Don't Make It Weird

By Daniel Quigley & Dinasaurus

What's Don't Make It Weird about?

Two amateur authors and amateur humans—Daniel and Dina—discuss all things writing and books, and re-tell chaotic life adventures from cults to exes that think they’re horses. We’ve got you covered in this comedic and sarcastic, life-centered podcast. Follow us as we fail to not make it weird.

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Don't Make It Weird episodes:

06.24.2024
The One Where Dina Escapes A Cult Pt. IV (The One Where We Grow Up Gothard)
Can a lack of hugs spark a hilarious debate? Celebrate our third anniversary and the thrilling end of season two of the "Don't Make It Weird" podcast! This episode is packed with laughs as we reminisce about our journey, featuring...
03.18.2024
The One With Dzintra Sullivan
If you've ever wondered whether an elephant is more akin to a dog or a cat, or if you've found yourself lost in the peculiarities of Australian slang, buckle up for this wild literary escapade. With the brilliant Dzintra (Zee)...
02.19.2024
The One With Mike Jones: The Musical
Daniel and Dinasaurus, your beloved raconteurs, are back to whisk you through a whirlwind of absurdities and heartfelt realness in this week's brand new episode of Don't Make It Weird. This time, Producer Sean forgot to record the footage for...
02.06.2024
The One With The Flibbertigibbets
Ever found yourself in the aftermath of a shower, faced with a toilet disaster that has you contemplating life choices? Yeah, us too—and we're spilling it all in this episode! Join Daniel and Dinasaurus, along with our quick-witted Producer Sean,...
02.05.2024
The One With The Holiday Hoedown Throwdown (feat. Special Guests!)
Grab your Santa hat and a cold pint of Death Raptor because this holiday special of our podcast is like the weirdest, wildest office Christmas party you've never attended – but always wished you had. Planned entirely by Dinasaurus, as...
01.29.2024
The One With Sarah Eriksen
Ever found yourself pondering the peculiar color change of soggy clothes or which insurance plan Lightning McQueen prefers? Well, your curiosities are about to be sated as we, Daniel Quigley and Dinasaurus, guide you through an episode that's anything but...
10.09.2023
The One Where Dina Escapes A Cult Pt. III (The One Where We Meet The Duggars)
Trigger/Content Warning: The upcoming discussion delves into topics related to religious beliefs, strict traditional gender roles, sexual abuse, and practices that some may find restrictive or controversial. Please practice good self-care, and proceed with caution if you're sensitive to such...
09.18.2023
The One With Every Wish Way (The Return Of Shannon Bright)
Ready for a wild ride of romance, whimsy, and hilarity? We buckle up with Shannon Bright, a mastermind auto body technician and romance novelist, who's here to turbocharge our adventure. Shannon opens up about juggling her love for auto work...
08.28.2023
The One With N.J. Alexander
Get ready for a roller-coaster episode as we welcome N.J. (Nick) Alexander, the brilliant mind behind the epic fantasy, FOGBOUND, and The Intern of the Goddamn Gamecube Podcast. We're delving deep into Dina's Tiktok Conspiracy Corner, discussing claims that nuclear...
08.19.2023
The One Where Alex Releases The Woodkin (feat. Alexander James)
Prepare yourself, listeners, for an episode filled with wild anecdotes, laughter, and intellectual discussions as we welcome back our fan-favorite guest, author and culinary pro, Alexander James. In honor of the release of his long-anticipated horror novel, The Woodkin, we...
08.08.2023
The One With Uncle Bobbo
Ever wondered how Donald Trump's peculiar orange hue could be linked to time travel? Or how risqué literature could be hilariously compared to electronics and cheap wine? Join your favorite weirdos, Daniel and Dinasaurus, as we have a riot of...
07.31.2023
The One With Dina's Arranged Marriage
Caught yourself wondering about the rising ebook prices lately? Well, you're not alone! Get ready for an amusing exploration of the ebook industry, its soaring prices, and how it affects both keen readers and diligent authors. Stick around for a...
07.25.2023
The One With The Sweaty Ball #@!&% (feat. Alexander James)
Prepare to enter a realm of laughter, mystery, and intrigue as Alexander James, Appe-TEASER and soon-to-be-published author of THE WOODKIN, graces the Don't Make It Weird Podcast once again. He brings us tales from his journey to publication, his Dungeons...
07.17.2023
The One Where Dina Denounces Mom Water
It's DMIW #90, and are those whispers of conspiracy theories getting to you, too? Well, quench your thirst for curiosity-fueling narratives as we navigate the murky waters of Wayfair and Wal-mart's alleged child trafficking scandal. Join us, along with our...
07.11.2023
The One With Almedia Ryan
What's that sound? Oh, just the exciting buzz of our first post-baby episode! We're thrilled to have the charismatic Almedia Ryan, author of 'Those Beneath', in the hot seat. Ali opens up about her transformative journey from southeast Texas to...
07.03.2023
The One Where Dina Discovers The Dutch Rudder
In this mind-blowing installment, Dina takes us on a wild journey through her TikTok Conspiracy Corner, uncovering the shocking truth about birds (spoiler alert: they aren't real!) and delving into the mysterious circumstances surrounding Kobe Bryant's tragic death. Prepare for a...
06.26.2023
The One With L. A. Cunningham
Join us for an exciting episode with L. A. (Laurie) Cunningham, author, artist, and adventurer. She serves as the Editor-in-Chief and a writer at ASAP IMAGINATION, and is also a comic book creator with a dark and twisty sense of...
05.03.2023
NOTHING SPECIAL by Dina S. LIVE Release Party feat. Alexander James!
Come celebrate with us as we launch Dinasaurus' debut novel NOTHING SPECIAL! We will be chatting about the book and giving away free copies live on stream! Grab a drink and join us! Follow Alexander James on Twitter!: https://twitter.com/DrunkScribe Check out his...
05.02.2023
The One With The Mystery Waistcoat (feat. Alexander James)
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we continue the publishing journey of our friend Alexander James! Alex gives us an exclusive Riley-ism in the Accountabilibuddies segment! We play a new game called HOT TAKES! Alex tells us...
04.25.2023
The One With Daniel's Length Issue
In this week's episode of DMIW, we get to catch up with the fam! Dinasaurus lets us in on the latest TikTok conspiracies! We get a special message in our voicemail from the bard Arnold from @CritStupid! Sean tells us...
04.17.2023
The One With Christopher Flory
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by author Christopher Flory! We play a game of TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE! Chris tells us about the world's smallest meth lab in STORYTIME!...
03.25.2023
The One With Desideria Mesa
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by fantasy author Desideria Mesa! We play a few rounds of WOULD YOU RATHER! Desi tells us about the time she found out she is...
03.06.2023
The One With The Lovely Tea Party (We Have Issues III)
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio once again by our absolute favorite indie comic book creators and podcasters Anthony LaFauci and Stevie Wildcard! We asked ChatGPT to write us a heist...
02.28.2023
The One Where The Helmet Stays On (The Return Of Carly Spade)
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by our friend and USA Today best selling romance author Carly Spade! We play an extended version of SMASH OR PASS: STAR WARS EDITION! Carly...
02.07.2023
The One Where Dina Gets Gooped
In this episode of Don't Make It Weird, we get the final update on Dina's Kickstarter campaign for her debut novel NOTHING SPECIAL! We check our voicemail! We play a Uno reverse card on Weird Titles and it goes PERFECTLY!...
01.30.2023
The One With Wm. Brett Hill
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by sci-fi author Wm. Brett Hill! We play our favorite game of deception, TRUE CONFESSIONS! Brett tells us about two occasions in which he exhibited...
01.23.2023
The One Where Dina Thought She Was High
Dina was gonna record the podcast, but then she got high. Daniel was gonna introduce the show, but then he got high and played Vampire Survivors. This week, we checked our voicemail! We played a new improv game called THREE...
01.16.2023
The One Where John Ortega Isn't In His Car
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by fantasy author John Ortega! We improvise some story pitches based on randomly generated words in a round of PITCH A STORY! John tells us...
11.22.2022
The One *WITH* Ken's D*ck
We're BACK and we brought Ken's Dick with us this time! It's episode 76 of Don't Make It Weird! Originally recorded 10/3. We checked our voicemail! We played our own knock-off version of SCATTERGORIES in the game segment! (Grab a pen...
10.24.2022
The One With Sean R. Frazier
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by fantasy author Sean R. Frazier! We answer some fun Star Wars-themed WOULD YOU RATHER questions! Sean tells us about the time his wife beat...
09.28.2022
The One Without Ken's Dick
How do you know when to start your book? Is the first chapter ACTUALLY the first chapter? In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play SMASH OR PASS: MCU EDITION!...
09.20.2022
The One With Lisa Borne Graves
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by author Lisa Borne Graves! We do some MAD LIBS in the game segment! Lisa tells us about the time her baby face ruined a...
09.06.2022
The One With Querying For Dummies
Do you remember your first ever query letter? In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play the WORD ASSOCIATION GAME with a new twist! We have a discussion about our...
08.29.2022
The One With Beka Westrup
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by romantasy BEKA WESTRUP! We play a round of TRUE CONFESSIONS! Beka tells us about the time she was almost attacked by sasquatch in STORYTIME!...
08.20.2022
The One With The Spice (Nice.) feat. Jess The Mess LIVE!
Join us for a live episode of Don't Make It Weird for Episode 69! (Nice.) We play the Don't Make It Weird Card Game, we answer your submissions with our advice, Dina tells us about the first time she sent spicy...
08.15.2022
The One With The Gas Station Poke Bowl (feat. Alexander James)
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by our friend Alexander James! We check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play a new game called THE WHISPER CHALLENGE! We talk to...
08.09.2022
The One With Science Fiction Author Patrick F. Johnson
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR PATRICK F. JOHNSON! We try to guess the definition of some unusual words in a new game segment! Patrick tells us...
08.01.2022
The One Where There's No Love In The Ocean (feat. R.D.D.)
TO SHAKESPEARE, OR NOT TO SHAKESPEARE? THAT IS THE QUESTION! In this week's episode, we are joined in the studio by author of HIS RAGGED COMPANY and best friend of the show, R.D.D.! We check on each other's ongoing projects! We...
07.18.2022
The One With The Home Invasions
What are the worst films made from great books? In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play the WEIRD SUPERFIGHT! We have a discussion about bad films based on great...
07.12.2022
The One With Kennedy Sutton
This week, we are joined in the studio by author KENNEDY SUTTON! We play a game of TRUE CONFESSIONS! We get to hear about the time she and her partner traveled 1,800 miles to see the last ever Ringling Bros...
07.06.2022
The One Where We Finally Fire Daniel
How do you deal with rejection? In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird it's Independence Day! We had to fire Daniel, so we welcomed special guest co-host Alexander James into the studio! We check in on each other's ongoing...
06.27.2022
The One With Thomas E. Staples
This week, we are joined in the studio by author & podcaster THOMAS E. STAPLES! We play a game of WOULD YOU RATHER?! We get hear a special double header edition of STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS AND STAPLES! We interview him...
06.20.2022
The One With The Dumpster Kidnapping
Does more reviews = more book sales? In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We check our voicemail! We play the WORD ASSOCIATION GAME! Daniel and Dina talk about book reviews,...
06.13.2022
The One With Rebecca Mikkelson
This week, we are joined in the studio by author REBECCA MIKKELSON! We play a game specially curated by Rebecca called SPOT THE DIFFERENCE! We get to hear the tale of how her and her husband (MISTER M!) almost got...
06.07.2022
The One With The Snip Slips
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We check our voicemail! We play a game of WOULD YOU RATHER! We do some dramatic readings of fan-submitted book snippets! We get...
05.30.2022
The One With Stephen Howard
This week, we are joined in the studio by author STEPHEN HOWARD! We try to guess random animal noises! We get to hear the tale of how Stephen woke up in a different country in STORYTIME! We interview him about...
05.23.2022
The One With The Tale Of Captain Jack Sparrow
In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, it's Producer Sean's birthday! We check our voicemail! We play a game of YOU LAUGH YOU DIE: DAD JOKES EDITION! Sean gets a special birthday message from Sam Witwer! Daniel and...
05.15.2022
The One With K. Thomas
Don't forget to bring your spoons this week for a brand new episode featuring paranormal romance author K. Thomas (Krys)! We play a game of TRUE CONFESSIONS! Krys tells us about the time her neighbor found her sitting in a...
05.08.2022
The One Where Daniel Realizes Massages Are Creepy And Dina Becomes A Spy (Taylor's Version)
It's episode one, rebooted! We've learned a lot in the last year, and our original pilot episode featured poor production and no video presentation. So, we called for a mulligan! Our co-hosts Daniel and Dina introduce themselves! We discuss some...
05.02.2022
The One With Carly Spade
Get ready for a classic slap-N-tickle! This week, we are joined in the studio by USA Today bestselling romance author Carly Spade! We play a few rounds of BUZZED! Carly tells us about the time she had to convince a...

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Don't Make It Weird episodes:

The One Where Dina Escapes A Cult Pt. IV (The One Where We Grow Up Gothard)

The One With Dzintra Sullivan

The One With Mike Jones: The Musical

The One With The Flibbertigibbets

The One With The Holiday Hoedown Throwdown (feat. Special Guests!)

The One With Sarah Eriksen

The One Where Dina Escapes A Cult Pt. III (The One Where We Meet The Duggars)

The One With Every Wish Way (The Return Of Shannon Bright)

The One With N.J. Alexander

The One Where Alex Releases The Woodkin (feat. Alexander James)

The One With Uncle Bobbo

The One With Dina's Arranged Marriage

The One With The Sweaty Ball #@!&% (feat. Alexander James)

The One Where Dina Denounces Mom Water

The One With Almedia Ryan

The One Where Dina Discovers The Dutch Rudder

The One With L. A. Cunningham

NOTHING SPECIAL by Dina S. LIVE Release Party feat. Alexander James!

The One With The Mystery Waistcoat (feat. Alexander James)

The One With Daniel's Length Issue

The One With Christopher Flory

The One With Desideria Mesa

The One With The Lovely Tea Party (We Have Issues III)

The One Where The Helmet Stays On (The Return Of Carly Spade)

The One Where Dina Gets Gooped

The One With Wm. Brett Hill

The One Where Dina Thought She Was High

The One Where John Ortega Isn't In His Car

The One *WITH* Ken's D*ck

The One With Sean R. Frazier

The One Without Ken's Dick

The One With Lisa Borne Graves

The One With Querying For Dummies

The One With Beka Westrup

The One With The Spice (Nice.) feat. Jess The Mess LIVE!

The One With The Gas Station Poke Bowl (feat. Alexander James)

The One With Science Fiction Author Patrick F. Johnson

The One Where There's No Love In The Ocean (feat. R.D.D.)

The One With The Home Invasions

The One With Kennedy Sutton

The One Where We Finally Fire Daniel

The One With Thomas E. Staples

The One With The Dumpster Kidnapping

The One With Rebecca Mikkelson

The One With The Snip Slips

The One With Stephen Howard

The One With The Tale Of Captain Jack Sparrow

The One With K. Thomas

The One Where Daniel Realizes Massages Are Creepy And Dina Becomes A Spy (Taylor's Version)

The One With Carly Spade

The One WITH Ken's D*ck