Jack of All Graves

Listen: We know you've googled it this week. So, today we're gonna try to get to the bottom of what the hell a groyper is and whether we should care. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the absurd and terrifying right wing posse known as Groypers [56:20] Marko tells Corrigan about the joys of CEX, lizard parthogenesis, and the CoLD scale, all of which leads us to a chat about what we'd really like to see on the news [01:26:16] Some Ko-Fi updates, plus Corrigan talks about Banana Ball and we just keep thinking about touching grass STUFF WE REFERENCED: * What the Heck is a ‘Groyper’? [https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/what-the-heck-is-a-groyper] * Groyper Army [https://web.archive.org/web/20200519113830/https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/groyper-army] * Pro-Trump conservatives are getting trolled in real life by a far-right group [https://web.archive.org/web/20191117120351/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/pro-trump-conservatives-are-getting-trolled-real-life-far-right-n1080986] * Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr. [https://web.archive.org/web/20191112152101/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/11/20948317/alt-right-donald-trump-jr-conservative-tpusa-yaf-racism-antisemitism] * Report: White nationalists turn focus to college campuses, with trial run at K-State [https://archive.is/20200211212042/https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article240185832.html#selection-1291.19-1291.103] * Charlie Kirk's Culture War, Groypers, Nickers and Q&A-trolling [https://www.diggitmagazine.com/column/charlie-kirk-culture-war-groyper-trolls] * The Far Right’s New Toad Mascot Is a Fatter, More Racist Pepe the Frog [https://slate.com/technology/2017/12/groyper-the-far-right-s-new-meme-is-a-more-racist-version-of-pepe-the-frog.html] * Nick Fuentes’ Pro-Trump Video Urging A ‘White Uprising’ Reminds Us How Racists Love The GOP [https://newsone.com/4415005/nick-fuentes-pro-trump-video/] * Nick Fuentes: A White Nationalist Problem for the Right [https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/nick-fuentes-trump.html] * What are Groypers? [https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/groyper/] * Ladies' Man: An Autobiography by Paul Henreid [https://archive.org/details/ladiesmanautobio00henr]

This week we talk about how religions define martyrdom, whether it reeeeeally counts according to their own texts, and how any group is convinced to go to war. Plus, CoRri closes out her thirties, we talk science illiteracy, and we bicker over some movies! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko discusses warriors from Samson of the Bible to modern suicide bombers, and what it means to be a martyr [39:35] Marko talks about dumb shit he's done, it's Corrigan's last day in her thirties [48:40] We discuss health fads, science confusion, and WHO BENEFITS 01:03:42] Mark talks about rediscovering the brilliance of Metal Gear Solid [01:13:00] What we watched! (The Omen, Together, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Now Voyager, Dead Ringer, The Naked Gun

Holy smokes! We've been doing this thing for five years! To celebrate, Corrigan tells a horrific historical banger, we discuss some of our favorite stories and films from the last five years, and we make a big announcement! Thanks for sticking with us, friends! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko the story of the Great Hinckley Fire, which has haunted her since she first read about it [01:04:40] We do some reflection on the last five years of podcast and whether we feel like it's been a net positive in our lives, and exactly how MUCH of our lives this show has taken up [01:17:38] What we didn't foresee about the world five years from when we started [01:33:00] Mark talks about the only video he's ever noped out of, and CoRri talks about an audio clip Marko sent her that she noped out of, and we talk about WHEN IT HAPPENS [01:40:40] Our favorite movies and our favorite JoAGs from the past five years [02:06:25] The big announcement! STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 by Daniel Brown [https://gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781493022007] * "Root Cellar Story" [https://genealogy.pinecountyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Root-Cellar-Story-Pine-County-Genealogical-Society.pdf] * Survivors of the Fire - Hinckley Fire Museum [https://hinckleyfiremuseum.com/touristinfo/] * The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 [https://alphanews.org/the-great-hinckley-fire-of-1894/] * 125 years ago, the Great Hinckley Fire became one of Minnesota's worst natural disasters [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/09/01/125-years-ago-great-hinckley-fire-minnesota-disaster]

Corrigan explains to Marko how Pizzagate and Q-Anon unmoored the United States, and we have a chat about the racism white men tend to perpetuate in their movies about racism. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about conspiracy theories that have shaped the last decade of American politics [01:02:20] We have a watch-along coming (Slime City Massacre) on August 23rd, we discuss our weird mortality thoughts as Corrigan is weeks out from her 40th birthday, and Corrigan tells a story of accidentally getting high [01:18:50] What we watched:  Rockula, The Invisible Man, Eddington, Weapons, Rear Window [01:40:00] We discuss why Corrigan found Eddington harmful STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Dissecting the #PizzaGate Conspiracy Theories [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/10/business/media/pizzagate.html] * It’s too late to stop QAnon with fact checks and account bans [https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/26/1005609/qanon-facebook-twitter-youtuube/] * The Nexus of QAnon and COVID-19: Legitimation Crisis and Epistemic Crisis [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08969205211069614] * What Is QAnon? Everything to Know About the Conspiracy [https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-is-qanon/] * Rise of Conspiracy Theories in the Pandemic Times [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9325658/] * QAnon’s Victims [https://slate.com/culture/2024/07/qanon-conspiracy-theories-politics-trump-family.html] * QAnon Hasn’t Disappeared. It’s in America’s Bloodstream. [https://jacobin.com/2025/02/qanon-legacy-conspiracy-trump-patel] * George Floyd protests: Misleading footage and conspiracy theories spread online [https://www.bbc.com/news/52877751] * QAnon’s Coronavirus-Fueled Boom Is A Warning Of What's To Come [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/qanon-coronavirus-disinformation_n_5eea6123c5b6a475b84c90c2] * Anti-vax influencers are using QAnon shows to spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines [https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/anti-vax-influencers-are-using-qanon-shows-spread-misinformation-about-covid] * Even If It's 'Bonkers,' Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories [https://www.npr.org/2020/12/30/951095644/even-if-its-bonkers-poll-finds-many-believe-qanon-and-other-conspiracy-theories] * The revelations of Q. Dissemination and resonance of the QAnon conspiracy theory among US Evangelical Christians and the role of the Covid-19 crisis [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9975869/]

Recently it's become popular for economists to say we're in a "vibecession," and we're all imagining that everyone's broke and struggling. This week Marko lays out the hard numbers about societal collapse. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko gives Corrigan some statistics about societal collapse [48:20] We discuss other podcasts we may or may not listen to, anticipate the new Alien TV show, and talk about Shrewsbury [01:00:26] Interesting listener things on our discord, and a reflection on the fragility of male gamers [01:12:19] What we watched: The Game, The Naked Gun, Jurassic World Rebirth, Weapons, The Day After Tomorrow, Spider-Man: No Way Home