The Monstrefact: Rawhead Rex and Kin

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe wrestle with their first full-blown snake movie: 1981’s “Venom.” It stars Oliver Reed, Klaus Kinski and a live black mamba snake from the London Zoo. Film historians still debate which was the more difficult actor of the t ... Show More

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the mysteries and marvels of oar-powered galleys and warships in the ancient Mediterranean world. How many oars did they depend on? How many rowers and how many levels of rowers? And what are we to make of ... Show More

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1967 sci-fi horror film “Quatermass and the Pit” starring James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, we will explore the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, as well as the surgeon behind a famous photograph of the beast, Robert Kenneth Wilson, a legend in his own right. And of course, we'll go on our usual tangents and side stories along the way! 

On this episode of Our American Stories, here again with his recurring series is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases author, Andrew Thompson, as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, here again with his reoccurring series is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases author, Andrew Thompson, as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understandi ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, here again with his reoccurring series is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases author, Andrew Thompson, as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understandi ... Show More

Matt Chorley talks to Sir Mark Walport, Professor Linda Bauld and The Science Media Centre's Fiona Fox about going from anonymous scientists in front of a microscope to media sensations during a pandemic. PLUS: Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester talk Operation Red Meat, the BBC li ... Show More

In this episode Rupert Spira and Rupert Sheldrake talk about the nature of reality, consciousness, and beliefs about the universe, and discover a common understanding.  Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance.  Music written and played b ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, here again with his reoccurring series is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases author, Andrew Thompson, as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understandi ... Show More

More Celtic Fairy Tales is a collection of stories from the British Isles as collected by Joseph Jacobs. This recording features the following four tales: The Black Horse, The Story of the Macandrew Family, Smallhead and the King's Sons, and The Ridere of Riddles. This story is n ... Show More

National Geographic Explorer and Photographer Brian Skerry discusses the three-year endeavor to make the new 4-part Disney+ documentary series Secrets of the Whales. Skerry explains to host Stacey Wilson Hunt the skills and patience needed to capture never-seen-before moments in ... Show More

Eek Week continues on "Talk Is Jericho" with the Godfather of Gore Tom Savini, and one of the top Cryptozoologists in the world, Loren Coleman! Tom's talking favorite death scenes in movies, how to stage a good death scene, and ones he's personally proud of! And Loren Coleman has ... Show More