Up in the Air

In this clasic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Mario Bava’s “Black Sunday," a blood-chilling tale of witchcraft, punishment and revenge from beyond the grave, starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson. (originally published 10/24/2025)See omnystudio.com/listen ...  Show more

In this classic, sinister episode from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss different folkloric and legendary monsters tied to mine shafts and mining... (originally published 10/7/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

What is the rocket equation? How do airplanes fly? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic Chuck Nice go through some things you thought you knew about how airplanes fly, x-rays, and how to fuel a rocket. 

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Have you ever watched birds soaring in the sky and wondered... How do they fly like that? Our guest,  Alex Troutman, wildlife biologist and science communicator, is here to explain it all. A lifetime birding enthusiast, Alex turned his interest in birds into a job as a scientist. ...  Show more

It's a bird! It's A Plane! IT'S… Tyler!?!? This week, Tyler recounts his adventure soaring high above the ground when he went paragliding, while Markiplier cleans the dust off his totally existent engineering degree to explain the physics & engineering that allows humans to fly. ...  Show more

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… an ad for cigarettes?! For the past 102 years, people have been using airplanes to turn exhaust into ads, political slogans, birthday greetings, and more. But where did this strangely brilliant idea come from? What kind of sorcery do pilots use to ...  Show more