Season 1
N/A/100 votesWelcome to Weird Kids
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2025
Welcome to the world of Weird Kids! Join Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe as they discuss growing up as child actors in Hollywood, and how they learned to re-discover a passion for storytelling as adults. They'll also take a walk down memory lane and show you all some of the comical commercials they starred in as children!
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N/A/100 votesToys and Tiny Things
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2025
From Care Bears to Polly Pocket; Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe talk toys that hit every Millennial’s nostalgia nerve. Of course this is through the lens of Hollywood Christmas parties where one could win entire toy runs in carnival games or get gifted all of the sci-fi Japanese toys bought for your character's space station bedroom.
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N/A/100 votesDon’t Let Me Die in the Valley
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesBlankets, Pillows, & Ouija
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesSnake, Rattle, & Roll
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesSaturdays, Mornings, & Cartoons
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesPunk is a Four Letter Word
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/6/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesTrains, Trains, & Automo-Trains
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesFound Things & Strings
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesWorld Wide Weird
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2025
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.
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N/A/100 votesMega Weird Kids Challenge
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2025
Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe are all over the place, both literally and figuratively, talking about their recent trips and expounding on a litany of topics. Taliesin reminisces on lost friends, death museums and his hometown: Disneyland. Ashley shows a tape from her childhood where she competed on the game show “Star Kid Challenge” at Universal Studios.
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N/A/100 votesMusings on Amusing Museums
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2025
Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe are off to take a field trip to The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, California. In alignment with our Weird Kids modus operandi, this collection is one part “museum”, two parts “banal whimsy”, and three parts “no cameras allowed”; a gallery that you have to see for yourself. This perfect place to inspire conversations about art and creativity is everything our hosts need to reminisce about all of their wonderfully weird histories.
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N/A/100 votesComics, Candy, & Cuisine
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/24/2025
Inspiration comes in many shapes and forms—including Avocado Ice Cream! Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe take a culinary-inspired stroll down memory lane, from the parking lot where Ashley learned to drive to Taliesin's favorite themed electronics store to the diner where all the child actors loved to flock back in the '90s. Share & Tell features a magnifying screen showcasing Dave Heatwave and a comic book with cover art inspired by Matthew Mercer. Then they dive into a taste test of candies from around the world.
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N/A/100 votesClickbait
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/1/2025
SCANDAL ROCKS BEACON AS FORMER CHILD STARS SHARE SHOCKING TELL-ALL! TASH CHAT DUBBED MUST CATCH! Ripped from the Headlines! Too scandalous for words! EXCLUSIVE: Former BFFs-turned-BITTER RIVALS Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe are BACK with another explosive episode of WEIRD KIDS! Your favorite ""will they/won't they"" co-hosts turned frenemies get real with each other and with audiences around the world. Taliesin's SECRET CRIMINAL PAST as an underground bootlegger EXPOSED! Ashley's DEVASTATING tabloid trauma from the 90's leaves audiences STUNNED! The Copywriter who wrote this CONFESSES to resorting to cheap sensationalism and lazy TITILLATION! What other salacious details await? Will tears be shed? Will hearts be broken? Will rage-bating and click-farming finally gain acceptance as a totally legit style of show description? TUNE IN if you DARE to witness these global influencers dish out their deepest, darkest secrets.
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N/A/100 votesOur Chemical Romance
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/8/2025
Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe discuss depression, mental illness, and therapy in this heavier episode. They note that: “Even in the best of times, we are all a little bit broken” and talk about that's ok and tools they use to help.
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N/A/100 votesWeird In Japan
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/15/2025
Our wandering Weird Kid is back! Taliesin Jaffe returns from his epic 10-day Japan adventure through Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka and Ashley Johnson (who's been there too!) wants to hear ALL about it! Get ready for stories about his favorite Japanese moments, the souvenirs he couldn't resist, and of course - all the amazing food & drink that made the trip unforgettable
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