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- Cultura y sociedad
A storytelling pod in which an American girl and a Welsh guy bond over a shared love of the terrifying, tragic, bloody, morbid, anxiety-inducing, and horrific -- a joyful and therapeutic exploration of very dark things.
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Ep. 182: plane theft & nonce hunters
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 lots of video games, and we give some inspiration [37:00] Marko met Bookseller Ryan in a Princess Diana themed cafe[43:17] An orangutan made medicine!! Also, we learn some hymns from Marko's weird Welsh childhood and how to play the game of conkers[67:52] What we watched! (Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Twister, Challengers, Fall Guy, A History of Violence, When a Stranger Calls, Abigail)[88:30] We discuss the whacky world of pedophile hunters
Stuff we referenced:
Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
Extended audio: Horizon employee talks with air traffic control in cockpit
Vigilante paedophile hunters ruining lives with internet stings
Self-proclaimed paedophile hunter arrested, charged with assault and revealing identity of person charged with sexual offence
A vigilante ‘predator hunter’ clashed with police and prosecutors. Now, he’s the one facing felony charges.
Feud between sexual predator ‘sting’ KTS group, Madison County authorities continues
The Controversial Rise of Vigilante Paedophile Hunters
Is evidence from a vigilante 'sting' operation accepted in UK courts? -
Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest
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 Dreyfuss experience and weekend from Hell[54:46] Thursday we'll have a new Ko-Fi exclusive episode of JoAG Fancave on The Strangers, and we've got a watch along coming Saturday, May 25th![60:27] What we watched! (The Strangers, Basket Case, Godzilla Minus One, Inglourious Basterds, Dead of Night (aka Deathdream), Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles, Love Lies Bleeding)[90:40] We discuss extreme protests
Stuff we referenced:
Cesspools in Eden by the Dead Kennedys
Self-immolation and other ‘spectacular’ protests: How impactful are they?
Asylum seekers sew lips together | World news | The Guardian
Asylum seekers in Australia sew lips together in protest at indefinite detainment
Reports of lips sewn together as asylum seekers stage hunger strike | Australia news | The Guardian
A protest, standing in water, for 14 days
Graphic pictures: Woman hangs herself on fish hooks in Paris shark protest
Artist nails his scrotum to the ground in Red Square | Russia | The Guardian
The Five Most Toxic Sites in the U.S.
What is Superfund? | US EPA
A.L. TAYLOR (VALLEY OF DRUMS) | Superfund Site Profile | Superfund Site Information | US EPA
LOVE CANAL | Superfund Site Profile | Superfund Site Information | US EPA
Love Canal - Wikipedia
'We've been forgotten': In Newark, N.J., a toxic Superfund site faces growing climate threats
As hundreds of toxic sites await cleanup, questions over Superfund program’s future | PBS News Weeken -
Ep. 180: The Toynbee Tiles & Media Gambles
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 American might be[33:20] We're super into VR but there might be too many children?[47:54] What we watched! (Hundreds of Beavers, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Love Lies Bleeding, Beyond Re-Animator, Death Spa, RRR, Evil Dead, Baby Reindeer, Manfish, Immaculate, Uncle Peckerhead, Beetlejuice) -
Extra: The Doomsday Clock
The JoAG journey is a therapeutic one, and as such we recognize that taking care of our wellbeing always come first. Thus, while dear Marko tries to get his sleep situation back on track, this week it's a solo quick take, in which Corrigan explains what exactly the Doomsday Clock is and how it came into existence. You're not gonna like what time it is.
Stuff I referenced:
What is the Doomsday Clock? | University of Chicago News
Doomsday Clock Timeline
How to read the Doomsday Clock
Current Time - 2024 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The moments that could have accidentally ended humanity
Agents of Doom: Who is creating the apocalypse and why
The atomic scientists' Doomsday Clock is now 75—and threats to civilization still abound
What Was the Manhattan Project? | Scientific American
The Manhattan Project - Nuclear Museum
Oppenheimer: The Real WW2 History Behind the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan | Den of Geek -
Ep. 179: the coffee's too hot and so is the planet
After Corrigan tells Marko about the widely misunderstood McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit and CoRri learns about the British institution that is Mr. Blobby, we delve into some of the seemingly bonkers solutions people have come up with to climate change in lieu of total societal restructuring.
Highlights:
[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko the real story behind the supposedly frivolous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit[38:56] Cultural exchange! Mark explains Mr. Blobby[51:24] We talk shit on CM Punk[62:05] What we watched! (Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, Monkey Man, The Bear, All You Need Is Death[88:20] We discuss some actual solutions to climate change that don't require a complete restructuring of society and whether they give us any hope
Stuff we referenced:
Liebeck v. McDonald’s
What Really Happened Behind the Hot Coffee Lawsuit | Reader's Digest
Woman sues McDonald's after she's burned by hot coffee, echoing 1994 case : NPR
The McDonald’s Coffee Cup Case: Separating McFacts From McFiction - FindLaw
McDonald's sued over hot coffee spill nearly 30 years after 1994 lawsuit
Legal Myths: The McDonald's "Hot Coffee" Case - Public Citizen
A New Documentary Looks Back At A Famous Cup Of McDonald's 'Hot Coffee' : NPR
The Truth Behind the Infamous McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case | The Poole Law Group
Decades after the infamous 'hot coffee' case, McDonald's is being sued over another scalding spill | CBC News
Do You Know the Full Story Behind the Infamous McDonald’s Coffee Case and How Corporations Used it to Promote Tort Reform? | Democracy Now!
McDonald's Hot Coffee Case Revisited in Starbucks Litigation
MCDONALD’S HOT COFFEE CASE: THE REAL STORY & WHY IT MATTERS | Morris & Dewett
Reversing Climate Change with Geoengineering - Science in the News
What is geoengineering—and why should you care? | MIT Technology Review
Effects of geoengineering must be urgently investigated, experts say | Geoengineering | The Guardian
What Is Geoeng -
Ep. 178: a soviet hero, mercury mayhem, & the thing about documentaries
It's a media heavy ep! After Mark tells Corrigan about a Soviet officer who saved us all from certain death and Corrigan explains what the deal is with Mercury retrograde, we delve deep into the movies we watched this week and unpack why modern documentaries are so unsatisfying.
Highlights:
[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan how Stanislav Petrov saved the world[12:09] Corrigan explains what it means for Mercury to be in retrograde [31:30] Marko gives our Ko-Fi subscribers individualized horoscopes[59:30] What we watched! We dive real deep this week on the filmmaking and storytelling in these flicks. (Pan’s Labyrinth, Monkey Man, Identity, Frailty, The Mutilator, Ghostbusters, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Ghostbusters, Bad Vegan, Michael Clayton, The Bear)[101:19] We discuss orthorexia, the problems with current documentary trends, and the docuseries Bad Vegan
Stuff we referenced:
What Do Astronomers Mean When They Say Mercury Is In Retrograde?
What Really Happens When Mercury Is in Retrograde
Are there real ways to fight climate change? Yes.
Reversing Climate Change with Geoengineering - Science in the News
What is geoengineering—and why should you care? | MIT Technology Review
Effects of geoengineering must be urgently investigated, experts say | Geoengineering | The Guardian
What Is Geoengineering and Why Is It Considered a Climate Change Solution? | Scientific American