannie Schaft, The World War II Resistance Hero Who Terrified The Nazis The Most Want­ed Woman in WWII Nether­lands: Han­nie Schaft This Teenager Killed Nazis With Her Sister During WWII The Fascinating Story of The Teenage Girls Who Killed Nazis: Freddie and Truus Oversteegen Remembering a Dutch Partisan

On our last JoAG of 2025, Marko explains the corporate playbook for profiting off stuff they know is bad for us, Corrigan sees a volcano, and we discuss the credibility of the recent revelations that the Zodiac and Black Dahlia murders may have been committed by the same guy! Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the corporate playbook for profiting from our misery and poor health[51:30] We chat about practical effects and learn some Marko marriage lore, and Corrigan saw a volcano erupt[01:09:54] What we watched: Keeper, The Running Man, They Live, The Void, Scrooged, Shaun of the Dead[01:41:45] Have the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings been solved?? Stuff we referenced: The Zodiac killer and Black Dahlia murderer were the SAME man: Explosive investigation unmasks single suspect behind two of America's darkest murders Killer in the Code (podcast site w/ details) The Zodiac and Black Dahlia killers may have been the same person, Marvin Margolis, according to a new decoding of a Zodiac code (Reddit) An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings

To close out our vacation episodes, we're sharing this month's episode of the JoAG Fancave, normally available exclusively on our Ko-Fi. But first! Marko is soliciting your questions for a JoAG AMA! This month's film was 2020's The Wolf Snow Hollow written, directed and starring Jim Cummings and before you ask, no, not the voice of Winnie the Pooh Jim Cummings. The other one. The movie follows the small town police force of Snow Hollow as they are hit with a slew of super violent murders that come with a lot of blood and a lot of missing body parts.  [0:00] Marko solicits your questions[01:47] We unpack Death by Lightning on Netflix and the Apple podcast Unicorn Girl[44:00] We talk about The Wolf of Snow Hollow and a brief history of lyncanthropy

Corrigan is in Hawaii surrounded by screaming roosters, barking dogs, and coqui frogs 24 hours a day, so here's a lil' sample of JoAG Radio, which you can find on our Ko-Fi page! It's a series of stripped down JoAG tales with no crosstalk. Just the facts. In this episode, Corrigan talks about the girls who lost their lives making watch faces in New Jersey, and the real story of Kitty Genovese, whose death inspired the myth of the Bystander Effect.

This time of year we always have a ramble episode or two, so here's one! After Corrigan explains why she can't tell Marko about the Portuguese Inquisition and instead tells him the strange story of the maybe-kidnapping of the founder of the Four Square denomination, we unleash a stream of consciousness episode about nothing and everything. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about early megachurch pastor Aimee Semple-McPherson, who may or may not have been kidnapped off Venice Beach[44:30] We wonder if there's a proletarian cure for enshittification and media consolidation [01:03:15] What we watched: Pluribus, 9-1-1, Bugonia, Daddy's Head, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, The Thing[01:29:20] Corrigan has questions for everyone, including "does your esophagus make that sound?" and "did British people take out their teeth in the '70s?" Stuff we referenced: The “Lady Preacher” Who Became World-Famous—and Then Vanished Aimee Semple McPherson dazzled Angelenos with flamboyant sermons. Then she disappeared On This Day in 1926: The Scandalous Disappearance of Preacher Aimee Semple McPherson The Fall and Rise of Aimee Semple McPherson The American Experience: Aimee Semple McPherson

While Corrigan is away on the other side of the Atlantic, Marko takes the time to read a story suggested to us on our Discord by our pal Paul: Shirley Jackson's 1948 classic, "The Lottery."

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 happening in his house, and we wonder if Mark has had a fantastic idea or a really distasteful one[45:59] After an epic gaming sesh, we implore you to hang out with each other online (http://www.ko-fi.com/jackofallgraves) [54:49] What we watched! (Sweet Home Alabama, Ick, Hot Rod, Abruptio, Revenge)[01:34:14] Corrigan wants to talk about food and death

What do the creators of all those AI chatbots and therapists and essay writing apps really wants from us? We're talking that out today, after Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Boston Mooninite Panic of 2007, and we share lots of cultural exchange. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Boston Mooninite Panic[34:26] Marko has an iffy idea for corporate gatherings, CoRri finds out Spotify has comments and people have been commenting, there's new Fancave on the Ko-Fi, and we need your suggestions for the 2026 book club schedule[01:02:38] What we watched: Predator: Badlands, Life of Chuck, ANOES 2: Freddy's Revenge, Shin Godzilla, Hearts in Atlantis, Ghost Ship, Death By Lightning, Devil in Disguise, Depraved, Black Phone 2, Frankenstein[01:41:05] We talk about the research that exists about what AI does to our brains, anecdotal stories about AI's impact, and ultimately why the people who create AI platforms are taking advantage of a broken society. Stuff we referenced: Adult Swim: How an Animation Experiment Conquered Late-Night TV 15 years ago, the Mooninites from Aqua Teen Hunger Force shut down Boston Remembering the ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force' bomb scare that shut down Boston Remembering the Mooninite Panic of 2007, tapping into something great at The Lilypad It's been 17 years since Aqua Teen Hunger Force marketing campaign sparked panic in Boston  

With life getting in the way of recording this week, we're throwing it back to some classic cold opens: The many horrors of Lake Lanier in Georgia and the exploding Lake Nyos in Cameroon. If you're anything like Marko, you've forgotten the details from these four year old episodes, so it's time for a revisit! [0:00] Lake Lanier[25:00] Lake Nyos (featuring Hollywood Steve of Hellrankers!)

This week Corrigan prompted Marko to tell a story about isolation, so he brings us the tale of Man of the Hole -- the last member of his Amazonian tribe. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the lonely life of the Man of the Hole[31:27] A YouTube video CoRri watched causes us to discuss Marko's inscrutable list of potential JoAG topics; make sure you listen to CoRri on The Crumbling![49:30] We discuss CoRri's perfect Halloween[53:22] What we watched: Muppets Haunted Mansion, Over the Garden Wall, The Haunted Mansion, Casper, Death Becomes Her, Good Boy, Ghost Ship, Anything for Jackson, Army of Darkness, Coyotes (Eddie Burback's AI delusion video), Being Frank

Halloween week is here! As such, Corrigan brings us a suitably gory story of historical axe murder, Marko goes on a ghost tour, and we talk about allll the October spooky movies. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about axe murders[49:50] Mark is struggling with Halloween, but his fam is going horror mazing and went on a ghost tour[01:06:41] A conversation about viking weaponry leads to Corrigans weird fear of sliding doors moments and other philosophical thoughts[01:16:00] What we watched: Hocus Pocus, Savageland, The Tingler, The Deeper You Dig, Ghostwatch, The Long Walk, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Fog, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Hubie Halloween, Star Wars pre-quels, Return of the Jedi[01:47:00] We unpack The Long Walk

While Corrigan is off in California, Marko takes the opportunity to read us a story!

This week Corrigan asked Marko to tell her about some "culty Brits," and he came through with lovable crank George King and his band of interplanetary misfits, the Aetherius Society! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Aetherius Society[44:55] We allow ourselves to celebrate ONE death in violation of Deadpool rules, CoRri's getting fit, both hosts have maybe stolen things, and Marko has questions about trump and Gaza[01:03:00] Mark's son wants a movie to "shit him up" and we need your help[01:10:20] We finished Ed Gein and it did not get better[01:18:35] We recap the watch-along. Toxie was a hit![01:23:35] What we watched: Toxic Avenger (2023), Practical Magic, The Borderlands, Dog Soldiers, The Righteous, Sinister, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Sleepy Hollow, Trick 'r Treat, Arachnophobia, Hell House LLC, OVerlord, Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project, Annabelle

It's a low key, mid-week episode where we just chat about things like the books we're reading, if it's possible to know scientifically the thresholds of joy and pain, and why Charlie Hunnam decided to do Winnie the Pooh voice in the Ed Gein series. It's a chill hang! Video version on the Ko-Fi! http://www.ko-fi.com/jackofallgraves

This week Marko wanted to hear a story of cursed love, so Corrigan recounts the tragic mystery of the Mayerling Incident, which inadvertently led to WWI. Cursed indeed! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells the story of the Mayerling Incident[47:15] Marko wonders if any of our listeners are dead, Corrigan indulges her special interests, and Hades II is out[01:02:40] What we watched: Lost Boys, Demon Knight, Strange Harvest, Night of the Reaper Stuff we referenced: Crown Prince Rudolph And The Mayerling Incident: Suicide Or Murder? The Austrian Crown Prince's Tragic End: A Historical Mystery Morbid Monday: The Unhappy Prince and the Dead Baroness Mayerling Final Letter The Tragedy at Mayerling: Unraveling the Mysterious Death of Crown Prince Rudolf Grim Facts About Mary Vetsera, The Doomed Mistress

  Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the horrors of space[32:08] Apparently the Rapture is here! Who will saaaaave your soul?[39:56] It's not a podcast, it's a record of the AI-pocalypse[49:34] Some JoAG related stories listeners have sent us, including Capgras syndrome and parthenogenesis[01:08:24] Mark shares some head canon[01:22:05] What we watched: Sketch, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Bad Shabbos, Lost Boys, District 9, Red Rooms, Handling the Undead, Masking Threshold

Listen: We know you've googled it this week. So, today we're gonna try to get to the bottom of what the hell a groyper is and whether we should care. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the absurd and terrifying right wing posse known as Groypers[56:20] Marko tells Corrigan about the joys of CEX, lizard parthogenesis, and the CoLD scale, all of which leads us to a chat about what we'd really like to see on the news[01:26:16] Some Ko-Fi updates, plus Corrigan talks about Banana Ball and we just keep thinking about touching grass Stuff we referenced: What the Heck is a ‘Groyper'? Groyper Army Pro-Trump conservatives are getting trolled in real life by a far-right group Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr. Report: White nationalists turn focus to college campuses, with trial run at K-State Charlie Kirk's Culture War, Groypers, Nickers and Q&A-trolling The Far Right's New Toad Mascot Is a Fatter, More Racist Pepe the Frog Nick Fuentes' Pro-Trump Video Urging A ‘White Uprising' Reminds Us How Racists Love The GOP Nick Fuentes: A White Nationalist Problem for the Right What are Groypers? Ladies' Man: An Autobiography by Paul Henreid

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 from Samson of the Bible to modern suicide bombers, and what it means to be a martyr[39:35] Marko talks about dumb shit he's done, it's Corrigan's last day in her thirties[48:40] We discuss health fads, science confusion, and WHO BENEFITS01:03:42] Mark talks about rediscovering the brilliance of Metal Gear Solid[01:13:00] What we watched! (The Omen, Together, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Now Voyager, Dead Ringer, The Naked Gun

Holy smokes! We've been doing this thing for five years! To celebrate, Corrigan tells a horrific historical banger, we discuss some of our favorite stories and films from the last five years, and we make a big announcement! Thanks for sticking with us, friends! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko the story of the Great Hinckley Fire, which has haunted her since she first read about it[01:04:40] We do some reflection on the last five years of podcast and whether we feel like it's been a net positive in our lives, and exactly how MUCH of our lives this show has taken up[01:17:38] What we didn't foresee about the world five years from when we started[01:33:00] Mark talks about the only video he's ever noped out of, and CoRri talks about an audio clip Marko sent her that she noped out of, and we talk about WHEN IT HAPPENS [01:40:40] Our favorite movies and our favorite JoAGs from the past five years[02:06:25] The big announcement! Stuff we referenced: Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 by Daniel Brown "Root Cellar Story" Survivors of the Fire - Hinckley Fire Museum The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 125 years ago, the Great Hinckley Fire became one of Minnesota's worst natural disasters

Corrigan explains to Marko how Pizzagate and Q-Anon unmoored the United States, and we have a chat about the racism white men tend to perpetuate in their movies about racism. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about conspiracy theories that have shaped the last decade of American politics[01:02:20] We have a watch-along coming (Slime City Massacre) on August 23rd, we discuss our weird mortality thoughts as Corrigan is weeks out from her 40th birthday, and Corrigan tells a story of accidentally getting high[01:18:50] What we watched:  Rockula, The Invisible Man, Eddington, Weapons, Rear Window[01:40:00] We discuss why Corrigan found Eddington harmful Stuff we referenced: Dissecting the #PizzaGate Conspiracy Theories It's too late to stop QAnon with fact checks and account bans The Nexus of QAnon and COVID-19: Legitimation Crisis and Epistemic Crisis What Is QAnon? Everything to Know About the Conspiracy Rise of Conspiracy Theories in the Pandemic Times QAnon's Victims QAnon Hasn't Disappeared. It's in America's Bloodstream. George Floyd protests: Misleading footage and conspiracy theories spread online QAnon's Coronavirus-Fueled Boom Is A Warning Of What's To Come Anti-vax influencers are using QAnon shows to spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines Even If It's 'Bonkers,' Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories The revelations of Q. Dissemination and resonance of the QAnon conspiracy theory among US Evangelical Christians and the role of the Covid-19 crisis

Recently it's become popular for economists to say we're in a "vibecession," and we're all imagining that everyone's broke and struggling. This week Marko lays out the hard numbers about societal collapse. Highlights: [0:00] Marko gives Corrigan some statistics about societal collapse [48:20] We discuss other podcasts we may or may not listen to, anticipate the new Alien TV show, and talk about Shrewsbury[01:00:26] Interesting listener things on our discord, and a reflection on the fragility of male gamers[01:12:19] What we watched: The Game, The Naked Gun, Jurassic World Rebirth, Weapons, The Day After Tomorrow, Spider-Man: No Way Home

In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities[56:45] We unpack the implications of the cold open, Corrigan explains the Presidential Fitness Test[01:13:30] What we watched: War of the Worlds, Apollo 13, The Exorcist III, The Fantastic Four, KPop Demon Hunters, Rope, La Haine, 28 Years Later, Cold Skin Stuff we referenced: Turf Wars - Science History Institute Safe Healthy Playing Fields ARTIFICIAL TURF TRAPS HEAT, DOESN'T HAVE THE COOLING PROPERTIES OF GRASS "HIGH TEMPS ON TURF FIELDS SPARK SAFETY CONCERNS" Did Artificial Turf Give More Than 200 Soccer Players Cancer? Soccer players' cancers ignite debate over turf safety Synthetic Turf and Crumb Rubber - Washington State Department of Health Position Statement on the Use of Artificial Turf Surfaces - Mt. Sinai Monsanto-Made AstroTurf Linked to Fatal Brain Cancer of Six Former Phillies Players The Grounds on Which We Play: The Dangers of Artificial Turf Fields As the world heats up, so does the debate around artificial turf Artificial Turf Health Risks Synthetic Turf is HAZARDOUS New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf Understanding PFAS - What They Are, Their Impact, and What We Can Do PFAS - Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - US Department of Veterans Affairs David West is the Sixth Former Phillie Since 2003 to Die From Brain Cancer Investigation Links Astroturf to Deaths of Six Former Phillies Health impacts of artificial turf: Toxicity studies, challenges, and future directions

Humans have been obsessed with the end of the world for millennia which means, hey, you have options! Let's talk about end times alternatives to our climate nightmare. Highlight: [0:00] Marko and Corrigan discuss different views of the end times from various religions and cultures around the world[47:45] Boatcore! Marko sees a 16th century ship of death, and Corrigan reads a shipwreck book[01:05:15] Marko talks about his mental health being a bit of a dick, and discusses a recent feature of capitalism he hates[01:15:15]] What we watched: Dangerous Animals, Knowing, Hell of a Summer, Happy Gilmore 2, Fantastic Four: First Steps, K-Pop Demon Hunters, M3gan 2.0