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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

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)

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

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

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

Corrigan explains to Mark why people are asking about the whereabouts of First Lady of Scientology Shelly Miscavige, and we chat about assassinations and why they fascinate us.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige[53:30] Mark learns about milk duds, we discuss the weird growth of the Easter holiday, we share our Purge night plans[67:52] What we watched! (Dog Day Afternoon, The Truth vs. Alex Jones, You'll Never Find Me, Rottentail)[95:00] We have a little chat about assassination

Stuff we referenced:


What to Know About Shelly Miscavige, Wife of Scientology Leader David Miscavige

Shelly Miscavige Found? Video Potentially Reveals Secret Scientology Base

Where are Scientology leaders David and Shelly Miscavige?

Read Why Shelly Miscavige, Once Scientology’s Queen, Was Dethroned by Her Husband David | Vanity Fair

Scientology: Inside the Compound That May Hold Shelly Miscavige

Shelly Miscavige, the ‘missing’ wife of Scientology leader David Miscavige, ‘out of hiding’ | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

Leah Remini Says She Still Doesn't Know Shelly Miscavige's Whereabouts

Scientology Leader's 'Missing' Wife Appeared ‘Relaxed’ During New Sighting

New Shelly Miscavige sighting actually took place earlier than you may have heard

Leah Remini Twitter thread