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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Jul 11, 2024 • 47min
Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 2
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss Japan’s beloved yuru-chara, corporate and governmental mascots that are undeniably cute but with deeper connections to other aspects of Japanese culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2024 • 8min
The Monstrefact: Alien, Part 2 - The Black Goo
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the deadly alien pathogen Agent A0-3959X.91–15 from the “Alien” universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 9, 2024 • 1h 4min
Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 1
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss Japan’s beloved yuru-chara, corporate and governmental mascots that are undeniably cute but with deeper connections to other aspects of Japanese culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 8, 2024 • 24min
Listener Mail: All Other Considerations Secondary
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 6, 2024 • 48min
From the Vault: Creature with the Crystal Skin
It is dark inside the human body, but not every denizen of the animal kingdom is such a closed book. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various creatures with transparent anatomical features and translucent bodies. (originally published 05/19/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 5, 2024 • 1h 38min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Plan 9 from Outer Space
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe finally discuss a film that almost defies description: “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” Yes, it’s Ed Wood’s 1957 cinematic monolith featuring Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Vampira and the Amazing Criswell! (originally published 08/05/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 4, 2024 • 60min
From the Vault: Do ants make traps?
In this podcast, the hosts explore the possibility of ants constructing traps, discussing trap-building abilities in nature, obligate trap predators, the intricate relationship between ants and plants, and the strategic use of feathers as lures by ants. They also delve into the concept of superorganisms and hypothetical scenarios involving giant ants.
Jul 3, 2024 • 8min
The Monstrefact: Alien, Part 1 - The Engineers
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert kicks off a series devoted to the various creatures of the “Alien” universe with a look at the enigmatic Engineers… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 2, 2024 • 48min
From the Vault: The Fountain, Too Fast for Shadows
Why is a fountain in an urban environment so inviting and, at least to some extent, so calming? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss human fountain culture and the seeming benefits of urban blue space. (originally published 05/25/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 1, 2024 • 20min
Listener Mail: Special Order 937
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.
