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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=gJ5KV3rzuag

Paper on Mario synthesis (pdf) https://www.cc.gatech.edu/~riedl/pubs/ijcai17.pdf

Picks:

Andrew: Rick and Morty

Justin: The Looming Tower

Brian: A Gentleman in Moscow

The Naturalist, a #1 Kindle bestseller

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WT: But Aliens

Wednesday, September 6th, 2017

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:

Andrew and Justin: Rick and Morty

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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: Lotta Confidence

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

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 special JQ-only RSS feed for all our patrons. All of Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: Might As Well Be Talking ’bout The Moon

Saturday, August 26th, 2017

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 like DVDXpress

Justin: The Founder

Brian: 30 for 30 Podcasts

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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: The Edge of Truth

Tuesday, August 15th, 2017

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 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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: Peek Show

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

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 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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: Aliens GO!

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

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

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WT: Infrastructure X

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

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 Ladies of Wrestling

Brian: Preacher

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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: Young People’s Blood

Tuesday, July 18th, 2017

Badass Bezos. When will consumers be able to go into space? Brian’s latest drone encounter. #JourneyQuest: We’re back with Brian on the battlefield of Ugg. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and Game of Thrones

Justin: GLOW

Brian: War for the Planet of the Apes

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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: Lethal Munchies

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

Who’s this adorable bugger? nomnomnom. You got your human in my neaderthal! #JourneyQuest: As Ugg approaches Brian, we follow Justin as he traverses the dangerous forest. Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Alexa skill Radio Dimension X

Justin: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Brian: Spider-Man: Homecoming

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WT: Jaunty Afternoon Balloon

Wednesday, July 5th, 2017

Just a friendly hot air balloon ride. The machine learning future. Is extraterrestrial life a danger? Could we be in a simulation? Is AI a plausible threat? The intersection of religion and philosophy. #JourneyQuest returns next week! Check out Justin’s new game, Action News. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Action News

Justin: Action News

Brian: Station Breaker

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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: Panic! At The Night Sky

Tuesday, June 27th, 2017

Celebrities: they find lights in the sky just like us! Also, PANIC PANIC EVERYBODY PANIC. #JourneyQuest: The game of Ugg is afoot. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Starring Adam West

Justin: Wrestle Circus

Brian: Fargo

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WT: SameSun.exe

Tuesday, June 20th, 2017

Finally, a pop-up you won’t hate. Twinsies! #JourneyQuest: Captured in an unknown jungle, the boys are interrogated by a tribal leader. Check out Scam School on Science Channel June 24th, 8amET/5amPT. Set your DVR! Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Amazon Dash Wand

Justin: Catch Me If You Can

Brian: Snow Crash

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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

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WT: A Cliched Plot

Tuesday, June 13th, 2017

What’s hunting Andrew in his own backyard? It’s E3 time–are we in the future yet? #JourneyQuest: We’re on the TRAIN TRACKS TO HELL.

Wonder Woman spoilers 1:19:18 to end.

Check out Scam School on Science Channel June 24th, 8amET/5amPT. Set your DVR! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Wonder Woman

Justin: Pond5

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 Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!