Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

On this humdinger of an ep, we're joined by rapper/word masseuse/W-hat enthusiast Wordburglar (@Wordburglar) to discuss Nova Scotia-exclusive ice cream flavors, the origin of NSP's Peppermint Creams, donair sauce, Kool Keith, Burgie's biggest inspirations, how to survive San Diego Comic Con, 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this absolutely delightful episode, we're joined by podcaster/podcast producer Matt Apodaca (@mattapodaca) for a chat about black market dinosaur auctions, UCB, giving yourself worms, Beastie Boys, Bob Odenkirk, ice cream, 3D printing, and much more! We're big fans of Matt and it was a real treat to hang out. We do have a video version of this episode, but due to technical difficulties, it won't be on our Patreon until sometime next week! 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this lovely little episode, we're joined by Ryan and Abby of the music interview podcast Bothering the Band. You could even call it Bothering Bothering the Band, because that's what it is: we talk about LA tourist spots, feeling Old, Golden Throats, the pitfalls of being an "Ideas Guy", how good Neutral Milk Hotel is (again), and more! Check out their show here (it's great!): www.botheringtheband.com/archive. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we're joined by musician Johnny Manchild (@johnnymanchild) for a really chill and interesting discussion about lots of music nerd stuff, Cronenberg, wild musical instruments, decision-making while bipolar, the sky turning green, highly defensible standing desks, 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram).Country MoogThat 1 Guy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This lovely little episode is a veritable carousel of creepy crawlies. Brian and Leighton talk bugs, food trucks, cryptids, Weird Al, Nam June Paik, John Cage, creepy internet images, SCPs, high-octane spider encounters, and getting your crunch on. It's a good one. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're taking a week off, so enjoy the first episode from our Sopranos watchalong with Jory Griffis! This is usually a Patreon-only series, but we're releasing the commentary part of the episode on the general feed because a) we need a week off and b) it's fun to talk with Jory. Sign up at patreon.com/leightonnight if you want more of this, which you definitely do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buckle up, put on headphones (please), and tune in for our most bleeped episode ever! It's our yummiest, nummiest, and cummiest episode yet! We're joined by actor/comedian Noah Grossman (@NoahGrossman214) from Smosh for a chat about unfortunate acronyms, Sheryl Crow, auditioning for AND winning The Price Is Right, getting kicked out of Morbius, Eurovision, unspoken Los Angeles traffic rules, and more! Grab our hot new merch at cumstuff.com! 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wecht family is all here on this incredibly wholesome episode-- Brian and Rachel AND Audrey are joined by gaming Youtuber Mr A-Game (@MrAGame) for a wonderful chat about Legend of Zelda, teaching, making family friendly content, wolves, traffic etiquette woes, and more. Listen. Audrey gets to meet her favorite Youtuber ever and you get to audibly hear her little brain explode. Trust us, you do NOT want to miss this ep. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leightonnight. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this wonderful episode, we're joined by musician Party Nails (@partypartynails) for a chat about hat taxonomy, learning cursive, dress code violations, creative anxiety/insecurity, and more! Check out Elana's music at partypartynails.com. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this very chill ep, we're joined by lo-fi musician Max Green (insta: @maxgr33n) of URCHN and Inspired & the Sleep for a chat about hitting it big in Vegas, sneaking into festivals, making lo-fi music, notable sax work, Severance, and more. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leightonnight. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Have a good weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this expansive & engaging episode, we talk with author AJ Jacobs (@ajjacobs) about ugly animals, the end of the universe, acceptance, William S Burroughs, Dahl vs Zappa, science fiction, and of course, puzzles. Buy AJ's new book The Puzzler here: https://ajjacobs.com/books/the-puzzler/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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this absolute treat of an episode, we're joined by Sam and Steve AKA the Super Guitar Bros (@superguitarbros) for a very chill chat about creative disagreements, being a fan, nail care for classical guitar, Dairy Queen selections, some behind-the-scenes of Under the Covers, 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a party! On this super fun ep, Brian, Jerik, and Leighton are joined by pro skater Jason Park (ig: @jasonparksucks) for a chat about sleeping habits, skating tips, the early days of Youtube, being a reggae lover, the indie rock scene, and more. Good vibes. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this stunner of an ep, Leighton and Brian invent a new game show, have a reckoning with their mutual hatred of Having Fun, grapple with a variety of sandwich tragedies, dish on the best green rooms/the film Green Room (2015), chat about TV spoilers, and more! This one is very silly. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. Find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). You can also get some hot, hot Leighton Night merch at merch.leightonnight.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this lovely episode, we're joined by science communicator and podcaster Ashley Hamer (@smashleyhamer) for a chat about North Carolina, decade demarcations, jazz, taxes, Story Collider, saxophoning, corporate girlbossing, and more. Check out Ashley's amazing saxophone track here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfjHSSqiHQ. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Also, did you know that we have merch? Because we have merch. You should buy some. It would look good on you. Go here: merch.leightonnight.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode that's chock full of good vibes, we're joined by artist and animator KLN (@BallBots) for a chat about Trailer Park Boys, Yellowknife, sketch comedy movies, transitioning, Saw, dinos, and more!Want to support the show? Snag some of our new tees and stickers at merch.leightonnight.com! 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this rollicking adventure of an episode, we're joined by (most of) comedy metal band Psychostick (@psychostick) AND an actual hot dog for a fun little chat about band puberty, theoretical physics, annoying your fans, our hot new permanent marker start up, tubes, and more. This is definitely one you'll want to watch the Patreon video for @ patreon.com/leightonnight. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Leighton at @graylish Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 socials, and check our their podcast “Majoring In Everything” wherever you get podcasts. Also buy tickets to their one-person show “The Data Science Spectacular” on March 1, 7 PM ET 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). SSCH and Happy New Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 the son from Family Guy?? Thanks for listening to another year of nonsense, folks. See you next week with PART TWO! 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. We guested on one of their episodes, so check that one out for basically another two hours just like this ep! 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 (available on our Patreon at any tier). 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 @alpharad on socials, and 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). EAGM! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Welcome to the most haunted episode of Leighton Night. We're joined once again by Suzy Berhow (@Mort3mer) for a very spooky chat about being nice on the internet, shadow people, ghosts, numerology, flying hangers, quantum mechanics, and more! It's a good one! If you want to come to our show The Witching Hour LIVE in LA, you can get tickets at witchinghourlive.com. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hooray! We're joined once again by our wonderful producer Jerik Centeno (@jerikcenteno) for a chat about the only good accounts on Instagram, the score for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, how microwaves work, feet facts, and more. We resurrect an old segment and audition some new ones. It's chill! 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this delightful episode, we're joined by designer/photographer/musician Satchell Drakes (@SatchellDrakes/@okrapunk on IG) for a nice little chat about Jersey nostalgia, smooth jazz vs. hard jazz, a terrifying blue cat, TikTok, moderation and accessibility in UX design, what we're listening to lately, 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this puzzling episode, we're joined by crossword constructor and senior staff editor of the New York Times WordPlay column Deb Amlen (@DebAmlen)! We chat about puzzles, pickling, how scary a text with a period is, "I Think You Should Leave", Terror Management Theory, ASMR, and more! It's a lovely time and we hope you enjoy the convo as much as we did. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this fun ep, we complete the Planet Booty guest trifecta with Rob Gwin (@robgwin) for a chat about the songwriting process, joke density, balanced creative partnerships, Cuphead, outsmarting your GPS, and more! It's a lovely time. Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for Planet Booty's new album "Yes", which comes out on September 21st and be sure to check out their Bandcamp at planetbooty.bandcamp.com. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy 80th episode! On this humdinger of an episode, we're joined by our friend Ross (@RubberNinja) for a chat about Power Rangers lore, modern day King of the Hill, Star Trek, murder dungeons, Ross' Final Fantasy egg saga, and more! It's a very very Poppin' episode, in more ways than one. Check out Ross' Twitch at twitch.tv/rubberninja. But seriously, is anyone reading these? I'm but a lowly caption writer and I'm being held hostage on a steady diet of mayo and suspicious bottles of green tea. Someone please let me out of this basement. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a treat! On this lovely ep, we're joined by none other than Brian's sister, Stephanie Wecht! We have a nice chat about embarrassing childhood stories, a phone call from Lint from Rancid, working with non-profits, a record-breakingly long What's Poppin' intro, and mooooore! In lieu of Stephanie's socials, you can get involved with or donate to the ACLU here: https://www.aclu.org/how-you-can-help. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). The ACLU is cooler than social media though. Go there instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this delightful episode, we're joined by author Samantha Allen (@SLAwrites on Twitter) to talk about her book "Real Queer America", reality dating shows, heartwarming IRL LGBT+ communities, horror comedies, favorite jump scares, the beach that makes you Old, and more! This one is really fun. You can find her book wherever ya get your books, and you can listen to her love triangle podcast "You Should See the Other Guy" on Apple Podcasts. 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)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.