How Exploding Lakes Work

How Exploding Lakes Work

During 1986, an unusual thing happened in Cameroon: Lake Nyos exploded, expelling a toxic cloud that killed roughly 1700 people. How could this happen? More importantly, could it happen again? Learn more about exploding lakes in this episode.

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From the Vault: The Illusion of Control, Part 2

From the Vault: The Illusion of Control, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss our psychological tendency to overestimate our control over events, with implications for everything from gambling and parano...

18 Feb 202549min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Blacula

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Blacula

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1972 horror film “Blacula” directed by William Crain and starring William Marshall as Prince Mamuwalde. (originally published 2/2/...

17 Feb 20251h 19min

From the Vault: The Illusion of Control, Part 1

From the Vault: The Illusion of Control, Part 1

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss our psychological tendency to overestimate our control over events, with implications for everything from gambling and parano...

15 Feb 202540min

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Hunger

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Hunger

In this special Valentine’s Day episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1983 goth LGBTQ vampire horror film “The Hunger,” directed by Tony Scott and starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bow...

14 Feb 20251h 37min

The Burning Mountains of Io, Part 3

The Burning Mountains of Io, Part 3

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the Jovian moon of Io, to discuss more recent findings about its volcanism and geology, as well as a look at the mytholog...

13 Feb 202549min

The Artifact: Claude Glass

The Artifact: Claude Glass

In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the Claude Glass, a black mirror for viewing landscapes during the 19th century…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Feb 20256min

The Burning Mountains of Io, Part 2

The Burning Mountains of Io, Part 2

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the Jovian moon of Io, to discuss more recent findings about its volcanism and geology, as well as a look at the mytholog...

11 Feb 202547min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Dunwich Horror

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Dunwich Horror

Today's Weirdhouse Cinema rewind is a love story, as well as a hippie necronomicon extravaganza. Join Rob and Joe as they crack open 1970’s “The Dunwich Horror,” starring the late, great Dean Stockwel...

10 Feb 20251h 9min

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