Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Author: iHeartPodcasts Language: English Episodes: 100
Ever get the feeling the world is weirder than it lets on? That’s the territory explored by Stuff To Blow Your Mind, a science podcast from iHeartPodcasts hosted by Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick. They don’t just skim headlines; they settle in for deep, thoughtful conversations that pick apart the intricacies of our universe and our own consciousness. Each episode feels like a long, fascinating talk with friends who are genuinely excited to untangle a complex idea, whether it’s a quirk of human neurology, an unsolved cosmic puzzle, or a startling leap in our evolutionary story. You’ll hear them grapple with the implications of emerging technologies and what they mean for our future, all while maintaining a sense of wonder and accessible curiosity. This isn’t about dry lectures, but about following a thread of inquiry wherever it leads, often to places that challenge your assumptions about how things work. Tuning into this podcast is an exercise in stretching your imagination, examining the strange and marvelous details that are hiding in plain sight, waiting to be understood. It’s for anyone who’s ever looked at the ordinary world and sensed the extraordinary machinery humming just beneath the surface.
Episodes
From the Vault: The Invention of Roller Skates [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:24
In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe build on last month's episode on ice skates with a discussion of their wheelbase spin off: the rollerskate! (originally published 6/24/2…
Weirdhouse Cinema: Jim Henson’s The Soldier and Death [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:20
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1989’s “The Soldier and Death,” a short rendition of a classic Slavic folktale for Jim Henson’s The Storyteller. Directed by Henson and written by Anthony Minghel…
The Thing Before the Beginning, part 4 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:09
In this episode, Robert and Joe come back to their Stuff to Blow Your Mind series on various mythological concepts of what came before the creation or emergence of our universe. (part 4 of 4)See omnystudio.com/listener f…
The Thing Before the Beginning, part 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:47
In this episode, Robert and Joe come back to their Stuff to Blow Your Mind series on various mythological concepts of what came before the creation or emergence of our universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Crawling Eye [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:37
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1958’s “The Crawling Eye” starring Forrest Tucker, Jennifer Jayne and Janet Munro. (originally published 5/30/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
From the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:47
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the amazing social power of urine, especially as it relates to urine-based communication in the animal world. (part 3 of 3) (originally published…
From the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:54
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the amazing social power of urine, especially as it relates to urine-based communication in the animal world. (part 2 of 3) (originally published…
The Monstrefact Omnibus: The Werewolf [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:41
In this classic omnibus edition of The Monstrefact, join Robert for all five episodes of his recent look at the werewolf of myth, legend and media – from prehistoric wolf interactions and the ancient world to modern medi…