Rather than abolishing the death penalty, the U.S. is apparently still pioneering new ways to do it. We discuss some of the ways people have tried to make the death penalty less brutal, and why it never works.
Highlights:[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Operation Paperclip
[24:40] We discuss WWE and why Mark finds himself watching more of it at the worst possible time
[41:00] What we watched! (El Conde, Anatomy of a Fall, Night Swim, The Ring, Nazi Town USA, Chowchilla)
[74:39] We talk about the idea of humane execution
Ep: 183: a baby-eating dingo & tourist (death) traps
Ep. 182: plane theft & nonce hunters
Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest
Ep. 180: The Toynbee Tiles & Media Gambles
Extra: The Doomsday Clock
Ep. 179: the coffee's too hot and so is the planet
Ep. 178: a soviet hero, mercury mayhem, & the thing about documentaries
Ep. 177: a scientology scandal & a brief history of assassination
Ep. 176: the ethics of AI art
Ep. 175: irish america & feral children
Special Sneak Peak! JoAG Fancave Ep. 1: The Others
Ep. 174: a real mean serial killer & a royal conspiracy
Ep. 173: chiropractic quackery & tiktok pranksters
Gaza Supersode
Ep. 172: gaza pt. 4: but do you condemn hamas?
Ep. 171: gaza pt. 3: oil, anticommunism, & the rapture
Ep. 170: gaza pt. 2: the brits & the making of israel
Ep. 169: gaza pt. 1: american imperialism
Ep. 167: sasquatches & spiritual warfare
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