Jack of All Graves

Ep. 253: death on mt. hood

The snow in New Jersey this weekend is magical... so Corrigan brings the mood down by talking about a field trip that turned deadly during a blizzard on Oregon's Mt. Hood. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about an ill-fated field trip to Oregon's Mt. Hood [53:34] We talk like youth pastors, discuss this week's current events [01:08:40] Book club things and don't forget to mark the weekend of August 8th on your calendar for the UK meetup! [01:21:00] What we watched! (A House of Dynamite, Chain Reactions, A Hole in the Head, The Rip, Beast of War, Phantom of the Paradise) STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Deadliest Avalanches In History [https://www.worldatlas.com/natural-disasters/deadliest-avalanches-in-history.html] * Mt. Hood Climb Observance Day [https://www.oes.edu/student-life/community-life/mt-hood-climb-observance-day] * Mount Hood's Deadliest Disaster [https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/mount-hood-disaster-1986/?mode=fullscreen&scope=initial] * In 1986, 9 died on Mount Hood. Now, Oregon private school irked that parent wrote about it [https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/10/mount_hood_tragedy_revisited.html] * TWO CLIMBERS MAY HAVE SURVIVED BECAUSE OF POSITIONS IN SNOW CAVE [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/17/us/two-climbers-may-have-survived-because-of-positions-in-snow-cave.html] * Improper Decision — Failure to Turn Back, Fatigue, Exposure, Hypothermia, Inadequate Equipment, Weather, Failure to Follow Route, Oregon, Mount Hood [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13198706500/Improper-Decision-Failure-to-Turn-Back-Fatigue-Exposure-Hypothermia-Inadequate-Equipment-Weather-Failure-to-Follow-Route-Oregon-Mount-Hood] * Peace and pain 30 years after Oregon Episcopal School's Mount Hood disaster [https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2016/05/mount_hood_accident.html] * A Hole in the Head (1998) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4KgDN617oE]

Ep. 252: thinking about death and also america

Hard to believe it's only the 10th of January after the week the U.S. has had. We have a talk about it, but not before Marko talks about a people who revere death, we discuss death in kids' media, and we dig into whether there's a conspiracy to make people scared of normal weather in the U.K. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the Toraja people of Indonesia, who have an intimate relationship with death [29:57] Mark thinks the UK media is making everyone freak out about the weather, which leads to a discussion of the attention economy and studies on what short form video is doing to our brains, and questions about why the Daily Mail has it out for deadly Asian hornets [54:30] Marko tries to understand American field sobriety tests [01:05:40] What we watched: Poltergeist, Man Finds Tape, 9-1-1, Aliens, Predator: Badlands [01:33:35] What the fuck is going on in the U.S.?

Ep. 251: teenage nazi killers

Why not start out the year inspired? This week Corrigan tells Marko the story of Hannie Schaft and the Oversteegen Sisters, teenage badasses who seduced and killed Nazis. Plus, for good measure, we answer some burning listener questions! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko the story of Hannie Schaft and Truus and Freddie Oversteegen [39:50] Momentous occasions in what we watched! (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Greener Grass, Gremlins, Anaconda (2024), Fantastic Planet [01:10:06] Answering listener questions! STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Seducing and Killing Nazis [https://gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9789083003405] by Sophie Polderman (book) * As Teenagers, These Sisters Resisted the Nazis. Here’s What They Taught Me About Doing the Right Thing [https://time.com/5661142/dutch-resistance-friendship/] * Hannie Schaft, the redheaded girl [https://www.tracesofwar.com/articles/2920/Hannie-Schaft.htm] * Meet Hannie Schaft, The World War II Resistance Hero Who Terrified The Nazis [https://allthatsinteresting.com/hannie-schaft] * The Most Want­ed Woman in WWII Nether­lands: Han­nie Schaft [https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/the-most-wanted-woman-in-wwii-netherlands-hannie-schaft] * This Teenager Killed Nazis With Her Sister During WWII [https://www.history.com/articles/dutch-resistance-teenager-killed-nazis-freddie-oversteegen] * The Fascinating Story of The Teenage Girls Who Killed Nazis: Freddie and Truus Oversteegen [https://cvltnation.com/freddie-and-truus-oversteegen/] * Remembering a Dutch Partisan [https://jacobin.com/2016/07/truus-menger-oversteegen-nazi-resistance-dutch-communist-partisans/]

Ep. 250: the playbook

On our last JoAG of 2025, Marko explains the corporate playbook for profiting off stuff they know is bad for us, Corrigan sees a volcano, and we discuss the credibility of the recent revelations that the Zodiac and Black Dahlia murders may have been committed by the same guy! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the corporate playbook for profiting from our misery and poor health [51:30] We chat about practical effects and learn some Marko marriage lore, and Corrigan saw a volcano erupt [01:09:54] What we watched: Keeper, The Running Man, They Live, The Void, Scrooged, Shaun of the Dead [01:41:45] Have the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings been solved?? STUFF WE REFERENCED: * The Zodiac killer and Black Dahlia murderer were the SAME man: Explosive investigation unmasks single suspect behind two of America's darkest murders [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/crime-desk/article-15392213/Zodiac-Black-Dahlia-suspect-identified-killer.html] * Killer in the Code [https://killerinthecode.com] (podcast site w/ details) * The Zodiac and Black Dahlia killers may have been the same person, Marvin Margolis, according to a new decoding of a Zodiac code [https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/1pubr8v/the_zodiac_and_black_dahlia_killers_may_have_been/] (Reddit) * An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-23/black-dahlia-zodiac-killings-connected-one-killer-theory]

JoAG Fancave: The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

To close out our vacation episodes, we're sharing this month's episode of the JoAG Fancave, normally available exclusively on our Ko-Fi. But first! Marko is soliciting your questions for a JoAG AMA! This month’s film was 2020’s The Wolf Snow Hollow written, directed and starring Jim Cummings and before you ask, no, not the voice of Winnie the Pooh Jim Cummings. The other one. The movie follows the small town police force of Snow Hollow as they are hit with a slew of super violent murders that come with a lot of blood and a lot of missing body parts.  [0:00] Marko solicits your questions [01:47] We unpack Death by Lightning on Netflix and the Apple podcast Unicorn Girl [44:00] We talk about The Wolf of Snow Hollow and a brief history of lyncanthropy