We Can Be Weirdos

Someone's Knocking At The Door: Edd Hedges and Satan's Airport Lizard Lounge

Edd Hedges is a British comedian and co-creator of Wisecrack - the viral horror-meets-comedy podcast that’s racked up millions of downloads just two months after launch. Blending true crime with stand-up, Wisecrack turns the most terrifying night of Edd's life into something darkly hilarious and utterly addictive. You can listen to Wisecrack [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wisecrack/id1831347408] on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Edd Hedges [https://www.instagram.com/eddhedges/] Producer: Cassie Merritt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-merritt-b08175171/] Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Podcasts: Al Riddel

Lentil Nightmare: Nigel Planer and the Man Who Was Young Once

Nigel Planer has been a towering figure in British comedy since the late 1970s. From his anarchic exploits with The Comic Strip to his portrayal of the hapless student Neil in The Young Ones. Today Nigel takes us on a journey through comedy, literature, and the wonderfully weird corners of his life. He reveals the surprising real-life inspirations behind his most iconic characters, shares tales from the golden age of music and comedy, and gives us an insider’s look at his new book, Young Once. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Nigel Planer [https://www.instagram.com/nigelplaner1/?hl=en] Producer: Cassie Merritt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-merritt-b08175171/] Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Factual Podcasts: Al Riddel

Café del Weirdo: The Madman's Orchestra with Edward Brooke-Hitching

Welcome to Café del Weirdo. This week’s guest is an explorer of the extraordinary. It's author, researcher, and professional curiosity collector Edward Brooke-Hitching. Ed is the bestselling author behind The Phantom Atlas, The Madman’s Library, and his brand-new book The Madman’s Orchestra, an illustrated dive into the oddest stories from the history of music. From cat organs and pig pianos to musical hoaxes, devilish tritones, and lost symphonies, Ed reveals the weird rhythms of history. Expect wild anecdotes, obscure facts, and a few Spotify playlists to soundtrack the madness. If you're ready to find out which composer wrote music for the Devil, or how a black hole might sing, step into Café del Weirdo and find out. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Ed Brooke Hitching [https://www.edwardbrookehitching.com/books/] Producer: Cassie Merritt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-merritt-b08175171/] Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Factual Podcasts: Al Riddel

UFO Hunting In Iceland: Sam Nicoresti and Edinburgh's Weirdo Network

Sam Nicoresti is a comedian, writer, and surreal storyteller whose work blurs the line between the hilarious and the unsettling. Winner of the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show, Sam has become one of the most original voices in British comedy. Moving between sharp social satire and the beautifully absurd, Sam’s work embraces the weirdness of being human in all its contradictions. Sam's show Baby Doomer tours the UK in Feb–Mar 2026, followed by a full run at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Apr–May. More dates will be announced later in the year. Tickets and details at samnicoresti.com or via Sam’s newsletter on their website and Instagram. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Sam Nicoresti [https://www.instagram.com/samnicoresti/?hl=en] Producer: Cassie Merritt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-merritt-b08175171/] Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Factual Podcasts: Al Riddel

Lazy Code: Are Our Dreams The Simulation Leaking?

This month on Lazy Code, Dan, Leon “Buttons” Kirkbeck, and Halina Brooke dive into the dream world, that weird nightly sandbox where logic crashes and reality reboots. Are dreams just lazy coding from the simulation? Are they glimpses of the future? From lucid dreaming to shared dream theories, we explore what our sleeping minds might reveal about the code behind consciousness, and whether the simulation ever truly logs off.