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Stickiness, Part 1
24 augustus 2023 · 40 min
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. Lees meer
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The Monstrefact Omnibus: Chaos Daemons of Warhammer 40k
23 augustus 2023 · 25 min
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. Lees meer
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From the Vault: The Null Ship
22 augustus 2023 · 48 min
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) Lees meer
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Listener Mail: Intergalactic Planetary
21 augustus 2023 · 32 min
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From the Vault: The Whistling, Part 2
19 augustus 2023 · 57 min
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) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: The Green Slime
18 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 24 min
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. Lees meer
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Dendera Lights and Ancient Egyptian Pseudohistory
18 augustus 2023 · 59 min
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. Lees meer
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The Monstrefact: DC Comics' Swamp Thing
16 augustus 2023 · 7 min
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Swamp Thing from DC Comics… Lees meer
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Another Enigmatic Underwater Image
15 augustus 2023 · 48 min
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. Lees meer
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Listener Mail: Chromakey Dreamcoat
14 augustus 2023 · 28 min
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From the Vault: The Whistling, Part 1
12 augustus 2023 · 38 min
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) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: The Viewing
11 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 10 min
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. Lees meer
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The Eltanin Antenna
11 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 10 min
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? Lees meer
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The Monstrefact: DC Comics' Doomsday
9 augustus 2023 · 4 min
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Doomsday, slayer of Superman… Lees meer
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The Matter of Everything, with Suzie Sheehy
9 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 15 min
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." Lees meer
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Listener Mail: The Color of the Fire
7 augustus 2023 · 24 min
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From the Vault: Of Humans and Squids, with Martin Wallen
5 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 19 min
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) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: The Maze
4 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 21 min
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. Lees meer
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Oil and Troubled Water, Part 2
3 augustus 2023 · 46 min
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) Lees meer
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The Monstrefact: DC Comics' Killer Croc
2 augustus 2023 · 5 min
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses one of the most monstrous characters from Batman’s rogues' gallery: Killer Croc… Lees meer
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Cave of Bones, with Lee Berger
1 augustus 2023 · 44 min
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.” Lees meer
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Listener Mail: White Cyclosa
31 juli 2023 · 30 min
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From the Vault: Fantastic Numbers, with Antonio Padilla
29 juli 2023 · 40 min
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) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: The Chronicles of Riddick
29 juli 2023 · 1 uur 42 min
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the 21st century to discuss the 2004 space opera sequel “The Chronicles of Riddick,” starring Vin Diesel and a powerhouse supporting cast. It was a Flash Gordon for a new generation, even if they weren’t ready for it. Lees meer
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The Colossus of Rhodes, with Michael Denis Higgins
27 juli 2023 · 39 min
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Michael Denis Higgins, Professor Emeritus of Earth Science at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and author of the new book “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Science, Engineering and Technology.” What was the Colossus of Rhodes, why did it impress the ancient Hellenistic world and how might we recreate it in the modern world? Lees meer
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The Monstrefact: DC Comics’ Mister Mind
25 juli 2023 · 5 min
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Mister Mind, a Venusian supervillain mind-control worm from the pages of DC Comics… Lees meer
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From the Vault: The Atomic Scar
25 juli 2023 · 1 uur
The creation of atomic weaponry changed human civilization forever, but it also left its mark on the Earth itself -- in both obvious and subtle ways. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss some of the ways in which the world would not be the same. (originally published 9/24/2020) Lees meer
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Listener Mail: Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie
24 juli 2023 · 27 min
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From the Vault: The Fall of Valerian, Part 2
22 juli 2023 · 51 min
History. Science. Dethroned emperor. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe travel back to the third century CE to discuss the Battle of Edessa, in which the Sasanian Empire not only defeated the Roman army but also took its Emperor as a prisoner of war. How did the emperor’s capture impact the already crisis-ridden Roman Empire, what do scientists make of his alleged grisly fate and how was Valerian’s fall possibly mythologized by Christian historians? Find out… (originally published 07/21/2022) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
21 juli 2023 · 1 uur 25 min
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Hayao Miyazaki’s 1984 masterpiece “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,” an environmental post-apocalyptic anime fantasy full of weird bugs, warring factions and terrifying, technological remnants of humanity’s greatest mistakes. Lees meer
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Oil and Troubled Water, Part 1
20 juli 2023 · 44 min
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. Lees meer
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The Monstrefact: Marvel’s Ulvar the Giant
19 juli 2023 · 6 min
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Ulvar, a most peculiar giant from the Marvel Comics universe… Lees meer
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Mud, Part 4
18 juli 2023 · 54 min
What exactly is mud? Where does it occur and how does it factor into animal behaviors and human activities? In this multi-episode Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Rob and Joe immerse themselves in the mysteries of mud. Lees meer
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Listener Mail: SquareHouse Cinema?
17 juli 2023 · 23 min
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From the Vault: The Fall of Valerian, Part 1
15 juli 2023 · 49 min
History. Science. Dethroned emperor. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe travel back to the third century CE to discuss the Battle of Edessa, in which the Sasanian Empire not only defeated the Roman army but also took its Emperor as a prisoner of war. How did the emperor’s capture impact the already crisis-ridden Roman Empire, what do scientists make of his alleged grisly fate and how was Valerian’s fall possibly mythologized by Christian historians? Find out… (originally published 07/19/2022) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: Night of the Werewolf
14 juli 2023 · 1 uur 27 min
On this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the world of Spanish horror with another Paul Naschy movie: 1981’s “Night of the Werewolf.” This time, Naschy’s tragic werewolf character Count Waldemar Daninsky goes up against vampire Countess Elizabeth Báthory! Lees meer
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Mud, Part 3
13 juli 2023 · 44 min
What exactly is mud? Where does it occur and how does it factor into animal behaviors and human activities? In this multi-episode Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Rob and Joe immerse themselves in the mysteries of mud. Lees meer
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The Monstrefact Omnibus: The Tyranids of Warhammer 40K
12 juli 2023 · 18 min
In this special episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, enjoy an overview of the alien Tyranids of Warhammer 40K, the Tyrannic Wars and the threat of the Genestealer Cults... Lees meer
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Mud, Part 2
11 juli 2023 · 56 min
What exactly is mud? Where does it occur and how does it factor into animal behaviors and human activities? In this multi-episode Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Rob and Joe immerse themselves in the mysteries of mud. Lees meer
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Listener Mail: Gotta Dream Them All
10 juli 2023 · 23 min
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From the Vault: The Skybridge, Part 2
8 juli 2023 · 51 min
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the architectural element known as the skyway or skybridge – typically an enclosed bridge connecting the upper stories of two buildings or skyscrapers. (originally published 07/14/2022) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: Creature with the Atom Brain
8 juli 2023 · 1 uur 19 min
Why is he acting so strange? Do you think he's one of them? In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe experience 1955's "Creature with the Atom Brain," starring Richard Denning and Angela Stevens. Lees meer
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Mud, Part 1
6 juli 2023 · 46 min
What exactly is mud? Where does it occur and how does it factor into animal behaviors and human activities? In this multi-episode Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Rob and Joe immerse themselves in the mysteries of mud. Lees meer
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The Monstrefact: Marvel’s The Thing
5 juli 2023 · 6 min
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Fantastic Four’s own Ben Grimm from Marvel Comics… Lees meer
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From the Vault: The Invention of Fireworks
4 juli 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
Fireworks are a staple of celebrations around the world, but where does this invention come from and what’s the basic chemistry of their combustion? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe light the fuse and find out. (originally published 6/23/2020) Lees meer
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Listener Mail: Dracula on the Moon
3 juli 2023 · 23 min
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From the Vault: The Skybridge, Part 1
1 juli 2023 · 39 min
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the architectural element known as the skyway or skybridge – typically an enclosed bridge connecting the upper stories of two buildings or skyscrapers. (orignally published 07/12/2022) Lees meer
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Weirdhouse Cinema: Purana Mandir
30 juni 2023 · 1 uur 26 min
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into the Bollywood horror films of the Ramsay brothers with 1984's “Purana Mandir.” Can Suman and Sanjay overcome an evil curse and a monstrous warlock to save their relationship? Find out… Lees meer
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The Machine Speaks
30 juni 2023 · 57 min
Long before such things were possible, our ancestors envisioned artificial heads that were capable of speech. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the journey from ancient tales of artifice and wizardry to the early breakthroughs in speech synthesis technology. Lees meer
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The Monstrefact: Marvel's Symbiotes
28 juni 2023 · 6 min
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Venom and the other various symbiotes from the Marvel Universe… Lees meer
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