Corrigan tells Marko some fun stories about times people were sure telekinesis and other paranormal superpowers were a thing, we discuss what's going on with the California wildfires and why it's a problem for Marko's climate anxiety, and Mark weaves his Nightmare on Elm Street reboot idea through CoRri's attempts to talk about what she watched this week! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the U.S. government's forays into telekinetic research[49:36] Marko has climate anxiety; Corrigan explains what's going on with the California wildfires[1:08:00] Book club coming, we recommend Tananarive Due's The Reformatory, and a watch-along will occur February 1st![1:13:45] What we watched! (The Mist, Wicked, The Order, The Boys From Brazil, The Sea Wolf, To Die For, Y2k, 10 Cloverfield Lane) Stuff we referenced: Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room Psychokinesis: Facts About Mind Over Matter ESP & Psychic Powers: Claims Inconclusive Inside The Montauk Project, The US Military’s Alleged Mind Control Program CIA's declassified documents: Highlights of the 13 million pages out now Spoon bender Uri Geller offers Donald Trump to use his island as US military base Remote Perturbation Techniques: Managerial Summary (CIA) MK-Ultra
Corrigan tells Marko some fun stories about times people were sure telekinesis and other paranormal superpowers were a thing, we discuss what's going on with the California wildfires and why it's a problem for Marko's climate anxiety, and Mark weaves his Nightmare on Elm Street reboot idea through CoRri's attempts to talk about what she watched this week! Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the U.S. government's forays into telekinetic research[49:36] Marko has climate anxiety; Co...