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
From the Vault: In the Name of Osiris
5/3/2025
In this classic 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. (originally published 4/9/2024)
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Duration:00:46:52
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Wicker Man (1973) - part 1
5/2/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the monumental 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man,” directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee. (Part 1 of 2)
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Duration:00:58:22
Shields Like Fish Scales, Part 2: Shield Walls
5/1/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the invention of the shield, shield wall tactics and the Roman tetsudo.
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Duration:00:45:36
The Monstrefact: Life on Star Wars' Utapau
4/30/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the lifeforms of the planet Utapau, as seen in “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.”
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Duration:00:04:56
Shields Like Fish Scales, Part 1: The Mythical Lost Legion
4/29/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss shield walls, the Roman tetsudo and a largely discredited but still interesting hypothesized example of military contact between the Roman Empire and the Chinese Han Dynasty.
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Duration:00:42:13
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dragonslayer
4/28/2025
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe raise all praise to the great dragon Vermithrax Pejorative in 1981’s “Dragonslayer.” They also really like Ralph Richardson. (originally published 4/12/2024)
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Duration:01:28:26
From the Vault: The Cult of Osiris, Part 2
4/26/2025
In this classic 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. (originally published 4/4/2024)
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Duration:00:46:41
Weirdhouse Cinema: Sleepwalkers
4/25/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1992’s Sleepwalkers, directed by Mick Garris and scripted by Stephen King. It’s a bonkers romp through the American Heartland and the secret world of secret soul-sucking werecats, starring Brian Krause, Alice Krige and Mädchen Amick.
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Duration:01:39:23
Cynicism, Part 4: Overcoming Cynicism
4/24/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the topic of modern psychological cynicism, as well as its roots in the philosophy of the ancient Cynics.
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Duration:00:50:11
The Artifact: Costa Rica’s Stone Spheres
4/23/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the stone spheres of Costa Rica…
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Duration:00:03:46
Cynicism, Part 3: Politics and Social Media
4/22/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the topic of modern psychological cynicism, as well as its roots in the philosophy of the ancient Cynics.
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Duration:00:59:49
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Flight of Dragons
4/21/2025
Only science and logic can save us from dark magic and dragons! In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and guest co-host Seth discuss the 1982 Rankin and Bass animated film "The Flight of Dragons," featuring the voice talents of John Ritter and James Earl Jones. (Originally published 11/18/2022)
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Duration:01:16:31
From the Vault: The Cult of Osiris, Part 1
4/19/2025
In this classic 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. (originally published 4/2/2024)
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Duration:00:40:09
Weirdhouse Cinema: Dungeons and Dragons (2000)
4/18/2025
For Weirdhouse Cinema’s 200th film selection, Rob and Joe discuss a film from the year 2000: “Dungeons and Dragons,” starring Jeremy Irons, Thora Birch, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans and Bruce Payne.
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Duration:01:44:01
Cynicism, Part 2
4/17/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the topic of modern psychological cynicism, as well as its roots in the philosophy of the ancient Cynics.
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Duration:00:56:21
The Monstrefact: The Werewolf, Part 5 - The She-Wolf
4/16/2025
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert continues his series on the werewolf of myth, legend and media with a look at the female werewolves…
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Duration:00:09:26
Cynicism, Part 1
4/15/2025
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the topic of modern psychological cynicism, as well as its roots in the philosophy of the ancient Cynics.
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Duration:01:00:29
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Devil Girl From Mars
4/14/2025
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1954 Scottish sci-fi film “Devil Girl From Mars,” featuring a fashionable Martian queen, her robot Chani and interplanetary intrigue on the Scottish moors. (originally published 09/09/2022)
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Duration:01:19:25
From the Vault: Asgardians: Odin, with George O'Connor
4/11/2025
In this classic 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. (Originally published 3/26/2024)
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Duration:00:50:42
Weirdhouse Cinema: Virtuosity
4/11/2025
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss a glistening example of 90s cyberslop: 1995’s “Virtuosity,” directed by Brett Leonard and starring Academy Award-winning actors Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.
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Duration:01:47:14