Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.
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Sep 15, 2022 • 56min
The Nature of Fun, Part 3
What exactly is "fun" and how does it differ from other concepts related to quality and experience? Robert and Joe explore the question in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 14, 2022 • 4min
The Monstrefact: Ocron
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Ocron, the masked sorceress in Lucio Fulci’s 1983 film “Conquest.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 13, 2022 • 41min
The Nature of Fun, Part 2
What exactly is "fun" and how does it differ from other concepts related to quality and experience? Robert and Joe explore the question in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2022 • 25min
Listener Mail: And The Gunslinger followed
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 10, 2022 • 43min
From the Vault: The Invention of the Mirror, Part 1
Smoking pools of dark reflection. Propagator of uncanny doubles. Gateway to inverse kingdom. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe venture into the world of mirrors, discussing their predecessors, their invention and way humans relate to the world on the other side. (originally published 8/5/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 9, 2022 • 1h 19min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Devil Girl From Mars
This week on Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1954 Scottish sci-fi film “Devil Girl From Mars,” featuring a fashionable Martian queen, her robot Chani and interplanetary intrigue on the Scottish moors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 8, 2022 • 1h 4min
The Nature of Fun, Part 1
What exactly is "fun" and how does it differ from other concepts related to quality and experience? Robert and Joe explore the question in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 7, 2022 • 4min
The Monstrefact: Locksnakes of Thra
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Locksnakes of “The Dark Crystal.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 6, 2022 • 52min
The Invention of the Odometer
You might not think your car’s odometer is that exciting, but it’s actually the modern incarnation of an ancient invention with roots in China and the Greco-Roman world. Join Robert and Joe as they discuss the invention of the hodómetron and the li-recording drum carriage in this invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 5, 2022 • 26min
Listener Mail: Guaranteed to Work Perfectly for 1,000 Years
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
