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Jack of All Graves

Jack of All Graves

A storytelling pod in which an American girl and a Welsh guy bond over a shared love of the terrifying, tragic, bloody, morbid, anxiety-inducing, and horrific -- a joyful and therapeutic exploration of very dark things.

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01:56:07

Ep. 114: Cousins' kids and kidnappings

Jack of All Graves ·

2022/12/05

We’re coming in hot with a discussion of one of society’s greatest taboos: Inbreeding! Plus, we share some cultural exchange, our watches this week cause us to think some deep thoughts about humanity, and we discuss a few cases of extremely long term kidnapping. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri explains the science of human inbreeding… and why it might be less of a problem than we think? Hey, don’t shoot the messenger.[29:16] We discuss Montell Jordan, pop music, an unusual brotherly

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01:56:06

Ep. 113: Ball so hard (you die)

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2022/11/29

This week Mark returns to his favorite topic: The brain! (The brain, the center of the chain!) And then on the advice of his son Owen, we talk about times that people have died on the field while playing sports. Or sport, if you’re British. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri some stories about the resilience of the human brain[18:30] We talk about the darkness of winter, the lightness in CoRri’s soul, and how Mark is reframing his sleep struggles[0:00] Mark tells CoRri some

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01:53:00

Ep. 112: Lead heads

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2022/11/21

We’ve got existential dread up to our ears this week! We talk about the ways in which lead may have destroyed generations of brains, climate and covid anxiety, stupid deaths, and the things that caused our nightmares growing up. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri explains the lead-crime hypothesis to Mark[24:49] We chat about our current climate catastrophe anxiety[29:00] Mark has COVID again and CoRri wants to know why so many people just keep passing it around; we discuss whether CoRri

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01:18:09

Ep. 111: Too hot for Comic-Con

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2022/11/14

We had our first Comic-Con panel experience… and our first experience getting the boot for being too spicy! We talk about our grand day out in Birmingham before delving into the question of whether horror is good for children. Highlights: [0:00] We recap our experiences at MCM Comic-Con Birmingham [20:00] We talk a little about CoRri’s whirlwing trip to England before diving into what we watched! [31:50] Skip this quick section to avoid a Cabinet of Curiosities spoiler [35:30]

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02:02:22

Ep. 110: A bag o' bodies

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2022/11/08

If you live in a big city, you probably pass dozens of people every day hauling their luggage down the sidewalks and subway platforms. But have you ever stopped to wonder if there’s something more sinister in those valises than t-shirts and spare underwear? Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the science of decomposition [16:50] In his own weird way, Mark offers some inspiration, and we talk about our “floating door” getting us through life. [21:40] Cultural exchange time

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02:01:56

Ep. 109: Ghost science

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2022/10/31

Nothing says Halloween like good old fashioned ghosts! This week we’re diving into the world of ghost hunting. Is there science to back up the existence of ghosts? Listen and find out! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark why, if there were a hell, Ed and Lorraine Warren would most certainly be there[29:43] We discuss how a demon would get into Mark and learn a little more about Welsh Halloween in the ’80s[46:48] What we watched! (If the discussion of Barbarian sounds choppy,

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01:24:30

Ep. 108: When teens fly

Jack of All Graves ·

2022/10/24

It’s back to the gruesome twosome this week after back to back episodes with excellent guests. In this episode, we discuss an intense story of survival in the Peruvian rainforest, check-in with a little JoAG therapy, and lay out some of our essential viewing and traditions for the Halloween season. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark the story of super badass German teenager Juliane Koepcke, who survived a plane crash and ten days solo in the Peruvian rainforest[18:42] Mark

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01:29:01

Ep. 107: Games that go bump in the night

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2022/10/16

This week we have the absolute pleasure of having Chris Porritt from the Helix Cloud Games network of podcasts with us to talk about the world of horror games and why they’re such fertile ground for innovation. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells the story of a man and his unlicensed zoo[16:49] We introduce our guest Chris Porritt, what tf cloud gaming is, and why Google is so good at killing stuff[40:44] We announce our MCM Comic-Con Birmingham panel and other such JoAG business! Get

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01:16:02

Ep. 106: Forensic psychiatry

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2022/10/02

It’s a VERY special JoAG this week as we’re joined by Dr. Ben Duffin-Jones, a forensic psychiatrist with years of experience working in the Welsh penal system. We learn the ins, outs, ups, and downs of working to understand what makes criminals tick, and why empathy is the most important requirement for the job. Plus: Ben ranks our perfect murder strategies from episode 31!

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01:32:16

Ep. 105: Murphy's law

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2022/09/25

Oh boy. Right before recording this episode, our dear scheduled guest had an emergency and had to cancel, so… um… we talked about everything from bird migration to the genius of She-Hulk to what the Dahmer Netflix series can tell us about the true crime landscape. Highlights: [0:00] Mark introduces CoRri to three minor deities, with one catch… one of them he made up. Can she guess which?[10:50] We have a little JoAG therapy sesh about why we’re both feeling a little off at the

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01:53:16

104: Irregularity

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2022/09/19

An article in GQ has CoRri hyperfixated on the gory procedure of surgical leg lengthening, we revisit the royal mourning period in the UK and get an EXTREMELY surprising revelation from Mark, and Mark takes us into the world of conjoined twins and other physical irregularities in the human form. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about leg lengthening surgery[34:30] We get an update on the mourning situation in the UK and find out a SHOCKING revelation regarding Mark’s

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01:33:10

Ep. 103: Queen Elizadeath

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2022/09/12

We dedicate our episode today to the wild and whacky world of the United Kingdom and its forced period of mourning in the wake of the death of their monarch! If you love the Queen, you’ll probably hate this! Highlights: [0:00] Mark talks about what it was like to be in London when the Queen died.[26:30] Aside from some chat about what yetis sound like and CoRri’s birthday weekend, we jump right into talking more about the complicated nature of the UK’s mourning of their monarch,

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01:48:35

Ep. 102: Folk deities

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2022/09/05

Mark is back! And he wants to talk about folk religion! We chat about corpses uncovered by climate change, potentially necrotic mosquito bites, kind of rad cannibals, and more! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the corpses in Lake Mead[21:20] We catch up on the past two weeks apart, starting with a very special dedication from Mark and including vivid descriptions of his potentially necrotic mosquito bites! Plus, we discuss the grey pubic hair to death pipeline.[47:50]

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02:01:44

Ep. 101: Mormon (w/ Hollywood Steve!)

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2022/08/29

Mark is still away on his Caribbean dream vacay, so CoRri is joined by Dead and Lovely’s Hollywood Steve this week to talk about his journey from atheist to Mormon to atheist again, with some fascinating history and theology thrown in. If you didn’t think Big Foot featured into Mormon beliefs, you’re in for a surprise! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Steve about the Great Moon Hoax of 1835[24:30] It’s a ramble. Ultimately, the point is, the Queen should make a sex tape.[48:00]

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01:23:13

Ep. 100: The one-hundredth one!

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2022/08/16

In celebration of 100 episodes of JoAG, we got together in London to chat face to face about everything from the American penchant for drunk driving to CoRri's weird past doing Christian missionary work to some stories Mark's dug up on internet meet-ups that didn't go nearly as well as ours. The audio is potato quality but the conversation is a piping hot plate of chips! Thanks for hanging with us for one hundred episodes of the JoAG journey! Here's to many hundreds more! Blog

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01:58:44

Ep. 99.5: Zombie pigs and movie recs

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2022/08/08

Maybe it’s cheating a little, but we want to record our big 100th episode together in London, so this week we’re just hanging out chatting about some disconcerting science news, some horror science, and a whoooole lot of stuff we’ve been watching the past two weeks. Plus Mark recommends music and spins the Wheel of Justice! Highlights: [0:00] We talk over a story in the news this week about reanimated pigs and all the IMPLICATIONS.[22:50] We discuss Mark’s broken toe and what

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02:40:03

Ep. 99: Ask a boffin – surviving the unsurvivable

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2022/08/01

We’ve got your favorite scientist Eileen Marks-Nelson back with us to answer more super weird science questions! This time she’s tackling tips for how to survive scenarios that are nearly impossible to make it out of alive! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri and Eileen about the strange case of the dog suicide bridge[18:02] Thanks for coming to our watch-along and for your Ko-fi support![26:00] Eileen explains sensation-seeking behavior, and administers a test to find out

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01:27:31

Ep. 98: Gratui-titty

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2022/07/25

Rewatching the Final Destination movies has CoRri wondering what society would be like if the events of the movie were happening in real life and everyone started to recognize it. How would it change our ideas about death and near-death experiences? What would people buy and sell? How many times would it have to happen for us all to start believing? Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the murder inquiry dogging the author of Where the Crawdads Sing[19:52] We get really

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01:42:20

Ep. 97: Deep dark cuts

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2022/07/18

You ever stop to listen to the lyrics to a high energy jam and realize there’s something super sinister lurking beneath those bouncy beats? This week we’re delving into songs inspired by real life crimes and tragedies. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about a seemingly benign stupid food decision with fatal consequences[12:36] The UK is on FIRE. Is preparing for it POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE WILD?[25:40] There’s a new video rant, book club was great, a watch-along is coming

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01:56:46

Ep. 96: What even is a UK?

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2022/07/11

This week the UK is finally on the road to seeing the backside of Boris Johnson, but what does that even mean, and how did that doofus get into power in the first place? CoRri’s asking Mark the tough questions about the state of British society as a nice break from the horrors of America. Plus, a bonkers story of amnesia, a new pick from the wheel of justice, and a journey through the last words of people on death row. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about a strange case of

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