Give the Gift of a Mystery Box

Give the Gift of a Mystery Box

Give the Gift of a Mystery Box: Why are mystery packages so appealing? How do they improve our mental faculties and fuel our creativity? In this episode, Julie and Robert share tales of sealed envelopes, quantum thought experiments, virginity boxes and things Pandora should never have opened. You might even score a gift idea or two. To learn more about the illustration, visit Art Spotlight: Arthur Rackham's Pandora.

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Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Highlander II, Part 1

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Highlander II, Part 1

In this classic two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the original theatrical cut of Russell Mulcahy’s “Highlander II: The Quickening,” starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Michael Ironside. Long live the Zeist cut! (originally published 04/ 27/24)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Juni 20251h 13min

Smart Girl Dumb Questions: Neil DeGrasse Tyson on “Are We Living in a Simulation?”

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 Juni 20251h 1min

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 3

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 Juni 202549min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 2

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 Juni 20251h 47min

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 2

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 Juni 202549min

The Monstrefact Omnibus: More Marvel Heroes

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 Juni 202519min

From the Vault: Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 1

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 Juni 202555min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Dune (1984), part 1

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 Juni 20251h 23min

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