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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Toy Guns

Toy Guns

For many of us, toy guns were part of our childhood, but how are we to think about them today? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe look at some of the current thinking on the us...

22 Des 202056min

Listener Mail: Holiday Beasts

Listener Mail: Holiday Beasts

In this batch of Stuff to Blow Your Mind listener mail, Robert and Joe catch up on Jim e-mails, Krampus talk and Leshy feedback. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.c...

21 Des 202033min

From the Vault: Is Santa a god? (parts 1 and 2)

From the Vault: Is Santa a god? (parts 1 and 2)

He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, but is Santa Claus merely a magical entity or does he rise to the status of a god? In this pair of STBY...

19 Des 20201h 43min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Chopping Mall

Weirdhouse Cinema: Chopping Mall

The shopping mall is a centerpiece of American holiday traditions -- cathedrals of consumerism, if you will. So in this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe venture into “Chopping Mall,” the 1986...

18 Des 202052min

Heavy Water

Heavy Water

Nope, “Heavy Water” isn’t the new bottled beverage for headbangers. It’s actually an alternate form of water called deuterium oxide that plays a key role in nuclear power plants and the creation of nu...

17 Des 20201h

The Artifact: The Tongue Stone

The Artifact: The Tongue Stone

In this episode of STBYM's The Artifact, Joe talks about a strange class of tongue-shaped rocks that were believed to have magical and medicinal powers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

16 Des 202011min

Holiday Inventions: Christmas Tree Lights, Tinsel and Angels

Holiday Inventions: Christmas Tree Lights, Tinsel and Angels

Once more, Stuff to Blow Your Mind leans into the holidays -- this time for an invention-minded episode about some of the technologies that bring the winter holidays to life. Join Robert and Joe as th...

15 Des 20201h 1min

Listener Mail: Das Gravy Boat

Listener Mail: Das Gravy Boat

Time for more listener mail, with your thoughts on antimetaboles, pole dancing, gravy, weird movies and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

14 Des 202031min

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