Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

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).

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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).

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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).

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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!

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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!

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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