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Center of Weirdness

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A podcast about all things weird (but mostly weird, obscure TV shows). We used to be Predict-O-Cast!
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Episodes

Center of Weirdness Ep. 12

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. On today's episode, we get all the hallmarks of a good Eerie story: warnings about a UFO, possible Bigfoot sightings, weird guest stars (Harry Goaz! Michael Pollard!) and Bob Balaban directing. Unfortunately this one doesn't quick stick the landing but we are pretty sure that one guy is married to Bigfoot now. Rate and review us wherever you find ...

May 17, 202146 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 11

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. In "Who's Who," we're introduced to another abusive family in Eerie (because there's a lot of those in town). One member of the family is a budding artist with a magic pencil that can make her drawings real, but the only thing she wants is a mom (Marsh's mom, in fact). This one raises a lot of existential questions, like the best episodes of this ...

May 13, 20211 hr 1 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 10

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. Today, we're looking into the future (and the past?) with "The Lost Hour." In what might be the best episode yet, we get some quality filmmaking from Bob Balaban, and exploration of the milkman mythos, and a good reason to abolish Daylight Saving Time entirely. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @pre...

May 10, 202150 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 9

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. Things get very silly on today's episode, with tangents about an erotic Goosebumps ripoff and the history of Eggo waffles. Oh, and we also discuss the episode The Dead Letter. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Che...

May 06, 20211 hr 12 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 8

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. This week, we're talking extremely awkward episode The Broken Record, which was so harsh they pushed it to the end of the show's run to avoid controversy! We've got a legitimately mean dad, a maybe Nazi rock band, and a cop trying to impress a teenage girl with stories of him pulling his gun on a suspect. Cool cool cool. Nothing wrong here at all....

May 03, 202159 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 7

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. If we were less than impressed with the last episode, "Heart on a Chain" comes back strong, with murderous milk trucks, dangerously fast games of stabberscotch, and a cuckolding spirit. It's all really something. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: http...

May 01, 202158 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 6

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. In this prank-filled episode, we decide to "Just Say No To Fun" (or is it Fu?) as we get an eye-exam and learn the inherent joy of just seeing a pair of Groucho glasses. This is a ramshackle episode but there's still much to explore, from close-up mouth shots to Marshall's High School Dwayne Johnson cosplay. Strap in and prepare for a brainwashing...

Apr 26, 202154 min

The 5th Annual Predict-O-Cast Oscar Prediction Special!

The 2021 Academy Awards are this weekend, and Josh and Skinner are back to pick the winners. The year 2020 was one unlike any other and changed the way we watch movies. But will it change the way the winners are picked? It's hard to say, but the boys are joined by a special guest to go through all the categories and pick their favorites. It's one for the ages! Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https...

Apr 22, 20211 hr 10 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 5

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. Today, Josh and Skinner are transported across the airwaves to discuss "America's Scariest Home Video!" Not only does this installment feature a mummy, it also brings up a lot of existential questions about life after death. It also features us talking about Married... with Children for a while and figuring out exactly where Marshall was conceived...

Apr 19, 202150 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 4

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. Today, Josh and Skinner discover where all those lost socks go in "The Losers!" There's a lot to like in this one, even if the story needs some work: a couple of beloved character actors having fun, some great production design, and just enough weird things in the margins to keep your eyes busy. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follo...

Apr 15, 202146 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 3

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. Today, Josh and Skinner learn what real friends are all about while discussing "The ATM with the Heart of Gold." This episode's got it all: a glitching Max Headroom-esque computer interface, a town instantly plunged into poverty, litter box-sized ice cream troughs, and a popular pair of shows (and their sequel). Rate and review us wherever you fin...

Apr 12, 202145 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 2

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. In today's installment, Josh and Skinner get an episode tailor-made for them because it's all about talking dogs. There's also tooth trauma and murdered kids and the boys realize how much of a small baby Simon really is. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebo...

Apr 09, 202139 min

Center of Weirdness Ep. 1

Previously available only on Patreon, Center of Weirdness: An Eerie, Indiana Podcast is now free for all! New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. On the first episode, Josh and Skinner move into the town of Eerie and discuss their memories of the show, why this seemed like the perfect program to recap, and discuss the series premiere "Forever Ware." Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www...

Apr 05, 202152 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Phone Booth (2002)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're answering the call and talking about Phone Booth! This is a looser episode than usual because there's not a ton of story here which is all for the better. Lots of early-2000s culture on display in this one. And maybe the origins of Jigsaw? Rate and r...

Mar 29, 20211 hr 19 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Stone Cold (1991)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're talking 1991's Stone Cold. It's weird to be talking about this one after everything that's happened over the last year, from bad cops and white supremacists to capitol sieges. We still have some fun here but it's a little heavy up front, fair warning...

Mar 22, 20212 hr

HIATUS SPECIAL: Mother of the Bride (1993)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're flashing back to one of our most baffling theme months in Rue McClanahan March and talking Mother of the Bride! This is the wackiest film of the trilogy so far, with Motorcycle Dad, Drunk Scheming Dad, and a skeletal wedding planner. Plus, strippers!...

Mar 15, 20211 hr 53 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: The Rocketeer (1991)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're blasting off with our Feb 28, 2020, episode on The Rocketeer! This movie's got it all: a cool rocket pack (and awesome helmet), a deliciously devilish turn from Timothy Dalton, and a ridiculously silent zeppelin. This was a fun one to revisit. Rate a...

Mar 08, 20211 hr 18 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Miami Connection (1987)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're proud to revisit our Jan 23, 2020, episode on the friendship-and-Tae Kwon Do-masterpiece Miami Connection! This movie's got loads of charm, some kick ass martial arts, and a guy who likes putting his feet on his friends' faces! It's everything you wa...

Mar 01, 20211 hr 32 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Karate Dog (2005)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're releasing our December 2019 episode on Karate Dog! This movie delivers on its title and then some, including a sore-ridden Southern-twang spouting Jon Voight, talking super computers, and an end credit song by a country music superstar. Rate and revi...

Feb 22, 20211 hr 22 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Blue Demon (2004)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. Originally released September 26, 2019, our episode on Blue Demon is full of discussions on the issue of scientists messing with sharks to make them more deadly and why exactly the military would want to use sharks in their operations. Also: Jesus Christ! Rate and re...

Feb 15, 20211 hr 34 min

My Demon Lover (1987) - Valentine's Day Bonus

We're back -- sort of! As a special Valentine's Day treat (and to test out a tweak to our format) we're releasing a brand-new episode on 1987's supernatural romantic comedy My Demon Lover! This is a wild movie that doesn't quite know what it's trying to do, but is fun all the same in the way only slightly problematic 80s comedies could be! The hiatus isn't officially over but we're going to drop more experiments like this into the feed so stay tuned! Rate and review us wherever you find the show...

Feb 10, 20212 hr 7 min

Perfect 10: Deadly Force (1983)

Predict-O-Cast presents Perfect 10, a side-show where Josh has 10 minutes to tell Skinner all about a movie that would be perfect for the show if only he hadn't already watched it. On this episode, Josh breaks down 1983's Deadly Force, starring Wings "Livinryte" Hauser, telling him all about the convoluted murder mystery at the center of it and talking extensively about seeing Wings Hauser's taint. Also, they have big news: A special brand-new Valentine's Day episode is dropping this Wednesday! ...

Feb 08, 202124 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Parents (1989)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. Today it's our Aug 29, 2019, episode on the suburban 50s horror-comedy Parents. This is a thought-provoking film that gets us talking about relating to our parents while also serving up a fair amount of gore and a great Randy Quaid performance. This is a special one....

Feb 01, 20211 hr 48 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Robo Vampire (1988)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. Today, we're dropping our June 27, 2019, episode on Robo Vampire, a misleadingly-titled film about drug wars, hopping vampires, a scorned ghost, and in the words of Skinner, "a tinfoil asshole." Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media...

Jan 25, 20211 hr 28 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: My Blue Heaven (1990)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. Today, we're dropping our May 24, 2019, episode on the Steve Martin/Rick Moranis mafia comedy My Blue Heaven. Why is Steve Martin a cartoon character? When does Rick Moranis's character go to the bathroom everyday? Does William Hickey's voice send shivers down your s...

Jan 18, 20211 hr 53 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Allegiant (2016)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're dropping our Feb 21, 2019, episode on the third film in the Divergent series (without having seen the first two). We're in over our heads here. Who's Amity? Who's Divergent? Who could care? We also delve into the stupidest nickname ever and Skinner g...

Jan 11, 20211 hr 42 min

HIATUS SPECIAL: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

For the first part of 2021, Predict-O-Cast is taking a break from releasing new episodes. While we're away, we're releasing episodes previously available only on Patreon. We'll be back with new episodes sometime in 2021. We promise. This week, we're dropping our Jan 25, 2019, episode on the Disney classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks. We speculate what would change if this movie was remade today, we question why some things in this movie take SO LONG to get through, and we do some bad English accent...

Jan 04, 20212 hr

Farewell For Now / See You Soon

A lengthy hiatus is on the horizon but we've still got plenty of reasons to stay subscribed until we return. Listen to this mini episode to find out what we've got in store for the first part of 2021. Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Check out our entire back catalogue at predictocast.com Drop us a line at predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Dec 31, 202011 min

REHASH 2020: Hunk (1987) (w/ Phil Gonzales!)

At the end of 2020, we're revisiting films from the past four years of the podcast and discussing them with some of our favorite folks. We close up our Rehash Month with a look back at 1987's deal-with-the-devil comedy HUNK! We're joined by all-around class act Phil Gonzales, host of Deep in Bear Country and Pizza Toast . We dig into how this movie is tamer than it seems, wonder how the director got it made, and then learn A LOT about living statues. It's a good way to wrap up 2020. Rate and rev...

Dec 28, 20201 hr 10 min

Holiday Bonus: Santa Who? (2000)

Happy Holidays! As a special bonus, we've unlocked our previously-paywalled episode on 2000's Santa Who?, starring Leslie Nielsen as an amnesiac Kris Kringle. Originally released on Patreon during our Christmas in July event in 2018, this made-for-TV movie features some annoying elves, an absolute asshole protagonist, and a totally deplorable family who can't be bothered to look for a missing relative for like a decade. On the plus side, we do come up with a cool idea for a holiday-themed horror...

Dec 24, 20202 hr 12 min
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