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From the Vault: Thar She Blows, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 27, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the science of whale spout, as well as various misconceptions about just how watery, caustic or explosive these plumes really are. (Originally published 04/25/2023) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Weirdhouse Cinema: Highlander II, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 26, 2024 21:37 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this special two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the original theatrical cut of Russell Mulcahy’s “Highlander II: The Quickening,” starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Michael Ironside. Long live the Zeist cut! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
The Very Dust, Part 5
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 25, 2024 18:17 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhat exactly constitutes dust? What creatures thrive on it? How does it factor into our planet’s atmosphere? In this series of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of dust, from the scientific facts to the magical and the mythical. (Part 5 of 5) See omnystudio...
Animalia Stupendium: The Common Kingfisher
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 24, 2024 19:41 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsBored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth’s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will consider the subtle...
The Very Dust, Part 4: Mythology in Dust
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 23, 2024 20:56 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhat exactly constitutes dust? What creatures thrive on it? How does it factor into our planet’s atmosphere? In this series of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of dust, from the scientific facts to the magical and the mythical. See omnystudio.com/listener...
Listener Mail: The Ripe Program
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 22, 2024 18:49 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOnce 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.
From the Vault: Before You Could Remember, Part 3
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 20, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOur personal memories only extend back so far in life, and before that, there is a void. Why don’t we remember our early childhood and what does it say about human memory, childhood development and cultural ideas about infants? Robert and Joe explore in this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your...
Weirdhouse Cinema: On the Silver Globe
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 19, 2024 20:18 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1988 Polish science fiction film “On the Silver Globe,” directed by Andrzej Żuławski. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Very Dust, Part 3
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 18, 2024 20:55 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhat exactly constitutes dust? What creatures thrive on it? How does it factor into our planet’s atmosphere? In this series of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of dust, from the scientific facts to the magical and the mythical. See omnystudio.com/listener...
The Monstrefact: The Flight of Dragons
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 17, 2024 10:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a curious proposed method of dragon flight proposed by author Peter Dickinson in the 1979 book “The Flight of Dragons.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Very Dust, Part 2
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 16, 2024 19:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhat exactly constitutes dust? What creatures thrive on it? How does it factor into our planet’s atmosphere? In this series of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of dust, from the scientific facts to the magical and the mythical. See omnystudio.com/listener...
Listener Mail: Ephemerol
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 15, 2024 14:43 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOnce 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.
From the Vault: Before You Could Remember, Part 2
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 13, 2024 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOur personal memories only extend back so far in life, and before that, there is a void. Why don’t we remember our early childhood and what does it say about human memory, childhood development and cultural ideas about infants? Robert and Joe explore in this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Dragonslayer
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 12, 2024 20:01 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOn the heels of Monday’s solar eclipse, Rob and Joe devote this week’s Weirdhouse Cinema episode to 1981’s “Dragonslayer.” The film features a total solar eclipse, in addition to one of cinema’s most memorable dragons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Very Dust, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 11, 2024 19:37 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhat exactly constitutes dust? What creatures thrive on it? How does it factor into our planet’s atmosphere? In this series of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of dust, from the scientific facts to the magical and the mythical. See omnystudio.com/listener...
Smart Talks with IBM: The Power of Collaboration: How IBM Teams Up with Microsoft
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 10, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsEntire industries are being reshaped around the new capabilities of generative AI. In this special bonus episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Tim Harford leads a conversation between two leaders in the field. Srinivasan Venkatarajan is the Director of Global Partner Business at Microsoft, focusing o...
In the Name of Osiris
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 09, 2024 21:33 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe follow up their two-part series on the Egyptian god Osiris with a look at various scientific topics named after him, including NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, the Osiris genus of bees and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Listener Mail: Vale's Lonely Walk
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 08, 2024 15:16 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOnce 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.
From the Vault: Before You Could Remember, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 06, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOur personal memories only extend back so far in life, and before that, there is a void. Why don’t we remember our early childhood and what does it say about human memory, childhood development and cultural ideas about infants? Robert and Joe explore in this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Wolf Devil Woman
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 05, 2024 19:32 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1982 Taiwanese fantasy wuxia film Wolf Devil Woman, starring and directed by the amazing Pearl Chang! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Cult of Osiris, Part 2
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 04, 2024 18:01 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the Ancient Egyptian deity Osiris, an underworld fertility god and judge of the dead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Monstrefact: Marvel’s Man-Thing
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 03, 2024 21:19 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Man-Thing from the world of Marvel Comics… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Cult of Osiris, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 02, 2024 22:42 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the Ancient Egyptian deity Osiris, an underworld fertility god and judge of the dead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Mail: Realm of Refraction
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 01, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOnce 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.
From the Vault: The Minimal Group Paradigm
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - March 30, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsHumans obviously don’t have any difficulties finding division and tribalism, but just how little is required for factions to form? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the minimal group paradigm in social identity theory. (originally published 03/30/2023) S...
Weirdhouse Cinema: Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - March 29, 2024 18:36 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive back into the weird, wild world of Dr. Phibes with 1972’s “Dr. Phibes Rises Again,” starring the legendary Vincent Price. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Authenticity, Part 3
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - March 28, 2024 23:20 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the topic of authenticity. What is it? Why do we place such value on it? They discuss authenticity in terms of psychology, art, music, religion and more… (part 3 of 3) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Smart Talks with IBM: AI in Healthcare: How Generative AI Is Expanding Fertility Treatment
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - March 27, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsAs artificial intelligence progresses, healthcare providers are exploring how the technology can be used to offer personalized care at scale. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Dr. Laurie Santos sits down with Alice Crisci, co-founder and CEO of fertility-care provider Ovum Health. The...
Asgardians: Odin, with George O'Connor
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - March 26, 2024 18:13 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with author and illustrator George O'Connor, creator of the popular Olympions graphic novel series, about his new venture into the world of Norse mythology, beginning with “Asgardians: Odin,” out now in all formats. See omnystudio.com/li...
From the Vault: Washing of the Waters, Part 4
Stuff To Blow Your Mind - March 23, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe idea of healing via immersion in sacred or special waters dates back to prehistory, and it’s still alive and well in the modern world. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe consider the myth, history and reality and healing waters. (originally published 03/23/202...
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