Episodes 3,119
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (5,600)
Since Jan 2010
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Daily
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Episodic
Consistency
77%
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www.omnycontent.com

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About This Podcast

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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The Monstrefact: The Purple People Eater

Jun 10, 2026 5m Transcript

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the one-eyed, one-horned, flying people eater from the 1958 novelty song by Sheb Wooley...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…

STBYM Listener Mail: All Reason Departs

Jun 09, 2026 1h 1m Transcript

Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams

Jun 08, 2026 1h 32m Transcript

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into Akira Kurosawa’s gorgeous and surreal 1990 anthology film, "Dreams." (originally published 6/20/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener…

From the Vault: The Invention of Roller Skates

Jun 06, 2026 57m Transcript

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!…

Weirdhouse Cinema: Jim Henson’s The Soldier and Death

Jun 05, 2026 1h 16m Transcript

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…

The Thing Before the Beginning, part 4

Jun 04, 2026 46m Transcript

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…

Smart Talks with IBM: Inside the Octagon: How AI Brings UFC’s Fastest Moments into Focus

Jun 03, 2026 48m Transcript

Most of what happens inside the UFC Octagon is too fast for the human eye to follow. Enter Alon Cohen, Executive Vice President of Innovation for TKO, who has spent 15 years building the data and AI…

The Thing Before the Beginning, part 3

Jun 02, 2026 54m Transcript

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…

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Crawling Eye

Jun 01, 2026 1h 19m Transcript

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…

From the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 3

May 30, 2026 51m Transcript

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)…

Weirdhouse Cinema: Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Wicker Man (1973) - Part 2

May 29, 2026 1h 43m Transcript

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the monumental 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man,” directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starring…

From the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 2

May 28, 2026 50m Transcript

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)…

The Monstrefact Omnibus: The Werewolf

May 27, 2026 34m Transcript

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…

From the Vault: You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 1

May 26, 2026 49m Transcript

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 1 of 3)…

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Wicker Man (1973) - Part 1

May 25, 2026 59m Transcript

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the monumental 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man,” directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starring…

From the Vault: The Invention of Ice Skating

May 23, 2026 49m Transcript

In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the origins and physics of skating on ice. (originally published 5/29/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for…

Weirdhouse Cinema: Viy (1967)

May 22, 2026 1h 16m Transcript

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1967 Soviet folk horror film "Viy," based on the story by Nikolai Gogol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Science of Rumination, with Donna Jackson Nakazawa

May 21, 2026 54m Transcript

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with science writer Donna Jackson Nakazawa about her new book "Mind Drama: The Science of Rumination and How to Outwit Your Inner…

The Monstrefact: The Hammerpedes of “Prometheus”

May 20, 2026 7m Transcript

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the serpentine hammerpedes from 2012 film “Prometheus.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Way of the Sith, Continued: Palp Facts

May 19, 2026 1h 17m Transcript

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe continue their Sith-related discussions from Star Wars Week...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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