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Episode 30
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March 29, 2021
America has a gun issue, but Mark and CoRri don't see it quite the same way. This week we talk about the complicated nature of a heavily armed populace. [0:00] Mark tells CoRri the sordid tale of the most prolific female serial killer in history, Elizabeth Bathory. [10:50] We announce the winner of our t-shirt contest and remind everyone once more to vote on our next JoAG Watch-Along for April 17th -- the hate watch! [17:45] We discuss our further attempt to break our terrible movie watching streak and recommend a few worthwhile flicks, including the always classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. [29:30] Our main event: Guns. This week's cultural exchange revolves around guns in the U.S. and why Americans just can't seem to give 'em up. ...
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Episode 29
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March 22, 2021
Will the horrors never cease? From the horrors of internet illiteracy, to the horrors of invasive medical procedures, to the horrors of bad CGI, to the horrors of the artistic illegitimacy of horror -- we're just really working through a lot this week. Highlights: [0:00] We revisit Momo and talk about critical thinking and the internet [13:40] Mark describes the horrifying experience of having an endoscopy and CoRri laments every day being exactly the same [27:00] CoRri breaks down some movies she recommends, and we discuss our cosmic movie rut [43:00] We pause our ranting for Mark to make a correction about Chuck Russell in the “Shit Mark Has Got Wrong” segment, which leads to a discussion of the proper use of CGI [49:00] JoAG Watch-Along 4: The Hate Watch will take place Saturday, April 17th! Get your suggestions in on our FB, Twitter, or Instagram! [51:35] We wonder why horror gets short shrift as a respectable genre ...
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Episode 91
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June 05, 2022
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 have some cultural exchange about the British monarchy[40:10} What we watched![76:48] We discuss the horrors of capitalism, specifically violent things done to people trying to push for labor rights Stuff we referenced: Social Welfare History Project Passaic Textile Strike, 1926 Triangle Fire: Police Brutality against Strikers | PBS LearningMedia Uncovering the History of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | History| Smithsonian Magazine POLICE IN SIDECARS CLUB AND CHASE 3,000 IN PASSAIC STRIKE What Made the Battle of Blair Mountain the Largest Labor Uprising in American History | History| Smithsonian Magazine Shooting Up: A History of Drugs in Warfare by Lukasz Kamienski review – what turns soldiers into monsters? | History books | The Guardian Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler review – a crass and dangerously inaccurate account | History books | The Guardian The scandal of Orgreave | The miners’ strike 1984-85 | The Guardian ...
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