We’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.

[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 rant, and how we’re doing!
[49:27] What we watched! [High Spirits, Bloodz vs. Wolvez, Meet The Robinsons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Greener Grass, Wrath of Becky, The Pope’s Exorcist, Fear]
[79:23] Anna and Eileen’s terrible Christian science education is discussed
[101:13] Has neurodivergence ever been evolutionary advantageous? Is it now? Eileen explains!

The 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.

[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 anymore
[32:52] What we watched! (Enys Men, Last Voyage of the Demeter, Wrath of Becky, The Faculty, Necronomicon, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, They Cloned Tyrone, Atlantis, Shang Chi, Villains, Blade Runner, Unseen, Lord of Illusions)
[76:42] We talk about the many ways in which censorship and misinformation is becoming legalized and normalized in schools in the United States.

Anyone 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.)

[0:00] CoRri and Anna discuss whether they’d utilize the Talk To Me hand
[19:02] We’re done talking about the Talk To Me question!
[19:03] Ouija boards! Are they a portal to hell?
[58:19] The enshittification of everything, including the internet, plagues us, but CoRri read Dracula and needs to tell you all about it
[70:00] We’re sick of summer and the noticeable effects of climate change and la niña
[78:30] What we watched! (The Fall, Barbie, Haunted Mansions ’03/’23/Muppet, The Invitation, Becky, Face/Off, Thunder Road, Kuso)
[108:14] Anna gives some Halloween history and explains how it came to be such an American holiday
[117:00] We talk about Halloween traditions we aspire to and how we celebrate as adults
[129:30] Our newfound Halloween movie watches — not your standard Hocus Pocus or, y’know, Halloween, but things we’ve discovered totally fit the vibe

Finding 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] The Lake Nyos Disaster
[26:25] Music Break - It's Too Late To Love You Now by Men of Low Moral Fiber

There’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.

[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
[47:45] You should read Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
[54:14] What we watched! (The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue, Hurt, Becky, The Shallows, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Barry, Alligator, Resurrection, Parents, The Burbs, Alligator 2: The Mutation, Inland Empire, Wild At Heart
[91:20] We talk about the history of Creepypasta stories, our experiences with them, and what they mean culturally

It’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.

[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 of the Corn, Idle Hands, Nimona, The Collingswood Story, Pressure, Titanic, The Blackening, Insidious: The Red Door, Friday the 13th [2009], Brooklyn 45, Mad God, Howard the Duck, Tropic Thunder, Independence Day, Jaws, The Brood, May)
[90:50] The world’s a mess and we just need to rule it
[140:20] By request, we name some excellent animals

Big 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.

[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 Rabbit, Polite Society, Cuban Fury, Jaws, NOPE, Mad Heidi
[72:57] We get into our discussion of the TItan submersible!

It’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.

[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, Terminator 3, Beau Is Afraid, The Brood, The Boat, Avatar: The Way of Water, RRR, Girls Nite Out, Return of the Living Dead III, Fast X)
[92:00] CW: animal abuse – Mark tells a terrible story about a Penn State professor’s method of “blowing off steam”

It’s Pride month! In celebration, CoRri’s childhood chum Xander Ready joins JoAG to talk about the fears and the joys of being trans today, and his journey to living authentically in a world that can be real shitty about it.

[0:00] CoRri tells her friend Xander about the radium girls
[15:59] We introduce our guest, Xander Ready, talk about his role in Out in Oki, and discuss the kind of cringey Pride fest CoRri went to
[42:18] We talk about Xander’s aversion to horror and our overactive imaginations around horror images
[56:00] We talk about Xander’s Christian upbringing and journey of deconstruction
[73:50] We discuss dealing with family who aren’t supportive, and finding chosen family who are
[90:40] Xander explains what’s scary about trans life right now and we discuss what cis people’s can and should be doing
[116:46] Xander talks about trans joy and gender euphoria

Find Xander on the internet!

The release of the new Duggar family docuseries on Amazon has Americans talking about fundamentalism. We think the conversation needs to go further. Can evangelicalism be anything other than an ill in society? Let’s talk about it.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri why were never fully safe from radiation
[16:03] We have a new Ko-Fi episode, Mark apologizes for the “poo knife” story, and CoRri’s husband worked with a guy who dated the Golden State Killer’s daughter
[26:10] What we watched! (Influencer, Spider-Verse, C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud, Ghost Ship, Shiny Happy People, David Fuller: Monster in the Morgue)
[45:35] Mark talks about David Fuller, a truly heinous British criminal
[56:15] We discuss the Duggar documentary and whether it’s only fundamentalist beliefs that are toxic, or if evangelicalism in general has to go