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, 2022•1 hr 18 min
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, 2022•1 hr 28 min
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, 2022•1 hr 20 min
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, 2022•1 hr 54 min
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, 2022•1 hr 46 min
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, 2022•1 hr 25 min
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, 2021•1 hr 24 min
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, 2021•1 hr 16 min
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, 2021•1 hr 14 min
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, 2021•1 hr 52 min
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, 2021•1 hr 59 min
Folks, do we have a Thanksgiving treat for you! Tuck into this super fun episode where we're joined once again by Miles Luna (@TheMilesLuna) for a discussion about gum, fast food, hat soup, In Bruges, cannibalism, a brand new segment, and more! We may or may not eat some tissues in this one. 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. S...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 44 min
On this first ALL HAT recording of Leighton Night, we're joined by Fantoons writer/director David Calcano (@Fantoons) for a lovely chat about David's career, the death of Blockbuster, Doctor Who, Frank Zappa, how good Brian looks in a hat, 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....
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 32 min
It's our 90th episode, baby! And it's a Leighton and Brian solo sesh with all of the hottest, freshest takes you could possibly ask for: sandwiches, synthesizers, scarers, Skellotrons, scintillating smooth jazz stories, 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....
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 15 min
On this lovely ep, we have a chat with journalist and podcaster Shaun Raviv (@ShaunRaviv) about the history of vaccines, Slate Star Codex, living abroad, sci-fi books, our favorite Simpsons lines, and much more! Listen to Shaun's podcast Long Shot wherever you get your podcasts. 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/...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 32 min
The fantastic feelings are flying fast and furious in our first face-to-face with our fabulous friend Alpharad! We talk about Casey Anthony, the new Space Jam, Lorax fan ficiton, an erotically charged scene from the Angry Birds movie, fusion jazz, and more. It’s a great time and no topic lasts more than a few minutes, which actually works out pretty well for everyone involved. Follow Alpharad at @alpharad on socials, and follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night....
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 16 min
On this glamorous glimpse into the world of music production, we're joined by friend and NSP/Starbomb producer Jim Roach for a nice chat about file management, synth patches, the creative process, NSP song lore, horrifying hashbrowns, file management again, and more. Check out the new NSP album wherever you get music, and get a copy at store.ninjasexparty.com . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leig...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min
We're taking a week off and giving you two old miniepisodes from our Patreon! If you want a fresh one of these every week, sign up at patreon.com/leightonnight at the Two Peach or Three Peach tier. Wow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Welcome to the most haunted episode of Leighton Night. We're joined once again by Suzy Berhow (@Mort3mer) for a very spooky chat about being nice on the internet, shadow people, ghosts, numerology, flying hangers, quantum mechanics, and more! It's a good one! If you want to come to our show The Witching Hour LIVE in LA, you can get tickets at witchinghourlive.com . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and ...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Hooray! We're joined once again by our wonderful producer Jerik Centeno ( @ jerikcenteno) for a chat about the only good accounts on Instagram, the score for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, how microwaves work, feet facts, and more. We resurrect an old segment and audition some new ones. It's chill! 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)....
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min
On this delightful episode, we're joined by designer/photographer/musician Satchell Drakes (@SatchellDrakes/@okrapunk on IG) for a nice little chat about Jersey nostalgia, smooth jazz vs. hard jazz, a terrifying blue cat, TikTok, moderation and accessibility in UX design, what we're listening to lately, 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 (Instagra...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 20 min
On this puzzling episode, we're joined by crossword constructor and senior staff editor of the New York Times WordPlay column Deb Amlen (@DebAmlen)! We chat about puzzles, pickling, how scary a text with a period is, "I Think You Should Leave", Terror Management Theory, ASMR, and more! It's a lovely time and we hope you enjoy the convo as much as we did. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 30 min
On this fun ep, we complete the Planet Booty guest trifecta with Rob Gwin (@robgwin) for a chat about the songwriting process, joke density, balanced creative partnerships, Cuphead, outsmarting your GPS, and more! It's a lovely time. Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for Planet Booty's new album "Yes", which comes out on September 21st and be sure to check out their Bandcamp at planetbooty.bandcamp.com . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Bria...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Happy 80th episode! On this humdinger of an episode, we're joined by our friend Ross (@RubberNinja) for a chat about Power Rangers lore, modern day King of the Hill, Star Trek, murder dungeons, Ross' Final Fantasy egg saga, and more! It's a very very Poppin' episode, in more ways than one. Check out Ross' Twitch at twitch.tv/rubberninja . But seriously, is anyone reading these? I'm but a lowly caption writer and I'm being held hostage on a steady diet of mayo and suspicious bottles of green tea....
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 19 min
What a treat! On this lovely ep, we're joined by none other than Brian's sister, Stephanie Wecht! We have a nice chat about embarrassing childhood stories, a phone call from Lint from Rancid, working with non-profits, a record-breakingly long What's Poppin' intro, and mooooore! In lieu of Stephanie's socials, you can get involved with or donate to the ACLU here: https://www.aclu.org/how-you-can-help . Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian ...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min
On this delightful episode, we're joined by author Samantha Allen (@SLAwrites on Twitter) to talk about her book "Real Queer America", reality dating shows, heartwarming IRL LGBT+ communities, horror comedies, favorite jump scares, the beach that makes you Old, and more! This one is really fun. You can find her book wherever ya get your books, and you can listen to her love triangle podcast "You Should See the Other Guy" on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram ...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min
On this very chill ep, we're joined by Pamela Horton for a Sunday night chat about space movies, the bacon hierarchy, Extreme Makeover: Brian Edition, Ben Folds, Dream Daddy death state lore, and more! I'm sorry. I tried really hard not to do a rhyme here but there it is. I promise to do better in the future. Does anyone read these? You can find Pamela on Twitter/Insta at @pamelahorton13! We're on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instag...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 27 min
We're taking a week off and giving you two of our Patreon minisodes from the first half of the year. If you like these, go to patreon.com/leightonnight and sign up at the Two Peach or Three Peach tier, and you'll get one every week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 23 min
In this charmer of an episode, we're joined by the wonderful @GrantKirkope for a chat about parallel fifths, higher education, snake wrangling, cheerleading, raising kids, writing music, and more. There's a LOT in here and you're sure to find something you love - we guarantee it! 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...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 52 min
On another relaxed fit, rant-based episode, we tackle such thought provoking topics as the Madonna Inn, Sims 4, tablecloths, the most hateable characters in media, the elusive sigma male grindset, 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). SSCH! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 19 min
