In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss Japan’s beloved yuru-chara, corporate and governmental mascots that are undeniably cute but with deeper connections to other aspects of Japanese culture. (originally published 7/11/2024) 

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss Japan&rsquo;s beloved yuru-chara, corporate and governmental mascots that are undeniably cute but with deeper connections to other aspects of Japanese culture. (originally published 7/11/2024)

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From the Vault: Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/32b42584-d27d-4c37-831d-b305013cc2e0/transcript

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the Jovian moon of Io, to discuss more recent findings about its volcanism and geology, as well as a look at the mythology behind its name. (part 2 of 3) (originally published 2/11/2025)

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the Jovian moon of Io, to discuss more recent findings about its volcanism and geology, as well as a look at the mythology behind its name. (part 2 of 3) (originally published 2/11/2025)

From the Vault: The Burning Mountains of Io, Part 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ca25c912-4338-47d6-830b-b3e9013229ac/transcript

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1958’s “I Married a Monster from Outer Space,” directed by Gene Fowler Jr. and starring Gloria Talbott and Tom Tryon. 

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1958&rsquo;s &ldquo;I Married a Monster from Outer Space,&rdquo; directed by Gene Fowler Jr. and starring Gloria Talbott and Tom Tryon.

Weirdhouse Cinema: I Married a Monster from Outer Space

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/66d43648-f723-42a2-a9d6-b3e801165687/transcript

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the psychedelic mushroom tied to hallucinations of little people and how it might have impacted Chinese myths and folktales of tiny men.

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the psychedelic mushroom tied to hallucinations of little people and how it might have impacted Chinese myths and folktales of tiny men.

Lilliputian Hallucinations and the Kingdom of the Small

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3448760a-e07f-47c6-b596-b3e5012a3157/transcript

From the Vault: Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 2

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