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 15 years ago, the Mooninites from Aqua Teen Hunger Force shut down Boston Remembering the ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ bomb scare that shut down Boston 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  

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!)

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![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), Being Frank

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

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

This week Corrigan asked Marko to tell her about some "culty Brits," and he came through with lovable crank George King and his band of interplanetary misfits, the Aetherius Society! Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Aetherius Society[44:55] We allow ourselves to celebrate ONE death in violation of Deadpool rules, CoRri's getting fit, both hosts have maybe stolen things, and Marko has questions about trump and Gaza[01:03:00] Mark's son wants a movie to "shit him up" and we need your help[01:10:20] We finished Ed Gein and it did not get better[01:18:35] We recap the watch-along. Toxie was a hit![01:23:35] What we watched: Toxic Avenger (2023), Practical Magic, The Borderlands, Dog Soldiers, The Righteous, Sinister, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Sleepy Hollow, Trick 'r Treat, Arachnophobia, Hell House LLC, OVerlord, Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project, Annabelle

It's a low key, mid-week episode where we just chat about things like the books we're reading, if it's possible to know scientifically the thresholds of joy and pain, and why Charlie Hunnam decided to do Winnie the Pooh voice in the Ed Gein series. It's a chill hang! Video version on the Ko-Fi! http://www.ko-fi.com/jackofallgraves

This week Marko wanted to hear a story of cursed love, so Corrigan recounts the tragic mystery of the Mayerling Incident, which inadvertently led to WWI. Cursed indeed! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells the story of the Mayerling Incident[47:15] Marko wonders if any of our listeners are dead, Corrigan indulges her special interests, and Hades II is out[01:02:40] What we watched: Lost Boys, Demon Knight, Strange Harvest, Night of the Reaper Stuff we referenced: Crown Prince Rudolph And The Mayerling Incident: Suicide Or Murder? The Austrian Crown Prince's Tragic End: A Historical Mystery Morbid Monday: The Unhappy Prince and the Dead Baroness Mayerling Final Letter The Tragedy at Mayerling: Unraveling the Mysterious Death of Crown Prince Rudolf Grim Facts About Mary Vetsera, The Doomed Mistress

  Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the horrors of space[32:08] Apparently the Rapture is here! Who will saaaaave your soul?[39:56] It's not a podcast, it's a record of the AI-pocalypse[49:34] Some JoAG related stories listeners have sent us, including Capgras syndrome and parthenogenesis[01:08:24] Mark shares some head canon[01:22:05] What we watched: Sketch, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Bad Shabbos, Lost Boys, District 9, Red Rooms, Handling the Undead, Masking Threshold

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’? Groyper Army Pro-Trump conservatives are getting trolled in real life by a far-right group Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr. Report: White nationalists turn focus to college campuses, with trial run at K-State Charlie Kirk's Culture War, Groypers, Nickers and Q&A-trolling The Far Right’s New Toad Mascot Is a Fatter, More Racist Pepe the Frog Nick Fuentes’ Pro-Trump Video Urging A ‘White Uprising’ Reminds Us How Racists Love The GOP Nick Fuentes: A White Nationalist Problem for the Right What are Groypers? Ladies' Man: An Autobiography by Paul Henreid

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 BENEFITS01:03:42] 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 "Root Cellar Story" Survivors of the Fire - Hinckley Fire Museum The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 125 years ago, the Great Hinckley Fire became one of Minnesota's worst natural disasters

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 It’s too late to stop QAnon with fact checks and account bans The Nexus of QAnon and COVID-19: Legitimation Crisis and Epistemic Crisis What Is QAnon? Everything to Know About the Conspiracy Rise of Conspiracy Theories in the Pandemic Times QAnon’s Victims QAnon Hasn’t Disappeared. It’s in America’s Bloodstream. George Floyd protests: Misleading footage and conspiracy theories spread online QAnon’s Coronavirus-Fueled Boom Is A Warning Of What's To Come Anti-vax influencers are using QAnon shows to spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines Even If It's '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

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

In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities[56:45] We unpack the implications of the cold open, Corrigan explains the Presidential Fitness Test[01:13:30] What we watched: War of the Worlds, Apollo 13, The Exorcist III, The Fantastic Four, KPop Demon Hunters, Rope, La Haine, 28 Years Later, Cold Skin Stuff we referenced: Turf Wars - Science History Institute Safe Healthy Playing Fields ARTIFICIAL TURF TRAPS HEAT, DOESN'T HAVE THE COOLING PROPERTIES OF GRASS "HIGH TEMPS ON TURF FIELDS SPARK SAFETY CONCERNS" Did Artificial Turf Give More Than 200 Soccer Players Cancer? Soccer players’ cancers ignite debate over turf safety Synthetic Turf and Crumb Rubber - Washington State Department of Health Position Statement on the Use of Artificial Turf Surfaces - Mt. Sinai Monsanto-Made AstroTurf Linked to Fatal Brain Cancer of Six Former Phillies Players The Grounds on Which We Play: The Dangers of Artificial Turf Fields As the world heats up, so does the debate around artificial turf Artificial Turf Health Risks Synthetic Turf is HAZARDOUS New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf Understanding PFAS - What They Are, Their Impact, and What We Can Do PFAS - Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - US Department of Veterans Affairs David West is the Sixth Former Phillie Since 2003 to Die From Brain Cancer Investigation Links Astroturf to Deaths of Six Former Phillies Health impacts of artificial turf: Toxicity studies, challenges, and future directions

Humans have been obsessed with the end of the world for millennia which means, hey, you have options! Let's talk about end times alternatives to our climate nightmare. Highlight: [0:00] Marko and Corrigan discuss different views of the end times from various religions and cultures around the world[47:45] Boatcore! Marko sees a 16th century ship of death, and Corrigan reads a shipwreck book[01:05:15] Marko talks about his mental health being a bit of a dick, and discusses a recent feature of capitalism he hates[01:15:15]] What we watched: Dangerous Animals, Knowing, Hell of a Summer, Happy Gilmore 2, Fantastic Four: First Steps, K-Pop Demon Hunters, M3gan 2.0

Corrigan finds out some shocking decades old information about the horrific end of gorilla lady Dian Fossey, we discuss how absurd the mechanisms of the human body are, and we consider an alternate timeline in which we aren't causing our own demise. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the murder of Dian Fossey[40:56] We weigh whether the outcome of the gorilla conservation efforts we just discussed justify the means[44:53] Marko questions how the human body is possible and it leads to a discussion of alternate timelines in which we didn't screw things up so bad[01:11:26] What we watched: Slime City, The River Wild, The Monkey, Dexter: New Blood , Superman, Tron, M3gan 2.0, Ghost: Skeletour Stuff we referenced: Dian Fossey and her legacy American Found Guilty in Absentia of Rwanda Killing of Gorilla Expert Fossey The Tragic Life Of Dian Fossey And Her “Gorillas In The Mist” Rwanda Case of the Gorilla Lady Murder THE FATAL OBSESSION OF DIAN FOSSEY American convicted of killing African researcher Dian Fossey - New Yorker Why was Dian Fossey killed? Fossey murder suspect arrested International Gorilla Conservation Programme

We just felt like hanging out, tbh, so Marko talks about some interesting weird news our pal Hannah has put in our in-tray, we discuss why rich people want to live forever and a girl with very sweaty hands, and we test Mark's knowledge of horror movie trivia. Get comfy and prepare yourself to yell at your listening device! Highlights: [0:00] Marko recounts some weird news and we ramble about all kinds of things[38:37] Mark gets a 1up on his driver's license, we cry over wrestling, we talk obscure quotes[56:05] What we watched: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Sinners, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Reservoir Dogs, Shoot to Kill (AKA Deadly Pursuit), Things Will Be Different[01:22:25] We do some horror trivia quizzes! (https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/the-ultimate-horror-movie-quiz, https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/316241/top-100-horror-movies, https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1380311/horror-movies-general-knowledge)

In dishonor of the grand opening of the U.S. government’s latest concentration camp, Corrigan tells Marko about her country’s long history of displacement and internment. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about Japanese internment and other instances of American concentration camps[01:10:23] We rave about Pete, Marko asks a question about the end of the world, Marko has swapped vaping for a new vice, CoRri met Joe Pera and Marko met Kris Statlander, Corrigan was on That Other Horror Podcast[01:33:25] What we watched: Independence Day, Clown in a Cornfield, Copycat, The Surfer, House of Wax, Reservoir Dogs, Sin City, Bring Her Back Stuff we referenced: A Brief History of US Concentration Camps Concentration Camps Existed Long Before Auschwitz The Unimaginable Reality of American Concentration Camps An Expert on Concentration Camps Says That’s Exactly What the U.S. Is Running at the Border What is Alligator Alcatraz? Here are the details on the new detention facility Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is just performative cruelty and Trump loyalty Could children be detained at “Alligator Alcatraz”? What we know Lawmakers blast possibility children could be sent to Alligator Alcatraz Hitler’s Inspiration and Guide: The Native American Holocaust Interning the Japanese: Gila River Concentration Camp The Term “Concentration Camp” in Historical Perspective ‘Kids Were Marched Everywhere. This Was a Concentration Camp.’ Nearly a thousand children died at Indian boarding schools funded by the U.S. “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man”: R. H. Pratt on the Education of Native Americans Removing Native Americans from their Land Indian Removal Act (1830) Trail of Tears

This week Marko talks to his brilliant 14-year-old son Peter about what it's like being a teenager at the end of the world: AI, deepfakes, true crime, influencer culture, and, of course, horror movies. It's a FANTASTIC and insightful conversation we hope you'll love!