Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

Buckle up, folks. The wonderful Paul Gannon (@PaulGannonShow) makes a triumphant return for yet another great episode. We talk fake fighting, most depressing gigs, 900 numbers, On Cinema at The Cinema, Ghostbusters, and more. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamp...

We’re taking a week off and bringing you two amazing minisodes from November 11, 2021 and December 8th, 2021 via our Patreon! If you like these, you can get one every week by signing up at the Two or Three Peach tier at patreon.com/leightonnight . And if you want to read more about those incredible horse dicks, the paper we discuss can be found at https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/02a09/pdf/TM2A9.pdf Hoste...

It's another solo ep and it's a chill one: this week Brian and Leighton talk about rollerskating, offputting animation, NBC Heroes, shutting up online, the inevitable Leighton Night legal drama, and more. Real controversial and high octane stuff here. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @gra...

Buckle up for a real treat of an episode-- we're joined by musician Rich Aucoin (@richaucoin) for a lovely chat about synths, sky apps, Australia, creepy Christmas trees, the Museum of Death, the best of the zombie genre, and more. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@but...

Gamers... this one's good. We're joined once again by our dear friend Allie (twit: @lilyloo) for what starts as a nice chat but then predictably goes off the rails: star charts, MBTI types, Kitchen Nightmares, gifted Funko Pops, Minions Crocs, a truly excruciating What's Poppin' introduction, and more. Pick up some of Allie's art at ko-fi.com/nutboy/shop . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight an...

On this very interesting episode, we're joined by science communicator and podcaster Cara Santa Maria (@CaraSantaMaria) for a lovely chat about all sorts of stuff. We cover: emoticons vs. emojis, religious movies, cancer biology, existential therapy, and more. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighto...

This week, we’re joined (once again!) by comedian, circus performer, and data science professor Andrea Jones-Rooy for an all-over-the-map discussion of grad school, dimensionality, Tumblr, standardized testing, the Encanto soundtrack, recommendation letters, and lots more. Andrea is the best and we’re thrilled to have them back on the show, and you will be too! Follow Andrea at @jonesrooy on socia...

On this very chill ep, we're joined by the incredibly talented voice actor Sungwon Cho (@ProZD) for a chat about finding success on the internet, haunted places, the life of a Liar's Dice world champ, the early days of Tumblr, the optimal broccoli salad, and more! Good vibes all around. Check out Sungwon's podcast ProZD + Pals wherever you get your pods! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and...

On this chaotic-yet-wholesome ep, we're finally joined by tattoo artist (and Leighton's bestie) Allison Frye (@LocalBirdMom) for a chat about hand-poked tattoos, The English Patient, Annihilation, memories from SCAD, and more. Be sure to check out Allison's tattoos on Instagram-- if you're in the LA area and want a piece of her collab flash with Leighton, shoot her a message! Follow us on Twitter...

Good morning, class! Get out your notebooks and get ready to LEARN. Professors Gray and Wecht give each other a schooling in this not gimmicky at all, very educational episode. Our course covers physics, art history, paintings, how to do absolutely fire winged eyeliner, a special guest lecture on how to be a hardcore gamer, and more. Yes, this will be on the test. No, you can't borrow a pencil. Fo...

It's our 100th Episode, and we're celebrating this podcasting milestone with one of our favorite people, SuperMega's own Matt Watson! Topics discussed include but are not limited to: Bathroom emergencies in the Game Grumps office, the James Webb Space Telescope, a "can do it" attitude, and nasal surgery. What a ride! Follow Matt at @matthwatson, and follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on In...

In honor of our 99th episode, we're graced by the presence of one of our dream guests: our wonderful friend and manager extraordinaire, the one, the only, the beautiful... Brent Lilley! We have a delightful chat filled with good-natured ribbing about all sorts of stuff-- the early days of Youtube, crabby green rooms, why Brent didn't want to come on the show, Radiohead, and more! It's really fun....

Happy New Year, gamers! We've got a wonderful guest as our first of 2022: streamer and Youtuber Bob Muyskens (@muyskerm)! We discuss subpar pears, mango hacks, world records, gamer wisdom, and most important: Brass. Lots of it. Marching. Sousaphones. Tuba Christmas. Yes. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht,...

In this stunning conclusion to our 2021 clip show, we listen to and reminisce about more sweet memories from this past year. We stay completely on topic and do not even once stray from the format to discuss silly things like obscene hand gestures, because that would be unprofessional. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/I...

Merry Clip Show, everyone! Join Leighton and Brian on a guided tour of listener-curated moments from this past year of podcasting. In this episode, we seek the answers to age-old questions: What's God's phone number? Why can't your alone time include me? Do you really expect us to listen to a solid 20+ minutes of What's Poppin build-ups? And WHAT, for the love of all things holy, is the name of th...

On this very musical (and Leightonless) episode, Brian and Jerik are joined by ambient-electronic musician and composer Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf for a wonderful chat about great TV and movie scores, unusual samples, unexpected TikTok cat phenomena, the joys of Ableton Live, and more! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/In...

On our first two guest episode, we're joined by Nate Smith and Geoff Garlock from the comedy podcast What's That From? for a wonderful chat about self-help books, our Youtube Recommendeds, embracing failure, revisiting classic books/comedy mags, and lots more! Nate and Geoff are the best and if you liked this episode, go check out their show and find them on Patreon at patreon.com/whatsthatfrom ....

On this extremely fun episode, we're joined for the third time by the illustrious, iconic, inimitable Jory Griffis for two whole hours and what DON'T we talk about? We cover all the bases: Brian's dreams, Ghostbusters, the virtues of the Youtube dislike button, movie soundtracks, why stand-up comedy is hard to watch, and more! We highly recommend watching the video version of this episode (availab...

Folks, do we have a Thanksgiving treat for you! Tuck into this super fun episode where we're joined once again by Miles Luna (@TheMilesLuna) for a discussion about gum, fast food, hat soup, In Bruges, cannibalism, a brand new segment, and more! We may or may not eat some tissues in this one. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/I...

On this first ALL HAT recording of Leighton Night, we're joined by Fantoons writer/director David Calcano (@Fantoons) for a lovely chat about David's career, the death of Blockbuster, Doctor Who, Frank Zappa, how good Brian looks in a hat, and more! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @grayl...

It's our 90th episode, baby! And it's a Leighton and Brian solo sesh with all of the hottest, freshest takes you could possibly ask for: sandwiches, synthesizers, scarers, Skellotrons, scintillating smooth jazz stories, and more! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttc...

On this lovely ep, we have a chat with journalist and podcaster Shaun Raviv (@ShaunRaviv) about the history of vaccines, Slate Star Codex, living abroad, sci-fi books, our favorite Simpsons lines, and much more! Listen to Shaun's podcast Long Shot wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @...

The fantastic feelings are flying fast and furious in our first face-to-face with our fabulous friend Alpharad! We talk about Casey Anthony, the new Space Jam, Lorax fan ficiton, an erotically charged scene from the Angry Birds movie, fusion jazz, and more. It’s a great time and no topic lasts more than a few minutes, which actually works out pretty well for everyone involved. Follow Alpharad at @...

On this glamorous glimpse into the world of music production, we're joined by friend and NSP/Starbomb producer Jim Roach for a nice chat about file management, synth patches, the creative process, NSP song lore, horrifying hashbrowns, file management again, and more. Check out the new NSP album wherever you get music, and get a copy at store.ninjasexparty.com . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnig...

We're taking a week off and giving you two old miniepisodes from our Patreon! If you want a fresh one of these every week, sign up at patreon.com/leightonnight at the Two Peach or Three Peach tier. Wow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.