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: Fume Cupboard

Listener Mail: Fume Cupboard

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

14 Jun 202134min

From the Vault: Cancer and Evolution with Kat Arney

From the Vault: Cancer and Evolution with Kat Arney

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Joe chats with Kat Arney about her upcoming book "Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal." (originally publish...

12 Jun 20211h 3min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Metalstorm

Weirdhouse Cinema: Metalstorm

It’s time to get Road Warrior-esque! In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe consider Charles Band’s 1983 3D sci-fi film “Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn,” starring Richard Moll, Mi...

11 Jun 20211h 24min

Musical Frisson with Seth of Record Store Society

Musical Frisson with Seth of Record Store Society

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Joe is joined by producer and host of the Record Store Society podcast Seth Nicholas Johnson to talk about that moment when a song sends a shiver down your ...

10 Jun 20211h 20min

Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: Couch vs. cubicle: is the future of work hybrid?

Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: Couch vs. cubicle: is the future of work hybrid?

Remote working has kept many businesses afloat over the last year, but has it kept employees productive, enthusiastic, and inspired? In this special episode of Smart Talks, recorded at IBM’s Think Con...

9 Jun 202124min

The Moonless Skies of Mercury and Venus

The Moonless Skies of Mercury and Venus

Moons are a popular accessory for the outer planets in our solar system, but Mercury and Venus are suspiciously unadorned. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss why the tw...

8 Jun 202152min

Listener Mail: Cat Comfort

Listener Mail: Cat Comfort

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

7 Jun 202128min

From the Vault: Ant Wars, Episode 3

From the Vault: Ant Wars, Episode 3

The war has raged for at least 100 million years. Armored warriors boil up out of the ground and surge across the battlefield. Mandibles clash. Bodies are torn asunder. As the will of one colony clash...

5 Jun 202145min

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