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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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
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English
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Episodes
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Wrath of Khan
9/12/2025
In this special Star Trek Week episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."
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Duration:01:33:56
Transporters and Consciousness in Star Trek
9/11/2025
In this special Star Trek Week episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss teleportation in the Star Trek universe and the questions it raises about human identity and consciousness.
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Duration:01:06:02
The Monstrefact: The Mugatos of Star Trek
9/10/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Neuralian Mugatos of Star Trek…
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Duration:00:04:29
The Salt Vampires of Star Trek
9/9/2025
In this special Star Trek Week episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the salt vampires of M-113 from “Star Trek: The Original Series.”
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Duration:01:05:13
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Brain Eaters
9/8/2025
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1958 sci-fi movie “The Brain Eaters,” which doesn’t actually feature brain eating but is still a lot of fun. We're re-running it during Trek Week because it features Leonard Nimoy! (originaly published 02/11/2022)
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Duration:01:16:39
From the Vault: Odds and Evens, Part 1
9/6/2025
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of odd and even numbers. How does it factor into our psychology, our art and our culture? Find out…(originally published 9/5/2024)
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Duration:00:54:40
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Time Machine (1960)
9/5/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1960 film adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine,” starring Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux. Prepare for Morlock mania!
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Duration:01:39:29
Replaceable You, with Mary Roach
9/4/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert welcomes bestselling author Mary Roach back to the program to discuss her latest book “Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy.”
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Duration:00:36:37
The Monstrefact: The Fireys of Labyrinth
9/3/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the dismemberment-loving Fireys of Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth.”
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Duration:00:06:46
From the Vault: Ancient Oars on the Wine-Dark Sea, Part 3
9/2/2025
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the mysteries and marvels of oar-powered galleys and warships in the ancient Mediterranean world. How many oars did they depend on? How many rowers and how many levels of rowers? And what are we to make of Ptolemy IV Philopator’s 40-oar Tessarakonteres? Find out… (originally published 8/27/2024)
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Duration:00:45:55
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Beyond the Mind’s Eye
9/1/2025
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe explore the mind-bending, non-narrative CGI acid trip that is 1992’s “Beyond the Mind’s Eye,” directed by Michael Boydstun and featuring the music of Jan Hammer. (originally published 9/6/2024)
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Duration:01:11:43
From the Vault: Ancient Oars on the Wine-Dark Sea, Part 2
8/30/2025
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the mysteries and marvels of oar-powered galleys and warships in the ancient Mediterranean world. How many oars did they depend on? How many rowers and how many levels of rowers? And what are we to make of Ptolemy IV Philopator’s 40-oar Tessarakonteres? Find out… (originally published 8/22/2024)
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Duration:00:51:49
Weirdhouse Cinema: Empire of the Dark
8/29/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe delve into the low-budget 1991 horror odyssey “Empire of the Dark,” starring Steve Barkett and Richard Harrison. When the gateway to Hell opens in Northern California, only Richard Flynn can harrow Hell itself to save his ex and stop an immortal cult.
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Duration:01:35:59
The Devil You Know, Part 2
8/28/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the psychological, economic and decision theory phenomenon known as ambiguity aversion. Find out how it relates to the Ellsberg paradox, madman theory and the balance of power in our world.
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Duration:01:01:13
The Monstrefact: Aliens vs. Avengers
8/27/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Marvel Comics’ "Aliens vs. Avengers" comics and some of the xenomorphic ideas it explores...
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Duration:00:05:32
The Devil You Know, Part 1
8/26/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the psychological, economic and decision theory phenomenon known as ambiguity aversion. Find out how it relates to the Ellsberg paradox, madman theory and the balance of power in our world.
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Duration:00:51:30
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Venom (1981)
8/25/2025
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe wrestle with their first full-blown snake movie: 1981’s “Venom.” It stars Oliver Reed, Klaus Kinski and a live black mamba snake from the London Zoo. Film historians still debate which was the more difficult actor of the three. (originally published 11/12/2021)
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Duration:01:16:50
From the Vault: Ancient Oars on the Wine-Dark Sea, Part 1
8/23/2025
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the mysteries and marvels of oar-powered galleys and warships in the ancient Mediterranean world. How many oars did they depend on? How many rowers and how many levels of rowers? And what are we to make of Ptolemy IV Philopator’s 40-oar Tessarakonteres? Find out… (originally published 8/20/2024)
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Duration:00:40:59
Weirdhouse Cinema: Quatermass and the Pit
8/22/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1967 sci-fi horror film “Quatermass and the Pit” starring James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover.
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Duration:01:35:04
The Wallace Line, Part 2
8/21/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the faunal boundary line between Asia and Australia known as the Wallace Line and the British naturalist it was named for, Alfred Russel Wallace.
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Duration:00:45:04