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The 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes, Part 2

The Ig Nobel Prizes once more honor ten studies that make us laugh, but then make us think. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe continue their annual tradition of discussing some of their favorites from this year’s winners.See omnystudio.com/listener for pr ... Show More

42m 45s

Nov 9

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Silent Era Double Feature

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss a pair of silent era films: the animated “Cinderella” from 1922 and “The Mechanical Man” from 1921. (originally published 4/23/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h

Nov 7

From the Vault: Jaws of the Giant Clam

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the giant clam and the many inaccurate myths, legends and traditions about their propensity for chomping down on or swallowing human beings. (originally published 9/18/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for ... Show More

52m 41s

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