Jack of All Graves

It's been a minute since we updated the trusty JoAG columns o' recs, so just in time for Halloween, we got a ton of recommendations for you, all released in the last 4 years! But first, we go deep into evangelicalism once more as we discuss a supposed portal to hell in Siberia! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the Siberian "Well to Hell" [53:00] We apologize for and discuss the choice to...

We're back in action and boy how we missed you! This week Marko tells Corrigan about an average Joe thrust into decidedly remarkable circumstances, we deep dive into The Substance, and we discuss some of the bonkers stories from the internet that have been posted on our socials lately! Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the grim end of Brian Wells, the man with a bomb strapped around hi...

Fresh off our NYC meetup and a matching set of colds, we're reflecting on Marko's American adventure, and talking about the frightful phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the mechanisms by which human being seem to spontaneously combust [34:10] We reflect on the meetup and Mark's time in America. [44:40] Corrigan has a wild coincidence to share...

It's a very special 200th episode live from Corrigan's backyard at the JoAG x Hellrankers meetup of DOOOOM! That's right, Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna, along with a few dozen of our listening fam, assembled for a swingin' shindig where Marko told us about some notable mob hits, and we ranked each entry in the Jaws franchise! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells us about the rise of organized crime i...

This week Corrigan tackles the controversial shaken baby syndrome diagnosis and, in anticipation of Mark's upcoming journey to the states, we talk about his hopes, fears, and the weird ass gift shop at the World Trade Center. Plus, we finally put an end to our years-long dispute about the Scream franchise! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan scotches Shaken Baby Syndrome [49:42] We chat about Mark's conce...

Marko tells Corrigan about the most prolific peacetime murderer in German history, Mark tries his hand at the NYC sightseeing guide exam, and astronauts stuck on the ISS are giving CoRri anxiety. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about extremely prolific medical murder Niels Högel [20:35] We discuss whether or not we would exude cool in an art gallery, CoRri's weird bathroom project [43:30]...

It's been a long, tough week, so we're just chillin', shooting the breeze and talking about the MYRIAD things we've watched over the past week and a half. Plus, we talk about a Scream movie without yelling at each other! Highlights: [0:00] Mark and CoRri shoot the breeze about getting older, getting drunk, and getting that good sleep [21:40] What we watched! (Midnight Run, Milk & Serial, Jaws...

Having read MORE maritime history this summer, Corrigan tells Marko about the seafarer's scourge of scurvy, and Mark asks some deep questions about Gremlins. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about scurvy [49:43] Marko has been "in the wars" and is a bit worse for wear after his holidays; he explains his eye procedure; and at our four year anniversary, we found out some things a human child can...

Marko is on vacation with is fam, so Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna of the Hellrankers podcast join Corrigan to discuss an 18th century alleged butt stabber, cryptids, a HUGE murder debunking, and more! Highlights: [0:00] Steve and Anna tell Corrigan about the butt stabbin' menace known as the London Monster [40:40] We discuss monster theory, cryptids, conspiracy theory, and what a gigantic wei...

There's nothing Marko loves more than a good bit of brain weirdness, so this week he tells Corrigan about Anton-Babinski syndrome: A rare disorder where your eyes can see but your brain can't. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Anton-Babinski Syndrome [28:20] Mark asks ChatGPT to describe Jack of All Graves. The results might surprise you! Plus, CoRri's birthday is coming up, Mark's going t...

CoRri tells Marko about the connection between a Portuguese serial killer and the long debunked science of phrenology before we talk '90s pro wrestling, horrifying updates from the Titan submersible, our week in horror movies, and what Olympic sport we think we could probably squeak by and qualify for. Highlight: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the history of phrenology and what it has to do wit...

We're circling back to a few topics we've touched on before, as Mark expands our understanding of amphetamine use in WWII, and we discuss a doctor who is absolutely certain of the existence of an afterlife. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells CoRri [29:50] An oncologist has totally proved the afterlife exists, you guys [63:00] The UK is full of fascists and they're burning things! [70:45] A fond farewe...

It's fire season in the U.S. of A. so Corrigan tells Marko about one of the most famous fires in U.S. history: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Chicago Fire [37:08] Mark broke his face [46:00] We're definitely getting tattoos and you should get on our Discord if you'd like to come visit us in September! [51:25] Corrigan convinces Marko he'll l...

It's been a wild week and a half, and we had some technical difficulties in the back half of this ep, but we're here to bring you another courtroom drama as Marko tells the story of the multiple sham trials of Kathleen Folbigg. (Content Warning: This story deals with the deaths of several infants)

CoRri brings back two souvenirs from Europe: Covid, and the mystery of the most influential AND most stolen painting in Western art history! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri talks Mark about the mysterious missing panel of the most stolen painting in history [34:57] Mark gets prayed for, trump almost gets got [49:15] CoRri has covid and a broken computer; we have a watch-along coming July 27th [67:20] Som...

You ever notice no one ever talks about acid rain anymore? We delve into why that is before talking movies, fighting about In A Violent Nature, and, inspired by A Quiet Place, discussing what we would do if we were dying when the end of the world came. (Don't worry. No spoilers except the basic plot of the movie)

In lieu of a regular episode as Corrigan travels to Europe, you're in for a special treat as Marko reads for us from Clive Barker's anthology "Books of Blood." Settle in, loves.

An American journalist exposed the serious deficiencies in the Lucy Letby murder trial, but British readers weren't allowed to see it... nor did they want to. What does the fraught conversation around Lucy Letby's guilt tell us about the media, our institutions, and the criminal justice system? Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells Corrigan about the disappearance of Lars Mittank [21:15] Mark celebrates F...

Uh oh! Corrigan's busting some myth's again, breaking down the tall tale of the War of the Worlds panic broadcast. Then, as Marko and CoRri both deal with different deaths in their lives, it's a chat about what it means to leave a legacy, and how we and others stave off the dreaded "second death." Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the myth of the War of the Worlds panic broadcast [30:2...

Every now and then we like to take stock of where we are in our slide towards the apocalypse, so this week we're looking back over the last four years and asking, has everything gotten worse? Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about an online asshole who murdered via suicide [21:49] CoRri is a brash American, Mark finds out what brand of neurodivergent he is, and we delve into our weird dream...

It is the rare occasion upon which it is a holiday in BOTH of our countries, so we're chillin' out with a low key movie deep dive. Or at least that was the plan. We took a lot of twists and turns, but hey, come nurse your holiday hangover w/ your moviephile weirdo besties. Highlights: [0:00] Mark gets a mysterious set of phone calls, which leads to a discussion of scams [12:16] Richard Dreyfuss ha...

Corrigan tells Mark the dark origins of the phrase "the dingo ate my baby," and we discuss how travel can be hazardous to your life expectancy as we explore the many ways tourists have died on holiday. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Mark about the time a dingo ate a lady's baby and everyone laughed [28:30] Mark spins a yarn, CoRri's air conditioner birds have flown the nest, we've got book club...

After Mark tells CoRri about a wild Seattle airplane theft, we embark on a wide ranging chat covering a self-medicating primate, British playground games, religion in schools, and whether tiktok pedophile hunters are doing the lord's work or doing it for clout. Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about Beebo Russell's grand theft aviation [23:30] There are birds in CoRri's walls, we're playing...

This week Corrigan tells Marko all about the toxic waste dotting the landscape of the U.S. and how climate change is making it worse, and we dive into some extreme forms of protest people have undertaken and why they did it. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about toxic superfund sites [27:55] Mark saw Bruce Springsteen who is surprisingly popular in Wales [35:00] Corrigan's surreal Richard...

They can't all be winners but sometimes you gotta take a gamble on a new movie or TV show. After Marko tells Corrigan about the mysterious Toynbee Tiles, we dive deep into some big cinematic and TV swings we've experienced the past couple weeks. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells Corrigan about the Toynbee Tiles [23:00] We talk about JoAG & Lovely meetup planning and how well traveled the average A...