Mind Of Magnus

Week number three of chest infection and only now just getting my voice back enough to talk and not cough constantly. But, I wanted to get a show you to everyone asap! Here is a quick Factoid Friday from the Factoid Hotline! -=-=-=-=-=-=- Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmai...

An update on how the 4th Annual March Magnus event went. Followed by a listener factoid on the Milan counterculture esthetics of Memphis Design, and the Y2K NURBS that shaped our culture. =-=-=-=-=- Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmail.com Send a message on BlueSky or X: @m...

Content warning: This episode contains a brief mention of suicidal ideation (it is not discussed in detail). Please take care while listening. In this special crossover episode, I join host Emily Hessney Lynch for a fun, collaborative interview with photographer Adam Eaton! We discuss the healing power of creativity, Adam's gift for seeing the beauty in others and hearing their stories, and how vi...

Content warning: This episode contains a brief mention of suicidal ideation (it is not discussed in detail). Please take care while listening. In this special crossover episode, Magnus Champlin of the Mind of Magnus podcast joins host Emily Hessney Lynch for a fun, collaborative interview with photographer Adam Eaton! We discuss the healing power of creativity, Adam's gift for seeing the beauty in...

Tonight Show is an alliterative Factoid Friday, all thanks to the letter B, and listeners like you! Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmail.com Send a message on BlueSky or X: @magnusapollo Or call and leave a voice mail at: 585-310-2473 The Mind of Magnus is a Proud Member of...

Sadie Dingfelder is a science journalist who is currently obsessed with hidden neurodiversity and science-based answers to the question: If you were beamed into the mind of another person or animal, what would that be like? We talk all about the umvvelt, and go on many tangents discussing why she says our Meat Machines are Amazing!. Here book is: Do I Know You? A Faceblind Reporter's Journey Into...

A collection of interesting factoids sent in from the listeners! Kennsington Runestone Info from Jahannah James: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DFKHX6hK6/ Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmail.com Send a message on BlueSky or X: @magnusapollo Or call and leave a voice mai...

The Spooky Season is upon us, and I'm sharing all the amazingly haunted tales sent in from the listeners! We get a Fae creature story from Finland, monsters in the trees, and possible lady in white! ----- Do you have a cool factoid or creepy halloween themed tale to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmail....

The Spooky Season is upon us, and I'm sharing all the amazingly haunted tales sent in my listeners! From UFOs, Shadow People, Black Eyed Kids, and more, we are starting off the Spooky Season with listeners stories! ----- Do you have a cool factoid or creepy halloween themed tale to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at Min...

A quick #FactoidFriday for the week. Listener Lea sent in a factoid on flying spiders! Plenty of thank yous to all you folks, and only a few coughs. ------------------------ Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmail.com Send a message on BlueSky or X: @magnusapollo Or call and l...

We are wrapping up season 8 and moving onto season 9 of the Mind of Magnus! And we couldn't have done it without you! Listner factoid, Peacocks emit lasers from their tails!?! https://tinyurl.com/ycmysmvh bonus factoid: Why doesn't the wildfire smoke filling the city smell like campfire? ---------- Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you j...

My guest and factoid sharer for this episode is the host of the show Event Horizon found on Youtube, and is an American science fiction author, science communicator and futurist who produces documentary videos centered on future technology and the potential for advanced extraterrestrial life. If you haven't listened to his 2 part interview, definitely go back and listen and let your mind be expand...

My guest for the show is the host of the show Event Horizon found on Youtube, and is an American science fiction author, science communicator and futurist who produces documentary videos centered on future technology and the potential for advanced extraterrestrial life. We chat about all sorts of awesome topics that went long into the night, enough so that we had to break the show up into multiple...

My guest for the show is the host of the show Event Horizon found on Youtube, and is an American science fiction author, science communicator and futurist who produces documentary videos centered on future technology and the potential for advanced extraterrestrial life. We chat about all sorts of awesome topics that went long into the night, enough so that we had to break the show up into multiple...

Honored to jump on the mic with the larger than life sauce master, @googs0105, of the Pauly Guglielmo Show, another of the @LunchadorPodcasts Network. Pauly is one of the radio guys I heard on the air for years, armed with entrepreneurial curious mind, he makes positive ripples in the Rochester area. Check out this cross over episode, and I can't wait to get him onto my show! --------- Do you have...

Tune in for a spooky mix of Friday the 13th facts, fears, and folklore, straight from our listeners! From strange histories to quirky phobias, this episode is packed with eerie insights you won’t want to miss. Holly's Article from Atlas Obscura on the Thirteen Club can be found here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/thirteen-club-superstition-new-york -=-=-=-=-=- Do you have a cool factoid to...

Thanks to Dan, Ben, and Shannon for sending in facts to the Factoid Hotline! Their facts were all about The Boötes Void, a vast, roughly spherical region of space, 330 Million Light years wide that has almost nothing inside it. What could cause it, and is it from an angry ancient god? BBC Article: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/bootes-void ----- Do you have a cool facto...

This episode of Just Can't Not features Chris Lindstrom (@stromie) chatting with Magnus (@magnusapollo) to learn about the interactive art he created for the 2025 Lilac Festival (@rochesterlilacfestival)! This project has everything - a photo scavenger hunt of animal art around the park, a giant Magnus along the entrance, laser artwork on rocks, and more! This project is so Magnus and we are all e...

Thanks to listeners who sent in the Factoids about the DolphinGemma project and the hope to talk to other animals using AI Large Language Models: Blog mentioned can be found here: https://blog.google/technology/ai/dolphingemma Learn about Alex the African Grey Parrot: @TheAlexFoundation Follow Apollo the African Grey: @apolloandfrens Hector D. Byrd, she who rules with an iron beak: @Hectordbyrd --...

Thanks to those that wrote in sharing the facts about Dire Wolves and De-extinction. Took some time for a 20 minute ramble on the topic of What a Dire Wolf is, What Early Man Might have Met, and also how crazy Man's Control of DNA is. ------------------ Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at Mi...

Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmail.com Send a message on BlueSky or X: @magnusapollo Or call and leave a voice mail at: 585-310-2473 The Mind of Magnus is a Proud Member of the Lunchador Podcast Network. To join the Patreon crew: www.patreon.com/c/MagnusApollo Mentioned i...

I was asked to jump on the mic to chat with Molly (@thedarlingrevolution) and Christian (@letsgocnote) from Behind the Studio Door podcast! A great chat was had, that could have easily gone on for hours. Like and follow @behindthestudiodoor to learn more about the amazing artists in the #Roc! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of th...

Hi Folks, I felt like I need to send out a little something for the podcast feed. Lots of folks are feeling Mutual Aid Fatigue, Compassion Burnout, all while dealing with Collective Impoverishment... Take a moment to rest, and take care of yourself. Thanks, Magnus ------------- Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off y...

Thank you to Stromie from the @FoodAboutTown podcast for playing host to interview me for to share the stories about my time in India and the wonderful experiences. Links from the show: Kala Ghoda Art Festival: https://kalaghodaassociation.com/ Elephanta Caves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephanta_Caves A hotel I can't recommend enough: https://www.hotelkempscorner.com/ Artist referenced: Rites...

I'm really phoning this one in guys.... from Mumbai India! A short special #FactoidFriday for you from the Capital of India! Do you have a cool factoid to share on the air? Do you have a unique story of the strange that you just need to get off your chest? Write us at MindofMagnus@gmail.com Send a message on BlueSky or X: @magnusapollo Or call and leave a voice mail at: 585-310-2473 The Mind of Ma...