- 1 hour 16 minutesWeirdhouse Cinema: Jim Henson’s The Soldier and Death
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1989’s “The Soldier and Death,” a short rendition of a classic Slavic folktale for Jim Henson’s The Storyteller. Directed by Henson and written by Anthony Minghella, it features Bob Peck as the titular soldier and John Hurt as the Storyteller.
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5 June 2026, 10:00 am - 46 minutes 9 secondsThe Thing Before the Beginning, part 4
In this episode, Robert and Joe come back to their Stuff to Blow Your Mind series on various mythological concepts of what came before the creation or emergence of our universe. (part 4 of 4)
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4 June 2026, 10:00 am - 48 minutes 9 secondsSmart Talks with IBM: Inside the Octagon: How AI Brings UFC’s Fastest Moments into Focus
Most of what happens inside the UFC Octagon is too fast for the human eye to follow. Enter Alon Cohen, Executive Vice President of Innovation for TKO, who has spent 15 years building the data and AI systems that expose the hidden moments that help decide a match. Malcolm Gladwell sits down with Alon to uncover how UFC’s partnership with IBM turns chaos into clarity, giving fans and commentators a deeper story behind every bout.
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3 June 2026, 10:00 am - 54 minutes 47 secondsThe Thing Before the Beginning, part 3
In this episode, Robert and Joe come back to their Stuff to Blow Your Mind series on various mythological concepts of what came before the creation or emergence of our universe.
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2 June 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 19 minutesWeirdhouse Cinema Rewind: 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. (originally published 5/30/2025)
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1 June 2026, 10:00 am - 51 minutes 47 secondsFrom the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 3
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the amazing social power of urine, especially as it relates to urine-based communication in the animal world. (part 3 of 3) (originally published 5/22/2025)
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30 May 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 43 minutesWeirdhouse Cinema: Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Wicker Man (1973) - Part 2
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the monumental 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man,” directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee. (Part 2 of 2) (originally published 5/9/2025)
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29 May 2026, 10:00 am - 50 minutes 54 secondsFrom the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the amazing social power of urine, especially as it relates to urine-based communication in the animal world. (part 2 of 3) (originally published 5/20/2025)
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28 May 2026, 10:00 am - 34 minutes 41 secondsThe Monstrefact Omnibus: The Werewolf
In this classic omnibus edition of The Monstrefact, join Robert for all five episodes of his recent look at the werewolf of myth, legend and media – from prehistoric wolf interactions and the ancient world to modern media incarnations of lycanthropy. Draw blood… (originally published 6/11/2025)
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27 May 2026, 10:00 am - 49 minutes 53 secondsFrom the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 1
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the amazing social power of urine, especially as it relates to urine-based communication in the animal world. (part 1 of 3) (originally published 5/15/2025)
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26 May 2026, 3:09 pm - 59 minutes 13 secondsWeirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Wicker Man (1973) - Part 1
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the monumental 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man,” directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee. (Part 1 of 2) (originally published 5/2/2025)
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