Ep. 272: the chippendales plots

Ep. 273: ye olde reconstructive surgery

In a breezy episode as we prep for our London meet-up, Marko talks about his latest museum-inspired hyperfixation: Early iterations of reconstructive surgery! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko shares the origins of reconstructive surgery [0:38:55] Marko shouts out a man who kept his mom in the fridge, CoRri is about to head to London [0:50:20] What we watched: Beetlejuice The Musical, Hadestown The Musical, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Is God Is

Ep. 272: the chippendales plots

What's more wholesome than a bunch of oiled up guys in Playboy bunny style collars and cuffs grindin' up on some screaming housewives on a school night? Certainly not the men who made that wet dream a reality. This week Corrigan tells Marko the story of the petty and violent douchebags who created Chippendales. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the man who founded and killed for Chippendales [46:07] Marko doesn't like when CoRri gets spicy, Corrigan sweats too much, we discuss cartoons we hated and why Nickelodeon cartoons actually were great, we consider which of our limbs are expendable [01:14:50] What we watched: Horror in the High Desert 1, 2, 3, & 4, Shadow of a Doubt, The Odyssey, Masters of the Universe, The Backrooms, Mandalorian & Grogu, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Furious, Thesis

Ep. 271: an exemplary week on sh*tclown island

At the request of Melanie in New Zealand, this week Marko talks about wtf is going on in the UK right now, from Nigel Farage to Count Binface to the confusing murder of Ann Widdecombe. Plus, the news Marko has been waiting for has finally arrived, and we butt heads over Evil Dead Burn! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] An explainer on what is happening in the UK right now [40:33] Marko is plagued by physical ailments, AI is AIing, Mark describes his theater going joy seeing Evil Dead Burn at Deadite Church [54:30] New Fancave on the Ko-Fi, Mark is actually enjoying the World Cup, Sam Neill has left us, In the Mouth of Madness watch-along Saturday at 9pm British, 4pm Eastern. [01:07:00] Marko has finally gotten the news he has been waiting for the entire near six years of this podcast: New Elm Street! [01:14:48] What we watched: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Evil Dead Burn, Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman [01:28:35] We talk Evil Dead Burn! We do not agree!

Ep. 270: america's most evil president

The United States has just celebrated 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and well, y'know, it was bumpy. As we ponder how we got here, Corrigan tells Marko about the historical U.S. president our current president looks up to most. Spoiler: He sucked! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson [01:21:20] Marko is emotionally compromised [01:30] What we watched: The Sheep Detectives, Evil Dead (2013), Evil Dead Rise, Obsession STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Andrew Jackson: The good, the bad, the ethnic cleansing [https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/2017/03/26/andrew-jackson-good-bad-ethnic-cleansing/99431726] * Andrew Jackson Was Not A Product Of His Time [https://www.ploddingthroughthepresidents.com/2020/10/andrew-jackson-was-not-a-product-of-his-time.html] * Andrew Jackson: the Father of Genocide of the South and Eastern Tribes [https://ictnews.org/archive/andrew-jackson-father-genocide-south-eastern-tribes/] * Andrew Jackson was a slaver, ethnic cleanser, and tyrant. He deserves no place on our money. [https://archive.is/20190721041327/https://www.vox.com/2016/4/20/11469514/andrew-jackson-indian-removal#selection-973.0-973.92] * Andrew Jackson Was A Real-Life Horror Movie Monster [https://www.ploddingthroughthepresidents.com/2017/03/andrew-jackson-real-life-horror-monster.html] * Andrew Jackson’s Face is a Meme for White Supremacy [https://citylights.com/andrew-jacksons-face-is-a-meme-for-white-supremacy/] * Andrew Jackson: America’s Most Violent President [https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/andrew-jackson-americas-most-violent-president-1d232a199dec] * A Brief History on the Trail of Tears [https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/a-brief-history-on-the-trail-of-tears] * July 27, 1816: The “Negro Fort” Massacre [https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/negro-fort-massacre/] * 1837: The Hard Times [https://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/crises/1837.html] * U.S. president secrets you never knew [https://www.rd.com/list/secret-quirks-of-u-s-presidents/]

Ep. 269: christopher porco took an axe

As Marko put it, you don't know how foul this play gets! This week he tells the story of the murder of Peter Porco -- an event so unbelievable, it'd be ludicrous in fiction. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko tells a story of axe murder that gets worse and worse every time you think the horror is complete [50:44] There's a heatwave in the UK, we rehash prison abolition in light of Christopher Porco, Marko's work AI'd him, [01:10:40] Titan Submersible news alert! Weeeewooo weeeewooooo! [01:15:35] What we watched (and read!): Cape Fear (Apple), Psycho Killer, The Crazies, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Naked Lunch, When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy, Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman