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It's been a long road, but we finally reached our destination. Kyoshi is ready to get revenge, get the girl, and...get educated? Well, i guess that works too. Join Vivian and Nobody in our final Kyoshi episode to talk about The WORST Predecessor, Overly Secret Societies, and Barren: A Dissertation on The Lack of Public Art in Earthbending Society! …
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Kiyoshi has defeated her most hated foe in ritual combat and become Queen of the Bandits! Or, I mean, a foe. Or really just some guy. But still! All that's left is to pick up her quest rewards, and...what's that? Another Jianzhu chapter? Uh oh... Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Iconic Gear Sets, Anime Allergies, and RPG Fatigue! On this episod…
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With the biggest bad of the time period broken out of jail by the Avatar's hand, there's only one way this can end: RITUAL COMBAT!!!! Too bad Kyoshi died last week, rip. Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Delayed Backstory Gratification, Aggroing Godzilla, and Unlocking Iconic Gear! On this episode, we discuss: Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi Ch27 Due…
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It's time for a raid, which mean's Kyoshi's debt for immortality lessons is coming due! It's time to do murder to a child as payment for living forever! Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about Get Out of Death Battle Free Card, Queerhammer, and Do Not Forget You Are Made of Meat. On this episode we discuss Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi Ch25 The Raid and …
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Kyoshi's crew has a mission to do, and the only way they can pull of this heist if if she can learn to fly! It's...it's not looking good. Also, we have time for some quick immortality lessons! Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about The Secret to Not Dying is to Not Die, Nine Year Old Makeup, and Heartfelt Complements! On this episode we discuss: Avat…
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Since Kyoshi came out as the avatar, we have a nice chat this week about coming out as ace, and how that impacts our social lives! Also Kyoshi gets punched in the head a lot, and the Curse of Jianzhu Chapters passes to Vivian! Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Making Out Sloppy Style, Kyoshi is a Bottom, and Animals That are Unpleasant to Sit On…
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Sorry for the delay, folks. Our editor has been having a rough go of it lately, but we're going to do our best to get back on schedule. Thanks for you patience and apologies again! Now that the Flying Opera Company know the truth, it's time for a training montage! Totally normal stuff, regular amount of knives, don't worry about it. Join Vivian and…
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Things get a little spicy on this episode, as Kyoshi and Rangi finally start to realize their feelings for each other! Unfortunately, this is gated behind a Jianzhu chapter, so buckle in. Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Vampire Play, Kyoshi's Incredible Gacha Draws, and Politics Is Lies! On this episode we discuss Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi Ch…
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It's our wackiest chapter yet as Kyoshi starts using her Avatar powers and immediately turns into a full-on Looney Tunes character. Plus, Rangi kills some cops! Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Baby Bobble Head, Kyoshi's Demolition Service, and Immediately Abandoning the Person You Were Supposed to Bodyguard. On this episode, we discuss Avatar:…
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With the truth finally revealed, Kyoshi takes off to find the most reliable allies she possibly can-a bunch of land pirates who she hates with every fiber of her being! It'll go great! Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about Sexy Spider Ladies, Old People Are Evil, and Being a Jerk to your Waiter With Your Ridiculously Complicated Tea Orders! On this …
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Now that her whole world has come crashing down, Kyoshi is sick of being nice, she wants to go apeshit! Not too much though, going overboard would be improper. Join Vivian and Patch to talk about Kyoshi is Bad at Oregon Trail, Gandalf in the Character Creator, and Keanu Reeves Eats Your Brain! On this episode we discuss Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi C…
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In the wake of a catastrophe, all the interpersonal dynamics are shifting! What will become of Kyoshi now that the baddie knows she's probably the Avatar? Also, it's time to hit some tropes before a character gets taken offscreen! Join Vivian and Patch to talk about The Polycule Breaks Up, Vanilla Fuck Eyes, and Getting Ghosted (To Death)! On This …
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Maccababies'R'Us (Holiday Special 2023)
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It's time for the yearly Us Weirdos Holiday special, and that means taking a break from reading about Kyoshi to talk about totally different shows we've never talked about before! Schlomo and Boris learn the true meaning of Chanukah! Porkchop goes to jail! Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about Sneaking Jokes Past Censors Using Hebrew, Is Dogs People…
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It's time to get into some real Avatar stuff! The gang heads down to the south pole for some good old fashioned pirate diplomacy, only to realize horrible truths about the adults in their lives! And then get in a big fight! PLUS, Kyoshi gets a costume change! Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about My Girlfriend's Mom is a Murderer, That Name Definite…
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This week we're going to dive into a little of the history of the Avatar, more specifically Kuruk. Seems like he wasn't a great dude! Too bad for whoever had to reincarnate from him, amirite? Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Hiding Your Hurts, Doing the Deed, and Boy Howdy, Kyoshi Sure Is Bi, Huh? On this episode, we discuss: Avatar: The Rise o…
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74. Fantasy Hawaii Doesn't Want Tourists Either
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Today we're diving right back in time for the last of our Time Travel episodes, and it's time to meet the Avatar! It's....Yun? Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Smelly Sky Bison, HRT Talk (Again) and Making Your Girlfriend Look Bad In Front Of Her Coworkers. Surely nothing bad could happen this week! On this episode we discuss: The Avatar Chroni…
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It's time for a new adventure, in a whole new (kinda unnamed) world! Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about The Rise of Kyoshi, the Avatar book that they picked as a way to avoid promoting struck materials (whoops!). Today we'll try to find the new avatar, and get a look at our new status quo! Today we talk about Ridiculously Tall Teenagers, A Joke T…
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72. A Talking Castle That Wants You Inside Her
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The train is pulling out of the station one last time, as we convene for the final episode of our coverage of Infinity Train. Ryan and Min-Gi have to come to terms with their actual problems, and it seems like the best way to do that is by helping Kez with hers. Also being inside a sentient person? Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about the Pig Squad…
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We're nearing the end of our journey, but there's always some more time for deep emotional trauma on the Infinity Train! Tonight, we're talking emotional detachment and abandonment issues! Also join Vivian and Nobody to talk about What is Kez Made Of, Why Exactly is Your Band Only Two People Anyway, and Mr Handman, Man Me a Hand! On This Episode We…
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It's time for the party of the century here on Us Weirdos! We've finally gotten in line, so now all we have to do is...boy, this line sure isn't moving, huh? Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about art installations that are actually instagram fuel, misleading names, and never ever taking your shoes off! On this episode we discuss: B4E6 The Astro Queu…
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"There is always a lighthouse, always a pig, always a baby. They all lead us to the same place...where it started". It's time to dive into the weirder side of the train, be it insectoid cowboys, a pig baby (which is COMPLETELY different from a baby pig) or a piece of dining china with an attitude. Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about Nautical Histo…
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It's time to move into the last book of Infinity Train, so one last time...all aboard! It's time to meet our new passengers, Ryan and Min-Gi, and watch as they have a catastrophic breakdown in relations. And then jump into a glowy hole! Vivian and Patch discuss the Horn of Helm Hammerhand Sounding in the Deep one last time, what sort of ding which …
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Well folks, here we are. It's been a long ride with these racist children, but finally we have reached the end of this particular line. A conflicted Grace has to come to terms with herself and the things she's done, while Simon...well, he suddenly turns into a JRPG villain, it's weird. Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about making your own friends (o…
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Vivian feels very strongly about that for some reason. Patch just hasn't played it, so I guess they're ambivalent. Join these two for frank discussion of how Simon is just the worst possible friend who has no respect for boundaries, the likelihood of having a rock fall on your head while exploring the Train, and Patch's frankly kind of horrible die…
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This one is kind of a bummer, y'all! After being given the slightest glimpse of hope for Simon's future, things are gonna go real bad, real fast. Join Patch and Vivian to talk about how well these cars are designed, aaaaaaallllll about our pets, and where we would record a podcast if people gave us enough money! Fair warning, these episodes deal a …
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It's time to start seeing what makes terrible people tick! This week on the Infinity Train, a child who remembers nothing insists that she's enough taken dance classes to instruct other people! Simon fully dies, he falls thirty feet and lands on his face (he's fine tho). Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about hoarding, having a bear for a boyfriend, …
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All aboard! Book Three is leaving the station! UW is back for the next book of Infinity Train, and of course that means all new protagonists! We've met Grace and Simon before, but we didn't get to see just exactly how awful they were! Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about wanton murder for no reason, Simon dying kind of a lot, and getting mad at you…
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It's time for another Us Weirdos Megasode! In the Kingdom, Knights are both the most important athletes AND the cops. Looks like what this place needs is some gay villains! Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about a rollicking adventure full of otters of indeterminate origin, the only trans person in the Kingdom, and getting the gay folks to realize th…
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It's time to say goobye to Jesse and Lake. By the way, their name is Lake! It's pretty much the last line of the show, so I haven't been able to use it this whole time because spoilers and it felt real bad! Anyway, Join Patch and Vivian to talk about your time of greatest need, dropping cops into inescapable logic circles, and cheating the system! …
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We're in for a grim and gruesome evening on the Train, folks. Jesse's number is finally down to zero, so it's time to get out of here...but what are they gonna do about MT? Plus, we get to know the protagonists of book three (and MT ABSOLUTELY murders a child). On top of all that, MT learns to say "fry, piggies!" because it's time to kill some cops…
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It's time for an episode about respecting people's bodily autonomy, as Alan Dracula gets taken over by a yeerk! MT and Jesse have to keep him contained for three days to make sure the yeerk dies of kandrona starvation, but....isn't there something weird going on here? Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about carnival games, getting tattoos, and a reall…
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All right, listen. We were in a weird mood the week we recorded this, and kind of punchy, and kind of feeling weird about the nothingburger of an episode we had. So we really get into in this one-this is the first Us Weirdos fight, and it's all caught on the audio. We're good, we're cool, no worries, but this episode does include a segment in which…
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All aboard for a new season! As we begin our coverage of Infinity Train Book 2, we'll meet a whole new cast, including a deer, a regular dude, and the trans-est person to ever live. Join Vivian and Nobody to talk about how metal organs work, whether it's okay to put sunglasses on a deer, and what horrifying thing is happening with this tree, oh dea…
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It's the end of the line for Tulip as Book one of Infinity Train draws to a close! We'll see One-One find his hole at the Amigara fault, Tulip getting a Corgi Beam, and what happens after you disappear for six months! Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about cats wanting to eat you, what you would do with a transformation laser, and getting to know you…
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It's a major episode on the Train this week as we're introduced to the one of the best characters on the train! Or at least I think that. Listen, I'm just really into metal-skinned queer people okay? I think they're neat. Anyway! Join Vivian and Patch to talk about Robocop Mirror Guys, the Cockroach Gun and being surprised about Game of Thrones! Co…
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We're back on board the train that makes you think about your life! Join Vivian and Patch as they talk about your terrible memories from your childhood, whether Dolphworld is based on a real place, and controversial opinions about thirty year old video games! Plus, did you ever go to a new place only to find that it was WEIRDLY similar to a place y…
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53. Who Doesn’t Like Sniddies? (TOH FINALE)
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Y'all, it's finally here. Our literal, actual, never-to-be-surpassed Longest Episode Ever. Join Vivian and Nobody as they head back to the Boiling Isles one last time to discuss the series finale of the show that brought them together. We'll talk a lot about Titan morphology, whether Hell is a swear, snakes with boobs, hating Disney, feeling happy …
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52. Nobody Refuses to Shut Up About Tom Bombadil
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Two episodes into our Infinity Train coverage, and things are already going off the rails! (geddit? rails?) But seriously, fans of the patented Us Weirdos Diversions will love this episode in which we talk about Lord of the Rings kind of a LOT. (Did you know that Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow? Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow). …
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All aboard the Hype Train! It's time for Us Weirdos Season 3! We start our adventure with Infinity Train with a linguistics class, and then figuring out how long it would take to walk from Minnesota to Wisconsin! And also there's a freaky train or whatever. Join Nobody and Vivian to talk about IP infringement, fare evasion on trains, and somehow Vi…
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Well folks...here we are at the end of another season. It's time to stand up and fight one last time, as the Princess Rebellion brings the fight to Horde Prime once and for all. And by that I mean most of the Princesses are barely in these episodes. Join Vivian and Nobody to close out the She-ra saga. Bow and Glimmer unexpectedly confess their love…
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Howdy, and welcome back! Sorry for the delay, but things got kind of wild in the past few weeks, and we ended up needing a short break to deal with it. This episode was recorded almost three weeks ago, so it doesn't really reflect current events in our lives, but you know what never changes? SHE-RA. We're back on Etheria to talk about Shadow Weaver…
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Have you even noticed that pretty much every Fire Emblem game is about a Bad Dragon? I mean, what's up with that? You'd think one of these lords and kings could just order them knot to cause problems. Anyway! It's time to get back to Etheria, as the Best Friend Squad arrive to find a devastated wasteland, where only six people who haven't signed up…
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47. Look Upon My Runtime and Despair
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In our longest episode ever (for reals this time) Nobody and Vivian are here to talk entirely too much about Assassin's Creed, and the relative merits of different editions of Dungeons and Dragons. Oh! and The Owl House is back! Things are getting real now, as we learn a little bit more about The Collector's origins-and their habit of setting atmos…
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Folks, we're done in space-it's time to head back to Etheria! Micah, Frosta and Swift Wind prove to be entirely incompetent at this whole "rebelling" thing, as Horde Prime starts Assuming Direct Control of all Etherians! Mermista and Sea Hawk viciously hunt down and kidnap all of their exes! Nobody just kind of admits to (probably) every crime they…
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Get Gloopsticked (Holiday Special 2022)
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Happy Holidays, Weirdos! In a break from our normal programming, Vivian and Nobody are headed to the North Pole, AND some totally different shows! We each blind-picked a cartoon holiday special to discuss, and went into this episode without knowing anything about what the other was doing! Come join us to learn about Elf Hibernation Cycles, destroyi…
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Space. The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Darla, her short-term mission: try desperately not to get blown up. Join the Best Friend Squad's space adventure...as they immediately run out of Dilithium Crystals and need to refuel. Join Vivian and Patch to talk about Space Weirdos, terrible awful no-good very bad rescue plans, and…
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44. Ribbed for the Planet’s Pleasure
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We're going to spaaaaaace! Season five really kicks off as Catra has the faintest hint of a redemption arc, Dark Glimmer just kind of fizzles out immediately, and Entrapta learns how to have friends! Spoilers-it means literally almost dying for them before they recognize you as one of their own. Vivian and Nobody mostly just giggle about Horde Prim…
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It's a new day on Etheria! The Superweapon is heating up, the planet is transferring itself into realspace, the Planet Destruction System is engaged...what could go wrong? Come join Vivian and Patch to talk about finally realizing you screwed up, getting kidnapped by queer-coded Palpatine, and forgetting the difference between Power and Protection!…
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It's Beast Island time! Adora and Bow head to metaphorical hell to rescue Entrapta, and meet an unexpected ally! Vivian and Nobody get some pre-pokemon talk in! Nobody gets to wax poetic about Eternian Wildlife! It's all here, folks! Oh, and also Glimmer fully commits to her "use the galactic genocide laser" plan despite the advice of literally eve…
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Welcome back to Etheria! We're making pie today! It's a very special day! Join Vivian and Patch to talk about time-distortion disorder, caches of ancient magical power, and robbing the queen! Also, what to do when your robot girlfriend comes back from conversion therapy! CONTENT WARNING Starting at approximately 1 hour 23 minutes there is a brief d…
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