Weird Things

Tesla’s Flying Roadster and AI Agents at Work

Tesla’s Roadster demo dominates the episode as Andrew, Justin, and Brian break down the live reveal of a car using compressed-air thrusters and suction to jump, roll, dri

Starlink Expansion, Plague Fears, And AI’s Physical Future

Starlink’s latest moves lead into a bigger conversation about what cheap access to space actually enables, from direct-to-phone satellite service to more speculative idea

A Thousand Episodes Of Weird Things, AI, And Space

The hosts celebrate what is probably the thousandth episode of Weird Things by reflecting on how the show started as a pushback against mean-spirited debunking and grew i

AI Agents Escape the Sandbox and Hunt for Answers

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood look at what would most shock their past selves from 20 years ago, from modern iPhones and reusable rockets to toda

AI Agents, Fly Brains, and the Future of Interfaces

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore how fast AI tools are changing creative work, from generating 3D game pieces and fixing models inside desig

Astra, Foldables, And The Real AI Risk Debate

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood spend the episode on the practical and philosophical edges of current AI. They start by talking through Apple’s new

Ghost Cities, Invisible Drones, and Wormholes

Andrew Mayne and Brian Brushwood range from economics to space weirdness, starting with Malaysia’s nearly empty Forest City and what a failed megadevelopment says about s

AI Models, Apple Lawsuits, and Productivity Without Tedium

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood cover the latest wave of AI releases by comparing OpenAI’s 5.6 model, Anthropic’s Fable, and the new Chinese Kimi m

AI Filmmaking Tools, Robot Liability, and GLP-1 Ripple Effects

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore how new AI video tools are changing filmmaking by making real footage more editable and steerable, letting

Aliens, Boltzmann Brains, and Codex Automation

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood dig into the latest UFO-file buzz and explain why alien discourse so often feels like an endless build with no bass

Artemis Returns, AI Compute Wars, and Codex Control

Artemis gets a victory lap as the crew celebrates the mission’s safe splashdown and talks about how a future moon landing would dominate the internet in a way Apollo neve

AI Compute Crunch, Vibe Coding, And Pocket Game Hardware

OpenAI’s shutdown of the Sora app kicks off a broader discussion about how AI companies are being shaped less by hype cycles than by raw compute limits, with Disney deal

Real-Time AI Speeds, Code Models, Bio Hacking, And Movie Picks

The episode surveys an accelerating AI landscape where new hardware like Cerebras and Groq enables near real?time model responses, making voice and agent interactions fee

Moon, Mars, and Missteps: A Space Saga

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young tackle the latest in space exploration drama. They start with NASA’s Art Two mission facing delays

Moon Missions and AI Battles: A Space Odyssey with a Side of Silicon Valley Drama

Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young gather to discuss the latest in space exploration and AI developments. They express concerns over the Artemis missi

Space Shenanigans and the Future of Human Spaceflight

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a discussion about a medical emergency that led to an astronaut’s early retur

Bear Evictions and Genetic Tinkering: A Peek into the Future

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the curious incident of a Californian homeowner, Kenneth Johnson, who discovered a 550-pou

AI Models and the Dog Man Mystery

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick off the episode with a discussion on the latest AI model updates, including Google’s Nano Banana and OpenAI’s

Robots, AI, and the Future of Work: A Deep Dive

In this episode, Andrew shares his experience attending a robot demo by 1X, highlighting the challenges and advancements in robotics. The hosts delve into the broader imp

The Handful Chronicles: Gravy, AI, and the Future of Content Creation

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a journey through the conceptualization of Handful, a fictional restaurant where gravy is served directly