Ep. 265: beltway snipers & a farewell to labour

Ep. 266: the altamont incident

Back in 1969, the Rolling Stones paid the world's most notoriously violent biker gang to do security for a hastily thrown together concert in exchange for beer. It went.... poorly. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the horrors of the Altamont Free Concert (make sure you listen to the companion ep. for free on our Ko-Fi [https://ko-fi.com/post/Best-Album-Ever--Glee-Helms-Almost-Goes-to-Wood-P5P61ZONRG]!) [01:04:03] Summer is terrible, we reminisce on our blogging days, Marko saw monster trucks [01:17:40] What we watched: (Exhibit A, Faces of Death, It Ends, Infested, Buffet Infinity, The Blackening) STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Inside the Rise of the Hells Angels, the World’s Most Powerful Biker Gang [https://www.vice.com/en/article/hells-angels-kingdom-come-documentary-series/] * LIFE Rides With Hells Angels, 1965 [https://www.life.com/history/life-rides-with-hells-angels-1965/] * 'If Woodstock started it, we stopped it': How the Rolling Stones killed the hippie dream at Altamont [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-01/how-the-rolling-stones-killed-the-hippie-dream-at-altamont/11747188] * What happened at the Altamont Free Festival? [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/what-happened-at-the-altamont-free-festival/] * Altamont At 50: The Disastrous Concert That Brought The ‘60s To A Crashing Halt [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2019/12/03/altamont-at-50-the-disastrous-concert-that-brought-the-60s-to-a-crashing-halt] * Altamont at 45: The most dangerous rock concert [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20141205-did-altamont-end-the-60s] * Who was to blame for the Altamont Free Concert tragedy? [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/who-was-to-blame-for-the-tragedy-at-altamont/] * The Altamont Speedway Free Concert: The Deadly End To The Hippie Era [https://allthatsinteresting.com/altamont-speedway-free-concert] * Days Of Rage: The Rolling Stones' Road To Altamont [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKOnMZ2cm80] * The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRpTSk2yEY&t=1548s&pp=0gcJCQQLAYcqIYzv] * The Sixties aren’t dead... they’ve been rebooted on today’s American streets [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/sixties-aren-t-dead-altamont-woodstock-black-panthers-watergate-a7339036.html] * Angels & Abominations: The Altamont Tragedy [http://www.nedrock.org/angels-abominations-the-altamont-tragedy/] * KoRn at Woodstock '99 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IpJWJvbVQU]

Ep. 265: beltway snipers & a farewell to labour

This week we revisit the unhinged and violent era that followed 9/11, with Marko telling the bizarre story of the D.C. spree killers known as the Beltway Snipers. Then we try to come to grips with what's going on in U.K. politics this week 'cause that ish is bananas. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the bonkers details of the Beltway Snipers [47:19] Mark wants to talk about the "good old days." [55:55] We discuss weird Christian attempts at bogarting secular culture, [01:01:45] What is going on in the UK? [01:36:50] Marko is a skincare girlie and you should be, too! [01:40:15] What we watched! (1408, Jason Lives, Int. Hallway/Night, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare, Mortal Kombat 2)

Ep. 264: dolphin love & missing scientists

Everybody loves a dolphin... but no one quite as much as Margaret Howe Lovatt, who loved her charge, Peter the Dolphin, far more than was appropriate. Corrigan tells the story. Plus, why is everyone so freaked out about eleven missing "scientists?" HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about a dolphin trainer who got intimate with a dolphin [47:26] We discuss Mark's angst about the world and also his hopeful moment. But also this whole Strait of Hormuz thing is for the birds. [01:17:00] What we watched: Hoppers, Rain Bomb, Bombshell, Devil Wears Prada, Apex, Dolly, [01:50:30] Should we be worried for U.S. scientists? STUFF WE REFERENCED: * 11 Scientists Are Dead or Missing. It Was Only a Matter of Time Before Conspiracy Theories Hit the White House. [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/missing-scientists-conspiracy-theories-white-house?_sp=682a036d-a4ad-4d06-9722-09234b75f802.1777754413617] * The ‘Missing Scientist’ Story Is Unbelievably Dumb [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/missing-scientists/686885] * Who are the missing or dead scientists with connections to government research? [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837873-missing-dead-scientists-trump-probe-who-are-they/] * Relatives of 10 scientists who died or vanished grapple with impact of wild speculation [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw9rpdl4po] * Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons? [https://www.ksbw.com/article/missing-scientists-nuclear-weapons-ufos/71167799] * At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation [https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/us/deaths-disappearances-scientists-investigation] * The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/the-dolphin-who-loved-me] * The Woman Who Talked to — and Dated — a Dolphin [https://cvltnation.com/the-woman-who-talked-to-and-dated-a-dolphin/] * How A Science Experiment Led to Sexual Encounters Between a Woman and a Dolphin [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2014/06/how-a-science-experiment-led-to-sexual-encounters-for-a-woman-and-a-dolphin/372606/] * The woman who lived in sin with a dolphin [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10860676/The-woman-who-lived-in-sin-with-a-dolphin.html] * Man who had sex for a year with a captive Dolphin called Dolly speaks out about their year-long love affair in new documentary and claims SHE seduced him  [https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-2934586/Man-SEX-dolphin-1970s-claims-new-film-performing-mammal-one-seduced-him.html?amp=&=]

Ep. 263: me & my unethical organ sac

In a follow-up to a long ago episode, Marko talks about the sinister ways in which rich people are planning to keep themselves alive for longer. Spoiler alert: It's not by stopping climate change or advocating for better healthcare! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the companies trying to extended rich people's longevity, and the dystopian ways their trying to do it [44:25] Marko found CoRri's catacomb mailer, the Simpsons teach the world about America [51:12] Another assassination attempt, this time at the White House Correspondents Dinner! And it was a... centrist? [01:09:15] Mark gets mad that CoRri asked him about a Welsh celebrity, and we discuss the "special relationship" between the UK and the US [01:22:45] What we watched: The Pitt, Undertone, The Drama, Dredd

Ep. 262: sea cannibalism & a reason for optimism (w/ Ella Tailor!)

Corrigan shares a gruesome bit of boatcore suggested by a listener: The wreck of the French frigate The Medusa! Then our guest Ella Tailor talks about her experiences in Minneapolis during ICE's reign of terror... and why it makes her hopeful. Check the show notes for MN mutual aid links! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Ella and Marko the gruesome story of the wreck of the Medusa [53:00] Marko has a pessimistic take on being wished a happy Friday [01:00:00] We introduce Ella! [01:09:30] What we watched: Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, The Pitt, Deathstalker [01:33:12] Ella talks about her experiences watching people of all stripes come together in Minneapolis when ICE came to town. STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Discovering The Wreck of the Medusa: A Journey into Tragedy and Art [https://www.realclearhistory.com/articles/2024/09/26/discovering_the_wreck_of_the_medusa_a_journey_into_tragedy_and_art_1060976.html] * The Terrifying Story of “The Raft of the Medusa” [https://argoreader.com/the-raft-of-the-medusa/] * The Wreck of the Medusa by Jonathan Miles [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780739493793] * Raft of the Medusa: a grisly tale of incompetence and cannibalism [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/articles/raft-of-the-medusa-louvre-explained] * The Doomed Voyage of La Méduse [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/217c12f9d46244579ef5584742a1bc14] * Find Ella Online!: Monday Night Fake Fights [https://monday-night-fake-fights.castos.com/episodes/thekla-is-for-the-children] | The Most Important Election of Our Lives [https://the-most-important-election-of-our-lives.castos.com/episodes/nuclear-family-abolition-vs-sitcom-families] | Garak Tailor Makes Things [https://garaktailor.com/] * Ella's favorite mutual aid: Haven Watch, MN [https://www.gofundme.com/f/safe-haven-immediate-assistance-for-released-individuals] | Stand With Minnesota [https://www.standwithminnesota.com/] | Community Kitchen Minneapolis [https://linktr.ee/communitykitchenmpls]