Lessons of Vesuvius, Part 1

Lessons of Vesuvius, Part 1

In the year 79 CE, the Italian volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted with with the thermal energy of 100,000 atomic bombs. Ashen destruction rained down on Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore this terrifying episode in history and what we can learn from it.

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Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dracula A.D. 1972

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dracula A.D. 1972

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the late-franchise Hammer horror film “Dracula A.D. 1972,” in which Chrisopher Lee’s vampiric prince of darkness rises from the ashes ...

30 Sep 20241h 21min

From the Vault: The Mind of Douglas Adams, with Kevin Jon Davies

From the Vault: The Mind of Douglas Adams, with Kevin Jon Davies

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Kevin Jon Davies about his new book “The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams,” detailing the mind of the author who gave us “...

28 Sep 202443min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Absurd

Weirdhouse Cinema: Absurd

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe kick off the Halloween season with the notorious low-budget 1981 Italian slasher film “Absurd,” directed by Joe D’Amato and starring George Eastman.Se...

27 Sep 20241h 11min

Listener Mail: Here Comes Halloween

Listener Mail: Here Comes Halloween

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.

26 Sep 202453min

Smart Talks with IBM: The power of Granite in business

Smart Talks with IBM: The power of Granite in business

As the scale of artificial intelligence continues to evolve, open technology like many of IBM’s Granite models are helping enhance transparency in AI and improve efficiency across businesses. In this ...

25 Sep 202432min

The Universe in 100 Colors, with Tyler Thrasher

The Universe in 100 Colors, with Tyler Thrasher

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with artist and author Tyler Thrasher about the new book “The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and wondrous Colors From Science and Nature.” See o...

24 Sep 202429min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Time After Time

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Time After Time

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1979’s “Time After Time,” in which Jack the Ripper steals H.G. Wells’ time machine and travels to modern San Francisco. (originally pu...

23 Sep 20241h 12min

From the Vault: Dendera Lights and Ancient Egyptian Pseudohistory

From the Vault: Dendera Lights and Ancient Egyptian Pseudohistory

In recent vault episodes of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discussed low-resolution images that have provoked paranormal and fringe explanations, despite convincing and even conclusive expert...

21 Sep 202459min

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