The 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes, Part 1
It’s that time of year again! Join Robert and guest co-host Seth as they discuss some of this year’s Ig Nobel prize-winning scientific studies and papers – honored as always for first making us laugh, then making us think.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 Nov 202250min
Listener Mail: Goat Throne
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Nov 202224min
From the Vault: The Bene Gesserit of Dune
The Bene Gesserit of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” use advanced mental and manipulative tactics to further their ends across the galaxy. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss this mysterious order and some scientific and philosophic interpretations of the Gom Jabbar awareness test. (originally published 11/09/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Nov 202258min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Alice (1988)
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and guest co-host Seth discuss the 1988 surrealist dark fantasy film “Alice” by Czech stop-motion animation master Jan Švankmajer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Nov 20221h 19min
Goats, Rams and Conflict at Earth’s Edge, with Joel Berger
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with wildlife conservation biologist Dr. Joel Berger about the challenges of conservation in a changing world, as well as conflict between mountain goats and bighorn sheep over mineral resources uncovered by a changing climate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Nov 202239min
The Monstrefact: The Creature From ‘The Viewing’
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the creature from “The Viewing,” the seventh episode of “Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Nov 20225min
The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft, with Brian Hoggard
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert discusses witch bottles and other forms of counter-witchcraft of olden days with Brian Hoggard, author of "Magical House Protection: The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft ." His website can be found at www.apotropaios.co.uk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 Nov 202259min
Monstrous Correspondences with Dr. Anton Jessup
In this special Halloween edition of Listener Mail, Dr. Anton Jessup returns from his travels to read some of the listener and viewer mail that has accumulated in the university basement over the last four years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 Okt 202213min
