We've all seen images of saints and martyrs rising above their torments, but is it really possible to find transcendence on the rack?  In this episode, Robert and Julie look into the connections between physical pain and religious experience.

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We've all seen images of saints and martyrs rising above their torments, but is it really possible to find transcendence on the rack? In this episode, Robert and Julie look into the connections between physical pain and religious experience. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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.

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We've all seen images of saints and martyrs rising above their torments, but is it really possible to find transcendence on the rack?  In this episode, Robert and Julie look into the connections between physical pain and religious experience.

Martyrdom: Transcendence on the Rack

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7324712b-7e55-4ed0-a32c-ae2f00f05845/transcript

It’s Soviet work ethic versus the siren song of fun in 1975’s “Teens in the Universe,” a beautifully crafted and thoroughly weird space adventure. Join Rob and Joe for a Weirdhouse Cinema discussion of robots, space travel and more. (originally published 01/29/2021)

It&rsquo;s Soviet work ethic versus the siren song of fun in 1975&rsquo;s &ldquo;Teens in the Universe,&rdquo; a beautifully crafted and thoroughly weird space adventure. Join Rob and Joe for a Weirdhouse Cinema discussion of robots, space travel and more. (originally published 01/29/2021)

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Teens in the Universe

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/1d4f99c6-2976-4d50-bc7e-b404012c9bdf/transcript

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the recent discovery of a strange new deep-water predator and highlight some of the various weird, wild and downright gnarly hunters that haunt the deepest, darkest depths of Earth’s oceans. (part 2 of 4, originally published 3/25/2025)

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the recent discovery of a strange new deep-water predator and highlight some of the various weird, wild and downright gnarly hunters that haunt the deepest, darkest depths of Earth&rsquo;s oceans. (part 2 of 4, originally published 3/25/2025)

From the Vault: Hunters of the Dark Ocean, Part 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/2a93b0ed-94af-4d54-bd8e-b404011c0dad/transcript

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1979 Japanese folk-horror fantasy film “Demon Pond,” directed by Masahiro Shinoda and scored by electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1979 Japanese folk-horror fantasy film &ldquo;Demon Pond,&rdquo; directed by Masahiro Shinoda and scored by electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita.

Weirdhouse Cinema: Demon Pond

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/0b8d2698-f7a2-45fe-be72-b40a01619e31/transcript

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