What happens when two people who grew up in a very strange corner of Los Angeles look back and realize just how bizarre their upbringings really were?

They start a podcast, of course.

I'm Ashley Johnson.

And I'm Talas and Jaffe.

Before we became the internet people we are today, we spent our childhoods as working actors, appearing in shows like growing pains and films like Mr. Mom.

In our podcast, Weird Kids, we're diving deep into our unique upbringings, our friendship

with each other, and all the delightfully odd interests we still carry with us today.

In each episode, we get to share stories of our youth, the things that bring us joy, the

problems that we face,

and occasionally the friends we've collected along the way.

If you're a misfit, an outcast, or just a weirdo who loves all things nostalgic and

unconventional, come take a seat at our table.

Each week, we'll be releasing previously members-only episodes on YouTube and all major podcast

platforms, with new episodes dropping exclusively

and ad-free on beacon.tv. Hello, Halflings. I hope you are very, very well. Jasper here with a quick

update and a quick shout-out to some of our amazing new patrons. Thank you to Morgan, Cassie, Unica, Russ and David.

Thank you to all of our patrons for your continued support.

It makes a huge, huge difference.

Before we get into this week's episode,

just wanted to give you guys a heads up

that Jeremy's audio, for whatever reason,

went a little bit funny at the start of this episode,

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