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What's Up Weirdo?
by John E.L. Tenney and Jessica Knapik
Listen in on John E.L. Tenney & Jessica Knapik's real phone calls. Paranormal, weird, witchy, alien, human, & more! No script, no filter, pure chaos. We are your new best friends.John E.L. Tenney is one of the most well-recognized investigators of Paranormal and Occult phenomena in the world. The author of over a dozen books, John has worked on numerous TV shows including Unsolved Mysteries, Sightings, Very Scary Stories, Paranormal State, Ghost Stalkers, Paranormal Lockdown, and Kindred Spirits.Jessica Knapik is a noted cosmetic tattoo artist and has been featured by Cosmo, Vogue, Elle, MTV, and many more. You can usually find her at haunted locations and paranormal events across the country. An avid road tripper, explorer, dog mom, cemetery creeper, and all around weirdo.
Episodes
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Quills And Thrills
Jess is back from the second ever Wuwpod Ladies Only VIP Trip to Ohio and Kentucky, Spoiler-free review of Ryan Murphy's Monster: Lizzie Borden Netflix series, Parallel universes and dreams (again), Astral projection, Ghost photos, Krang, Phantom wolves, Donkey spit, Fiona, Fritz, Rico, and much...
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Belladonna
Jess is having haunting dreams and premonitions, Tenney is stumbling into street crimes, Spoiler-free reviews of Practical Magic 2, Hulu series Chad Powers season 2, Dirty Dancing (1987), Strange series Insight (1960-1984), and more about Lanterns. Plus rapper Frankie Pulitzer, It won't stop...
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Nightcrawler
Breaking: Anne Hathaway is a witch, OCD home invasions, Spoiler-free reviews of insane new horror dark comedy film Buddy, and very late to the party viewings of Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998). Plus Bars, Drinks, Screaming kids, Graveyards, Virgos, and much more! All the...
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Surrender
Crazy reaction to our MCU episode + Jess continues the binge, Tenney goes on vaycay, Episode title Easter eggs, Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Bowl is back, Spoiler-free reviews of new dystopian rom-com One Night Only, Upcoming contentious animated film Coyote vs. Acme, and Richard Gadd's...
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The Episode That Should Not Be
Nothing is as it seems. Hell hath frozen over. Crushes are formed. Hatreds are deepened. Our only 1 topic episode ever. And also possibly our longest episode ever? What could it be? Who will survive? Where is Gamora? Who is Gamora?? Why is Gamora??? All the things: https://linktr.ee/WhatsUpWeirdo...
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Smell Ya Later
Toad discovers new tastes and smells and gains a famous new fan, Spoiler-free reviews of new A24 comedy film The Invite, New HBO doc Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story, Netflix docuseries Worst Neighbor Ever, & HBO / Discovery docuseries People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer.…
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Orpheus
Lawn mow showers, The Diarrhea Plague, An inadvertent toad incubator, Multiple electrocutions, The Frog Witch Man of New Mexico, AI haunted Michigan, Spoiler-free reviews of new brilliant Aussie horror film Leviticus, and new wacky comedy movie Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, all that…
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Ghost Dolphin
Another happy Wuwpod Weekends group trip recap, Spoiler-free reviews of Supergirl, The Bear season 5 series finale, and new ridiculously charming Netflix rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle. Plus BBC series Beasts (1976), Office Hours with Tim Heidecker, The unhealthy delivery fairy, The Craft, Local...
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Put Your Consciousness In A Beaver
A truly wild 20/20 episode recap (ep title: The Secret in the Water), Spoiler-free review of whimsical animated film Disney Pixar's Hoppers, New Netflix rom-com Office Romance, Chris Hansen movie coming? Who is Rod Temperton? All that and more! All the things: https://linktr.ee/WhatsUpWeirdo Call...
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Alternate Timelines And Alien Sex Cults
Everyone yell HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOAD! Breaking wild animal news, Spoiler-free reviews of new Steven Spielberg UFO film Disclosure Day, New cozy Dustin Hoffman film Tuner, New liminal horror movie Backrooms, The new He-Man reboot movie Masters of the Universe, New alien sex cult HBO Max docuseries...
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Mothma'ams
A very wholesome Ladies Only Point Pleasant trip, Bird happenings, Tenney sees a psychic, Alien disclosure? lol, Weird YouTube sideshow signs, Spoiler-free reviews of Hulu Glen Powell series Chad Powers, and Netflix Danish mystery thriller series The Chestnut Man, and much more! All the things:...
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Jaws With Ghosts
It's Wuwpod icon Bean's birthday, Tenney hangs at Swamp Gas Conference and Vinyl Fest Detroit, Spoiler-free reviews of new hit horror comedy Apple TV series Widow's Bay, New "cozy" horror film Hokum, New not-so-cozy horror film Obsession, New brilliant film Is God Is (again), Psychic visions, DJ...
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On The Dark Side
Unexplainable Daytime TV chaos, The strange and challenging phenomenon of loved ones and acquaintances losing their grip on reality for seemingly no reason, Jess gets a crush on young Tom Berenger, Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Platoon (1986), Streets of Fire (1984), A spoiler-free review of new...
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Back To Life
A lengthy reincarnation chat that will make you question everything, A spoiler-free review of new Michael Jackson biopic "Michael", We rave about John Travolta in Brian De Palma's Blow Out (1981), The Fury (1978), Fate Magazine, Raccoon hours, and much more! All the things:...
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EVPs: The Other Side Is There
This week we chat for a bit then get into some chaotic listener voicemails. New addictive Netflix horror series Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, New polarizing Robert Pattinson and Zendaya A24 film The Drama, Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Grease, Timeslips, Bigfoots, Trickster…
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Cursed Energy Exchange
Spoiler-free reviews of new witchy horror comedy Forbidden Fruits, Ryan Gosling space epic Project Hail Mary, and new culty Apple TV true crime docuseries Twisted Yoga. Plus Copenhagen hypnosis murders (film: Murderous Trance (2018), Movie set visits, Arrest videos, Swamp gas, and much more! All...
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5 Years Of Weird
Spoiler-free reviews of new paranormal podcaster horror movie A24's Undertone, Shudder's new backwoods horror film Dolly, and new Maggie Gyllenhaal punk girl power film The Bride! Plus Mean people from the past, Evolution (2001), Love Connection, Danhausen, Honey problems, New babies, and much...
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Am I An Astronaut?
Spoiler-free review of new Glen Powell A24 thriller How To Make A Killing, Plus Apple TV series Shrinking, Interstellar (2014), The Martian (2015), Land of the Lost (1974). Also Jack White and The Upholsterers, Porch vodka, Dead Batteries, Chair dancing, Potatoes, and much more! All the things:...
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A Graveyard Smash
Spoiler-free reviews of Gore Verbinski's new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, New fantasy / sci-fi film Obex, and Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights. Plus Jess's nemesis (again), Jason Momoa hate corner (again), Mervyn Cumberland Weems (IG: mervthepet), Plant babies, Kanopy, The Dead Zone...
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Jess Torrance
Tenney is back from another trip to the nation's most haunted ship, The Queen Mary. TikTok, Twitter, and basically everything is melting down, Spoiler-free reviews of Shudder's new witchy horror film Mother of Flies, and Sam Raimi's new castaway horror movie Send Help. Plus Creepy deliveries,...
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The Great Michigan Pizza Funeral
WE'RE BACK, BABY. And we missed ya :) We got tattoo client stories, Dinner with The X-Files' Dean Haglund, Dog adoptions, Man-Baby Toad, Speaking to classrooms, Pizza funerals, Spoiler-free reviews of Sean Combs: The Reckoning, Bugonia, Nuremberg, Eternity, Rental Family, Heated Rivalry, New…
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It Can't Rain All The Time
Spoiler-free reviews of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, New Channing Tatum film Roofman, and two new Netflix true crime docs: My Father, The BTK Killer, and The Perfect Neighbor. Plus a mysterious message from Ireland, Book Club, Haunted roofs, A tiny mental breakdown, and some Kiona wine.…
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Flappy Bats
We're back from an event/paranormal investigation at a haunted funeral home, Jess and Toad Supermanned over to Niagara Falls, Spoiler-free review of brilliant new horror comedy Vampire Zombies... From Space! + Tron: Ares, HBO series Task, and new season of Netflix's Love is Blind. Plus Johnny...
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Haunted UFO Party
A recap of our super fun Michigan live event with Dean Haglund from The X-Files, Spoiler-free (almost) reviews of new Paul Thomas Anderson / Leonardo DiCaprio film One Battle After Another, And new paranormal horror film told from the dog's perspective Good Boy, Plus Good Will Hunting (1997), The...
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The Twilight End Zone
Tenney's event in Wisconsin with Ghost Stalkers costar Chad Lindberg, Spoiler-free review of new Jordan Peele produced football horror movie HIM, The passing of film legend Robert Redford (discussed movies: Barefoot In The Park (1967), Indecent Proposal (1993), The Natural (1984)), Plus our...
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Treeless Chainsaw Massacre
Tenney records mysterious Halloween album, Jess defies chainsaw safety protocols, Spoiler-free reviews of new horror film Stephen King's The Long Walk, New coming-of-age indie flick Pools, and breakout horror short film Zoë Gallagher's STILLTHING. Plus The Swimmer (1968), Stuff is unbearably...
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Why Can't We Be Friends?
Spoiler-free reviews of Netflix's Happy Gilmore 2, and Alison Brie and Dave Franco cosmic horror film Together, Plus Dexter: Resurrection (again), The Howling (1981), The Omen (1976), 13 Ghosts (1960), The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964), Bonus: Friendship and Human interaction anxiety talk, The...
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Crappy Episode
Spoiler-free reviews of Zach Cregger's new horror film Weapons, and new ufo encounter horror film Descendent, Plus Book: Godbody by Theodore Sturgeon, Brita goes Nutter Butter, Tenney jamming, Dental magic, Shop-Vacs, Dog farts, Saugatuck, Turtles, and much much more! All the things:...
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Almost Paradise
Spoiler-free reviews of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Ari Aster's Eddington, Plus Sketchy animal attractions, Garbage picking (again), Superman (again), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Dexter: Resurrection, Footloose (1984), Kevin Bacon, White boy swag, and much much more! All the things:...
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Tales From The Krypto
Spoiler-free reviews of James Gunn's Superman, and new horror reboot sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer, Plus South Park, Matt Stone, Chad Lindberg, Supernatural, Code Enforcement (again), Cincinnati's SpongeBob headstones, The Sycamore Gap tree, Panda facts, A Superdog, and a whole lot more!...
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Into The Void
Jess gets kidnapped, Tenney gets a blast from the past, Non-enthusiastic spoiler-free reviews of new horror films Marshmallow, M3GAN 2, and A Desert (plus non-horror film Materialists), And a SUPER enthusiastic spoiler-free review of new horror film Dangerous Animals (!!!!!), Plus we discuss...
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Summer Psychosis
Jess has wholesome family times at the Tigers game with increasingly psychic nephew, Toad gets assaulted, A Coppola event update, Spoiler-free reviews of new disturbing horror film A24's Bring Her Back, Netflix's Titan: The OceanGate Disaster documentary, and HBO's true crime docuseries The...
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Listen To Your Heart
We're back from a fun weekend of hanging and performing at Windy City ParaFest in Chicago, Spoiler-free reviews of recent horror films Sinners and Final Destination: Bloodlines, Medical emergencies, Catholic hospitals, Steve Carell, CGI hating, Garbage picking, and much more! All the things:...
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All Dogs Go To Heaven
New updates on my nugget nephew learning everything, Apocalypse Now (again), Arrested ex-girlfriends, Vikings: Valhalla, Spoiler-free review of new Michigan-based horror/dark comedy film Vulcanizadora, Dangerous dunes, Buy Nothing groups, Libraries, Plants, Being community-minded, and much much...
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Worm Heavy Episode
This week we have an unhappy tornado Toad, Our third very wholesome Wuwpod Weekends group trip, Extremely haunty vibes at historic gay bar Gigi's Detroit, The spectacular Roz Hernandez, The Detroit Zoo, New Pope Leo and his haunted Michigan high school, Paper Moon (1973), Upcoming Betty and…
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Everyone Needs A Zippy
We make our triumphant return to the church rummage sale, Jess investigates a haunted library, Our pal Josh Malerman's (Bird Box) horror novel INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE exciting movie adaptation news, The Last of Us (HBO) has us feeling things, Plus Leave The World Behind (2023), Radical Plants,...
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Coppola Heavy Episode (Rage Edition)
Jess got to see Francis Ford Coppola speak in person and she has FEELINGS, Tenney went to Last Podcast On The Left Live, and Paul F. Tompkins' Varietopia, Plus Megalopolis (2024), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Apocalypse Now (1979), Hearts of Darkness: A...
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Be The Light
An ode to halogen bulbs and the death of quality-made things, Spoiler-free review of gripping new holocaust film The World Will Tremble, Chit chats about Francis Ford Coppola films Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Conversation (1974), The Rainmaker (1997), And Tenney picks Trilogy of Terror...
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Sticky Situation
Jess is struck down by the Plague (again), Tenney is a neighborhood menace (again), The real source of legendary black and white group photo in The Shining finally revealed, Spoiler-free reviews of new Hulu series Dying For Sex, HBO's Hacks, Plus new thrillers A24's Death of a Unicorn, A24's…
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Witchcraft And Whammies
Updates on Aaron Goodwin from Ghost Adventures murder-for-hire case, Spoiler-free reviews of new film The Luckiest Man in America about the TV show Press Your Luck scandal, and new Netflix true crime doc From Rock Star To Killer about Bertrand Cantat and Marie Trintignant, Plus discourse about…
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Felonies, Frogs, And Football
Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin target of murder-for-hire plot?? Spoiler-free review of new Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson fronted horror comedy BORDERLINE, Upcoming films THE KILLGRIN and dog-centric ghost story film GOOD BOY, Plus a significant amount of Ted Lasso talk, Jason Sudeikis,...
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No More Good Deeds (Just Kidding)
A 3am dog mission, A follow-up about the Secret Vampire Society invite, A follow-up about horror film Grafted, Spoiler-free reviews of Oz Perkins' new horror comedy The Monkey, The King Tide (2024, Prime, Tubi), The Rule of Jenny Pen (theaters March 7, then Shudder), and Shrinking (Apple TV+)…
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Love and Rockets
Tenney gives us a recap of his great ghostly weekend in Tombstone, Arizona, A spoiler-free review of Steven Soderbergh's new paranormal film Presence, An inordinate amount of eBay and Facebook Marketplace talk, The Moon landing, A secret vampire invitation?? Psychometry, Ranch cats, Dog shoutouts...
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Squares, Secrets, And Satanic Rituals
The Super Bowl occurred, lol. We talk squares, commercials, AI, and buzzy moments. Spoiler-free reviews of mysterious new movie Companion (in theaters), Upcoming horror film The Dead Thing (Shudder), And new true crime docuseries Wicked Game: Devil in the Desert (Hulu). Also Tenney breaks down…
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Give Them A Show
A chaotic summary of the California FireAid benefit concert, heavy on the Rod Stewart. A spoiler-free review of upcoming rom-com horror movie Heart Eyes, and an even more chaotic summary of new Shudder body horror movie Grafted. Plus Robert Eggers Werwulf news, Life hacks, To sue or not to sue…
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Wholesome Gargoyle
We're back and we're FREEZING! More Tenney Japan stories, Chinese food delivery robots, The TikTok ban and public reaction, Tenney doesn't care if kids are cold?? A funeral service for an amputated limb?? Are we vampires or firekeepers?? What are stepparents?? Home improvement, Gargoyles, Bagels,...
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Tenney Takes Tokyo
Tenney is back from a whirlwind trip to Tokyo, Japan! We got bars where Muscle Girls flex and slap you, Japanese wrestling, Drink Dates, Robots, and much more! Plus: Crock Pots, Firefighters, & Jess gets emo over animated film The Wild Robot. Sending big love to California and anyone who needs…
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Vampire Heavy Episode
A mostly NSFW spoiler-free review of much anticipated Robert Eggers' Nosferatu (2024), also Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2024, Mubi), plus La La Land (2016), and series The Offer (2022, Paramount+) about the making of The Godfather. We also discuss the theory that ALL of…
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Punk In Drublic
Jess makes her return to punk rock shows, A Golden Globe nomination extravaganza with spoiler-free reviews of Nightbitch, Conclave, and Lee, Plus Ted Bundy being his own lawyer, Tenney's Algorythm, Pizza, Antiquing, and much more! I don't want no studs… All the things:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Listen in on John E.L. Tenney & Jessica Knapik's real phone calls. Paranormal, weird, witchy, alien, human, & more! No script, no filter, pure chaos. We are your new best friends.John E.L. Tenney is one of the most well-recognized investigators of Paranormal and Occult phenomena in the world. The author of over a dozen books, John has worked on numerous TV shows including Unsolved Mysteries, Sightings, Very Scary Stories, Paranormal State, Ghost Stalkers, Paranormal Lockdown, and Kindred Spirits.Jessica Knapik is a noted cosmetic tattoo artist and has been featured by Cosmo, Vogue, Elle, MTV, and many more. You can usually find her at haunted locations and paranormal events across the country. An avid road tripper, explorer, dog mom, cemetery creeper, and all around weirdo.
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Listen in on John E.L. Tenney & Jessica Knapik's real phone calls. Paranormal, weird, witchy, alien, human, & more! No script, no filter, pure chaos. We are your new best friends.John E.L. Tenney is one of the most well-recognized investigators of Paranormal and Occult phenomena in the world. The...
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