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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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01:56:06

Ep. 95: Superhumans

Jack of All Graves ·

2022/07/04

A few weeks ago, Mark insisted Corrigan was a giant mark for believing in human echolocation, so this week we’re revisiting the topic, as well as other seemingly superhuman powers that exist in the world! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the gruesome shark attacks that inspired Peter Benchley’s Jaws[18:19] The 4th of July somehow leads us to a conversation about empathy[35:00] What we watched![45:35] Spoiler for the movie Men[48:18] End of Men spoiler[73:51] We talk

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02:02:02

Ep. 94: Such highs and lows

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2022/06/29

It can often seem like the world is getting worse on nearly every conceivable level — and it is! — but this week we’re talking about both the ways things have gotten worse in our lifetimes, and some of the ways things have actually gotten better. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about some Soviet gumption in the form Antarctic self-surgery[17:50] We unpack the horrendous week America has had thanks to the Supreme Court[43:45] We unpack the watch-along and future watch-along

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01:26:08

Ep. 93: Gotta get Gowron Friday

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2022/06/19

Since Mark is seeing Nine Inch Nails and CoRri is seeing Midnight Oil this weekend, we’re doing a Friday party-sode! We’re sipping on some suds and talking about CoRri’s disability, how racism ruined swimming in America, our irrational celebrity hatreds, Star Trek, actor accents, Nightmare on Elm Street’s enduring legacy, and more! This one is surprisingly uplifting, so cuddle up with us, friends. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark how the legacy of racism has ruined swimming

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01:58:13

Ep. 92: The f**k this movie spectrum

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2022/06/13

It’s been two weeks since we’ve had a chat, so we’ve got a lot to say. Mark tells a horrifying cave story, the Void speaks some wisdom to our audience, and the movie Dashcam drives us to question where we draw our ethical lines in the films we choose to support. No spoilers, so you don’t have to have watched the movie to listen to the conversation! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri a horrendously claustrophobic incident at the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah[23:50] Mark’s back from

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02:06:39

Ep. 91: Meth Nazis and labor pains

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2022/06/05

Mark is on holiday this week, so our dear comrade Richard Lambert joins Corrigan to talk about Nazi drug use, the fate of the British monarchy, the trouble with ghost movies, violent state responses to labor movements, and the horrors of capitalism! It’s action packed! Highlights: [0:00] Guest Richard Lambert tells CoRri about Nazi methamphetamine use[21:00] We shoot the breeze about our week and have some cultural exchange about the British monarchy[40:10} What we

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01:34:07

Ep. 90: Stupid deaths revisited

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2022/05/29

It’s been a terrible week in America and we’ve got to talk about it. This week we follow a cathartic discussion of American failures with some good natured bickering about science, an invitation to come hang out with us, and a little jaunt into one of our favorite topics, dumb ways to die. Highlights: [0:00] We talk about America’s mounting social problems and whether the country is headed toward utopia or dystopia [26:20] We discuss the sizes of alcohol bottles and the queen’s

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01:34:33

Ep. 89: From prophecy to mind control

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2022/05/23

This week we look at some authors with an uncanny eye to the future, and some folks who want nothing more than to get inside your head. Is it possible? Only one way to find out. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about books that have predicted the future[17:30] Mark invites you into the void, and tells an embarrassing story from his week[29:00] CoRri continues to be bad at video games, but book club continues to be great[38:10] What we watched![68:35] We talk about whether

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01:49:21

Ep. 88: When birthdays kill

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2022/05/16

This week we have one of our classic JoAG therapy sessions discussing overthinking, executive dysfunction, running from problems, and living in a world that breaks our brains. BUT FIRST! You’ve got a good chance of dying on your birthday, Mark tries to help CoRri come to terms with Eurovision, we play some Evil Dead: The Game, and more! Highlights:[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the odds of dying on your own birthday [18:28] South Korea shows us birthdays aren’t real [24:30] The

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01:49:18

Ep. 87: Cinephiles

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2022/05/09

Once upon a time we thought Jack of All Graves was gonna be a horror movie podcast. It is not. But sometimes we just have to go all in on talking about the thing that brought us together. After a lil’ chat about being buried alive, we deep dive into the best and worst things about TV and movies, with much Sam Raimi celebration. Lots of timestamps here to tailor your experience. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri talks about being buried alive. Not personally. But the concept. [18:19]

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01:37:31

Ep. 86: Use my body

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2022/05/02

We’ve been on two curiosity kicks lately it seems: The ethics of human experimentation and how to make our corpses useful once our meat suits cease to house our consciousness. Get your fill of both topics in this episode as we discuss the child torment that gave us cognitive behavioral therapy, several ways to make sure your dead body gets a little extra mileage, and much more. Highlights: [0:00] Marks tells CoRri the sad story of Little Albert and his torment at the hands of

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01:55:53

Ep. 85: The wrench that almost nuked Arkansas

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2022/04/25

America’s nuclear weapons are often more of a danger to Americans than they are a danger to others, Mark makes the case that we should be using corpses for more things, and decades olds closure to former cold cases makes us think about the meaning of guilt. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the time a guy dropped a wrench and nearly blew up Arkansas [28:20] Being home alone drives CoRri to think she’s being followed. [41:16] Mark is better after his bout with covid, we

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01:20:29

Ep. 84: F**ked around. Found out.

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2022/04/20

Last week Mark boldly declared his immunity to covid. You'll never guess what happened next! In this episode, we talk about some other people whose decisions caught up to them, but with fatal results. Highlights: [0:00] Mark just found out that American scientists have done a lot of terrible and unethical experiments on marginalized people, especially radiation-related ones. [16:00] After last week’s stunning declaration that he was immune to covid, Mark has covid. [21:30]

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02:06:19

Ep. 83: Zoonotic diseases

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2022/04/12

We’re finally getting around to talking about animal ailments that are a real bad time when transferred to humans! Plus, CoRri answers Mark’s tales of British censorship from last week with the story of America’s Hays Code. Highlights:[0:00] CoRri tells Mark how the film industry avoided government censorship in the early 20th century [31:30] Mark is an outdoorsmen all of a sudden, which leads to a discussion of favorite movie sword fights [44:50] Mark and CoRri respond

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01:29:53

Ep. 82: Vital information for your everyday life

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2022/04/05

We’re getting educational this week, JoAG fam! We’re delving into the history of Britain’s video nasties and we’re taking a journey through some fascinating facts of no importance to keep your water cooler conversations flowing and your Tinder dates awkward! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Britain’s “video nasties” and why you could be in deep trouble for engaging with films from A Nightmare on Elm Street to Cannibal Holocaust for decades in the UK. [28:40] We small

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01:24:39

Ep. 81: Hacksville

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2022/03/30

It’s been said that JoAG is like listening in on a conversation at the pub, and friends, that’s what this one is. We were gonna talk about zoonotic diseases, but instead we end up deep into a spiral about great directors who kinda suck now and why that happens. Join us. Eavesdrop. Sidle up to as at the bar and interject your thoughts. Highlights:[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the dangers of the sleep medication Ambien [24:00] We talk about our March mayhem, reflect on watching

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01:17:55

Ep. 80: Meat cute

Jack of All Graves ·

2022/03/21

We’ve got cannibalism on one end and nuclear neuroses on the other. Come with us for some JoAG therapy as we work through why Mark can’t stop thinking about mutually assured destruction. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Japanese cannibal Issei Sagawa [14:50] Just shooting the shit, y’know? [28:30] What we watched! No spoilers, don’t worry. [44:00] We talk about nuclear war: What would happen if it were to occur, how it’s depicted in pop culture, the effects of thinking

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01:43:46

Ep. 79: Ceci n'est pas une soul

Jack of All Graves ·

2022/03/15

We’ve got a lot on our minds this week, from war and covid, to whether you’d still be you if your consciousness was uploaded to the cloud. Settle in and work through some of the complexities of being alive in 2022 with us. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the utopian commune turned sex cult, upstate New York’s Oneida Community [25:47] We talk about war, covid, and how quickly we get used to bizarre and unthinkable events [39:50] We set our next watch-along! Shall we do

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01:52:41

Ep. 78: You might be a cult member if...

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2022/03/07

It might seem like in an age saturated with true crime podcasts and Netflix documentaries about cults, we’d all be way to canny to fall prey to them. In this episode, we talk about why we still get pulled into the seductive lure of cults, and how social media, especially wellness and mommy influencers, provide fertile algorithmic ground for cultish ideology. Highlights:[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the unsolved murder of Artemus Ogletree [15:10] We catch up a little, ponder on

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01:52:43

Ep. 77: Archaic cures for crazy

Jack of All Graves ·

2022/02/28

This week Mark’s doctor gave him some pills to help him with his sleeping problem, which got him thinking about how lucky we are to live at a time when we can be prescribed a pill rather than experiencing some of the horrendous historical treatments for mental illness we discuss in this episode. Highlights:[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the Neubauer twin experiments [21:45] We talk about anxiety surrounding the events unfolding in Ukraine and what it means to be living in

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01:27:06

Ep. 76: Coincidence is fair

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2022/02/21

Jack of All Graves came about as a result of a super chance interaction on twitter a decade ago, a coincidence that blows CoRri’s mind and leads us into a discussion of some of the wild coincidences that have happened on and around our planet, from life-saving flight changes to multiple atomic bombing survivals. Highlights:[0:00] Mark tells CoRri the tale of the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876[12:44] This introduction is all over the place. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.[24:40]

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