How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer

This week on the podcast we joined by musician, music manager and car wash enthusiaist, Gabe Saporta of the bands Midtown and Cobra Starship We talk about Gabe's journey from Uruguay to New Jersey and how he became involved in the punk and hardcore scene as a kid. We also talk the inspiration behind Gabe's moisturizer company Brotege, get a lesson in entrenpeneurship and learn what it was like to write a hit song for the soundtrack of the flim, "Snakes On A Plane." We also learn that 2026 is the year of the Libra and get tips from Gabe on how to solve a Rubik's Cube in two minutes! Finally, we get into our topic of Nintendo 64, from playing GoldenEye 007 to calling the Nintendo Tip Hotline with help beating Zelda, we get deep into the history for this legendary console. For today's game, We also hear about Gabe's ingenous idea to prevent cheating during the GoldeEye split screen view. We also play a game of LEGIT MOAN OR UNNECESSARRY GROAN where we discuss complaining about red light cameras, doctor office waiting rooms and cell phone etiquette. Our listeners can use the code "WEIRD" to get their first month's subscription of Brotege for $10 or use the link brotege.com/discount/WEIRD.

You know Tim Kasher as the frontman for Cursive and The Good Life, but did you know that Tim and his mom were also the masterminds between a secret Beanie Baby scam that saw them selling Ty Bears for thousands of dollars through the Omaha World Herald classified ads? Actually, no, you couldn't—because Tim shares this exclusive story for the first time for HOW DID WE GET WEIRD LISTENERS? From hiding Peace Bears from his co-workers to making backroom deals that the executives at Ty never saw coming, Tim was able to save enough money for Cursive to buy a minivan and tour the country! On this incredible episode, Tim also comes clean about not writing the theme song for "USA Baby," what it was like working at a toy store growing up and why—despite writing some of the most memorable indie songs of the last two decades—he's still searching for validation from a certain high school athlete. Somehow we also play a round of CHANGE DOT DORK where we discuss a Ritz Cracker/Hot Cheetos collab, debate if kids should still learn Cursive in school and wonder if Omaha will ever get their own In-N-Out Burger franchise. Don't forget to check out Tim and Gwynedd Stuart's amazing trivia podcast "Musical Puke" and keep an eye out for screenings for Tim's horror film "Who's Watching" in your town soon!

Today on the podcast the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome their friend, star of Broadway's Aladdin and of the new Scrubs revival, Michael James Scott! First they check in on their parents' cruise and a very honest critique by their dad. Then Michael and Vanessa get into the absolute blast they had filming Scrubs together and Jonah asks them how much time was spent filming vs. in craft services and the honest answer is 50/50? Plus Michael tells us about his journey from his childhood in Orlando to living his dream of being the longest running Genie in Aladdin on Broadway and around the world! And we reminisce about when pagers were popular- Michael tells us about his actual pager and we all talk about using the brief recording window when calling collect as kind of makeshift pagers. And pagers obviously leads us into The Real World and current status of Chef Puck? Finally, in a rousing game of YES OR NO-STALGIA we discuss "Indie Sleaze", "Fibermaxxing" and the the triumphant return of "The Devil Wears Prada 2." Check out this absolutely hilarious episode and watch Scrubs on ABC on Wednesday night or honestly the next day on Hulu! Michael we 143 you!!

On today's new episode the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome actor, producer and writer Martin Starr to the podcast! You may know that Martin played the adorably geeky Bill Haverchuck on the iconic show "Freaks and Geeks" but did you know he had to make the difficult decision to leave his beloved arts highschool to play that role? And speaking of schools, will Jonah and Vanessa pursue their nominations to potentially join their school's Hall of Fame, especially after complaining so much on this podcast that they weren't already a part of it? Plus we get into Martin's love for candy and our first memorable candy experiences, from Hot Tamales being good until they're bad to Martin being "banned" from a store for stealing Gummy Bears. Plus Martin tells us about his new candy company SWEET STASH and Vanessa attests to the fact that their gummy candy "Jams" is extremely delicious. And in a delightful game of CHANGE DOT DORK: CANDY EDITION, the trio decides which candy they'd like to come back the most, between Sweet Tart Shockers, Jujubes and Milky Way Midnight. So jam out this delightful episode to some Jams candy- you'll be happy you did!

Vanessa and Jonah are thrilled to welcome to the pod Curb Your Enthusiasm star, Susie Essman! In this episode, we get into a real story about an encounter our parents had at their condo complex, Susie talks about how parking in NYC gives her faith in humanity and why having people fear you can be a positive thing when people compare her with her with Susie Greene. We also discuss Susie's strategy for getting out of school as a kid, her favorite shows to watch as a kid and that indefinable feeling of spending an entire day alone doing whatever you wanted. We also play a round of round of CHANGE DOT DORK where we debate the merits of a Curb Your Enthusiasm Movie, decide if the world needs gluten-free Oreos and should schools get the day off after Super Bowl... or do they have to pretend they're sick the way we did as kids?