Ahoy hoy!

In this episode, Jawsome does a deep dive into the turbulent world of the Video Nasties — a moral panic that gripped Britain in the early 1980s. Against a backdrop of social unrest, rising unemployment, and political tension, a new villain emerged in the eyes of the public: the home video.

Join Jawsome as she explores the explosive Video Boom that brought unregulated horror films straight into living rooms, the rise of moral crusaders like Mary Whitehouse, and how fear-mongering and sensationalist journalism fanned the flames of public outrage.

If you are interested in reading up on the video nasties check out some of these books;

'Ill Effects' - Edited by Martin Barker and Julian Petley

'Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain' - Julian Petley

'Nasty Business' - Mark McKenna.

'The Original Video Nasties: From Absurd to Zombie Flesh Eaters' - Allan Bryce

And if you are interested to find out more on the POV from misinformed scholars and the government, have a read of;

'Video Violence and Children' - Edited by Geoffrey Barlow Alison Hill.

And finally, if you don't like these kinds of films, but you are interested in knowing more, go and check out the documentaries directed by Jake West entitled 'Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide' and 'Video Nasties: Draconian Days'.

Enjoy!

Ahoy hoy

Todays episode is going to be a heavy one, so buckle up.

In January of 2002, Spotlight, an invesitgative team from The Boston Globe, dropped an article with the headline 'Church Allowed Abuse by Priest for Years'. This article not only discusses some of the crimes of John Geoghan, but the cover-ups committed by the Archbishop of the Boston Archdiocese, Cardinal Law.

This episode explores a little into the investigation, the cover-ups, some of the crimes committed by Geoghan, and the domino effect from this first Spotlight article being released.

If you are looking for more information regarding this topic. I do recommend you reading 'Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church" - written by the Spotlight Investigative team, as well as 'Sex, Priests and Power: Anatomy of a Crisis' by Richard Sipe.

There is also a website which has a lot of resources regarding testimonies from survivors, as well as a database of priests who have sexual abuse claims against them.

https://www.bishop-accountability.org/

They accept donations, and 100% of your donation will go to the team, as they are tirelessly working to grow their documentation collection, as well as making more documents accessible for the general public to read.

Ahoy hoy

Today's episode is going to take us to Iraq, to uncover the privileged and volatile life of Uday Hussein.

Uday was a reckless playboy, and a symbol of unchallenged power in what would be a collapsing regime.

Enjoy.

Ahoy hoy you little trash pandas!

Young Coco and Jawsome have been busy working their day jobs and alas could not tee up a time to record for you!

But don't worry Jawsome, is coming back with some more After Dark episodes...and maybe young Coco will have solo episodes in-store for you...watch this space!

In episode 6 of our After Dark series, Jawsome gives a brief rundown on the real-life French Connection.

And once you are done listening to this...go and watch the movie, The French Connection, you won't regret it!

Enjoy!

Ahoy hoy you little trash pandas!

We are back for the conclusion of Mob Wives season 1!

Oh, so you thought our four ladies were all getting along and had moved on from their beef? Nahhhhhhhhhh.

The ongoing tension between Karen and Drita delivers an explosive ending to the series...and we are LOVING IT!

Enjoy you little trash pandas!

Ahoy hoy you little trash pandas!

Coco and Jawsome are back with more Mob Wives!

This episode, there is a clear divide between our 4 ladies. Carla and Drita VS Karen and Renee...who will win this fight? Will they sort through their differences...even for a short time?

You will have to listen to find out!

Meanwhile we have brief tangents about skin care, dating apps and Jawsome's idea for a ridiculous political social media app.

Enjoy!