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.
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Atlanta, GA
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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.
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@blowthemind
Language:
English
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Episodes
Pretend Play, Part 3
1/16/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness.
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Duration:01:05:39
The Monstrefact: Hortus the Rotting Mermaid
1/15/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the mermaid Hortus as described and illustrated in the book “Dr. C. Lillefisk's Sirenology” by Jana Heidersdorf.
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Duration:00:05:16
From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 3
1/14/2025
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the world of crabs – specifically the industrious world of hermit crabs. (originally published 1/11/2024)
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Duration:00:45:36
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Thing from Another World
1/13/2025
Before John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” there was Howard Hawks’ “The Thing From Another World,” the first adaptation of John W. Campbell Jr.’s short story “Who goes there?” In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe bust out the thermite and discuss this 1951 sci-fi classic. (orginally published Sep 24, 2021)
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Duration:01:02:59
From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 2
1/11/2025
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the world of crabs – specifically the industrious world of hermit crabs. (originally published 1/9/2024)
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Duration:00:51:36
Weirdhouse Cinema: Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
1/10/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the wild world of lucha libre with the 1967 Mexican science fiction film “Santo vs. the Martian Invasion,” starring El Santo himself alongside Wolf Ruvinskis and Maura Monti.
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Duration:01:36:44
Pretend Play, Part 2: Theory of Mind and Imaginary Friends
1/9/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness.
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Duration:00:57:26
The Monstrefact: He Who Walks Behind the Rows
1/8/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the the sinister entity from Stephen King’s 1977 short story “Children of the Corn” and its mythological and folkloric predecessors….
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Duration:00:07:13
Pretend Play, Part 1
1/7/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness.
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Duration:01:09:24
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy
1/6/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the absurd sci-fi fantasy film “Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy,” a 1981 Yugoslav-Czech co-production full of intergalactic aliens and surreal monstrosities. (originally published 11/10/2023)
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Duration:01:19:05
From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 1
1/4/2025
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the world of crabs – specifically the industrious world of hermit crabs. (originally published 1/4/2024)
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Duration:00:49:06
Weirdhouse Cinema: Innerspace
1/3/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, guest-host David Striepe of the Talkin' Tofu podcast returns to chat with Rob about the 1987 miniaturization film “Innerspace,” directed by Joe Dante and starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short and Meg Ryan.
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Duration:01:29:15
Squirrels: The Return
1/2/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return to the world of squirrels and their curious carnivorous ways…
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Duration:00:57:06
The Monstrefact Omnibus: Vampires
1/1/2025
In this special episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, enjoy an assortment of past Monstrefact episodes about various vampires... (originally published 05/31/2023)
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Duration:00:16:46
Listener Mail: The Hearth's Filthy Lesson
12/31/2024
Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...
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Duration:00:44:41
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: House of Wax (1953)
12/30/2024
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe continue their trio of 3-D films with the first color 3D feature film from a major American studio: 1953’s “House of Wax.” It’s the movie that remade Vincent Price as a horror icon, and it also features performances by Charles Bronson and Carolyn Jones. (orignally published 04/28/2023)
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Duration:01:25:11
From the Vault: The Invention of the Crossbow, Part 2
12/28/2024
In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the origins and ingenuity of the crossbow. (originally published 11/16/2023)
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Duration:00:52:31
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: RoboCop (1987)
12/27/2024
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi action classic “RoboCop,” a film as deeply satirical as it is gratuitously violent. (originally published 12/01/2023)
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Duration:01:29:06
From the Vault: The Invention of the Crossbow, Part 1
12/26/2024
In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the origins and ingenuity of the crossbow. (originally published 11/14/2023)
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Duration:00:42:15
The Monstrefact Omnibus: D&D Monsters
12/25/2024
In this special episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, enjoy an assortment of past Monstrefact episodes about various Dungeons and Dragons monsters… (originally published 04/19/2023)
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Duration:00:16:10