Podcasts by The Best of Stuff
We could all use a little positivity right now. That’s why we created a playlist of our favorite "Stuff" episodes to brighten your day from Stuff You Should Know, Stuff You Missed in History Class, Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, Stuff Mom Never Told You, BrainStuff and TechStuff.
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Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 4 from 2020-05-22T07:04
What are psychedelics? How have these substances influenced human minds and culture? What exactly do they invoke in the brain and how could a renaissance of scientific study into their properties i...
ListenPsychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 3 from 2020-05-22T07:03
What are psychedelics? How have these substances influenced human minds and culture? What exactly do they invoke in the brain and how could a renaissance of scientific study into their properties i...
ListenPsychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 2 from 2020-05-22T07:02
What are psychedelics? How have these substances influenced human minds and culture? What exactly do they invoke in the brain and how could a renaissance of scientific study into their properties i...
ListenPsychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 1 from 2020-05-22T07:01
What are psychedelics? How have these substances influenced human minds and culture? What exactly do they invoke in the brain and how could a renaissance of scientific study into their properties i...
ListenInvention Playlist 4: Invented Words, Part 2 from 2020-05-15T07:10
Where do new words come from? Robert and Joe explore... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist 4: Invented Words, Part 1 from 2020-05-15T07:09
Where do new words come from? Robert and Joe explore... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist 4: Barbed Wire from 2020-05-15T07:08
You may very well encounter barbed wire everyday -- and, in all likelihood, you see THROUGH this flesh-ripping barrier. Where did this invention come from? How did it change the world? Robert and J...
ListenInvention Playlist 4: The Turnspit Dog from 2020-05-15T07:07
Robert and Joe continue the month’s journey through human CULINARY techno-history -- this time with the story of the turnspit dog. This now-extinct breed of dog turned the meat in many a European k...
ListenInvention Playlist 4: Penicillin from 2020-05-15T07:06
A fungal accident in the early 20th century opened the door for the medical wonders of the antibiotic age. In this episode, Robert and Joe explore what came before and how Alexander Fleming’s disco...
ListenInvention Playlist 4: The Museum from 2020-05-15T07:05
Where do museums come from? Explore their history in this episode... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist 4: Sun Glasses from 2020-05-15T07:04
Shades didn't invent themselves. Robert and Joe explore their origins... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist 4: Chopsticks from 2020-05-15T07:03
Chopsticks may seem like a basic invention, but this invention has a fascinating history... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist 4: The Vending Machine from 2020-05-15T07:02
It took my quarters and gave me candy, but who invented this machine? Find out... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist 4: Guillotine from 2020-05-15T07:01
It cuts heads off, but who invented it? Robert and Joe explore. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Board Games, Part 2 from 2020-05-08T15:11
Board games have only grown in variety and complexity in recent decades, but just how far back in time do these curious physical simulations go? In this episode of Invention, Robert Lamb and Joe Mc...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Board Games, Part 1 from 2020-05-08T15:10
Board games have only grown in variety and complexity in recent decades, but just how far back in time do these curious physical simulations go? In this episode of Invention, Robert Lamb and Joe Mc...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: The Atlatl Spear Thrower from 2020-05-08T15:09
The spear is a truly ancient human technology, but this preceded one of humanity’s oldest mechanical inventions: the atlatl or spear thrower. In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe explore th...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: The Condom from 2020-05-08T15:07
Condoms are an important part of human health and medicine, but where did this invention come from? Robert and Joe explore in this episode of Invention. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Air Conditioning, Part 3 from 2020-05-08T15:06
Air conditioning has had a profound impact on modern life -- and in more ways than you might realize. In this trio of Invention episodes, Robert and Joe explore pre-AC cooling methods, the inventio...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Air Conditioning, Part 2 from 2020-05-08T15:05
Air conditioning has had a profound impact on modern life -- and in more ways than you might realize. In this trio of Invention episodes, Robert and Joe explore pre-AC cooling methods, the inventio...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Air Conditioning, Part 1 from 2020-05-08T15:03
Air conditioning has had a profound impact on modern life -- and in more ways than you might realize. In this trio of Invention episodes, Robert and Joe explore pre-AC cooling methods, the inventio...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Bread/Toast/Toasters from 2020-05-08T15:02
Who invented toast? Who then went on to invent the toaster? In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe chase the origins of bread transformed through the Maillard reaction and consider the origin...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Ketchup from 2020-05-08T15:01
You love it. You put it on everything. But where does ketchup come from? In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe explore the mysterious origins of everyone’s favorite sweet red sauce -- and co...
ListenInvention Playlist 3: Beachbum Berry on the Mai Tai from 2020-05-08T15:00
The Mai Tai isn’t only the most famous Tiki cocktail, it’s one of the most well known cocktails on the planet. But where does it come from? Who invented it? In this episode of Invention, Robert and...
ListenInvention Playlist II: Bubble Wrap from 2020-05-01T13:36
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of bubble wrap... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: Toilets, Part 1 from 2020-05-01T13:35
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of the toilet... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: Toilets, Part 2 from 2020-05-01T13:35
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of the toilet... Learnmore about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: Braille from 2020-05-01T13:34
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of braille... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: Walls from 2020-05-01T13:34
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of walls... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: The Wheel, Part 1 from 2020-05-01T13:33
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of the wheel... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: The Wheel, Part 2 from 2020-05-01T13:33
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of the wheel... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: Roads from 2020-05-01T13:32
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of roads... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: The Saxophone from 2020-05-01T13:31
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of the saxophone... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenInvention Playlist II: Toothpaste from 2020-05-01T13:27
Robert and Joe explore the origins and impact of toothpaste... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 10: Giant Spider Meal from 2020-04-24T18:15
At least giant spiders are not trying to eat us. Right? Right? Let's close out Halftober Monsterfest with 2016's episode about what it would be like to be eaten by a giant spider. Learn more about...
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 8: Demon in the Halls of Sleep from 2020-04-24T18:14
Halftober Monsterfest is about to get even weirder. Explore the basics of incubus and succubus myths, a few international variants and the possible biological, psychological and neurological explan...
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 9: Mindflayers from 2020-04-24T18:14
Demogorgon wasn't enough for you? Fine. Here's our 2016 episode on Dungeons and Dragons' fantastic mindflayer monster and how it matches up with the natural world. Learn more about your ad-choices...
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 7: Carnivorous Plants from 2020-04-24T18:13
Halftober Monsterfest continues with Stuff to Blow Your Mind's 2016 episode about carnivorous plants in nature and myth. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 6: A Game of Werewolf from 2020-04-24T18:13
Are you a werewolf? You have to tell me if you're a werewolf. It's the law. Up next on the Halftober Monsterfest Playlist is the 2017 episode "A Game of Werewolf" about the deep psychology of a bel...
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 5: Cambrian Monsters from 2020-04-24T18:12
Let's go back to 2017. Heck, let's go back 500 million years to the monster-haunted waters of the Cambrian period. Halftoberfest now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn...
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 4: Killer's Mask from 2020-04-24T18:12
The most recent Friday the 13th holiday was kind of a bummer, so let's play catch-up with this 2018 episode about masked killers in reality, fiction and culture. Learn more about your ad-choices a...
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 3: The Curse from 2020-04-24T18:11
What is a curse and how does the concept factor into the human experience? The playlist continues with this 2018 Halloween episode from Robert and Joe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 1: Blood Type Drinker from 2020-04-24T18:10
Halloween in March? It's happening. Here's our episode "I Drink Your Blood Type" from 2019. Drink up. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 2: Demogorgon from 2020-04-24T18:10
Haftober Monsterfest continues with Robert and Joe's 2019 discussion on the origins of Dungeons and Dragons’ ultimate demon lord, the interdimensional beast from “Stranger Things” and an enigma of ...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 10: Comedy and Activism with Chanel Ali from 2020-04-19T02:01
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 9: Women in Tabletop Gaming Development from 2020-04-19T02:01
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 7: Women of Harry Potter from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 6: The Female Revengers: Part 2 from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 4: Feminist Movie Friday, Mulan Edition from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 1: Feminist Movie Friday, Alien Edition from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 3: Feminist Movie Friday, First Wives Club Edition from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 5: The Female Revengers: Part 1 from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 8: Women in Tabletop Gaming from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSMNTY Podcast and Chill Playlist, Episode 2: Feminist Movie Friday, A Tale of Two Holiday Superhero Movies from 2020-04-19T02:00
If you're looking for a feminist discussion on women in entertainment, this is the playlist for you! We dig into topics around women in revenge, movies, tabletop gaming, and Harry Potter. Come take...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The X-Ray from 2020-04-17T18:15
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Here's their episode on the x-ray. Le...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Telescope from 2020-04-17T17:59
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Since we're already talking about opti...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Motion Picture, Part 3 from 2020-04-17T17:55
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Let's finish their three-part look at ...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: A Motion Picture Mystery from 2020-04-17T17:53
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Here's their sidebar with Scott Benjam...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Motion Picture, Part 2 from 2020-04-17T17:52
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Let's continue with the history of mot...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Motion Picture, Part 1 from 2020-04-17T17:50
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Let's move on from the camera to motio...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Camera, Part 3 from 2020-04-17T17:49
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Enjoy their three-part look at the cam...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Camera, Part 2 from 2020-04-17T17:47
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Enjoy their three-part look at the cam...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Camera, Part 1 from 2020-04-17T17:45
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Enjoy their three-part look at the cam...
ListenSTBYM Invention Playlist: The Camera Obscura from 2020-04-17T17:43
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Up first, the camera obscura... Learn...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 7: Send in the Clowns from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 5: SMNTY Sees Red from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 6: SMNTY Clowns Around from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 9: Women in Puppetry: Part II from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 3: The Fake Geek Girl Strikes Back from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 1: Women<3 Monsters? from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 2: Where Be (Female) Monsters? from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 4: Fangirls Just Wanna Have Fun from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 10: Women in Game Shows: G.O.A.T. Edition from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSMNTY Fun Times Playlist, Episode 8: Women in Puppetry: Part I from 2020-04-12T00:00
We have another curated playlist for you listeners! This time we're presenting a grabbag look at women in pop culture, from clowns to puppeteers to monsters to gameshows. Learn more about your ad-...
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 8: ‘Hellraiser’ from 2020-04-10T11:29
I thought I'd gone to the limits. I hadn't. The Cenobites gave me an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 4: Science of Thulsa Doom, Part 1 from 2020-04-10T11:29
Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark. Now they learn why they fear the night. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 6: ‘Silent Running’ from 2020-04-10T11:29
It calls back a time when there were flowers all over the Earth... and there were valleys. And there were plains of tall green grass that you could lie down in - you could go to sleep in. And there...
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 5: Science of Thulsa Doom, Part 2 from 2020-04-10T11:29
Contemplate this on the tree of woe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 10: ‘The Fly’ from 2020-04-10T11:29
You're afraid to dive into the plasma pool, aren't you? You're afraid to be destroyed and recreated, aren't you? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 7: ‘The Tingler’ from 2020-04-10T11:29
Ladies and gentlemen, just a word of warning. If any of you are not convinced that you have a tingler of your own, the next time you're frightened in the dark... don't scream. Learn more about you...
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 9: ‘Bandersnatch’ from 2020-04-10T11:29
If you listen closely, you can hear the numbers. There's a cosmic flowchart that dictates where you can and where you can't go. I've given you the knowledge. I've set you free. Do you understand? ...
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 2: ‘The Dark Crystal’ from 2020-04-10T11:28
End, begin, all the same. Big change. Sometimes good. Sometimes bad. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 3: ‘Highlander 2’ from 2020-04-10T11:28
Most people have a full measure of life... and most people just watch it slowly drip away. But if you can summon it all up... at one time... in one place... you can accomplish something... glorious...
ListenSTBYM Matinee Science Playlist, Part 1: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ from 2020-04-10T11:27
Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 3: Gabriela Mistral from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 10: Famous Female Food Mascots from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 4: Norma Merrick Sklarek from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 7: Ban Zhao from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 9: Harriet E. Wilson from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 8: Wangari Muta Maathai from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 5: Huda Shaarawi from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 6: Indigenous Women You Need to Know from 2020-04-04T19:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 9: Wound Mouth of the Undying Hydra from 2020-04-03T14:06
From myth to biology, the hydra hungers and grows. Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick to learn more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 10: Chinese Immortality from 2020-04-03T14:06
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they explore tales and traditions from Taoist sorcery, alchemy and Chinese folktales. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 7: The Trident from 2020-04-03T14:04
What is the meaning of Poseidon's divine weapon? Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick and find out! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 8: Unicorns of the Mythic World from 2020-04-03T14:04
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick to discover the power and symbolism of the unicorn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 6: The Slayer from 2020-04-03T14:01
Who is the slayer and why is this figure so important to our ancient and modern myths? Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick and find out! Learn more about your ad-choices a...
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 5: Demon Eaters and Possessed Tools from 2020-04-03T14:00
Meet the demon slayer Zhōng Kuí and follow a procession of spirits across the sea to Japan with Stuff to Blow Your Mind! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 3: Talos from 2020-04-03T13:59
Get to know everyone's favorite ancient bronze age robot with Stuff to Blow Your Mind! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 2: The Myth-Fleshed Fossil from 2020-04-03T13:59
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they discuss the place where geology and mythology converge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 4: Bones of the Plumed Serpent from 2020-04-03T13:59
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they venture into the world of Quetzalcoatl. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSTBYM Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 1: Unraveling the Mythic from 2020-04-03T13:58
What is mythology and why is it so important? Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick to find out! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 2: Lorraine Hansberry from 2020-03-28T16:10
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenUnsolved: The Monster with 21 Faces from 2020-03-28T10:09
In the 1980s, a mysterious organization terrorized candy companies in Japan - then disappeared. What was the Monster with 21 Faces, and what happened to it? Are any members alive today? Join Ben Bo...
ListenUnsolved: Is there a serial killer on the U.S. border? from 2020-03-28T10:08
It's no secret that the border between the United States and Mexico has been the subject of recent, intensely divisive debate. There have been numerous reports (some more reliable than others) deta...
ListenUnsolved: The Mystery of North Sentinel Island from 2020-03-28T10:07
India controls numerous islands in the Indian Ocean, and they have a strange set of rules for North Sentinel Islands -- a tiny, remote place most people wouldn't visit anyway. You see, the Indian g...
ListenUnsolved: The Hidden Tomb of Genghis Khan from 2020-03-28T10:06
Genghis Khan was one of the world's most successful conquerors, and his empire left an indelible mark across Eurasia. Yet upon his death his body was spirited away to an unmarked grave, and everyon...
ListenUnsolved: Did the US abandon soldiers in the Vietnam War? from 2020-03-28T10:05
At the close of the Paris Peace Accords, the US and Vietnam agreed to return any POWs to their home country -- however, for decades after the close of the conflict, people in country reported seein...
ListenUnsolved: Did Teresita Basa avenge her own death? from 2020-03-28T10:04
Months after the murder of Teresita Basa, her former coworker began falling into trances, a voice identifying itself as Teresita issuing from her mouth. Whether or not you believe in ghosts, these ...
ListenUnsolved: Who Built The Georgia Guidestones? from 2020-03-28T10:03
After years of listener requests, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know's Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick and Noel Brown finally explore the mysterious story of the legendary Georgia Guidestones. Who built ...
ListenUnsolved: Is someone using sonic weapons in Cuba? from 2020-03-28T10:02
Recently employees at the US Embassy in Cuba reported a strange and disquieting phenomenon. They complained of vertigo, nausea, hearing loss and more accompanied by a strange hum and whine that fol...
ListenUnsolved: What happened to Elisa Lam? from 2020-03-28T10:01
In 2013, Canadian college student Elisa Lam disappeared while on a solo trip through California. For weeks law enforcement was at a loss to explain the disappearance -- until, that is, a maintenanc...
ListenUnsolved: The Mysterious Lake City Quiet Pills from 2020-03-28T10:00
Did a group of private assassins use a series of sleazy websites as fronts for their base of operations? Join Stuff They Don't Want You to Know's Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick and Noel Brown as they d...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 10: Dr. Jeff Hoffman from 2020-03-27T15:24
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they talk about life beyond Earth's magnetosphere with astronaut Dr. Jeff Hoffman. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 9: Carl Zimmer from 2020-03-27T15:22
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they talk about heredity with acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer, author of “She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, a...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 8: Marah Hardt from 2020-03-27T15:20
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they talk about the love life of coral with "Sex in the Sea" author Dr. Marah J. Hardt. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 7: R. Scott Bakker from 2020-03-27T15:17
Join the Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts as they talk about alien philosophy with Canadian author R. Scott Bakker, discussing his dark fantasy novels as well as his paper 'On Alien Philosophy,' publi...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 6: Mary Roach from 2020-03-27T15:10
Join the Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts they talk about penis transplants with author Mary Roach, who devotes two chapters of her book "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War" to urotrauma and ...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 5: Mark Mandica from 2020-03-27T15:07
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they discuss salamanders with Mark Mandica, executive director of The Amphibian Foundation. Learn more about your ad-choices at http...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 4: Gene Kritsky from 2020-03-27T15:02
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they talk about ancient Egyptian beekeeping with "The Tears of Re" author and entomologist Gene Kritsky. Learn more about your ad-ch...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 3: Thomas S. Mullaney from 2020-03-27T14:58
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they talk about the Chinese typewriter with Thomas S. Mullaney. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 2: Brian Greene, Max Tegmark and Barbara J. King from 2020-03-27T14:53
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they discuss string theory, super AI and animal emotions with physicist Brian Greene, physicist Max Tegmark and anthropologist Barbar...
ListenSTBYM Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 1: Diva Amon from 2020-03-27T14:51
Join Stuff to Blow Your Mind's Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they talk about deep sea ecology and conservation with deep sea marine biologist Diva Amon. Learn more about your ad-choices at http...
ListenSMNTY's Female Firsts Playlist, Episode 1: Banking and Ballet from 2020-03-21T13:00
In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history. Learn more about your ad-cho...
ListenTechList: The History of Podcasting from 2020-03-20T16:48
From Internet Radio to the emergence of TechStuff, we look at the long and colorful history of podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenTechList: The World of eSports from 2020-03-20T16:48
From professional streamers to full-blown championship tournaments, where did eSports come from and is it really that big a deal? We talk with representatives from Alienware and ELEAGUE about profe...
ListenTechList: The Phantom Zone from 2020-03-20T16:48
In the early 2000s, a company called Infinium Labs promised to revolutionize gaming with a console called The Phantom. It never materialized. What happened? Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
ListenTechList: The Golden Age of Radio from 2020-03-20T16:37
How did broadcast radio get its start? What were the challenges and controversies? And how did the golden age fade into history? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwor...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: How Jim Henson Worked from 2020-03-20T13:30
We’ve already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved into him even further. Learn all about the man behind the Muppets who was so much more than just a mas...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: SYSK Live: How Bars Work from 2020-03-20T13:00
Join Josh and Chuck live from Vancouver as they dive in to the ins and outs of one of the oldest businesses in the world – the bar! Learn about the history of bars, cocktails and the good people wh...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: How Grass Works? Yes, How Grass Works from 2020-03-20T12:30
There’s nothing more boring than watching grass grow, which is why Josh and Chuck aren’t asking you to do that. Instead, you can learn about all sorts of neat things about grass - like how American...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: How Terraforming Will Work from 2020-03-20T12:00
A lot of great thinkers are warning that if humans are to survive as a species we are going to have to find another planet to live on. Terraforming, or engineering a planet to maintain all of the i...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: How Rogue Waves Work from 2020-03-20T11:30
Rogue waves come out of nowhere and tower as much as 100 feet over hapless ships they encounter, breaking across the boat and frequently breaking the boat and its inhabitants. Investigate the myste...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: The Amazing History of Soda from 2020-03-20T11:15
The soda we get instantly mixed at a fast-food joint owes a lot to a rich history going back to the Roman baths, that features drugs, diseases and explosions. Learn all about soda and soda fountain...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: How Rodney Dangerfield Worked, Live From LA from 2020-03-20T11:00
Other comedians cry on the inside, but Rodney Dangerfield built his entire act around his sad life. Get to know this legendary comic who was nearing 50 when he got his break. Learn more about your...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: Was there a real King Arthur? from 2020-03-20T11:00
The legend of King Arthur is very old and very established. By the time the king who saved Britain and united it was first written about, his story was already hundreds of years old. And while many...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: How Pinball Works from 2020-03-20T10:45
Pinball was actually illegal until the 1970s in NY and other cities, hidden in the backs of pornography shops. The game was finally legalized, thanks to a Babe Ruth-style shot by the best player in...
ListenSYSK Distraction Playlist: Sugar: It Powers the Earth from 2020-03-20T10:41
Since sugar spread from Polynesia a few thousand years ago, the world has been crazy for it. Insanely high prices, wars and even slavery couldn't undo world's need for a sugar fix. Today that fix i...
ListenTechList: How Lightsabers Work from 2020-03-20T10:40
Jonathan and Chris discuss the most famous weapon in the "Star Wars" universe -- the lightsaber -- in this episode of TechStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwor...
ListenTechList: Famous April Fool's Tech Pranks from 2020-03-20T10:39
On April 1, pranks run wild in the tech sector. In this podcast from HowStuffWorks, the TechStuff guys tickle your funny bone with a list of famous April Fool's tech pranks. Learn more about your ...
ListenTechList: The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow from 2020-03-20T10:38
On October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened at Walt Disney World. But that Epcot wasn't the same thing as Walt Disney's initial vision. We look into the history of a futuristic community. Learn more a...
ListenTechList: Tron: He Fights For the Users from 2020-03-20T10:37
Steven Lisberger, writer and director of the 1982 film Tron, joins the show to talk about the tech of making the film and the mythology of Tron itself. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...
ListenTechList: The Tech of Stranger Things from 2020-03-20T10:36
Jess Royal and John Hilton drop what they're doing on Stranger Things to come by the studio and talk about what their jobs require. From Christmas lights to the upside down, we learn about what it ...
ListenTechList: An Interview with the Creators of Homestar Runner from 2020-03-20T10:00
The creators of Homestar Runner hop on TechStuff to talk about their pioneering work in web series production and how StrongBad is going to catch up on that huge email backlog. Learn more about yo...
ListenOffbeat History: The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 2 from 2020-03-20T07:01
We continue out offbeat 2015 story. Once the effort to import hippos to the U.S. got the backing of a politician, two men with intertwined histories, Frederick Russel Burnham and Fritz Duquesne, we...
ListenOffbeat History: The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 1 from 2020-03-20T07:01
An offbeat episode from 2015: In 1910, the U.S. a meat shortage, and a water hyacinth overgrowth problem. The obvious solution to the dilemma: Import hippos from Africa. Learn more about your ad-c...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 08: Can Absurdly Big Numbers Be Useful? from 2020-03-20T07:01
The bigger that numbers get, the harder they are for us to conceive of -- but that doesn't mean they can't be useful. Learn about some just ridiculously huge numbers in this episode of BrainStuff. ...
ListenOffbeat History: The Mystery of the Devil’s Footprints from 2020-03-20T07:01
In October 2017, we talked about mysterious prints that looked like hoof marks appeared all over the English seaside county of Devon in February 1855. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...
ListenOffbeat History: A Culinary History of Spam from 2020-03-20T07:01
Back in 2014, we tackled SPAM's story. This famous Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s to make use of a surplus of shoulder meat from pigs. It played a huge role in WWII, and shaped the ...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 07: Why Do Books Smell So Good? from 2020-03-20T07:01
Researchers have set out to catalog the scent compounds that make books and libraries smell so welcoming. Learn how in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 04: Do Humans and Bananas Really Share Half Their DNA? from 2020-03-20T07:01
You may have heard that people share about 50 percent of their DNA with bananas, and while there's a seed of truth to that, it's not quite right. Learn about our genetic similarity to fruit and oth...
ListenOffbeat History: The Crash at Crush and Other Train Wreck Spectacles from 2020-03-20T07:01
In fall 2017, we talked about a strange cultural phenomenon. For a brief window from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, people in the United States were watching train wrecks for fun. Learn more a...
ListenOffbeat History: Marchesa Luisa Casati from 2020-03-20T07:01
In 2017 we covered the offbeat life of Marchesa Luisa Casati. While many have admired heiress Casati over the years for her life led entirely based on her aesthetics, she was also entirely self-ser...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 02: Why Are Some Words Funny? from 2020-03-20T07:01
Words like 'poop' and 'wiggle' are inherently humorous, and science may have figured out why. Learn what science has to say about why some words tickle us in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 03: Do Dogs Use Facial Expressions to 'Talk' to Us? from 2020-03-20T07:01
It seems that dogs make more expressive faces when humans are watching. Are they trying to communicate? Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 06: Did Pirates Really Talk Like That? from 2020-03-20T07:01
One guy is responsible for what we think pirates sounded like. Learn how actor Robert Newton changed the world in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheart...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 05: Why Do We Sing in the Shower? from 2020-03-20T07:01
It's somewhere between tempting and inevitable to break into song in the shower. But why? Learn about the psychology and physiology of shower singing in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more abou...
ListenOffbeat History: Hennig Brand and the Discovery of Phosphorus from 2020-03-20T07:01
It's a 2019 show about urine! Spoiler alert: Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous by boiling pee. But he was trying to do something else: He thought the secret to the philosopher’s stone might be fo...
ListenOffbeat History: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835, Part 2 from 2020-03-20T07:01
The second part of this offbeat revisit! As the New York Sun's series of astonishing moon discoveries concluded, most people recognized that it was a hoax. But what made people buy into the tall ta...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 09: How Did Desi Arnaz Change Television? from 2020-03-20T07:01
Lucille Ball's ex-husband wasn't just her 'I Love Lucy' co-star and writing partner -- Desi Arnaz changed the way television is produced and watched. Learn about his contributions to the industry i...
ListenFunStuff Playlist 10: Will the Paper of the Future Be Made of Poop? from 2020-03-20T07:01
It might sound gross, but it's eco-friendly: Paper is made from plant pulp. Animals that eat plants excrete plant pulp. Learn why some scientists have high hopes for poo-pyrus in this episode of Br...
ListenOffbeat History: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835, Part 1 from 2020-03-20T07:01
This offbeat 2015 episode covers a series of 1835 news articles about some utterly mind-blowing discoveries made by Sir John Herschel about the lunar surface. The serial had everything: moon poppie...
ListenOffbeat History: Lisztomania from 2020-03-20T07:01
In 2015, we talked about Franz Liszt, who was a pianist, a composer and a conductor, and basically the first rock star who drove fans into fits of swooning and screaming. Some fans even stole the d...
ListenOffbeat History: A Culinary History of Spam from 2020-03-19T07:01
Back in 2014, we tackled SPAM's story. This famous Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s to make use of a surplus of shoulder meat from pigs. It played a huge role in WWII, and shaped the ...
ListenOffbeat History: A Culinary History of Spam from 2020-03-19T07:01
Back in 2014, we tackled SPAM's story. This famous Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s to make use of a surplus of shoulder meat from pigs. It played a huge role in WWII, and shaped the ...
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