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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
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Episodes
  • TWT Pocket Size #11: Unexpectedly Great TV Characters

    TWT Pocket Size #11: Unexpectedly Great TV Characters
    May 14 2025
    From a small-town mayor dealing with a nuclear apocalypse, a high-school librarian in a town overrun by vampires, a young Latina woman accidentally impregnated by her doctor, and a starship captain boldly exploring the galaxy--here are four characters who starkly elevate the TV shows in which they appear.
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    38 mins
  • "Holy sh*tballs!"

    "Holy sh*tballs!"
    May 9 2025

    We've got another WILD art-heist story this week. Amelia tells Scotty the tale of William de Kooning's 1955 masterwork "Woman-Ochre," the...ahem...eccentric couple who (likely) boosted it from the University of Arizona Museum of Art, and the New Mexico antique-store owners who played an integral role in its eventual rediscovery.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • TWT Pocket Size #10: "Hearts of Darkness"/"Every Little Step"

    TWT Pocket Size #10: "Hearts of Darkness"/"Every Little Step"
    Apr 30 2025

    Scotty and Amelia dive into two of their favorite respective documentaries this week, specifically dealing with big egos, wild creative visions, and singular artistic ambitions. They start with 1991's "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse," which is about the making (and near unmaking) of 1979's "Apocalypse Now," and how the out-of-control production nearly drove director Francis Ford Coppola over the edge. They follow that up with 2008's "Every Little Step," which details the casting process behind the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line," and how that process--cattle-call auditions, grueling rehearsals, brutal callbacks--reflects the storyline of the original 1975 musical.
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    1 hr and 14 mins

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