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Heavy Water Dec 17, 2020

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Nope, “Heavy Water” isn’t the new bottled beverage for headbangers. It’s actually an alternate form of water called deuterium oxide that plays a key role in nuclear power plants and the creation of nuclear weapons. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe get to know heavy water. Can you drink it? Why did the Nazis want it? Find out…

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The Artifact: The Tongue Stone Dec 16, 2020

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In this episode of STBYM's The Artifact, Joe talks about a strange class of tongue-shaped rocks that were believed to have magical and medicinal powers.

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Holiday Inventions: Christmas Tree Lights, Tinsel and Angels Dec 15, 2020

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Once more, Stuff to Blow Your Mind leans into the holidays -- this time for an invention-minded episode about some of the technologies that bring the winter holidays to life. Join Robert and Joe as they discuss electric Christmas tree lights, tinsel and angelic tree toppers.

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Listener Mail: Das Gravy Boat Dec 14, 2020

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Time for more listener mail, with your thoughts on antimetaboles, pole dancing, gravy, weird movies and more.

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From the Vault: Devourer of Memories, Part 2 Dec 12, 2020

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“You are what you eat,” the saying goes -- but does that apply to memories as well? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, join Robert and Joe on a journey through the world of Planaria worms, controversial research, regeneration, behaviorism and even the machinations of the Unabomber. (originally published 11/21/2019)

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Ghost in the Machine Dec 11, 2020

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It’s time for some early 90s cyber-panic! In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1993’s “Ghost in the Machine,” in which a serial killer is zapped into the Internet and terrorizes Karen Allen and her painfully cool 90s son. So jack in, get virtual and become one with the screensaver.

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Like a Circle in a Spiral, Part 2 Dec 10, 2020

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You might consider spinning around in a circle either great fun or a one-way ticket to barf town, but spinning and whirling are also tied to childhood development, artistic expression and the pursuit of meditative states. Join Robert and Joe as they explore the spin on Stuff to Blow Your Mind.

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The Artifact: The Poisoned Tooth Dec 09, 2020

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the fictional idea of the poisoned tooth and the real-life innovations that seem to have inspired it.

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Like a Circle in a Spiral, Part 1 Dec 08, 2020

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Listener Mail: Halloween Hangover Dec 07, 2020

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STBYM Listener Mail is now weekly! In this short installment, Robert and Joe catch up on some of your thoughts on various Halloween episodes from October.

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