Andrew is back. Brian is gone. And the one and only Veronica Belmont joins us. Goblins overrrun a Zimbabwe clinic, we take Veronica on quite a tour of our continuing goblin epidemic. We contemplate if a woman would have a neanderthal baby. An update on the Python Killin’ Contest in Florida. We try to sex up a SpaceX announcement.

It’s all coming up on a new Weird Things podcast!

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Picks:

Veronica:

Old Man’s War

Andrew:

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Justin:

Game of Thrones

Tom Merritt is our substitute Mayne this week. A Brazilian prison is part of an elaborate escape plan with an unlikely partner in crime. A police department in Florida is ensconsed in a cloud of technological suffication to the detrimite of car owners. Can a brand new pair of detectives named Hobo McGillicutty and Timetraveler Jones solve the case?

Also: Snake murder is the order of the day in South Florida! Python death up to your knees!

It’s all coming up on a new Weird Things podcast!

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Picks:

Tom:

Glympse.com

Brian:

Star Wars: Scoundrels

Justin:

Portlandia

ANDREW returns! We finally get our update on The Snuggery! Will our intrepid reporter unleash a b-dog on this poor woman? Mayne tells us of a hilarious run-in with a legendary magician. The boys peruse a vintage catalogue of hazing devices. We review our predictions of 2012 and make new ones for 2013.

It’s a DOUBLE STUFFED edition of the Weird Things Podcast!

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Picks:

Andrew:

1933 King Kong

Brian:

Doctor Who – The Snowmen

Justin:

Django Unchained

We are joined by Jason Murphy of Loading Bar and Spill.com. The boys revisit the mysterious explosion in an Indiana suburb and finally get a deadly update. SpaceX has a plan to send 80,000 people to Mars but Brian has to make a horrifying choice that could ruin his marriage. A startling link between balding men and apes is discovered.

It’s all coming up on yet another edition of Weird Things.

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Picks:

Jason:

Daredevil by Mark Waid

Brian:

The Walking Dead video game

Justin:

Book of Basketball

Tom Merritt joins us as we discuss a massive natural event that happens to alert us to the opening of a new movie. Tom has to make a terrible decision that could leave him buried in Apple rumors or Sasquatch reports.

Also, is belief a chief tenant of science?

All this and more in an unfortunately Mayne-less episode of Weird Things.

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Listener Sponsors:

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Picks:

Tom:

NaNoWriMo

Brian:

Brandwashed

Justin:

Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Book 3: The Last Command

What would you do if you could live forever. Also, do we now know if the initials to SpaceX’s MCT project? What exploded a peaceful neighborhood in Indiana? We return to the Snuggery after a WTP listener offers to go investigate. Also, when will it be unethical to turn off a video game character?

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Listener Sponsors:

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– Sidekick Foundation

Picks:

Andrew:

Angry Birds: Star Wars

Brian:

Walking Dead Video Game

Justin:

East Bound and Down

A woman has a strange job. It sparks a statistical argument between Brian and Justin to rival the Presidential Election. A new way to tell if Mars is housing a killer plague sets up a scenario involving precursor aliens and bears on a level you never before seen. The boys discuss the place the Water Bears have their picnic.

Also.

Star Wars TALK!!!

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Listener Sponsors:

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Picks:

Andrew:

Going Postal

Brian:

Tales of the Mos Eisley Cantina

Justin:

The Price of Politics

Gary and The Weasel make their podcast debut to solve a Polish crime. Who would win in a fight: a Neanderthal or a human? Andrew quizzes us on a mysterious man who witnessed something amazing. Can the boys figure out his identity? And what did he see?

The results connect the very fabric of our history through a meld of technology and culture! Prepare friends, for yet another Weird Things podcast!

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Listener Sponsors:

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– Support Andy for Movember

Picks:

Andrew:

My Mother is Nuts by Penny Marshall

Brian:

Thinking Fast and Slow

Justin:

Cloud Atlas

Felix Baumgartner is amazing, but seriously, what comes next? The boys make their guesses. Killjoy scientists try and kill our dinosaur dreams. Because they hate joy. And want to kill it. But fear not! Andrew has a plan that can not only make your dreams a reality, but make the argument it couldn’t have worked any other way anyhow.

Hold on to your butts, it’s another Weird Things podcast!

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Listener Sponsors:

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– Blind Gods Bluff

Picks:

Andrew:

Argo

Brian:

Better Angels of our Nature

Justin:

Walking Dead

Andrew is live in Cape Canaveral to watch SpaceX launch their first supply mission to the International Space Station and he is joined by CBS’ Molly Wood! Justin is live at TWiT’s studio in Petaluma, CA and is joined by Tom Merritt. Brian is somewhere in Dallas and is joined by his ever buoyant enthusiasm.

Listen to the sounds of the launch! Hear how NASA has taken their social media communication with new heights in an impromptu interview with one of the men who makes it happen! It’s Space! Space! Space! in this commercial free episode.

Special thanks to NASA, TWiT, Leo Laporte, Lisa Kentzell, Tom Merritt and Molly Wood.

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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 WeirdThings LIVE EVENT THIS SUNDAY FOR THE SPACEX LAUNCH!

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Picks:

Andrew:

The Master

Brian:

Tears of Steel

Justin:

Looper

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!

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Picks:

Andrew:

Dredd 3D – take the #DreddPledge Today!

Brian:

The Long Earth

Justin:

Framerate

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 a chip that brings a massive intelligence upgrade.

It’s a terrifying new episode of Weird Things!

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Picks:

Andrew:

Terra Nova

Brian:

Redshirts

Justin:

Thomas Jefferson: Author of America

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!

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Picks:

Brian: One Second After

Justin: DNP

Andrew: The War Game

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 company of Mildred and friends when an inspector has to determine why she has a mysterious shaft in the middle of her house. Meanwhile, Andrew and Justin is horrified to learn how Brett and Brian would handle Bigfoot roadkill.

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Picks:

Andrew:

Titanic

Brian:

H+

Justin:

Turquoise Jeep

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 insurance policy against danger that’s sssssssssssssssssure to please.

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Picks:

Andrew:

Breaking Bad

Brian:

Kill Decision

Justin:

Doctor Who