Weird Things

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 decode the brain. Wait, is there water on Mars? Because I heard there was. Or wait. Was it not? Brian asks the age-old question: What’s got seasons? PLUS a WeirdThi...

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 delicious crop panicks the boys. BF = PIMP. Wait, are we ALSO at the cusp of the Maker Age? Strap in for yet another edition of the Weird Things podcast! Suppor...

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 that the less we become human, the more we are preserving the human race. A heated argument breaks out over a scenario involving SkyNet, monkey foot soldiers and...

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 of peak oil and yet more monkey sex. Bri Bri and AM answer questions submitted by the audience. Enjoy! Support the show by purchasing Andrew’s BRAND NEW BOOK H...

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 dozen of their closest friends. A mysterious beast seeks to tear Brian’s head off unless he thinks of something quickly. We are introduced to the darling English...

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 Things topic is debated by Brian and Andrew. A murderous beast stalks in a public Los Angeles park. We offend all of the British Empire. Also, a brand new insuranc...

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 extraordinary. Would you grow a quarter inch ever month for the rest of your life or shrink? An inventor is found dead… it’s up to Brian and Justin to deduce wha...

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 size of two Yao Mings put together. Brown recluse spiders finally learn to get out a little more. The boys invent a new theme park entitled Terror World, which...

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 years back. We discuss the recently landed Mars Curiosity Rover, Chad gamely tries on the big shoes of Mayne and attempts a creepy scenario and everything devolves...

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 there are real problem or are we dealing with a rogue pack of quitters? The Mars rover is about to touch down, but what would discovery of life on Mars really...

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 matters into their own hands. And mouths. Will eating a placenta give you super powers? Andrew tells a story of a stinky vagrant who tried to win the JREF Million...

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 a small village. Can lil Fudge save the lil critters in time? A horrifying Vietnam vet story. Are aliens managing our civilization’s advance through radio conta...

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 waves? The tables are turned as the hosts feel the brunt of our audiences weird questions! Support the show by purchasing Andrew’s BRAND NEW BOOK Hollywood Phar...

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 extremely safe and secure. Wait, no. The opposite of that. Also, ferrets could be the harbinger of a new super plague. Support the show by purchasing Andrew’s BRAND N...

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 searching for Dyson Spheres. AND FINALLY all three really hash out their feeling on Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. Tears are shed. Blood is spilled. Things get wei...

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 robot sexually transmitted diseases. Narcisism inspired by chat bots, how little we know about our own brains and why we are constantly building our next gener...

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 find to the clues? Andrew proposes the merits of being swarmed by scorpions instead of spiders. Also, Armageddon is yelled about, the Department of Defense rev...

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 face of another poor soul. Meanwhile, Andrew alerts the boys to the existence of a flesh eating bacteria that has claimed the limbs of a young Georgia woman. A...

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 back only to have the launch scrubbed three days prior, can the boys handle another disappointment? Brian mans the controls from Austin as the WTP discusses all...

Thriller writer Andrew Mayne presents free audiobooks and short stories of mystery and adventure. This episode features Payload, read by special guest Justin Robert Young. Tweet

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 sacrifice with no real value? Meanwhile! A secret is unearthed underneath the Kodak building in Rochester. Can Justin resist the temptation to cook a bag of pop...

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. Also, a marine biologist attaches a laser beam to the fin of one of the ocean’s most dangerous species. Is it awesome or the worst idea ever? Support the show...

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 anyone who will listen that the volcano that will bury him is ready to blow again in the modern day. A crusty old sea captain is convinced that he needs to add he...

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 redefining the concept of natural resources in the most awesome way possible. A nefarious plot once used by the Ewoks is sniffed out on a woodland trail in Utah. Mayn...

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 for Brushwood’s beloved space elevator? The boys bicker about which celebrity they would most (or least) like to see resurrected in hologram form, Tupac style. S...