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.

Episode List

From the Vault: Pretend Play, Part 3

Jan 10th, 2026 11:00 AM

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness. (part 3 of 5) (originally published 1/16/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weirdhouse Cinema: Burial Ground

Jan 9th, 2026 11:00 AM

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the infamously trashy 1981 Italian zombie movie “Burial Ground,” directed by Andrea Bianchi and starring Karin Well, Mariangela Giordano and Peter Bark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

O Death, Part 2: Threads of Fate

Jan 8th, 2026 8:22 PM

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss anthropomorphic personifications of death in human culture. What do they mean? Where do they come from? Why and how are they gendered? Find out…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Monstrefact: Monaciello

Jan 7th, 2026 11:00 AM

In this episode of the Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Neapolitan sprite known as Monaciello or the little monk...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

O Death, Part 1: The Reaper’s Image

Jan 6th, 2026 8:55 PM

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss anthropomorphic personifications of death in human culture. What do they mean? Where do they come from? Why and how are they gendered? Find out…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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