The Invention of Cotton Candy, Part 1
So what exactly IS cotton candy and how does this curious confectionary concoction tie into other culinary traditions, including China’s Dragon’s beard candy? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow...
30 Jan 20251h 2min
Smart Talks with IBM: How Infrastructure is Powering the Age of AI
In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell speaks with Ric Lewis, IBM’s Senior Vice President of Infrastructure. They discuss how hardware capability has enabled the matrix math requir...
29 Jan 202555min
Listener Mail: The Memory of Trees
Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Jan 202554min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: A Chinese Ghost Story
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1987 Hong Kong supernatural romance comedy “A Chinese Ghost Story,” featuring screaming skulls, a seductive ghost and an evil tree...
27 Jan 20251h 8min
From the Vault: The Nature of the Diamond, Part 2
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore various historical interpretations of the diamond, from divine tears to both a potent medicine and a deadly poison. (part 2 of 4) (or...
25 Jan 202542min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Footprints on the Moon
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe tap into the January Giallo spirit of things with 1975’s “Footprints on the Moon,” a beautifully-shot surreal mystery starring Florinda Bolkan, Peter ...
24 Jan 20251h 30min
Pretend Play, Part 5
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness. (part 5 of 5)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
24 Jan 20251h 5min
The Monstrefact: Thiuime, the Black Squirrel
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Thiuime, the goddess of war of the Tabasco people of southeast Mexico…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Jan 20253min
