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From the Vault: Ancient Egyptian Curses, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the idea of Egyptian tomb curses, how they actually factored into ancient Egyptian practices and where the myth of the Pharaoh's curse meets reality. (originally published 10/02/2025)See omnystudio.com/lis ... Show More

1h 11m

Yesterday

Weirdhouse Cinema: Messiah of Evil

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Ron and Joe discuss the dreamlike 1973 American supernatural horror film “Messiah of Evil,” written and directed by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. It stars Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford and Royal Dano.See omnystudio.com/ ... Show More

1h 31m

Oct 8

Spooky Rivers, with Geo Rutherford

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with author, artist and educator Geo Rutherford about her new book “Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers that Snake Across Our Planet.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36m 20s

May 2024

S10E2 - Tao-ing Our Best: The Legend of the White Snake Pt 1

Oh Muses! We return to Chinese mythology to hear about more snakes. We encounter snakes pretending to be people, potion drinking, a violent crane, and mountains where mortals can’t go. You can listen to Greeking Out two weeks early and ad free on Wondery+! What's that? You want a ... Show More

25m 26s

Jun 2021

Selects: How Sea Monsters Work

Legends of sea monsters are as old as humanity, and some ancient cultures even credited them with creating the universe. Learn more about humanity's attachment to seeing monsters in the deep in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="http ... Show More

37m 5s

Jan 2022

255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This

A story from China where we see a young man embark on a dangerous journey for love that definitely isn't a knock-off version of "The Journey to the West" and/or "The Hobbit". Then, we learn how the world's first selfie resulted in kind of more death than you'd think. The creature ... Show More

37m 27s

Mar 2014

No Such Thing As The Mountains of Kong

Episode 4: This week in the QI Office Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland), James Harkin (@eggshaped), Anna Ptaszynski (@nosuchthing) and Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm) discuss cavemen, spiders, fictitious mountains and immortal souls.For more, check out www.qi.com/podcastTheme ... Show More

27m 54s

Apr 2021

Cupid and the Reaper: Family and Friends | S2 E9

Mondo and Marcus confront an ancient evil along with a dangerous Mother Nature. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23m 22s

Mar 2024

Intermediate | What is a Chengyu?

Take 5,000 years of linguistic history and ancient literature... throw in a few snakes, frogs, and fanciful tales. Mix in the odd digit for good measure. What do you get? Cryptic Chinese idioms. Now, we're not saying they're all as easy as 'horse horse tiger tiger, ... Show More

14m 49s

Dec 2020

BrainStuff Classics: What Can a Cache of Pterosaur Eggs Teach Us?

A huge cache of ancient pterosaur eggs has been unearthed in China. Learn what this find can tell us about these flying contemporaries of dinosaurs in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More

6m 50s

Apr 2021

221-Chinese/Scottish folklore: The Great Beyond

This week, there are two stories about death and what comes next, from China and Scotland. On the first, a lonely fisherman meets an odd man down by the river with a strange plan for his life. On the second, a stablehand helps out two strangers who stop by his tavern for the n ... Show More

35m 45s

Oct 2021

Long Story Short (Pt 2)

In part two, we've got an enormous naval disaster, a long-shot con-job, some far-fetched inventions, and some of the most famous scientists to ever lived, all unified by that most difficult of human problems: how to find one's longitude.Listen to this episode via the Vodacast app ... Show More

1h 9m

From the Vault: Monsters of the Shān Hǎi...