Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 2890
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
The Monstrefact: The Manticore
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the legendary Manticore…
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Tumbleweeds, Part 1: The Wind Witch
In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore the world of tumbleweeds. While it’s easy to dismiss these amazing plants as overused symbols of the American west, these detachable…
Listener Mail: Time Crabs
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...
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From the Vault: The Invention of the Lock & Key
The lock and key are such a central part of modern life, both technologically and metaphorically, but when and how did this technological advancement take place? In this Invention-themed episode of S…
Weirdhouse Cinema: Son of the White Mare
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe explore Marcell Jankovics’ hallucinogenic animated masterpiece of Hungarian mythology: Fehérlófia, known to English-speaking audiences as “Son of the…
From the Vault: Sinkholes, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the science and history of sinkholes. How have these impressive geographic features impacted our world, and what can they re…
The Artifact Redux: Edible Currencies
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses money you can eat or drink...
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From the Vault: Sinkholes, Part 1
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the science and history of sinkholes. How have these impressive geographic features impacted our world, and what can they re…
Happy New Year
Robert and Joe are still on break, but here's an update on what you'll hear this week.
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From the Vault: Heavy Water
Nope, “Heavy Water” isn’t the new bottled beverage for headbangers. It’s actually an alternate form of water called deuterium oxide that plays a key role in nuclear power plants and the creation of n…
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Robot Jox
What if the nations of the Earth solved all their problems with giant robot gladiatorial battles? That’s the concept behind 1990’s “Robot Jox,” directed by horror wizard Stuart Gordon and written by …
From the Vault: The Toaster Not Taken
It’s obvious that our preferences guide our choices, but do our choices also determine our preferences? In this classic episode, join Robert and Joe as they explore this question with the help of a h…
The Artifact Redux: Stone Mushroom Clouds
In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Joe talks about mind-boggling prehistoric mineral formations. (originally published 2/10/2021)
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From the Vault: Toy Guns
For many of us, toy guns were part of our childhood, but how are we to think about them today? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe look at some of the current thinking …
Holiday Break
Stuff to Blow Your Mind is off for the week, but Robert and Joe take a few minutes to discuss the classic episodes that will be showcased in the feed.
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From the Vault: Holiday Inventions
Once more, Stuff to Blow Your Mind leans into the holidays -- this time for an invention-minded episode about some of the technologies that bring the winter holidays to life. Join Robert and Joe as t…
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Battle for Endor
The Star Wars franchise is home to many cinematic entries some consider to be unnatural. In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1985 made-for-TV film “Ewoks: The Battle…
A Major Award: The Ancient and Occult History of the “A Christmas Story” Leg Lamp
The 1983 holiday film “A Christmas Story” warned us of the dangers associated with BB guns, bar soap and frozen flag poles – but it also introduced us to the Old Man’s prized leg lamp. In this episod…
The Monstrefact: Holiday edition
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a surprise holiday monster...
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Time Traveler Zero, Part 2
Today, time travel fiction is everywhere – and we understand the cosmos enough to even speculate what is and isn’t possible. But how old is the notion of travel through time? What sorts of attitudes …