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In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the saguaro cactus of the Sonoran Desert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Quasi-Motivational Destruct Organism from Marvel Comics, also known as… Quasimodo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Jordan and Alex lock themselves into a shack with just a chess computer, a bottle of J&B and a shape-shifting cosmic horror for company in this week's Too Much Information on John Carpenter's 1982 classic "The Thing!" They'll delve into the hows and whys the film got made with th ...  Show more

The 2016 movie 'Arrival,' an adaptation of Ted Chiang's novella 'Story of Your Life,' captured the imaginations of science fiction fans worldwide. Field linguist Jessica Coon, who consulted on the film, breaks down what the movie gets right — and wrong — about linguistics.Have id ...  Show more

Two intrepid filmmakers just made created the newest #1 Box Office film in the US -- and they did it on a lark. New research indicates the terrifying way microplastics travel the world on wind currents. A man returned from 75 days of solitude and, like the old story of Rip Van Wi ...  Show more

Chuck was in NY with some studio time, so he decided to get his pal John Hodgman back for a conversation that spanned horror movies, comic books and John's pick Avengers: Infinity War. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/list ...  Show more