Weirdos From Another Planet!

Episode 209: Pop, Junior, And The Family Spook

Weirdos From Another Planet briefly returns! For a review of Christianity! Kristen does her best to piece together the story from existing in a saturated culture and having celebrated Christmas upwards of several times. Bill and Pete provide snark and Pete reads a poem about Judas and Del Taco. There's some irreverence here, but it's good natured and the guys both have a healthy appreciation for the big J on some level. 

Episode 208: I'm Okay With Lentils

The guys return to talk politics! (sorry.) Mostly about whether or not it's going to be OK and the ethical implications of particular beliefs. 

Episode 207: Nitpicking In The Hypothetical

It's 2017! We return for the new year.

Episode 206: My Large But Perhaps Less Than Functional Ego

On this episode:  0:00 Happy holidays! 1:25 Will we ever not be tired? 11:26 What are we doing here, like, mission-statement-wise? 31:47 Why the need to make things? 46:25 Tell us about something you like, Eric!

Episode 205: You Move With Purpose

0:00 The guys had Thanksgivings! 8:20 More things people like!  16:07 What's the best advice Ryan ever got? 29:15 Bill's adventures in bike riding! 36:20 On being kind to one's self

Episode 204: I Used To Listen To Music

The fellows talk about politics. (Not exclusively, but still #sorryeveryone) 0:00 Tell me about something you like! 10:25 About this President thing 33:10 Let's talk about something else, like Bill's race

Episode 203: History Pantses Us All

In this week's episode: 0:00 - Things that concerned us do not concern us anymore! Because we don't remember them 8:45 - Brains are wild, just downright wild 12:05 - Pete told a lie! 14:27 - Letting thoughts be what they are, if you can 17:56 - On the best thing you're ever going to make 25:43 - It's election eve, thank god~

Episode 202: Why Isn't Everyone Doing What I Would Do

Pete is a little out of it! Bill is running, awfulness of having a body be darned. All this and more as the guys return.

Episode 200: How Dare Your Feelings Be Hurt

On this week's episode: 0:00 It's our 200th episode! And some hair discussion. 10:05 The best advice Pete ever got and leaving doors open 14:53 The worst (relationship) advice Bill and Kristen have ever got and going to bed angry 20:44 The best advice Bill ever got and the advantages of consequences 27:29 The best advice, marriage or otherwise, Kristen ever got and digging graves 32:46 The best advice Katie ever got and doing the thing 

Episode 201: Life Is A Tyrannosaurus Rex

In this episode: 0:00 Anxiety! Uncertainty! These things are hard to talk about, and also hard to keep minutes of while talking about them.

Episode 199: If It Looks Dumb I'm Into It

On this week's episode: 0:00 It's fall! Kind of. Get a SAD Lamp, maybe. 18:52 What's new? Not much! Stop hatesharing. Snapchat is fun! 23:00 What is it to be busy? Well, we missed last week, for one. 27:08 The most recent lie, also fibs about cheeseburgers and truth about Sriracha 40:40 Bill's neighborhood is fully of ridiculous car horns

Episode 198: That's Twice Now We've Said Kerfuffle

In this week's episode: 0:00 CM Punk followed his dream! 17:53 A twitter/wokeness update 26:37 On Brunch 40:06 What do you do with the mad that you feel?

Episode 197: People Were Stunted Upon

In this week's episode: 0:00 Al*x J*nes and also parasites and disordered sleep (unrelated) 10:01 Nick Saban was mad as a wet ham 11:45 Starscream and Transformers with preferred pronouns 15:38 Movies featuring murder and their real-life counterparts 24:23 A Ruffalo kerfluffule and how woke is sufficiently woke?

Episode 196: That Phase Of Your Life Where All Your Friends Get Married

On this week's episode:   0:00 Pete got engaged! 6:45 On getting proposed to, rather than proposing 11:02 A general trajectory of becoming emotionally whole enough for such a thing

Episode 195: Send Me A Picture Of Your Favorite Dog

On this week's episode: 0:00 Olympic cycling is wild, includes a nerd 5:22 Pete can't stop thinking about Twitter 22:43 How sustainable is being tired all the time? 31:40 Spotify's "Release Radar" is neat! The streaming business model, who knows. 34:04 Florida Georgia line look like creeps, and other music discussion

Episode 194: I Like Crying, It's Just Morrissey Is Really Boring

On this week's episode: 0:00 Some bullies moved in next to Pete's mom 18:15 On having a life out there, waiting for you 33:07 Starbucks, McDonalds, and needy corporatism 46:48 Pete doesn't care for the Olympics, also maybe football 52:35 What's all this about cupping

Episode 193: A Frisbee Full Of Wasps

0:00 Ever seen a podcast talk about "Yes, once." 6:30 We saw Star Trek: Beyond! 30:40 How might we reboot Star Trek 37:19 Twitter! It's not great, maybe (again). 45:39 A listener wrote a book! 

Episode 192: George C. Scott Is Acting His Pants Off

0:00 Parody via Weird Al! 8:58 Satire via Dr. Strangelove!  14:04 Parts of Southern California are on fire 17:10 The world at large is less on fire 23:30 Twitter is frustrating sometimes, and possibly doomed 38:10 I appreciate your listening to our podcast, thank you 41:25 A touch of movie reviewing 46:58 Tower of Terror is also doomed, and also comic book movies

Episode 191: Your Twists, More Twisty

On this week's episode: 0:00 On Star Charts and the wisdom therein 6:53 Yoga-Styled Stretching and some more serious practices 39:10 On hotel tipping practices

Episode 190: Agua Con Gas

A trip to Portugal occurred! There was one of everything. 

Episode 189: A Frank Discussion About Space Dad

We hope you enjoy conversations about Star Trek: The Next Generation. Because this is that!

Episode 188: The Star Trek Charity Marathon Postmortem

Episode 187: Weirdos From Another Planet!

Welcome to the show! It might feel pretty familiar. We hope you enjoy it.

Episode 186: To Be "Owned," In The Parlance Of Our Times

On this week's episode: 0:00 The coming changes and the best of the back catalog 7:00 Tips for visiting LA 14:07 and Disneyland! 18:50 Bill has a new job! 19:23 Pete is scared of the Star Trek Marathon 33:37 What did Pete learn in school? 

Episode 185: Tell Me About Something You Like

On this week's episode: 0:00 About our new (lack of) home 6:03 Pete likes Instapaper 12:20 Pete bought a car 19:19 Bill likes Korean BBQ 23:28 On selecting ethnic restaurants 30:07 Pete and Bill like salt 33:02 Pete likes Jon Rafman's 9 Eyes 35:07 Animals: Hive mind, or no 42:28 Bill likes the Mcelroy Brothers 46:39 Pete likes Merlin Mann 55:27 Bill likes Twitter

Episode 184: Everybody Shut Up, Me And Everybody Else

On this week's episode: 0:00 "Let me show you this terrible [thing]" is the worst part of Twitter 26:00 An idea about what we might talk about, going forward 27:48 Men ruined everything 42:43 The COPS marathon that almost was

Episode 183: This Time It's A Civil War

On this week's episode: 0:00 Reminder, change comin' 2:00 Bill went to a concert! In a Lyft! 18:15 Civil War was good! 37:30 I would also like to complain about some aspects of Civil War! 55:50 There were some trailers!

Episode 182: You Only Have One Name

On this week's episode: 0:00 change a'comin' 6:15 Intentions: Do they matter, and why not? 26:16 People write advice columnists with some weird stuff 30:54 Thor 2: Was it good, and why is Pete wrong? 44:50 Jessica Jones is real good you guys

Episode 181: It's A Real Bad Movie

On this week's episode: 0:00 Homicide v. B-Boy 3:17 Batman v. Superman 45:20 The Killing Joke and puzzling over why DC animated movies are actually good 49:10 The consequences of actions and back to Batman v. Superman

Episode 180: On A Scale Of Zero To Woke

On this week's episode: 0:00 Adventures at the baseball game 2:48 Zootopia: Woke or not woke? 9:00 In either case, Zootopia is pretty good 14:00 Making it snow above a Crunchwrap Surpeme 17:44 Here comes Daredevil Season 2 44:46 Daredevil and Batman, for a moment 

Episode 179: You Know How Much Darth Vader Loves To Dance

On this week's episode: 0:00 Bill went to the doctor! 12:00 Bill ran the Hollywood 5k! 22:00 Bill (and Pete) got more emails! 36:00 Escaping via hobbies; is it OK, and what comes next?

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 Foste...

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

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!

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 ques...

Episode 174: Romney Has 3 Friends And 2 Of Them Are A Rat

Donald Trump is running for president and politics suck and we're all probably doomed. Let's try to talk this through.

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 scene...

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

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

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

Episode 169: I Don't Know How Many Showers Kanye Has Had

On this week's episode: 0:00 Thanks to a listener 1:10 The Bachelor is kinda weird! 8:28 Kanye, Amber Rose, and hashtag FingersInTheBootyAssBitch 20:40 Toward the larger implications of Our Imagined Celebrities 30:10 The unlikely Amber Rose / Goldust connection 33:35 Kanye's shoes 35:10 Brief thoughts on the best and worst movies of the year

Episode 168: Historically, You Think About Mr. Rogers A Lot

On this week's episode: 0:00 - Mr. Rogers and Carl Rogers, and where they intersect 3:15 - Mr. Rogers, specifically 7:35 - The first episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood 18:24 - The Tom Junod profile of Rogers and the lessons therein 41:07 - Carl Rogers, for a change 47:10 - The allegory of the cave

Episode 167: Can I Digress Into Ghostface For A Minute?

On this week's episode: 1:14 - Reader email! 2:35 - Who has time for music, anyway? (not us) 8:40 - Demi Lovato 15:23 - Selena Gomez 22:15 - Young Thug, plus thoughts on Chance the Rapper and Earl Sweatshirt 21:43 - Ciara, plus thoughts on Miguel 31:52 - Some thoughts on FKA Twigs, Fall Out Boy, Kid Rock of all people, and The Game 46:40 - The Wonder Years, plus thoughts on pop punk in general 52:34 - Grimes 59:35 - thoughts on CHVRCHES, Purity Ring, Kate Boy, Halsey, Lana Del Rey, Wiz Kha...

Episode 166: To Thine Own Bias Be Confirmed

On this week's episode, SPOILERS for The Hateful Eight. And a big damn long discussion about whether it's even a good movie. 0:00: a bit of banter 3:10: The Hateful Eight and Quentin Tarantino 49:04: other movies you should see

Episode 165: Wall-To-Wall Gungan Action

On this week's episode: STAR WARS. Please only listen past the 18-minute mark if you have seen the aforementioned star war. 0:00 - 18:10 Before Star Wars (BSW) 18:40 - close Hella Spoilers (HS)

Episode 164: I Can Pronounce Anything

On this week's episode: 0:00 - 3:27: How do you swallow differently? 3:27 - 11:22: On cleanses, juice and otherwise 11:22 - 23:07: Intermittent fasting, paleo, and Pete's diet adventures 23:07 - 38:07: Going sugar-free, other diets, and Jack LaLanne's madness 38:07 - close: Knees, bodies, injuries, and priorities in fitness

Episode 163: It's Not As Good As Club 34

On this week's episode: 0:00 - 41:30 - Club 33! Disneyland! 41:30 - close - Disneyland Is Magic Moments

Episode 162: Our Most Genocidal Holiday

On this week's episode: 0:00 - 3:25 Costco! 3:25 - 11:35 Thanksgiving at Disneyland and Star Tours' howling continuity error 11:35 - 17:40 Bill vs. Tamales 17:40 - 22:20 How to order drinks without sounding like an asshole 22:20 - 27:10 More from Thanksgiving at Disneyland 27:10 - 35:30 What song plays as you die? 35:30 - 43:20 Thoughts on the upcoming Star Wars 43:20 - 49:20 Bill's Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving opinionz and Vegas Seafood 49: 20 - close The Matterhorn Macaroon and the food p...

Episode 161: Pit First Language, Please

On this week's episode: 0:00 - 8:20 5k week and wacky Hollywood running 8:20 - 22:00 What was lil' Pete like? 22:00 - 37:00 the playing one does, and the USS Flagg 37:00 - 47:00 the terror of Return of the Jedi and the horror of the Transformers movie 47:00 - close Bill didn't care for kindergarten

Episode 160: Esta Malita Del Corazón

On this week's episode: 0:00 - 3:00 Bill's childhood radio show 3:00 - 30:30 The Disneyland Avenger's 5k, other Disney runs, and our terrible knees 30:30 - 49:00 Banda Week, appropriation, and the power of a tuba 49:00 - close The Gospel of Enthusiasm, Teens, and why That Energy Always Wins