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.

  • 38 minutes 24 seconds
    The Plight of Amphibians, with Mark Mandica

    In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe chat with Mark Mandica, executive director of the Amphibian Foundation. Mark returns to the show to discuss the plight of amphibians and current conservation efforts for critically endangered species.

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    11 March 2025, 5:23 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Queen of Blood

    In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Curtis Harrington’s 1966 space horror movie “Queen of Blood,” starring John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper and Florence Marly as the titular alien monarch. (originally published 05/26/2023)

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    10 March 2025, 10:00 am
  • 50 minutes 53 seconds
    From the Vault: Life in the Hypogean World, Part 1

    We are creatures of the epigean world: the world of light on Earth’s surface. But there is another world – a world beneath the surface. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe venture into the world of cave biology or biospeleology. (part 1 of 4, originally published 3/5/2024)

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    8 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    Weirdhouse Cinema: Forbidden Planet

    In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the groundbreaking 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet," starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen and Robby the Robot. The film also features the first full-length electronic musical score, by Bebe and Louis Barron.

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    7 March 2025, 10:28 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Mystery Cults, Part 3

    In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dive into the world of Greco-Roman Mystery Cults. What exactly were the Mysteries and how did they factor into religious practices of the day? Find out…

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    7 March 2025, 9:07 pm
  • 7 minutes 48 seconds
    The Monstrefact Redux: The Hecatoncheires

    In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Hecatoncheires or hundred-handed warriors of Greek mythology…

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    5 March 2025, 1:13 pm
  • 52 minutes 43 seconds
    Mystery Cults, Part 2

    In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dive into the world of Greco-Roman Mystery Cults. What exactly were the Mysteries and how did they factor into religious practices of the day? Find out…

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    4 March 2025, 2:57 pm
  • 1 hour 40 minutes
    Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Flash Gordon (1980)

    In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Dino De Laurentiis’s 1980 sci-fi comic book extravaganza “Flash Gordon,” directed by Mike Hodges and featuring the music of Queen.
    (originally published 2/16/2024)

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    3 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 44 minutes 56 seconds
    From the Vault: Strange Ice, Part 2

    In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss a handful of novel ice formations and how scientists believe they form. (originally published 2/1/2024, part 2 of 2)

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    1 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 38 minutes
    Weirdhouse Cinema: Gargoyles

    In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1972 made-for-TV movie “Gargoyles,” starring Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Grayson Hall and Bernie Casey – with make-up effects by legendary Stan Winston.

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    28 February 2025, 7:34 pm
  • 45 minutes 11 seconds
    Mystery Cults, Part 1

    In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dive into the world of Greco-Roman Mystery Cults. What exactly were the Mysteries and how did they factor into religious practices of the day? Find out…

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    27 February 2025, 5:50 pm
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