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The Weirdest Thing

The Weirdest Thing

By: Scotty Milder and Amelia Ampuero
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 Writer/filmmaker Scotty Milder and actor/theatre director Amelia Ampuero are weird. They like weird things. And they like to talk about them. From volcanos inspiring classic works of literature, to serial killers and UFOs, to “accidental foods” … nothing is too spooky, quirky, or downright strange for these two. Theme song ©2020 by Kane DistlerCopyright 2025 Social Sciences True Crime World
Episodes
  • TWT Pocket Size #23: Movies They Just Don't Make Anymore: Kids on Adventures!

    TWT Pocket Size #23: Movies They Just Don't Make Anymore: Kids on Adventures!
    Dec 10 2025

    On this (admittedly beefy) Pocket Size episode, Amelia and Scotty present a bit of a companion piece to their earlier "Teenage Hijinks!" episode with another entry in their ongoing series about Movies They Just Don't Make Anymore, by looking at the uniquely 80s subgenre of "Kids on Adventures!" flicks.

    To that end, they consider three specific entries: 1985's "Goonies" (directed by Richard Donner), 1987's "Monster Squad" (directed by Fred Dekker), and -- perhaps the greatest of them all -- 1986's "Stand By Me" (directed by Rob Reiner). And, of course, no discussion of this particular grouping of movies would be complete without a few words on Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial."
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • "We are holding our own."

    "We are holding our own."
    Dec 5 2025
    Gordon Lightfoot cemented her in the public consciousness, but the tragedy behind the song was very real. This November marked the 50th anniversary of her sinking, as well as the 29 lives that were lost one stormy night on Lake Superior. On this episode, Amelia tells Scotty and the listeners about the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
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    56 mins
  • TWT Pocket Size #22: Movies They Just Don't Make Anymore: Sci-Fi Blockbusters!

    TWT Pocket Size #22: Movies They Just Don't Make Anymore: Sci-Fi Blockbusters!
    Nov 26 2025

    Yes, yes, Scotty and Amelia know that there's no shortage of science fiction movies to be found at the multiplex or on your streaming platforms. But there's a particular type of one-shot, grown-up sensibility sci-fi blockbuster that has become increasingly rare, and they've decided to take a look back at two shining examples: Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and James Cameron's 1989 underwater epic "The Abyss."
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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