Weirdos From Another Planet!

Weirdos From Another Planet!

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Weirdos From Another Planet! episodes

  • Episode 178: How Do You Assault A Horse?

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 There's only one CHAPPiE CHAT
    1:33 Teens' pummeling of Katt Williams
    6:06 Wacky inflatable tube men - where do we go next?
    8:00 What's the worst thing at Disneyland, non-guest division
    18:00 Which era of David Bowie do you most want to sex
    18:40 Favorite thing to put on bread, non-sandwich division
    21:50 Marshmallow peeps: for or against?
    23:00 Who wins, Barry Bonds or Secretariat?
    25:00 There's no such thing as adult athiesm and general thoughts on David Foster Wallace
    31:01 HHH is in ridiculous shape, just absurd
    32:57 Returning to Merlin Mann and Time & Attention
    39:06 Any regrets about moving to the west coast?

    47 min
  • Episode 177: I Don't Particularly Care For Morrissey

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 Reader emails! The Muppets, for example
    10:04 Jimmy Carter, the last human president
    19:47 On our development, possibly yours, and how to talk or think about such things
    24:22 Some metatextual notes on having a podcast
    33:03 Back to talking about ourselves, and growth and stuff
    43:46 What's the deal with "cuck," anyway

    1 hr
  • Episode 176: The Toughest Private Dick In Town

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 Mendocino Farms, Pret a Manger and emotional labor
    10:00 Bill's serving style: anti pomp and circumstance
    16:30 Tableside guac, what a scam that is
    20:04 Some thoughts on tipping, and some insider info
    26:09 Back to emotional labor for a moment
    28:45 VHS was a scam too, maybe
    30:28 Humpfest!

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 175: You're Three Proseccos Deep

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 Did you know we have a podcast?
    3:55 The soft opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
    23:45 Student loan forgiveness and who ends up the sucker
    26:30 Kevin Smith thinks it must be nice
    30:15 Pete keeps getting some magazines
    33:00 Adventures with Cosmopolitan Magazine
    42:35 Three Kisses To Try Tonight
    46:30 Love and Guns and How To Talk To A Gunsplainer
    53:45 Your place or mine? and other tough questions
    59:00 Savage Love and a very different sort of question

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 173: Where Did The First Retching Take Place

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 - did we like the movie
    4:55 - the film's violence vs. that of Snider et al, and the suffering
    10:12 - the film's portrayal of what it is to be disabled in public
    13:05 - the treatment of Colossus and of motivation at large
    15:47 - Deadpool's sexualiy and the drudgery of thinkpieces
    18:47 - the film's politics vis-a-vis trauma and sex work
    21:40 - Gina Carano, powerhouse
    23:17 - On the budget difficulties of X-Men and films in general
    27:11 - post-credits scenes are awful, and Rob probably hates Bill
    31:34 - Liefeld and other terrible artists
    35:50 - revisiting Chasing Amy
    41:44 - more on Deadpool, his contempt for the fourth wall, and the highest grossing R-rated movie
    48:16 - ranking, comic book movies overall, and Apocalypse

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 172: Well, That Was A Waste

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 - Scientific Podcast Goes ASMR and go see Deadpool
    3:00 - Financial intermediation is basically junk
    7:34 - Video Games, and the time wasted playing them
    16:00 - South Park doesn't care for caring
    29:57 - Guilt over wasted time and why am I reading this?
    43:00 - Time & Attention
    46:26 - Another #NoOpinions crisis
    52:58 - Tell me about something you like, Bill

    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 171: A Very Particular Thrill

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 - On the retirement of Daniel "Bryan "American Dragon" Danielson" Bryan and the physical consequences of wrestling
    27:13 - Deadpool, possibly pansexual superhero
    36:23 - Rating the Wrestlers and queerface
    41:31 - A bit more on Mr. Rogers and Universal Positive Regard

    51 min
  • Episode 170: Someone Disparaging Krispy Kreme I Can Get Behind

    On this week's episode:

    0:00 - donuts, Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme
    15:23 - on the transition of opinions, donut-related and otherwise
    18:06 - large decisions that have changed your life and alternate universe you
    32:26 - who is happier, you or alternate universe you?
    37:26 - the hedonic treadmill and your happiness set point
    41:55 - on considering a terrible accident, from time to time

    55 min

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