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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.

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  • April 16 · 4 min

    Welcome Back to Weirdsville | Weird Kids Returns on May 5th

    Get your ticket to Hollyweird with magnificent misfits Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe as they explore their favorite oddities, dive into their pasts as iconic child actors, and celebrate all the truly bizarre things that set them apart. From classic toys to the underground haunts of LA, you're invited along as our dynamic duo explore their eccentricities at home and abroad and share their favorite tastes, tales, and travels from all over the weird wide world. New episodes drop weekly, starting on May 5th, exclusively on Beacon.tv! ------------------------------------ Producers: Maxwell James & Will Lamborn Associate Producer: Parker Smith Dollhouse Photography: by Michael Schmidt | https://www.instagram.com/divalicious Wardrobe: Jennifer Newman | https://www.instagram.com/jennernugen Make up: Dre Ronayne | https://www.instagram.com/dreronaynemakeup Theme Song: Dave Heatwave | https://www.instagram.com/daveheatwave Animation: Max Schapiro ------------------------------------ Only on Beacon: https://beacon.tv/weirdkids Learn more at: https://critrole.com/weirdkids Get a copy of our Zine: http://beacon.tv/wkzine 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. Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Mail Bag: http://bit.ly/WKMailBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • #5
    April 14 · 46 min

    Snake, Rattle, & Roll  | EP 5 | Weird Kids

    Exciting News! Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform! New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon ------------------------------------ It’s a timewarp of an episode here at Weird Kids as Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe catch up after the holidays. These proud maximalists celebrate their love of meaningful possessions as Taliesin discusses his treasured great-grandmother's portrait (that was once fished out of the Thames river) and Ashley has a "share and tell" featuring her swag bag from the grand opening of Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride. Also in this episode: • Taliesin gifts Ashley a bizarre item that is “definitely” not cursed… • Fears, fish and trypophobia. • The delightfulness of Japanese candy. ------------------------------------ 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

  • #4
    April 7 · 1 hr

    Blankets, Pillows, & Ouija  | EP 4 | Weird Kids

    Exciting News! Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform! New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episodes on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon ------------------------------------ Come get cozy with Taliesin Jaffe and Ashley Johnson as they discuss everything from comfy socks to not sleeping because of persistent thoughts. Of course a sleepover show wouldn’t be complete without reading fortunes on Taliesin’s over-the-top “Ouija like” Ka Bala séance game. Also in this episode: • Bilbo cozy vs Gandalf cozy and a Sauron boarding school • Adult sleepover Christmas parties • Pizza Rolls! ------------------------------------ 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

  • #3
    March 31 · 1 hr 4 min

    Don’t Let Me Die in the Valley | EP 3 | Weird Kids

    The Weird Kids episodes from 2025 are now releasing weekly on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform! New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episodes on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon ------------------------------------ Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe entone about embalming, epitaphs, and unearthly things in this episode about death. To lighten the mood, they “touch grass" by taking a field trip to “Vulture Culture Oddities,” a macabre shop in Burbank for taxidermy and other memento mori owned by a friend of Taliesin. Also in this episode: • The “3 Deaths” • FUNerals and Renfaire wakes • Fantasy coffins, known as abebuu adekai, from Ghana ------------------------------------ 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

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