Weird Kids

World Wide Weird | EP 10 | Weird Kids

New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are now releasing on Beacon every Tuesday! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://Beacon.tv/WeirdKids Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform! ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe remember the world before the world wide web and then login to the early days of the future. Taliesin, our resident ancient one, of course was an early adopter; using Bulletin Board Systems and Newsgroups to find raves. Ashley, on the other hand, discovered the internet through AOL CDs and proceeded to do what we all did: catfish via chatroom. Also in this episode: • What did a Weird Kid actually do before the internet? • Vampire the Masquerade chat room LARPs • The Dead Internet theory ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful. Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will Lamborn Theme Song by Dave Heatwave Animation by Max Schapiro BEACON We’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERS Twitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges: https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/join https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Found Things & Strings | EP 9 | Weird Kids

New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are now releasing on Beacon every Tuesday! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://Beacon.tv/WeirdKids Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform! ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe share old mementos and show new toys. Taliesin brings to the table the string toys he played with back before the dawn of time; while Ashley reminisces about her filming history at Pinewood Studios. Also in this episode: • Who is Sir Daddy? • The cure for menstruation. • Balloons that are impossible to blow up. ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful. Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will Lamborn Theme Song by Dave Heatwave Animation by Max Schapiro BEACON We’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERS Twitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges: https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/join https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Trains, Trains, & Automo-Trains | EP 8 | Weird Kids

New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are now releasing on Beacon every Tuesday! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://Beacon.tv/WeirdKids Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform! ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe love trains! They love miniature toy train sets that turn an entire room into a model town. They love large rideable trains, like the ones at the “Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum” that they frequent. They love full-size trains and the trips they’ve taken in them in Scotland and Machu Picchu. Also in this episode: • What is TARDIS-ing? • How trains inspired Walt Disney to found Disneyland. • Why you always need an Emergency Train Kit. ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful. Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will Lamborn Theme Song by Dave Heatwave Animation by Max Schapiro BEACON We’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERS Twitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges: https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/join https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod [https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Punk is a Four Letter Word | EP 7 | Weird Kids

New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon On May 5th! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon [https://bit.ly/WKBeacon] Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform! ------------------------------------ Taliesin Jaffe takes a look back with Ashley Johnson to reminisce about the Punk and Goth scenes of Los Angeles in the 80’s and 90’s. From dead clowns on display and shoelace codes to noise rooms and stompy boot music, join the Weird Kids as they dive into the lost privacy of counterculture youthhood. Also in this episode: • The Decline of Western Civilization Part III • Ashley’s first mosh pit experience • Mr. Bungle ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful. Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will Lamborn Theme Song by Dave Heatwave Animation by Max Schapiro BEACON We’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERS Twitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges: https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/join https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Saturdays, Mornings, & Cartoons | EP 6 | Weird Kids

New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon On May 5th! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon [https://bit.ly/WKBeacon] Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform! ------------------------------------ Taliesin Jaffe and Ashley Johnson stay in their PJs and return to simpler times with this ode to Saturday morning cartoons. Name drops abound when these shows aren't just what you woke up to, but where you worked. Also in this episode: • Weird cartoon easter eggs from even weirder animators • What exactly is Funwhole? • A blind cereal flight taste test. ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful. Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will Lamborn Theme Song by Dave Heatwave Animation by Max Schapiro BEACON We’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERS Twitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges: https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/join https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]