Leighton Night with Brian Wecht
THROWBACK: Forrest Valkai, Tom Lum, and Andrea Jones-Rooy
Since Brian is on tour, we're re-running a fun set of episodes with our favorite science communicators! And even better, we're releasing the full video episodes on our Youtube for FREE! Reap the benefits of an active Patreon subscription without having to give us any money! Yay! Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQmoSFI7MM The episodes featured in this supercut (along with their original descriptions) are as follows: 185: Starfield Hates Mondays (feat. Tom Lum) [originally posted Sep 15, 2023] On this banger of an ep, we're joined by the multi-talented co-host of the science podcast Let's Learn Everything, Tom Lum (@TomLumPerson)! We have a chat about PSP games, load-bearing Fallout 4 mods, Tom's history with game development, the good parts of TikTok, internet hypervigilance, Adventure Time, and more! Tom is a total joy and has an amazing laugh so this episode is a real treat. 1:34:45 104: Your Dimension is Not My Dimension (feat. Andrea Jones-Rooy) [originally posted Feb 18, 2022] This week, we're joined (once again!) by comedian, circus performer, and data science professor Andrea Jones-Rooy for an all-over-the-map discussion of grad school, dimensionality, Tumblr, standardized testing, the Encanto soundtrack, recommendation letters, and lots more. Andrea is the best and we're thrilled to have them back on the show, and you will be too! Follow Andrea at @jonesrooy on socials, and check out their podcast "Majoring in Everything" wherever you get podcasts. 3:10:41 307: The Award for Honesty on Mars (feat. Forrest Valkai) [originally posted Apr 3, 2026] Today we're joined by biologist and science communicator Forrest Valkai (ig: @valkailabs) for a chat about tackling live call-in shows, the temptations of conspiracy thought, algorithmic cognitohazards, internet grifters, and more! A very interesting and passionate conversation on this one, folks. We had a blast. Do you hate ads but like/love/have a Stockholm Syndrome-esque relationship with this show? Do you want an incredible deal on access to our entire 6 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! Kick us $5 a month and you even get a MINISODE every week, too. AND access to the fan discord, which is cool and fun. It's a steal. We literally shouldn't be doing this. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram/TikTok at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht and Leighton at @buttchamps (Instagram). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
