Stuff To Blow Your Mind
Episodes
Anthology of Horror, Volume 7
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, the Halloween tradition continues as, once more, Robert and Joe dive into the rich history of TV horror and sci-fi anthology series to focus on S...
Listener Mail: Out of the Pair Dadeni
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: The Leshii
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to Russian folklore, ancient, beastial spirits guard the depths of the forest, raging with each other and punishing any human who might brea...
Weirdhouse Cinema: The House by the Cemetery
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Weirdhouse Cinema completes its first journey around the sun, Rob and Joe commemorate the moment by discussing Lucio Fulci’s 1981 “The House by...
The Invention of the Chainsaw, Part 2
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss an important piece of cutting technology. Plus, during the Ha...
The Monstrefact: Weretigers of China
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Chinese weretiger… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcast...
The Invention of the Chainsaw, Part 1
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss an important piece of cutting technology. Plus, during the Ha...
Listener Mail: The Night’s Plutonian Shore
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Anthology of Horror, Volume 5
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Halloween tradition continues as, once more, Robert and Joe dive into the rich history of TV horror and sci-fi anthology series to focus on the ST...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Black Sabbath
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Mario Bava’s colorful anthology of gothic horror, starring the legendary Boris Karloff. L...
The Holy Undead, Part 2
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We tend to relegate zombies and the walking dead to the infernal realm of demons, necromancers and the emptied charnel houses of Hell. So it might sur...
The Monstrefact: Chiseltooth
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the monster Chiseltooth from Chinese mythology… Learn more about your ad-choices at ...
The Holy Undead, Part 1
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We tend to relegate zombies and the walking dead to the infernal realm of demons, necromancers and the emptied charnel houses of Hell. So it might sur...
Listener Mail: Through the Pale Door
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Anthology of Horror, Volume 4
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Halloween tradition continues as, once more, Robert and Joe dive into the rich history of TV horror and sci-fi anthology series to focus on the ST...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Halloween III
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If the many-worlds interpretation holds true, then there’s an alternate timeline in which the tyranny of Michael Myers ended in 1981 and 1982’s “...
Ghosts of the Wind and Rain
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strange presences walk the shore before the coming of the storm. Terrible forms move in its wake. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert a...
The Monstrefact: The Boxenwolf
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the horror of the Boxenwolf… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...
The Science of Scary Music
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why do certain works of music make our skin crawl? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Joe chats with producer Seth about the science of scary...
Listener Mail: Seraphs Sob at Vermin Fangs
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: The Minotaur, Part 3
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take the Minotaur out of its maze and you have but another beast man -- but within his manufactured environment, he is a singular terror in myth and p...
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Demon Knight
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, kiddies, in this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Ernest Dickerson’s 1995 siege movie “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight.”...
From the Vault: The Minotaur, Part 2
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To fully understand the minotaur myth, we also have to consider the Minoan civilization of Crete. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, ...
Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: Accelerating Innovation with Hybrid Cloud at the Edge
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The world is hitting a data tipping point where vast connectivity requires massive network capacity. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm Gladw...
From the Vault: The Minotaur, Part 1
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take the Minotaur out of its maze and you have but another beast man -- but within his manufactured environment, he is a singular terror in myth and p...
Listener Mail: Fall Break!
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff to Blow Your Mind is off for the week, but Robert and Joe take a few minutes to discuss the classic episodes that will be showcased in the feed....
From the Vault: Science in the House of Wax
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wax Museums are frequent haunts in horror cinema, but where do they really tie into our sense of revulsion and anatomical unease? In this classic epis...
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into one of Mexican luchador El Santo's various horror cinema adventures -- and not jus...
Bill Schutt talks "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart"
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Bill Schutt, author of "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart," about the evolution of th...
The Monstrefact: The Lindworm
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the legend of the lindworm and the 19th century Swedish ethnologist who searched for it...
God and the Black Death, Part 3
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Death was the most fatal pandemic in recorded human history, decimating a late Medieval world unaided by the germ theory of disease. In this...
Listener Mail: Time Passages
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: The Atomic Scar
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Thing from Another World
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” there was Howard Hawks’ “The Thing From Another World,” the first adaptation of John W. Campbell Jr.’...
God and the Black Death, Part 2
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Death was the most fatal pandemic in recorded human history, decimating a late Medieval world unaided by the germ theory of disease. In this...
The Monstrefact: Fell Beasts of the Nazgûl
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the winged beasts of the Nazgûl in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings.” Le...
God and the Black Death, Part 1
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Death was the most fatal pandemic in recorded human history, decimating a late Medieval world unaided by the germ theory of disease. In this...
Listener Mail: Songs from the Big Chair
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Night of the Lichen-thropes
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lichen are incredibly widespread and easy to take for granted, but these composite organisms are some of the most fascinating lifeforms on the planet....
Weirdhouse Cinema: Time After Time
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1979’s “Time After Time,” in which Jack the Ripper steals H.G. Wells’ time machine a...
The Nature of Tears, Part 3
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are tears? Are humans indeed the only animal that wraps and what purpose do they serve? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Jo...
The Monstrefact: El Coco
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Spanish nursery bogeyman known as El Coco… Learn more about your ad-choices at h...
Mary Roach Discusses "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law"
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe welcome acclaimed science writer Mary Roach back to the show to discuss her new book "Fuzz:...
Listener Mail: Songs from the Wood
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: The Livewired Brain with David Eagleman
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does our growing understanding of neuroplasticity reveal about our brains and the future of technology? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow ...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Spookies
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yep, 1986 was a great year for genre movies — and also “Spookies” came out. In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe consider this over...
The Nature of Tears, Part 2
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are tears? Are humans indeed the only animal that wraps and what purpose do they serve? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Jo...
The Monstrefact: Katcheet Ohuskw
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a murderous monster from Naskapi legend. Plus Benjamin Franklin shows up... Learn more...
The Nature of Tears, Part 1
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are tears? Are humans indeed the only animal that wraps and what purpose do they serve? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Jo...
Listener Mail: The Constant Flow of Invention
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Fingernails, Part 2
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How fast do human fingernails and toenails grow? Are they claws and, if not, what are they? In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Rober...
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Ship of Monsters
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for a 1960 Mexican sci-fi comedy involving multiple alien monsters, space vampires, interplanetary politics and several música norteña...
Creature of the Gear
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is a gear and when did humans invent it? Plus, Rob and Joe discuss the only known creature to have gears in its anatomy. Plus hear about a couple...
The Monstrefact: The Satanic Rites of Drugula
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses possible science of the vampire Drugula… Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...
The Dog with the Burning Brand
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From dogs in old paintings that look like dope smokers to Aztec psychopomps, what’s with all these fire dogs? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your ...
Listener Mail: Sky Raisins
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Fingernails, Part 1
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How fast do human fingernails and toenails grow? Are they claws and, if not, what are they? In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Rober...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Psychomania
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can the British public possibly survive the ravages of youth biker gangs, unholy rites and frog-based necromancy? In this episode of Weirdhouse Ci...
The Fish Had Fur, Part 2
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fish covered in thick coats of fur, fish with strange spines, fish with the beard or chin whiskers of a wise old sage… The water offers up many myst...
The Artifact: The Meister “Footprint”
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses so-called Meister footprint (which is in no way an actual footprint)... Learn more about ...
The Fish Had Fur, Part 1
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fish covered in thick coats of fur, fish with strange spines, fish with the beard or chin whiskers of a wise old sage… The water offers up many myst...
Listener Mail: The Face That is Gazed on as it Gazes
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Orcs in the Deep
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this classic episode of STBYM, Robert and Joe discuss the orcs of Middle Earth and their origins both in the dark corners of the human imagination ...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Return of the Blind Dead
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the stand-alone, second installment of Spanish director Amando de Ossorio’s “Blind Dead'...
From the Vault: Tomato, Tomato, Part 2
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the so-called “golden apple” has at times been viewed with suspicion, it has become a staple of summertime cuisine and may one day follow us...
The Artifact: The Bazooka
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the bazooka and whether it is ever OK to bring one on a commercial flight… Learn more a...
The Invention of the Mirror, Part 4
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Smoking pools of dark reflection. Propagator of uncanny doubles. Gateway to inverse kingdom. It’s time for Stuff to Blow Your Mind to venture into t...
Listener Mail: Near-death by Saxon
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Tomato, Tomato, Part 1
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the so-called “golden apple” has at times been viewed with suspicion, it has become a staple of summertime cuisine and may one day follow us...
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Keepers (Russian Lord of the Rings)
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for Weirdhoues Cinema to return to the world of Russian cinema and also to… Middle Earth? Yes, let’s bask in the glory of “Khranitel...
The Invention of the Mirror, Part 3
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Smoking pools of dark reflection. Propagator of uncanny doubles. Gateway to inverse kingdom. It’s time for Stuff to Blow Your Mind to venture into t...
The Artifact: Sharur the Talking Mace
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses Sharur, the talking mace from Sumerian mythology… Learn more about your ad-choices at h...
The Invention of the Mirror, Part 2
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Smoking pools of dark reflection. Propagator of uncanny doubles. Gateway to inverse kingdom. It’s time for Stuff to Blow Your Mind to venture into t...
Listener Mail: Stormbringer
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Astronomical Suffering and the Terran Diaspora
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For many futurists, the long term survival of humanity depends on its ability to become a true interplanetary and even interstellar species. But what ...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Cannibal Apocalypse
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can John Saxon resist the viral hunger for human flesh? In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1980’s “Cannibal Apocalypse,” ...
The Invention of the Mirror, Part 1
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Smoking pools of dark reflection. Propagator of uncanny doubles. Gateway to inverse kingdom. It’s time for Stuff to Blow Your Mind to venture into t...
Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: An Open Conversation about Open Innovation
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Jim Whitehurst, senior advisor at IBM and an expert in open source software and innovation. During th...
Regression to the Mean
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss regression to the mean, a phenomenon that occurs when a random sampling point is an...
Listener Mail: Gremlins Have Pictures
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Pykrete
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether plotting to build a great northern wall or an aircraft carrier made of ice instead of steel, the substance you’re looking for is Pykrete. In...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Deep Blue Sea
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1999 shark film “Deep Blue Sea” in which super-smart sharks run wild in a sea base. ...
Whispers of the Speaking Sword
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Weapons capable of thought, speech and autonomous action appear throughout multiple myths and legends. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob...
The Artifact: The Horse Skull Under the Floor
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the practice of placing horse skulls underneath your floorboards… Learn more about your...
From the Vault: The Monoliths of Lalibela
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lalibela, Ethiopia is home to one of the true wonders of the world: a series of 11 rock-hewn monolithic churches -- all interconnected by tunnels and ...
Listener Mail: Centaur on Fire
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: The Spotlight Effect
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like everyone in the Zoom call is looking at you? Ever astonished to find your contribution to a project goes unrecognized, or that your lat...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Spontaneous Combustion
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe celebrate legendary weird actor Brad Dourif by watching his talent burn through in Tobe Hooper’s f...
The Waiting, Part 3
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, Robert and Joe discuss waiting in line and psychology of queuing up. Learn more about your ad...
The Waiting, Part 2
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, Robert and Joe discuss waiting in line and psychology of queuing up. Learn more about your ad...
Listener Mail: It's a Cold Night For Alligators
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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The Artifact: Boiling Tar and Murder Holes
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the meurtrière or “murder hole” found in the ceiling of a a fortress’s gateway or p...
From the Vault: Volcanoes of Life
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From our earliest experiences with paleoart to tales of Pompeii and visions of modern catastrophes, it’s easy to associate volcanoes with death and ...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Godzilla vs. Hedorah
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1971’s “Godzilla vs. Hedorah,” also known as “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.” The ...
The Waiting, Part 1
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, Robert and Joe discuss waiting in line and psychology of queuing up. Learn more about your ad...
The Artifact: The Blood Gutter
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the fuller, a groove found in many blades that you might have heard referred to as a “bl...
Ancient Pacific Navigation, Part 3
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The original discoverers of the Polynesian Islands traversed a vast ocean, bringing civilization to islands untouched by human activity. How did they ...
Listener Mail: That Sweaty Horse Light
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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From the Vault: Heaven and Hell with Bart Ehrman
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Majorities of Americans believe in the literal existence of Heaven and Hell, but where did these concepts originally come from, and how have they chan...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Mr. Vampire
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film “Mr. Vampire,” in which our heroes use kicks, furn...