The Search For Alien Life, with Astrophysicist Adam Frank

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From the Vault: The Invention of Roller Skates

In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe build on last month's episode on ice skates with a discussion of their wheelbase spin off: the rollerskate! (originally published 6/24/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Weirdhouse Cinema: Jim Henson’s The Soldier and Death

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1989’s “The Soldier and Death,” a short rendition of a classic Slavic folktale for Jim Henson’s The Storyteller. Directed by Henson and written by Anthony Minghella, it features Bob Peck as the titular soldier and John Hur ...  Show more

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