Jack of All Graves

After 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 c...

It'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 ...

Corrigan 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 wa...

Mark 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 Willow...

Corrigan 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 st...

Kristin 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 ...

Mark 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...

Can 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, Poo...

We'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, CoRr...

Why 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...

As 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 can...

For 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 th...

Rather 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...

People 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?

After 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...

CoRri 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 an...

After 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 soundtrac...

It'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...