Ep. 120: Murder balloons & British spookies

We’re chatting about another one of CoRri’s random fears: Hot air balloons! We also debate our strategies for surviving in a dystopia, we go in depth on some tropes we love and hate in movies we watched this week, and Mark tells CoRri about the cryptids she needs to watch out for in England. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tell Mark why hot air balloons are a hot nightmare[15:47] We have an impromptu discussion of a mass shooting on Lunar New Year and what it’s like to live in a gun happy society[25:20] We talk about some upcoming JoAG things, including our amazing guest for next week, Michael Molcher, and Mark’s upcoming Last of Us livestreams. Follow him on YouTube to watch him play.[37:00] We debate how to survive in a dystopia[43:57] What we watched! We have many thoughts and disagreements[83:30] Mark warns CoRri about some British cryptids she should avoid on her trip in April Stuff we referenced: Are Hot Air Balloons Safe? Bad Weather Highlights Risk Hot air balloon crash kills five in Albuquerque, New Mexico How Deadly is Hot Air Ballooning? Fatalities Are Rare, Stats Show Pilot dies after falling out of hot air balloon during passenger ride in Vermont 19 tourists dead in hot air balloon crash in Egypt New Zealand hot air balloon crash pilot ‘used cannabis’ From the Archives, 1989: Thirteen die in 1000-metre balloon plunge Outback Ballooning director pleads guilty years after tourist’s death near Alice Springs WHS Law exposes aircraft operators to substantial penalties for safety breaches