Weird Things

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 “Weird Things.” Visual of neutron star collision Picks: Andrew: Stranger Things: The Game Justin: NOT The Defenders Bryce: Another Lost Phone Want to relive the Jo...

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 weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Pick: Blade Runner 2049 Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon,...

Spoiler alert: this is a spoiler-filled discussion on Blade Runner 2049. Go see this fantastic movie and then enjoy this discussion! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Pick: Blade Runner 2049

Joined with Bryan Thomas Schmidt, editor and co-author of Predator: If It Bleeds, available now on Kindle. How Bryan got into the business writing and editing. Check out Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, now in paperback and Audible. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Want to support the show? Consider pledging to Weird Things on Patreon. If we ge...

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 “Weird Things.” Want to support the show? Consider pledging to Weird Things on Patreon. If we get to $600/episode, we’ll create a special #JourneyQuest-only RSS fe...

Naturalist is still #1. When do you talk about new projects? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Red Dwarf Brian: Brian’s TEDx talk

Con crud kills. We’ll see more of the Raptor engine tomorrow. Goblins!…?! #JourneyQuest: Justin goes shopping and Brian leads his pack of chimps. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: AirPods Justin: Rick and Morty Brian: Voltron VR Chronicles

How to say no and what’s the best way to start and stop? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: Unbelievable Brian: Hacking Growth Bryce: The Secret of Psalm 46

Spiro and the Fudge are on the case! What is this mysterious letter? Now a slightly-darker-black planet! Poop for brains. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: What Happened Brian: The Naturalist and American Vandal Bryce: The Good Place

Apple’s got a big announcement tomorrow. What can we expect tech-wise? What about ten years from now? Get Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, for free this month if you have Prime! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Becoming Steve Jobs Justin: The first iPhone Brian: Climb Out Network

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 free this month if you have Prime! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” PBS video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ5KV3r...

Andrew’s new book, The Naturalist, is a #1 Kindle bestseller (in all of books!). What happened and how it got on Kindle First. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: The Naturalist, a #1 Kindle bestseller Andrew: Kindle Oasis Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon, we’ll create a special JQ-only RSS feed for al...

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 Naturalist, a #1 Kindle bestseller Andrew and Justin: Rick and Morty Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon, we’ll create a s...

StoryVoice is out on the app store. Now what? Hypothetically: Gaming the New York Times’ bestseller list. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Superbad and The Swift Guy Brian: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Bryce: A Normal Lost Phone Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon, we’ll create a special JQ-o...

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.” Picks: Andrew: Rick and Morty Justin: Logan Lucky Brian: Hit Makers Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon, we’ll create a speci...

Andrew’s about to submit StoryVoice, his dictation app. What could it do in the future? What should it be priced? What is MoviePass and how does it affect theaters, studios, and you? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Lynda and Udemy Justin: Bill Simons Podcast Brian: Cracked Movie Club Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If...

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 reunite with Justin? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” XCKD comic Video of the eclipse Picks: Andrew: DVD rental boxes li...

Discussion on The Defiant Ones, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, creative partnerships, and marketing scenarios. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Defiant Ones Justin: BeatsX Brian: Planet Money Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon, we’ll create a special JQ-only RSS feed for all our patrons. All of Jo...

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 line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Radio play of Isaac Asimov’s Nightfall Justin: Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Brian: Voltron Want to relive the Journ...

Derivative as derogatory. Tutorializing and addiction in gaming. What Hearthstone gets right. (Very mild Game of Thrones 704 spoilers 37:34-42:58). Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Black Cloud Justin: Master of None Brian: Irresistible

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 weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Hacksaw Ridge and Ozark Justin: Nintendo Switch Brian: The Dark Tower Want to relive...

Pleasing your audience or pleasing your platform? The idea of “independence” Listener James wants to know how to ask for help. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: We’re All Gonna Die podcast Brian: Waking Up podcast from Sam Harris Bryce: Last Chance U Want to relive the Journey Quest experien...

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.” Picks: Justin: The Defiant Ones Brian: Ozark Bryce: Nier: Automata Want to relive the Journey Quest experience? If we get to $600 on Patreon, we’ll create a spec...

News from San Diego Comic-Con: New trailers for Stranger Things season 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Ready Player One, Justice League, Defenders, and Star Trek: Discovery. Plus Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Dr. Doom, Creed 2, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. All the hottest cinematic takes. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Thi...

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, Action News. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Stranger Things Justin: GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladie...