What's Up Weirdo?
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
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...
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 di...
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...
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!
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 m...
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 Barney Hill movie ‘Strange Arrivals’, and much more! Worms worms worms…
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, Cheesecake robberies, Isaac Asimov, Orcas, Emotional support penguins, an...
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 Darkne...
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 T...
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, ...
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 discours...
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, Brett Goldstein, Anosmia, Horror film FROGS (1972), Why Ai is terrible, and ...
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 (Appl...
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...
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 70’s UK anthology series Thriller (Freevee, Plex, Pluto). Plus nice DMs, Tim...
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, and a whole lot more!
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, and much more!
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 it, please donate to: PasadenaHumane.org
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....
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…
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