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Robots For Eyes Podcast

Sep 28, 2019

The Black Death was the deadliest pandemic in human history killing untold millions leaving death, destruction, economic chaos and social instability in its wake. This week we discuss the plagues origins, how humanity coped, its influences on art and culture, the body collectors and how it eventually faded away only to...


Sep 21, 2019

After reading about the theft of Winston Churchill's solid gold £4.8 million toilet, the internet inevitably led me down a rabbit hole that ended with the German Army on crystal meth and Hitler injecting cocaine ! The use of drugs during combat is not new, from Aztecs on psychedelics to Winston Churchill using whisky...


Sep 14, 2019

After responding to a post on the website Cannibal Cafe, 42 year old Bernd Brandes met up with Armin Meiwes at his house in the small German town of Rotenburg. Over the next few hours, Brandes voluntarily put himself though some of the most horrific acts imaginable in pursuit of fulfilling his ultimate fantasy..to be...


Sep 7, 2019

Throughout human history, warfare has always been  present….and so have weaponised animals. Records indicate horses have been used in battle for over 5000 years but as time went by, we’ve utilised many different critters in combat. From Jackie the South African combat Baboon to Napalm Bats and Pigeon guided missiles...


Sep 2, 2019

On November 22 1963 at 12.30, JFKs motorcade turned onto Dealey Plaza. As the car moved along Elm Street shots were fired and a president was dead. The official explanation is lone gunman Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated JFK. Over the decades this explanation has been called into doubt with good reason. Was there a second...