Listener Mail: Vegetable in Sheep's Clothing
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May 02, 2022•30 min
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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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From the Vault: The Machine Lords of Barnard 68, Part 1
Even as humans reach out into the void with robotic probes and turn to artificial intelligence to aid in the search for extraterrestrial life, we face the possibility that the life we find out there might be mechanical and governed by artificial intelligence as well. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss alien AI and post-organic life. (originally published 3/30/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Atragon
The surface world fights back against undersea aggression! In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Ishirô Honda’s 1963 Toho film “Atragon,” which features an armored submarine and the debut of the kaiju Manda! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Fire From the Rocks, Part 2
It might surprise you to learn that the oldest raging fires on Earth are actually underground. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the world of eternal flames and coal seam fires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 28, 2022•46 min
The Monstrefact: Torterra, a Pokemon
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Pokemon known as Torterra with a little help from Sebastian… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 27, 2022•6 min
Fire From the Rocks, Part 1
It might surprise you to learn that the oldest raging fires on Earth are actually underground. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the world of eternal flames and coal seam fires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 26, 2022•42 min
Listener Mail: Planta Haereticus
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Apr 25, 2022•25 min
From the Vault: Jupiter the Destroyer, Part 2
Did the planet Jupiter, like a reckless god, wreak havoc on a young solar system? Join Robert and Joe and they consider the red planet’s destructive powers on Stuff to Blow Your Mind. (originally published 3/25/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 23, 2022•51 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Guyver
It’s time for more big meaty monsters slapping meat on Weirdhouse Cinema, as Rob and Joe discuss 1991’s “The Guyver,” a biomechanical slapfest full of wonderfully weird casting and an array of glistening special effects by synthetic flesh wizard and co-director Screaming Mad George. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 11 min
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, Part 2
In the previous week’s episodes of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discussed contemplations of plant memory and other topics that blur our understanding of the animal/plant divide. In this episode, they continue on some of those themes by considering the legendary vegetable lamb of Tartary, said to be a flesh-and-blood animal that grew from the ground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 21, 2022•43 min
The Monstrefact: Baphomet, The Goat of Mendes
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Baphomet, the Goat of Mendes… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 20, 2022•7 min
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, Part 1
In the previous week’s episodes of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discussed contemplations of plant memory and other topics that blur our understanding of the animal/plant divide. In this episode, they continue on some of those themes by considering the legendary vegetable lamb of Tartary, said to be a flesh-and-blood animal that grew from the ground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 19, 2022•52 min
Listener Mail: Smaragdus Eyes
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 18, 2022•29 min
From the Vault: Jupiter the Destroyer, Part 1
Did the planet Jupiter, like a reckless god, wreak havoc on a young solar system? Join Robert and Joe and they consider the red planet’s destructive powers on Stuff to Blow Your Mind. (originally published 3/23/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 16, 2022•54 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Devil Rides Out
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1968 Hammer horror film “The Devil Rides Out,” directed by Terence Fisher and adapted by Richard Matheson from the novel by Dennis Wheatley. It stars Christopher Lee and Charles Gray as dueling occultists in a tale of high-stakes Satanism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Plant Memories, Part 2
Do plants remember? Do they communicate? What is the extent of their interaction with their environment? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe dive into the amazing world of plant intelligence research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 14, 2022•54 min
The Monstrefact: Blade and the Slime Mite
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a possible link between Blade the Vampire Hunter and a particular slime mite… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 13, 2022•3 min
Plant Memories, Part 1
Do plants remember? Do they communicate? What is the extent of their interaction with their environment? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe dive into the amazing world of plant intelligence research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 12, 2022•49 min
Listener Mail: Eyes of the Potato
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 11, 2022•23 min
From the Vault: The Dad Joke
We all know a “dad joke” when we hear one, but what exactly qualifies as a dad joke and what does it reveal about parenthood, childhood learning and comedy itself? Robert and Joe explore in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. (originally published 3/18/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 09, 2022•58 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Hands of Steel
This week’s classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema is 30 percent human, 70 percent robot and 100 percent lethal -- because the subject is the 1986 Italian sci-fi action film “Hands of Steel,” a cyborg arm wrestling movie set in the dystopian future of 1997. (originally published 3/19/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 19 min
From the Vault: The Invention of the Spoon, Part 2
It’s time for another invention-based classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. In this episode, Robert and Joe discuss a very old invention that we can scarcely imagine life without: the spoon. (originally published 3/11/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 07, 2022•40 min
The Artifact Redux: The Corleck Head
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses a fascinating Celtic artifact... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 06, 2022•3 min
From the Vault: The Invention of the Spoon, Part 1
It’s time for another invention-based classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. In this episode, Robert and Joe discuss a very old invention that we can scarcely imagine life without: the spoon. (originally published 3/9/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 05, 2022•51 min
Spring Break is Here
Rob and Joe prepare you for a week of Spring Break classics... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 04, 2022•47 sec
From the Vault: The Nile Inundation
The annual inundation of the Nile was vital to the Ancient Egyptians, and therefore factored heavily into their mythology. Join Robert and Joe as they discuss flood waters, the origins of life and the Egyptian pantheon. (originally published 3/16/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 02, 2022•55 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1971 dark comedy horror film “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” starring horror icon Vincent Price as the titular revenger himself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 9 min
The Three-Pupiled Eye, Part 2
From heroes to sages to destructive monsters, various figures in Irish mythology are described as possessing eyes of seven or three pupils (or irises). We also see discussion of such marvelous eyes in Chinese traditions and in the writings of Pliny and Ovid. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the enigma of the triple eye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2022•44 min
The Monstrefact: The Nosferatu Vampire
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Nosferatu vampire… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 30, 2022•4 min
The Three-Pupiled Eye, Part 1
From heroes to sages to destructive monsters, various figures in Irish mythology are described as possessing eyes of seven or three pupils (or irises). We also see discussion of such marvelous eyes in Chinese traditions and in the writings of Pliny and Ovid. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the enigma of the triple eye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 29, 2022•42 min
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