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WT: Mars Bars

Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

Driving through in Mars’s orbit…it’s just a hop(s) away! #JourneyQuest: The guys are signed as…wrestlers?! Now, they’re finally “leaving” “Texas” towards “Bryce Vegas.” Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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!

Picks:

Andrew: Doctor Who and The LEGO Batman Movie

Justin: Future Man

Brian: Pilot X

Bryce: Exporting Raymond

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WT: Play That Funky Music, Alexa

Tuesday, November 28th, 2017

The slow acceptance of voice assistants. BOOM! The relatively unknown causes of lightning. #JourneyQuest will return next week when Justin is back from vacation. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Greta Van Fleet

Brian: Future Man

Bryce: Runaways

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WT: Eternal Autonomous Death Event

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

What’s the best way to live forever? Probably not a cloud of killbots! We’ve got a car that could out-race them though. #JourneyQuest: Justin’s mind-controlled, Brian’s been cloned, and there’s yet another competitor to the arena. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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!

Picks:

Andrew: Doctor Who (1963)

Justin: Hacks

Brian: Sea of Rust

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WT: Tesla Over-Easy (upd)

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

A new, unknown type of zombie. Keep on truckin’! #JourneyQuest: Brian and Justin almost murdered the Golden Emperor and Brian’s ding-dong is still shot off. Can they eliminate this foppish fascist in the arena? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Red Dwarf

Justin: Stranger Things season 2

Brian: Dirty John

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WT: Smug Disapproving Fox

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

What tech are you most excited for? A look at a possible world 10 years from now. The next big mascots are…you! #JourneyQuest returns next week when the boys aren’t sick! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Red Dwarf

Justin: Blizzard

Brian: Outlaws Vault

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WT: Punched Into an IHOP

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

A visitor from outside the solar system. Mar does its own #TheDress. Tube life, bruh. #JourneyQuest: Having defeated the kid mayor, the boys make their way to the golden emperor. new schnitzel who dis. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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!

Picks:

Andrew: SpaceX merch

Justin: Hoodslam’s Science Slam

Brian: Stranger Things season 2

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WT: Big Feet, Big Eat

Tuesday, October 24th, 2017

Gates of Hell found? Hyperloop takes another step forward in Maryland. Bigfoot’s gotta eat, right? #JourneyQuest: Brian’s sworn to protect a town from marauders and Justin’s position is unknown. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Red Dwarf

Justin: Dr. Strange

Brian: The Naturalist

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!

Visual of neutron star collision

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WT: Future-Transport Tycoon

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

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.”

Picks:

Andrew: Stranger Things: The Game

Justin: NOT The Defenders

Bryce: Another Lost Phone

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 Locked-Mess Monster

Thursday, October 12th, 2017

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, 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: Big Friendly Rocket

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

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 feed for all our patrons. All of Journey Quest in one place–this is the Journey Saga!

Picks:

Andrew: Blade Runner

Justin: Rick and Morty

Brian: The Sting

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WT: The Full Stack

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

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

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WT: I’ll Have Nun Of It

Wednesday, September 20th, 2017

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

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WT: Whipping out our Venuses

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

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!