Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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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.

The Monstrefact Omnibus: More Marvel Heroes

The Monstrefact Omnibus: More Marvel Heroes

In this special omnibus edition of The Monstrefact, join Robert for a collection of past Monstrefact episodes about the Marvel Comics characters Man-Thing, Colossus, Puff Adder and Medusa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 1

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 1

Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this classic and very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various examples of meteoric metal artifacts, including several precious sky-weapons of antiquity. (originally published 5/7/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 1

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 1

In this classic two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the planet of Arrakis in their discussion of David Lynch’s wild 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary novel “Dune.” The sleeper must awaken. (originally published 03/08/24)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Vault: The Queerness of Nature, with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

From the Vault: The Queerness of Nature, with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, author of “Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature” and Curator of Mycology at the New York State Museum. (originally published 4/9/25)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Crawling Eye

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Crawling Eye

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1958’s “The Crawling Eye” starring Forrest Tucker, Jennifer Jayne and Janet Munro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Invention of Ice Skating

The Invention of Ice Skating

In this invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the origins and physics of skating on ice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Monstrefact: The Ohmu of “Nausicaä”

The Monstrefact: The Ohmu of “Nausicaä”

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the giant Ohmu of Hayao Miyazaki’s 1984 masterpiece “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

STBYM Listener Mail: Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs

STBYM Listener Mail: Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs

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.

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: All Monsters Attack

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: All Monsters Attack

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1969 Godzilla movie “All Monsters Attack,” which also centers around the friendship between Godzilla’s son Minilla and latchkey kid Ichiro. (originally published 2/17/23)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Vault: The Parrotfish, Part 2

From the Vault: The Parrotfish, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the weird and wonderful parrotfish: changers of sex, poopers of sand and – if the myths and legends are true – great friends and a parent of fishes. (originally published 5/23/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.