Jack of All Graves

This week we have the absolute pleasure of having Chris Porritt from the Helix Cloud Games network of podcasts with us to talk about the world of horror games and why they’re such fertile ground for innovation. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells the story of a man and his unlicensed zoo [16:49] We introduce our guest Chris Porritt, what tf cloud gaming is, and why Google is so good at killing stuff [40...

It’s a VERY special JoAG this week as we’re joined by Dr. Ben Duffin-Jones, a forensic psychiatrist with years of experience working in the Welsh penal system. We learn the ins, outs, ups, and downs of working to understand what makes criminals tick, and why empathy is the most important requirement for the job. Plus: Ben ranks our perfect murder strategies from episode 31!

Oh boy. Right before recording this episode, our dear scheduled guest had an emergency and had to cancel, so… um… we talked about everything from bird migration to the genius of She-Hulk to what the Dahmer Netflix series can tell us about the true crime landscape. Highlights: [0:00] Mark introduces CoRri to three minor deities, with one catch… one of them he made up. Can she guess which? [10:50] W...

An article in GQ has CoRri hyperfixated on the gory procedure of surgical leg lengthening, we revisit the royal mourning period in the UK and get an EXTREMELY surprising revelation from Mark, and Mark takes us into the world of conjoined twins and other physical irregularities in the human form. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about leg lengthening surgery [34:30] We get an update on the mourn...

We dedicate our episode today to the wild and whacky world of the United Kingdom and its forced period of mourning in the wake of the death of their monarch! If you love the Queen, you’ll probably hate this! Highlights: [0:00] Mark talks about what it was like to be in London when the Queen died. [26:30] Aside from some chat about what yetis sound like and CoRri’s birthday weekend, we jump right i...

Mark is back! And he wants to talk about folk religion! We chat about corpses uncovered by climate change, potentially necrotic mosquito bites, kind of rad cannibals, and more! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the corpses in Lake Mead [21:20] We catch up on the past two weeks apart, starting with a very special dedication from Mark and including vivid descriptions of his potentially necro...

Mark is still away on his Caribbean dream vacay, so CoRri is joined by Dead and Lovely’s Hollywood Steve this week to talk about his journey from atheist to Mormon to atheist again, with some fascinating history and theology thrown in. If you didn’t think Big Foot featured into Mormon beliefs, you’re in for a surprise! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Steve about the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 [24:30]...

In celebration of 100 episodes of JoAG, we got together in London to chat face to face about everything from the American penchant for drunk driving to CoRri's weird past doing Christian missionary work to some stories Mark's dug up on internet meet-ups that didn't go nearly as well as ours. The audio is potato quality but the conversation is a piping hot plate of chips! Thanks for hanging with us...

Maybe it’s cheating a little, but we want to record our big 100th episode together in London, so this week we’re just hanging out chatting about some disconcerting science news, some horror science, and a whoooole lot of stuff we’ve been watching the past two weeks. Plus Mark recommends music and spins the Wheel of Justice! Highlights: [0:00] We talk over a story in the news this week about reanim...

We’ve got your favorite scientist Eileen Marks-Nelson back with us to answer more super weird science questions! This time she’s tackling tips for how to survive scenarios that are nearly impossible to make it out of alive!   Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri and Eileen about the strange case of the dog suicide bridge [18:02] Thanks for coming to our watch-along and for your Ko-fi support ! [26:...

Rewatching the Final Destination movies has CoRri wondering what society would be like if the events of the movie were happening in real life and everyone started to recognize it. How would it change our ideas about death and near-death experiences? What would people buy and sell? How many times would it have to happen for us all to start believing? Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the mu...

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. Highlights: [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 W...

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 o...

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! Highlights: [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 w...

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. Highlights: [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 t...

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....

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! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri a horrendousl...

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! Highlights: [0:00] Guest Richard Lambert tells CoRri about Nazi methamphetamine use [21:00] We shoot the breeze about our week and...

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

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. Highlights: [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  bo...

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 o...

Once upon a time we thought Jack of All Graves was gonna be a horror movie podcast. It is not. But sometimes we just have to go all in on talking about the thing that brought us together. After a lil’ chat about being buried alive, we deep dive into the best and worst things about TV and movies, with much Sam Raimi celebration. Lots of timestamps here to tailor your experience. Highlights: [0:00]...

We’ve been on two curiosity kicks lately it seems: The ethics of human experimentation and how to make our corpses useful once our meat suits cease to house our consciousness. Get your fill of both topics in this episode as we discuss the child torment that gave us cognitive behavioral therapy, several ways to make sure your dead body gets a little extra mileage, and much more. Highlights: [0:00]...

America’s nuclear weapons are often more of a danger to Americans than they are a danger to others, Mark makes the case that we should be using corpses for more things, and decades olds closure to former cold cases makes us think about the meaning of guilt. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the time a guy dropped a wrench and nearly blew up Arkansas [28:20] Being home alone drives CoRri to...

Last week Mark boldly declared his immunity to covid. You'll never guess what happened next! In this episode, we talk about some other people whose decisions caught up to them, but with fatal results. Highlights: [0:00] Mark just found out that American scientists have done a lot of terrible and unethical experiments on marginalized people, especially radiation-related ones. [16:00] After last wee...