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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Nov 11, 2023 • 57min
From the Vault: Play the Record Backwards, Part 1
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert is joined by Rusty Needle’s Record Club host Seth Nicholas Johnson for a discussion of various means of secreting information into audio, from backmasking and locked grooves to examples from the digital age of music. (originally published 11/29/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10, 2023 • 1h 19min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy
Rob and Joe discuss the 1981 sci-fi fantasy film 'Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy,' highlighting its unique and unpredictable plot. They explore the filming locations and themes, including the conflict between imagination and reality. The hosts analyze a bumbling sci-fi writer's performance and compare him to a mechanic from Alien. They also delve into psychic powers, adding a monster to a novel, and absurd events on an island resort. The discussion covers special effects in movies and a confrontation leading to chaos at a wedding celebration.
Nov 9, 2023 • 53min
The Headless Men, Part 2
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss headless beings in myth, legend and the bestiaries of antiquity. What is it about a headless being that captivates us so and why were such beings once thought to exist? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 8, 2023 • 26min
The Monstrefact Omnibus: Monsters of Marvel Comics
In this special omnibus episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, enjoy the first five episodes concerning monsters from the Marvel Comics universe: Marvel mummies, Mystique, the Symbiotes, the Thing and Ulvar the Giant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 7, 2023 • 49min
The Headless Men, Part 1
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss headless beings in myth, legend and the bestiaries of antiquity. What is it about a headless being that captivates us so and why were such beings once thought to exist? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 6, 2023 • 22min
Listener Mail: Cats, Dogs and Stoneground
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.
Nov 4, 2023 • 46min
From the Vault: The Invention of the Gimbal
In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the ancient origins of the gimbal, its connections to Chinese incense censers and its role in technological innovation. (originally published 09/27/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 3, 2023 • 1h 29min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Critters
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1986 sci-fi creature feature “Critters,” starring Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Zane, Terrence Mann and a bunch of ravenous space creatures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 2, 2023 • 43min
The Search For Alien Life, with Astrophysicist Adam Frank
In this 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.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 1, 2023 • 4min
Monstrefact Redux: Sleipnir, the Eight-Legged Horse
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Sleipnir, the mythical stead of the Norse god Odin. (originally published 06/07/2023) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
