In this 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. 

In this 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.

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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Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 2

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In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1974’s “Evil of Dracula,” starring Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka and Shin Kishida. It is the third film in Michio Yamamoto’s “Bloodthirsty Trilogy” of standalone, Hammer-inspired Japanese horror films.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1974&rsquo;s &ldquo;Evil of Dracula,&rdquo; starring Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka and Shin Kishida. It is the third film in Michio Yamamoto&rsquo;s &ldquo;Bloodthirsty Trilogy&rdquo; of standalone, Hammer-inspired Japanese horror films.

Weirdhouse Cinema: Evil of Dracula

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In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe discuss examples of haunted house stories and traditions from Ancient Greece and Rome. What do they reveal about ancient peoples and human nature? Find out…

In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe discuss examples of haunted house stories and traditions from Ancient Greece and Rome. What do they reveal about ancient peoples and human nature? Find out&hellip;

Haunted Houses of the Ancient World, Part 2

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the trick-taking origins of the tarot deck…

In this episode of STBYM&rsquo;s The Artifact, Robert discusses the trick-taking origins of the tarot deck&hellip;

The Artifact: The Tarot Deck 

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Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 2

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