From the Vault: Tumbleweeds, Part 1
In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore the world of tumbleweeds. While it’s easy to dismiss these amazing plants as overused symbols of the American west, these detachable diaspores are more than meets the eyes. (originally published 01/11/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 Dec 20221h
Weirdhouse Cinema: Gremlins 2
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1990’s “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Dec 20221h 19min
Reptiles of Galapagos, Part 1
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss some of the most famous reptilian residents of the Galapagos archipelago, including the world’s largest extant tortoise species and the world’s only marine iguana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 Dec 202256min
The Monstrefact: Mumm-Ra the Ever Living
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Mumm-Ra the Ever Living…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Dec 20225min
Of Ice and Men, with Fred Hogge
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with author Fred Hogge about his new book “Of Ice and Men: How We’ve Used Cold to Transform Humanity,” covering everything from cocktail ice to the ancient history of ice houses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Dec 202246min
Listener Mail: The Locked Groove
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.
5 Dec 202226min
From the Vault: Time Traveler Zero, Part 2
Today, time travel fiction is everywhere – and we understand the cosmos enough to even speculate what is and isn’t possible. But how old is the notion of travel through time? What sorts of attitudes and ideas concerning the nature of time were seemingly necessary before humans first imagined firing up a time machine? (originally published 12/16/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Dec 20221h
Weirdhouse Cinema: Tobor the Great
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1954 robot movie “Tobor the Great,” in which a mechanical spaceman becomes a friend to children and an enemy of communism!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Dec 20221h 21min
