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Cholera Jan 16, 2012

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This episode's got it coming out of both ends! Toren, Kevin, Joe are joined by Almost Dr. Jenna to talk about cholera. Death by vomit and diarrhea, cholera cots, mummies, and how procrastination led to the world's first artificial vaccine! Music: "Shoggoths Away" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Links UN Haiti Cholera Outbreak Report

Film Fatale Jan 09, 2012

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Comedy Film Nerd Graham Elwood joins Kevin, Joe, and Toren to talk about the perils of making moving pictures - film tragedies! The Crow, The Ten Commandments, The Twilight Zone and more horrible, horrible occurrences just so we could be entertained for 90 minutes. Music: "Hooray for Hollywood" by Johnny Mercer Images Links Comedy Film Nerds Laffghanistan Videos Movies Wizard of Oz Toren: 8/10 Joe: 6/10 Kevin: 7/10 The Crow Toren: 5/10 Joe: 7/10 Kevin: 7/10 Troy Joe: 5/10 Kevin: 8/10 Twilight Zone: The Movie Joe: 6/10 Kevin: 5/10

Kidnapping Jan 02, 2012

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Express kidnappings, the "millionaire tour," the Lindbergh baby, the Cudahy kidnapping, Chowchilla school bus incident, and more. Plus news, pop culture, how to survive a kidnapping and "The Lesser of Two Evils" - would you rather be kidnapped for ransom or savaged by a pack of wolves? Music: "5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days" by Louis Prima Images Videos Movies Proof of Life Toren: 8/10 Taken Toren: 7/10 Kevin: 7/10 Man on Fire Kevin: 8/10 Suicide Kings Kevin: 4/10 Joe: 5/10

Quackery Dec 26, 2011

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Step right up, Soda Jerks! What the boys at Caustic Soda have for you today is going to REinvigorate, REvitalize, REVULGARIZE you with their astounding look at the world of QUACKERY! It's a homeopathic, detoxifying, quantum colloidal-silver potion that cures what ails ya! Ingredients include Joe, Kevin, Toren and special guest Doctor Rob! Music: Snake Oil by Vaughn DeLeath Images Videos Links Quackwatch Museum of Quackery What's the Harm? Ear Candles Are Illegal

Wolf Attack! Dec 19, 2011

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Death by wolf! Toren, Joe and Kevin discuss the many wolf attacks throughout history, the "sex lock", and the mighty Dire wolf! Music: "The Wolf Wobble" by Joe Venuti Images Links Elfquest Movies 300 Toren: 4/10 Kevin: 8/10 Joe: 8/10 Frozen Toren: 4/10 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Toren: 7/10 Kevin: 7/10 Joe: 8/10

Rasputin Dec 12, 2011

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Continuing the "Evil Men In History" series Joe, Kevin, and Toren check out Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. Just how evil was this Russian that was so hard to kill it took stabbing, poisoning, shooting, drowning and then burning to make him completely stop moving? The answer may surprise y... oh who knows, really? But we'll take our best barely-educated guesses! Music: "Unstoppable" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images

Doomed Expeditions – Part 2 Dec 05, 2011

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Toren, Joe, and Kevin are back with guest Jessica Pink for the second half of the podcast of DOOOOOOM! Music: "Funeral March" by Frederic Chopin Images DOOM-O-METER RATINGS (out of 10) The Karluk Disaster Toren: 5 Kevin: 2 Joe: 3 Jess: 5 Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic Expedition Toren: 3 Kevin: 3 Joe: 3 Jess: 5 MOVIES Blair Witch Project Toren: 8 Kevin: 10 Joe: 7 Jess: 7 Aguirre: The Wrath of God Toren: 7 Kevin: 4 Joe: 5 The Fountain Kevin: 4 The Abyss Toren: 7 Kevin: 7 Joe: 8 Jess: 6 Into the Wild Kevin: 8 Jess:9 Sphere Jess:7 Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Toren: 8 Kevin: 7 Joe: 8 Jess:8

Doomed Expeditions Part 1 Nov 28, 2011

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Jessica Pink joins us to talk about our top seven doomed expeditions, in which we find out why you shouldn't name your ship "Terror," how not to treat helpful aborigines, how many captains it takes to spoil the expedition, how many pounds of rock samples are worth the lives of five scientists, how to make a polar tuxedo, and whether or not you should test your balloon steering system before you leave for the arctic. All this and pop culture too. Part 1 of 2. Music: "Operation: Get the Hell Out of Here" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images DOOM-O-METER RATINGS Franklin Expedition: Toren: 10 Kevin: 10 Joe: 10 Jess: 9 Burke & Wills Australian Expedition Toren: 7.5 Kevin: 6 Joe: 7 Jess: 7 Polaris Expedition Toren: 4 Kevin: 3.5 Joe: 4 Jess: 7 Arctic Balloon Expedition Toren: 8 Kevin: 6 Joe: 6 Jess: 8 Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition Toren: 6 Kevin: 9.5 Joe: 6 Jess: 9

Brainwashing and Mind Control Nov 21, 2011

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Join Kevin, Joe, and Toren with guest Dr. Rob Tarzwell as they discuss MK Ultra, Psychic Driving, LSD, and High Energy Electroconvulsive Therapy! Plus Lesser of Two Evils: would you rather get ocular myiasis or lose your memory and identity from psychic driving? Music: "The Innsmouth Look" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Videos

Bad Cop, Bad Cop Nov 14, 2011

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In our "Bad Cop, Bad Cop" episode, we look at some of the most corrupt, venal, and downright outrageous abuses of police power past and present, as well as the best of the worst cop movies and TV shows. Music: "Jangled Nerves" by Fletcher Henderson Movie Reviews Serpico Kevin: 7/10 Copland Joe: 7/10 Kevin: 6/10 First Blood Joe: 6/10 Kevin: 8/10 Mississippi Burning Joe: 8/10 Kevin: 9/10 Bad Lieutenant Joe: 8/10 Kevin: 5/10 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call Joe: 6/10 Thin Blue Line Kevin: 7/10 Maniac Cop Joe: 3/10 Kevin: 2/10 Training Day Kevin: 6/10 Leon (The Professional) Joe: 9/10 Kevin: 9/10

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