Ghouls: Myth, Fiction and... Evolutionary Heritage?

Ghouls: Myth, Fiction and... Evolutionary Heritage?

If your fictional diet contains significant quantities of horror or dark fantasy, then you've likely encountered the ghoul: a scavenging, grave-robbing race of unnatural beings with an insatiable hunger for the dead. As Robert and Joe explore in this episode, the roots of ghouldom sink back into pre-Islamic Arabic folklore -- as well into the distant evolutionary history of humanity itself.

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Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 2

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 2

In this classic two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the planet of Arrakis in their discussion of David Lynch’s wild 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary novel “Dune.” ...

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From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 2

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 2

Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this classic and very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robe...

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The Monstrefact Omnibus: More Marvel Heroes

The Monstrefact Omnibus: More Marvel Heroes

In this special omnibus edition of The Monstrefact, join Robert for a collection of past Monstrefact episodes about the Marvel Comics characters Man-Thing, Colossus, Puff Adder and Medusa.See omnystud...

4 Kesä 202519min

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 1

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 1

Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this classic and very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robe...

3 Kesä 202555min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 1

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 1

In this classic two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the planet of Arrakis in their discussion of David Lynch’s wild 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary novel “Dune.” ...

2 Kesä 20251h 23min

From the Vault: The Queerness of Nature, with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

From the Vault: The Queerness of Nature, with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, author of “Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature” and Curator of Mycology at the New York State Mu...

31 Touko 20251h 6min

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Crawling Eye

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Crawling Eye

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1958’s “The Crawling Eye” starring Forrest Tucker, Jennifer Jayne and Janet Munro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Touko 20251h 19min

The Invention of Ice Skating

The Invention of Ice Skating

In this invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the origins and physics of skating on ice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Touko 202548min

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