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?

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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

Marko tells Corrigan about the most prolific peacetime murderer in German history, Mark tries his hand at the NYC sightseeing guide exam, and astronauts stuck on the ISS are giving CoRri anxiety.

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about extremely prolific medical murder Niels Högel
[20:35] We discuss whether or not we would exude cool in an art gallery, CoRri's weird bathroom project
[43:30] Mark attempts a few questions from the NYC Sightseeing Guide exam
[53:30] What we watched! (Key Largo, The Body Snatcher, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, The Watcher, The Crow, Milk & Serial
[1:21:20] The astronauts stuck in space are freaking CoRri out

It's been a long, tough week, so we're just chillin', shooting the breeze and talking about the MYRIAD things we've watched over the past week and a half. Plus, we talk about a Scream movie without yelling at each other!

[0:00] Mark and CoRri shoot the breeze about getting older, getting drunk, and getting that good sleep
[21:40] What we watched! (Midnight Run, Milk & Serial, Jaws 2, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Rituals, The Boston Strangler, The Funhouse, The Dark Half, Sweet Smell of Success, Scream 2, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Robot Jox, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Cuckoo, Arcadian, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man)

Having read MORE maritime history this summer, Corrigan tells Marko about the seafarer's scourge of scurvy, and Mark asks some deep questions about Gremlins.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about scurvy
[49:43] Marko has been "in the wars" and is a bit worse for wear after his holidays; he explains his eye procedure; and at our four year anniversary, we found out some things a human child can do at four years old
[64:30] Cultural exchange!: sticker book edition. Plus, is James Marsden's career weird?
[78:00] What we watched! (Edge of the City, In the Heat of the Night, The Slumber Party Massacre, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Mister Creep, Beast, Source Code, Night of the Zombies, Inside Out 2, Gremlins 2, Oddity, Alien: Romulus
[1:53:50] Romulus spoilers
[1:58:51] We discuss some pressing questions about the Mogwai/Gremlin life cycle!

• A Nightmare Disease Haunted Ships During Age of Discovery
• Scurvy: By the End, Death is a Mercy
• James Lind: The man who helped to cure scurvy with lemons
• History of scurvy and use of vitamin C in critical illness: A narrative review.

Marko is on vacation with is fam, so Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna of the Hellrankers podcast join Corrigan to discuss an 18th century alleged butt stabber, cryptids, a HUGE murder debunking, and more!

[0:00] Steve and Anna tell Corrigan about the butt stabbin' menace known as the London Monster
[40:40] We discuss monster theory, cryptids, conspiracy theory, and what a gigantic weirdo RFK Jr. is.
[54:00] We introduce Steve and Anna's podcast, Hellrankers!
[66:30] CoRri found out some wild news about famous serial killer H.H. Holmes this week, and we talk about why we often get history so wrong
[93:30] What we watched! (All the Back to the Futures, Wild Wild West, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Attack of the Killer Donuts, Deadware, Twister, Raising Arizona, Hot Rod, Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar, The Palm Royale, Butterfly Kisses)

There's nothing Marko loves more than a good bit of brain weirdness, so this week he tells Corrigan about Anton-Babinski syndrome: A rare disorder where your eyes can see but your brain can't.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Anton-Babinski Syndrome
[28:20] Mark asks ChatGPT to describe Jack of All Graves. The results might surprise you! Plus, CoRri's birthday is coming up, Mark's going to Bulgaria, and we have a chat about terrible brand names
[44:55] Watch-along coming up so send us your NYC horror recommendations! It's almost our anniversary and Steve and Anna of Hellrankers are coming to 'cast with Corrigan next week!
[58:10] New Elm Street 4k coming, we're into Fede things, and what we watched! (Alien: Romulus, Waterworld, Trap, Back to the Future)
[1:28:00] Mark speedruns through a list of mildly troubling questions for CoRri to answer