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.

The Monstrefact Redux: The Mummy

In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the undead mummies of horror cinema and where they emerge from in modern Egyptomania… (originally published 10/25/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-20
07:19

Urohidrosis: A Case of the Urine Sweats

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss urohidrosis: the avian habit of urinating and/or defecating onto the scaly parts of one’s own legs. Find out what it’s all about…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-19
01:01:54

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Return to Oz

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe venture into the magical world of Oz – not the 1939 version, but the dark fantasy stylings of 1985’s “Return to Oz,” featuring electrotherapy, nightmarish wheelers and other strange delights. (originally published 08/19/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-18
01:33:29

From the Vault: The Search For Alien Life, with Astrophysicist Adam Frank

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert discusses big questions, fears and possibilities concerning extraterrestrial life with astrophysicist Adam Frank, author of “The Little Book of Aliens.” (originally published 11/02/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-16
53:56

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Face Behind the Mask

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe celebrate Noirvember with a viewing of the 1941 Robert Florey crime film “The Face Behind the Mask,” starring the legendary Peter Lorre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-15
01:41:56

Sacred Trees of the World

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss some of the various sacred trees of the world, including the giant sequoias of North America and the ‘Ōhi‘a Lehua of Hawaii. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-14
50:56

The Artifact: Roman Dodecahedrons

In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the mysterious Roman dodecahedra… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-13
06:25

The Edge of Sentience, with Jonathan Birch

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Jonathan Birch about his new book “The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-12
42:45

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Ship of Monsters

Are you ready for a 1960 Mexican sci-fi comedy involving multiple alien monsters, space vampires, interplanetary politics and several música norteña songs? Also a robot falls in love with a jukebox. Rob and Joe discuss it all in this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema. (originally published 9/3/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-11
01:10:12

From the Vault: Where the Shadows Lie, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dive into the world of shadows. How do human conceptions of shadows factor into our literature, art, history and monster making? What does it mean to cast a monstrous shadow, or to cast no shadow at all? Find out… (originally published 10/26/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-09
01:07:16

Weirdhouse Cinema: Spirited Away

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 fantasy classic "Spirited Away."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-08
01:46:10

The Siren: Talons and Song

In this monster-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss a creature most dreadful to the mariners of old: the mythical siren.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-07
01:01:11

The Monstrefact: The Ettin Ceremorph

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the ettin ceremorph, a monstrous creation of the mind flayers from the world of Dungeons and Dragons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-06
07:56

Listener Mail: Halloween Hangover 2024

Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-05
57:48

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Doctor of Doom

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss René Cardona’s 1963 luchadora film “Doctor of Doom,” full of mad science and a sprinkling of lucha action. (orignally published 03/03/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-04
01:48:32

From the Vault: Where the Shadows Lie, Part 1

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dive into the world of shadows. How do human conceptions of shadows factor into our literature, art, history and monster making? What does it mean to cast a monstrous shadow, or to cast no shadow at all? Find out… (originally published 10/24/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-02
01:09:15

Weirdhouse Cinema: Prince of Darkness

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1987 John Carpenter supernatural horror film "Prince of Darkness," starring Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker and Lisa BlountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-01
01:50:18

Grimoire of Horror, Volume 1

This Halloween, Robert and Joe take a seasonal tradition in a new direction with Grimoire of Horror, in which they’ll each present a horror short-story of note and discuss its connections to science and culture at large. In this volume, they discuss Clark Ashton Smith's "The Maker of Gargoyles" and Stephen Graham Jones's "Thirteen."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10-31
01:11:47

The Monstrefact: Monsters of the Cthulhu Mythos

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a few monsters of the Cthulhu mythos...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10-30
13:03

The Hogs of Hell, Part 2

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various demonic and godly hogs from global traditions, as well as one particular real-life hell pig that emerges from the fossil record. (Part 2 of 2)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10-29
56:36

Roger Tapp

qeeh

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Bardificer

Glad they finally got to gendered numbers! It was the first thing I thought of when they started talking odds and evens--I've always had strong associations between the digits 1-10 and certain personalities, in some cases including gender.

09-15 Reply

🍌 𝓨𝓜𝓪𝓷 🍃🥀🍂🌰🐿️🍁ᕙ/͠- ʖ̯🍊

Since when were turkeys flightless ?

08-30 Reply

Michael R

ok great

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Dynamite.Skye

in Alien Resurrection a couple xenomorphs attack a 3rd xenomorph. They rip it apart, splashing its blood all over the walls of their containment cell in order to melt it and allow them to escape. you almost feel bad for the murdered xenomorph... almost.

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