Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

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We have a treat for all intellectuals, scholars, haters, and gunters today: a nearly FOURTEEN HOUR SUPERCUT of EVERY BAD BOOK CLUB WE'VE EVER DONE for your listening enjoyment. We got Angels and Demons, we got Breaking Dawn, we got The Da Vinky Chode, we got Breaking Dawn (yeah i know i already wrote that. we're all gonna die someday), we got Ready Player One, we got HPMOR. We've got it all, right here for you. Perfect for a long car ride, lo-fi beats to eat your food to, blasting at full volume to drive away friends and loved ones, or just dissociating while staring at a wall. Want to only hear specific episodes? The numbers are 209, 211 (Angels & Demons), 223 (Breaking Dawn), 233, 234 (Ready Player One), 254, 255 (The Da Vinci Code), 273, and 274 (HPMOR). Want to listen to all fourteen beautiful, mind-numbing hours of us being haters without having to hear the Acast jingle even I'VE been Pavlov'd into hating? And then ads for... I don't know, other, lesser podcasts? Girlkibble delivery? C... car...? Stuff? Then check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight to get AD FREE and VIDEO EPISODES FOR AS LOW AS $2 A MONTH. IT'S A LOSS LEADER BUT IT'S FOR THE LOVE OF THE POD, BABY!!! And other stuff but whatever who cares. 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram).

Ugh. We're back with part two of our Bad Book Club on the Harry Potter fanfiction that makes My Immortal seem like classic literature. We actually get into reading the text of this steaming pile on this one and it's BAD. Find out more about what Draco Malfoy will do once he's old enough, what's in Quirrell's weird little boudoir, why Harry is the most specialist boy alive, and more. We would normally link to the text so you can read it yourself but this isn't the tape from The Ring so we're not going to curse you with it. Want ad free and video episodes for as low as TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then go check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram).

We're back with our favorite type of gimmick episode: Bad Book Club! Or in this case, Bad Fanfic Club. It's a two-parter where this first episode contains our general thoughts and context on the purpose of the text, who wrote it, and why it's essentially a manifesto wearing a lightning scar and circular glasses. Part two, coming next week, will get into the nitty gritty of what makes it so particularly terrible. If you want additional background, go listen to our recent episode with Adam Becker, where we first hatch the AWFUL idea to read this, and also more information on the author. If you really, really hate yourself and don't value your own time, this fanfiction is available to read for free online. No, I'm not going to link you to it, because I'm not a sadist. You can't say I didn't warn you.Want ad free and video episodes for as low as TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then go check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram). 

One of our favorite guests makes his triumphant return! We chat with our buddy Paul Gannon (@cheapshowpod) from CheapShow about all sorts of stuff and get blue with it right out the gate. Did you really expect anything less? Topics: Ben Folds, horror books, brainstorming some disgusting cocktails (yes, mayo is involved), bad ghost hunting channels, and more! Want ad free and video episodes for as low as TWO DOLLARS A MONTH? Then go check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram).

We're joined once again by our wonderful friend JP Hasson (@jpincorporated) who also happens to be an extremely talented musician and artist. We chat about his role on the On Cinema at the Cinema crew, his new album Wow!, putting yourself out there, developing creatively, the best movie theater candies, and more!Get Hasco Enjoyments' new album Wow! here: hascoenjoyments.bandcamp.com/album/wowCheck out our Patreon, where you can get AD FREE and VIDEO EPISODES for as low as $2 a month at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram).

On this solo ep, we have a lively discussion about our favorite words, Inside Job, Kevin Can F Himself, bird attacks, being too high at Ren Fair, weird school experiences, a slobs vs snobs History Bowl, and more! For ad free and video episodes, check out our Patreon and support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram).

On this very long (but in a good way) episode, we have a wonderful conversation with author and journalist Adam Becker (@adambecker.bsky.social) about his new book "More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity." It's a wide-ranging discussion about that exact subtitle, The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, terrible Harry Potter fanfiction, the writing process, and much more! Seriously, this is a good one. And Adam's book is excellent-- find it wherever books are sold! Check out our Patreon for ad-free and video episodes (and more!) at patreon.com/leightonnight. 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram).

Folks, Brian's got mad yo-yo skills and he's been keeping it a secret from us this whole time. You're gonna want to see this one for yourself, so head over to our Patreon to get VIDEO EPISODES as well as our AD-FREE audio episodes for as low as $2 a month! Support the show at patreon.com/leightonnight! 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 @graylish (Twitter)/@buttchamps (Instagram).