Center of Weirdness
503 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA podcast about all things weird (but mostly weird, obscure TV shows). We used to be Predict-O-Cast!
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JASTAS Episode 2 (CLIP)
January 10, 2019 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBIn this clip from this month's Patreon Exclusive JASTAS (Josh And Skinner Talk About Stuff), Skinner gets sincere. To hear the full episode, head over to patreon.com/predictocast.
Mini Ep 44
January 07, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBIn the first mini episode of 2019, we announce a brief hiatus and detail what you expect during the month we're off. We also thank our Patreon subscribers for their continued support.
The 12 Dogs of Christmas - A Hot Diggity Dog Special
December 31, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBWe're putting Predict-O-Cast on pause (paws?) this month to bring you a series of special holiday Hot Diggity Dog episodes featuring some of our favorite past guests. This week marks the final episode in our month-long celebration of Christmas dog movies. We're joined by writer Christy Admiraal (@AdmiralChristy) to discuss the plethora of dogs that make up The 12 Dogs of Christmas. We get into bizarre sexual innuendos, the ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge, and steampunk motorcycles in the 1930s....
Dangerous Men (TEASER CLIP)
December 26, 2018 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBIn this Patreon-exclusive episode, we cover Dangerous Men, perhaps the craziest movie we've ever watched for this podcast. Enjoy this teaser clip and listen to the entire episode over at patreon.com/predictocast!
Christmas Tail - A Hot Diggity Dog Special
December 24, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBWe're putting Predict-O-Cast on pause (paws?) this month to bring you a series of special holiday Hot Diggity Dog episodes featuring some of our favorite past guests. This week we're joined by writer and Kill By Kill co-host Gena Radcliffe (@porcelain72) to discuss the dog-as-matchmaker holiday hokum Christmas Tail. A doormat of a woman and the shittiest romantic male lead in history bond over their love of a big cute dog who just wants two houses. Plus, ice cream corporate espionage. And...
JASTAS Episode 1 (Clip) + Thank You Patrons!
December 19, 2018 08:30 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MBWe're proud to present a clip from the brand new Patreon-exclusive podcast JASTAS: Josh And Skinner Talk About Stuff. We also thank our Patreon supporters in the dumbest way we can think of. For the full episode and to hear your name mangled by us on a future episode, become a patron over at patreon.com/predictocast. Thanks for the support!
A Bulldog for Christmas - A Hot Diggity Dog Special
December 17, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBWe're putting Predict-O-Cast on pause (paws?) this month to bring you a series of special holiday Hot Diggity Dog episodes featuring some of our favorite past guests. This week we're joined by author and podcaster Beau North (@BeauNorth) to discuss the pretty-offensive-when-you-think-about-it A Bulldog For Christmas. A sullen goth woman begrudgingly visits her family on Christmas and clashes with them almost immediately. Soon she's transformed into an adorable bulldog by an impish Christm...
Predict-O-Cast Jr: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
December 13, 2018 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBPredict-O-Cast Jr is shaking things up this month with Holly sliding into the host chair. She's joined by a very special guest and together they discuss the newest Disney extravaganza The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Together, they discuss weird Russian nesting dolls, Morgan "God" Freeman, bad ballet, and much more.
A Doggone Christmas - A Hot Diggity Dog Special
December 10, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWe're putting Predict-O-Cast on pause (paws?) this month to bring you a series of special holiday Hot Diggity Dog episodes featuring some of our favorite past guests. This week, Kip Reed (@Keep_Rad) joins us to discuss the only occasionally Christmasy film A Doggone Christmas. When a group of precocious kids find an escaped dog with psychic abilities, they must work to keep the dog out of the clutches of evil government forces (mostly a woman in a leather catsuit). There's an unseen wishi...
Mini Ep 43 - Holiday Hounds + Patreon
December 03, 2018 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIt's December and the holiday season is here (hope everyone's holidays are going well so far). We're changing things up this month and throwing the predictions out the window. Hot Diggity Dog is taking over and we're bringing in some previous guests to help us out. Listen in to find out what films we're covering and who's joining us. We're also excited to announce we now have a Patreon. If you've ever wanted to financially support the show and get some fun exclusive content, this is for you....
72. Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) - Part 2
November 29, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBWe close out Month of Thanks with an extra long discussion of Amityville: The Evil Escapes. We're not entirely sure this movie about an evil lamp killing people makes any sense. Why does this evil lamp constantly cover up its crimes, as if people are going to find a dead body and immediately suspect the lamp? Why is Grandma such a jerk? How is Danny's hand not mangled hamburger meat? And what if the cat is also secretly a demon? Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us o...
71. Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) - Part 1
November 26, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWe begin to wrap up Month of Thanks by talking about our 50th film, the 1989 TV movie sequel Amityville: The Evil Escapes. This recommendation comes to us from our great friend Felipe Sobreiro, a man who knows this show maybe even better than we do. We are beyond delighted with the monstrously ugly haunted lamp, predicting the various ways it will interact with our characters, from befriending them to trying to kill them to trying to have sex with them. And stick around until the end of the ...
Hot Diggity Dog: Cool Dog (2010)
November 23, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBHot Diggity Dog is officially Cool Diggity Dog as we discuss the coolest dog movie ever: 2010's Cool Dog. This dog is absolutely the coolest dog we've ever seen: he outwits a bumbling dog catcher, he foils some bullies with a well-placed tennis ball launcher, he plays harmonica with a bunch of boxcar hoboes, he DRIVES A CAR. This dog seriously is the coolest dog. Also, Josh faces a startling truth about himself.
70. Vicious Lips (1986) - Part 2
November 21, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWe're back to wrap up our discussion of 1986's insanely unpredictable Vicious Lips. So much happens, including crash landing on a desert planet, running from a woman murdering man-beast, and encountering a horde of cannibal mutants. Also, all of that might not actually happen and might just be a dream. We are very confused in this episode. Listen as we try to make sense of it all. Thanks again to Raymond for the recommendation! Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us o...
69: Vicious Lips (1986) - Part 1
November 19, 2018 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBMonth of Thanks rolls on with Vicious Lips, a 1986 movie about a Misfits-esque band (think Jem and the Holograms, not Danzig) trying to attain super galactic stardom. There is so much happening in the first 10 minutes that we no doubt missed a lot. But we still caught a lot too: space wolf men, space women with three space breasts (a full four years before Total Recall!), weird Dr. Suess-esque space cigars, and a woman inexplicably named Judy Jetson. We have a feeling we're in for a wild rid...
68. Iron Thunder (1998) - Part 2
November 15, 2018 13:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBIf we told you Iron Thunder has a man drowning in his own blood, a person crushed under an exploding helicopter, and another man pulling a weird circuitry squid out of his brain, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a great movie. Unfortunately Iron Thunder is also almost 2 hours long so there's a LOT of filler (like the villain monologuing, a pointless sequence involving a desert militia, and a baffling sex scene that happens during a dangerous mission). Join us as we try to make any of this...
67. Iron Thunder (1998) - Part 1
November 12, 2018 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBFor the first film in our Month of Thanks series, we're tackling the future-war-is-hell action drama Iron Thunder. A man is seemingly bound with a future tank in a movie that is somehow almost two hours long. So many things we love in the first ten minutes of this movie: bad computer graphics, bad miniatures, and a terrible guy being called out on his casual sexual harassment. We also do something unprecedented in the history of the show! Part 2 drops Thursday! Rate and review us where...
Predict-O-Cast, Jr. Ep. 7: Monkey Up (2016)
November 08, 2018 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBPredict-O-Cast Jr is back with a special episode for our Month of Thanks. In this episode, thanks to Josh (who escapes having to actually watch the movie), Holly and Skinner talk about Monkey Up, a 2016 comedy about a talking monkey who flings lots of poop. But is the movie itself a pile of poop? Listen to find out!
VOTE + Mini Ep 42
November 05, 2018 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBWe welcome November with a new mini episode where we discuss all of our selections for our annual Month of Thanks! But first, an impassioned plea to exercise your rights as an American citizen. VOTE!
66. Haunted Maze (2017) - Part 2
October 31, 2018 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWe welcome Halloween and close out October with the rest of our discussion on the bonkers killer clown flick Haunted Maze. We discuss many things, including the film's questionable use of country music, the seemingly omniscient security camera, Clancy's love of nonsensical riddles, the geography of the haunted "maze," and whether or not the teen victims are tripping balls. We also dream up a better movie led by the MTV Sports-era hunk Agent Hawk. Happy Halloween!
Devil's Night Special - Gnome Alone!
October 30, 2018 12:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBWe tried to record a spooktacular episode on 2015's Gnome Alone while we were together in Chicago (with our good friend Andrew Schwartz) and we failed miserably. So we present it here to you as a Devil's Night Surprise. Enjoy! Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com
65. Haunted Maze (2017) - Part 1
October 29, 2018 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBWe head into the labyrinth with our discussion of the first ten minutes of 2017's Haunted Maze, a film that might be less of a film and more of a collection of scenes. Still, we get a lot to discuss in this first section, including a schoolhouse murder, a drooling, disgruntled clown, some missing teens, and the hunky Antonio (in the freakin' flesh!). All of these things are SURE to be important to the rest of the film, right? Part 2 drops on Halloween! Rate and review us wherever you f...
Hot Diggity Dog, Ep 4
October 25, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBFor this extra spooky episode of Hot Diggity Dog, we cover the 'Burbs-aping The Dog Who Saved Halloween. The film stars Dean Cain (or is it Teen Cain?), Lance Henriksen at his creepiest, and Joey Lawrence ("Whoa!") as a talking dog. If you love guys picking up dog turds, a bumbling idiot consistently avoiding jail time, and a denouement which basically says, "We were just making this up as we went along!" then this is the movie for you!
Mini Ep 41
October 22, 2018 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBWe set up the last film in our Creepy Carnival Halloween month and figure out exactly what Josh and Skinner would haunt if they were ghosts.
64. Carnival of Blood (1970?) - Part 2
October 18, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBWe wrap up our coverage of Carnival of Blood today and we could not have predicted where this thing goes. The gore quotient is higher than we were expecting, as is the fake drunk acting. We deal with the ickiness of Gimpy and determine that DA Dan is a real piece of garbage despite being poised as our hero. Also, a word of advice: if you go to someone's house and it's full of teddy bears, you should leave immediately because they're almost certainly a murderer. Rate and review us wherever...
63. Carnival of Blood (1970?) - Part 1
October 15, 2018 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBFor the next entry in our Creepy Carnival Halloween series, we're tackling 1970's (we think) Carnival of Blood. What the hell is up with those bizarre title cards? How long has this couple been arguing? Will the killer almost certainly turn out to be who we immediately suspect? Is Side-Eye Jesus the best deity? Part 2 is out Thursday. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www...
Predict-O-Cast, Jr. Ep. 6: Spookley the Square Pumpkin (2005)
October 11, 2018 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBPredict-O-Cast, Jr. is back with a super spooky, super square (super cubic?) episode all about Spookley the Square Pumpkin! Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com
Mini Ep 40
October 08, 2018 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWe're back with another mini episode where we reveal the next film we'll be covering in our Creepy Carnival month. We discuss the best ways to integrate blood into carnival rides, retired military members in bathtubs, undead aquatic animals, and the possibility that we might get a crazed clown in this movie (fingers crossed!)
62. Funland (1987) - Part 2
October 04, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBWe close out our coverage of Funland with an episode that's longer than it should be, but there's just so much to say about this movie. There are so many things this movie could've done to be at the very least coherent and it goes out of its way to do the opposite. There are parental abuse jokes, racist jokes, sexist reverse psychology jokes, and so much more. And Skinner reveals something shocking to Josh -- and no we're not talking about Peter Pepperoni. Rate and review us wherever you ...
61. Funland (1987) - Part 1
October 01, 2018 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBWe kick off the scariest month of the year with the first entry in our Creepy Carnivals series: 1987's Funland. We might've whiffed this one, since it sure doesn't seem like this is a horror film. Seems more like a comedy, what with the barrage of terrible dick jokes we get. Thank goodness we get a pretty rockin' opening track to save us from certain death. Only time will tell whether this actually turns into the horror show we desire or is in fact the groan-inducing dark comedy that it seem...
Mini Ep 39
September 24, 2018 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBIt's still September, but we're getting into the spooky season a little early by revealing the first film in our creepy carnival theme month. We also discuss deviled eggs. Will it be fun? Will it be scary? Will we die of fright? There's only one way to find out! Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at)...
60. Ramblin' Man (1979) - Part 2
September 20, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBWe close out Selleck septembR with the rest of our discussion on Ramblin' Man, a movie that is enamored of its country music guest stars (especially Ray Stevens) and expects us to not recognize Morgan Fairchild if she puts on a dark wig and glasses. Topics of discussion include the durability of police station entryways, the field of view of sex cams, and the beauty of Scooby-Doo chase sequences. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @pre...
59. Ramblin' Man (1979) - Part 1
September 17, 2018 12:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBWe begin our final film of Selleck septembR with this made-for-TV (or made-from-TV?) movie Ramblin' Man! We've got a charming Tom Selleck, a braggadocios Jerry Reed, crooked country cops, attempted murder, and a chase sequence complete with a slow-moving train. We also talk A LOT about Ray Stevens' discography. Part 2 drops Thursday! Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www....
Mini Ep 38
September 10, 2018 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWe keep chugging along with Selleck CeptembR (that'll make sense eventually, unless it doesn't) and talk about music, robots, brothers-separated-at-birth, and develop a new, mostly horrifying concept: boot babies.
58. Runaway (1984) - Part 2
September 06, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBWe close out our discussion of Runaway with an incredibly long episode! We have so much to say about this incredible movie that a regular episode length couldn't contain it all. We talk extensively about Gene Simmons' sneer, Tom Selleck's robot wife, acid spider robots, magic robot bullets, and what a Runaway film series would look like. This is a good one, friends. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predict...
57. Runaway (1984) - Part 1
September 03, 2018 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBWe kick off Selleck septembR with 1984's Runaway, a movie about cops in a non-specified future who fix malfunctioning robots. We spend time in a cornfield, we speculate on how many different types of robots there are, and we wonder if Selleck's character's oft-discussed vertigo will be important to the movie in some way. Part 2 drops Thursday! Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: ht...
Mini Ep 37
August 27, 2018 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MBWe kick off our new, extremely questionable theme month by revealing our next film and talking a lot about Tom Selleck and robots (things that we will not remember talking about on next week's full episode).
56. Aloha Summer (1988) - Part 2
August 23, 2018 12:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWe close out our Summer of Summer series with the second half of our discussion on 1988's Aloha Summer. In part 1, we predicted samurai swords, maybe ninjas, and maybe ghosts. We don't quite get everything we expected, but there is more death than there ever should be in this coming-of-age story. We also get grumpy dads, lots of surfing, and an airport that solves all of our characters' problems. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @pre...
55. Aloha Summer (1988) - Part 1
August 20, 2018 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWe're at the end of our Summer of Summer Series and what better way to say farewell than by watching 1988's Aloha Summer? Will we get ninja battles? Will there be a ghost? Will there be more casual 50s racism? Is there a better name for a gang of friends than The Salty Six?
Mini Ep 36
August 13, 2018 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBIn the last mini episode of our Summer of Summer series, we reveal our final film and wonder if we'll finally get some time on the beach, just like the late, great Beach Cop Joe Summerman would want.
54. Hot Summer in Barefoot County (1974) - Part 2
August 09, 2018 12:30 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBWe're back with our discussion of the second half of Hot Summer in Barefoot County and oofa-doofa, we really wish this film didn't have so much fun depicting sexual assault. This movie is a rough watch and that's why we recommend NOT watching it. But you SHOULD listen to our episode on it as we have a good time dunking on all these terrible characters, especially our "hero" Jeff Wilson. And we posit a scenario in which Barefoot County is a spout of ancient evil. If you like the show, rate...
53. Hot Summer in Barefoot County (1974) - Part 1
August 06, 2018 12:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWe drink an entire bottle of moonshine and head down south as we kick off the final month of our Summer of Summer series with 1974's bootlegging comedy Hot Summer in Barefoot County. Marvel at Josh's authentic* Southern accent, shock at Skinner attempting to say "Blackbeard Bull Tatum" seven times fast, and witness a terrifying visit from the future. Also, it can't be stated strongly or often enough: do not watch Hot Summer in Barefoot County. If you like the show, rate and review us on ...
Hot Diggity Dog, Ep 3
August 02, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBIn this episode of Hot Diggity Dog, Josh and Skinner hit the randomizer and are treated to a film with bad facial hair, Ex-Lax-filled cupcakes, a man who is basically made of cardboard, insanely good fortune for a family who absolutely doesn't need it, a hamster-thief, and a pepper grown by Satan himself.
Mini Ep 35
July 30, 2018 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBOn this week's mini episode, we try to get things back on track after last week's comedy-allergic film. We also talk a lot about feet and Skinner coins several of the grossest phrases Josh has ever heard.
52. Cruel Summer (2016) - Part 2
July 26, 2018 12:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBOur biggest fear is realized as we finish up our discussion on 2016's based-on-a-true-story-depressing-as-hell Cruel Summer. And since there's not much to really talk about and this film is comedy poison, we decide to talk about our own cruel summers and take a walk down memory lane.
51. Cruel Summer (2016) - Part 1
July 23, 2018 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBSummer of Summer rolls on with 2016's Cruel Summer, a movie that has some really problematic content right up front and sets the stage for an incredibly tough movie-watching experience. We also discuss the tragic origins of Old Man Wax Face and his royal family statues.
Predict-O-Cast, Jr. Ep. 5: Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013)
July 19, 2018 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBPredict-O-Cast Jr is back! This time around, Holly and Skinner discuss the very strange and very French Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart. Holly is terrified and Skinner can't stop insisting the moon is evil.
Mini Ep 34
July 16, 2018 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBOur Summer of Summer rolls on, with this new mini episode where we reveal the next film we're discussing and then set up an epic battle between two classic pop bands.
50. Breaking Loose: Summer City 2 (1988) - Part 2
July 12, 2018 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBIf the first ten minutes of Breaking Loose: Summer City 2 set us up for something crazy, the rest of the movie doesn't let us down. We get Viking funerals, surfboard cocaine, domestic drama, deciding whether or not to sleep with your mom's friend, surfing and an insane beach battle. Plus a man laughing uproariously at a skeleton cartoon. It's a summer extravaganza.
49. Breaking Loose: Summer City 2 (1988) - Part 1
July 09, 2018 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBSummer of Summer continues with us back down under, for the Summer City sequel, Breaking Loose. In the first ten minutes, we get an awesomely 80's "gettin' ready" montage, a bunch of middle-aged leather punks with a weird sense of honor, a drag race and an explosion. Looks like this summer is getting back on track.