Stuff To Blow Your Mind

We encounter sticky surfaces and sticky substances everyday, but what exactly IS “stickiness?” In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the physical properties of stickiness and look at some very sticky examples from the natural world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The podcast explores the nature and history of human whistling, including whistled languages. They discuss the cultural attitudes towards whistling in ancient times, ancient music and the challenges of understanding it, werewolf stories and animal transformation myths, the cultural significance of whistling, the debated origin and cultural beliefs of the wolf whistle, superstitions surrounding whistling at sea, and the acceptability of whistling at work.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe venture into the weird, wild world of Coffin Joe with the 1967 Brazilian horror film “This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We encounter sticky surfaces and sticky substances everyday, but what exactly IS “stickiness?” In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the physical properties of stickiness and look at some very sticky examples from the natural world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special omnibus episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, enjoy all four episodes concerning the chaos daemons of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe: Khorne, Tzeentch, Nurgle and Slaanesh.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, Robert and Joe discuss the history and principles of the vacuum airship or null ship. Will futuristic materials ever make this 17th century concept possible? (originally published 08/18/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Explore the history and unique features of the whistle-based language called Spheria, discuss non-linguistic sounds used for communication, examine the origin of human language through whistled languages, delve into the ancient practice of transcendent whistling in Chinese culture, and touch on generating energy fields through vocal effects.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1968’s “The Green Slime,” a surprisingly procedural sci-fi film full of rubbery monsters, serious men, model rockets and more than a little bit of green slime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.