badger badger mushroom (with jonti picking)

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In my day, there were but three things middle schoolers cared about -- BADGERS, MUSHROOMS, AND SNAKES. This week, we look at the peak of Flash animation -- Jonti Picking, aka Mr. Weebl's masterpiece "Badger Badger Mushroom," and the obsessive subculture that was Newgrounds flash animation of the 2000s. How do you become an iconic animator online? Here's a tip: be an incredible musician already. Jamie talks to the multi-talented Jonti about how he makes art born from problem-solving.

Follow Jonti: https://www.youtube.com/@weebl

See Jamie on book tour for Raw Dog!: https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamieloftus

Watch Boston PD Zamboni Crimes Division: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRTunzDofwY&list=PLTHWo4zMtfja4vxOAxnyDK0VXGpRhvRW5

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0:00.0	You're listening to an IHeart podcast.
0:06.8	Callsum Media.
0:09.5	Hello, 16th minute listeners.
0:12.1	Jamie here.
0:13.4	And we have one more weekly episode of 16th minute next week before we're going on a short hiatus.
0:19.3	We will be coming back in the summer with a brand new season.
0:22.6	But before we go, my book, Raw Dog is out in paperback today.
0:31.0	Today.
0:32.2	And today, I am on tour, starting literally the moment this episode comes out.
0:38.5	So for one last time, I want to remind you this is where I'm going to be with more dates to be added in the summer during full hot dog season.
0:48.9	But if you were in the following cities in the days to come, this is where I'll be.
0:54.0	Tonight, May 13th, I will be in Los Angeles
0:57.1	at North Fig Bookshop. Tomorrow, May 14th, I will be in Louisville, Kentucky at Carmichael's
1:03.3	bookstore. May 15th, I will be in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Cambridge Public Library with
1:08.9	Torrey Bedford. May 19th, I will be in Portland, Maine with my friend Maya Williams at Longfellow Books. May 20th, I will be in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at Midtown Scholar Bookstore. May 21st, I'll be in Richmond, Virginia at Fountain Bookstore. May 22nd, I will be in Petaluma, California at Copperfield's Books. And May 31st,
1:30.1	I will be in Larkspur, California at the Marin Country Mart. And that is just to start. All of these
1:37.0	events are free, so there are a few places you have to sign up. So just check the link in the
1:41.3	description. And I hope to see you soon. And welcome to the Badger
1:46.5	Zone. Some of our planet's most defining moments are the results of years, centuries of
1:55.7	concerted effort, a singular vision willed into reality. And others are complete fucking mistakes.
2:04.8	My favorite example of this is from the late 1920s in a science lab in London. A certain doctor,
2:11.6	and I won't say who because it gives it away to all you dorks, so let's just say a certain
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