Oct 17

From the Vault: It Lurks in the Mine Shaft, Part 1

In this classic, sinister episode from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss different folkloric and legendary monsters tied to mine shafts and mining... (originally published 10/7/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 4m

Oct 16

Weirdhouse Cinema: Evil of Dracula

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1974’s “Evil of Dracula,” starring Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka and Shin Kishida. It is the third film in Michio Yamamoto’s “Bloodthirsty Trilogy” of standalone, Hammer-inspired Japanese horror films.See ... Show More

1h 26m

Oct 15

Haunted Houses of the Ancient World, Part 2

In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe discuss examples of haunted house stories and traditions from Ancient Greece and Rome. What do they reveal about ancient peoples and human nature? Find out…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 3m

Oct 2021

217 - Livewired - David Eagleman (rebroadcast)

In this episode we sit down with neuroscientist David Eagleman to learn how brains turn noise into signal, chaos into order, electrical spikes into meaning, and how new technology can expand subjective reality in ways never before possible. In his new book, Livewired, ... Show More

1h 13m

Aug 2020

#119 – David Eagleman: Neuroplasticity and the Livewired Brain

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Support this podcast by supporting our sponsors: – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex – Cash App: download app & use code “LexPodcast” Episode links: David’s Website: https://www ... Show More

1h 41m

Feb 2021

474: David Eagleman | The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

David Eagleman (@davideagleman) is a neuroscientist at Stanford, CSO of sensory substitution technology company NeoSensory, host of Emmy-nominated PBS/BBC series The Brain, and author of Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain. What We Discuss with David Eagleman: ... Show More

1h 9m

Apr 2025

The Brain’s Amazing Ability to Change — David Eagleman Breaks It Down

Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains how neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt, grow, and rewire itself. Learn how to strengthen mental flexibility, boost learning, and take control of your brain’s potential. You can find more of his work here. Learn more about your ad choi ... Show More

21m 2s

Jul 2021

The Ever-Changing Brain with David Eagleman and Brian Eno

What does drug withdrawal have in common with a broken heart? Why is the enemy of memory not time, but other memories? How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? Why did many people in the 1980s mistakenly perceive book pages ... Show More

57m 52s

Aug 2024

Neurotech, Brain Enhancement & Improving Hearing Loss with David Eagleman

Can the brain receive information through unusual channels and still know how to interpret it?What if I told you it was possible to hear with your skin? Or see with your tongue? It may sound like science fiction, but it’s closer to reality than you might think. The limits of your ... Show More

19m 58s

Mar 2023

Introducing: Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.

1m 23s

Feb 2025

523. Why We Dream, Learn, and Adapt Faster Than Any Other Species | Dr. David Eagleman

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with neuroscientist, bestselling author, and PBS presenter Dr. David Eagleman. They discuss brain plasticity, how perception works, whether free will exists (and if it’s superordinate), how willingness to engage with higher entropy indicates sophi ... Show More

1h 35m

Dec 2024

Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think

David Eagleman upends myths and describes the vast possibilities of a brainscape that even neuroscientists are only beginning to understand. Steve Levitt interviews him in this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire. <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul> ... Show More

47m 53s

The Livewired Brain with David Eagleman