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This Blows My Mind

12 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

John talks about everything that blows his mind.

Society & Culture blows my mind conspiracy nootropics vegetarian theory philosophy paradoxes thought experiments
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Episodes

This Writer's Corner Blows John's Mind

February 24, 2018 10:10 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB

John is joined once again by Keith Bodayla as they talk about things like the West Wing and the wonderful world of TV Writing which Keith has been research, but isn't actually in.

John is a Rocket Man

March 29, 2017 10:10 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

John is joined once again by Keith Bodayla and they talk about space things. They discuss the privatization of space exploration, who can afford to go into space, and of course, alien life. Also, it rains diamonds.

John Wonders If There Are Too Many Babies

March 21, 2017 10:10 - 25 minutes - 21.7 MB

John is joined once again by his The Documentary Show co-host, Keith Bodayla, as John wonders if there are too many kids and why people don’t have to fill out a form just to say, ‘Hey, we’re having a kid.’ He doesn’t want the government to say you can’t, but they also wonder if it would get to that point one day.

John Learns About Sous Vide

March 06, 2017 10:10 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

John is joined once again by his The Documentary Show co-host, Keith Bodayla, who gives John a little more information on the French cooking method, sous vide, which Keith just tried for the first time. Is it easy? What do you do and what don’t you do?

John Takes Melatonin to Sleep

November 02, 2016 10:10 - 42 minutes - 38.1 MB

John is joined again by The Documentary Show co-host, Keith Bodayla, and they share their experiences with the natural sleep-aid Melatonin and their anecdotal evidence that it can give people really vivid, weird dreams.

John Stands Up For Robot Rights

October 12, 2016 10:10 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

John is joined again by The Documentary Show co-host, Keith Bodayla, as they imagine a future with self-aware robots that have joined our work force. They answer a few questions but most importantly: “Will robots want vacation days?”

John Examines The Butterfly Effect

September 19, 2016 10:10 - 36 minutes - 26.2 MB

John is joined by The Documentary Show co-host, Keith Bodayla, as they talk about past events that could have drastically changed the present, small events that could have major effects on the future. And they try to figure out which timeline is best.

John Builds A Cult

September 09, 2016 10:10 - 46 minutes - 47.3 MB

John is joined by Danny Lockhart of Watcher Weekly podcast to talk about why John likes cults so much and how he would run a cult of his own.

John Explores The Library of Babel

April 17, 2016 10:10 - 38 minutes - 39.6 MB

John and Keith discuss the short story The Library of Babel by Luis Borges and decide if a book full of gibberish can predict your future.

John Gets Shot With Lasers

April 06, 2016 10:10 - 11 minutes - 12.5 MB

John checks in 24 hours after getting Lasik surgery and compares the whole experience to an alien abduction.

Sleep Paralysis

April 05, 2016 10:10 - 19 minutes - 22.9 MB

John reviews the documentary, The Nightmare, and how he dealt with his own bout of sleep paralysis.

John Explains The Show and Nootropics

April 03, 2016 10:10 - 20 minutes - 24.1 MB

John explains what the show is about, why he’s doing it, and why you should listen. He discusses his experiences with Nootropics, brain enhancing drugs or brain pills. Kind of like that movie, Limitless.