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Superweird: A Quest for the Absurd in Children's Television with Ben & Dexter episodes
- 1 hr 18 min
- Episode 53: Adventures in Odyssey #115 “An Act of Mercy”
This is the episode where they talk about chairs.
1 hr 14 min - Episode 52: Adventures in Odyssey #61 "The Boy Who Didn't Go to Church"
The lads endure a theatrical production put on by the characters of Odyssey. Things get predictably heavy-handed.
1 hr 11 min - Episode 51: Adventures in Odyssey #68 "Choices"
Our cursed lads make the most of it with a particularly irritating episode of Adventures in Odyssey.
1 hr 9 min - Episode 50: Adventures in Odyssey #168 "The Curse"
Upon reaching episode 50, Ben and Dexter are confronted by a demon claiming to hold the future of Superweird in his grasp. The boys discuss Native American curses, critical thinking, and why you’d name a fictional character after the KKK. Will the podcast survive past episode 50?!
1 hr 27 min - Episode 49: PragerU Kids?
So it's come to this...
Ad.
Galileo.
Neil Armstrong.
Snake and Frog.
The American Trinity.
Benjamin Franklin.1 hr 28 min - Episode 48: Life With Grandpa #3 (1985)
CONTENT WARNING
This is easily the most horrid piece of media the lads have covered. From dead ducks to lady robots, Life With Grandpa is an emotional rollercoaster for which they were not prepared.
Source1 hr 31 min - Episode 47: Color Me a Rainbow #7 "Hey Kids, It's Jesus! He's the Head of the Body!"
HEY KIDS! I'M A SCREAMING FROG PUPPET! WON'T YOU LET ME TELL YOU HOW YOU'RE ONLY A PART IN THE JESUS MACHINE?!
Source1 hr 26 min - Episode 46: Adventures in Odyssey #65 "Bad Company"
The lads return to AiO. Listen as Dexter drags Ben kicking and screaming through a fumbled episode about stealing and the importance of WHO is teaching the Bible.
1 hr 22 min - Episode 45: Adventures in Odyssey #163 "A Model Child"
The lads return to Odyssey to see how Focus on the Family addresses the subject of child beauty pageants. Are they for or against objectifying children? Should kids be involved in pageants or is it easier to blame the parents?
1 hr 26 min
About Superweird: A Quest for the Absurd in Children's Television with Ben & Dexter
From the publisher's feed
Ben and Dexter review the absurdity in children's television programming, and how mischaracterizations in early childhood media serve to confuse young minds as they learn about society around…
them.Email: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/superweirdpod