You ever stop to listen to the lyrics to a high energy jam and realize there’s something super sinister lurking beneath those bouncy beats? This week we’re delving into songs inspired by real life crimes and tragedies.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about a seemingly benign stupid food decision with fatal consequences
[12:36] The UK is on FIRE. Is preparing for it POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE WILD?
[25:40] There’s a new video rant, book club was great, a watch-along is coming on July 30th, and Boffin Eileen is joining us for ep. 99 so send us your questions about surviving unsurvivable situations!
[32:20] What we watched! Plus, wtf was that Munsters trailer??
[64:00] We discuss songs about real life crimes and tragedies

This week the UK is finally on the road to seeing the backside of Boris Johnson, but what does that even mean, and how did that doofus get into power in the first place? CoRri’s asking Mark the tough questions about the state of British society as a nice break from the horrors of America. Plus, a bonkers story of amnesia, a new pick from the wheel of justice, and a journey through the last words of people on death row.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about a strange case of amnesia
[21:30] Mark’s odd exhortation leads to a discussion of Romeo + Juliet and The Sunscreen Song.
[29:20] Mark met giraffes! We talk giraffe facts and rant about people who’s instinct when meeting such majestic creatures is to shoot them and hang them on their wall.
[38:50] Time to spin the wheel of justice and find out Mark’s next video rant.
[41:50] Mark shouts out our ko-fi subscribers with the last words of criminals before they were executed
[67:30] What we watched!
[84:00] Mark does his best to explain British politics to CoRri in light of Boris Johnson’s semi-resignation as Prime Minister

A few weeks ago, Mark insisted Corrigan was a giant mark for believing in human echolocation, so this week we’re revisiting the topic, as well as other seemingly superhuman powers that exist in the world!

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the gruesome shark attacks that inspired Peter Benchley’s Jaws
[18:19] The 4th of July somehow leads us to a conversation about empathy
[35:00] What we watched!
[45:35] Spoiler for the movie Men
[48:18] End of Men spoiler
[73:51] We talk about the incredible capabilities of human adaptation

It can often seem like the world is getting worse on nearly every conceivable level — and it is! — but this week we’re talking about both the ways things have gotten worse in our lifetimes, and some of the ways things have actually gotten better.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about some Soviet gumption in the form Antarctic self-surgery
[17:50] We unpack the horrendous week America has had thanks to the Supreme Court
[43:45] We unpack the watch-along and future watch-along ideas, as well as book club, and our future hang in the UK
[55:45] What we watched! It was A LOT.
[84:25] We discuss things that have gotten worse AND things that have gotten better in our lifetimes

Since Mark is seeing Nine Inch Nails and CoRri is seeing Midnight Oil this weekend, we’re doing a Friday party-sode! We’re sipping on some suds and talking about CoRri’s disability, how racism ruined swimming in America, our irrational celebrity hatreds, Star Trek, actor accents, Nightmare on Elm Street’s enduring legacy, and more! This one is surprisingly uplifting, so cuddle up with us, friends.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark how the legacy of racism has ruined swimming for Black folks in the United States
[17:25] We jump right into a discussion of irrational hatreds of celebrities and the absurdity of the passage of time
[29:18] Mark is going to see Nine Inch Nails in a…. biodome? And this leads us into a discussion of the gloriousness of Star Trek. It makes sense, I swear.
[41:39] Mark watched In The Mouth of Madness and, like the movie, the conversation spirals! From Sam Neil’s accent to Christian Bale’s improvisation skills, and our own acting and filmmaking backgrounds
[52:13] What we watched!

It’s been two weeks since we’ve had a chat, so we’ve got a lot to say. Mark tells a horrifying cave story, the Void speaks some wisdom to our audience, and the movie Dashcam drives us to question where we draw our ethical lines in the films we choose to support. No spoilers, so you don’t have to have watched the movie to listen to the conversation!

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri a horrendously claustrophobic incident at the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah
[23:50] Mark’s back from Crete with bug bites on his ass!
[34:00] Book club is coming on June 18th, and a double-feature watch-along on June 25th!
[36:35] We spin the wheel of justice and Mark connects to the Void and gets some bad advice for our Ko-Fi supporters
[59:10] What we watched!
[84:40] We talk about the movie Dashcam and where we draw an ethical line in deciding what we’ll watch

Mark is on holiday this week, so our dear comrade Richard Lambert joins Corrigan to talk about Nazi drug use, the fate of the British monarchy, the trouble with ghost movies, violent state responses to labor movements, and the horrors of capitalism! It’s action packed!

[0:00] Guest Richard Lambert tells CoRri about Nazi methamphetamine use
[21:00] We shoot the breeze about our week and have some cultural exchange about the British monarchy
[40:10} What we watched!
[76:48] We discuss the horrors of capitalism, specifically violent things done to people trying to push for labor rights

It’s been a terrible week in America and we’ve got to talk about it. This week we follow a cathartic discussion of American failures with some good natured bickering about science, an invitation to come hang out with us, and a little jaunt into one of our favorite topics, dumb ways to die.

[0:00] We talk about America’s mounting social problems and whether the country is headed toward utopia or dystopia

[26:20] We discuss the sizes of alcohol bottles and the queen’s platinum jubilee, and we bicker about whether or not human echolocation is real

[35:00] We want you to come hang out with us in Birmingham, UK on November 12th and 13th!

[47:20] What we watched!

[75:00] We revisit stupid ways people have died or caused major tragedies

This week we look at some authors with an uncanny eye to the future, and some folks who want nothing more than to get inside your head. Is it possible? Only one way to find out.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about books that have predicted the future
[17:30] Mark invites you into the void, and tells an embarrassing story from his week
[29:00] CoRri continues to be bad at video games, but book club continues to be great
[38:10] What we watched!
[68:35] We talk about whether mind control is possible, and if so, if it’s ethical

This week we have one of our classic JoAG therapy sessions discussing overthinking, executive dysfunction, running from problems, and living in a world that breaks our brains. BUT FIRST! You’ve got a good chance of dying on your birthday, Mark tries to help CoRri come to terms with Eurovision, we play some Evil Dead: The Game, and more!

Highlights:
[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the odds of dying on your own birthday

[18:28] South Korea shows us birthdays aren’t real

[24:30] The queen’s platinum jubilee leads to some cultural exchange about opera singers

[34:58] CoRri took a PATH train and realized she’s not over her claustrophobia

[41:34] We bicker about the cultural footprint of Avatar

[54:40] Wheel of justice time! Subscribe to us on Ko-fi for Mark’s glorious rants!

[57:00] What we watched AND what we played!

[87:50] It’s JoAG therapy time. How does that make you feel?