Jack of All Graves Jack of All Graves

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[30:28] CoRri talks about the absurd ways her dog is slipping from life, new JoAG mailings are coming, Let's Play is coming, book club is Saturday, and CoRri is taking extraordinary measures to ensure the success of the NYC meeting[44:00] What we watched! (Double Jeopardy, The Fugitive, Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult, MoviePass, MovieCrash, Babes, Cronos, The Exorcist: Believer, Stung, Under Paris. The Strangers: Chapter One)[87:50] We talk about what it means for your memory to outlive you, and whether we want it to

Stuff we referenced:


The War of the Worlds panic was a myth

75 Years Ago, 'War Of The Worlds' Started A Panic. Or Did It? : The Two-Way : NPR

The Infamous "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke | Smithsonian

The Halloween myth of the War of the Worlds panic - BBC News

Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause a nationwide hysteria.

Ecuador's War of the Worlds: The Myth That Was

The War of the Worlds in Ecuador

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 states[38:00] JoAG is going YouTube, the Conjuring is coming to our ko-fi, and we rip the Warrens again[44:27] A Russian family melting down outside Corrigan's window leads to a discussion of corporal punishment[53:06] What we watched! (Atlas, Escape from New York, The Fall Guy, The Coffee Table, Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter, The First Omen)[86:49] From our personal lives to greeflation to AI, we question what's gotten worse and better since we started this podcast in August of 2020.

Stuff we referenced:


‘Consumers are more powerful than President Biden’: The war on greedflation is being won one private-label brand at a time

Inflation is cooling. So why are food prices, from steak to fast-food meals, still rising?

The 7 most shocking Google AI answers we’ve seen so far

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 has continued his Jaws tour and it's not going great! [24:30 We discuss what kind of Spielberg tattoo Corrigan would put on her thicc thigh, and lowkey racist things like Tintin, Agatha Christie, an Roald Dahl[34:07] What we watched! With many tangents including why Civil War makes CoRri rage-y, why Caitlin Cronenberg is an alright nepo-baby, the '90s obsession with tribal shit, and more![87:27] We play 20 questions! Mark makes Corrigan guess what random movie he watched on Netflix this week. Tell us when you got it and what questions CoRri should have asked.

What we watched:


Furiosa

Fury Road

Day of the Dead

All You Need is Death

Civil War

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Congo

Humane

Mad Max

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 and Fancave updates, and we discuss our favorite book to movie adaptations and what fantasy worlds we'd want to live in.[51:52] Marko rants about the JASON UNIVERSE[60:30] What we watched! (Gaslight, In Bruges, Kim's Video, Challengers, Jurassic World Dominion, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Gozilla x Kong: The New Empire, Sting, The Loved Ones[103:00] We discuss ways in which tourists have met their ends abroad

Stuff we referenced:


Azaria Chamberlain inquest: forget the dingo jokes and recognise Lindy’s trauma

DISTURBING DETAILS FOUND AT AZARIA CHAMBERLAIN'S DEATH SCENE

From the vault – Chamberlain collection

Vindication at Last for a Woman Scorned by Australia’s News Outlets

Azaria Chamberlain inquest

Australian coroner finds dingo took baby Azaria in 1980

'The police were feeding information to the press': The Australian mother wrongly convicted of murder

Why That ‘Dingo’s Got My Baby’ Line Isn’t Funny

'Dingo baby' mystery finally solved? Australia inquest hopes to close 1980 case

Dingo baby ruling ends 32 years of torment for Lindy Chamberlain

How do Dingos hunt?

Dingo attacks are rare – but here’s what you need to know about dingo safety

Dingoes: How dangerous are they?

The disturbing disappearance and death of the German Tourists in Death Valley — StrangeOutdoors.com

The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans

Death Valley Germans • Family Lost in Death Valley California

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?

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