Smart Girl Dumb Questions: Neil DeGrasse Tyson on “Are We Living in a Simulation?”
Today on STBYM, we’re bringing you an episode on the Cosmos from a new podcast: Smart Girl Dumb Questions. In each episode, host Nayeema Raza asks simple questions to big thinkers. This one is with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Nayeema asks him: what happened before the Big Bang? Would wormholes save us from ever going to the airport again? Do aliens exist? And, oh yes, are horoscopes real? If you like this episode of Smart Girl Dumb Questions, you can find more SGDQ with Mark Cuban on capitalism, Kenji Lopez on food science and 11 Year Olds on what kids do all day here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 Jun 20251h 1min
From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 3
Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this classic and very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various examples of meteoric metal artifacts, including several precious sky-weapons of antiquity. (originally published 5/16/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Jun 202549min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 2
In this classic two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the planet of Arrakis in their discussion of David Lynch’s wild 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary novel “Dune.” The sleeper must awaken. (originally published 3/15/24)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Jun 20251h 47min
From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 2
Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this classic and very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various examples of meteoric metal artifacts, including several precious sky-weapons of antiquity. (originally published 5/9/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Jun 202549min
The Monstrefact Omnibus: More Marvel Heroes
In this special omnibus edition of The Monstrefact, join Robert for a collection of past Monstrefact episodes about the Marvel Comics characters Man-Thing, Colossus, Puff Adder and Medusa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Jun 202519min
From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 1
Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this classic and very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various examples of meteoric metal artifacts, including several precious sky-weapons of antiquity. (originally published 5/7/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Jun 202555min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 1
In this classic two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the planet of Arrakis in their discussion of David Lynch’s wild 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary novel “Dune.” The sleeper must awaken. (originally published 03/08/24)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Jun 20251h 23min
From the Vault: The Queerness of Nature, with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, author of “Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature” and Curator of Mycology at the New York State Museum. (originally published 4/9/25)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 Mai 20251h 6min
