Fresh off our NYC meetup and a matching set of colds, we're reflecting on Marko's American adventure, and talking about the frightful phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion.

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the mechanisms by which human being seem to spontaneously combust
[34:10] We reflect on the meetup and Mark's time in America.
[44:40] Corrigan has a wild coincidence to share with the JoAG circle
[58:39] CoRri explains why Strange Darling is a very problematic movie
[1:09:00] What we watched! (Evolver, Dead Silence, House of Spoils, Clearcut, The Believers, Absurd, Speak No Evil, Deadpool & Wolverine, V/H/S/Beyond, Salem’s Lot, Dracula, Halloween 3, Freaked)
[1:44:30] A question for our audience: What franchise has the best average hit rate?

• Spontaneous Human Combustion in the Light of the 21st Century | Virve Koljonen - Academia.edu
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It's a very special 200th episode live from Corrigan's backyard at the JoAG x Hellrankers meetup of DOOOOM! That's right, Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna, along with a few dozen of our listening fam, assembled for a swingin' shindig where Marko told us about some notable mob hits, and we ranked each entry in the Jaws franchise!

[0:00] Mark tells us about the rise of organized crime in America and some of the classic MOs for mob hits.
[25:00] We rank the Jaws flicks!

This week Corrigan tackles the controversial shaken baby syndrome diagnosis and, in anticipation of Mark's upcoming journey to the states, we talk about his hopes, fears, and the weird ass gift shop at the World Trade Center. Plus, we finally put an end to our years-long dispute about the Scream franchise!

[0:00] Corrigan scotches Shaken Baby Syndrome
[49:42] We chat about Mark's concerns about coming to America, the things he's looking forward to, and the bizarre phenomenon that is the 9/11 gift shop
[74:00] What we watched! (Storm of the Century, Blink Twice, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Watchers, Scream 4, Omni Loop, Caveat)

• Robert Roberson Faces Execution, Despite Groundbreaking Texas Junk Science Law
• The horrible truth about shaken baby syndrome cases.
• Shaken Science: Former medical examiner: ‘Alleged cases of pure shaking are unusual’
• The controversy about shaken baby syndrome actually isn't one at all
• Law Needs to Keep Up With Science in Shaken Baby Syndrome Cases
• Evidence of 'shaken baby' questioned by controversial study | New Scientist
• Shaken baby cases tested by defense medical expert witnesseses
• Appeals court agrees shaken baby syndrome is 'junk science' in some cases • New Jersey Monitor
• The evidence base for shaken baby syndrome - PMC
• How Can Doctors Be Sure a Baby's Been Shaken? - The Atlantic
• Shaken Baby Syndrome | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Texas court sets execution for man in controversial shaken baby syndrome case
• National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Hours before Freddie Owens' execution, friend who testified against him says he lied: "Freddie was not there" - CBS News