Wine, Weed, Weird!

Is autism in the eye of the beholder? Can you make a puppet wipe your ass? Did an Evanescence song save a planeload of people? How do dog cloning prices work? Do we answer any of these questions? I think you know the answer to that one, Cephalopods. Join Emily and Ky as they attempt to wrap their brains around The Rehearsal, a potentially sociopathic response to life's little social snafus, and dire issues. Emily and Ky actually stay pretty on topic this time because honestly, how does this show feel so similar and yet to polar opposite to ours?

We've got a real treat for you today, Cephelopods! We're opening Season 5 by looking back at our FIRST EVER episode! And due to a glitch with the old Anchor/Spotify partnership, this episode was never part of our RSS feed, so it was never available to listen to anywhere exept Spotifty! Not anymore, Cephelopods! Emily faced the customer service oracles, and won! You can now scroll back all the way to the episode that started it all anywhere you listen! But you don't have to, because Emily and Ky are taking episode 201 to reflect, remember, giggle, and re-play it for you! That's not all, of course: they also ambush a friend, and try perhaps the weirdest candy of all time. Get prepared for multiple bush references, new takes on old material, the glow-up of the decade, and...general confusion and sound quality issues. Some things never change! Here's to finally making some critical infrastructure investments in season 5!

Emily and Ky have no memory of anything they talked about ever, which makes our seasonal wrap-up episode a fun surprise for everyone! Turns out they covered some good shit, and had some wild times in Season 4! From stoned snack experiments, and re-living childhood trauma to slutty orchids on the beach, and high-speed song contests in a van, there's almost nowhere your hosts didn't bravely go this year. We bought our first microphone, introduced sound effects, and did our first ever re-release episode! But what's next for the pod? A lot! We've got sound quality and back end improvements planned, guests lined up, and we even preview some new topics! Tune in, Cephalopods, and thanks for the memories!

We at Wine Weed Weird Headquarters hope you and yours had a beautiful, joyful 4/20, rife with frantic piano playing, and being in the company of men only if you wanted to. Of course, it was high time (see what we did there?) that we covered this classic propaganda film that Ky didn't know existed. Seriously, she just thought Emily wanted to do a podcast about smoking too much or something. But God bless her, she was down to clown! Tune in for consequence-free car crashes, piano as metaphor for mania, a completely useless FBI, and people smoking quantities of weed that would kill an elephant.

Happy Passover to all who celebrate! And there's no Passover like the one at Borris and Minka's where everyone gets locked in the attic! Emily and Ky rank holidays, dig into Christian hegemony, rave about entirely different Passover adaption, The Prince of Egypt, and explain babies to Teddy! I promise they also discuss the Rugrats episode. Look, you wanted more banter, you got it! Tune in next week for a celebration of the other important holiday coming up this weekend...and no, I don't mean Easter!

Emily, Ky, and Ky's favorite shape are back in this episode about a rare Disney short about Alcohol's Best Friend: Smoking! Tune in to learn what you should do if people don't respect you, what a dude ranch is, and the etymology of the word 'dude' (you won't believe it!). We also unpack Ky's childhood trauma, remember a favorite past episode, and consider thrill seeking behavior. We got one complaint about our last episode: that there wasn't enough banter before we dove into the topic. Don't worry. We fixed that issue this week!

Season four is nearly over, and we couldn't let it end without keeping our Promise of Porn!!! Yes, finally, Emily and Ky read you random ameteur internet erotica. But not just any erotica! Alien Erotica! Tentacle Erotica! Choose your own Adventure Erotica!!! Get ready to hear Emily and Ky get uncomfortable, and potentially intrigued reading each other the first thing that pops out to them on a random alien porn fan fic site Ky found! We have no details, we did no preparation, and...this might have been a terrible idea. CW warning for explicit content, CNC, Sub/Slave dynamics, tentacle porn, breeder kinks, gang bangs, etc. etc. etc.

Emily and Ky just wanted to do a silly episode about a silly song. But things got complicated basically right out the gate, and the sharp left turns just kept coming! Tune in for lessons in pronunciation, and cultural appropriation, and a belated birthday gift exchange! It's a short and sweet episode this week as we at Wine, Weed, Weird Headquarters look ahead to the end of season 4, the start of season 5, and maybe, just maybe...a future special announcement!

We're not releasing it on St. Patrick's Day because we were RECORDING it on St. Patrick's Day, ok?? Or should I say, St. Baddie's Day?? St. Pod-trick's Day? All of the above?? Releasing content on the relevant day is soooooo ten minutes ago! Disney should have won some type of aware for weirdness for this one, but we won't be winning any awards for sound quality...Emily started fucking with the volume mid- recording, and the results were...not good, lol. Sorry!!

Emily and Ky are back with a brand new episode for you! Like they usually are! In this important episode, you'll learn about triangles, pillars, the social factors of alcohol and drug use, how alcohol culture has changed in the past ten or twenty years, whether or not Emily is a good citizen, and importantly, what the seventh pillar of good character is! It...won't be a surprise for long time listeners. Hop on board with us! Heads up that Emily's sound quality is a little wack...to be honest I just think she wasn't getting close enough to the mic. Please bare with us!

In our continuing quest to grow and improve...we are being actively thwarted at every turn by people we give money to. It's a tough time for all of us in more ways than one! So why not tune in for the class episode from season 2 that had us laughing our asses off about possession, which, given our religious trauma, is a tough sell for us! To maximize your experience, get your hands on a kazoo first! Are we panning a video that we are absolutely not the target audience for? Yes. But truly, it deserved it.

What a blessing that in this dark times there are people out there doing weird shit that we can watch! Neural Viz? Who are you? Will you come on the pod and explain your process? In the meantime, Emily and Ky have lots to say about oblique world building, what's wrong with AI, escalator anxiety, and whats wrong with America. Sigh. Anyway, it's a hoot, and it's a week late, so we know you've been anxiously awaiting our nonsense. Enjoy!

Please send help! Words of encouragement! Money! Recommendations for recording/editing software that is $15/month or less that is NOT Podcastle, cupcakes, hugs, the people's revolution, mutual aid...things are rough right now.

Emily and Ky have more to say about parentified children, incompetent parents, exploiting paid support, mystical supportive teachers, parent teacher conferences, math, and overreacting. And! An exciting update on last week's exciting announcement! Donations to buymeacoffee.com/wineweedweird featuring the alligator (crocodile?) emoji will be donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society to support Emily and Ky in walking the Run for the Wild 3k at the Bronx Zoo! They'll be recording a special silly episode for buymeacoffee.com supporters only during their subsequent day at the zoo! Support an important cause, and get special content!! buymeacoffee.com.wineweedweird

Lets watch! A Disney Channel Original Movie!!! Or, a Disney Original Channel Movie? Whatever. Emily's family was too poor to have the disney channel. But don't worry; she has no shortage of opinions! In fact, she, Ky, and surprise guest Teddy have so many opinions, and so many stories it is entirely necessary to tell you, that it's a two-parter! Stay tuned to the very end for a super special important announcement! It's been a long time coming, yall, but it's here!!! And no, sorry, it's not the Onlyfans...yet. www.buymeacoffee.com/wineweedweird

We're back on our bullshit sound quality because Podcastle is such a bad podcasting service that even though we're giving them money, it only works some of the time. But fear not! We're switching hopefully before next week! In the meantime, Emily and Ky have a lot to say about silly muppets, high seas hijinx, and Grand Daddy Pirate, Long Tim Curry Silver! Featuring, reddit stories about being left at the altar, previews of future episodes about depression era criminals, and very little information about the plot of book the movie is based on.

Welcome to Wine, Weed, Weird! An Ohio pop culture history podcast! For today, anyway. Emily and Ky are full of fun facts about how this cute little bop of a song got written, recorded, orchestrated for a marching band, then captured the hearts of Ohioans everywhere, and got made official! Emily also has to share with you how delighted she was with her snowy walk, and Ky unravels the mystery of Iowa's state rock song! Ok actually, that mystery is just as deep as ever. Maybe next time! We're also coming at you with a bonus song: Schnappy Schnap(?), The German Christmas(?) Gator! Emily is making this up, but it sure sounds plausible! You CAN'T leave us a voice memo, but you sure can comment on our instagram, and enjoy the dulcet tones of Emily's fancy new microphone!

Are you ready to watch a documentary about competitive endurance tickling? Well, too bad, because that's not what this documentary is about. Are you ready to watch a documentary about tickling fetish content? You're not gonna believe this...well, if you're a loyal listener, of course you are! This documentary goes off the rails more or less immediately, and just continues in that direction until entire metaphorical towns are demolished. In the meantime, Emily and Ky are waiting for the competition to start, cuddling cats, considering what they would do for $1,000, and getting more and more class conscious all the time. Tickled is on Netflix, and yes, you have to see it.

It's 2025, and Emily and Ky are here with an episode with all your favorites: asmr snack crinkles, hot takes, cat cameos, tattoo speculation, and a very special belated Christmas gift! Bugs are weird little guys, and this documentary puts them in the spotlight for once. Experience classic pod fun facts from the bug's perspective, and empathize with old and young ants! Plus, Emily has an important update on character of the pod, Historical Buffoon Benjamin Franklin, and Ky tries a cordial cherry! It's short on sound effects, but high on...well, weed, obviously.

We're not late this week! But we are a little languid. Join Emily and Ky for a very chill New Year's post where they discuss how they spent New Year's Eve, Christmas, where Emily is now, and the only New Years song our hosts know of, "Auld Lang Syne". What does it mean? Where does it come from? What is its number in the folk music index? Wait, is Emily a dj now?? DJ Sloopy in the Hoooouuuuuuse!!!! Along with special guests Faith Hill, Billy Crystal, and Bob Dylan. New Year, new intro, same old Wine, Weed, Weird!

Emily and Ky are tired. That's not why this is late; they recorded it a week ago, but they are tired. The Ho-Ho-Holiday Season is a delightful, but exhausting time, and we are all doing our best. Especially this not-that-old lady who gets kicked out of her dance troupe mid-season and has no choice but to fall in love with a jacked handyman, and write a male stripper show to sae her parent's bar. Do her parents even want her to save the bar?? What happened to the yule log cake?? Wait, they aren't saying eyeballs??? It's a weird movie, but at least Emily's cats are cute!

Emily and Ky are experiencing a blessed Christmas season complete with lights, free shit, a lot of hot chocolate, and a person visit with Santa Claus! Obviously we're sharing all that with you, but we're also here with a true Christmas classic we've somehow not gotten to already: Rudolph! A truly out of pocket stop-motion classic that's definitely weirder than you remember. The intergenerational trauma is hot, the plot is...questionable, and Emily can't stop talking about the Walgreen's toys that got released probably like twenty years ago. Merry Christmas!!!

Emily and Ky are dedicated to bringing you holiday joy, anytime, anywhere. They can do it in a van! They can do it! Yes they can! They can do it near, and far, but especially well right after closing down an open bar! Merry Christmas, Cephelopods! Today we're bringing you a truly unhinged version of a Christmas classic sung by one of the greats! And of course, Emily and Ky's version as well. You're not going to miss the special secret holiday party debrief, and it's crucial that you vote in our first ever host-only Wine, Weed Weird contest, or Emily and Ky will have to go do some type of drugs in some type of shop around the corner. We're all a little fuzzy on the details; just vote, man!

It's finally here! All Christmas content all the time, all month long! And lets be real, also in to January! Emily and Ky are covering what's sure to be the next Christmas classic for your family: Pottersville! What's it about? Just a nice man running a general store in a small town, and his romantic troubles with his wife. That's all. Don't worry about literally anything else. Emily and Ky also discuss cryptids, alien theories, Jaws, and furries, but you don't need to worry about why. Just put this on, and settle in for a simple, and pure hallmark-esque classic.

It's the 4th and final episode of our first ever mini series! I know it's hard to say goodbye to Chimp Season, but fear not: the Holiday Season is right around the corner, and we have some special content coming your way! For now, get ready for Tanya in a bikini holding the Gadsden flag, Tanya thinking that the important feature of the chimp sanctuary are the islands, the money shot we've all been waiting for (no, not that one!), lots of crinkly snack sounds, and...other stuff we forgot about and will circle back to next time! Chimp people really are like that.

Emily and Ky are back with episode 3 of Chimp Crazy, and you won't believe what they talk about! It's Tarzan, The MTA, how hard it is to eat, and also the show sometimes! What was Tanya's childhood like? What does a journalist owe their source? What was the other chimp's name? Are portrait tattoos a good idea? We answer one of these questions! Enjoy Chimp Season at Wine, Weed, Weird!

Emily and Ky are back with their hot baked takes on episode two of Chimp Crazy! Not that you'd know that until practically the outro, if you weren't around last week! But if not, where were you?? Hopefully you're watching the show first, because they've got spoilers galore. Also important (probably questionable) legal info, and questions about how one copes without a face. Speaking of which, episode two of Chimp Crazy features disturbing footage and 911 call recordings of what is likely the most horrifying, traumatic chimp attack of all time, and that's saying something. Consider if it's a show you want to watch, or something you want to hear two really stoned people discuss. They also touch on Emily's time in Mock Trial in High School, and which bones are the most upsetting. Due to technical difficulties, this one took more editing than usual, which is why we're a day late, and Emily wants you to know she DID take a lot of Ky's coughs out. We are all just trying to survive here, lets be honest.

Ok, lets address the several elephants in the room: yeah, we know, we missed an episode last week. Cut us some slack. We're here when it counts. Speaking of which, if you're a fan, it's safe to say you're reeling right now from realizing just how how much hatred and selfishness exists in this country. We lost the battle. We cannot lay down and die. Take the time you need to mourn. Take care of each other: building your local community is the single most crucial thing you can do. We keep each other safe, not the government. Then decide how you're going to fight. We're in this together. We're not giving up. Please stay in this fight for compassion, and decency with us. A better world is possible! In the meantime, please be stupid with us in these streets about a documentary we're going ape shit over. It's Tiger King times Blackfish plus true crime! It's Chimp Crazy! There's so many ethical dilemmnas to cover, we practically slept on the plot! We'll be back each week to cover the next of four episodes in our first ever Wine, Weed, Weird mini series!!

There are many reasons not to obtain a pet sloth from the shady animal trafficker you met at the mall: it's irresponsible, cruel to the sloth, it may turn out to be a hyper intelligent, fast-moving serial killer who likes to use social media, and perhaps most importantly, it's gonna need a bath. It's Spooky Season, AND International Sloth Day, so there was only one movie we could talk about this week! Join Emily and Ky as they explore the ethics of animal trafficking, the pitfalls of trying too hard to be popular, trust showers, sororities, jokes they didn't get, and introduce a new segment: One Star Reviews on the Oriental Trading Company! It's sure to become a regular segment and fan favorite! Get cozy and tune in! Just make sure the long arms don't twist at the biceps and get stuck?

Join Emily and Ky as they wrap up another silent horror classic with their own unique (some might say demented) spin! Did you know there's a reason the houses were so close together?? Wild! They're later joined by a special guest (with cookies!!), and together they delve into musical mishaps, embarrassing moments, popcorn, and who all they can squeeze onto Emily's couch. The gang is moving up in the world (very slowly) with improved editing software! Will actual microphones be next?? Uh...maybe after Christmas...

We know you've been waiting all year for our Special Spooky Watch-Along! And here we are!! This year we're watching German expressionist classic: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari! Cue up youtube, and get ready to see a woman having a difficult time, houses that are too close together, chairs with too many backs, a mayor struggling with bureaucracy, a sleepy-creepy man with the most dramatic eye makeup and the skinniest legs you've ever seen, low-quality cloud wallpaper, a man who doesn't know how to use a knife, and more! We get through part 4 this week. Tune in next week for parts 5 and 6, and our thoughts on this important contribution to film. In this one we mostly giggle at the silly German names. Happy Halloween!

Iiiiiiiiiiits Spooky Season!!!! The leaves are changing, the Halloween decorations are going up! It's one of Emily and Ky's favorite times of year! And our listeners, too! There's just so much delightful Halloween content! In fact, this one has been on our list since last year! Join us for a film where absolutely nothing needed to happen, the lesson is absolutely ham fisted in, the little brother truly sucks, and apparently being popular is super important, but your friends super aren't! Listen, we're here for the clothes and the hot pink eye shadow straight up to your brow line. Get ready for the most random musical numbers of all time, a completely amoral mentor, and the filthiest fuck house you've ever seen!

Join Emily and Ky as they can't fucking believe how agregiously horrifying this film for fucking preteens is! Jesus Fucking Christ, we're all just fucking chill with the THIRTEEN YEAR OLD dating the SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD?? AM I ON DRUGS?! Yes, obviously the answer is yes. Everyone is casually assuming the other thirteen year old climbing into a middle-aged man's camper van is totes chill, and only a problem because she's keeping her BOYFRIEND a secret???? We at Wine, Weed, Weird feel particularly insane about this one. More strangness incoming, including children who think babysitting a bunch of small children is fun, and/or the only possible way they can spend time together. Has it occurred to them that they could...just not babysit all the time? No one can know. Side note: cookie jars exist! Anyway, buckle up.

I mean, is it about anything, or is Emily just shrieking with laughter and spouting dog facts while Ky and Teddy try to keep up? Listen in to discover everyone's favorite, and skeeviest dogs, Emily's complex feelings about her dad's dog, whether the guy from Vice looks like a dog (he does), and why police dogs aren't narcs (but ACAB!) Beaches are for Bitches, and Beach Bitches are the Best Bitches!

The beach is for bitches, and Emily and Ky are out there celebrating a cunning slut, even though they called them fleshy. This bait and switch documentary is hands-down the horniest thing they've ever covered for the pod, and they covered “My Ding-a-ling” in season one! Does the mysterious narrator make a love connection? Do Emily and Ky have pollen sacks glued to them? Does the fruit show up in time for the bats? Did Teddy get their sand castle built? Did Emily and Ky get spanked and sandwiched by a horse?? All this and more on (one of) our very special beach episodes!

Emily and Ky are back with take two on David the Gnome: a sweet, whimsical, cozy show about an exploitative and/or senile doctor, a fox getting run to death just like his predecessors, a psychic troll with no motivation, and a hippo on vacation. Look, we don't write this stuff. We just find it. There's also drugs, inscrutable interpersonal relationships, excessive world building, and a mouse left for dead who was a better dancer than Ray Gun. It's a can't-miss episode!

Emily and Ky are back with more SSA Mormon husbands!! Did you think they forgot about you?? Never fear! We at Wine Weed Weird Headquarters are continuing to sort out the best system to record and publish for US! And also you. But mostly us, lol. This week we learn about the Danger Scale, the binary, and petition Nicholas Cage to help us with some very special plates…don't miss it!

Naturally we needed two weeks to delve into a topic that hits all our sweet spots: religious trauma! Neuro-spicy-ness! Gay! Or…NOT??? Join Emily and Ky as we get to the bottom of Mormonism, and figure out what SSA really stands for!

Due to technical difficulties, and by technical difficulties we mean user error, you will not be hearing Emily and Ky discuss David the Gnome this week. Instead Emily and friend of the pod Teddy are in these streets in rural Pennsylvania praying cell service holds out long enough for Emily to explain color analysis. So what did we learn? Squeezing your fingertips is helpful. Emily will cry if you tell her her season is wrong. Teddy looks like a clown in bright colors. There's a dot to look for to tell you if your phone's microphone or camera are on. Slide into our dm's @Wineweedweird on the gram, and tell us your season!

Where are Emily and Ky? You can't know! But you can know all about navigating dial up internet in the most gendered way possible! Take a spin, now you're in, but the techno set can't explain defragging. Emily and Ky are discussing the Kid's Guide to the Internet! Get ready to email the president irrelevant information, mysteriously find websites, take the whole family to see the Stones, and have your grandpa buy you a modem! God bless 90's VHS tapes and all who archive them!

It's Friday, you're here, and when you're here, your breadsticks! What does Wine, Weed, Weird have in common with Olive Garden? A lot, it turns out! Tune in with your weird salad family to learn about a movie that's all about whimsy and old timey things! We've got snack corner, the Odyssey, handwriting challenges, cat cameos, and other weird stuff!

I know it's late, but I have been THROUGH it today getting this episode up for you, so you'd better listen! (Spotify, WTF???) Emily and Ky are back to talk about more weird challenges, wilding out MILFs, the reality shows they would be on, and updates on their favorite MILFs and daddies! Reality tv is an anthropological experiment.

Join Emily and Ky as they discuss alien abduction, and the strangle hold the milk lobby had on the breakfast industry, and that's before they remember to intro! Emily crammed the MILFs all week so you can know how wack this all is, but they spend most of the episode discussing life with neural divergence. Did you know this was a neurodivergent podcast? Ok fine, you probably knew before they did, and you should have left a voice memo! Audience diagnosis is valid! Emily and Ky also discuss weird family dynamics, silly challenges, and contestant fetishes. Tune in next week for part two!

Emily and Ky are tired after their Members Day at the zoo, but do you think they'd miss recording? Never! Join them to hear about a movie that's campy, surreal, glib, and made Emily gay panic! All this, plus their record of the Bronx Zoo's 2024 Members Only merch!

Emily and Ky are on a roll! Which does not bode well for our Cephalopods. Chaos and tangents rein as Emily and Ky try to discuss the least coherent film of all time coherently. Was it written by AI? Well, that's physically impossible, but like, it had to be, right? With people who don't know how to have sex, sociopaths, and entirely unnecessary scenes, your hosts are almost as confused as Mark! Want the watch-along? We recorded it! Patreon launch coming soon! Or Only Fans?? We can't know!

Emily has ambushed Ky with a song by her least favorite artist, but the outcome is well worth it. Explore one of the most popular artists of our time (which doesn't mean you be d to like her), and a song she wrote that is frankly bizarre. Don't worry; the Wine, Weed, Weird team gets to the bottom of it! They're recording in these streets, celebrating dogs, rapping, and of course, judging. Don't miss it!!!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wineweedweird/message

Emily and Ky are back for part two of the experiment, so as expected, they're high as kites. Join them on a journey through flavor, texture, disappointment, states of matter, and hard truths! Emily needs you to know how many minutes of silent chewing she edited out, but she didn't keep track, so just know it's a lot. This podcast runs on snacks, and this week, they're center stage! Leave a voice memo to suggest a future snack taste test! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wineweedweird/message

In this very special episode of Wine, Weed, Weird!, Emily and Ky are both sober as a judge! But don't worry, they're no less weird. From fish learning about global warming for the first time to cheese that's getting some action, they've brought the weirdest snacks they could find together, and are ready to report their findings. Don't worry: we've edited out (most of) the silent chewing…but we left some, in case you're into that kind of thing. Get ready for crinkly packaging, floppy waffles, childhood treats, and puff pieces. We'll be back next week for the second half of the experiment, where Emily and Ky will be…well, you know how they'll be. You listened to the Thumbelina episode, right? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wineweedweird/message

Emily and Ky are talking about Thumbelina…no matter what Emily tries to tell you three separate times in the first ten minutes. And Thumbelina needs to be talked about. We showed this movie to children???? Get ready for the world's most incompetent French bird, the clumsiest tiny girl in existence, the worst mother of all time, and a ruthlessly practical field mouse. Plus, all your Wine, Weed, Weird favorites: continuity issues, judging, wild conclusions, interpretations that are a huge reach, and repeating a word with a different first letter for ten minutes! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wineweedweird/message

The girlies are back in town! After a refreshing hiatus, their razor wits are sharpened, and their imaginations are running wild, but they still aren't glossy. Welcome to season 4, and it's porn!!! Join Emily and Ky in the porn writers room as they discover in real time where they stand in the search results, learn what a cream pie is, and give special guest Teddy a hard time on their birthday. We know you missed us. We're glad to be back. This season is going to be the litty tittiest yet! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wineweedweird/message

Season three has been a season of absolute bangers! Join Emily and Ky for a delightful trip down memory lane through an eventful, if exhausting, year! They've got past-episode updates, half-baked astrological opinions, technical difficulties, shout-outs, and giggles galore! Get geared up for season 4, Cephalopods! Big things are coming to the pod! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wineweedweird/message