From the Vault: The Extreme Maneuverability of Hummingbirds, with Roslyn Dakin
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Carleton University’s Roslyn Dakin about a new study into the biology and physics of high-stakes hummingbird flight. (originally p...
8 Elo 34min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Bronx Warriors
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe descend into the post-apocalyptic hellscape of New York City in Enzo G. Castellari’s 1982 film “1990: The Bronx Warriors,” starring Mark Gregory, Vic ...
7 Elo 1h 51min
Are We Doomed? with Ben Bradford
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Ben Bradford, host of the new NPR Network podcast “Are We Doomed?” to discuss existential threats and finding hope amid the doom.See omnys...
6 Elo 47min
The Monstrefact: Blood Clot Boy
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Blood Clot Boy, a heroic monsterslayer from indigenous traditions of the North American prairie…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...
5 Elo 4min
The Shocking Vastness of Prairie , Part 2
In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the vast North American grasslands of which poet William Cullen Bryant wrote, “These are the gardens of the desert, these the unshor...
4 Elo 55min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Deerskin
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Joe and guest host J.J. disucss Quentin Dupieux's 2019 film "Deerskin," starring Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel. (originally published 7/18/2025)See omnys...
3 Elo 1h 18min
From the Vault: Dinner with King Tut, with Sam Kean
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Sam Kean about his new book “Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes...
1 Elo 43min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1953’s “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” a pivotal entry in the history of giant monster movies directed by Eugène Lourié and with effects by t...
31 Heinä 1h 23min
