On this very fun and sweet episode, Brian is joined by the wonderful rapper/DJ/author/producer Mega Ran (@mega_ran) for a chat about touring, MAGFest, making kids music, the joys of collaborating with your own children, tricky concert etiquette, and more! This is a REALLY good one, folks. Be sure to check out Mega Ran's new kids album Buddy's Magic Toy Box and all of his other music here: https://linktr.ee/megaran . Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Follow ...
Jul 18, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Moi? We got an episode and we got topics, just look at 'em: which Muppets we identify with, the Hannibal Cinematic Universe, why posting sucks, optimal hat fits, Westworld only being one season actually, being horned up for both funny lookin' fellas AND elderly gentlemen, and mooooooore! My therapist said he can't believe we can talk for so long about "minutiae" and we continue to prove him right. Like what you hear? Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight to get ...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 32 min
We've peaked with this title, folks. Prematurely. Based and Wechtpilled. Leightonmaxxing. How do zombies bone? How did T-Rexes bone? Is Santa a criminal? Should he be apprehended and executed for his crimes? Yes? You're nodding? So you agree? We also invent an antidepressant. This show is for the Zoloft Brolofts, the Lexabros, the Pro(ball)zacs. The Shelexas 100mg. The mirtazaqueens. I implore you to give me the they/them antidepressant because obviously these names are already pretty tortured b...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 28 min
WE ARE SO BACK! Brian makes his triumphant return from tour and this is a salacious tell all catch-up: the highs, the lows, the woes, and even...the ass? Take a peek behind the curtain and straight into Ninja Brian's wet corn pants. How much corn can one man fit into his pants? Whether you want to or not, you're going to find out. And the answer might surprise you. Like what you hear? Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight to get AD FREE and VIDEO EPISODES FOR AS...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 37 min
A FREE 14 HOUR EPISODE? IN THIS ECONOMY? (the title) THIS EPISODE IS SO BIG AND BEAUTIFUL THAT SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE TRIED TO SILENCE US! WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! GO TO THIS LINK TO LISTEN TO THE 14 HOUR BAD BOOK CLUB COMPENDIUM AD-FREE ON OUR PATREON FOR FREE!!!!!! WHILE YOU'RE THERE IDK MAYBE ALSO CONSIDER CHIPPIN IN $2 A MONTH TO GET AD-FREE AND VIDEO EPISODES EVERY WEEK! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!! WHY AM I YELLING? BECAUSE WE'RE IN A LIBRARY OF BAD BOOKS AND YOU GET KICKED OUT IF YOU'RE NOT YELLING. THA...
Jun 20, 2025•1 min
We have a treat for all intellectuals, scholars, haters, and gunters today: a nearly FOURTEEN HOUR SUPERCUT of EVERY BAD BOOK CLUB WE'VE EVER DONE for your listening enjoyment. We got Angels and Demons, we got Breaking Dawn, we got The Da Vinky Chode, we got Breaking Dawn (yeah i know i already wrote that. we're all gonna die someday), we got Ready Player One, we got HPMOR. We've got it all, right here for you. Perfect for a long car ride, lo-fi beats to eat your food to, blasting at full volume...
Jun 20, 2025•13 hr 39 min
Ugh. We're back with part two of our Bad Book Club on the Harry Potter fanfiction that makes My Immortal seem like classic literature. We actually get into reading the text of this steaming pile on this one and it's BAD. Find out more about what Draco Malfoy will do once he's old enough, what's in Quirrell's weird little boudoir, why Harry is the most specialist boy alive, and more. We would normally link to the text so you can read it yourself but this isn't the tape from The Ring so we're not ...
Jun 13, 2025•2 hr 6 min
We're back with our favorite type of gimmick episode: Bad Book Club! Or in this case, Bad Fanfic Club. It's a two-parter where this first episode contains our general thoughts and context on the purpose of the text, who wrote it, and why it's essentially a manifesto wearing a lightning scar and circular glasses. Part two, coming next week, will get into the nitty gritty of what makes it so particularly terrible. If you want additional background, go listen to our recent episode with Adam Becker,...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 23 min
One of our favorite guests makes his triumphant return! We chat with our buddy Paul Gannon (@cheapshowpod) from CheapShow about all sorts of stuff and get blue with it right out the gate. Did you really expect anything less? Topics: Ben Folds, horror books, brainstorming some disgusting cocktails (yes, mayo is involved), bad ghost hunting channels, and more! Want ad free and video episodes for as low as TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then go check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leight...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 47 min
We're joined once again by our wonderful friend JP Hasson (@jpincorporated) who also happens to be an extremely talented musician and artist. We chat about his role on the On Cinema at the Cinema crew, his new album Wow!, putting yourself out there, developing creatively, the best movie theater candies, and more! Get Hasco Enjoyments' new album Wow! here: hascoenjoyments.bandcamp.com/album/wow Check out our Patreon, where you can get AD FREE and VIDEO EPISODES for as low as $2 a month at patreon...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 29 min
On this solo ep, we have a lively discussion about our favorite words, Inside Job, Kevin Can F Himself, bird attacks, being too high at Ren Fair, weird school experiences, a slobs vs snobs History Bowl, and more! For ad free and video episodes, check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 24 min
On this very long (but in a good way) episode, we have a wonderful conversation with author and journalist Adam Becker (@adambecker.bsky.social) about his new book "More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity." It's a wide-ranging discussion about that exact subtitle, The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, terrible Harry Potter fanfiction, the writing process, and much more! Seriously, this is a good one. And Adam's book is ex...
May 09, 2025•2 hr 4 min
Folks, Brian's got mad yo-yo skills and he's been keeping it a secret from us this whole time. You're gonna want to see this one for yourself, so head over to our Patreon to get VIDEO EPISODES as well as our AD-FREE audio episodes for as low as $2 a month! Support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). ...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Brian makes his triumphant return from tour and tells us all about it. Check out our Patreon to get AD-FREE and VIDEO EPISODES for as low as $2 a month! Support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 21 min
We're unlocking more Patreon content for the public feed! This time, it's hours upon hours of us watching season one of The Sopranos with Jory. These can be enjoyed either on their own, or used as commentary tracks for the actual episodes as viewed on your favorite streaming platform. Note that for S1E5, this is just the watchalong, and the commentary surrounding it is Ep 170 of the public feed podcast (that's why it ends abruptly). If you go to our Youtube, we've also unlocked an old video epis...
Apr 18, 2025•8 hr 4 min
Jory is here, Brian isn't, and we have some hot takes about the new Minecraft movie. What do two cynical adults think of this movie for children? The answer might surprise you (it won't). Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 34 min
While Brian's away, the gamers will play! And by "play," we mean rerunning some minisodes from our Patreon on the main feed. We do these every week for folks on our $5 tier, and if you enjoy solo eps where it's just Brian and Leighton, that's basically what these are in bite-sized form. The two minis we have here are Blorp! from January 15th and Respection of Rejection from March 12th. So if you want more where this came from, or ad-free and video episodes for as low as $2 a month, go to patreon...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 19 min
You will be SHOCKED at the revelations in this episode. Brian and Leighton both make public apologies for their crimes, we revisit some old segments, Brian cries laughing at a SHOCKING and DISTURBING email that you'll just have to hear to believe, and more. GET AD-FREE AND VIDEO EPISODES FOR $2 A MONTH! YES, I SAID TWO DOLLARS! WE'RE PRACTICALLY GIVING IT AWAY, FOLKS!!!! Go support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Follow us on Twitter (we're not calling it X) at @leightonnight and on Insta...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 25 min
As streamed LIVE to our Patreon supporters, here's an episode where we take a bunch of personality tests for each other. What Disney Princesses are we? What TV character are we? Which Sonic the Hedgehog character is the most diagnosably mentally ill? All this, and more! Plus, Leighton being really mean to Brian, if you're into that. Wanna be there for our next live stream or get AD-FREE EPISODES? Join us for as low as $2 A MONTH at patreon.com/leightonnight ! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnig...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 20 min
It's another banger solo episode of the show you've voluntarily chosen to listen to, for some reason. On this one, we introduce an EXPLOSIVE new segment that takes up most of the episode. We also talk about creating our signature scents, lying to Uber drivers, four-legged animal jumpscares, HBO's Watchmen, baklava heaven, and more! For AD-FREE episodes (and other stuff), check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight ! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instag...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Previously on Leighton Night... and on THIS episode of Leighton Night, we're talkin' about the hit TV show LOST! Therefore, if you don't want spoilers for this show, skip this one. We cover all sorts of stuff: favorite moments, hottest characters, weak points, high points, sobbing through the finale, and more! It's a fun one. Please watch Lost. Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_nigh...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 43 min
On this episode, we welcome co-host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (and returning guest) Jay Novella (@theskepticsguide) for a chat about LOST, weird emails, the decline of the internet, monetization ruining everything, the upcoming NotACon, and more! Get tickets for NotACon at notaconcon.com ! Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight ! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram...
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 51 min
On our very first movie club episode, we discuss Joker: Folie à Deux, Body Double, and Heretic. Very hot takes (and full spoilers) abound. We also have messages from two very special guest correspondents about our films, so don't miss it! So sit back, RELAX, and enjoy this meandering discussion about cinema. Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight ! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Ins...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 44 min
We're joined on this episode by director, improviser, instructor, and former lexicographer Steve Kleinedler (@stevekl on letterboxd) for a wide-ranging chat about the improv scenes in Boston and Chicago, random celebrity sightings, linguistics, staying aware without succumbing to doomerism, Salem Horror Fest, horror pet peeves, and more! Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You ...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 59 min
One of our favorite guests, Chris Grace (@chrisgracecomedy) makes a triumphant return to the show to chat about trendy water bottles, Chrissy Nolan, The Substance, SO many other movies, messed up books, Chris' latest show Sardines, and more! This one is a real treat, don't miss it. For ad-free and video episodes, check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter...
Feb 07, 2025•2 hr 3 min
It's part two of our extremely timely takedown of Dan Brown's 2003 magnum opus (dei...?), where we cover everything we didn't in part I. It's a real banger... in that we are really banging our heads against the wall on this one. Our wonderful thumbnail art for this episode is by @hypochroma on instagram and you can find more of their art at hypochroma.art! Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight ! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 46 min
We're back with our beloved (by both you and us) Bad Book Club series, this time with a revisit to one of the writers of all time: Dan Brown. We read The Da Vinci Code so you don't have to! Listen for a brutal takedown of Brown's factual inaccuracies, being too horned up for his own characters, incredibly childish writing style, and more. Trust us, this one is fun. Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/Tik...
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 41 min
It's another episode of the podcast you're listening to! We talk about sleep preferences, ideal pajamas, the worst beat of all time, improper lav mic usage, Stephen King Babies, how to not slide into despair, and MORE! You really can have it all, folks. Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@b...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 17 min
On the first solo episode of 2025, we're setting the tone with this riveting chat about rabbit heads, suspicious massages, getting Old, New Year's Resolutions, learning new words, and more! The song Crazy Frog by Axel F does not play in this episode even once, so I don't know what you're talking about. Check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram ...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 30 min
Wow! We're joined once again by documentarian Kevin Perjurer AKA Defunctland (@Defunctland) for a chat about cruise ships, bad jukebox musicals, Disney eats, theme park history, Deal or No Deal, and more! Kevin's the best and he makes amazing stuff, so please check out his channel if you haven't already. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). (This...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 32 min
