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Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

Leighton Grayrss.com
A talk show for the terminally online, but now it's also a podcast. Join your hosts Brian Wecht (Ninja Sex Party, Starbomb) and Leighton Gray (Dream Daddy, Game Grumps) for interviews with interesting people from around the internet, emotional honesty, goofs, advice, and more. Come hang with us.

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Episodes

Episode 122: Gabagool Skool S1E01

We're taking a week off, so enjoy the first episode from our Sopranos watchalong with Jory Griffis! This is usually a Patreon-only series, but we're releasing the commentary part of the episode on the general feed because a) we need a week off and b) it's fun to talk with Jory. Sign up at patreon.com/leightonnight if you want more of this, which you definitely do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 24, 202256 min

Episode 121: College University Medical School (feat. Noah Grossman)

Buckle up, put on headphones (please), and tune in for our most bleeped episode ever! It's our yummiest, nummiest, and cummiest episode yet! We're joined by actor/comedian Noah Grossman (@NoahGrossman214) from Smosh for a chat about unfortunate acronyms, Sheryl Crow, auditioning for AND winning The Price Is Right, getting kicked out of Morbius, Eurovision, unspoken Los Angeles traffic rules, and more! Grab our hot new merch at cumstuff.com ! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagra...

Jun 17, 20221 hr 22 min

Episode 120: A Criminal Wouldn’t Push This Button (feat. Mr A-Game and Rachel Wecht)

The Wecht family is all here on this incredibly wholesome episode-- Brian and Rachel AND Audrey are joined by gaming Youtuber Mr A-Game (@MrA Game) for a wonderful chat about Legend of Zelda, teaching, making family friendly content, wolves, traffic etiquette woes, and more. Listen. Audrey gets to meet her favorite Youtuber ever and you get to audibly hear her little brain explode. Trust us, you do NOT want to miss this ep. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton nig...

Jun 10, 20221 hr 22 min

Episode 119: Unbothered, Hydrated, Trilby'd Out (feat. Party Nails)

On this wonderful episode, we're joined by musician Party Nails (@partypartynails) for a chat about hat taxonomy, learning cursive, dress code violations, creative anxiety/insecurity, and more! Check out Elana's music at partypartynails.com . 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 03, 20221 hr 26 min

Episode 118: 13 Podcasts Almost Ruined By Saxophone (feat. Max Green / URCHN)

On this very chill ep, we're joined by lo-fi musician Max Green (insta: @max gr33n) of URCHN and Inspired & the Sleep for a chat about hitting it big in Vegas, sneaking into festivals, making lo-fi music, notable sax work, Severance, and more. 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). Have a good weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

May 27, 20221 hr 11 min

Episode 117: Bubbles of Nothing (feat. AJ Jacobs)

In this expansive & engaging episode, we talk with author AJ Jacobs (@ajjacobs) about ugly animals, the end of the universe, acceptance, William S Burroughs, Dahl vs Zappa, science fiction, and of course, puzzles. Buy AJ's new book The Puzzler here: https://ajjacobs.com/books/the-puzzler/ 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). Hosted on Acast. ...

May 20, 20221 hr 13 min

Episode 116: Big Daddy Clavs (feat. Super Guitar Bros)

On this absolute treat of an episode, we're joined by Sam and Steve AKA the Super Guitar Bros (@superguitarbros) for a very chill chat about creative disagreements, being a fan, nail care for classical guitar, Dairy Queen selections, some behind-the-scenes of Under the Covers, and more. 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). Hosted on Acast. See ac...

May 13, 20221 hr 23 min

Episode 115: Boofed It Like A Filthy Haole (feat. Jason Park)

It's a party! On this super fun ep, Brian, Jerik, and Leighton are joined by pro skater Jason Park (ig: @jasonparksucks) for a chat about sleeping habits, skating tips, the early days of Youtube, being a reggae lover, the indie rock scene, and more. Good vibes. 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

May 06, 20221 hr 32 min

Episode 114: I Love What You're Trying To Do

On this stunner of an ep, Leighton and Brian invent a new game show, have a reckoning with their mutual hatred of Having Fun, grapple with a variety of sandwich tragedies, dish on the best green rooms/the film Green Room (2015), chat about TV spoilers, and more! This one is very silly. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. Find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). You can also get some hot, hot L...

Apr 29, 20221 hr 27 min

Episode 113: I Can Be Like Ned Flanders (feat. Ashley Hamer)

On this lovely episode, we're joined by science communicator and podcaster Ashley Hamer (@smashleyhamer) for a chat about North Carolina, decade demarcations, jazz, taxes, Story Collider, saxophoning, corporate girlbossing, and more. Check out Ashley's amazing saxophone track here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfjHSSqiHQ . 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 (In...

Apr 22, 20221 hr 23 min

Episode 112: Commissioner Saw (feat. KLN)

On this episode that's chock full of good vibes, we're joined by artist and animator KLN (@BallBots) for a chat about Trailer Park Boys, Yellowknife, sketch comedy movies, transitioning, Saw, dinos, and more! Want to support the show? Snag some of our new tees and stickers at merch.leightonnight.com ! 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). Hosted o...

Apr 15, 20221 hr 26 min

Episode 111: FINAL_FINAL_ REALFINAL.mp3 (feat. Psychostick)

On this rollicking adventure of an episode, we're joined by (most of) comedy metal band Psychostick (@psychostick) AND an actual hot dog for a fun little chat about band puberty, theoretical physics, annoying your fans, our hot new permanent marker start up, tubes, and more. This is definitely one you'll want to watch the Patreon video for @ patreon.com/leightonnight . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, ...

Apr 08, 20221 hr 20 min

Episode 110: 1-800-HOTDOGS (feat. Paul Gannon)

Buckle up, folks. The wonderful Paul Gannon (@PaulGannonShow) makes a triumphant return for yet another great episode. We talk fake fighting, most depressing gigs, 900 numbers, On Cinema at The Cinema, Ghostbusters, and more. 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 01, 20221 hr 52 min

Episode 109: Two Minis V

We’re taking a week off and bringing you two amazing minisodes from November 11, 2021 and December 8th, 2021 via our Patreon! If you like these, you can get one every week by signing up at the Two or Three Peach tier at patreon.com/leightonnight . And if you want to read more about those incredible horse dicks, the paper we discuss can be found at https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/02a09/pdf/TM2A9.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 25, 20221 hr 29 min

Episode 108: The Gauntlet of Humiliation

It's another solo ep and it's a chill one: this week Brian and Leighton talk about rollerskating, offputting animation, NBC Heroes, shutting up online, the inevitable Leighton Night legal drama, and more. Real controversial and high octane stuff here. 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Mar 18, 20221 hr 10 min

Episode 107: Space? Have You Heard of It? (feat. Rich Aucoin)

Buckle up for a real treat of an episode-- we're joined by musician Rich Aucoin (@richaucoin) for a lovely chat about synths, sky apps, Australia, creepy Christmas trees, the Museum of Death, the best of the zombie genre, and more. 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 11, 20221 hr 42 min

Episode 106: Post-Production Clarity (feat. Allie Jean)

Gamers... this one's good. We're joined once again by our dear friend Allie (twit: @lilyloo) for what starts as a nice chat but then predictably goes off the rails: star charts, MBTI types, Kitchen Nightmares, gifted Funko Pops, Minions Crocs, a truly excruciating What's Poppin' introduction, and more. Pick up some of Allie's art at ko-fi.com/nutboy/shop . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton ...

Mar 04, 20221 hr 25 min

Episode 105: Haunted Bread Is Not A Thing (feat. Cara Santa Maria)

On this very interesting episode, we're joined by science communicator and podcaster Cara Santa Maria (@CaraSantaMaria) for a lovely chat about all sorts of stuff. We cover: emoticons vs. emojis, religious movies, cancer biology, existential therapy, and more. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 25, 20221 hr 28 min

Episode 104: Your Dimension Is Not My Dimension (feat. Andrea Jones-Rooy)

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 our their podcast “Majoring In Everything” wherever you get podcasts. Also buy tickets...

Feb 18, 20221 hr 37 min

Episode 103: Big Sweet Balls of Distraction (feat. SungWon Cho/ProZD)

On this very chill ep, we're joined by the incredibly talented voice actor Sungwon Cho (@ProZD) for a chat about finding success on the internet, haunted places, the life of a Liar's Dice world champ, the early days of Tumblr, the optimal broccoli salad, and more! Good vibes all around. Check out Sungwon's podcast ProZD + Pals wherever you get your pods! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at...

Feb 11, 20221 hr 18 min

Episode 102: Hole Foods (feat. Allison Frye)

On this chaotic-yet-wholesome ep, we're finally joined by tattoo artist (and Leighton's bestie) Allison Frye (@LocalBirdMom) for a chat about hand-poked tattoos, The English Patient, Annihilation, memories from SCAD, and more. Be sure to check out Allison's tattoos on Instagram-- if you're in the LA area and want a piece of her collab flash with Leighton, shoot her a message! Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @b...

Feb 04, 20221 hr 28 min

Leighton Night 101: No Prerequisites Required

Good morning, class! Get out your notebooks and get ready to LEARN. Professors Gray and Wecht give each other a schooling in this not gimmicky at all, very educational episode. Our course covers physics, art history, paintings, how to do absolutely fire winged eyeliner, a special guest lecture on how to be a hardcore gamer, and more. Yes, this will be on the test. No, you can't borrow a pencil. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twit...

Jan 28, 20221 hr 20 min

Episode 100: Pission Accomplished (feat. Matt Watson)

It's our 100th Episode, and we're celebrating this podcasting milestone with one of our favorite people, SuperMega's own Matt Watson! Topics discussed include but are not limited to: Bathroom emergencies in the Game Grumps office, the James Webb Space Telescope, a "can do it" attitude, and nasal surgery. What a ride! Follow Matt at @matthwatson, and follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @gra...

Jan 21, 20221 hr 54 min

Episode 99: That's Brentertainment! (feat. Brent Lilley)

In honor of our 99th episode, we're graced by the presence of one of our dream guests: our wonderful friend and manager extraordinaire, the one, the only, the beautiful... Brent Lilley! We have a delightful chat filled with good-natured ribbing about all sorts of stuff-- the early days of Youtube, crabby green rooms, why Brent didn't want to come on the show, Radiohead, and more! It's really fun. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Tw...

Jan 14, 20221 hr 46 min

Episode 98: Passing on the Gamer Wisdom (feat. Bob Muyskens)

Happy New Year, gamers! We've got a wonderful guest as our first of 2022: streamer and Youtuber Bob Muyskens (@muyskerm)! We discuss subpar pears, mango hacks, world records, gamer wisdom, and most important: Brass. Lots of it. Marching. Sousaphones. Tuba Christmas. Yes. 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...

Jan 07, 20221 hr 25 min

Episode 97: The Best and/or Worst of 2021 (Part II)

In this stunning conclusion to our 2021 clip show, we listen to and reminisce about more sweet memories from this past year. We stay completely on topic and do not even once stray from the format to discuss silly things like obscene hand gestures, because that would be unprofessional. Enjoy! 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). SSCH and Happy New...

Dec 31, 20211 hr 24 min

Episode 96: The Best and/or Worst of 2021 (Part I)

Merry Clip Show, everyone! Join Leighton and Brian on a guided tour of listener-curated moments from this past year of podcasting. In this episode, we seek the answers to age-old questions: What's God's phone number? Why can't your alone time include me? Do you really expect us to listen to a solid 20+ minutes of What's Poppin build-ups? And WHAT, for the love of all things holy, is the name of the son from Family Guy?? Thanks for listening to another year of nonsense, folks. See you next week w...

Dec 24, 20211 hr 16 min

Episode 95: Jerik Night with Brian Wecht (feat. Jimmy LaValle aka The Album Leaf)

On this very musical (and Leightonless) episode, Brian and Jerik are joined by ambient-electronic musician and composer Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf for a wonderful chat about great TV and movie scores, unusual samples, unexpected TikTok cat phenomena, the joys of Ableton Live, and more! 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). Hosted on Acast. Se...

Dec 17, 20211 hr 14 min

Episode 94: Want Me To Lube Your Cube? (feat. Geoff Garlock & Nate Smith from What's That From?)

On our first two guest episode, we're joined by Nate Smith and Geoff Garlock from the comedy podcast What's That From? for a wonderful chat about self-help books, our Youtube Recommendeds, embracing failure, revisiting classic books/comedy mags, and lots more! Nate and Geoff are the best and if you liked this episode, go check out their show and find them on Patreon at patreon.com/whatsthatfrom . We guested on one of their episodes, so check that one out for basically another two hours just like...

Dec 10, 20211 hr 52 min

Episode 93: Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With Me? (feat. Jory Griffis)

On this extremely fun episode, we're joined for the third time by the illustrious, iconic, inimitable Jory Griffis for two whole hours and what DON'T we talk about? We cover all the bases: Brian's dreams, Ghostbusters, the virtues of the Youtube dislike button, movie soundtracks, why stand-up comedy is hard to watch, and more! We highly recommend watching the video version of this episode (available on our Patreon at any tier). Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton...

Dec 03, 20211 hr 59 min
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