Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

Ever reach out to the spirit world with an ouija board? Or stare into a dark mirror for Bloody Mary? Perhaps peer-assisted levitation was more your style. In this episode, Robert and Julie bust through the fantasy of these paranormal parlor tricks and examine the underlying science.

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Not of This Earth

Weirdhouse Cinema: Not of This Earth

Don't switch the blade on the guy in shades -- because that guy might be a psychic alien sent to 1950s Earth to harvest its precious blood. In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into ...

1 Jan 20211h 18min

STBYM: Electric Microbe Land

STBYM: Electric Microbe Land

It’s easy to think of electricity as the domain of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and Street Fighter’s Blanka. But as Robert and Joe explore in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, it’s also the doma...

31 Dec 202046min

The Artifact: Cones!

The Artifact: Cones!

In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Joe discusses why people in ancient Egyptian paintings sometimes have little cones on their heads. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodca...

30 Dec 20209min

From the Vault: The Gerasene Demoniac

From the Vault: The Gerasene Demoniac

“My name is Legion.” In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe consider the Biblical tale of exorcism and swine. What did the story mean? How was it used to enforce our relationship w...

29 Dec 20201h

Listener Mail: Spin Kick!

Listener Mail: Spin Kick!

What's so great a bout a spin kick? Find out in this batch of Stuff to Blow Your Mind listener mail. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listene...

28 Dec 202036min

Presenting Prodigy: The Polgar Sisters

Presenting Prodigy: The Polgar Sisters

Can prodigies be created with early specialization? Laszlo Polgar was an educational psychologist who believed they could. He experimented with his own children and the results were fascinating. Lear...

27 Dec 202040min

From the Vault: Shrooms Like Cedars in the Devonian Wilds

From the Vault: Shrooms Like Cedars in the Devonian Wilds

Did 20-foot-tall giant fungi rule the earth 400 million years ago? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the puzzling prototaxites fossils from the Devonian period. (Origi...

26 Dec 202052min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Robot Jox

Weirdhouse Cinema: Robot Jox

What if the nations of the Earth solved all their problems with giant robot gladiatorial battles? That’s the concept behind 1990’s “Robot Jox,” directed by horror wizard Stuart Gordon and written by m...

25 Dec 20201h 22min

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