Ep. 224: going postal

This week Corrigan tells Marko the horrific origins of the phrase "going postal," which somehow became a punchline in the '90s. Along the way, they bicker about cultural differences, debate the ethics of human experimentation, and chat about some excellent flicks. Classic shit.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the origins of the phrase of "going postal"
[48:06] Cultural exchange!
[56:00] Snakebite guy leads Mark to ask some iffy questions about human experimentation
[01:09:53] What we watched: Thunderbolts, NOPE, Freaky Tales, Drop, Deranged, Black Widow, Ed Kemper, Conclave
[01:38:56] A tease for next week's episode!

Stuff we referenced:

• Recalling the post office shooting, 25 years later



• Montclair Marks 30th Anniversary of Post Office Shooting That Killed Four



• Workplace violence: homicides and nonfatal intentional injuries by another person in 2020



• Examining Workplace Homicide



• THE LONER: FROM SHY FOOTBALL PLAYER TO 'CRAZY PAT'



• MAIL CARRIER KILLS 14 IN POST OFFICE, THEN HIMSELF



• THREE DIE IN POSTAL SHOOTINGS IN TWO STATES



• Postal Officials Examine System After 2 Killings



• State v. Smith



• United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Curtis L. Collins, Defendant-appellant, 690 F.2d 431 (5th Cir. 1980)



• A disgruntled postal worker with a high-powered rifle shot...



• Man kills 4, self



• Throwback Thursday: Postal workers start packing pistols in 1961



• Mass Shooting at Montclair Post Office Remembered 30 Years Later



• DEATH IN THE POST OFFICE: 4 Shot Dead in New Jersey Post Office; Wide Manhunt but Motive Is Not Clear



• 2 decades later, Montclair reflects on deadly post office shooting



• Post Office Supervisor Shot to Death; Co-Worker Arrested



• The Chilling Story Of The Post Office Shootings That Inspired The Phrase ‘Going Postal’



• Seinfeld Clip: because the mail never stops…