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Yesterday · 52 min
From the Vault: Jaws of the Giant Clam
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the giant clam and the many inaccurate myths, legends and traditions about their propensity for chomping down on or swallowing human beings. (originally published 9/18/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Friday · 1 hr 43 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Backrooms (2026)
In this special Oct. 37th episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe keep the spooky season going just a little bit longer with an episode about the 2026 film “Backrooms,” directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Thursday · 1 hr
The 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes, Part 1
The Ig Nobel Prizes once more honor ten studies that make us laugh, but then make us think. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe continue their annual tradition of discussing some of their favorites from this year’s winners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Wednesday · 33 min
Smart Talks with IBM: The $5 Billion Effort to help Secure the World’s Shared Software
AI is changing cybersecurity and raising hard questions about how fast organizations can respond. Earlier this year, IBM and Red Hat launched Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative backed by a force of 20,000 engineers with the goal of securing the open source software that powers a great deal of modern life — from banks and payment systems to transportation and critical infrastructure. Malcolm Gladwell speaks with cybersecurity leader Jen Easterly, Wells Fargo Chief Information Security Officer Munish Sharma, and Red Hat’s Gunnar Hellekson about how AI is transforming vulnerability discovery, how open source software can introduce risk, and what it will take to secure the shared digital infrastructure much of the world depends on. If this episode sparks a question you’d like to ask an IBM technical expert, submit your question at ibm.com/smarttalks This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tuesday · 51 min
‘The Omnivore's Dilemma’ at 20, with Michael Pollan
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with author and journalist Michael Pollan, author of “How to Change Your Mind” and “A World Appears" about the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking 2006 book “The Omnivore's Dilemma.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday · 1 hr 29 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Frogs
Humans can only hurt the environment so long before nature fights back -- and that’s just what happens in 1972’s “Frogs,” starring a young Sam Elliot and a whole bunch of reptiles and amphibians. It’s a Florida movie through-and-through in this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema. (originally published 4/16/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 31 · 1 hr 27 min
From the Vault: Grimoire of Horror, Volume 2
Robert and Joe's second installment of Grimoire of Horror from last year, in which they’ll each present a horror short-story of note and discuss its connections to science and culture at large. In this volume, they discuss “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream’ by Harlan Ellison and "The Crevasse" by Nathan Ballingrud and Dale Bailey. (originally published 10/30/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 30 · 1 hr 19 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Monster Club
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the ghoulishly hip 1981 horror comedy anthology “The Monster Club,” directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price, John Carradine and Donald Pleasence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 29 · 1 hr 18 min
Grimoire of Horror, Volume 3
Robert and Joe return with a third installment of Grimoire of Horror, in which they’ll each present a horror short story of note and discuss its connections to science and culture at large. In this volume, they discuss Jorge Luis Borges’ "There Are More Things" and Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Wife’s Story.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 28 · 8 min
The Artifact: The Devil's Country
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses “The Devil’s Country,” the fabulous haunted tiled-wall mosaic room in Clive Barker’s 2001 novel “Coldheart Canyon.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 27 · 1 hr 30 min
Theseus and the Slashers from Hell
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the Six Labors of Theseus through the modern lens of slasher movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 26 · 1 hr 47 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: City of the Living Dead
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1980 supernatural zombie film “City of the Living Dead,” directed by the legendary Lucio Fucli, scored by Fabio Frizzi and starring Christopher George and Catriona MacColl. (originally published 10/31/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 24 · 49 min
From the Vault: It Lurks in the Mine Shaft, Part 2
In this classic, sinister episode from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss different folkloric and legendary monsters tied to mine shafts and mining... (originally published 10/9/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 23 · 1 hr 47 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Ghosthouse
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1988’s “Ghosthouse,” directed by schlock-master Umberto Lenzi and starring Lara Wendel. Think of it as “Poltergeist” in Boston, as told by the director of “Cannibal Ferox.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 22 · 1 hr 8 min
The Creature With No Face
Here it comes! It’s pulling off those shades. Oh here it comes! A creature with no face! Join Robert and Joe as they discuss various creatures from folk tradition, urban legend and popular media that frighten us with their smooth-skin visages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 21 · 5 min
The Monstrefact: Sableye and the Hopkinsville Goblins
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Pokémon Sableye, its connection to the Hopkinsville Goblin UFO encounter and the great horned owl… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 20 · 25 min
Lost Graves and Lost Bones, with Sam Kean
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with author Sam Kean about some of the spooky contents of his new book "The Museum of Lost Things." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 19 · 1 hr 43 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Black Sunday (1960)
In this clasic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Mario Bava’s “Black Sunday," a blood-chilling tale of witchcraft, punishment and revenge from beyond the grave, starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson. (originally published 10/24/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 17 · 1 hr 4 min
From the Vault: It Lurks in the Mine Shaft, Part 1
In this classic, sinister episode from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss different folkloric and legendary monsters tied to mine shafts and mining... (originally published 10/7/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 16 · 1 hr 26 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Evil of Dracula
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1974’s “Evil of Dracula,” starring Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka and Shin Kishida. It is the third film in Michio Yamamoto’s “Bloodthirsty Trilogy” of standalone, Hammer-inspired Japanese horror films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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