Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

One of our favorite guests returns! Today we're joined by science communicator, podcaster, and owner of one of the best laughs ever: Tom Lum (ig: @tomlumperson)! We have a lovely chat about the big blue wave, New Jersey, shrimp beeps, Paris, Heironymous Bosch butt music, and more!Do you hate ads but like/love/have a Stockholm Syndrome-esque relationship with this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined once again by our friend and editor/improviser Steve Kleinedler (@skleinedler.bsky.social) for a chat about old friends, donuts, horror movies, AI slop, and more! Steve is lovely and we're stoked to have them back on the show!LINKS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skleinedler.bsky.socialSteve's letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/stevekl/Leighton's letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/FUNERALTIDDY/Angry Jelly Donut: https://ivacheung.com/2022/07/angry-jelly-donut/Salem Horror Fest submissions at Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/salemhorrorfestDo you hate ads but like/love/have a Stockholm Syndrome-esque relationship with this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this.Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian's back and we're here to talk about-- what else? You Can See Everything. And Digger. And other stuff. We spend the first hour or so talking about the Starbomb tour and EAGM, and you will get ample warning when to ditch to avoid Digger/YCSE spoilers.Do you hate ads but like/love/have a Stockholm Syndrome-esque relationship with this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this.Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our last "Brian's on tour" girl talk ep, our dear friend Allie (@brocreate) joins us for a chat about Red Dead Online, Northernlion, textiles, suffering on the high seas, and more! It's a short one but a good one. Check it out.Do you hate ads but like/love/have a Stockholm Syndrome-esque relationship with this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this.Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel is back for another fun lil girl talk sesh about snacks, dreams, technology, and more! What a treat!Do you hate ads but like/love/have a Stockholm Syndrome-esque relationship with this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since Brian is on tour, we're re-running a fun set of episodes with our favorite science communicators! And even better, we're releasing the full video episodes on our Youtube for FREE! Reap the benefits of an active Patreon subscription without having to give us any money! Yay! Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQmoSFI7MMThe episodes featured in this supercut (along with their original descriptions) are as follows: 185: Starfield Hates Mondays (feat. Tom Lum) [originally posted Sep 15, 2023] On this banger of an ep, we're joined by the multi-talented co-host of the science podcast Let's Learn Everything, Tom Lum (@TomLumPerson)! We have a chat about PSP games, load-bearing Fallout 4 mods, Tom's history with game development, the good parts of TikTok, internet hypervigilance, Adventure Time, and more! Tom is a total joy and has an amazing laugh so this episode is a real treat. 1:34:45104: Your Dimension is Not My Dimension (feat. Andrea Jones-Rooy) [originally posted Feb 18, 2022] This week, we're joined (once again!) by comedian, circus performer, and data science professor Andrea Jones-Rooy for an all-over-the-map discussion of grad school, dimensionality, Tumblr, standardized testing, the Encanto soundtrack, recommendation letters, and lots more. Andrea is the best and we're thrilled to have them back on the show, and you will be too! Follow Andrea at @jonesrooy on socials, and check out their podcast "Majoring in Everything" wherever you get podcasts.3:10:41307: The Award for Honesty on Mars (feat. Forrest Valkai) [originally posted Apr 3, 2026] Today we're joined by biologist and science communicator Forrest Valkai (ig: @valkailabs) for a chat about tackling live call-in shows, the temptations of conspiracy thought, algorithmic cognitohazards, internet grifters, and more! A very interesting and passionate conversation on this one, folks. We had a blast.Do you hate ads but like/love/have a Stockholm Syndrome-esque relationship with this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our Exorcist "coverage" (like we're journalists or something), Leighton (that's me!) and Jory talk about The Exorcist III: Legion, directed by the GOAT William Peter Blatty. Coming off of one of the (alleged) worst sequels of all time, this one might be one of the best (allegedly). We also talk about Christopher Nolan and being pretentious hypocrites. Witness peak neuroticism without Brian to keep us in check with manufactured hostility. And visit our Patreon for a full audio commentary to watch along with! Do you hate ads but love this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get Brian's new album here: https://treymagnifique.bandcamp.com/album/bebop-cowboyWe're back with another MOVIE CLUB! This time we're discussing a film heralded as the worst sequel of all time: John Boorman's Exorcist II: The Heretic. Is it really as bad as everyone says? Does it contain hidden depths? Did they seriously make a 17 year old Linda Blair do all that? Listen and find out! Brian talks about the new documentary on the making of the film Boorman and the Devil, and Jory was only ten minutes late. We'll be covering Exorcist III next week, so do your homework for context. Also because it's the absolute best. We even get another cameo from Rachel Wecht on this one! Our cups runneth over!Do you hate ads but love this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a rollicking, fun, deep fried episode we have for you this week, folks. We're joined once again by two of our favorite guests: Bill Childs (ig/bluesky: @billchilds) and Rachel Wecht! We spend a lot of time talking about the illustrious Minnesota State Fair... and also other stuff. I can't spoil all the topics for you EVERY episode. You're coming at me with a really hostile attitude about this and I'm gonna need you to chill. Just listen to the episode and calm down, jeez.Do you hate ads but love this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We both had terrible no good very bad weeks. We kvetch about them for an extended period of time. Is this a good episode? I don't know. Listen and find out.Do you hate ads but love this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.