Ep. 136: Frivolous killing

Jack of All Graves

It seems like every week there’s another story in the news of someone murdering someone else over something really fucking dumb. We explore some of these instances and try to figure out the mindset behind these murderous temper tantrums.

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark the true story behind the myth of the Kitty Genovese murder
[23:08] A little catch-up. Mark learns what lox are. We compare our Jerseys. Mark buys a tent.
[35:29] We announce our watch-along theme; book club’s coming and the book is SICK
[38:30] Corrigan was tickled by a ghost?
[49:09] What we watched! (Dark City, Terminator, Popcorn, Game Night, VHYes)
[81:21] We talk about empathy, callousness, people who treat others like NPCs, and some people’s propensity to murder over the smallest infraction. JoAG therapy!

Stuff we referenced:

• Kitty Genovese [History]
• A Call For Help: What the Kitty Genovese story really means
• 37 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police; Apathy at Stabbing of Queens Womn Shocks Inspector
• The Kitty Genovese Murder: What Really Happened
• Psychology’s Tall Tales
• How the Shocking Murder of Kitty Genovese Defined the Bystander Effect
• Column: The urban legend of Kitty Genovese and the 38 witnesses who ignored her blood-curdling screams
• What Happened to Kitty Genovese