logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2025
53m 1s

Hunters of the Dark Ocean, Part 4

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the recent discovery of a strange new deep-water predator and highlight some of the various weird, wild and downright gnarly hunters that haunt the deepest, darkest depths of Earth’s oceans. (part 4 of 4)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Today
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
In this clasic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1977 Ray Harryhausen adventure film “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger,” starring Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting, Jane Seymour, Patrick Troughton and scores of amazing stop-motion creatures. (origina ... Show More
1h 41m
Jul 11
From the Vault: Food Storage Mad Science, Part 2
In this classic two-part series of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Joe is joined by guests Anney Reese and Lauren Vogelbaum of the Savor podcast to talk about a collection of fascinating and bizarre transformations that food can undergo when stored in the right (or wrong) conditions. (o ... Show More
1h 13m
Jul 10
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Gate
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and guest David Striepe of the Talkin' Tofu podcast discuss 1987’s “The Gate.” Prepare yourself for sleepovers, tiny demons and gateways to Hell. (originally published Oct. 28, 2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ... Show More
1h 41m
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2022
Deep sea exploration
UCL oceanographer Helen Czerski explores life in the ocean depths with a panel of deep sea biologists. They take us to deep ocean coral gardens on sea mounts, to extraordinary hydrothermal vent ecosystems teeming with weird lifeforms fed by chemosynthetic microbes, to the remarka ... Show More
37m 22s
Jul 2023
The Secret Life of Sharks
Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the apex predators of the ocean. They are joined by physiological ecologist Lucy Hawkes, shark scientist Isla Hodgson and naturalist Steve Backshall. They learn about the surprising social behaviours of sharks, how they reproduce and exactl ... Show More
42m 28s
Nov 2018
What Are Sea Cucumbers?
Besides weird. Or, including weird? Learn some of the strangest features of sea cucumbers in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
4m 46s
Jul 2022
Exploring the Deep
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian and musician Tim Minchin and oceanographers Diva Amon and Jon Copley to uncover what mysteries still lie at the bottom of our oceans. It is often said that we know more about the surface of the Moon then we do about our own ocean fl ... Show More
42m 49s
May 2023
764: The Ocean Hides Secrets of Alien Origin | The Dark Swamp Ep 764
The ocean hides more secrets than we can ever fathom. These viewers sent in their allegedly true experiences while on the open ocean. Download Swamp Dweller Scary Stories:Itunes: https://apple.co/2L7znZpSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2WUFDG8Check out the Swamp Dweller Merch store!http ... Show More
28m 55s
Jan 2022
Deep ocean exploration
UCL oceanographer Helen Czerski explores life in the ocean depths with a panel of deep sea biologists. They take us to deep ocean coral gardens on sea mounts, to extraordinary hydrothermal vent ecosystems teeming with weird lifeforms fed by chemosynthetic microbes, to the remarka ... Show More
37m 16s
Aug 2025
The Giants Lurking In The Deep Sea
The bathypelagic zone of the ocean is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface. Sometimes it's called the midnight zone, because it's too deep for sunlight to reach. Most animals here are much smaller than their shallow-water counterparts. But occasionally, researchers find the ra ... Show More
13m 20s
Aug 2022
Salamander search party
One of the world’s most biodiverse aquifers is full of strange, blind creatures that have evolved in isolation for millions of years. But one is missing. This episode was reported by Benji Jones and Mandy Nguyen, who produced the episode. Editing from Meradith Hoddinott, Katherin ... Show More
27m 19s