Jack of All Graves

We’re finally getting around to talking about animal ailments that are a real bad time when transferred to humans! Plus, CoRri answers Mark’s tales of British censorship from last week with the story of America’s Hays Code. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark how the film industry avoided government censorship in the early 20th century [31:30] Mark is an outdoorsmen all of a sudden, which leads to...

We’re getting educational this week, JoAG fam! We’re delving into the history of Britain’s video nasties and we’re taking a journey through some fascinating facts of no importance to keep your water cooler conversations flowing and your Tinder dates awkward! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Britain’s “video nasties” and why you could be in deep trouble for engaging with films from A Night...

It’s been said that JoAG is like listening in on a conversation at the pub, and friends, that’s what this one is. We were gonna talk about zoonotic diseases, but instead we end up deep into a spiral about great directors who kinda suck now and why that happens. Join us. Eavesdrop. Sidle up to as at the bar and interject your thoughts. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the dangers of the sl...

We’ve got cannibalism on one end and nuclear neuroses on the other. Come with us for some JoAG therapy as we work through why Mark can’t stop thinking about mutually assured destruction. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Japanese cannibal Issei Sagawa [14:50] Just shooting the shit, y’know? [28:30] What we watched! No spoilers, don’t worry. [44:00] We talk about nuclear war: What would hap...

We’ve got a lot on our minds this week, from war and covid, to whether you’d still be you if your consciousness was uploaded to the cloud. Settle in and work through some of the complexities of being alive in 2022 with us. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the utopian commune turned sex cult, upstate New York’s Oneida Community [25:47] We talk about war, covid, and how quickly we get used...

It might seem like in an age saturated with true crime podcasts and Netflix documentaries about cults, we’d all be way to canny to fall prey to them. In this episode, we talk about why we still get pulled into the seductive lure of cults, and how social media, especially wellness and mommy influencers, provide fertile algorithmic ground for cultish ideology. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri abo...

This week Mark’s doctor gave him some pills to help him with his sleeping problem, which got him thinking about how lucky we are to live at a time when we can be prescribed a pill rather than experiencing some of the horrendous historical treatments for mental illness we discuss in this episode. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the Neubauer twin experiments [21:45] We talk about anxiety s...

Jack of All Graves came about as a result of a super chance interaction on twitter a decade ago, a coincidence that blows CoRri’s mind and leads us into a discussion of some of the wild coincidences that have happened on and around our planet, from life-saving flight changes to multiple atomic bombing survivals. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri the tale of the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876 [12:4...

From a discussion of the time that Hawaiians ganked British explorer Captain James Cook, to trying to grapple with whether it makes any sense at all for a good god to allow horrific suffering to exist in the world, today on JoAG we’re in the business of destroying gods. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark the complicated story of the killing of English explorer Captain Cook [21:40] We talk about w...

Inspired by a story posted in our Facebook group, we decided to look into freak accidents where people’s bum luck got them into horrific situations — from a projectile bear through the windshield to an air hose up the rectum. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the horrifying effects of an industrial chemical leak in Bhopal, India [19:20] We announce our first Snack of All Graves episode wit...

In a moment of drunken fixation, Mark pitched the idea of a full episode dedicated to his favorite subject: Head trauma! And more specifically, decapitation. It is bad things that can happen to noggins from start to finish, so buckle in and hold on to your heads! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark the story of Phineas Gage, the man who survived a metal rod exploding through his brain [17:09] We r...

This week we decided to just shoot the breeze about our lives, so CoRri suggests discussing the economic classes we grew up in and how they made us who we are. Mutual aid is everything, people! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about an odd series of similar suicides in Japan [13:35] We dive right into a tangent about imagining what strangers are doing on the bus and what debts Bruce Willis has...

A guy who received the first pig-to-human heart transplant set Mark off on a journey this week, and we all benefit from his hyperfixation on the history of transfusions, transplants, and putting monkey balls where they absolutely should not be. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the mindset of people who climb Mt. Everest and about the problem of all the dead bodies up there. [20:00] Mark d...

Inspired by a photo from last week’s conversation about Thalidomide, we’re discussing the wild world of prosthetics throughout history, what disability means, and better living through body augmentation. Highlights: [0:00] Mark gives a very affecting lesson on why you shouldn’t keep wild animals as pets [17:10] CoRri is kind of on holiday in the Hawaiian Twin Peaks [26:16] We talk a bit about wras...

It's a brand new year, and with it comes, well, some of the same old anxieties. We're diving deep into what makes us nervous in 2022, but cutting it with some movie talk and some optimistic thoughts about capybaras. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the devastatingly dangerous 1950s morning sickness cure, Thalidomide [17:50] We talk about our attitudes toward the new year and go on quite a...

We’re keeping it real festive this post-Christmas week with a deep dive into the circle of life, starting with a discussion of the ways in which evolution does wild things to keep organisms alive, and journeying on to a chat about how steadfastly committed humans are to ending other humans’ lives in creative ways. Highlights: [0:00] The wild spread of Omicron has Mark thinking about all the ways i...

This week we’re following up on a viewing assignment from last week with Silent Night, and we’re talking about whether or not miracles are all around us (after a cold open about whatever the exact opposite of a medical miracle is). Highlights: [0:00} CoRri tells Mark about the medical mystery of the Toxic Lady. Thanks to Ryan Joiner for the story tip! [21:00] Mark wants jingle bells in our theme t...

Every day folks post bananas stories about the world in our Facebook group. This week we delve a little further into some of the incredible things that have come across our group, from dog exorcisms to suicide pods. Highlights: [0:00] Mark shares some terrifying AI… art? [12:00] We explain where the fuck we’ve been, thank you all for your Spotify Wrapped posts [25:20] We check in on the state of C...

In an epic Jack of All Graves/Dead and Lovely crossover event, Hollywood Steve is here to talk with us about his reproductive organs! Make sure you check out Dead & Lovely episode #242 on Wednesday to hear the three of us talk about the cannibal horror western “Ravenous.” Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri and Steve the story of Jean Hilliard, the woman who froze solid and lived to talk about...

The time has finally arrived for us to ask JoAG’s resident boffin, Eileen Marks-Nelson, some of our listeners’ weirdest science questions! If you’ve ever wondered how vampires get it up, or how long you’re alive after decapitation, or whether it’s possible there’s a branch of human evolution that turned into merpeople, you’re in the right place! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the infamo...

Let’s be real: It can feel to all of us like the end is nigh, but we mean that in an ambiguous sense generally. For some folks, though, they’re pretty sure there’s a concrete date when all this is over. We’re looking at who some of those people are, and what they do when the date comes and goes without incident. Highlights: [0:00] Mark explains the process that will occur when the Queen kicks the...

An absolutely tragic and horrendous news story out of the UK has sexual deviance in the news, but not all unusual sexual desires are created equal. This week we’re delving into the difference between paraphilic disorders and paraphilias, and looking at some actually kind of nice ways people get turned on. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 [20:00] We come in...

Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos have us thinking about death, so we're talking this week about ways in which people try to keep the memories of their dead loved ones alive, and how we deal with our own grief when it comes to loss.  Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about some Halloween tragedies [15:00] CoRri corrects her Bella in the Wych Elm story from last week’s cold open [21:40] We talk ab...

It’s a gruesome but uplifting conversation. This week we’re discussing horrific accidents people have experienced that did incredible trauma to their bodies, and why their survival is kinda inspiring. [0:00] Mark and CoRri visited the Wychbury Monument last week. CoRri explains the cryptic graffiti on its face, and the probably false but very entertaining story behind it. [19:29] CoRri processes w...

It has finally happened! Your intrepid hosts have met in the real world and we're taking you along for the journey. Plus, it's the first ever episode edited by Mark! (Apologies for the echoey audio. The hotel room was HUGE.) 00:00: Mark welcomes Corri into the physical realm 03:58: We explore Corri’s first impressions of the United Kingdom 15:30: We discuss the week’s watches, Chasing Niagara, TCM...