From the Vault: Phobos and Deimos, Part 1
The god of war does not march into battle alone. His sons, embodying panic and terror ride beside him. The same can be said of the planet Mars and its two moons: Phobos and Deimos. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the Martian moons as well as a bit of mythology. (originally published 4/20/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Touko 20221h 1min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Jason Takes Manhattan
In celebration of Friday the 13, Rob and Joe dive into one of the sillier entries in the Jason Voorhees franchise with 1989's "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan" on this week's Weirdhouse Cinema.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Touko 20221h 38min
The Facsimile, Part 2
It’s easy to take document duplication for granted in our modern age, but our digital ease follows centuries of mechanical innovation and millennia of human specialization in the form of the scribe. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore the history and invention of the facsimile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Touko 202252min
The Monstrefact: The Nuppeppo
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a ghoulish blob from the yokai tradition of Japan…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 Touko 20223min
The Facsimile, Part 1
It’s easy to take document duplication for granted in our modern age, but our digital ease follows centuries of mechanical innovation and millennia of human specialization in the form of the scribe. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore the history and invention of the facsimile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 Touko 202249min
Listener Mail: Turtle of Enormous Girth
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Touko 202223min
From the Vault: The Machine Lords of Barnard 68, Part 2
Even as humans reach out into the void with robotic probes and turn to artificial intelligence to aid in the search for extraterrestrial life, we face the possibility that the life we find out there might be mechanical and governed by artificial intelligence as well. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss alien AI and post-organic life. (originally published 4/1/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Touko 202254min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Planet of the Vampires
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Mario Bava's hypnotic 1965 sci-fi horror movie "Planet of the Vampires." It has all the style you could ask for, plus giant space skeletons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Touko 20221h 4min
