Yesterday

The Monstrefact Omnibus: Jim Henson Roundup

In this special omnibus episode of The Monstrefact, Robert discusses several creatures from the imagined worlds of Jim Henson's "Labyrinth" and "The Dark Crystal."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22m 2s

Sep 22

From the Vault: The Wallace Line, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the faunal boundary line between Asia and Australia known as the Wallace Line and the British naturalist it was named for, Alfred Russel Wallace. (orignally published 8/21/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

45m 31s

Sep 21

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Mortal Kombat (1995), Part 1

In this classic Weirdhouse Cinema two-parter, Rob and Joe enter the arena to discuss the 1995 video game adaptation “Mortal Kombat,” directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and featuring show favorite Christopher Lambert as Lord Rayden. (originally published 8/9/2024)See omnystudio.com/l ... Show More

1h 13m

Oct 2025

Why Did Venus Flytraps Develop a Taste for Meat?

From plants that eat rats and frogs, to the strange reason bats curl up in pitcher plants, Will and Mango explore the eerie world of carnivorous plants. This episode originally aired on November 9, 2018. Got a question you’d like us to answer? A rabbit hole you think we should ex ... Show More

35m 2s

Mar 2022

Carnivorous Phytobiology (MEAT-EATING PLANTS) with Hali’a Eastburn

<p>Flesh hungry plants. The world’s fastest hunters. Botany with brains? Seymour, it’s time to feed because we’re doing meat-eating plants with conservation ecologist and carnivorous phytobiologist, Hali’a Eastburn. Can a Venus Fly Trap digest human flesh? Do frogs think of pitc ... Show More

1h 6m

May 2024

Morbid Curiosity: Plants That Bite

In this 4th instalment of the MCP's plants series, we discuss carnivorous plants: their traps, their habitats, and how to care for your own meat-eating plant.

32m 23s

Jun 2024

Ep. 479 - Insights into Nightshade Defenses

Plants cannot run away from the herbivores that eat them, therefore plants have evolved numerous strategies to defend themselves from being consumed. Plant defenses are as varied as the plant kingdom and the ways in which they operate will blow your mind. We are joined by Dr. Rup ... Show More

1h 8m

Sep 2021

The Secret World of Plants

Plants aren’t just sitting around looking cute; they’re doing all sorts of stuff, like defending themselves, and even warning other plants about danger. Today, we’re talking all about the weird and wily world of plants with Professor Beronda Montgomery from Michigan State Univers ... Show More

11m 3s

Mar 2025

Are These Plants Out of Place? A New Look at Invasive Species

When you hear “invasive plant,” you might picture an aggressive species taking over and harming the environment. But what if the way we think about invasive plants is part of the problem? Host Rachel Feltman chats with Mason Heberling, associate curator of botany at the Carnegie ... Show More

16m 29s

Mar 2025

Are These Plants Out of Place? A New Look at Invasive Species

When you hear “invasive plant,” you might picture an aggressive species taking over and harming the environment. But what if the way we think about invasive plants is part of the problem? Host Rachel Feltman chats with Mason Heberling, associate curator of botany at the Carnegie ... Show More

16m 29s

Jun 2024

Do Plants ‘Think’? We Might Not Know Enough about Consciousness to be Certain

Can plants “think?" Do they “talk” to one another? These are questions that scientists are asking—and the answers might surprise you. Zoë Schlanger, climate reporter at The Atlantic, sits down with Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman to discuss her new book The Light Eaters, whic ... Show More

23m 37s

From the Vault: Carnivorous Plants