Techno-Religion for the Masses: Part 1

Techno-Religion for the Masses: Part 1

We often think of technology and religion as distinct and separate worlds, but what happens when they converge? Join Robert and Joe in this two-part episode as they examine religious world views shaped by technology, such as John Murray Spear's electrical messiah, the simple prayer wheel and the psycho-spiritual technologies of Scientology.

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Listener Mail: The Squirrel Is Not Enough

Listener Mail: The Squirrel Is Not Enough

To follow up our two-part look at the secret, bloody life of the common squirrel, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick present an entire listener mail episode devoted to your field reports on skuggs.  Learn...

1 Nov 201853min

Anthology of Horror, Volume 1

Anthology of Horror, Volume 1

From “Night Gallery” to “Tales From the Crypt,” everyone loves a great horror anthology show. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick for a new ghoulish tradition, as they pick a few notable installments f...

30 Okt 20181h 42min

Bret Wood on 'The Control Group'

Bret Wood on 'The Control Group'

Bonus episode! Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they chat with Bret Wood, writer and director of "The Control Group," a fiction podcast from How Stuff Works that exp...

29 Okt 201827min

From the Vault: The First Monster

From the Vault: The First Monster

Humans love monsters, but when did we first dare to dream up bestial hybrids and chimerical horrors? In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick consider the ...

27 Okt 20181h 17min

The Slayer

The Slayer

Myth and folklore are full of monsters and the heroes who slay them. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick meet some of these fabulous slayers and discuss the scien...

25 Okt 20181h 29min

Quetzalcoatl: The Winged Serpent

Quetzalcoatl: The Winged Serpent

From the Aztec temples of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica to the 1980s monster film “Q: The Winged Serpent,” the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl soars high over the human imagination. In this episode of ...

23 Okt 20181h

From the Vault: The Halloween Costume Made Me Do It

From the Vault: The Halloween Costume Made Me Do It

What happens when we slip into a costume? Be it a monster pelt, a sexy witch or a simple children's ghost mask, a psychological transformation takes place. Join Robert Lamb and Christian Sager for a f...

20 Okt 20181h 8min

Vampire Clinic, Part 2

Vampire Clinic, Part 2

Vampire legends are a global phenomenon, and the trope of the blood-sucking humanoid shows no signs of vanishing from human traditions. But can we trace its origins back to any specific diseases and m...

18 Okt 201851min

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