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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Listener Mail: Fire Burn and Caldron Bubble

Listener Mail: Fire Burn and Caldron Bubble

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.

13 Jun 202222min

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 3

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 3

The original discoverers of the Polynesian Islands traversed a vast ocean, bringing civilization to islands untouched by human activity. How did they do it? In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind two...

11 Jun 202249min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Trancers II

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Trancers II

It’s sequel time once more on Weirdhouse Cinema! Join Rob and Joe as they jump right into Charles Band’s 1991 sequel to Trancers, starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt and the always villainous Richard L...

10 Jun 20221h 27min

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 2

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 2

The original discoverers of the Polynesian Islands traversed a vast ocean, bringing civilization to islands untouched by human activity. How did they do it? In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind two...

9 Jun 202239min

The Artifact Redux: Pants of the Necromancer

The Artifact Redux: Pants of the Necromancer

In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the so-called necro-pants...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Jun 20223min

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 1

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 1

The original discoverers of the Polynesian Islands traversed a vast ocean, bringing civilization to islands untouched by human activity. How did they do it? In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind two...

7 Jun 202242min

Listener Mail: Summer Break

Listener Mail: Summer Break

We have some great classics for you to listen to while the show is on summer break!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Jun 20221min

From the Vault: Punish the Machine, Part 2

From the Vault: Punish the Machine, Part 2

What will we do when robots and artificial intelligences break the law? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the issue of robot moral and legal agency. (originall...

4 Jun 20221h 4min

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