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 here! (http://feed.vodacast.com/58462338/The Constant: A History of Getting Thi ... Show More
Nov 2024
From the Vault: The Sunken Lands, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of lost islands and forgotten continents, in both actual geologic history and the mists of the human imagination. (Part 2 of 4, originally published 11/30/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for pri ... Show More
45m 48s
Nov 2021
Part Two: How To Stretch Time
NOTE: this episode contains discussion around death which some people may find difficult. In Part Two we learn how to stretch time! We journey back to the beginning of life on earth, and forward into the far, far future, we learn from Brian Eno himself about why he invented ambie ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2021
Monsters of the Shān Hǎi Jīng, Part 2
In the previous episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discussed the Shān Hǎi Jīng or “Classic of Mountains and Seas,” an ancient Chinese text that compiles the mythic geography and fantastic creatures of the world. In this episode, the continue by discussing some of ... Show More
50m 43s
Feb 2022
From the Vault: Monsters of the Shān Hǎi Jīng, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the Shān Hǎi Jīng or “Classic of Mountains and Seas,” an ancient Chinese text that compiles the mythic geography and fantastic creatures of the world. (Originally published 2/11/2021) Learn more about your ... Show More
51m 8s
Nov 2019
Devourer of Memories, Part 2
“You are what you eat,” the saying goes -- but does that apply to memories as well? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, join Robert and Joe on a journey through the world of Planaria worms, controversial research, regineration, behaviorism and even the machinations of the ... Show More
49m 24s
Jul 2022
Gods of Deception, Part II: Art, History, Fiction and War
As Ben and Noel continue their conversation with novelist and art historian David Adams Cleveland, the group finds themselves going far beyond the world of Alger Hiss. In the second part of this two-part series, the guys learn more about David's award-winning work as an art histo ... Show More
30m 8s
The Test Begins... Now. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now! ... Show More
In which, almost as an afterthought, we conclude the story of John Quincy Adams' boring book. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You t ... Show More
