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David Wahl and Pepper talk about weird stuff.

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    • Nov 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    Scary bats, Andy Warhol, and MSCHF

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 24:00


    Our neighbors warned us that their costumes were scary and they were right! Also, talking about MSCHF's latest project commenting on the value of art versus the revenue that art produces. 

    Fake TikTok Celebrities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 30:01


    What does it mean to be a fake TikTok celebrity? Does it matter? Plus, Pepper reaches the end of TikTok. 

    Things from the past

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 26:01


    David found a Reddit discussion about things that used to be common but now are no more. Pepper recaps the movie Copycat. 

    Mouse pants and murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 26:15


    David and Pepper discuss Pepper's latest clothing acquisition, serial killer movies in the 1990s, and Norm. 

    Dracula does not smoke a cigar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 24:00


    In this episode, we discuss hitchhiking in Toledo, the Silver Foxes, and the display of draculas at the Goodwill. 

    Bonus Episode: Food shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 19:35


    In this bonus episode, David and Pepper discuss food shows, their old podcast, and lots of other deep dive opinions on Gordon Ramsey and the Food Network. 

    Things that appear safe and are actually dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 27:31


    In this episode, we talk about the casino bus that is parked outside our house and a list of things that seem safe but are actually dangerous.

    Sobbing in the Bric-A-Brac aisle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 26:12


    Pepper and David are irritated by a chirping alarm and Pepper has an emotional moment with her sister in the Bric-A-Brac aisle at Goodwill. 

    The Economics of Dollar Stores

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 18:19


    Pepper and David talk about growing up poor, underserved neighborhoods and how much of each dollar a dollar store makes as profit. 

    Seattle reopens!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 21:29


    Seattle is open again! David and Pepper have guests, go out to eat, and learn about pot shop merchandise. 

    The internet made Pepper buy it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 19:45


    Sometimes, Pepper gets mesmerized by a product featured in a YouTube video or TikTok and has to buy it. In this episode, she lists some of her favorite and least favorite purchases. 

    Cult diets and ghost doctors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 27:29


    Pepper and David discuss a possible cult that recommended reading the Bible instead of eating and the ghost that brought chiropractic to the world. 

    Living in an influencer house

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 21:55


    Pepper and David talk about what it's like to live in a TikTok influencer house 

    Droplifting, remembering Art, and fake reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 19:45


    We remember our neighbor Art, talk about at least 250,000 people writing fake Amazon reviews, and an artist creating fake Rae Dunn products. 

    Elliptical Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 24:17


    In this episode Pepper talks about how many TV shows she's seen while exercising. It's a lot. 

    Pepper's confession and Canadian Obsessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 28:18


    We recorded this one just before Easter. Pepper confesses a retail habit and we talk about the Canadians we watch on YouTube. 

    A nervous breakdown from the weight of doves

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 23:36


    This week we talk about a burlesque dancer, Dovita, who would use doves to remove her clothing. Should Pepper become Crowvita?    Get our show notes here

    A recording of hell, a wooden box, and the egregore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 23:51


    What would you do if your HR person played you a recording of hell? In this episode, David talks about alien visits, magical manifestations, and tiny action figures. Pepper made her way back to the Goodwill and found a heart-shaped box.  Click here for our show notes

    We live in a medieval slum & eat only White Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 19:48


    Pepper and David discuss a new resident of our neighborhood who thinks it's a medieval slum and David's fast-food field trips. 

    Retail arbitrage, porch crotch, and magic drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 30:19


    Pepper talks about the Rae Dunn phenomenon and David discusses the drama around a recently found Houdini water torture cell. 

    I paid a monkey to tell my wife I love her

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 22:07


    This week Pepper and David discuss monkey valentine's day, Seattle snow, and Polish doughnuts. 

    Raccoons, Coco, and Jesus Lizard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 29:13


    David talks about hiring a celebrity to get rid of the raccoons on our back porch and Pepper has a transcendent experience with Coco. Read our show notes here!

    Fraudulent tuna and the power of an extra inch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 21:13


    Pepper and David talk about fake tuna, a rogue sandwich shop, and Pepper's new plates. Read our show notes here!

    Monkey diapers, Google Lens, and naked worshippers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 21:06


    This week Pepper does a deep dive into monkey diapers and David talks about using Google Lens to find ugly monsters. 

    Giant heads, squirrel butts, and lightning detectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 18:58


    Pepper and David discuss a support group for people who have been struck by lightning, living with a giant head, and how crows react to a potential threat to their personal privacy. 

    Tidy pantries, Captain Trips, and ditsy gingham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 22:13


    This week we try to recover from all the weird news by not talking about it. Instead, Pepper organizes the pantry and Whoopi Goldberg comes to David in a dream. 

    Bucatini, smoke, and the endless drone of a police helicopter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 19:51


    So much happened in 2020 it's impossible to remember it all. This week, David and Pepper go over some things that seem like a hazy smoke-filled dream but were really just one more day. 

    Cannibal Sandwich and Pepper the Caterpillar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 27:54


    We discuss weird regional dishes, Pepper's new nickname, and a repelling rappelling Santa. 

    Flocky the tree and cherry tobacco

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 20:08


    Pepper puts up our bee and Steller's Jay themed Christmas tree and judges the quality of "free" books. 

    Flocking and monkey unboxings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 21:16


    In this episode, Pepper and David talk about bribing a crow to hold a light bulb, flocking a tiny tree, and watching a monkey drink beet juice. Click here for our show notes

    Glowsferatu and sleepy podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 18:58


    Pepper and David talk about the ways they've dealt with stress over the last week by buying one another treats and, for Pepper, listening to sleep-inducing podcasts. Click here for our show notesThis episode contains a clip from the Get Sleepy podcast

    Creepy TikTok algorithm and the rat room

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 30:19


    Pepper and David talk about falling through a hole in the sidewalk, soap eyebrows, and how TikTok's algorithm can see into David's brain.  For more info sign up for our show notes at bafflingcyclops.com

    Our true crime podcast: murder, witches, and Tony Packo's

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 42:06


    Happy Halloween! In this episode, we change genres temporarily to tell a true crime story that happened down the street from Pepper when she lived in Toledo, Ohio.  Find more info and read our show notes here

    Our wedding story and monkey buffets!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 33:42


    David Wahl and Pepper Proxy talk about squirrels, monkey armies, and their wedding. Read our show notes here!

    The Most Famous Pug in the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 27:42


    In this episode, David and Pepper talk about having the most famous pug in the world (circa 2005), falling in love with a car in the worst possible way, and buying pants for a neighbor. Sign up for our newsletter/podcast here!

    Lion in the backseat of a convertible

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 40:16


    We talk about our local cults and the spiritualist church around the corner. We found a few stories about its founder, including a drag show in a state prison.  Sign up for our newsletter of show notes here

    The crow funeral episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 31:17


    In this episode, Pepper and David talk about a candy luge, piebald werewolves, and seeing a crow funeral. For more info, sign up for our show note newsletter!

    Magic, Mick Jagger and Cults

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 32:03


    In this episode, David and Pepper talk about cult initiation, their time as elves, and what it's like to help Mick Jagger shop in a toy store. To get our show notes, sign up for our newsletter. 

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