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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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Episodes

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Devil’s Men

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1976 Greek horror film “The Devil’s Men,” also known as “Land of the Minotaur.” Horror legends Donald Pleasence and Peter Cushing head-up the cast, but the electronic score by none other than Brian Eno certainly deserves attention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 01, 20231 hr 32 min

The Mind of Douglas Adams, with Kevin Jon Davies

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Kevin Jon Davies about his new book “The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams,” detailing the mind of the author who gave us “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 31, 202343 min

The Artifact: The Hand of Glory

In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the Hand of Glory from European occultism… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 31, 20236 min

Stickiness, Part 2

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.

Aug 29, 202354 min

Listener Mail: An Index of Metals

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.

Aug 28, 202323 min

From the Vault: The Whistling, Part 3

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the nature and history of human whistling – including the subject of whistled languages. (originally published 08/09/2022) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 26, 202346 min

Weirdhouse Cinema: This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse

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.

Aug 25, 20231 hr 21 min

Stickiness, Part 1

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.

Aug 24, 202340 min

The Monstrefact Omnibus: Chaos Daemons of Warhammer 40k

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.

Aug 23, 202325 min

From the Vault: The Null Ship

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.

Aug 22, 202348 min

Listener Mail: Intergalactic Planetary

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.

Aug 21, 202332 min

From the Vault: The Whistling, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the nature and history of human whistling – including the subject of whistled languages. (originally published 08/04/2022) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 19, 202357 min

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Green Slime

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.

Aug 18, 20231 hr 24 min

Dendera Lights and Ancient Egyptian Pseudohistory

In recent episodes of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discussed low-resolution images that have provoked paranormal and fringe explanations, despite convincing and even conclusive expert analysis. In this episode, they continue this line of inquiry through a discussion of Ancient Egyptian pseudohistories and fringe ideas regarding modern technology in ancient inscriptions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 17, 202359 min

The Monstrefact: DC Comics' Swamp Thing

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Swamp Thing from DC Comics… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 16, 20237 min

Another Enigmatic Underwater Image

In the last episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discussed the so-called Eltanin Antenna and how it is at once an identified image of a deep sea organism and an icon of paranormal intrigue. In this episode, they continue this line of inquiry with another underwater image. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 15, 202348 min

Listener Mail: Chromakey Dreamcoat

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.

Aug 14, 202328 min

From the Vault: The Whistling, Part 1

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the nature and history of human whistling – including the subject of whistled languages. (originally published 08/02/2022) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 12, 202338 min

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Viewing

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Panos Cosmatos’ “The Viewing,'' a delightfully psychotronic 2022 short film featured on Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. There's no smoking in the Obelisk Chamber. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 11, 20231 hr 10 min

The Eltanin Antenna

In this episode of Stuff to Blow your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the alleged Eltanin Antenna and the natural-world explanation for the image. What does this case and others like it reveal about our craving for extraordinary explanations of perplexing evidence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 10, 20231 hr 10 min

The Monstrefact: DC Comics' Doomsday

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Doomsday, slayer of Superman… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 09, 20234 min

The Matter of Everything, with Suzie Sheehy

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Joe chats with physicist Suzie Sheehy, author of "The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 08, 20231 hr 15 min

Listener Mail: The Color of the Fire

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.

Aug 07, 202324 min

From the Vault: Of Humans and Squids, with Martin Wallen

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Martin Wallen about his 2021 book “Squid,” which covers the history of humanity’s scientific, folkloric and literary interest in cephalopods – from Aristotle’s understanding of the creatures to their treatment in weird fiction of the 20th and 21st centuries. (originally published 06/21/2022) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 05, 20231 hr 19 min

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Maze

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe venture into 1953’s “The Maze,” a 3-D haunted castle film with an incredibly weird twist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 04, 20231 hr 21 min

Oil and Troubled Water, Part 2

The interaction between oil and water has fascinated us since ancient times, and it has factored into practices as diverse as divination rituals and attempts to calm turbulent waters at sea with storm oil. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the effect of oil on troubled waters. (Part 2 of 2) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 03, 202346 min

The Monstrefact: DC Comics' Killer Croc

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses one of the most monstrous characters from Batman’s rogues' gallery: Killer Croc… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 02, 20235 min

Cave of Bones, with Lee Berger

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with paleoanthropologist Lee Berger about his team’s amazing discoveries in South Africa's Rising Star cave system and previously unknown extinct species of hominin named Homo naledi. His new book is “Cave of Bones” and it’s also the subject of the Netflix documentary “Unknown: Cave of Bones.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 01, 202344 min

Listener Mail: White Cyclosa

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.

Jul 31, 202330 min

From the Vault: Fantastic Numbers, with Antonio Padilla

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Antonio Padilla, author of the new book "Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them." Strap in for big numbers, fantastic numbers, black holes and more. (originally published 07/28/2022) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 202340 min
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