Ep. 249: nobody expects the portuguese inquisition

This time of year we always have a ramble episode or two, so here's one! After Corrigan explains why she can't tell Marko about the Portuguese Inquisition and instead tells him the strange story of the maybe-kidnapping of the founder of the Four Square denomination, we unleash a stream of consciousness episode about nothing and everything. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about early megachurch pastor Aimee Semple-McPherson, who may or may not have been kidnapped off Venice Beach[44:30] We wonder if there's a proletarian cure for enshittification and media consolidation [01:03:15] What we watched: Pluribus, 9-1-1, Bugonia, Daddy's Head, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, The Thing[01:29:20] Corrigan has questions for everyone, including "does your esophagus make that sound?" and "did British people take out their teeth in the '70s?" Stuff we referenced: The “Lady Preacher” Who Became World-Famous—and Then Vanished Aimee Semple McPherson dazzled Angelenos with flamboyant sermons. Then she disappeared On This Day in 1926: The Scandalous Disappearance of Preacher Aimee Semple McPherson The Fall and Rise of Aimee Semple McPherson The American Experience: Aimee Semple McPherson