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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 mis
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 state-o
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 n
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 m
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 con
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 SLS
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 s
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 evicting
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 impact
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 pot
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 AI-gene
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. Th
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 m
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 robo
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 vari
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 writing
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 potenti
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 advan
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 po
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 th
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 the
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 na
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 s
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 st
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 Dee
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 contro
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 fr
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
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 a
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 cu
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 conversation
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 O
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 advanc
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
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 auton
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 that
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, not
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. The
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 ae
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 possib
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 everyth
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
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 intrigui
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 conversa
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 var
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
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 an
In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood dive into a variety of topics starting with Boom’s attempt to bring back supersonic flight, despite the historical and regulatory hurdles. They also touch on the story
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 achieve
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 s
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,
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird
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 Caroli
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “W
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? Email
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 vehicle
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 neshcom@gmail
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 is
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line
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 n
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 somethi
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 neshcom@gmail.c
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? Ema
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 “mesmerism.
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 som
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird
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 nes
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Chaos
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Star Trek: Pi
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 and
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 nesh
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things
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 somethin
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 neshcom@gmail.com,
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Dar
What is this?! An image the guys have to decipher. Interviewing yourself almost 4 decades later explored. Lurk moar!!1 Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” See the picture from the first story here! Pic
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?
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” P
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 sha
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 i
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 is
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 something
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Thin
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 t
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 neshcom@gmail.
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
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 wish-gra
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? Probab
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 l
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 c
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 a
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 tomorro
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weir
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Conv
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject
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 neshcom@gmail.com,
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subje
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “W
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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
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 apa
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?
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 wou
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 usin
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 ha
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 neshcom@gmail.com
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 weir
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 sta
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 neshcom@gmail.com,
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? Ema
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 neshcom@gma
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” After Things will return next wee
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
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 conversat
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 with
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 caught
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 nes
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: You Only Live
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is off this week and
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 h
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 reality.
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 shape
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line
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 ver
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?
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 2)
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
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Pick
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 guest
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 conspi
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.
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is taking the week off! Picks: Justin:
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 neshcom@gmail.co
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 a
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Links: MyHeritage deepfakes Deep Tom Cru
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? Emai
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 ext
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? Al
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 Horiz
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. Got
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 year
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 two
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 fist-cuff
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 neshcom@gmail.com, sub
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 someth
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 o
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 so
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject lin
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is off this week! Picks: Andrew: Th
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 there
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Pi
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:
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 o
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 some
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 affordabl
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 som
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 someth
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 now…remember!
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Ted Lasso Justin: The
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
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, “don
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
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 P
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 something
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
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, c
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 do
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject
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 break-in-gone-
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 b
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird
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 fri
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 neshcom@
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Girl Bene
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” COVID modeling site News re
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 a
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 failu
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 n
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Thi
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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. Wouldn’
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 neshcom@gmail.
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Weird Things will be off next week! P
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “We
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Justin’s new historical podcast
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 Ju
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 (
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Pick
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “
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 neshcom@gm
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 neshcom@gmail.c
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
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 someth
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 n
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 M
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 neshcom@
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 b
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 updat
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 Apo
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 inter
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 processing
NASA’s going after Thanos with nuclear power. Electric aviation? Could you get a podcast on a floppy disc? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Moss (Oculus Quest) and Strange Angel Justi
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 neshcom@
“Listener” “Arthur” wants to know how to get over anxiety to finish projects, not just start them. How do you monetize a service that gets more expensive as it gets more popular? Fleshing out what Andrew can do with Audiomatic. Send your pr
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 neshcom@gmail
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 experie
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 somethi
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andr
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? E
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 Thro
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Hop
Listener https443 wants to know what our final steps are before publishing. Is it a checklist or just a feeling? How have our social media habits changed as the social landscape has changed? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmai
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: A
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew:
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. Go
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew
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 lig
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
Andrew has some choice words for SnapChat. We play: What Am I Poking? Clinging to this mortal coil. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Key and Peele and The Kominsky Method Justin: True
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 E
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 dolla
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Bodyguard Justin: Preacher B
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Pic
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Hal
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Udemy Justin: Fi
Glowing clouds over LA! The scary, scary future will be faked and direct to your phone. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror and The Simon and Kirby Li
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 neshcom@gmail.
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 fu
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things
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 neshcom@gmail.c
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 neshcom@gmail.com, su
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 a
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 take
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 somethin
Tesla hit a production milestone. The outer space connection to cruise ships. A lengthy conversation on universal basic income. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Commanding Heights and
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 weird
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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? Email
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “W
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 neshcom@g
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 sneaky
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subje
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? #Jo
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 him
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 al
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 a
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird T
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 neshcom@g
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? And
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 successful
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin:
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 neshcom@gmail.com, s
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Thing
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 somet
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 ne
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Thi
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 neshcom@gma
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 neshcom@gmail.com,
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “We
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “We
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: The
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Pic
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 re
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject lin
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
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” P
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, Acti
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 neshcom@gmail.c
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
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! Check
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Starring Adam West
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 neshcom@gmail.com,
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 y
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 simian
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line
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(?) Brian(?)
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 discuss
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? Emai
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? E
A blast from the past. New developments in asteroid mining. Bigfoot very clearly spotted! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Video 1 and video 2. Picks: Andrew: Thor Ragnarok trailer Justin: Fantastic
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: Sing Street B
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
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 nesh
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 an
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject li
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 weird
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 s
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: war.
Two mysteries for Spiro and The Fudge. Where did this wreckage go and WHAT IS THAT?! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Check out Andrew’s new magic trick on his mailing list Justin: Po
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 wit
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subje
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 mys
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 neshcom@gmail.com
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 something
What portions of our biology are quantum? Send in your parallel dream experiences to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Strange sounds in Canada. #JourneyQuest: Brian’s dead(?!) and what will become of Justin in the hands of th
Potty Things. Star talk: are we getting signals from aliens? Is the Prime Directive moral? #JourneyQuest: The helicopters are coming! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Goosebumps and W
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: A
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 w
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 neshcom@gmail.com,
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: https://soundcloud.com/andrewmayne/darkerpath-episode
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird
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: @Andrew
Pupdate: Ancient Siberian Edition! Hacking Tesla autopilot. Plus, another installment of the plague world scenario. Was it a real baby? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” (No After Things this week!)
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picture from the end of Bria
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 neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Googl
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: Th
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, Andr
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 re
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
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 P
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 Br
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
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 Chris
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 brand
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 coul
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
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 play
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 bran
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 wir
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 CIT
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 to
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 f
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. &nb
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 br
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.
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 migh
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, f
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, featuring
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 thi
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 new
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
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 W
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, geno
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? Furt
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
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 We
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 th
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 r
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 planet?
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
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”, Bri
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 danc
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 shini
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 do
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 h
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 our
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 b
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
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 exist
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
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 climbing
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
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 pass
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 Hi
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 w
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.
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 of
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 devices.
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 c
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 chief
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, when
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 level
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
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 ma
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 i
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 deco
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
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 th
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, discussion
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 d
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 Thi
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 e
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 the
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 yea
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. Is
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 ma
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
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
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 extrem
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 of
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 of
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 to
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 the
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
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
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 both.
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 an
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 redefi
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 f
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 have
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 m
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
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 a
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 chilling
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 neighbor.
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. On
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 disc
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
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 ab
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 planet,
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 th
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 we
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 wor
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. Meanwhile
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 te
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 Pre
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 del
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
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 piqu
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 fin
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 built
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
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 tr
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 invol
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
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 less
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 apoc
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 con
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 wi
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. B
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 the
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. Also,
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 a
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: Ven
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 Singula
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