Jack of All Graves

Ep. 247: mooninite panic & the goals of ai

What do the creators of all those AI chatbots and therapists and essay writing apps really wants from us? We're talking that out today, after Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Boston Mooninite Panic of 2007, and we share lots of cultural exchange. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Boston Mooninite Panic [34:26] Marko has an iffy idea for corporate gatherings, CoRri finds out Spotify has comments and people have been commenting, there's new Fancave on the Ko-Fi, and we need your suggestions for the 2026 book club schedule [01:02:38] What we watched: Predator: Badlands, Life of Chuck, ANOES 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Shin Godzilla, Hearts in Atlantis, Ghost Ship, Death By Lightning, Devil in Disguise, Depraved, Black Phone 2, Frankenstein [01:41:05] We talk about the research that exists about what AI does to our brains, anecdotal stories about AI's impact, and ultimately why the people who create AI platforms are taking advantage of a broken society. STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Adult Swim: How an Animation Experiment Conquered Late-Night TV [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/arts/television/adult-swim-history-anniversary.html] * 15 years ago, the Mooninites from Aqua Teen Hunger Force shut down Boston [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.polygon.com/22910754/aqua-teen-hunger-mooninites-boston-bomb-scare] * Remembering the ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ bomb scare that shut down Boston [https://www.inverse.com/input/features/aqua-teen-hunger-force-movie-pr-stunt-bomb-scare-mooninites-boston-2007] * Remembering the Mooninite Panic of 2007, tapping into something great at The Lilypad [https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/02/27/remembering-the-mooninite-panic-of-2007-tapping-into-something-great-at-the-lilypad/] * It's been 17 years since Aqua Teen Hunger Force marketing campaign sparked panic in Boston [https://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-history-2007-aqua-teen-hunger-force-mooninite-panic/38940050]

JoAG Classics: Death Lakes

With life getting in the way of recording this week, we're throwing it back to some classic cold opens: The many horrors of Lake Lanier in Georgia and the exploding Lake Nyos in Cameroon. If you're anything like Marko, you've forgotten the details from these four year old episodes, so it's time for a revisit! [0:00] Lake Lanier [25:00] Lake Nyos (featuring Hollywood Steve of Hellrankers!)

Ep. 246: the man of the hole

This week Corrigan prompted Marko to tell a story about isolation, so he brings us the tale of Man of the Hole -- the last member of his Amazonian tribe. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the lonely life of the Man of the Hole [31:27] A YouTube video CoRri watched causes us to discuss Marko's inscrutable list of potential JoAG topics; make sure you listen to CoRri on The Crumbling [https://thecrumbling.com/]! [49:30] We discuss CoRri's perfect Halloween [53:22] What we watched: Muppets Haunted Mansion, Over the Garden Wall, The Haunted Mansion, Casper, Death Becomes Her, Good Boy, Ghost Ship, Anything for Jackson, Army of Darkness, Coyotes (Eddie Burback's AI delusion video [https://youtu.be/VRjgNgJms3Q?si=ytHwyRsRaCyuQZjh]), Being Frank

Ep. 245: nobody wants to axe murder anymore

Halloween week is here! As such, Corrigan brings us a suitably gory story of historical axe murder, Marko goes on a ghost tour, and we talk about allll the October spooky movies. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about axe murders [49:50] Mark is struggling with Halloween, but his fam is going horror mazing and went on a ghost tour [01:06:41] A conversation about viking weaponry leads to Corrigans weird fear of sliding doors moments and other philosophical thoughts [01:16:00] What we watched: Hocus Pocus, Savageland, The Tingler, The Deeper You Dig, Ghostwatch, The Long Walk, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Fog, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Hubie Halloween, Star Wars pre-quels, Return of the Jedi [01:47:00] We unpack The Long Walk

Marko Reads: The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft

While Corrigan is off in California, Marko takes the opportunity to read us a story!