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Charlamagne Tha God handles new fears of a Trump second term and George Santos's Cameo debut, and Desi Lydic reacts to a 70-year-old Ugandan woman giving birth. Plus, 2024 is going to suck, so before that nightmare begins, take a moment with Lewis Black to appreciate everything good that happened in 2023. And actor, writer, and comedian Robin Thede discusses playing a Christmas figurine in "Candy Cane Lane," trying to make Tracee Ellis Ross and Eddie Murphy break character on set, and which sketch she's most proud of from "A Black Lady Sketch Show."

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Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...

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Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...

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Actress and singer Lea Michele shares what it's been like living her dream of playing Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl," why she decided to return to Broadway after 15 years of acting in L.A., and how her life is different now as a wife and a mother. 

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Ever longed to play a game of catch with an octopus or a chimpanzee? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss animal throwing ability. 

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a holiday monster...

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In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe finally discuss a film that almost defies description: “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” Yes, it’s Ed Wood’s 1957 cinematic monolith featuring Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Vampira and the Amazing Criswell!

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How did Rudy Giuliani go from son of a small-time criminal to “America’s Mayor” to the best – and possibly last – friend Donald Trump ever had? That’s the question answered in this next installment of The Daily Show’s biographical film series, “The Daily Showography of Rudy Giuliani: Oozing Greatness.”

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Baphomet, the Goat of Mendes…

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In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the monster Chiseltooth from Chinese mythology… (origianlly published 10/20/2021)

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As a bipartisan bill to end congressional stock trading makes waves, Trevor looks at Congress members' uncanny ability to make bank on the stock market.

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It’s obvious that our preferences guide our choices, but do our choices also determine our preferences? In this classic episode, join Robert and Joe as they explore this question with the help of a half-century of psychological research and reminiscences concerning Sonic the Hedgehog and Metallica. (originally published 12/24/2020)

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In this 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 three.

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses one of the less known creatures from Frank Herbert’s “Dune” books…

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If the many-worlds interpretation holds true, then there’s an alternate timeline in which the tyranny of Michael Myers ended in 1981 and 1982’s “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” ushered in a new age. In this alternative world, John Carpenter’s Halloween franchise became a long-running horror anthology series. Each subsequent October, anything was possible in a Halloween film, including pagan conspiracies and killer androids. In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe ride the chariot of pumpkins and attempt to cross over into this alternate reality.

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