Podcast

AI Filmmaking Tools, Robot Liability, and GLP-1 Ripple Effects

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore how new AI video tools are changing filmmaking by making real footage more editable and steerable, letting creators keep human performances while using AI for sets, lighting,...

Aliens, Boltzmann Brains, and Codex Automation

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood dig into the latest UFO-file buzz and explain why alien discourse so often feels like an endless build with no bass drop. They talk through why so much recent evidence comes down to...

Artemis Returns, AI Compute Wars, and Codex Control

Artemis gets a victory lap as the crew celebrates the mission’s safe splashdown and talks about how a future moon landing would dominate the internet in a way Apollo never could. From there the conversation turns into an extended AI...

AI Compute Crunch, Vibe Coding, And Pocket Game Hardware

OpenAI’s shutdown of the Sora app kicks off a broader discussion about how AI companies are being shaped less by hype cycles than by raw compute limits, with Disney deal fallout, Anthropic’s work-hour throttling, and rumors of even bigger...

Real-Time AI Speeds, Code Models, Bio Hacking, And Movie Picks

The episode surveys an accelerating AI landscape where new hardware like Cerebras and Groq enables near real?time model responses, making voice and agent interactions feel instantly conversational. The conversation covers the rise of code...

Moon, Mars, and Missteps: A Space Saga

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young tackle the latest in space exploration drama. They start with NASA’s Art Two mission facing delays due to a pesky hydrogen leak in their much-mocked SLS rocket. The...

Moon Missions and AI Battles: A Space Odyssey with a Side of Silicon Valley Drama

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young gather to discuss the latest in space exploration and AI developments. They express concerns over the Artemis missions’ delays and technical challenges, particularly focusing on the...

Space Shenanigans and the Future of Human Spaceflight

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a discussion about a medical emergency that led to an astronaut’s early return from the International Space Station, sparking rumors of the first...

Bear Evictions and Genetic Tinkering: A Peek into the Future

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the curious incident of a Californian homeowner, Kenneth Johnson, who discovered a 550-pound bear living under his house and the challenges he faced in...

AI Models and the Dog Man Mystery

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick off the episode with a discussion on the latest AI model updates, including Google’s Nano Banana and OpenAI’s GP 5.1. They explore the implications of AI personality and its...

Robots, AI, and the Future of Work: A Deep Dive

In this episode, Andrew shares his experience attending a robot demo by 1X, highlighting the challenges and advancements in robotics. The hosts delve into the broader implications of AI and robotics on the workforce, discussing both the...

The Handful Chronicles: Gravy, AI, and the Future of Content Creation

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a journey through the conceptualization of Handful, a fictional restaurant where gravy is served directly into patrons’ hands. The discussion evolves into the realm of...

The Unending Gravy Train of AI Creativity

In this episode, Andrew Mayne and Brian Brushwood embark on a philosophical journey through the realms of storytelling, AI’s burgeoning role in creative processes, and the enigmatic app SO’s contribution to communal humor and creativity....

The Sora App Saga: A Tale of AI, Cameos, and Unexpected Marketing Genius

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young discuss the recent launch of the Soar app by OpenAI, its features, and how it quickly became a platform for both creating AI-generated videos and a new form of social...

Martian Microbes and Robotic Ruminations

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood delve into NASA’s recent announcement about potential biosignatures found on Mars by the Perseverance rover. The conversation then shifts to the future of humanoid...

AI, Dependence, and the Future of Work

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the rapid advancements in AI technology and its implications for the future of work and personal dependence on tech. They discuss the introduction of AI in...

AI, Podcasts, and the Future of Creative Writing

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, particularly focusing on the recent advancements in AI models and their implications for creative...

Navigating the AI Revolution with a Touch of Human Magic

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a journey through the latest in AI, discussing the release of GPT-4, MH-X AI, Elon Musk’s contributions, and the introduction of ChatGPT’s Agent Mode. They explore the...

AI’s Latest Whirlwind and Hollywood’s Future

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young tackle the whirlwind of AI news, starting with Google’s I/O announcements, particularly their impressive V O 3 image generation model. They then shift to OpenAI’s...

AI, Dinosaurs, and the Future of Entertainment

In this episode of Weird Things, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young explore the fascinating pace of AI development, demonstrating with a live example how a 2D image can be transformed into a 3D model. They discuss the...

Quantum Leaps, Human Cannonballs, and AI Evolution

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young dive into a variety of topics, starting with the potential signatures of life on the exoplanet K2-18b, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope’s findings. The conversation shifts to...

Of Mammoths and Mice: The Weird Science of De-Extinction

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a nod to the anniversary of GPT-4, reflecting on its impact and the rapid pace of AI development. The conversation takes a historical detour to...

Nano Arcade and AI Musings

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young, with a special appearance by Bella, embark on a journey through the latest in nano technology, showcasing a nano-scale video game that could revolutionize biomedical engineering and...

Asteroids, Quantum Computing, and Disneyland Adventures

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a cosmic sigh of relief as the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth decrease. They ponder the implications of a moon impact, drawing parallels to...

Asteroids, AI, and the Art of Avoiding Armageddon

In a thrilling episode devoid of AI discussions (initially), Andrew, Brian, and Justin tackle the alarming news of an asteroid, dubbed ‘Kanye’s next album’, with a 2.2% chance of colliding with Earth. The trio explores various mitigation...

The AI Frontier: Deep Dive into DeepSeek, O3, and Beyond

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young tackle the rapid advancements in AI, focusing on DeepSeek’s R1 model and its cost-effective training methods. They discuss the skepticism and excitement surrounding...

AI’s Latest Leap: Operator and the Future of Internet Browsing

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the rapid advancements in AI, particularly highlighting the Chinese AI model Deep Seek and OpenAI’s latest creation, Operator. They discuss the technical achievements and...

The AI Frontier: Hitting Walls and Vaulting Over Them

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young dive into the latest in AI advancements and the philosophical and practical implications of artificial general intelligence (AGI). They start with a discussion on recent developments...

A Timeless Dive into the Future and Past of Entertainment

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood take listeners on a fascinating exploration of entertainment’s past, present, and future. They kick off with a nostalgic look at how theme parks like Universal Studios...

The AI Frontier: Robotics, Simulators, and the Future of Labor

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood discuss the recent flurry of AI announcements from OpenAI’s Shipmas event and Google’s AI developments. They explore the implications of advanced AI models like GPT-3...

Magic, AI, and the Future of Video Generation

In this episode of Weird Things, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the cutting edge of AI technology. Andrew kicks things off with a magic trick performed for an AI, showcasing the interactive capabilities of...

The Future of Robotics and Sky Quakes

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a brief chat about the latest addition to Justin’s family and the implications of raising a child in today’s tech-saturated world. The...

Space Catchers and the Future of Robotics

In this episode of Weird Things, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young tackle the advancements in AI, marvel at SpaceX’s successful catch of the Starship’s first stage, and ponder the future of robotics, including Tesla’s...

The AI Revolution Marches On

This week, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young explore the forefront of AI technology, from OpenAI’s Dev Day revelations to Meta’s video AI marvels. They discuss the practical applications and implications of these...

Augmented Reality, VR, and the Quest for the Perfect Hologram

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a chat about the weather before diving into the world of augmented reality and virtual reality. They discuss the limitations of Apple’s Vision Pro...

The Quest for a Silent Burrito Delivery

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood dive into a discussion that starts with Justin’s craving for a burrito and evolves into a conversation about the future of delivery services, including drones and...

The Matrix Adventure and AI Revelations

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young kick off the episode with a dive into AI advancements, particularly focusing on OpenAI’s new model, Strawberry. Andrew shares a personal anecdote about attending a Matrix screening...

From Space Mazes to Aquatic Apes: A Weird Things Journey

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young (eventually) take us on a journey from the depths of space to the mysteries of our ancient past. They kick off with space news, discussing the return path for astronauts via SpaceX,...

SpaceX Oopsie and Genetic Frontiers

In Andrew’s absence, Justin Robert Young and Brian Brushwood tackle the recent SpaceX launch hiccup, where a ‘very rare glitch’ led to an unscheduled disassembly mid-mission, potentially jeopardizing the Starlink satellites’ deployment....

Aviation Innovations and Misadventures

In this episode of Weird Things, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a journey through the evolving landscape of aviation technology. They discuss the myriad of companies attempting to develop next-generation...

Apple’s AI Ambitions and Privacy Paradox

Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young dissect Apple’s approach to integrating AI into its ecosystem with a strong emphasis on privacy. They speculate on the implications of Apple’s strategy to handle AI processing on-device as much as...

The Curious Case of 3D Printed Knives and AI-Generated Games

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young embark on a technological odyssey, starting with Andrew’s recent acquisition of a Bamboo A1 3D printer. The excitement is palpable as Andrew shares his adventures in 3D printing...

AI Showdown: OpenAI vs. Google

In this episode, Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young dive deep into the world of artificial intelligence, focusing on the recent announcements and developments from OpenAI and Google. They discuss the significance of OpenAI’s GPT-4.0, its...

AI Controversies and Space Ambitions: A Weird Things Exploration

In this episode of Weird Things, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood tackle a range of topics from AI ethics and controversies surrounding celebrity voices in AI models, to the future of space exploration and the...

The Philosophical Snake: AI, Robotics, and a Fossilized Surprise

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a philosophical journey, starting with a tribute to the late Daniel Dennett, whose work on consciousness and thought experiments left a profound impact on Andrew. The...

AI’s Musical Revolution: From Doom Musicals to Broca’s Brainy Beats

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the fascinating frontier of AI-generated music. They kick things off with a nod to AI’s role in creating a musical version of Doom, then pivot to discussing...

AI Revolution and the Future of Creativity

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a comprehensive exploration of artificial intelligence, discussing its current capabilities, future potential, and ethical considerations. From AI’s role in personal training...

Navigating the Seas of Speculation and Sci-Fi

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a journey through a variety of topics, starting with a real-world disaster involving a boat crash and a collapsed bridge. They speculate on the implications of tainted fuel...

The Future is Now, and It’s Weirdly Domestic

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood dive into a whirlwind of topics, starting with a unique birthday greeting from an internet celebrity to Justin, courtesy of Andrew. The conversation quickly shifts to the latest...

A Deep Dive into Space, Technology, and Woolly Mammoths

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a chat about SpaceX’s upcoming Starship launch and the company’s approach to failure as a step towards innovation. They delve into the history of...

Monkey Raft

The Great Podcast Blackout

In an episode that could be mistaken for a cryptic message left by time travelers, Andrew offers a brief apology to the Weird Things audience for the recent lack of episodes. He assures listeners that while the episodes have been recorded,...

The Border! Rockets! Words Become Videos!

Brian and Andrew talk about… HOLY MOLY JUSTIN IS BACK!

Brian and Andrew talk about… AI!

Weird Predictions – 2024

WT: Whales As Large Language Models

WT: Gemini Launch Explained

WT: Happy Birthday ChatGPT

AT: Podcasts Near Me

A Thai restaurant tried to game Google, but accidentally went viral. We knew Google paid Apple a lot to be the default search engine. We didn’t know it was *a lot.* The Humane AI Pin? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Might As Well Be Cooking On The Sun

Out of the fire and into the even hotter frying pan! The end of the iTunes brand? Millenial speak. Snoozing, but not necessarily losing. A 104-year-old silent film is found. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: From the Top!

Phone wars, flame wars, nearly-warring podcasters! The simple task of geopolitics. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Curiosity Show on YouTube and “This Isn’t a Ponzi...

WT: Bones Like a Space Bird

WT: Throw a Tiger at Space (w/ Andrew Heaton)

We’re joined with Andrew Heaton of Alienating the Audience and The Poliotical Orphanage. Why the moon landing is an evergreen conspiracy. Moon pranks! A stealth jet tries out a DIY autonomous driving mode after an ejection over South...

AT: Embrace the Future

Andrew announced that he’s leaving OpenAI after a very positive experience! What’s next for him after years of being in the AI space. What will his new venture, Interdimensional.ai, offer to bridge the gap between ideas and new AI...

WT: Psuedo-Fed

New NASA job listing: UAP expert! An object at Mexico’s Congress purports to be a mummified alien…it’s probably not. Decongestants in the US are pretty ineffective, says the FDA. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

AT: The Products of Data

iPhones, can you believe they’ve made 15 of them so far? Smartphones and how we own them have changed multiple times now. What could be next in the next, best iPhone? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Oceanic Enrichment Time

Florida man is rescued from oceanic hamster ball incident…again. Golden orbs from the bottom of the sea that we can’t identify. Eggs? Peruvians have a theory on the alien-like disappearances of gold and villagers. Got something weird?...

AT: Vintage Data

There’s actually too much to watch now. Can a 20-year-old book give us a sign on the next steps of online media? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: The Long Tail from Chris Anderson...

WT: Flappy Bear Back

AT: It Was a One-Of-A-Kind

We can see our boundaries of “The Internet” fading and being lost to time. What does permanence in data mean? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: Audio Hijack Brian: Airplane...

WT: eDumper Breaks The Internet

Wading through the uncertainty surrounding research on a room-temperature superconductor. What are the benefits if it’s true and how much validity do we see in the progress so far? Riddle me this, alien lifeforms. What’s an electric...

AT: Rolling Around

Bryce talks out a new idea for LFG Marbles: a patron race series with changes to appeal to live and video-on-demand viewers. What are the stakes? What are the comps? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Lionless in Kleinmachnow

AT: Rosetta Ravings

WT: Universe Manifest Destiny?

Let’s say technology keeps accelerating–how do we make a Starfleet? Spreading humanity across the universe and how we might deal with extra-terrestrial life (especially compared to terrestrial life!) Got something weird? Email...

AT: PublisherBot w/ Dr. Daniel Simons

WT: Never Fooled w/ Dr. Daniel Simons

We’re joined with Dr. Daniel Simons to talk about his viral Invisible Gorilla experiment, errors and data fraud in scientific studies, and his new book “Nobody’s Fool.” The line between misinformation and being incorrect. Scammer grammar...

AT: Money Hose Off!

Streaming has taken a new turn the past few years, but it likely won’t be an extension of the early-COVID explosive growth and spending. Netflix is now an old dog and things like Jury Duty are taking way more cultural cache than The Rings...

WT: Gianni Bravo

We pull at the new Threads app and pick apart the maybe next big thing or maybe not who knows! UFOs/UAPs are still a present idea, but we’re short on meaningful evidence to analyze. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

AT: Anime Eyepatch VR

WT: Cereal Entrepreneur

Virgin Galactic finally took their first paid-passengers across the Karman line, even if they’re behind competitors. The new Indy movie sparks a conversation about how sequels should build and explore new ideas. Got something weird? Email...

AT: The Youths’-Tube

Andrew went to VidCon and interfaced with The Youths. We rizz up Andrew and see if he would even hug Baby Gronk. Does childhood today compare to childhood in the 90’s? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Deep C

A high-tech face-off may happen in a very low-tech way. We talk about the tragedy of the Titan submersible, what is and isn’t okay to comment on, and the culture around real-life epics compared to their fictionalized portrayals. Got...

AT: Just “Computing”

WT: Pork-Barrel Flying Objects

AT: Re-Memory

Andrew’s been deep in memory-training and it’s important to remember: memory is fallible! How do false memories begin and who is susceptible? Brian’s DIY method of journaling and next-day planning. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Big, Dumb Googly Eyes

Apple’s Vision Pro was announced this week. What does the first product look like and how do we feel about this vision for the future? Googly eyes, resolution, field of view, and more speculation.. Got something weird? Email...

WT: Fatty Dog-Dog KibbleTMTMTMTM

You show this eyeball-looking thing some respect! A neat idea for invasive species. Blue Origin is tapped to make the second-next lunar lander and we debate the worthiness of doing that now. pando pando pando pando. Got something weird?...

AT: The Three Whiteboard Problem

WT: Moo And Get It Over With

In a follow-up to last week, we talk a bit about the idea behind hypnosis (stage and therapeutic) and what, if any, effects someone could feel and why. Suggestion, mesmerism, altered states, mesmerism, and a little thing we call...

WT: Oh, I Remember

A memory test for the guys and a discussion on memory. How people like the late Harry Lorayne and others keep memories and some discussion on the differences between photographic memory, autobiographical memory, mnemonics, and more. Got...

AT: Pre-Prompt

Tips direct from Andrew on how to level up your ChatGPT prompts straight from the robot-horse’s mouth. Easy tips to add more context and style, create outlines, and automate common requests. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Pie-as-a-Content

Starship is likely to miss the end-of-April deadline for the 2-pies bet. What ever happened to Boeing Starliner? Ghostwriting (when the ghost is an artificial intelligence). Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Long-Term Time

WT: The Revenge of the Cyst

ULA tests the launch pads as they experience an “explode-y” test launch of the Vulcan Centaur. Airports, seaports, spaceports? PIE ALERT: Starship is on the pad! What would you do-oo-oo for a Klondike (blank)? Got something weird? Email...

AT: It Just Might Be…

Professional podcasters Justin and Brian give some dirt on the upcoming third season of World’s Greatest Con and talk openly about their vantage point on ads in the podcasting space. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Cooler Than 1 Pie?

Manimal and actors jumping between comedy and action. Call Samantha? It’s a living! The Starship bet is updated and it’s double-or-nothing time! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

AT: Leak-Free Guarantee?

WT: My Little Tax Adjuster

AT: Easier-Than-Ever!

Bryce has an update on how his Blind Corners project went from 0 to 1 with a Substack. How do you break down barriers or build excitement? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

WT: Giving Powerful Topology 4

We grill Andrew just a bit for info on the new ChatGPT-4 launch and more hot takes on artificial intelligence in the contemporary world. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Star Trek:...

AT: Our-val Office

Bryce has an idea, but not much more than that? What can a F1 pickem league turn into and how do you plus it? Plus, ChatGPT and a pitch for a presidential TV show. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: Little House in the Privy

The Department of Energy and FBI make waves by broadly supporting a lab leak theory for COVID-19. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule successfully makes it to the ISS for a 6-month space trip. Florida has been expanding a high-speed train line...

AT: Angry Users 2

Rovio announced a surprising change to one of their flagship games: they’re trying to remove it! Value propositions and how difficult it is to change directions once your project is out. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Thumb Rub

AT: Junk-In Junk-Out?

Adapting and adaptability. How do you balance quality and quantity while taking advantage of new spaces? Effort in a world where effort gets more and more efficient. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Last-Minute Massage

AT: Self-Reinforcing

Health talk today! Apps we like and handling cravings. Diet and exercise stories from *not-professionals* about getting started and staying regular. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Ready Your Weaselhole

Nothing Forever, a 24/7 livestream written by GPT that offers a glimpse into a future of entertainment. A sighting over the American west that international actors signals to spy movies. Espionage: it’s real! Got something weird? Email...

AT: Halo Emoji

A simple way to add some color to any to-do workflow and the thorny(?) side of the emoji-emoticon war. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Slow Horses Brian: You Have the...

WT: Podcast-Shaped Data

AT: We’re Back!

How moving can affect the creative process. Brian and Justin talk about the newly-revealed topic of World’s Greatest Con season 3 and how they’ve got an exclusive new look at the story that’s never been told before. Send your project...

WT: Going Weird Mode

We’re back and have inside sauce on the biggest tech story of the year with an inside-man. Perspectives from inside one of Silicon Valley’s most promising non-profits. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

WT Mini: Lasers, Riffing, and Wasp Wangs

AT: We Be On That Phone

A new app has been making waves in the image generation space with “magic avatars.” We talk about the experience of a pay AI art bot and what we think it could do to impact human artists and art. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Going Weird Mode

Taking *Birken*-stock of this Steve Jobs item auction. A new item has been made an “intangible cultural heritage” item. Disney shows off research into easier video de-aging. We’re going goblin mode on the new words of the year. Got...

AT: Doodle-Doo

WT: Lunar Looper

Artemis I is launched! Still expensive, but it’s rounded the moon already. Things get spicy as we talk Twitter and what/who may be leaving the website and what may replace the bird-shaped hole. Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

AT: Lightswitch

The Modern Rogue and Scam Nation short-form video experiment continues on and to rousing success. What lessons have we learned from over a month of making Tiktoks and YouTube Shorts? Alphabet basically owns the internet, but is it being a...

WT: Pennzoil B-Negative

Tech is advancing at such a rapid clip–and its failures happen just as quickly. Impossible, Premium Blood. Exposing that which shall not be named? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

AT: Early to Bed, Early to Rise

WT: Teens On The Loose

AT: Binge and Bust?

The binge watching trend: is it in danger becuse week-after-week is better? With Netflix relenting on offering an ad-supported plan, could binging be on the chopping block too? What do we like personally and creatively? What metrics do...

WT: Definitely Not a Photo

What is this?! An image the guys have to decipher. Interviewing yourself almost 4 decades later explored. Lurk moar!!1 Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” See the picture from the first story here!...

AT: Same Colors? Same Colors!

Bryce admits to a productivity solution that can’t be beat. Did you know your iPhone can do something an kinda expensive website can do? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

WT: Not The Chocolate Cookies

AT: Short-Shorts

After a few weeks of trying out short-form video on YouTube, what seems to be the early indicators of how they’re received? What goes into making thoughtful short-form videos? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...

WT: Yeet Force

SpinLaunch celebrated their 10th launch using a “kinetic launch system” to throw small payloads into the atmosphere. Confusion in the skies and over the airwaves. Weird Things Fish Oil will keep* you* young* forever**. Got something weird?...

AT: Ample Foibles

Justin and Bryce both tried out the Structured app we talked about last week and have some critical feedback. What features stick out after a week of use? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: That’s A Spicy Satellite!

NASA’S DART mission will happen between us recording this and you hearing it! The Delicacies of the Road. Foxy fishing makes history. Shoebacca’s storied entrance. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Smart Calendar

Bryce is diving into a new todo/calendar hybrid app, Structured. How do we use apps and plan our days? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Beyond Fireship Justin: House of the...

WT: Pork Rockets

Artemis is still on Earth and over-budget. What could we have done at the time to better spend that money and time? Any updates on last week’s Blue Origin launch anomaly? Rocket Lab sends satellites up in their 30th space mission. A new...

WT: Sus My Cringe, Fam

The Navy finally rejects a FOIA campaign to find more footage of UAPs, unidentified aerial phenomena. Rare Snake Alert! Volcanoes: how vulnerable are we? Three stories of space “whoopsie-doodles.” THEY GOT TOO MANY NEW WORDS! After Things...

AT: Good Year Blimp

Andrew’s considering a move from LA to San Francisco–even though he’s totally work-from home. What’s his anxiety around moving and being closer to his cutting-edge job? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Built Fjord Tough

Westworld re-watching update and prequelling Jurassic Park. NASA’s Artemis I rocket launch has been scrubbed. What does it mean that this Earth-to-Moon-to-Earth mission has jumped the gun and doesn’t intend to reconsider? A space startup...

AT: Same-Side!

Long-time listener Joe Diamond writes in and asks about his EPK–electronic press kit. What works and what improvements can you make when presenting yourself in a freeform brochure of your own design? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: We Solved The Case…!

What is the first plant we should grow on Mars? And the second? Did older civilizations leave us warnings about natural and environmental disaster? The Zoo Crew have to investigate and finger an animal in a 911 call curiosity. Got...

WT: One Weird Trick That Solves Climate Change (Russia HATES It!)

Concrete: what do you know about it! A new material that could be an AI tech breakthrough. Starlink modems “hacked.” Space bubbles!!! What if Google or Amazon went down? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Marbin’ Time

Bryce reports in on how his marbles project is doing after having launched a Patreon. What levels is it setup in and how could he expand what he offers to supporters without compromising the show? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Brian, Shut Up!

Confusion in print: can an artificial intelligence hold a patent? Stories from using the DALL-E system and prompts that create interesting images. Some of the precarious parts of AI media generation. One man responsible for two VERY weird...

AT: Label Goes Right There

Andrew shares the story of Simon Coronel, who took won the FISM Grand Prix Close-up, the top-level international competition for magic. How does your journey affect your goal and how can you keep your eyes on that goal? What is your label...

WT: Snakes on a Chip

Justin’s back from the European Weird League. Let’s have a movie night–what snacks do we need? How big of a snake would you live next to? Birds! Where are they and how do we protect crops from them? Got something weird? Email...

AT: Yes to You!

How do you get an opportunity in a time of high convenience and tech? To get started, who has to tell you yes? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Bryce: Real Sports, July 2022 – Sumo...

WT: C’mon Man!

WT: The Weird Wars

We talk about the first images released from the James Webb Space Telescope and some of the oddities you might have missed. Researchers think they’ve found a new mammal that farms, but the jury’s still out. 20 questions: why is a man suing...

AT: Circle Rabbit on the Story Table!

Brian held his first class on being a creative and story-telling. How did it go? How much confidence does he have for it? What goals did he hit and what’s next? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: 4D? I Hardly Know Thee!

Videogames in 1D and 4D: they’re here! The fourth-dimension doesn’t have to be time, it can be an intersection of 3D and 2D spaces. What about simple 3D image generation? Cool DALL-E conversations from people who have the future of...

AT: Algae and Plowshares

WT: TracGalaxy

We need to think big. Starship will be big and they’ve got a big build bill. Hotels in space: good idea or bad? Where does space tourism sit in the economic model of space? Can we see more from space by looking directly into our sun?...

AT: Table as a Service

We’re back and we are imagining training artificial intelligence to create dynamic media that can be rewritten, recut, and A/B tested in realtime. What would a post-scarcity world look like post-tech-singularity? A future where real-time...

WT: Pie for a Pie Leaves the World Satisfied

We go up and up in SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facility, which the FAA has approved for rocket launches (given a few dozen changes). A bet is made! Will a fully-reusable rocket launch twice within this calendar year? Would you take $2,000 to...

AT: Double-Tapped Out

What’s the difference between 5 million views on 1 video and 50,000 views on 100 videos? BeReal, a new social network around once-a-day posting, brings a conversation about being authentic online and how limits differentiate BeReal from...

WT: Fluoride in the Air

Rogue planets: loose masses or alien buses? Avatar normalized tentacle videos and Papyrus. Megalodons may have been made extinct by another species. If we could control our atmosphere mix, would more oxygen be better or worse? We could be...

AT: X is Cool!

Update time: Bryce’s LFG Marbles project is back on and he talks about opening a Patreon, diving right in from zero, and the anxiety of *not* doing it. Brian finally kicks off a project to hold business classes. The freeing feeling of...

WT: Ed & Bed Buy a Hat

Starliner docks to the ISS finally! Boeing is catching up to a SpaceX milestone, why aren’t there more successful copycats? How does “just-in-time” manufacturing and management leave us vulnerable? Listener RJ shares a local mystery of an...

AT: Versatile Sweater

Slowing down and enjoying something or an international war crime? How is text being handled in a modern age and what could the next information delivery medium look like? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...

WT: Blood Letting Is Back!

Humans: we’re symbiotes and you gotta take care of your microbiota! Speed reading: seems effective, but is it the ultimate, fastest way to read? How could text, audio, and tactile technology increase our reading absorption today and...

AT: Learning Machine Learning

Listener Nate is fascinated by DALL-E 2, but doesn’t know where to start. How can you get into ML/neural net technology and what are good tricks for making the most of self-driven coding education? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Keep Traffic Thinking

Traffic signs are so clever and smart, but are they making the roads safer? Smiley face. Do you like magic and are you anti-social? Grab your sporks: people are pretty random. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

AT: TweetX

Twitter accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter. Is Twitter inevitable? What are the uncertainties and what can we infer from the little we know? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Pick:...

WT: Golden Palace Infants

A simian savior. Just tap us out whenever this gets “too heavy.” Nuclear power works, why aren’t we using it more? What’s the hold up for fusion? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

AT: Future-You, Enjoying a Future-Sandwich

WT: Survival of the Balloonist

More bad news for the SLS again. How can we keep cheering for this expensive government hedge? A new science discovery on the winds. Cameras capture an ally in our fight against pythons. Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

AT: The Story, The Story, The Story

WT: Rockwell’s Box

CSI: Dino. Evidence of a very old death? OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 is a step-up upgrade for the tool that takes plain English prompts and creates photorealistic images. For entertainment purposes only. Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

AT: What You Can Get Done In 20 Minutes

How to get started and two tools you can use to get the ball rolling: the social media “scary hour” and the classic pomodoro timer technique. How can you organize your work and get unstuck? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Do the Dew

NASA delays the SLS wet rehearsal! More money chasing the payoff of SLS. Social media is ablaze that Elon is buying a major stake in Twitter. How does that compare to previous media moves? Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

WT: Americans Are From Mars, Russians Are From Venus

Picks: We won’t apologize for stepping on your toes! The Russian invasion of Venus and what it said for that era of space race. What technology is impractical today that will be trivial in the future? Andrew taught a computer to make games...

AT: Diversify!

Listener David sends in an update on his guitar-lesson project, Song Notes. What advice can he take away when he takes Song Notes full time? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks:...

WT: Mammalian Asteroid

AT: Protect The Machine

WT: It Can Get Weirder!

Blue Origin is ferrying a new celebrity to the edge of space while Elon handles the realities of being a celeb. You hear about this doors and wheels thing? An awful, awful prank. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

AT: Naval Gazing

WT: Martian Buffet

AT: Personal For Me

A reminder to think outside the box and updates one week away from the launch of World’s Greatest Con Season 2! Funding, making a trailer, and how they are aiming to get people on board. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Big Pile of Rocks

DELETED IN 48 HOURS : World’s Greatest Con Season 2 Preview

Beginning 2/28/22. You have a decision. Want to enjoy the new season without listening to a single ad? Patreon.com/GreatestCon

AT: Hey Bruce

The Super Bowl was last night and we break down the trailer for Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which offers a surprising cameo question. What is the state of the MCU multiverse as Disney’s mergers continue to settle? What parts...

WT: Senator McOranges

Crypto thefts spur a reflection on the similar risks of coins, stocks, and gambling. Not financial advice, but amateur critical thoughts on a still-developing landscape. Starship will still launch, says Musk, despite threats from aerospace...

AT: Oh Joe!

The latest Joe Rogan news sparks a conversation about communication and the idea of “silencing” in a digital age. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Replit Justin: Ozark...

WT: DeepFakes @ Home

Automation’s coming–are we worried? Boba Fett uses deep-fake technology to de-age a character and that technology is closer to your fingertips than you think. Mild Book of Boba Fett spoilers around 8:00-9:20. The entire place is falling...

AT: Bullet DIYme

Andrew’s new Insta360 One X2 360-degree camera mixes imaging hardware with editing software to offer a lot of flexibility. What do these new realizations of a camera mean for the next stages of imaging? 360 cameras on phones? AI editing?...

WT: Pelvic-Less Thrust

Voice synthesis could be a boon for audiobook services, but the platforms and rights-holders are wary of robots. How could high tech solutions for voice synthesis help listeners and boost the functionality of works from developing authors?...

AT: Podcast Throats

We’re almost one month done with 2022. What do the crew think 2022 holds for us and what would we like to get done, how we’d like to get there, and our other thoughts on the coming year. Plus, thoughts on how artificial intelligence has...

WT: SpaceChode

The James Webb Telescope has reached its home. When will we get images back and what type of images will they wait to release? Can Brian and Justin transport 100 mad prisoners? Sorry kids, your hamsters uh…need to be accounted for. What...

AT: 5 Letter Words

Bryce shares a report on computer literacy and the digital divide. Then, we talk about the social media phenom, Wordle. The simplicity of message versus the intricacy of its design. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Hashing Asses

A previous Weird Things story has been SCRUBBED from the maps! Journalistic scrutiny in an all-online world where the documentation of history can digitally disappear. Andrew shares a fascinating Web3 idea of decentralized file storage...

AT: Real Criminals, In Jail

Totally on the ball and ready to go! Andrew and Justin reflect on iTricks, the magic news blog they founded. The site’s in transition, so what can they do with it? How did it start as an editorial platform and how did it handle integrity...

WT: We Do Not Intend To Stop

Nobody knows anything and Andrew caught the thing! Tests and variants and how little we know. A China-shaped hole in the maps. Brian and Justin finally take their first airplane trip and it didn’t go well! Denied! And you’re fired! i can...

WT: The Boon of Doggles?

Join Bryce, Justin, and Brian on a special holiday Weird Things! What’s the D factor? The James Webb Space Telescope launched! 300 whats found in Bogota. After Things will return in the new year! Got something weird? Email...

AT: A Very Clever Idea

A follow-up from Jim’s letter last week. Jim published his book–what thoughts did he have in the gap since sending us his letter? Getting exactly what you want from a project and what are next-steps creatively that aren’t a...

WT: McWeird

Can the boys pack for an unknown adventure and what will they find deep in Yemen? An intriguiging find on a satellite map. New ways to play Pong and a new rationale for organic machines: power efficiency. The burger wars! Got something...

AT: Reviews Matter

Listener BigJim wants advice on self-publishing his small poetry project and wants to know the best time to self-publish. What’s the best use of this effort and how can you take a novel idea and turn it into an attractive story across...

WT: Haircut of the Year

Elon is named Time’s Person of the Year and we dissect the whole affair including hair-dos. A scary new planet and we are seriously unsure of how big and heavy it is compared to other planets. What Star Wars movies are underrated? A new...

AT: Excel, Miss!

Know what’s hot on TikTok? Microsoft Excel! DIY educational monetizing just through social media. What comes first: the solution or the problem? What might work best for hosting learning material for sale? A platform like Udemy or roll...

WT: Lunar Chalupa

A Taco Bell on the moon? New images don’t *disprove* the idea. A discussion on Earth’s Black Box, an upcoming structure dedicated to preserving information about our planet in case of emergency. Got something weird? Email...

AT: What Works? What Doesn’t?

WT: Dagger Fever

No sideways rockets here–rocket launcher Astra has successfully reached orbit. Plus, hurling rockets at asteroids for a good reason and an update on Russia’s space junk. Biases in algorithms: what do they represent? Got something weird?...

AT: Saving Money

The money episode! What tips and tricks do we have as creative professionals to save money? Plus, Justin unleashes hot Y: The Last Man critiques at 39:19 to the end. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: You Spin Me Rocket Round

Crew members on the ISS have to take shelter after space junk enters the ISS’s orbit. How do you clean up space junk and who should do it? Can we just yeet a rocket into space? SpinLaunch says “maybe!” Got something weird? Email...

WT: Alien Movie Guy

Theories about the shape of Earth and existence. Why Will Smith turned down The Matrix. Neural implants mean typing with your mind! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” After Things will return next...

WT: Defraud = Reality

Facebook is now Meta and they wanna make a metaverse! What could a metaverse look like, what makes a “real” metaverse, and why crime may be a necessity. A natural gas surprise reminds us that the balloons will be fine. No After Things this...

AT: Cheap Hat

We reflect on a heart-felt personal video from YouTube creator William Osman. We break down and relate to his sentiments of being an individual online receiving attention and the inevitable critical comments that come with success. Send...

WT: Michael Scott (In Space)

Tesla makes waves after a huge order makes national news. How do they still maintain a positive image among other EV cars? Blue Origin announces: The Office (In Space). Gyrocopters, dronecopters, bathtubs, oh my! Plus, a spoiler-y...

AT: Smart Contracting

Andrew’s getting really interested in the non-monetary uses for blockchains. Beyond currency and NFTs, what are some possibilities in Ethereum? Nobody knows, but we can speculate! Plus, pouring one out for Y: The Last Man. Send your...

WT: Salt Lights

Russian spacecraft caused the ISS to spin 57 degrees…again?! A discussion on light pollution and backyard astronomy. Are there trade-offs between satellite internet and impacts to the sky? NASA announces a project to find rogue planets...

AT: And Trouble?

What is “toil” in a work sense, what does toil do to your ability to work, and how do you defeat toil? Bryce made an app and it aims right at the heart of toil! We’re joined with John Teasdale, whose time in big tech can speak to the ills...

WT: Fail Sun

Traffic and weather on the 9’s, did you see the storm watch? Oh, excuse me, the “geomagnetic storm watch?” Scenario: the case of the weird rock. Apex predator biting apex predator. Dee’s Black Mirrors! French astronaut Thomas Pesquet...

AT: If It Works…

Long-time friend of the pod Joe Diamond is in-studio to check out how he’s doing and see if he’s got any questions for Brian and Bryce. How well does Joe’s tactic of approaching other creators seem to work? How did COVID-19 affect his work...

WT: Earth Hole!

Andrew, Brian, and Bryce are joined with mind reader and long-time friend of the show Joe Diamond. Are we close to living our best lives? This nonagenarian might be! A space-made crater and its man-made trash. Got something weird? Email...

WT: Hockey Stick in Wrapping Paper

Finger-pointing and cloaks and daggers around the origin of COVID as new whistle-blower documents show earlier understanding (and possible cover-up) of COVID than we understood. We’re discovering a large variety of conflicts of interest in...

AT: A Little Preachy

WT: Team Rocket Lens Flare Effect

The longest gets longester! Penguins attacked by what? Jupiter caught one to the face and SpaceX did their own space tourism last week! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: You Only Live...

WT: Sideways Rockets and Epi-splosions

Fake Wal-Mart and litecoin rumors. Firefly Alpha launches a big, bright explosion machine. What’s in the latest Mars rock samples? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is off this week and...

AT: Zero to One to One Million

WT: Been Banditin’

We’re skeptical of a bandit and the reporting around it. Havana syndrome: if it’s real, what is the danger? Is it a new sonic weapon? Amid the star contract wars, Blue Origin is working on a new, impressive upper stage booster. What would...

AT: Break That Dynamic

How do you gauge how you should present yourself for different audiences? Code-switching, basically? The pressures of being “on.” Corporate versus casual environments. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Nature Be Shoppin’

NASA has paid SpaceX for the Human Landing System (HLS) and removed the stop-work order. SpaceX says we’ll get a human to the moon before its 2024 deadline. Do you want to buy a black site? Facebook redesigns the meeting in virtual...

AT: Within Difficulty is Opportunity

Bad jobs! Everyone’s got stories, but what can we learn from them as employees and employers? Lynyrd Skynyrd corners, cougar feeding, and Keebler elves. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Friend-Shaped Launchpad

Everyday Astronaut got a first-hand tour with Elon Musk at the SpaceX Starship launchpad. How does three hours of seemingly-unfiltered conversation about space affect the public image of SpaceX and Musk? Mechazilla, a real UFO catcher...

AT: Critical Thinking Over Worry

With a new wave of COVID and a new report on global warming, how do you cut through the noise and engage with critial thinking? How does clickbait overshadow real, nuanced public conversation? Then, how do you set up your day? Voice...

WT: Capital-B Big Rocket!

SpaceX’s Starship is fully assembled and it’s BIG. Remember when the ISS accidentally rotated? It may have been more than we thought! This German man got a huge fine…what did he do? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

AT: Ready or Not?

When viral content finally snags a sale, but loses the sale on the follow-through. How do you prepare for success? When building your product leads to product blindness. When are you ready to tell people about your thing? Send your project...

WT: 2021: A Space Dramedy

The ISS is NOT meant to spin, comrade! But also the Russians are still pretty good at space! Didn’t Bezos’s rocket look like a peen and how do we feel about rich-guy space tourism? The complicated history of rocketry. Can life live on a...

AT: Oops, I Did Ten Thousand Hours

Brian talks about his experience leaving Dell in 199[8?] and going full-time as a magician plus a new experience of letting go for Brian. How can you let go? Bryce is supervising remote editors and is feeling a little unsure about how...

WT: I Kinda Won

Scientists discover a brand new chimp-gorilla interaction. We have to take this case to Ape’s Court. Hipster disease nostalgia has taken Colorado by storm! How do we get people active without nagging you on your wrist? Got something weird?...

AT: Still Great

Bryce and Justin talk with Andrew about Great Night, the reboot of Night Attack. What went into the visual and structural decisions? How do you break a 7+ year old podcast and re-build it bigger and better? Plus, some sleep suggestions....

WT: Lil’ Crimes

AT: Make The Animal Do Something!

Numbers for World’s Greatest Con! Brian and Justin share real numbers, day-one or not! What advice would they share for people making a project similar to World’s Greatest Con? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Tragedy, Meet Time

Lightning round: a toilet in Austria. What will this monkey do when left to its own (cleaning) devices? Habit-forming in great apes. A dissertation on the causes of laughter and I Think You Should Leave season 2 (mild spoilers for season...

AT: Fresh Air

We’ve got a comment from a listener following-up on Andrew’s…CO2 meter?! A scientifically accurate discussion on oxygen-carbon dioxide air mixtures. What’s a poison and what does it mean to get poisoned? Brian and Justin’s World Greatest...

WT: Mo’ Fossils, ‘Mo Species

A new ancient human fossil is discovered in Israel and it could be a new Homo off-shoot. A brief examination of simultaneous Homo species in just the past one million years. Has doing a consumer ancestral test affected your life? Crimes on...

AT: Fragility

The finale of World’s Greatest Con season one is out now. How is it faring two weeks in? Brian’s dealing with a type of fragility and Justin is wrestling with his “greatest success ever.” Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Hello, Chum!

It’s the hottest show of the year: CSI 3,000 Years Ago (YEAHHHH). Wild birds won’t become overly dependant on your feeders. The government finally released its UAP report and we’ve been on this UFOs-aren’t-real tip for months! Our favorite...

AT: Tiddlywinks

WT: GAN You Believe It’s Not GTAV?

AT: Justin Fandango

Bryce seeks guidance on what his next steps with LFG Marbles should be. Brian and Justin are launching their new scripted podcast, “World’s Greatest Con.” How did they figure out what voice they wanted and how was it changing their working...

WT: Sweet Bee Treat

A bike that stands on its own! It might be hard to talk about medicinal plants. Smart bees or thirsty bees? The ozone layer says “hey, thanks for the pandemic!” Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: eMagic

Long-time listener Joe Diamond is in Austin and talks with the fellas how their advice to virtualize his show and how they can help now. Doing magic over a Zoom call. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Terns Down; For What?

Jeff Bezos and his brother are being shot into space–who would you take with you? A new study says sighted and nonsighted people can learn functioning echolocation in less than 3 months. Lots of bird eggs, very few birds. With special...

AT: Better Behind The Scenes

Andrew’s been scouring the behind-the-scenes features for The Hobbit. How do you make content that is engaging your audience and leaning into material that works. Brian wants to impart knowledge about creativity to his teenage daughter....

WT: The Fellas?!

While the nation is gripped with UFO trends, it’s important to remember the gulf between reality and fiction. How video of a pyramidal UFO is easily manufactured. Nate Silver has set odds on if COVID was natural or lab-born. Pandemic...

AT: Being a Big Bank

Bryce is back from time off! What did he do and what are some tips on doing a long staycation and self-learning JavaScript? Andrew read a Reddit thread that makes us question: what is the value of publishers? Send your project...

WT: Look Out For Leopards

Andrew got the shot! The CDC says fully-vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask almost all the time. What would it look like IF (completely speculatively for realsies) COVID originated from a lab leak? A Canadian bike ride GONE WRONG....

AT: Are you ready?

WT: Tower of Human Skulls – Fixed

AT: We’re not lawyers, but…

WT: Baby Dinosaur?

AT: Bitcoin, Pollution or Profit?

Crypto Discussion with Cory. The basics of crypto with some does and don’ts to consider. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Scam Stuff Puzzle Box Justin: In Plain Sight: Lady...

WT: Wright Brothers Purest

WT: Russian Baby (fixed)

Whoa, cool photo! The everyday impact of space dust. Snakes: how are we related to them? A very polite zoo-break. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is taking the week off! Picks:...

AT: Third-Worst C-Word

Listener Tim wants advice on how to take his tutoring and essay-editing business online. How do you get started with a technical pivot and what resources should he try to take advantage. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Black Bear Sun

AT: Five Minute Applebee’s

WT: Verifiable Baseball Cards

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 has been re-used a historic number of times. How much re-using a rocket would be acceptable? NFTs: what are they, what is their value, and what could you do with this technology? Got something weird? Email...

WT: Oh, Rings

Let’s creep out Bryce! Allan Mcdonald, who refused to sign off on the Challenger launch, has passed away. A look back on his heroic stand, the context around the tragic launch, and the various risks involved in space flight. A new article...

AT: T-Shirts Rain From The Skies

Listener Nicholas wants to know what he could do to get the word out about his acrylic goods site. How do you position your product to be more attractive and unique? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Half an Egg

What makes Andrew’s new friend Elizabeth Ann so special? The oldest DNA ever sequenced. Deepfakes are taking over the world. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Links: MyHeritage deepfakes Deep Tom...

AT: First-to-Learn

Andrew’s new book “Black Coral” is out and it’s another #1 hit! What does it look like publishing through Amazon’s publishing house and how do you treat a series? Andrew shifted his email list over to Substack–what’s good and imperfect?...

WT: Back to the Past

The Texas cold storm has us looking back and forward 100 years. How has life progressed and what might happen in another century? Eyes and ears are now on Mars! See the sights and hear the rumble of the red planet. Got something weird?...

AT: Just a Fan-Letter

Just a short update today: Bryce’s first official marbles stream happened! What worked, where to go from here, and a messy situation. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

WT: Space For Regular People

A Super Bowl ad wants to take a FANTASTIC crew of FOUR civilians up to space. Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon’s CEO–will he turn his focus to Blue Origin? Avi Loeb is again saying Oumuamua, the cigar-shaped comet, is definitively an...

AT: Degrees of Power

Accidental financial fraud, the inspiration to make a bigger anything, and an update on Bryce’s marble league project after lots of After Things advice. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Venus is Barren Again

Remember that story about phosphine on Venus, suggesting life on Venus? Well, it was more likely to be sulfur dioxide, a common compound found in Venus. What are problems in science funding and could you do double-blind research funding?...

AT: Capture The Hardcore

Bryce shares an update on his marbles league project. Should he interface with the company that develops the game? The boys re-iterate the power of email lists and ways Bryce can capture people who are interested before going live. The...

WT: Zone of Safety

SpaceX sets a record for most satellites launched in one launch with their rideshare program. Brian and Justin have had Quest 2s for a little while now–what are their impressions of the wireless VR device? Andrew got into the Facebook...

AT: Going Marbles

Long-time listener Salina has a question about how to convert her Kickstarter backers to follow her next project. Bryce brings his new marbles game project to the guys for a once-over. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: The View From Orbit

NASA’s SLS dress rehearsal test ended in failure. What does that mean for the future of NASA development? Blue Origin completes its test of New Shepard NS-14. What are their ambitions? Space tourism? Virgin Orbit finally achieves orbit....

AT: It’s Trolling!

Short and to the point this week! Listener Reddicent asks us how to handle a troll that has co-opted their Reddit SEO. Do you handle the trouble or don’t feed the trolls? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Essential Recipes

The next Starship test could be as soon as this week! A new game, “Contact, Arrival, or Something Else?” What type of data would you send to an advance civilization? Or taken another way, what essential information would you send 1,000...

AT: Soul-Sucking Letters

Andrew caught a strange commercial and found an incredibly successful creative project. How do you condense your project into a simple, quick story? Contains some broad discussion of The Mandalorian season 2 and the strengths and...

WT: Sick and Tired

It’s a new year and a new episode of Weird Things. COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out and we dissect some of the attitudes and policies that got us here. Would it be ethical to cut costs and only give people a single-shot dose instead of...

AT: Spoilercast: Wonder Woman 1984

To round out the year, we all saw Wonder Woman 1984 and have…critical thoughts! What works, what doesn’t, and why Justin can have a public opinion on Captain Marvel now. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Roman Quizno’s

Another amazing discovery in Pompeii leaves us wondering about ancient cuisine. We clearly need to talk about what makes a movie a rom-com. What is adermatoglyphia and what barriers does it make in the modern world? Octopi will go...

AT: Spoilercast: Tenet

WT: Hello, Humans!

AT: Frequency Meets Depth

WT: The Space Ceiling

SpaceX’s SN8 does a test flight and end in a fiery…data collection? Uh-oh, we found him! If we were a galactic federation, how would we induct a dumber planet? Mammoth bones are a cut above! Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

AT: Fitting In-side

WT: Dark Orbits

The Arecibo Observatory has fallen into disrepair and came crashing down this week. We now know a possible mini-moon orbiting Earth is actually man-made! How our human-brains color how we create and percieve scientific phenomena. Got...

AT: New Year, Fresh Outlook

What will you do the same or different in 2021? A new year, a (technical) new decade, a chance for a newness in your life? What will the next ten years bring us in computing and media? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: 99 Mink Balloons

How long is too long to wear a Santa hat? Alphabets’s DeepMind unveils a new breakthrough in protein folding and we know most of those words! A mysterious pylon in Utah get even more mysterious. King King–what if he was a zombie? Speaking...

AT: Success is a Product

A huge insult in a virtual audition begs a conversation about respect in the creative industries, especially for those starting out or without means. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Genuine, Bona Fide, Electrified Six-Car Hyperloop

A speedy first in Vegas. Optical and audio illusions break our minds including this visual illusion. Pooping in space: how does it work on the new Dragon Crew capsule? Virtual characters are advancing, but what value do they provide? Got...

WT: Bear With Me

Bear attacks require bear-sized solutions and Japan has a new scare tactic. Idiots in a national park (not us). Moscow’s facial recognition surveillance is compromised–and for cheap! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

AT: I Have a Notion

Productivity talk! Andrew recommended Notion a few weeks back and we dive deep into this multi-use workspace app. How do Justin and Andrew use this powerful tool? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: The Mammal Prequels

WT: The Better Buffet Boat

A new nightmare in New York. We talk about bugs for like a while. Oh no, I’m on the sea and need to be on THAT boat. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is off this week! Picks: Andrew:...

AT: Sandblasted Off

Let’s get an update on everyone’s projects. Justin’s put out all of Raise the Dead season 2. Brian’s helping promote Jason Murphy’s new book and it seems to be effective. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Announcement: Announcement: Water

NASA had an announcement for an annoucement and that announcement was: an announcement of water on the moon! How wet is Luna and is it viable to provide water? OSIRIS-REx slammed into the moon and got way too many rocks. Remember when...

AT: The Damage of Free

WT: A New (Old) Horse

LAX is met with a bogey yet again and we have a whole lineup of suspects! How will humans conquer the skies? Old cells lead to a new clone of an endangered horse. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Grandfathered

Long-time listener David Pots has a question about making major changes to your business if you’re possibly leaving money on the table. Plus, the idea behind the spiky hair and why visual branding was so valuable in decades past. Send your...

WT: I Can Walk Forever!

Close encounters of the oceanic kind. How can drones protect beach-goers? AI is looking at Mars faster than us! A new demographic for augmented reality: Fido! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

WT: We Have No Intentions

Brian’s back post-COVID infection. What was the first-hand experience for someone who had symptoms? Resin DOES move in herds–a new breakthrough in DNA extraction in resin. Could bug or bird DNA unlock secrets of ancient species? The sizes...

AT: You Have To Be Very Sure

Justin is on the precipice of Raise The Dead season two. What was it like writing a sequel season and what did he take away from the success of the first? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: The Brine-y Planet

Water on Mars? Scientists think they found it again! What water and life on Mars means to any manned trips. Plus, the elderly: younger or older than the previous generation? The wide world of autonomous assistants, now from Segway! Got...

AT: Live From Online…It’s Saturday Night!

Fundo.Town, a new Google way to put together ticketed live events, chats, and workshops in one package. What other options are out there and what is the landscape of online event-holding? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Hunt and Peck VR

Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset is now a real reality. How could VR impact working from home and affordable gaming. Otto Aviation have a new take on private jets–a new take on high-end travel or the a new wave of...

AT: The Quest For 2

Leaked video confirms the new Oculus Quest 2. What is new for the upgraded wireless VR headset? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Bit Player Justin: The Vow Brian: The...

WT: Wood Nails and a Dream

AT: Pop!

Piercing a bubble–an audiobook bubble! How do you find time to read? What other bubbles can you pierce? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Kindle family Justin: Fear City:...

WT: Flying Through The Sky

Did we always need to fiddle? LAX has an unexpected visitor and we think we have a suspect. Humans flying around NYC?! Earthquakes aren’t just influenced by Earth. Can we harness the tides to make energy? There are issues with that! Got...

AT: Look Back?

Gamification is taking over all forms of communication and social media. Creativity and hard-work endures over time and the tools to create are becoming more accessible. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Babe: Pig in the Synapse

Elon Musk showed off Neuralink, the brain-to-computer interface and he showed it bacon-wrapped! Facebook Horizon, a VR playspace, and developments in the Oculus-Facebook brand relationship. Can the boys find a long-lost gangster? Got...

WT: Mitochondria is the Hulk of the Cell (re-fixed)

Oumuamua, the mysterious sausage-shaped comet, is leaving us with a lot of questions. Is it propelled by errant solid hydrogen and why that is a FOOL’S IDEA! Your keys aren’t safe–they’re screaming out a pattern. Computers can...

AT: Pencil Me In

Schedules: let’s pencil a time to talk about that NOW! With Brian and crew in the middle of another Modern Rogue filming crunch, what are tips and techniques to making your calendar work? Send your project questions/ideas to...

AT: Herding Wild Cats

Epic Games versus Apple makes us question: how do you handle building *your* thing on *someone else’s* platform/engine/site? Plus, the power in Facebook’s ad sales platform. Do you see value in paying to promote your new project and what...

WT: I Could Really Go For A Po Boy

A weird dream about Jimmy Carter kicks off a discussion of dreams. Orbiting a sun? Not nearly as cool as orbiting a black hole. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Ted Lasso Justin: The...

AT: Mentor or Ment-not?

The role of mentorship in professional skill-building and advancement. What should and shouldn’t you take from a mentor and how do you maximize that experience? Who *should* you let mentor you? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Flying Grain Silo

The Rubik’s Cube as a cultural symbol of smartness. College: what’s the value? Drones spent some time last year loitering around power plants. Who could have done it and why? 100 million-year-old+ microbes awaken! One of the largest living...

AT: TikTokTekTalk

TikTok is a massive social media platform, but it’s facing a major ban in America. What does that space look like? Long-time emailer James wants to know how to get followers over to other platforms. Plus, concerns around hot-water Patreon...

WT: Sorry For Party Boating

AT: Chaos Is A Ladder

Andrew’s got a “real” job and is experiencing the work-from-home virtualization for the first time. What things are here to stay and what will come out in the wash? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Live Hot Hominids

A new neuroscience start-up wants to untangle the black box that is the human brain. Neanderthal’s arrival to North America has a new discovery. Mysterious, unsolicited shipments of seeds are showing up around the world. Officials say,...

AT: Chuckle-Hut McGee

What advice would you give to a 20-year-old just starting with the creative arts? What’s the value to a newcomer tackling an America’s Got Talent or Fool Us? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: OCD Bot

Who needs a stylist anymore? Shane of Stuff Made Here has a horrifying new contraption that looks like it works! Hello Robot’s new Stretch RE1 robot can autonomously detect, map, and interact with real spaces. One company wants you to live...

AT: Store’s Open!

Brian developed a product that is absolutely not ideal for the socially-distanced COVID-19 world. How did he launch that product anyway, how did he market it, and was it successful? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: F-U Hadron Collider (fixed)

Man, Space Is Weird! How scared of weird radio waves should we be? A larger hadron collider is proposed in Europe with a hefty price tag. What is the subtext of high pricetag science projects like this? We are about to send the Mars rover...

AT: Doomscrolling

Do we use note-taking systems and how to we record information? How do you go from notes and outlines to drafts and how can you make your first drafts even better? The difference between drawing motivation from media and from data. Send...

WT: Why Hulk Smash?

Sea danger from above! Higher education is moving online, even if you live on campus. The boys posit a new take on the college experience. Andrew’s OpenAI-powered historical figure app, AI Writer, got a write-up on TheNextWeb! Got...

WT: Brian’s Cyberpunk Novel

Twitter’s new audio posts show potential for short-form audio. What are the avenues for smaller, tighter content on social media and what are the wild cards? Facebook evolves from guessing your thoughts to simply asking you for them. Apple...

AT: Report Everything

WT: No Need For Feet

It was just the anniversary of SpaceShipOne. SpaceX offers ridesharing–what would we do with 200kg of payload? Segway inventor Dean Kamen wants to build human organs. Who really needs feet? Only bronze?! The stories of the blown-up whale,...

AT: When To Test

Justin’s embarking on a Politics! Politics! Politics! adventure, but traveling right now is dicey–let alone going to a packed political rally. What should he do logistically given a small apartment and a partner with health concerns?...

WT: Not-Hercules

We’ve had early access to OpenAI’s new GPT-3 generative text model. How have we used it and what is the power it holds? Andrew’s already built a suite of OpenAI-powered projects. Check them out at AI Channels. Plus, what mental faculties...

AT: Intensive

Brian, Bryce, and the entire Modern Rogue crew have set out on a two-week film-a-thon. What sort of toil accompanies 14 days of filming and what does the state of the company look like in this flux state? Send your project questions/ideas...

WT: Suction Punch

A shark pic tells a thousand words on fisticuffs. New dating pinpoints the earliest-known land creature. No parties may be a reason to celebrate. The tall, tall tale of Hitler’s not-pet. Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

WT: The C Stands for Hypnosis

SpaceX and NASA have done something that hasn’t been done in a long time: take a bedazzled dinosaur into space. You’re still rocking cube salt? Pfft, lame. Millions of new/old friends are about to join the Eastern seaboard. A...

AT: Better And Still Not Perfect

What piece of media has influenced us strongly as creators? Do you have one? Tell us–email the show at [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Kinds of Minds from Daniel C. Dennett and River Out of Eden from Richard...

WT: Your Year In Serotonin

Going to the ISS and sharply dressed to boot! 40 years of Pac-Man up-ended by a danged AI. Social networks: when will they use cameras to gauge what works? Imagining a world where you can talk to virtualized versions of your friends after...

AT: Who Owns Me?

With “generative adversarial networks” AKA machine generated imagery, what does copyright look like if a visual output looks too much like the copywritten image inspiration? How would you feel if a computer model was trained on your works?...

WT: Headless Cheese Pizza

A glimpse into the future of manned space flights comes in less than two weeks. Hold on guys, let’s get some pizza. Katy Perry shows off a VR/AR performance on primetime TV. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Another Outlier For You!

Check-in time. Brian found an anomaly in his email list: a surprise hit! How is Videogames w/ Bryce advancing? Is Jury’s Crystal podcast helpful or a depressive omen? (It’s not a depressive omen.) What’s next for Andrew after the #1 launch...

WT: Murky Pond Water

NASA picks three companies to send us back to the moon by 2024. What are the difficulties landing on the lunar surface and how might these companies handle it? The near-abandoned Discovery Island on Disney had an illegal visitor! On the...

AT: Tech-in-Place

WT: Space Rock, We Rock

AT: Direct Calls to Action

How was the launch of Andrew’s new “The Girl Beneath the Sea” and how did it end up on Amaon First Reads? More feedback and suggestions for Bryce’s gaming newsletter. How to inspire real engagement? Just ask! Send your project...

WT: A Shining Ghost Town

WT: Thinking Pictures

Machine learning could generate new imagery and create fake depth; now it can mix the two together and synthesize 3D scenery. The world’s most advanced private air force. Real or fake: ghosts on the moon. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Punching at Quibi

Bryce dived into Quibi, a mobile-first streaming video service. How are the shows? Is it worth the price and does anything take advantage of the format yet? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: Underground Opportunities

A new discovery in the UK Parliament. The world is shaking a little less. SpaceX has another Starship mishap with their SN3 rocket test. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Girl...

AT: Keeping It Real

Updates on everyone’s projects and how we’re impacted by being at home. Updates on Brian’s HQ compound, Justin’s Raise the Dead podcast and politics podcast, and Andrew’s new takeout.page project. Tackling mis-information in a...

WT: Space 4G LTE

Stratolaunch has been revived and is looking to test their hypersonic rocket, the Talon-A in September. Can you hear me now (from space)? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” COVID modeling site News...

AT: Wiener-Free Chatroulette

What is the office of the future? How can you design your space to be productive and happy? Plus, what are the benefits of the pomodoro timer technique? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Experiencing Reality

Apple pushing LiDAR into the prosumer space on the new iPad Pros. What does that mean for augmented reality? Can AR be more than seeing a couch in your living room? The 60-year history of AR. Quantum computing, getting to room temperature...

AT: Home Safe Home

We know first-hand exactly how to handle working from home. How do you occupy yourself in a quarantine scenario? Staying on track and staying sane when you’re asked to stay home. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Incredibly Normal Things

COVID-19 is a Weird Things prompt come to life. The realities of industries that are reducing capacity, moving to remote work, and social distancing. Plus, there’s a lot of stuff we just don’t know about Polaris, the north star. Brake...

AT: Limited Deals

An update one month into Bryce’s newsletter project. How do you write a valuable subject line? What’s the value proposition? Publishing do’s and don’t’s. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: You Down With The Sickness?

COVID-19 fever has swept the globe. Everything from global events to local supplies are being impacted. Plus, simpler times in the Mediterranean and the loss of human data. SpaceX wants a fleet of ships to Mars. Got something weird? Email...

AT: The Muzak of Silence

Spotify seems to have a “fake artist” issue. How much of a problem is this? What can musicians do in response to that? Plus, some office design productivity tools/tips. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Pet-a-Moon

AT: Independently Independent

Justin’s found a significant up-tick in interest and funding from his politics podcast. How did he get here and what’s next? What’s easier to talk into: a political caucus of TwitchCon? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Space Capsule Hotel

NASA is adding an expansion module to the ISS to live as a new space station *after* the ISS. Virgin Galactic makes one large step for stock market-kind. Updates on the COVID-19 “Wuhan virus,” the unfortunate methods countries are doing to...

AT: The Most Dangerous Girder

After a weird slew of biblical comments on a new Mdoern Rogue video, Brian wants to know thoughts on how to handle comments now that the channel has gotten bigger. How did Bryce’s first week of having a newsletter go? Plus, anyone try Byte...

WT: A Restaurant For Arachnids

AT: RE: RE: FWD: RE: ATTN: Email

Bryce is starting a mailing list–what are best practices and ways he can differentiate it from a blog or podcast? How often is too often and do you treat an all-content mailer different from a marketing mailer? Send your project...

WT: Sick Day

Tes-yee-haw? Could the Wuhan Coronavirus be our last global pandemic or is viral protection an ever-expanding game? What would you do for nightvision? A setback in space. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

WT: The Roaring Twenty

Brian and Justin have to investigate a string of break-ins. New item alert! How cheap can we get to space and can we do it eco-friendly? And of course, Tha Big Game! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Byte Me

Byte AKA Vine 2.0 has launched. What does the short-form video space look like this many years since the death of Vine? Do TikTok’s short-comings make enough of an empty space for Byte? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: The Dangers of AI

AT: Bursting or Plotting

How do you know if you’re “working hard enough?” When is perfect the enemy of good and what do you do when you reach the limits of what you can achieve with infinite time? Sprinting versus marathon style paces. Send your project...

WT: Here In My Pod

AT: Tolerance for A-Holes

When should you go “all-in”? Always keep an eye on what your next thing will be. And don’t forget about networking–we certainly do. Be on your behavior because you aren’t invisible. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Global Pork System

AT: Outsmarting the Tedium

Brian is starting to write a book. Will his idea of how to write and disseminate it make sense and will he really own it? Can the power of crowdsourcing overcome any of the work on writing a book? Taking an idea and strengthening it with...

WT: Trash Man! Trash Man!

One universe can’t possibly be enough! Can we do experiments across multiple worlds and how would we even be able to interpret the results? Would you want to die in a cataclysmic event? Delivery robots and grocery store Terminators....

AT: Spoilercast: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

WT: 10 Years of Beige

New year, new name. What tech defined the 2010’s? The power of beige in a world of originals. Ten years of data, digital assitants, The Cloud, and more. Plus, our predictions for the next ten years. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Ten Years Strong

Weird Things podcast is about ten years old. How were things different back then and what’s changed in how we work? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” After Things will be off next week!...

WT: Android Scissorhands

The next in hair-cutting tech: robot barbers! What’s the most useful haircut in space? Brian guesses the ways to torture birds? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Weird Things will be off next week!...

AT: Different Marketplace

Justin’s new “Raise the Dead” podcast came out and charted among news podcasts. How well did it do and where is it now, six days after the first episode? How should he monetize the show as the remaining five episodes come out? Send your...

WT: Choose Your Own AI-venture

A machine learning text-adventure game, AI Dungeon 2. It’s crumbling under the cost of being internet-famous, but it seems cool. Quantum burn! Magic Leap reports very low sales. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

AT: Always Start, Remember to Stop

Andrew’s got a challenge for anyone preparing to work on a project: push yourself to get *something* completed in 24 hours. How do you handle projects that are indefinite in length and how can you feel good about ending and starting anew?...

WT: Big Blob

A mysterious blob in D.C. warrants an examination of how the government protects itself. Andrew tackles NaNoWriMo in one single day?! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Justin’s new historical...

AT: Deadline is a Lifeline

Justin’s got a new audiobook/ebook/podcast coming next week, “Raise the Dead.” How does he promote it? Check out the first episode early on his “Politics Politics Politics” podcast this week. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Cocaine Dentist

Of course we talk about the Tesla Cybertruck and its “shattering” reveal. Fighting addiction with a brain microchip. Would we be okay with athletes using brainchips to train better? What about firefighters? Check out the first episode of...

AT: Digital Note Divide

What’s something you put off doing for a long time, finally did, and then wondered how you could have lived without having done it? Is any digital writing system as effective as physical writing? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Planes, Trains, and Jetpackmobiles

What makes an aircraft a “motorcycle?” JetPack Aviations might know. If we revolutionize air travel, could we see less-invasive TSA security options? Plus, some spoiler-filled talk about the first two episodes of Dinsey+’s The Mandalorian...

AT: The Beginner’s Guide

Beginner’s tips and advice for anyone getting started in writing, podcasting, video-making and more. The landscapes have shifted even in the past couple of years, so what’s the best way to get started? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Is It Legal And Is It Cool?

Look up, it’s a Starlink! I didn’t do it, but that’s what you say when you did do it, so I’m not saying that either. An extreme haunted house. A Weird Things-themed haunting experience? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

AT: Who You Know

We’re joined with science-fiction writer/editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt to talk about the current publishing landscape for someone with and without resources. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: Sitting on the Doxx of the Bay

It’s November 2019 and Blade Runner is now in the past. How far has the tech come and what did Blade Runner end up predicting in society and the internet? With Google buying FitBit, is this a new tendril of ad-serving or just a fitness and...

AT: Haunted Dice

Listener Terry wrote in about what to do if you’ve got a back-catalogue of content, but you wish it were made better. Should they re-edit? Remove? Move forward? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: The Bourne Quantum Supremacy

Google’s got a weird new computer. Is it truly quantum-fast and when can I get one? Livin’ life down on the farm, just a normal day with no crazy space crashes. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Chain of Evidence

Emails this week! Listener David wants to know when the best time to copyright/trademark something would be. Listener and Modern Rogue guest James Harrison asks what to do with his notoriety from being on the YouTube videos. Send your...

WT: Ripped Baby Demon

AT: Spoilercast: Joker

It’s a spoiler-filled episode talking about the firestorm that is Joker and the chaotic city and world it represents. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Check out Andrew’s new The...

WT: Cauldrons of Disease

A new drone vehicle that promises much quieter propulsion. We have confirmed UFOs, but are they aliens? Natural disasters can lead to mass-infection? What about recreational tubs? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

AT: Millennial Falcon

WT: Skid Mars

Boston Dynamics released an ad for their new Spot robot. Is the Spot (or the Spot spot) any good? Generated.Photos generated 100,000 free-to-use stock model. A radical new idea for microbiology on Mars. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Hack All Your Things!

We share our lifehacks! Wrangle your notifications, lay out your next steps, parcel out your time, and more to work smarter and find work easier. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks:...

WT: Shaved Rivets

Elon held a big Starship announcement. Now, it’s made of steel instead of carbon fiber. We might have a new understanding of the mysterious Planet Nine. A conversation on the mystery of antimatter. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Protein Marshmallows

The new Diamond Club Studios is open. What was it like to put it together and what are the next steps? Plus, Andrew has a new find in the food tech space. Can there truly be a better cereal? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: How Do We Get Hippos Here?!

It’s the first Weird Things from the new Diamond Club Studios! Please pardon our dust. Did #StormArea51 discover anything? We’re less than a week away from more information on the next phase of the SpaceX Starship. A new interstellar comet...

AT: End Date

Less than a week away from moving Brian’s podcast studio out of his home! What’s the mental state like and how does he wrap up this fundraising campaign when it’s nearly-funded? How do you brand one thing when it’s made up of five...

WT: There’s Always an Anime Girl

It’s “Storm Area 51” week. With the original page taken down and the original creator creating a SECOND music event in Las Vegas, what’s really going to happen? Why aren’t more people doing these affordable drone assassinations?! Got...

AT: Future Tech Today

Brian’s doing the fundraiser for his media campus–what’s the plan and how is he structuring the story? It’s the 20 year anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast. How far has tech and propriety come since then? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Ding Dong Damn!

I always feel like some creature’s watching me~ Science is finally going to tackle Nessie–and she’s slippery! Phone call deepfakes. With a new iPhone on the way, what new phone technologies would we like to see? Got something weird? Email...

AT: They Still Exist

Brian’s new studio is growing fast. What’s the vision and what are the needs still? When is it right to go all-in? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Righteous Gemstones...

WT: Ghost Bedbugs

AT: Fatigue

Waiting for the Starhopper 150 meter test and we watched Star Wars: The Mandalorian trailer from D23 and have very excited thoughts! Does it seem like the show has potential? Is Disney+ a must-get and does it feel like a value? Quibi in a...

WT: 2 Fast 2 Space

THANKS FOR THE BLUEPRINTS, BRIAN. The first-ever crime in space leaves us conflicted. It’s a very small story, buuuuut it’s in space!! Starhopper is testing today. Nukes in space (historically). Old Hamburger takes down a satellite. Scott...

AT: Spoilercast: The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

WT: The Signal Will Be Delivered

AT: Bored Billionaires

Long-time contributor James Harrison is in-studio to grill the boys on why they do what they do, their endgames, and how they find a reason to go on. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Batteries!

The Groundhogs Day effects of algorithm-based news feeds and being locked in a content cage. Would you sign up for a radical “blue pill” escapism lifestyle? A new competitor in the reusable rocketry game. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Mad at the Brand

Andrew’s in a high after his Ghost Diver Shark Week special aired. How do you handle reactions and comments online? What can you do to deal with rando hate and how can you bring good to online? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: BYOPVC

The page may be shut down, but the Raid Area 51 craze continues. Man crosses English Channel on hoverboard! LightSail has successfully unfurled. Andrew’s Ghost Diver special aired on Friday. How was it shooting the special and could there...

AT: Spoilercast: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

Talking spoilers about Quentin Tarantino’s ninth and latest film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Four divisive takes on this old-school Hollywood film. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Loose Skull Threads

Andrew’s Shark Week special “Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver” premieres August 2nd at 9pmET/PT on Discovery. Breaking down the brain-interface technology, Neuralink, which was presented two weeks ago. See the full presentation here. A fiery...

AT: Phase 4 Wars

Comic-Con was this weekend, so we break down the new coming MCU Phase 4 films and series, plus other pop culture stuff! Brief Spider-Man Far From Home spoilers 31:40-33:18. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...

WT: Shark Attack!

Andrew’s Shark Week special “Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver” premieres August 2nd at 9pm on Discovery. What’s some of the skinny on trying to do magic for sharks? An old TV pitch that the Weird Things boys almost got made. 50 years after the...

AT: Pay to Committ

Listener Ken wants to know if a pay-to-enter contest is worth an upcharge or if it’s a scam. Plus, some lessons from Brian’s trip to VidCon. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks:...

WT: Dignity Check

Weird news of the week with Bryce, Justin, and Brian–just like it always is! Neuralink is about to finally announce what they do. An infestation in Florida. Naruto running to save ET. A remote island about to lose something small, but...

AT: Spoilercast: Stranger Things 3

WT: Dr. Skynet

The Earth shook–twice!! What’s more dangerous: earthquakes or tornados? How dangerous would an extended solar flare be today? SpaceX updates: Raptor engine test and a caught fairing. How much is acceptable cell phone camera image...

AT: Present-Me versus Future-Me

What techniques and routines do we use to get going? Are you better planning to create or creating in the moment and editing later? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The...

WT: Floppycast

NASA’s going after Thanos with nuclear power. Electric aviation? Could you get a podcast on a floppy disc? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Moss (Oculus Quest) and Strange Angel...

AT: The Purge?

Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, is a new payment method in an internet of microtransactions. Does that offset the tracking and centralization? Also, is there value to purging an email list? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Not Dreaming Can Be A Benefit

World’s greatest rocket launch again…yawn! How much will the world’s biggest airplane sell for? Throw out your clocks! Get scared!!! Why so many UFO sightings lately? The certainty of conspiracy theories. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Noting the Dead

Justin’s long talked-about historical podcast, “Raise the Dead,” is in an alpha phase and he sent it to Andrew and Brian. How is that process of noting and what can each person give in feedback? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Resting Toaster Face

WT: Judge Judy In Space

A big loss in aerospace. Protests at Tesla over price shifting. Tourism at the ISS. Space crime in space. A heart-warming story of amputation. With E3 this week, what are gaming trends we can expect? Got something weird? Email...

AT: The Pen Name is Stronger

Listener Salina has a question about pen names. When and how do you use one, especially for copyright? Is there space for making content in or for VR? Spoiler alert: almost certainly yes. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Glittering Sky Trash

See that glimmer in the sky? That’s data! Would you give up a view for better internet? Does Brian want to walk away from his achievements or just other people? What does a world of cordless VR mean for outdoor spaces and grouped VR...

WT: Bambi Burger

It’s a strong time for meat-alternatives with the Beyond Meat IPO and Impossible Whopper. Where is the next step for meat-alternatives? When will it be the norm? Uh-oh, an asteroid is almost going to impact Earth. See more here. Got...

WT: In A Jar

If there was a civilization before humans, how would we know? Where would it be and what signs should we expect? Can we turn a brain back on–and how should we? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Whiplash (Game of Thrones 805 Spoilercast)

One more Game of Thrones spoilercast about episode 805, “The Bells,” and we wrestle with another good-not-great episode. It’s basically a therapy session, folks. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: Bezos Mons

Andrew’s CONVINCED we’re living in a simulation. Breaking down Blue Origin’s big moon presentation. Home-building innovation coming to places of poverty. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...

AT: Dragons and Draggin’s (Spoilercast)

WT: Robot Clown and Satellite Man

An avian conspiracy sparks the question, “what fringe conspiracy theory could you believe?” The Drake equation and how likely we are to be in a simulation universe. A theory of bots consuming content and buying goods. Got something weird?...

WT: Endgame of Throngers (Spoilercast)

It was a big week between Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones and we’re here to give our spoiler-filled reactions. Spoilers for each are kept in their respective portions. Avengers: Endgame discussion and spoilers start 2:50. Game of...

AT: Utterly Soft

What does Luminary, a startup designed to publish exclusive premium podcasts, mean for creators small and large? Is this a walled garden or competition? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Goblin-Monger

Elon Musk had a bit of a weekend with two explosive news stories. Black hole picture! Black hole picture! Still the western world’s #1 source for goblin news. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Auto-Influencer

An Instagram scheme for free food. Is it ethical and what does it say about “success” in social media? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” The article we discuss: How I Eat For Free in NYC…...

WT: Sea-Mammoths?

It’s tax day. What would a future with minimum basic income do to deal with taxes in a world of abundance? A case for Brick and Bri Bri. Wooly mammoths back to life (kinda)! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Vapestagram

How did Weird Things get started and what was the thinking behind how it originally worked. Justin’s working on an Instagram project–what is it and how is he doing it? Bryce talks about the thinking on his Trending Lemon podcast. Andrew...

WT: Dog Spirit

What’s the worst thing that could happen to a hospital? A bridge and it’s not made of rainbows! America going back to the moon: is the news of a return feasible? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Learned

How do you learn in a modern age of information? How does Scam Nation, a magic tutorial channel fit alongside that? A break-down of the differences between Scam School and Scam Nation from an educational and logistic perspective. Send your...

WT: The Good Boy Cloning Program

WT: 500 Days of Poles

AT: Net-Positive Button

Hot off the heels of their big South By So Wasted 2019, the guys talk about how they went from a bar show to a real ticketed event in a venue–numbers included! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: Sgt. Pepper’s Zombie Corpse Club Band

We’re back from SXSW to bring you more weird and wild. Here’s an idea: we kill Brian–just for a bit. The moon quite a dry drink, isn’t it? Let’s go do a 5K. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...

AT: In Another World

Brian’s Modern Rogue got a nice write-up today. How did it get started and why did it continue not being on TV? Listener OpenBayou asks about the proper way to build an audience and ask for exposure. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: No, I Work For NASA

Andrew got to visit NASA to watch the Dragon Crew Capsule launch. What does this mean for the future of sending humans on American spacecrafts this year? Airplane critters. Can science eke out if non-conformity is conformist? Got something...

AT: Call It!

Listener Ken overworks his projects and asks for advice on simplifying and saying when enough is enough. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters, PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Bench Press A Moon Base

Death! The stench of death in Brazil! BAM ZOOM SpaceX to the moon and other space updates. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters, PodcastLink.com Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...

AT: Just Do The Thing!

Listener Joe has a question about making and publishing a graphic novel online and in print. Plus, Andrew talks about his new project PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Chaos Vaccine

OpenAI reveals a new artificial intelligence to generate news articles. We can see technology synthesize impressive new ideas, so how to we brace ourselves? Plus, Lord of the Rings fanfiction! Saying goodbye to one of our watery friends....

AT: Billion Dollar Failure

Gumroad’s creator has an article on how it failed to be a billion dollar company and Patreon’s growth woes. The trouble with venture capital expectations. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Look Who’s Marsing Now

Brains in a jar! Hacking life turns out to be a huge exploit. Big news: Mars One is no more. A look back at its troubled history and we pass judgement. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...

AT: The Curiosity Gap

Listener David writes back in to follow-up on his guitar YouTube channel. He’s GOT a mailing list, but what should he do with it? Writing good emails and subject lines. The difficulty of getting people to take an action. Send your project...

WT: Glowing Nuts

AT: Make a List!

Brian and Justin are on the other side of launching All’s Well: A Night Attack Album and had a lot of digital chart success. What do you do to build your base and then how do you turn those into sales. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Electricity Soup

AT: Beyond Words

Listener Vlad has a question about how to network overseas and in other languages. How can you use the internet to market to other parts of the world? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: I Only Click on Arby’s Ads

The Super Blood Wolf Moon brings out the weird crew! Deep fakes will undoubtedly affect the news landscape in the short term. Are there any solutions now and what could hypothetically solve it? A new type of rain in Brazil. The speed of...

AT: Seashell Sparkplugs

Listener Nick asks how we research in our various projects and we explore how that parallels and interweaves with the outlining and pre-production processes. How do you get over the dreaded first step? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Boulevard of Broken Fiber Dreams

Fusion energy: if we’re a decade away from widespread use, what does a fusion energy future look like? 5G is definitely on the way. Will telecoms treat users right in a wireless nirvana? GMO foods: the latest illogical craze since flouride...

AT: Digital Abs

Justin’s made a pledge to use social media more this year. How does social media tie into the daily lives of people who work online? Is inbox-zero feasible? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: You Wouldn’t Hit a Man With Spectacles (fixed)

Andrew has some choice words for SnapChat. We play: What Am I Poking? Clinging to this mortal coil. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Key and Peele and The Kominsky Method Justin:...

AT: Aquaman and the Normal Sized Helmet

WT: Plastic Straw Cleanse

It’s a new year and we’re here to talk pedestrian fatalities. Walk and drive safely! 2019 is upon us–how does our present compare to the fictionalized versions of 2019 like Blade Runner and Running Man? Also, drones create holiday hell in...

WT: Cold Mars

AT: The Problem With Jeep-Jops

What is the future of media? What is the power of merchandise in a world where ad-supported models are still shrinking? Plus, a higher level look at the numbers of Patreon. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...

WT: Empty Space Sensations

Voyager 2 has reached a new point in space! Elon was on 60 Minutes. We’re living in the future and “the mother of all demos” reminds us of how far we’ve come in 50 years. A perfect island vacation! What future tech would you buy for a...

AT: Needs To Be Filled

Changes to Tumblr make us wonder what are our needs are for blogging online and monetizing written works. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Medium is the Massage Justin:...

WT: Dirty Rocket

AT: Spotlight Curse

Can a reviewer really destroy a business? Did a Thrillist writer really kill a burger shop? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Mars: Inside SpaceX Justin: Norm Macdonald Has...

WT: Surrounded By Chaos

AT: Growth Opportunities

How do you break out of your niche and expand outwards? Andrew expanded out in literature, Brian’s expanded in puzzle boxes and videos, Justin’s working on the next expansion from card games. What advice would you give yourself three years...

WT: Greeting Rituals

This Monday is a huge date: a landing! Google will let you walk five hundred miles. A case for Big Man and The Other One. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Bodyguard Justin: Preacher...

AT: Clarity of Vision

Listener Lael has a question about top-level domains and how important an internet presence is today. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Master Switch Brian: It’s Always...

WT: Hell Carpet

AT: Yes, But How Was The Party?

WT: Glamp Up The Jams

Biosphere 2 and one man’s attempt to try it out on his own. Oumuamua is back with a vengeance! The late Paul Allen lives on in many ways, including Stratolaunch. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Selling the Story

Andrew’s friend Justin has questions about launching an online store like Scam Stuff. What should you look out for and what is most important to launch with? Should you own the store? Own the products? Own the audience? Send your project...

WT: Come in the Ark

AT: Moving Friction

A big update on an idea Andrew had last week re: education via podcasting. Listener Ken asked about finding an agent and what you should and shouldn’t do. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: In Contempt Of Parking Lot

An investigation into stolen material for crime-fighting duo Sparrow and the Judge. A man fights for his life in a mine. A new AR platform, 6D AI. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

AT: Fear Of Missing Education

Paying for education is huge in China–to the tune of $7bn. Is an audio-primary education sector viable in the US podcasting industry? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Lynda...

WT: Planet 9 From Outer Space

No lie, no joke: a goblin in space. What we know and where it is. Bigfoot spots man. Quantum computers tackling the question of life. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Udemy Justin:...

AT: Young Money

Young people making a lot of money. How? Using niches to meet unmet demand. Interesting new ideas in the cuisine delivery space. Plus, the latest Banksy art piece and news story. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Very Deep Fakes

Glowing clouds over LA! The scary, scary future will be faked and direct to your phone. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror and The Simon and Kirby...

AT: The Other C-Word

The rules aren’t the same in other countries. How does that intersect with your own personal image? Plus, the Elon Musk SEC settlement. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

WT: 60 Years Up There

NASA is 60 years old today! A look back at its importance and the Space Race. Something washed ashore on this Florida beach. How can technology get smarter (to make us smarter) without being creepy? Got something weird? Email...

AT: Pocket Protector

Talking more about the evolving AR tech living in your pocket. Evolving social networks paradigms: Flickr vs. Instagram. Why 3D TV failed. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

WT: Hashtag Why Not Us

WT: Sleeper Car

We’re about to find out SpaceX’s first private passenger going on the first trip to the moon in almost 50 years. Who could it be and how big of an impact is this culturally, economically, and scientifically? Volvo has a new concept for a...

AT: Monkey With a Gun

Musk gets skunked with a real sticky icky. Public relations foibles with public and private individuals. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Flexispot V9 Justin: The Making of...

WT: Fashionable UFOs

It’s our last episode ever! Because aliens are DEFINITELY coming for the end-times! Romance in spite of monkeys. Check out Andrew’s magic podcast, Magic Club. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Personal Touch

Justin’s card game “Action News” is finally reaching backers’ hands! The woes of international shipping. Why we bond with babies and why we’d take more pain versus less. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Free-Skyfalling

The official Weird Things guide to surviving a no-parachute free-fall. Who dropped the antimatter? The state of terraforming Mars. Brian is the next sci-fi Tom Clancy? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

WT: A New Way Up

New rocket vehicles from Stratolaunch mean new efforts in aircraft-launched payloads. An inflatable protrusion in the night sky. Wanna buy a hat? No After Things this week–it will return next week! Got something weird? Email...

AT: Wash That Dish!

Listener James has a question about productivity tools. A listener has a question about being “branded” into a certain category. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Tesla...

WT: West Bank On It

Animal parks are dangerous–just listen to this! What we thought was a brown dwarf may actually be an exoplanet. Plus, an update on the Space Force and Andrew’s impressions on his new Tesla 3. Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

WT: Dog Zoo!!!

The second half of this episode talks about visual technologies, so consider watching along with this video archive once we start talking about Childish Gambino or follow along with the video links below. Grainy footage from Canada has us...

AT: The Artist Boss

How many hours a week do you work? A glimpse into the daily routine of creative professionals. When to be your own boss and manage yourself. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks:...

WT: Modern Media

AT: Opportunity Cost

Andrew brings to us an audiobook conundrum: sell his audiobook rights to a publisher or produce it himself for a bigger cut? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Ultimate...

WT: Deer Dong Ditch

That classic Weird Things game: “Spiders, Snakes, or whaaaat??” Brian made a big damn mistake buying that property when he could have bought THIS! Fireworks? Pshaw! Mission Quest: The boys have launched their own para-military force to...

AT: Who’s Watching?

WT: Invisible Backhand

Computers can replace blue-collar work, but what about fashion design? New footage of Magic Leap AR is…well… Mission Quest: A Del Taco has blown up and the boys need to find a way to tell the world about a deadly “black comet.” Got...

AT: What If We Just Died?

Justin’s got a question about his Patreon and the various shows he ties into that. What’s good for the brand? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Private Parts Justin: Rat...

WT: Number One Killing Machine

AT: Future-You Money

A reminder for creatives: save your money, fool! Listeners James writes in about skills you’re born with versus skills you build. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew and Brian:...

WT: Universal

Tesla hit a production milestone. The outer space connection to cruise ships. A lengthy conversation on universal basic income. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Commanding Heights...

AT: Stacking Skills (w/ Jonathan Madajian)

Andrew and Justin talk to Jonathan Madajian, lab coordinator of the UCSB Experimental Cosmology Group, about how he got into production and what mindset it takes to build your skills and reputation. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Laser Propulsion (w/ Jonathan Madajian)

Andrew and Justin are joined by Jonathan Madajian, lab coordinator of the UCSB Experimental Cosmology Group, to talk about the awe-inspiring science behind using lasers to propel objects into space and deflect asteroids. Got something...

AT: Connected Data

We got a follow-up letter from listener Kameron about his escape room and wants to know about tracking his success and performance. Plus, hyper-text and connected information! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...

WT: Free-Range, Organic, All-Natural Uranium

A US Space Force has just been announced. What does that look like and who are the other actors in play? Chicago may see a Musk-funded loop from O’Hare to downtown. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Imagine the Dragons

WT: The Plight of the Future Man

Shocking discovery of a time-traveler! Andrew’s “run-in” with a major news story. AI’s fighting with each other…for good! Virtual selves? A new journey begins: Mission Quest! A life-changing encounter in Del Taco. Got something weird?...

AT: Yelp for Journalists

We talk about rarely-touch-upon personality on this show Elon Musk’s tweetstorms over the weekend on media. What are the ramifications of a “Yelp for journalists” and what could it look like? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Wolf Runner

It’s a mysterious creature sighting–Sinclaire and Sherbert are on the case! Hybridization and species similarities. AI: it’s not perfect! Here’s the article Andrew referenced. How Facebook and YouTube will need to wield machine learning in...

AT: Clockwork Set In Motion?

We break down the leaked Google X internal video “Selfish Ledger.” Check it out here and enjoy this deep-dive on the repercussions of total data forfeiture and algorithmic behavioral nudging. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Tunnel Snails Rule

A new real-world test of the EM drive and some answers. An update on the Boring Company and its plan to add more mass-transit to LA. Concerns and questions, but it’s still early. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

AT: An Hour of New Content

Listener Diamond Joe is back to ask about what he should do when creating new magic content: stay on the theme that works or try something new? Go and do it! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: Don’t Eat Andrew Mayne

Andrew talks a little about his murky secret project. Hanna-Barbera-AI. SpaceX makes us yawn. Drag-and-drop machine learning? A real Google secretary–what are the implications of more adanced robo-calls? Got something weird? Email...

WT: Voluntary Apocalypse

Android Mayne is back from Hell/Atlantis/the North Pole. VR is now cheap and wireless. Is the race over? Andrew’s impressions of the Oculus GO. Is there a brewing public backlash against the hyper-rich? #JourneyQuest: The boys have a...

AT: Marvel: Infinity Franchise

AT: Lost Humanity About Farting

How do you overcome instant fear, especially when flying? LOTS of advice for beating fears. Plus we brainstorm “Travel Core.” Send your questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: Hipmunk Brian: Sex...

WT: Patriot dot Eagle slash Cyborgi

Get your insurance and swap info. Machine learning is able to synthesize content, but how can it be reigned in? Blue Origin and Virgin Hyperloop One make moves. Plus, breaking down an…interesting idea for restaurant innovation. Yeah, let’s...

WT: Nuke The Monuments

It’s chuckles galore as we discover a new input device. Plus, a new partnership in virtual sightseeing, a frightening farm, plus SNAKES! No After Things this week–it will return next week! Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

AT: Thanks To You

Listener David has a follow up question! His YouTube channel is doing well, but he’s feeling underwater in the success. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Zero to One Justin:...

WT: Grandpa’s Dice Now

AT: Deserving of Time

Andrew’s had very high-priority deadlines lately. How do you focus when you’re dealing with tension from multiple sides? Plus, what do you do about unassigned time? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: His Very Large Tool

Andrew’s back and ready to bring the weird. Elon showed off his big new tool. Vindication in the SpaceX Zuma story–who was really at fault? Learning styles: fact or fiction? Can you listen and read and pat your stomach at the same time?...

AT: Ready Player After

WT: Freddy AI

AT: Naturally Becoming Cautious

WT: Get The Cane!

AT: Narrative Meets Aparatus

Brian’s buddies at the Whiskey Vault launched a Patreon campaign and we compare notes and talk about where our own campaigns are sitting. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Brian:...

WT: Multihops

AT: Break It Down

WT: There Will Be Pickaxes

AT: Kindling Before the Explosion

Justin breaks down his one-man live show from booking to reading the audience. How do you take a one-way live stream and format it for a responsive crowd? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

WT: Borged By Cows

How cautious should we be of increasing AI functionality? Is the doomsaying justified? Predictions on early nasty AI. Cow products minus cows! Nanotech means we can finally get our ten-thousand hugs. #JourneyQuest: It seems Bryce Dave’d...

AT: Limits On My Creativity

How do you work within time limits, but without executional limits? Which will drop-dead first: your deadline or you? Plus, the insidious side of direct-to-consumer/-children marketing. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Spinning Rockets

Is a merging of technology the solution to hyper-immersion? The miniaturization of tech. Real-life rocket trebuchets. #JourneyQuest: Finally in Bryce Vegas, the boys are going to try to Dave Good Bryce as leader of Bryce Vegas or blow it...

WT: YOLO 420 Amaze It…Verily!

The machines are learning!!! Could we handle an electronics-destroying catastrophe? The next frontier of mining: below the sea? #JourneyQuest: One failed PR stunt later, the boys make their way to Bryce Vegas and don’t even get distracted...

WT: Tulsa Motors

Andrew’s back from the Falcon Heavy launch to gush about the experience and distribute the appropriate amount of shame. Brian brings a conspiracy theory. What’s the next steps for all the various space players including Blue Origin and the...

AT: Opening the Toolbox

What tools do the boys use to get stuff done? Slack, Trello, Cut Notes, Overcast, iCatcher, Tweetbot, Twitter, Discord, Pixelmator, Photoshop, vMix. With Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Birds Didn’t Start the Fire

A new vector in fire-starting. A grotesque moral and ethical dilemma from a century ago. The 5 second rule of infectious disease. With Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Likely Scam

What can you do about these unending spam calls? What should you do as a creative professional who may have to cold-call prospective customers? What’s to be done about Facebook? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: SpaceX Killed My Dog

Falcon Heavy launches in just over a week. The boys take bets on how explode-y it gets! Space disco balls. #JourneyQuest: With Replicant Bryce in tow, the boys arrive in Bryce Vegas to “Dave” Evil Bryce. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Accelerated Prison Time

How are the boys doing in their quest to level up this year? Making progress or slacking off? And how to talk to celebrities (kinda). Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Axios...

WT: Baby Coward Man

Andrew’s up for an award…how weird? Cryogenics: wake me up inside or can’t wake up? How long would you want to be cryogenically suspended? Could you recreate Brian without his body? #JourneyQuest: Will the boys take up this atomic task?...

AT: Value-Add

Listener Ken asks about how to book a live podcast. Listener Josh wants to know if this plan to jumpstart his writing will work. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The...

WT: Just a Head and Cleavage

Justin’s back with stories from Japan. Of course the hottest story from CES is…! What the what happened to SpaceX’s secretive launch of Zuma? Government conspiracy or aerospace foible? #JourneyQuest: Their first wrestling victory...

AT: Pepsi Was NOT Okay

Good habits take time to settle. A lengthy conversation on dietary goals, weight loss experiences, and gaining muscle. What am I going to do differently this year? What habits should I set to be that person? Send your project...

WT: Please Dont Sue Us, Britney Spears

AT: Watershed Cartoon

The relief of an apology and qualities of great leadership. Also, Patreon reversed their decision to change fee structures. With Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: That’s Not A Flashlight!

The adventures of Lance Boyle, Gal Gadot in a way you’ve never seen her, and ultimate control over monkeys. With Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...

AT: The Deciding Factor

Brian brings us a question: if Modern Rogue expands into non-video media, when should he start that expansion? Should he at all? Also, what’s going on with the Patreon thing? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...

WT: Hey Google, Find Planets

NASA Googled for new planets. Scenario: The Bri-ocs versus the Justin-ons in the history of space war…on Earth! #JourneyQuest: The boys’s first wrestling match starts! Do they throw the fight? Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

AT: Different Part of Your Brain (fix)

Listener Bob writes in asking about handling too many social media accounts. What are successful voices for online accounts? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” (Apologies! To have been...

WT: Mars Bars

Driving through in Mars’s orbit…it’s just a hop(s) away! #JourneyQuest: The guys are signed as…wrestlers?! Now, they’re finally “leaving” “Texas” towards “Bryce Vegas.” Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Passion For Passion

Instead of a new year’s resolution, how can you level up in the next year? Knowing when to be future-focussed and when to quit. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Brian: Jim & Andy...

WT: Play That Funky Music, Alexa

AT: Today’s Quality, Tomorrow’s Results

What does Kickstarter’s new crowdfunding subscription website, Drip, mean for the crowdfunding landscape? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If...

WT: Eternal Autonomous Death Event

What’s the best way to live forever? Probably not a cloud of killbots! We’ve got a car that could out-race them though. #JourneyQuest: Justin’s mind-controlled, Brian’s been cloned, and there’s yet another competitor to the arena. Got...

AT: Mask-Charade?

Breaking down the claim that Apple’s FaceID can be beaten with a mask and the reporting surrounding it. Email from listener James on the topic of how to rebrand a popular offshoot product. Breaking Lord of the Rings news. Spoilers for...

WT: Tesla Over-Easy (upd)

A new, unknown type of zombie. Keep on truckin’! #JourneyQuest: Brian and Justin almost murdered the Golden Emperor and Brian’s ding-dong is still shot off. Can they eliminate this foppish fascist in the arena? Got something weird? Email...

AT: Thor: Ragnarok Spoiler Discussion

This week, it’s all spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok! Go check it out and then enjoy our discussion. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Black Panther Justin: Thor: Ragnarok Brian:...

WT: Smug Disapproving Fox

What tech are you most excited for? A look at a possible world 10 years from now. The next big mascots are…you! #JourneyQuest returns next week when the boys aren’t sick! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Restart the Adventure

If you’re in a good place, what do you do? Get a head start on your New Year’s resolution NOW and send your idea to [email protected], subject “After Things” Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon, we’ll...

WT: Punched Into an IHOP

A visitor from outside the solar system. Mar does its own #TheDress. Tube life, bruh. #JourneyQuest: Having defeated the kid mayor, the boys make their way to the golden emperor. new schnitzel who dis. Got something weird? Email...

AT: America Runs On Me

Netflix is ramping up its spending on original content. What does that say about the landscape of digital streaming and monetization. Also, what do you do when you’re waiting on other projects? Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Big Feet, Big Eat

Gates of Hell found? Hyperloop takes another step forward in Maryland. Bigfoot’s gotta eat, right? #JourneyQuest: Brian’s sworn to protect a town from marauders and Justin’s position is unknown. Got something weird? Email...

AT: Bar-cade Rescue

Andrew tried out The Void VR. Location-based experiences and the future of public gaming. With After Things producer Bryce Castillo. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The...

WT: Future-Transport Tycoon

Did your gravity feel weird? Transportation of the future: what’s the smart bet in the next 20 years? #JourneyQuest returns next week! With Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

WT: The Locked-Mess Monster

Certain footage of ghosts! See the video here. #JourneyQuest: Brian and his monkey army have rolled into a desert town. Follow the power trip! Catch our spoiler-filled Blade Runner 2049 discussion on the After Things podcast. Got something...

AT: Blade Spoiler 2049

AT: We Can Read It

Joined with Bryan Thomas Schmidt, editor and co-author of Predator: If It Bleeds, available now on Kindle. How Bryan got into the business writing and editing. Check out Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, now in paperback and Audible. Send...

WT: Big Friendly Rocket

SpaceX announces the BFR, new timeline to Mars, and one more thing… #JourneyQuest continues next week! Check out Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, now in paperback and Audible. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

AT: Are You Gonna Be My Guy?

WT: The Full Stack

AT: Stopping Things

WT: I’ll Have Nun Of It

AT: Courageous

Apple’s got a big announcement tomorrow. What can we expect tech-wise? What about ten years from now? Get Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, for free this month if you have Prime! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Whipping out our Venuses

The colonizing Mars vs. Venus debate heats up. AI can play video games, but could it make them? #JourneyQuest: Aboard the Hindenburg X, will Brian and Justin help out the mysterious forces aboard? Get Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, for...

AT: All Books, Mom

Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, is a #1 Kindle bestseller (in all of books!). What happened and how it got on Kindle First. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: The Naturalist, a #1...

WT: But Aliens

A new record in space. A new K-9 division? #JourneyQuest returns next week! Get Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, for free this month if you have Prime! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: The...

AT: Gaming the Machine

StoryVoice is out on the app store. Now what? Hypothetically: Gaming the New York Times’ bestseller list. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Superbad and The Swift Guy Brian:...

WT: Lotta Confidence

It’s a Weird Things beach party! What are some things we believe, but can’t prove? #JourneyQuest: The mysterious motorcyclist is revealed and a new threat looms. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Build That Button

Andrew’s about to submit StoryVoice, his dictation app. What could it do in the future? What should it be priced? What is MoviePass and how does it affect theaters, studios, and you? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

WT: Might As Well Be Talking ’bout The Moon

Andrew and Brian have huge eclipse stories (and Justin is here too). Plus, a Musk round-up: a launch we missed, spacesuit we love, and a tunnel we dig. #JourneyQuest: Brian, finished with his cry, tries to escape Ugg in quarter 2. Can he...

AT: The Branding Ones

Discussion on The Defiant Ones, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, creative partnerships, and marketing scenarios. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Defiant Ones Justin: BeatsX...

WT: The Edge of Truth

Andrew freaked himself out. What the eclipse can tell us about flat earthers. #JourneyQuest: Back to Justin, politely trying to escape from the underground amusement park attraction. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

AT: Press Start

Derivative as derogatory. Tutorializing and addiction in gaming. What Hearthstone gets right. (Very mild Game of Thrones 704 spoilers 37:34-42:58). Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks:...

WT: Peek Show

Things that go thump in the attic. What is sentience and how big do you have to be to have it? A quick dive into consciousness and the Chinese Room #JourneyQuest: Back to the dinosaur-saddled Brian trying to break out of Ugg. Got something...

AT: The Meaning of Freedom

Pleasing your audience or pleasing your platform? The idea of “independence” Listener James wants to know how to ask for help. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Aliens GO!

Is Jupiter even real? Social and public equilibrium. Crafting the perfect pyramid/aliens survey. Vote on the survey here. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...

AT: Not-So-Sandy Egos

News from San Diego Comic-Con: New trailers for Stranger Things season 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Ready Player One, Justice League, Defenders, and Star Trek: Discovery. Plus Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Dr. Doom, Creed 2, and Star Wars: The Last...

WT: Infrastructure X

What would the impact be of a proper US Space Corps? The Elon Musk infrastructure of the future. #JourneyQuest: Justin is in the very slow clutches of Molesting Sloth. What mysteries does his domicile hold? Check out Justin’s new game,...

AT: We Want Experiences

D23 updates including Star Wars Land, now Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. What ways can amusement parks embrace immersive theater? Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Young People’s Blood

Badass Bezos. When will consumers be able to go into space? Brian’s latest drone encounter. #JourneyQuest: We’re back with Brian on the battlefield of Ugg. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Got something weird? Email...

AT: You’ve Won! Now What?

WT: Lethal Munchies

Who’s this adorable bugger? nomnomnom. You got your human in my neaderthal! #JourneyQuest: As Ugg approaches Brian, we follow Justin as he traverses the dangerous forest. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Got something weird? Email...

AT: A World of Work

Listener Evaric wants to know how to handle a fanmade Diamond Club-focussed story. Listener Neil asks about the legitimacy of social engineering techniques. Discussion of Nobody Speak and the Gawker/Hulk Hogan trial and freedom of the...

WT: Jaunty Afternoon Balloon

Just a friendly hot air balloon ride. The machine learning future. Is extraterrestrial life a danger? Could we be in a simulation? Is AI a plausible threat? The intersection of religion and philosophy. #JourneyQuest returns next week!...

AT: Behind the Paywall

Listener Ken has questions about putting content behind a paywall. Listener James wants to know how to carve out me-time without feeling guitly. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Pick:...

WT: Panic! At The Night Sky

Celebrities: they find lights in the sky just like us! Also, PANIC PANIC EVERYBODY PANIC. #JourneyQuest: The game of Ugg is afoot. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Starring Adam West...

AT: A Better Tool

Patreon is getting bigger. How did it get here and how could it grow as a platform for creators and supporters? What about YouTube and Twitch? Check out Scam School on Science Channel June 24th, 8amET/5amPT. Set your DVR! Send your project...

WT: SameSun.exe

Finally, a pop-up you won’t hate. Twinsies! #JourneyQuest: Captured in an unknown jungle, the boys are interrogated by a tribal leader. Check out Scam School on Science Channel June 24th, 8amET/5amPT. Set your DVR! Email [email protected],...

AT: Not From Concentrate

Listener Blair wants to know how to defeat distraction. Plus, thoughts on the Black Panther teaser. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Black Panther teaser trailer Justin:...

WT: A Cliched Plot

What’s hunting Andrew in his own backyard? It’s E3 time–are we in the future yet? #JourneyQuest: We’re on the TRAIN TRACKS TO HELL. Wonder Woman spoilers 1:19:18 to end. Check out Scam School on Science Channel June 24th, 8amET/5amPT. Set...

AT: The Whoa Moment

What the expansion of VR/AR could mean for creators. Is now the time to dive in? Plus, Andrew’s experience making tiny.shop. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Hacking Growth...

WT: Kinda Off-Planet

Look up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a superhero! No, it’s a plane! Living off-planet in a new way. The always-listening assistants in your home and pocket. Apple put its chips in AR. #JourneyQuest: Bryce is on their heels! Will our...

AT: Deck Party

Go solo or partner up? What are the pros and cons? Plus, working through the weekend. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Start-Up J Curve Brian: Matt and Mattingly’s Ice...

WT: Do Not Be Fooled By…That

BREAKING NEWS: Goblin photo! Very tiny things. We’re whalers on the moon. #JourneyQuest: Justin and the saved Brian are now on the hunt for the Black Canyon and meet a huge new foe. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

AT: Can’t Logic It Away

WT: Space Hula Hoops

More dimming in the sky. Are we on the verge of finding a Dyson sphere? How scared of a Dyson sphere society shoult we be? Other ways dark matter might manifest itself. #JourneyQuest: Justin’s on a quest(?) to the future to save(?)...

AT: The New-New

How do you adapt to changes in your medium? The “exposure” factor. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Zero to One Justin: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Brian:...

WT: Flying Cuties (fixed)

We take a quick vacation to the islands. An unexpected da Vinci instrument. It probably stinks. What’s Elon Musk Up To This Week? #JourneyQuest: What does Brian’s bloodlust mean for the guys? Spoiler-y Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2...

AT: What Is Your Business?

Listener Fitz wants to know more ways to promote his brand. How do you remain customer-focused over your original concept? What is your business? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” We can...

WT: Ghosts N Stuff

Double-barreled ghost stories today. What is the real truth? Running the blade on a new trailer. What would we do to independent robotoids? #JourneyQuest: Hitler/Matthew McConaughey is setting up some big meetings. Got something weird?...

AT: Skill la Skill

WT: Tunnel Snakes Rule

The Weird Things Famous Photo Quiz! Elon Musk detailed his new underground plan, The Boring Company. Containers: Uber for stuff? #JourneyQuest: Who are these two “unknown” figures? Can the boys save millions of lives? Got something weird?...

AT: Pumped Things

Listener David wants advice on recording content around a full-time job and family time. Andrew’s almost a year into learning coding. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

WT: Future Vision

AT: Uber for Disruption

WT: Net Cafe Drop Kick

A blast from the past. New developments in asteroid mining. Bigfoot very clearly spotted! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Video 1 and video 2. Picks: Andrew: Thor Ragnarok trailer Justin:...

AT: For Business or Pleasure?

David wants to know how to handle making content that is popular, but not exactly what he wants to make. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Brian: MINIMUM podcast (3/25) and Origin...

WT: I’m Not A Space Bully

AT: Scantily-Clad

WT: Monkey Winds

Brian caught in an unusual storm. Ants v. Spiders v. Humans: who wins? How cheap will space tourism be in 20 years? With Bryce Castillo. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: Sing Street...

AT: Long-Term Plan

WT: Beastiology

AT: To Be Honest

WT: Idyllic Vignettes

Just a jaunty trip to Europe. Just a jaunty trip to the roundup. Is having babies ethical in an environment of global warming? #JourneyQuest: The boys are on the verge of a death sentence. Chopping block approaching fast, what are the boys...

AT: Work The Podcast Shoot

Listener/Host Andrew wants to know about how his new podcast should work optimally within YouTube. What choices work best on Patreon? We’re joined by Amos and Kent from the Ritual Misery Podcast. Check out Andrew’s new magic podcast, Magic...

WT: In Space, No One Can Taste The Rainbow

AT: Support Class

Justin had a birthday! The trials of one creative supporting another. Weird Tank: Andrew spitballs a social media campaigning tool and Brian’s one-hour-inbox. The power of ads and promoting on social media. Send your project...

WT: The Great Bezos Wars

An interruption on the footie pitch. Blue Origin promises moon settlements. LOL to international assassination. Hostage hotel. #JourneyQuest: Brian’s tried to sell-out the kingdom. What fate befalls the boys? Got something weird? Email...

AT: One-Man Band

Ken wants to know about one-mic shows. Jason wants assistence with grammar. Bob wants tips for dealing with hecklers. Reflections on Daryl Easton’s unfortunate passing. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

WT: Konami Code Drive

Brian’s got LEGO Batman problems. How could we get to NASA’s newly announced habitable planets? What sort of time travel torture would we subject ourselves to? What are the forbidden topics in science? SpaceX’s surprise moon announcement...

AT: Like, Engage

What should we be doing that we know we aren’t? Taxes, comments, and saving for retirement. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: David Brent: Life on the Road and Acorns...

WT: Jeep Impact

Earth’s hidden Bermuda Triangle. EMP: a looming danger? Security concerns vis a vis respect for the President. #JourneyQuest: The boys concoct weapons and wage medieval war. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...

AT: Movie Discussion: Split

WT: Acceleration Curve

Phenomena of the human brain. The very accurate history of medical suturing. Community discussion in the internet age. What could be done? #JourneyQuest: What is the fate of the duke? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

AT: Finish Lines

(Note: Weird Things is now recording live on Mondays, so After Things will now release publicly on Thursday.) Listener James wants to know how to get back on track. What goes into setting up Brian’s live show? Send your project...

WT: Judas Eyes

AT: There Is No Moon

The anxiety of planning versus the comfort of doing. A useful guidinance tool in mission statements. Check out Andrew’s new book Orbital: Station Breaker II. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

WT: Read THIS

A southern-fried sighting! Imagine: a vast underground transportation system. Killer mice! #JourneyQuest: The boys’ collars are starting to beep. This is not good. Check out Andrew’s new book Orbital: Station Breaker II. Got something...

AT: Business of Giving You the Business Card

What does your business card say and say about you? Describing yourself to get different results. Plus, questions from the chat! Check out Andrew’s new book Orbital: Station Breaker II. Send your project questions/ideas to...

WT: Make Space Travel Great Again?

New prez, new missions to Mars? What stances will a new administration take on NASA and deep-space exploration? Making waves on Venus. #JourneyQuest: The boys storm Diamondcity! Check out Andrew’s new book Orbital: Station Breaker II. Got...

AT: Open Rate

WT: Ultimate Moon Frisbee

SpaceX launched their iridium-1 rocket and landed the booster. The unknown industries to be grown out of cheaper space travel. Dr. Blindman and Prof. What…? tackle a space mystery. #JourneyQuest: The buys are tasked with a new mission:...

After Things: That’s a Spin Kick

Procrastination and the fallout of that. What drives you to get it done? How to win customer services and influence sales reps. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: How to Win...

Podcast: Double Trouble

Two mysteries for Spiro and The Fudge. Where did this wreckage go and WHAT IS THAT?! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Check out Andrew’s new magic trick on his mailing list Justin:...

After Things: The Roguening

Podcast: Digitally Recreated Edition

It’s 2017! How close are we to Blade Runner’s vision of 2019 and how far have we come from the predictions of the 90’s? Lasers at the Nothern Lights? We don’t understand the universe. #JourneyQuest: Brian and Justin are in a prison cell...

After Things: Shoot at the Moon

With a billion dollars, what moonshot technology would you invest in for the future? With After Things producer Bryce Castillo ( http://twitter.com/brycas ). Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

Podcast: The Boring Show

Elon Musk is just so boring! Has Magic Leap jumped the shark. What VR/AR tech will succeed? (No Rogue One spoilers) With Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo ( http://twitter.com/brycas ). Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

After Things: Different In Your Hands

Listener William wants to know best practices for editing. Listener Stephen wants our insight on subscription service Project Alpha. Periscopes and brand value. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

Podcast: The Real Star Wars of Alderaan

Seriously, we’re not talking about Rogue One at all! How could the technology of Star Wars come to life? Holograms, landspeeders, FTL, The Force, and more. #JourneyQuest: Brian and Justin face off in the Diamond Dome and the identity of...

After Things: Good Morning, Tatooine

Everything that’s right about the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer. The evolving sophistication of story-telling in popular culture. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

Podcast: new space station who dis

After Things: Done is Better than Perfect

How are the guys handling Black Friday? Listener Shannon took our advice on her movie review site. What her results were after just doing the damn thing. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...

Podcast: We’re All Farmers

Yeti in Russia? Correction: We don’t know our quantum mechanics as well as we thought. Robots: Will they take all our jerbs? #JourneyQuest: Brian and JuRY are reunited and continue their mission. Got something weird? Email...

After Things: Audience Compatibility

Reader Ken asks about buying advertising for his podcast. The precarious tightrope of buying advertising for content. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Marvel Comics: The...

Podcast: Goblins in Court

Breaking goblin news! The verdict on that leaked EmDrive paper. Is it worthy of peer-review? You can help NASA cut costs! #JourneyQuest: Brian ate the sub, now he’ll pay the price! Spoiler discussion of Arrival 1:08:38 to end. Got...

After Things: Best in the World

Podcast: Copious Orifice

After Things: 20,000 Leagues Up in the Cloud

How will Blizzard’s new Overwatch league work in the esports space? Want a free copy of Andrew’s “How to Make Money on Mars?” Email [email protected] for free copy! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...

Podcast: PhD Candidate Weird

What portions of our biology are quantum? Send in your parallel dream experiences to [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Strange sounds in Canada. #JourneyQuest: Brian’s dead(?!) and what will become of Justin in the hands of...

After Things: Fight For It

Listener Kyva wants to know about when to let go of works as a money-making item? The virtues of Creative Commons relative to consumer and corporate benefits. The smartest and dumbest thing the guys have done in recent years. Send your...

Podcast: Voight-Wink Test

Potty Things. Star talk: are we getting signals from aliens? Is the Prime Directive moral? #JourneyQuest: The helicopters are coming! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Goosebumps and...

After Things: Network Before You Need It

Podcast: Marstralia

After Things: Question Behind the Question

Podcast: Scubba

After Things: Pure Martian Material

More on the economics of traveling to and from Mars. How can money be made from Mars quickly and over time? Andrew’s upcoming book “How to Make Money on Mars”: https://amzn.com/B01LYPJRLI Send your project questions/ideas to...

Podcast: The Moon Proposal Hoax

After Things: Psy-Kick!

Update on Justin’s flash-printed expansions. Reader N.T. wants to know how modern politics intersect speculative fiction. Reader The Rogue Creator wants to know how to introduce his magic tricks to the magic community. Reader Ed wants to...

Podcast: Extreme Mars Things

SpaceX unveiled their Mars travel framework. What was announced, what does this tech mean, and what’s the criticism? #JourneyQuest will return next episode! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...

After Things: More Than a Cup of Coffee

Andrew has an update on AuthorPage.com. How could you monetize the low-price short story market? Plus, Justin’s experience with a limited Contender flash sale. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...

Podcast: Get Your SpaceX to Mars

SpaceX thinks they’ve solved the mystery of the exploding rocket. Our predictions for what Elon Musk will announce as his Mars colonization play this Tuesday. #JourneyQuest: What’s inside that creepy cave? It’s #VisionQuest! Got something...

After Things: Spooky Scary Skeletons

Podcast: Comparing Rocket Sizes

After Things: Cheese Weasel

Listener Andrew updates us on his writing gig. Listener Ken isn’t sure about a “selling out” to make a government-funded podcast. Listener Gavin wants to know how we prep for the holiday season. Dealing with toxicity in community. Send...

Podcast: JuRY Road

SpaceX is stumped. We’re here to help. Your Tesla will NEVER hit a UFO! Pittsburgh riders will be able to get driverless Ubers. This time on #JourneyQuest: Can Justin save Brian from Salvation? Got something weird? Email [email protected],...

After Things: It Was Electricity

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Andrew talks about the process of his new scenario-based show, Darker Path. How do you write something so interactive...

Podcast: I’m Their King

Yowie sighting! An exciting round of Real, Not Real, or Better Safe Than Sorry. #JourneyQuest: What does Brian do at the reins of a wasteland town? Check out the Stranger Path beta here:...

After Things: Figuring Stuff Out

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. We’re joined by author Peter J. Wacks! Andrew and Peter detail their new website for authors, AuthorPage.com. Building...

Weird Things: Whoopsie No Ways

Kidnapped by goblins! Right? What sort of life could be found on Proxima Centauri B? Brian gets captured in this edition of Journey Quest! Light Mr. Robot spoilers (1:00:07-1:04:26) Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...

After Things: The Netflix of Your Future

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Kameron has a profitable business, but he feels it’s hampering his ability to do magic professionally. What does he do...

Podcast: Squeak Squeak!

SpaceX is publicly erect. What’s the future of the Olympics with the virutalization of sports? Journey Quest update! Justin is left in the van. Can Justin trust a new person? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...

After Things: Talk-Back

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Bryce Castillo joins Andrew and Justin again! Gregory wants advice in establishing his name as a tech expert. Andrew...

Podcast: High Velocity Insertions

Andrew and Justin are joined by Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo. At what point do SpaceX launches lose their luster? Special plague scenario: Bryce is in hot water in Nashville! Like the plague roleplay? Let us know on Twitter:...

Podcast: Watson M.D.

Pupdate: Ancient Siberian Edition! Hacking Tesla autopilot. Plus, another installment of the plague world scenario. Was it a real baby? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” (No After Things this week!)...

After Things: What Makes You Look Good

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Justin talks about how he got involved with BitTorrent News and how he defined his own role. Send your project...

Podcast: Bunch of Stuff Happens

After Things: Quantum Routers

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Gavin wants to know tools for getting his writing published digitally. Send your project questions/ideas to...

Podcast: Sorry, Florida

After Things: Footprints

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Joe wants advice on promoting his live haunted mansion shows. Robby sends his regards and the guys talk about pricing...

Podcast: Weird Things: Fury Road

After Things: Totally 100

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Cole has a Kickstarter to fund a new geek media channel. Framing a new media venture. With Bryce Castillo. Send your...

Podcast: Eating Things

After Things: Believe Me

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Believability in story-telling. How do you get your audience to trust the world you build? What environment do you need...

Podcast: Snakes on a Plain

Danger at a family gathering! A tragic loss surrounding self-driving technology. Juno is returning from Jupiter this Monday. Got something weird or feedback? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picture from the end of...

After Things: There is No Perfect

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. James wants to know how to combat procrastination. Andrew workshops his idea for a 3D printing service. Send your...

Podcast: I’m Live, Dammit!

After Things: Someday, Someday, Someday

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Your letters! Ken wants to get on the new Star Trek. How does he get in and what red flags should he avoid? Fitz wants...

Podcast: I’m Bored With Space!

After Things: Road to MVP

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Andrew talks about his experience getting to a “minimum-viable product.” Send your project questions/ideas to...

Podcast: MegaWhatt?

After Things: More Real Than Real

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Vive update week 3! What new games do we want to see? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...

Podcast: I Gotta Kill My Horse

After Things: Get Back On That Ride

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Idle hands and their relationship to the devil. Do you really want to fail a lot? Plus, bad video game movies! Send your...

Podcast: Put Your Shirt Back On

After Things: Amp It Up To 11 (w/ Stephen Merlino, Peter Wacks)

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. We’re joined with Stephen Merlino and Peter Wacks. We talk about Stephen’s career and process in writing. Plus, what’s a...

Podcast: Alexa, Get Weird (w/ Peter Wacks)

There’s a WHAT on this plane??? Brian and Justin give their in-depth impressions of the HTC Vive. Plus, we’re joined by Peter Wacks. Got something weird or feedback? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew:...

After Things: Dazzle With Your Brilliance

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. New VR from Google? And Nick wants to know how to get in touch with the people in charge! Send your project...

Podcast: Puppy On-Demand

After Things: Turbulent Magnification

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Austin’s daughter wants to be a YouTuber, but she’s only 12! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...

Podcast: Living is Pretty Rad

After Things – Refine!

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. We’ve got two of your letters! Daniel started a writing project and Todd has a streaming network. Send your project...

Podcast – I’d Say Shoo!

After Things: Momentum Matters

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Louis CK and his not-so-bankrupt life. How does it sit compared to non-independent release plans? How do you gauge what...

Podcast: Apocalypse Prime

After Things: Original Recipe? (w/ Peter Wacks)

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. We’re joined by author Peter Wacks of the WordFire Humble Bundle. Viewer email: How do you know if your work is original...

Podcast: Interstellar Local Ordinances

Probing Alpha Centauri…with lasers? We found Nessy! Yes!! Only days left to pick your price for tons of great sci-fi stories at http://bit.ly/humblescience Picks: Brian: Freakonomics on guaranteed basic income and The Diamond Age Justin:...

After Things: You Won The Lottery (w/ Bryan Thomas Schmidt)

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Bryan Thomas Schmidt joins the show! What’s the role of an editor in an anthology? Bryan’s journey and advice for new...

Podcast: Hannibal Detector (w/ Jody Lynn Nye)

Sci-fi author Jody Lynn Nye joins the show this week. SpaceX stuck the landing! What does the evolving scientific landscape mean for speculative fiction? A pair of Yeti Tales! Pick your price for tons of great sci-fi stories from Jody,...

After Things: A Million Words

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Weird Tank! Shannon has a review blog, but is unsure about how to grow it. Got questions about your creative project?...

Podcast: Less-High Price

After Things: Sold! Sold!

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. En media res impressions of Amazon Echo. Andrew’s voice dictation experiment. AT Picks: Andrew: Rev and Captain America:...

Podcast: Human Touch

Podcast: Who Watches the Neighborhood Watch?

Andrew is out this week, but Brian and Justin are joined by WT producer Bryce Castillo. The supposed fracture between Alphabet and Boston Dynamics inspires an entire episode on a future populated with robots and drones. After Things will...

Podcast: Cats On A Boat (w/ Owen JJ Stone)

After Things: Say Yes (w/ Illeana Douglas)

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Illeana Douglas is here to talk about her book “I Blame Dennis Hopper” and the experiences of coming up and working in...

Podcast: Scientific Chisel (w/ Illeana Douglas)

After Things: The Algorithm Is In Play

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Andrew launched his new book Station Breaker. How did it go? Weird Tank: How is Bob’s pitch for a hyper-local new media...

Podcast: Hey, I Need A Ride

After Things: Finding a Balance

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. In a new Weird Tank, should Andy do what he loves or do what works? Plus, Vive’s price is announced! Want help with your...

Podcast: Don’t Believe Anything

After Things: I’m Ready

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. We’re joined with JF Dubeau and Kevin J Anderson to talk about publishing JF’s “The Life Engineered” on InkShares and...

Podcast: Looking for Beer or Frankenstein?

JF Dubeau, author of Sword & Laser selection “The Life Engineered,” joins us! AI and machine learning: should we fear it? Could you encode messages in the newly discovered gravitational waves? Stay tuned to the end to find out how to win a...

After Things: Let Me Clear The Field

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Brian and Andrew dole out wisdom to four Weird Tank submissions. Want help with your project/idea? Send your Weird Tank...

Podcast: The Menu of Doom

HoloLens hits the Super Bowl. The Weird Things Exotic Adventurers Club Gala. What’s on the menu? A new Indian Bus Driver Report Picks: Andrew: Floating to Space and The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Justin: American Crime Story: The...

Podcast: Always Bet On Musk

RIP Marvin Minsky. The smartitude of admitting you’re dumb. SpaceX’s Hyperloop competition. Does Flat-Earth fall flat? What’s your guilty pleasure conspiracy? Picks: Andrew: The Tripods book series and TV series Justin: The Party Decides...

After Things: Self-Imposed Hustle

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Dive into the Weird Tank! The Boys listen to a proposal to expand a performer’s booking locations. Plus: Justin on The...

After Things: Digitol Preorder

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Andrew got an unexpected response last week! How Amazon tallies preorder sales. How can Andrew get the word out about it...

Podcast: Planet X Shade

After Things: Beater Eaters

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Justin’s opening one week of public sales on The Contender Politically Incorrect Packs. Brian cleaned and rearranged the...

Podcast: Luddite Snails

After Things: Experience the Experience

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. What are the experiences we can expect from VR tech? Plus, a breathtaking new magic trick. AT Picks: Andrew:...

Podcast: We Require More Minerals

After Things: Stepping in the Poodoo

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. The Force Awakens is great! Everyone thinks so, right? Where did that new George RR Martin book go? AT Picks: Andrew:...

Podcast: Historical Hysteria

After Things: Are Zee Ay

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Spoiler-free talk about Star Wars as a HUGE money-maker and a big W for JJ Abrams. Plus, long tails and why they aren’t...

Podcast: The Man Who Cleaned America

The Boys recap the SpaceX first-stage landing and share their predictions for 2016! Plus, ghost bus and cleaning your butts! Picks: Andrew: Star Wars: Lost Stars and Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon Justin: Portlandia and Fargo Brian: Half in...

After Things: The Force Awakens Awakens (Spoilers)

Podcast: My What?!

After Things: Expectation Wars

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. This is our last pre-Episode 7 episode. Without spoilers, let’s speculate on how we’ll feel on 7 and beyond. AT Picks:...

Podcast: It Has Been Wrotten

After Things: The Crowdfunding Story

Podcast: Pop, I’m Feelin’ Ya

After Things: Be Yourself

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Here are some of the guys’ essential tools! Pronoun https://pronoun.com/ Vellum https://vellum.pub/ Shopify...

Podcast: The Weird Awakens (with Chris Taylor)

Chris Taylor is back to talk about that little “Star Wars” franchise. How spoiler culture is shaped from the past and affects our enjoyment of new movies Plus, the space race between Blue Origin and SpaceX heats up. Be sure to pick up...

After Things: Social Credit Limit

Podcast: Mars Needs Musks

After Things: How Great You Are

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. Aubrey Sitterson joins us to talk about his unique narrative podcast, SKALD. The pros and cons of an orated story...

Podcast: Litter in Space

After Things: Avoiding 3 Crows

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast where we talk about working as creative professionals. JuRY’s gone independent! A look at his turn to full-time podcasting. Brian’s got a new channel! Andrew’s novella how-to...

Podcast: Upwardly Mobile Conspiracy

After Things: Fulfillment

Podcast: Frogger Fett

After Things: Give Yourself Some Wins

Podcast: Goblin Police

After Things: How To Write A Title In 24 Hours

Episode: Ernest Goes To Zimbabwe

Episode: They Fart Out Their Mouths

After Things: Oreo Critique

Episode: Anachronistic Disco Treat

After Things: Magic Doctor School

Podcast: Blood Moon Rising

After Things: Head Lice and Peanut Butter

Episode: Superman’s Crawl

After Things: Nouning an Adjective

Podcast: Feed the Tree

After Things: Contender Coutndown

Podcast: Say Yer Prayers, Varmint

After Things: Public Enemy Yes

Podcast: Stab Thy Neighbor

After Things: Show Yourself the Money

Podcast: Star Rogues

After Things: Trump Card

Podcast: Remember When I Had A Right Arm?

After Things: This Doesn’t Suck

Podcast: Die AntShwood

After Things: Love and Compassion

Podcast: Soul System

After Things: Gothopolis

Podcast: Machina At Last

After Things: Pale Blue Dot

Podcast: That’s the Shark’s House

After Things: Screens, Right?

Podcast: Floundering Meat Machine

After Things: Thinking Outside The No

Podcast: Jurassic State of Mind

After Things: Obligation Motivation

Podcast: Stupposedly

After Things: Monkey Cam

Podcast: Cloud People

After Things: On My List

Podcast: Charlie Bit My Ticonderoga

After Things: Battle Drones

Podcast: To Serve Man

After Things: French Fry Blinders

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast. Tracing the lineage of Rick and Morty as an example of evolving creative ideas. Andrew’s experience writing outside of the home to remove distractions. How to hit your own...

Podcast: Mad Things

After Things: Age of Marvel?

Podcast: Hotpants of Thanos

After Things: Table of Defeat

Podcast: I’m Not Upset

After Things: Follow What You Love

Podcast: Flakka Flakka Flakka

After Things: Watched Projects Never Boil

Podcast: Star Wars Things

After Things: Basic Skills

Podcast: We Want To Know

After Things: The Excuse Store

Podcast: Rotan Hotep Hoedown

After Things: Cross-fat

Podcast: Tubular

After Things: Work Versus Trophy

Podcast: The Case of the Lead Mask Case

After Things: Triggerclip

Episode: I Have A Rock

After Things: Hooked on Printing

Episode: Murder Most Fowl

After Things: Hyperloopy

Episode: Monster Meat

After Things: The Value of Free

Podcast: Apes of Mars

After Things: Non-trepreneur

Podcast: Punch Drunk

After Things: Archnemesis

Podcast: How Chris Taylor Conquered Star Wars

After Things: The Right Audience

Podcast: Generation Awesome

After Things: Our Now Will Look Like History

Podcast: Martian Canyons

After Things: Hurry Up and Wait

Podcast: MuskNet

After Things: Approaching New Projects

Podcast: Face of the Dragon

Podcast: Memory Door

Podcast: Monkey 911

Nazi party goes to Hollywood? Electric shock at the train station brings an adorbs surprise? When will we know about life on Mars? Are we more likely to live on Venus. Are AI the most dominant form of life in the universe? Try out the...

Podcast: Return on Adventure

Podcast: Mars is for Loons

An update on the Weird Things underwater expedition. Google bets they can keep a balloon up longer than you, and the future of the world may rest on them being right. Does it make sense to call ANYTHING impossible? New research methods...

Podcast: Off the Should of Orion

Recap of the Orion Launch and debate why it may be the most meaningful step to Mars in the history of mankind. The Boys discuss their under water drone expedition to the murky depths of mystery, with a big announcement to speed up the time...

Podcast: Wings of the Falcon

Podcast: CSI: Brazil

Spyro and the Fudge are on the case to solve a kidnapping in Brazil. A tiger terrorizes Paris… or does it? A really rich dude breaks a massive record and Andrew has an idea on how to break it even harder. Try out the brand new PODCASTR...

Podcast: Weird Things HQ

Andrew has a suggestion for a new Weird Things HQ. One man says his Anaconda don’t want none unless it’s a Discovery Channel special, hon. Planets go rogue! AND THEN a massive spoiler-tastic convo about Interstellar.   Try out the...

Podcast: Blood Simple

Podcast: Halloween Special Episode

Podcast: Patreon Dot Com Slash WeirdThings!

Podcast: Highway to the Fusion Zone

The boys marvel over Elon’s D. Will autonomous car lanes be the next HOV? When will the majority of the cars on the road be driver-less? Will we see a fusion reactor in five years?   Try out the brand new PODCASTR player, featuring...

Podcast: Lynxes and Minxes, OH MY!

Poo talk! What are all those eyes looking back at you in the middle of the night? What is the cutest possible animal we could genetically engineer? Which animals are ready to become domesticated? Also: Lemur/Lemus… ANDREW MAYNE NEW YORK...

Podcast: Grand Theft Ghoul

Andrew and Justin discuss the curious case of\Ghost Robber. Debate the likelihood of the new iPhones ushering in an era of Apple Virtual Reality. Andrew admits he’s looking forward to writing on his new Apple Watch. The boys look forward...

Podcast: SpaceX Field Trip Report

Podcast: GhostBNB

PREORDER ANDREW MAYNE’S ANGEL KILLER ON AMAZON BEFORE SEPTEMBER 23rd The boys discuss the impossible engine… spoiler it’s probably still impossible. Andrew finds a treasure trove of awesomeness in space. A preparation for the Weird Things...

Podcast: Soft Water Landing

Podcast: Russia’s Big Hole

Podcast: Goblin Rock

Goblins terrorize Africa in the most rockin’ way possible. Anthrax is loose, how could this happen! Chick Pox lollipops are all the rage. Who were the first Americans? Why are we tribal? It’s all explained in a new Weird Things podcast....

Podcast: Star Chimps

Did we just invent a warp drive? The boys discover the oldest civilizational site on Earth while contemplating the possibility of a new home for humanity beyond the stars. Also: chimpanzee fossils and much more!     Try out the...

Podcast: Magic Captain Musk and his sweet sweet ride

Elon Musk has a spaceship that he would like to show you and he’s done it like every one does awesome stuff: failing his face off. Learn the tricks of the trade with Brian and Andrew while Justin takes the week off in Hawaii.    ...

Podcast: Solar Road to Nowhere

Podcast: Simulated Torture

Andrew prepares to get dragged through a lake of blood. But he might not be alone. The largest dinosaur ever ID’d. This giant mammal will blow your brain off your head. The amazing Fritz Zwicky explains the universe. A new board member...

Podcast: Baffling Boy Swallowing Holes

Sinkholes are swallowing boys! UFOs are attacking the Taliban! Correlation will never be the same after you realize what the marriage rate in Arkansas is causing. It’s all part of a new Weird Things! Try out the brand new PODCASTR player,...

Podcast: Space Roar

Podcast: The G Word

Chupacabra captured but is it what we think it is? Blue Origin mysteries revealed? Can they get us to space? Another Goblin outbreak sweeps Africa and only the Weird Things gang can solve it. Try out the brand new PODCASTR player,...

Podcast: Sleep It Off

Justin shoots Brian In the chest with a gun. Can science save him with an experimental new strategy. Who wants to die? Not one billionaire who’s putting his money where his mouth is. Is the future of video 15 seconds? This major network...

Podcast: Fantassssssssssy Island

Is it time to terraform Venus? Can we project a movie on the moon? Why is the Space Shuttle so ugly? A mysterious island offers a delirious deal for Brian and Justin. It’s all part of a new Weird Things podcast.   Try out the brand...

Podcast: Bleed Blue Blood

The Malaysia flight 370 mystery confounds the boys. Are you ready to abandon your life to become a 1% nomad? And finally, the ritualistic bloodletting that saves us all. It’s all part of a new Weird Things podcast.   Try out the brand...

Podcast: Costs An Arm and a Leg

Is one town in Wisconsin hiding a tiny town with a murderous secret? Is Fermis Paradox dead? Europa is soaked! Is it possible to live on the sun? Microsoft projects. And the real VR is experience has finally dawned. It’s all part of a new...

Podcast: Just A Spritz

A wireless technology that could change everything. How do you isolate a town from every element of technology? Also, a revolution in reading that could make it easier to read a book on a keychain than paper or a tablet. And of course,...

Podcast: Vote for Mars

Brian and Andrew are abandoned by Justin who has to attend his brother’s wedding. A heated exchange transpires about the future state of Martian politics. Yes, you read that right. Also, is this the most promising year for SpaceX ever?...

Podcast: Murder for the Children

Bats take over a house. A Denmark zoo makes a horrifying display of themselves. Will nanotechnology make us better? Also, life is a hologram? Huh? It’s all part of a new Weird Things podcast. Get all the latest details on Andrew’s new show...

Podcast: Mars Or Bust 2024

Elon Musk says SpaceX is going to Mars in 10 years. Wait, really? Can we teleport energy? Does that mean insane space ships? Is faster than light travel possible? And did we just find water vapor somewhere awesome? It’s all part of a new...

Podcast: The Pyramid Beneath the Waves

An exploding shed in Germany leaves Justin and special guest Tom Merrit searching for clues. Meanwhile, Andrew clues us in on a pyramid below sea level that could be the clue to an ancient civilization. Also, could asteroids be affecting...

Podcast: Track Em Tag Em Tickle Em

Andrew attempts to sell Brian and Justin on an all expenses paid cruise with several thousand cannibal catches. A man in the mist turns into a mystery that bends the reality of the boys and makes them question how they would handle such a...

Podcast: Elon Musk’s Secret Plan to Save the World

The rock that changed Mars. A mysterious pebble is causing NASA to rack their brains but could it be a civilization all it’s own? Also, does Elon Musk have a secret plan to save us all vigilante style should an asteroid threaten our...

Podcast: Free Beer Until The Day You Die

There is a creeping influence in the woods keeping progress from the doors of citizens. What are locals protecting? Meanwhile, there is an offer for you to get drunk and high on cocaine every single day. Your living expenses are taken care...

Podcast: Bigfoot Shot Me

Injuries on the hunt for Bigfoot. True scars in pursuit of the greatest game to ever stalk the woods or face saving maneuver from a couple of trigger happy dullards? Are we living in the Matrix? Andrew makes a compelling case for “yes”,...

Podcast: Please Trust Andrew Mayne

A secret revealed! Why was Andrew Mayne missing for six months this summer? He was shooting his own series on A&E entitled Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne premiering this January. We get the details on what to expect and do a little touchdown...

Podcast: Sometimes You Get The Bear

A man is attacked in the woods by a bear, he reaches out and grabs quite possibly the last thing he’ll ever touch and it saves his life. Andrew tells us the harrowing story. Are some inventions keeping mankind from the brilliance of a...

Podcast: Third Reich Monkey Shines

The boys review a puzzling order made by Adolf Hitler. If you could get ten years of the your life back but lose 20 years of technology, would you? Brian introduces this puzzling what if and the answers might surprise you. Also, do alien...

Podcast: The Death That Waited

Justin is put on the defensive as Brian wonders what he has hiding in his house that could endanger the whole neighborhood. Andrew reveals SpaceX’s next step toward a space-colonizing future. Bonnie and Brian find themselves isolated from...

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Podcast: Pizza for Death?

Brian, Justin and Bonnie discuss the brand new Kickstarter by Planetary Resources which seeks to put a publicly available telescope in space. And take selfies amongst the stars. Will Brian make the decision to allow commercial drones in...

Podcast: Sweet, Suffocating Wave of Death

After a hiatus, Brian and Justin return with Bonnie The Invisible Wife for a new episode of Weird Things. Brian is dead and Bonnie is charged with building a monument for her late husband, will she build something so garish it is rejected...

Podcast: My Own Private Vigilante Botnet

Brian and Justin are brought to the gates of a mysterious cavern. Is it the literal gate to hell? How far would Andrew go for science? We discover the horrifying outer limits. What would you do with your own vigilante botnet? It’s all part...

Podcast: The Mystery of Monkey Island

Two southerners are getting checks each year from the government for $865 a year. The explanation might break your brain. Andrew explains his current obsession with the real life Monkey Island. Also, his hunt to prove that it not only...

Podcast: Blow and Hoe

Bonnie “The Invisible Wife” joins Brian and Justin to discuss the Week of Weird. A school in Maryland begin instituting a series of outlandish new regulations. Can Bonnie and Brian force themselves and their children to adapt? With all the...

Podcast: Salacious Skype Schemes

SpaceX launches does a new rocket test that reminds Justin of a CGI future where humans roam the stars. A new digital scam is fleecing business men our of scads of cash, Justin and Andrew discuss the future of such villainy. Are we...

Podcast: Brown Menace

Original three reunited again for this very special episode of the podcast! Andrew introduces a birthday question in honor of Justin’s 30th Name Day. A space pioneer wants to make a fly by around Mars but the price may be too high for some...

Podcast: Smoking Crater

Justin and Andrew are again two against the world. We discuss the Russian meteor and why it explains how terrible Russia’s music taste is. SpaceX is hinting at a new test launch that could leave a smoking crater in the ground. A law is...

Podcast: Double O Heaven

Justin and Andrew are riding as a power duo in this episode of the Weird Things podcast. Who is going to be the next Pope? We thumb through many surprising possibilities including a few super spies who would take the head Vatican role on...

Podcast: Thunderwell

OG Lineup Reunited! A mystery that could rewrite cultural, space and political history is revealed. What is the future of television? How about a technology that draws on your flipping eye balls! This triggers Brian to imagine a beautiful...

Podcast: Help! A Goblin Slept With My Wife!

Andrew is back. Brian is gone. And the one and only Veronica Belmont joins us. Goblins overrrun a Zimbabwe clinic, we take Veronica on quite a tour of our continuing goblin epidemic. We contemplate if a woman would have a neanderthal baby....

Podcast: Unlimited Snake Murder

Tom Merritt is our substitute Mayne this week. A Brazilian prison is part of an elaborate escape plan with an unlikely partner in crime. A police department in Florida is ensconsed in a cloud of technological suffication to the detrimite...

Podcast: Fuzzy Wonder Goat

ANDREW returns! We finally get our update on The Snuggery! Will our intrepid reporter unleash a b-dog on this poor woman? Mayne tells us of a hilarious run-in with a legendary magician. The boys peruse a vintage catalogue of hazing...

Podcast: Cheating Doesn’t Count on Mars

We are joined by Jason Murphy of Loading Bar and Spill.com. The boys revisit the mysterious explosion in an Indiana suburb and finally get a deadly update. SpaceX has a plan to send 80,000 people to Mars but Brian has to make a horrifying...

Podcast: Deadliest Flash Mob

Tom Merritt joins us as we discuss a massive natural event that happens to alert us to the opening of a new movie. Tom has to make a terrible decision that could leave him buried in Apple rumors or Sasquatch reports. Also, is belief a...

Podcast: Do You Really Believe?

What would you do if you could live forever. Also, do we now know if the initials to SpaceX’s MCT project? What exploded a peaceful neighborhood in Indiana? We return to the Snuggery after a WTP listener offers to go investigate. Also,...

Podcast: Cuddle Bear Happy Hour

A woman has a strange job. It sparks a statistical argument between Brian and Justin to rival the Presidential Election. A new way to tell if Mars is housing a killer plague sets up a scenario involving precursor aliens and bears on a...

Podcast: Gary and The Weasel

Gary and The Weasel make their podcast debut to solve a Polish crime. Who would win in a fight: a Neanderthal or a human? Andrew quizzes us on a mysterious man who witnessed something amazing. Can the boys figure out his identity? And what...

Podcast: No Stop Space Drop

Felix Baumgartner is amazing, but seriously, what comes next? The boys make their guesses. Killjoy scientists try and kill our dinosaur dreams. Because they hate joy. And want to kill it. But fear not! Andrew has a plan that can not only...

Podcast: SpaceX Launch Live!

Andrew is live in Cape Canaveral to watch SpaceX launch their first supply mission to the International Space Station and he is joined by CBS’ Molly Wood! Justin is live at TWiT’s studio in Petaluma, CA and is joined by Tom Merritt. Brian...

Podcast: Mind Control the Old Fashioned Way

Has mysterious device that has a major city in a panic fallen into the wrong hands? The infection that affects millions of people every day and replicates every second could be permanently changing the brain of someone you love! Can we...

Podcast: The 10-Hour Girlfriend

SpaceX tests revolutionary new tech but is NASA ready to send up another manned mission? Are we at the cusp of a new era of exploration? How many hours does it take to maintain a relationship according to Elon Musk? A massive shortage on a...

Podcast: Oh Brother

Imagine you are an amazing actor, revered by your peers, honored for your dedication to your craft. Then… your idiot brother changes everything. Andrew tells us of the biggest case of sibling sabotage in American history. Brian maintains...

Podcast: You Got Questions, We Got Weird

Instead of indulging Justin in his incessant need to make insipid comments, Brian and Andrew are free to take things in bold new directions as they take the reigns on the WTP as a POWER DUO! A podcast full of monkey sex, science,...

Podcast: Running Over Bigfoot Live From DragonCon

The boys are united in front of a live audience at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA! This total surprise panel is enhanced by the ever elusive Amtrekker himself Brett Rounsaville, they ruminate on all things weird in a darkened room with several...

Podcast: Resssscue Rangers

A man attempts to smuggle a mysterious creature on an airplane, before the the cops uncover his terrifying secret. A Playboy playmate is busted for moving some serious weight south of the border. A Kickstarter involving a favorite Weird...

Podcast: The Man Who Never Stopped Growing

Andrew tells us about a man who realizes he is the lone survivor of a violent legacy, or is he? The boys line up to defend poor Thomas Edison from a brigade of internet meanies. An Austrian man was tiny at 21, what happened from there was...

Podcast: Welcome to Terror World

Brian returns from Indonesia with exotic tales of live television performances and flash fame. Also, a very special fan repays Brian’s kindness in a way that leaves him flabbergasted. Andrew reveals that he’s living next door to a snake...

Podcast: Mars Curiosity Minisode

Travel conspires to keep the boys apart for one more week. HOWEVER, we did scramble together this minisode featuring Brian, Justin and “OMG” Chad Johnson, who loyal listeners might remember from our Halloween Haunted Hotel episode a few...

Podcast: Goat Man Rises

A new hero scrambles through craggy hills of Utah, but what are his true intentions? Can we trust him? A motivational speaker convinces thousands to walk across coals leading to a wave of horrified painful screams and third degree burns....

Podcast: Snap Into A Placenta Slim Jim

A mouse is spliced with the genetic essence of one America’s greatest entertainers, will he be scientifically validated a hybrid legacy for the singing legend? A gang of consumers, upset with the product of local merchant decides to take...

Podcast: The Amazing Poisoned Possum

The anniversary of that mysterious night in New Mexico when a phenomenon crashed to Earth sparks a debate over how the crash would be different today. Spiro and The Fudge are called back into duty when a possum poison caper is unleashed on...

Podcast: Unicorn vs. Pegasus

We turn it over to listener questions for this July 4th edition of the podcast. Who would win in a fight: a Unicorn or a Pegasus? If you could live forever and but a stranger had to die, would you? Is there a mega shark lurking beneath the...

Podcast: Ferret Cooties

Brian stumbles into his new infant child’s room only to find a bloody mystery involving a deadly animal and a hidden menace. Andrew reassures the listeners that the labs producing the most deadly diseases on the planet are being kept...

Podcast: Big Things Have Weird Beginnings

The three amigos are reunited yet again in this thrilling episode of the podcast. Justin is rightly ridiculed for refusing to lower his expectations for the already far overachieving Voyager probe. Andrew and Brian debate the feasibility...

Podcast: The Moral Molecule

Brian and Andrew are joined by special guest Dr. Paul Zak, author of the new book The Moral Molecule. They discuss how much of the body needs to be replaced by machine parts before you are no longer considered human. Also, the likelihood...

Podcast: Nothing Is Certain Except Death And Tanning

Spiro and The Fudge are back on the case! This time they have to solve a mystery involving a dead murderer who might have been killed by a vigilante. Will they be able to crack the grisly case? Or will Spiro be too busy full body tanning...

Podcast: Dawn of the Face Eater

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In a week when the boundaries of humanity’s role in space may have been redefined forever we also got the possible beginning of a zombie outbreak when a naked man was shot dead eating...

Podcast: Night of the Dragon

In a very special episode of Weird Things, Andrew and Justin race to Cape Canaveral, Florida to see history in making as SpaceX attempts to launch their Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule. After already driving six hours there and...

Podcast: Dead Martian Walking

Fight! An epic battle ensues when Brian wonders aloud if everyone would be okay with sending a willing volunteer on a one way trip to Mars. Is it a bold, necessary step toward brining humanity beyond the stars? Or a gruesome galactic human...

Podcast: Meat Blobs Keep Falling On My Head

GUEST: Tom Merritt Brian and special guest Tom find themselves covered in meat after it rains from sky. Justin wonders aloud if the characters in Avengers are the mythic Gods of our modern era… except for Thor, who is kind of a God in...

Podcast: Reality Television Death Races Of Atlantis

GUEST: Scott Sigler Brian and Scott are approached by a wizened trucker who offers them a deadly new opportunity on reality television. A frantic scientist in the ancient civilization of Atlantis opens up a hole in space and time to warn...

Podcast: Jet-Lagged Were-Hookers

Andrew is fresh off a plane from Italy and still loopy, what better time to discuss the future of mining asteroids?! The boys chat about the team of modern superheroes uniting to bring trillions of dollars to the global economy while...

Podcast: Raising Arizona Demon Killers

Three lovely young ladies are patrolling Arizona with murder on their minds. Who are they trying to kill and how do they plan on doing it? Andrew blows Brian’s mind with the concept of a blimp to space. But does the new hotness spell doom...

Podcast: Why Hogwarts isn’t in Zimbabwe

Something strange is going on in the schools and nurses of a small village, can Justin and Brian deduce the romping menace? Bonnie joins the show to discuss the horrendous actions of the wild child Brushwood daughter who may or may not...

Podcast: Lifestyle’s of the Reich and Famous

James Cameron heads down to the bottom of the ocean and the boys squee with delight. Justin hits rock bottom while living with Brian only to purchase and lose a winning MegaMillions lotto ticket. Andrew describes a mysterious abandoned LA...

Podcast: Wine Pairings For Cannibal Rituals

GUESTS: Bonnie Brushwood, Kimmy Kim, Frutron (Hollywood is Hard) Recorded on Valentine’s Day… Love is in the air as we are joined by not one, not two but three actual women. Bonnie The Invisible Wife is joined by Kimmy Kim and Frutron from...

Podcast: Tokyo Vampire Hunting With Trey

GUESTS: Ethan & Trey Ratcliff We are joined by the Stuck in Customs photo superstar Trey Ratcliff as well as his son Ethan. Andrew reveals that the United States might be engaging in a dastardly plot to shoot down satellites. Justin spots...

Podcast: Serial Killer Christmas Card

Andrew catalogues some of the forgotten heroes of Christmas including trolls, elves, Oden and a midnight menace so scary the Pope had to take action against them. Bonnie The Invisible Wife tuns the tables on Mayne, inventing a bone...

Podcast: Sasquatch Rebuked

Andrew sheds light on a brilliant, real life team-up between some of the most brilliant minds of our age. Brian comes ever closer to his life goal of hanging out in space, without have to clip coupons alongside his castle-dwelling...

Podcast: Ferret Plague

GUEST: Bonnie “The Invisible Wife” Brushwood Brian and wife Bonnie open up a respectable genetics laboratory only to find out that their mischievous for-hire scientists have concocted a horrific brew that could save the world. Or end it....

Podcast: Thrustin Justice

Brian takes to the streets to administer his own glittery, banana-hammock brand of vigilante justice. Justin demands the world continue to breed at a breakneck pace. Andrew devises a brilliant plan to fake his own death. Plus, the boys...

Podcast: The Great Shark Versus Octopus War

Andrew geeks out about the new Space X launches and proposes the first ever Weird Things meet-up. Brian descends into the jungle to find a furry, bipedal creature. Justin plays referee as the rest of the crew argue with each other on which...

Podcast: SpaceX Is The New Singularity

Andrew has a mystery present for the boys which leads to Brian whispering to fish and Justin leering at strangers from a tree branch, waiting to strike. The gang finishes talking about faster than light neutrinos. The gang begins talking...

Podcast: Badassic Park Featuring Hitler & The Chocolate Factory

A feral child in the woods of Germany lead the Gang into a rousing conversation that eventually ends with Hitler running a magical chocolate factory. Brian is tasked with stocking a new theme park with the most deadly animals on the...

Podcast: All Drug Olympics

Brian wonders if a bizarre method to get high is real or fake when the boys get word of a new FBI directive. Andrew reveals just how cheaply we can get to Mars and how the budgets of several legitimately terrible movies could help us get...

Podcast: Sweaty Asteroid Of Revenge

The boys are joined by old friend Brett “The Amtrekker” Rounsaville as Justin schemes up the perfect murder plot which comes dangerously close to his interaction with one of his fellow panelists. Andrew dreams of a beautiful future where...

Podcast: The Conspiracy

Justin foolishly rushes into surgery that could make his creepy stare deadly. Brian gets sold a house on the cheap for his family to move into but when winter comes, a vile secret becomes a disgusting reality. Andrew plots the confusing...

Podcast: Nazi Petting Zoo

Brian demanding child wants a petting zoo to remember for a birthday party, with dangerous results. Andrew and Justin act the parts of Nazi researchers promising a dynamic new army which would only require training… and chew toys....

Podcast: Kevlar Bigfoot Necropants

The boys each have to spend $500,000 in the most bizarre way possible leading to robotic carnage, bullets, Bigfoot, mint juleps and a very special visit from a King of Kings. Brian recoils when explained the concept of Necropants. Andrew...

Podcast: O Positive & Blade Face Blow Their Unicorn Whistles

Andrew would like to clone a Unicorn and comes up with a new way to fund a Space Elevator. Brian and Justin discuss their new lives as undead Special Forces agents. Meanwhile, a mysterious signal from an advanced alien civilization puts...

Podcast: Death Thy Name Is Chupy

Andrew describes a harrowing trip into the woods where he comes face to face with a real Chupacabra. The Boys get into an extremely nerdy screaming match about the relative merits of going to Mars or building a Space Elevator. Justin is...

Podcast: Zombie Nazis In Space

Before the big SpaceX announcement, the boys debate their relative excitement levels while Brian levies accusations of bigotry against NASA. Andrew questions the merit of a claim that the Chupacabra was inspired by the alien in Species and...

Podcast: 15,000 Year Death Wish Will Rule The Day

Andrew is very excited that his first science fiction book The Grendel’s Shadow is released. Brian favorably compares the human race to ants and wonders aloud if we will survive an unknowable cosmic disaster. After having his curiosity...

Podcast: Quarks Vs. Space Bums

What’s more surprising, that we’ve radically reshaped our understanding of physics or that it happened by way of a violent message board flame war? Brian longs (via a series of increasingly complicated metaphors) for the day when we can...

Podcast: Weird Things All Together

Thanks to a bizarre clerical error by the government, the boys all find themselves in the same place at the same time during South By Southwest 2011 in Austin, Texas. Would Brian and his lovely wife purchase a house that was allegedly...

Podcast: Dr. Vellasic’s Pickle Jar Of Doom

The gang debuts the brand new Podcastr webapp for listening to the show. Brian debates the thought process of Ronald Reagan as he confesses his alien invasion fears to Mikhail Gorbachev. Adventure scientists Dr. Herb Vellasic and Viederman...

Podcast: Dead Shwood, Live Hitler

Brian is bent on forcing your digital remains to dance for eternity as the gang descend into a very curious cave. Justin travels back in time and attempts to hoodwink George Carlin into coming along for mad cap silliness. Andrew sets the...

Podcast: Dead, Angry Birds

Podcast: Public Parks, Private Parts

Andrew heroically plots how he can rid the world of all life to spite a master race of alien invaders. The team learns a new ghost hunting technique in the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ graveyard and Spiro & The Fudge return to solve a case...

Podcast: Baby Panda Terror

We complete the epic adventure of Spiro & The Fudge when our law enforcement tandem attempts to utilize their keen detective skills and uncomfortably close relationship in solving a murderous mystery in mob-controlled Italy. Brian tries to...

Podcast: Officer Fudge’s Mystery Package of Death

In the first of a two part episode we’re introduced to the macho cop alter egos of Brian and Justin. Brian eats up NASA’s arsenic announcement despite Andrew and Justin telling him why he shouldn’t. Then we all learn a valuable holiday...

Podcast: Alien Gun Fetish

Podcast: Terror in the Jungle

Podcast: What If The Andromedans Are Jerks?

Andrew invents a new form of binding legal document that could save your life should you be infected with a rage virus. Brian is faced with his darkest choice yet as his wife and children hang in the balance. Will he reverse the zombie...

Podcast: You Will Die In Space

Podcast: Room 717

Podcast: The Unicorn Deception

Podcast: Rogue Robot Division

Podcast: Father of the Year

Podcast: Cocaine Fueled Zombie Hysteria

Podcast: Exotic meats

Podcast: Gay for science

Kidnapped by scientists who dress like Nazis, but aren’t actually Nazis, the trio is pushed to try a radical new procedure that would make them temporarily gay. With the life of a young child on the line, they have to confront their own...

Podcast: Dawkins sees a Double Rainbow

Special guest Dr. Karen Stollznow helps the gang plan a heist for a sacred Yeti paw. Brian and Justin get enormous glee from watching Andrew get corrected. The ethics of eating canned whale meat is debated. We also find out how ready and...

Podcast: Alien Prison Riot

Andrew, Brian and Justin lay out their brilliant plan for escaping the evil clutches of alien overlords. They then realize how easily a famous psychological experiment could have gone horribly wrong if the three of them had been selected....

Podcast: Zos Braining Zos

Justin Robert Young recounts his harrowing ordeal in the Forest with a Million Eyes. Brian, Andrew and Justin then step into the treacherous mental playground of a loyal listener and reveal their most deep-seated primal motivations when...

Podcast: Destroyer of Worlds

Find out which of the three used to wear a Spider-Man costume under his clothes and which ones just wore ladies underwear. Listen to them describe their plans to capture a sea beast, fight alligators and find proof of Son of Hogzilla....

Podcast: Super-Awesome Juice

Podcast: Genocidal omnivores

Podcast: The Apocalypse Will Be Clothing Optional

Andrew, Brian and Justin answer some listener scenarios. After revealing Brian’s deep-seated desire that the world go pantless post apocalypse, we find out how shockingly willing Brian is to switch teams and genders without actually being...

Podcast: Monkey Man Begins

Podcast: Attack of the Sexy Clones

A tangent becomes a tangent when the hosts try to stretch their feeble minds around the global warming, the energy crisis and the singularity (again) after discussing clone sex. Link: Craig Venter at TED on creating synthetic life Link:...

Podcast: Dark Territory/White Meat

In this episode Brian is forced to make a choice involving cannibalism and his family and utters the phrase that will haunt his children for years to come, “Cannibalism ain’t as bad as it used to be”. Andrew struggles to explain the...

Podcast: No Sign of Intelligent Life

Podcast: Invisible Paleo Fight Club

Weird Things podcast: Selling Our Souls

Welcome to the Weird Things podcast featuring Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young. In this episode we discuss giant snakes, selling your soul to the devil, uploading your memory, a vampire named James Brown and Justin and...

Weird Things Podcast: The Kraken Awakes!