Podcasts – Weird Things
Andrew Mayne
How would you fight a Yeti in hand to hand combat? Would you attempt to sell your soul to the devil in the interest of science? How can you prepare for a zombie apocalypse? Find out all of this and more every week on the Weird Things podcast, where your hosts, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young and Brian Brushwood probe the most challenging questions about the paranormal, supernatural and fringe.
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Jan 5, 2024 • 0sec
Weird Predictions – 2024
Who wants another pie in the face? Surprise guest… AI!
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Dec 22, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Whales As Large Language Models
Whale songs and AI tools.
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Justin: Squid Game: The Challenge
Brian: Amanda Knox
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Dec 9, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Gemini Launch Explained
Google's new AI launch and its comparison to previous models. Caution and speed in the AI space. Google's potential and recent developments. The introduction of the Ultra model and 'hellous swag' evaluations. Analyzing a misleading AI demo. Advancements in GPD models: OpenAI vs. Google.
Oct 27, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Might As Well Be Cooking On The Sun
Out of the fire and into the even hotter frying pan! The end of the iTunes brand? Millenial speak. Snoozing, but not necessarily losing. A 104-year-old silent film is found. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Justin: Going Infinite from Michael Lewis
Brian: The Canceling of the American Mind
Bryce: Crow Country
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Oct 20, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Bones Like a Space Bird
We’re back, making it so weird! The longterm effects of gravity on bone density. Cold blooded, goated, incredibly gucci. Playing around with a voice-assistant-turned-dungeon-master. No After Things this week! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Sep 22, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Throw a Tiger at Space (w/ Andrew Heaton)
We’re joined with Andrew Heaton of Alienating the Audience and The Poliotical Orphanage. Why the moon landing is an evergreen conspiracy. Moon pranks! A stealth jet tries out a DIY autonomous driving mode after an ejection over South Carolina. Space and our role in “splooging the universe.” Will prompt engineers be automated away by AI? No After Things this week! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
Check out Andrew Heaton’s new podcast, Interstellar Vagabonding
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Sep 16, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Psuedo-Fed
New NASA job listing: UAP expert! An object at Mexico’s Congress purports to be a mummified alien…it’s probably not. Decongestants in the US are pretty ineffective, says the FDA. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: Superman film franchise
Justin: Tenacious D – The Road to Redunktion
Brian: Baldur’s Gate 3
Bryce: Taskmaster
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Sep 9, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Oceanic Enrichment Time
Florida man is rescued from oceanic hamster ball incident…again. Golden orbs from the bottom of the sea that we can’t identify. Eggs? Peruvians have a theory on the alien-like disappearances of gold and villagers. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: The Righteous Gemstones
Justin: The Afterparty
Brian: Our Flag Means Death
Bryce: Taskmaster
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Aug 18, 2023 • 0sec
WT: Flappy Bear Back
Bear or Nah? “Training” goldfish. Basically-Confirmed: LK-99 is not a room-temperature superconductor. The latest race to the South Pole. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Brian: The Afterparty
Bryce: Planet of the Bass from Kyle Gordon
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Aug 5, 2023 • 0sec
WT: eDumper Breaks The Internet
Wading through the uncertainty surrounding research on a room-temperature superconductor. What are the benefits if it’s true and how much validity do we see in the progress so far? Riddle me this, alien lifeforms. What’s an electric vehicle you basically never have to charge? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: They Cloned Tyrone
Justin: What We Do in the Shadows
Brian: Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right (Revisited)
Bryce: What We Do in the Shadows
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