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Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

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    • Science
    • 4.3 • 5.5K Ratings

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

    Listener Mail: The Prophet's Song

    Listener Mail: The Prophet's Song

    Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...
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    • 23 min
    From the Vault: A Game of Telephone, Part 1

    From the Vault: A Game of Telephone, Part 1

    In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the so-called “telephone game,” in which a whispered message travels through a chain of individuals and is eventually announced again in an altered form. What does this game reveal about communication and what else can we learn from it? (part 1 of 2, originally published 05/02/2023)
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Weirdhouse Cinema: Psycho Beach Party

    Weirdhouse Cinema: Psycho Beach Party

    In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob is joined by Seth Nicholas Johnson of Rusty Needle’s Record Club to discuss 2000’s “Psycho Beach Party,” a sendup of 1960s beach party movies and their cultural ideals, starring Lauren Ambrose and written by Charles Busch, who also co-stars. 
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    • 1 hr 24 min
    Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 2

    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 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. 
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    • 48 min
    The Monstrefact: The Tribbles of Star Trek

    The Monstrefact: The Tribbles of Star Trek

    In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the prolific and adorable tribbles of the Star Trek universe…
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    • 5 min
    Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 1

    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 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. 
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    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
5.5K Ratings

5.5K Ratings

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Mindful

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Mud

Listened to the mud series while hiking around a lake solo for 8 hours. I now know more about mud than I will ever need to. 10/10 would recommend.

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Love the show! Amazing science facts, monsters and myths, and weird movies

I love the science episodes and have listened for years!

Weird house cinema are my go to episodes to listen to over and over in the car!

Great hosts that dive deep into topics and I love how they bring together the history, science, mythology and the speculative into a fascinating journey of discovery!

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