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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Apr 25, 2023 • 40min
Thar She Blows, Part 1
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the science of whale spout, as well as various misconceptions about just how watery, caustic or explosive these plumes really are. (Part 1 of 2)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 24, 2023 • 30min
Listener Mail: Through The Nothing
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.
Apr 22, 2023 • 43min
From the Vault: The Vegetable Lamb, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the legendary vegetable lamb of Tartary, said to be a flesh-and-blood animal that grew from the ground. (originally published 04/21/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 21, 2023 • 1h 24min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Treasure of the Four Crowns
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe kick off three weeks of 3D pictures with the 1983 adventure film “Treasure of the Four Crowns.” Is it a good movie? No. But does it throw lots of things at your face and explode in a supernatural climax? You better believe it does. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 20, 2023 • 38min
Mutational Meltdown
Asexual reproduction has its advantages, but organisms that depend too much on it also face potential extinction. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss mutational meltdown and Muller's ratchet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 19, 2023 • 16min
The Monstrefact Omnibus: D&D Monsters
In this special episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, enjoy an assortment of past Monstrefact episodes about various Dungeons and Dragons monsters…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 18, 2023 • 51min
Before You Could Remember, Part 3
Our personal memories only extend back so far in life, and before that, there is a void. Why don’t we remember our early childhood and what does it say about human memory, childhood development and cultural ideas about infants? Robert and Joe explore in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 17, 2023 • 24min
Listener Mail: I Remember
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.
Apr 15, 2023 • 53min
From the Vault: The Vegetable Lamb, Part 1
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the legendary vegetable lamb of Tartary, said to be a flesh-and-blood animal that grew from the ground. (originally published 04/19/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 14, 2023 • 1h 27min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Devil's Rain
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1975 melt-o-rama desert cult film "The Devil's Rain." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
