In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the origins and ingenuity of the crossbow. (originally published 11/16/2023)

In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the origins and ingenuity of the crossbow. (originally published 11/16/2023)

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From the Vault: The Invention of the Crossbow, Part 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f28eeaf7-ee56-4f77-b361-b24c01470fab/transcript

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1985’s “Santa Claus: The Movie,” starring Dudley Moore as an elf, John Lithgow as a scheming tycoon and David Huddleston – the Big Lebowski himself – as Santa.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1985&rsquo;s &ldquo;Santa Claus: The Movie,&rdquo; starring Dudley Moore as an elf, John Lithgow as a scheming tycoon and David Huddleston &ndash; the Big Lebowski himself &ndash; as Santa.

Weirdhouse Cinema: Santa Claus, the Movie

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/5069b1f1-b545-46ed-a12d-b3b1012fc78b/transcript

In this two-part series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the science of blubber and some of the ideas surrounding cetacean insulation. 

In this two-part series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the science of blubber and some of the ideas surrounding cetacean insulation.

Blubber, Part 1

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/1858a658-3f05-41d4-a01e-b3b00126a1fd/transcript

In this holiday episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the diminutive tomtars of Swedish holiday tradition…

In this holiday episode of STBYM&rsquo;s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the diminutive tomtars of Swedish holiday tradition&hellip;

The Monstrefact: The Tomtar

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/03c11498-7851-421b-8cb8-b3af013ec3c3/transcript

From the Vault: The Invention of the Crossbow, Part 2

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