Weird Kids – Details, episodes & analysis

Get your ticket to Hollyweird with magnificent misfits Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe as they explore their favorite oddities, dive into their pasts as iconic child actors, and celebrate all the truly bizarre things that set them apart.From classic toys to the underground haunts of LA, you're invited along as our dynamic duo explore their eccentricities at home and abroad and share their favorite tastes, tales, and travels from all over the weird wide world.New episodes drop weekly, starting on May 5th, exclusively on Beacon.tv!------------------------------------Producers: Maxwell James & Will LambornAssociate Producer: Parker SmithDollhouse Photography: by Michael Schmidt | https://www.instagram.com/divalicious Wardrobe: Jennifer Newman | https://www.instagram.com/jennernugen Make up: Dre Ronayne | https://www.instagram.com/dreronaynemakeup Theme Song: Dave Heatwave | https://www.instagram.com/daveheatwave Animation: Max Schapiro------------------------------------Only on Beacon: https://beacon.tv/weirdkids Learn more at: https://critrole.com/weirdkids Get a copy of our Zine: http://beacon.tv/wkzine BEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.Follow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPodMail Bag: http://bit.ly/WKMailBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exciting News! Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon------------------------------------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.Also in this episode:• Taliesin gifts Ashley a bizarre item that is “definitely” not cursed… • Fears, fish and trypophobia.• The delightfulness of Japanese candy.------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exciting News! Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episodes on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon------------------------------------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. Also in this episode:• Bilbo cozy vs Gandalf cozy and a Sauron boarding school• Adult sleepover Christmas parties• Pizza Rolls!------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weird Kids episodes from 2025 are now releasing weekly on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform! New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episodes on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon------------------------------------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.Also in this episode:• The “3 Deaths”• FUNerals and Renfaire wakes• Fantasy coffins, known as abebuu adekai, from Ghana------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weird Kids episodes from 2025 are now releasing weekly on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform! New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episodes on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon------------------------------------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.Also in this episode:• Ashley meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger • Taliesin’s days as a Japanese toy store manager• Zen out with 3D Pin Art Boards------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weird Kids episodes from 2025 are now releasing weekly on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform! New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all availible episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe converse about his four generational showbiz family, her Miss Junior Michigan pageant win and how they both fell into (and out of) child acting while growing up in Hollywood. After admiring their new set, and discussing how they did or did not attend a normal high school, they reveal and react to some of each other's outrageous 80’s commercials.Also in this episode:• A Marilyn Monroe anecdote• Getting kicked by a goat• What a “dental flipper” is------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe as they deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids, unraveling their eccentric childhoods, swapping behind-the-scenes stories, and embracing their delightfully unique interests that set them apart. From antique toys and taxidermy to Japanese pop culture and the quirks of LA life, no topic is too obscure! So to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos out there, come take a seat at our table and celebrate all things unconventional, nostalgic, and wonderfully weird. Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Schedule (Pacific Time): • Thursday March 20th, 7pm: LIVE Premiere Launch Party on Beacon, the Critical Role YouTube, and the Critical Role Twitch. • Tuesday March 25th, 5am: Episode 1 VOD and Podcast available on Beacon, Episode 1 Podcast available on the Critical Role podcast network. • Tuesday March 25th, 9am: Episode 1 available on the Weird Kids YouTube Channel and Critical Role YouTube Channel • Tuesdays thereafter, 5am: New episodes of Weird Kids drop exclusively on Beacon! Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon On May 5th! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeaconWeird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!------------------------------------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.Also in this episode:• Weird cartoon easter eggs from even weirder animators• What exactly is Funwhole?• A blind cereal flight taste test.------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices