The Edge of Sentience, with Jonathan Birch
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Jonathan Birch about his new book “The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Nov 202433min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Ship of Monsters
Are you ready for a 1960 Mexican sci-fi comedy involving multiple alien monsters, space vampires, interplanetary politics and several música norteña songs? Also a robot falls in love with a jukebox. Rob and Joe discuss it all in this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema. (originally published 9/3/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 Nov 202458min
From the Vault: Where the Shadows Lie, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dive into the world of shadows. How do human conceptions of shadows factor into our literature, art, history and monster making? What does it mean to cast a monstrous shadow, or to cast no shadow at all? Find out… (originally published 10/26/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Nov 202455min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Spirited Away
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 fantasy classic "Spirited Away."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 Nov 20241h 23min
The Siren: Talons and Song
In this monster-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss a creature most dreadful to the mariners of old: the mythical siren.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Nov 20241h 1min
The Monstrefact: The Ettin Ceremorph
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the ettin ceremorph, a monstrous creation of the mind flayers from the world of Dungeons and Dragons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Nov 20247min
Listener Mail: Halloween Hangover 2024
Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Nov 202443min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Doctor of Doom
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss René Cardona’s 1963 luchadora film “Doctor of Doom,” full of mad science and a sprinkling of lucha action. (orignally published 03/03/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Nov 20241h 41min
