Weird Kids

Critical Role

Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.

  1. 5d ago

    Mega Weird Kids Challenge | EP 11 | Weird Kids

    New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are now releasing on Beacon every Tuesday! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://Beacon.tv/WeirdKidsWeird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe are all over the place, both literally and figuratively, talking about their recent trips and expounding on a litany of topics. Taliesin reminisces on lost friends, death museums and his hometown: Disneyland. Ashley shows a tape from her childhood where she competed on the game show “Star Kid Challenge” at Universal StudiosAlso in this episode:• Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana• Taliesin’s steadying trinket for model painting• Ashley’s favorite playground: Fievel's Playland------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    55 min

  2. May 19

    World Wide Weird | EP 10 | Weird Kids

    New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are now releasing on Beacon every Tuesday! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://Beacon.tv/WeirdKidsWeird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe remember the world before the world wide web and then login to the early days of the future. Taliesin, our resident ancient one, of course was an early adopter; using Bulletin Board Systems and Newsgroups to find raves. Ashley, on the other hand, discovered the internet through AOL CDs and proceeded to do what we all did: catfish via chatroom.Also in this episode:• What did a Weird Kid actually do before the internet?• Vampire the Masquerade chat room LARPs• The Dead Internet theory------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    54 min

  3. May 12

    Found Things & Strings | EP 9 | Weird Kids

    New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are now releasing on Beacon every Tuesday! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://Beacon.tv/WeirdKidsWeird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe share old mementos and show new toys. Taliesin brings to the table the string toys he played with back before the dawn of time; while Ashley reminisces about her filming history at Pinewood Studios. Also in this episode: • Who is Sir Daddy? • The cure for menstruation. • Balloons that are impossible to blow up. ------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min

  4. May 5

    Trains, Trains, & Automo-Trains | EP 8 | Weird Kids

    New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are now releasing on Beacon every Tuesday! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://Beacon.tv/WeirdKidsWeird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe love trains! They love miniature toy train sets that turn an entire room into a model town. They love large rideable trains, like the ones at the “Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum” that they frequent. They love full-size trains and the trips they’ve taken in them in Scotland and Machu Picchu.Also in this episode:• What is TARDIS-ing?• How trains inspired Walt Disney to found Disneyland.• Why you always need an Emergency Train Kit.------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    52 min

  5. Apr 28

    Punk is a Four Letter Word | EP 7 | Weird Kids

    New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon On May 5th! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeaconWeird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!------------------------------------Taliesin Jaffe takes a look back with Ashley Johnson to reminisce about the Punk and Goth scenes of Los Angeles in the 80’s and 90’s. From dead clowns on display and shoelace codes to noise rooms and stompy boot music, join the Weird Kids as they dive into the lost privacy of counterculture youthhood.Also in this episode:• The Decline of Western Civilization Part III• Ashley’s first mosh pit experience• Mr. Bungle------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min

  6. Apr 21

    Saturdays, Mornings, & Cartoons | EP 6 | Weird Kids

    New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon On May 5th! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeaconWeird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!------------------------------------Taliesin Jaffe and Ashley Johnson stay in their PJs and return to simpler times with this ode to Saturday morning cartoons. Name drops abound when these shows aren't just what you woke up to, but where you worked.Also in this episode:• Weird cartoon easter eggs from even weirder animators• What exactly is Funwhole?• A blind cereal flight taste test.------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 10m

  7. Apr 16

    Welcome Back to Weirdsville | Weird Kids Returns on May 5th

    Get your ticket to Hollyweird with magnificent misfits Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe as they explore their favorite oddities, dive into their pasts as iconic child actors, and celebrate all the truly bizarre things that set them apart.From classic toys to the underground haunts of LA, you're invited along as our dynamic duo explore their eccentricities at home and abroad and share their favorite tastes, tales, and travels from all over the weird wide world.New episodes drop weekly, starting on May 5th, exclusively on Beacon.tv!------------------------------------Producers: Maxwell James & Will LambornAssociate Producer: Parker SmithDollhouse Photography: by Michael Schmidt | https://www.instagram.com/divalicious Wardrobe: Jennifer Newman | https://www.instagram.com/jennernugen Make up: Dre Ronayne | https://www.instagram.com/dreronaynemakeup Theme Song: Dave Heatwave | https://www.instagram.com/daveheatwave Animation: Max Schapiro------------------------------------Only on Beacon: https://beacon.tv/weirdkids Learn more at: https://critrole.com/weirdkids Get a copy of our Zine: http://beacon.tv/wkzine BEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.Follow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPodMail Bag: http://bit.ly/WKMailBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    4 min

  8. Apr 14

    Snake, Rattle, & Roll  | EP 5 | Weird Kids

    Exciting News! Weird Kids ad-supported episodes from 2025 are now releasing every Tuesday on YouTube and Your Preferred Podcast Platform!New Epsiodes of Weird Kids are coming exclusivly to Beacon soon! Watch all available episode on Beacon now: https://bit.ly/WKBeacon------------------------------------It’s a timewarp of an episode here at Weird Kids as Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe catch up after the holidays. These proud maximalists celebrate their love of meaningful possessions as Taliesin discusses his treasured great-grandmother's portrait (that was once fished out of the Thames river) and Ashley has a "share and tell" featuring her swag bag from the grand opening of Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride.Also in this episode:• Taliesin gifts Ashley a bizarre item that is “definitely” not cursed… • Fears, fish and trypophobia.• The delightfulness of Japanese candy.------------------------------------Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.Learn more at https://critrole.com/weirdkids/ Produced by Maxwell James and Will LambornTheme Song by Dave HeatwaveAnimation by Max SchapiroBEACONWe’re excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord.YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERSTwitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges:https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/joinhttps://www.twitch.tv/criticalroleFollow Weird Kids!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeaconYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46 min
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Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.

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    Critical Role
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  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit

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