Uncanny Media, the Show!

Spider

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Dry dispatches from an odd ordinary week.

The gist

Uncanny Media, the Show! follows Spider through whatever has been sitting in his head that week. Ohio weather, hotel breakfast arguments, WWE storylines, Fallout events, kittens, cars, games, and money-world tangents all share the same kitchen-table space.

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About Uncanny Media, the Show!

Uncanny Media, the Show! is a conversational show shaped by whatever Spider has been living through, watching, worrying about, or finding funny. It does not move like a magazine program. It wanders. That wandering is the structure. Recent episodes open from ordinary life logistics: a strange Ohio spring, freeze warnings in May, severe thunderstorm watches, a tornado warning nearby, late-night fatigue, an accidentally muted microphone, and the general work of getting through the week. Then the subject widens. WWE gets treated with the patience of someone who remembers storylines, injuries, factions, and why a match may feel tacked together at the last minute. Games and fandom come up often, from Call of Duty and Game Pass to a Fallout jamboree that involves a four-hour trip, vendors, speakers, voice actors, and a video greeting from Wes Johnson. Small arguments become set pieces, including the difference between a continental breakfast and a full breakfast. The show is comfortable with that scale. A muffin can matter for a few minutes. So can OPEC. So can the choice to avoid spending every episode on the President of the United States, because Spider would rather make space for something else when the wider media cycle is already saturated. The tone is dry, loose, and self-correcting. It leaves in the verbal turns most shows would cut out. That gives the episodes a lived-in quality, sometimes funny and sometimes tired, as if the point is not to perform certainty but to keep talking honestly until a usable thought appears. Some excerpts include prominent ad reads, and those can momentarily interrupt the flow. Around them, the show is more domestic and idiosyncratic than its broad metadata suggests. It is about weather, money stress, pop culture, trips, wrestling, games, old podcast habits, and the feeling of being one person trying to sort the week into words. The best fit is a listener who enjoys unpolished companionship, long tangents, and everyday observations that drift into culture without getting dressed up as big analysis.

Made for: Best for listeners who like loose monologues, wrestling and gaming tangents, local-weather chatter, and everyday stories that take their time. It suits people who want a companionable break from polished news-cycle commentary.

What sets it apart: Its strength is the unedited, visible thinking: Spider leaves in the restarts, side roads, and small details that other shows would trim away. The result feels less like a segment list and more like one long personal check-in.

In their own words

Join your good buddy Spider for a unique, stream-of-consciousness style series of stories, reflections, and observations about life on our Uncanny Earth. Presented by UncannyMedia.net, your home for all things Uncanny.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/uncanny-media-the-show--6354161/support.

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Spider folds familiar music references into candid monologues about daily life, popular culture and the ideas occupying him that week.

Spider turns an open microphone into a personal current-affairs notebook, moving from Ohio weather and family life to professional wrestling, video games, local development and global economics.

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Why you'd press play

A freeze warning can somehow lead you to WrestleMania; follow Spider when detours sound better than destinations.

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  • an Ohio weather check that wanders into a detailed WrestleMania postmortem without changing conversational gears
  • Spider's company while local development ambitions and city problems get a concerned, plainspoken once-over
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Best episodes of Uncanny Media, the Show!

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

64: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed MeMay 6, 2026

Ohio weather, a four-hour event trip, and a breakfast dispute give episode 64 its loose, conversational shape.

Spider keeps episode 64 anchored in everyday detail: Ohio weather, a four-hour trip to a two-day event, a few voice-actor encounters, and a breakfast argument that ends up carrying the emotional weight.

63: Throw It Back And Put a Brace On ItApr 29, 2026

Spider turns a crowded catch-up into a wandering tour through wrestling, subscriptions, and global economics.

Spider opens by catching up on the burst of attention around Uncanny Media, then moves into Wrestlemania night two and lands on the view that it outpaced night one.

62: Kittens, Cars, and Cody RhodesApr 22, 2026

A weary check-in that turns weather, wrestling, and news fatigue into something easy to sit with.

Spider starts out weary and does not hide it, letting the long day, the early wake-up, and the spring swing from cold to warm set a blunt, lived-in mood.

54: Local WildlifeFeb 25, 2026

A warm monologue about unfinished civic dreams, private money, and the pressure local life keeps putting on a city.

The episode opens in a warm house, with a chilled glass of douce cognac, a good dinner, and family time, before moving into a local money story about a Hall of Fame village that wants to be more than a small city can easily support.

15: Jack&V, The InterviewApr 30, 2025

A warm, noisy monologue becomes a plainspoken tour of robot-built cities and local adaptation.

This episode settles into a warm, noisy monologue that imagines how cities might change if AI, solar power, and robots were organized around local production.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    84: No Rhyme, No Reason

    Spider’s account of Mr.

    Sep 30, 2026·1h·2 clips
  2. 2

    83: Administratively Dissolved

    Sep 23, 2026·58m
  3. 3

    82: A Breath of Fresh Air

    Sep 16, 2026·1h 1m
  4. 4

    81: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

    Sep 9, 2026·1h 1m
  5. 5

    80: Performance Anxiety

    Sep 2, 2026·1h
  6. 6

    79: Not The Flex You Thought It Was

    Aug 26, 2026·1h
  7. 7

    78: Paying Our Dues

    Aug 19, 2026·1h
  8. 8

    77: It Takes A Village

    Aug 12, 2026·1h
  9. 9

    76: Broke As A Joke

    Aug 5, 2026·1h 1m
  10. 10

    75: Parts and Recreation

    Jul 29, 2026·58m
  11. 11

    74: Everything Is On Fire

    Jul 22, 2026·1h
  12. 12

    73: Trimming The Fat

    Jul 16, 2026·59m
  13. 13

    72: It's All Falling Apart

    Jul 8, 2026·59m
  14. 14

    71: Let's Get This Bread

    Jul 1, 2026·59m
  15. 15

    70: Elite Luciferian Control System

    Jun 24, 2026·58m
  16. 16

    69: We're All Adults Here

    Jun 10, 2026·56m
  17. 17

    68: Upgrades, Updates, and Uploads

    Jun 3, 2026·48m
  18. 18

    67: Listen, That's A Terrible Meme

    May 27, 2026·59m
  19. 19

    66: Mighty Mouse vs Miss Elizabeth

    May 20, 2026·1h 2m
  20. 20

    65: Senior Discount

    May 13, 2026·59m
  21. 21

    64: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me

    Hidden gem

    Spider opens by greeting new listeners, old listeners, and everyone in between.

    May 6, 2026·57m·2 clips
  22. 22

    63: Throw It Back And Put a Brace On It

    Hidden gem

    Spider opens by noting that Uncanny Media has picked up a strange burst of attention and a lot more plays.

    Apr 29, 2026·1h·4 clips
  23. 23

    62: Kittens, Cars, and Cody Rhodes

    Hidden gem

    Spider starts tired.

    Apr 22, 2026·1h·4 clips
  24. 24

    61: Hashtag Therapy

    This episode promotes Shopify as the ideal platform for launching and growing a business with customizable themes, multi-channel selling, and high conversion rates.

    Apr 15, 2026·59m
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    60: Golden Years In Chat Bot Pergatory

    The host Spider introduces a new Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich product before transitioning to share personal updates about his eventful week on the Uncanny Media podcast.

    Apr 8, 2026·1h 2m
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    59: Tiger Roll

    The host discusses ongoing severe weather conditions, including thunderstorm warnings and a potential tornado, while hoping to avoid power outages.

    Apr 1, 2026·1h 1m
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    58: Lemon Pound Cake

    The host apologizes for a technical mishap with unmuting the mic and introduces the episode of Uncanny Media, emphasizing its live, unedited recording style.

    Mar 25, 2026·1h
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    57: It's Just A Jump To The Left

    This episode of Uncanny Media begins with sponsor ads for Brightview Senior Living and Ashley Madison, followed by the host welcoming listeners and reflecting on the podcast's origins in spirits reviews.

    Mar 18, 2026·1h 2m
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    56: Touch Grass

    Mar 11, 2026·1h
  30. 30

    55: Let's Talk About New Music

    Mar 4, 2026·1h 2m
  31. 31

    54: Local Wildlife

    Hidden gem

    The host opens on a good day.

    Feb 25, 2026·58m·3 clips
  32. 32

    53: Bible Adventures

    Feb 18, 2026·1h 1m
  33. 33

    52: Old Man Yells At Cloud

    Feb 11, 2026·1h 1m
  34. 34

    51: Distant Memories and Lost Friends

    Feb 4, 2026·1h 3m
  35. 35

    50: Fifty Shades of Spider

    Jan 28, 2026·1h
  36. 36

    49: Manufactured Controversy

    Jan 21, 2026·1h 3m
  37. 37

    48: The Meaning of Life

    Jan 14, 2026·56m
  38. 38

    47: Venezuela

    Jan 7, 2026·59m
  39. 39

    46: Retracing Our Steps (The 2025 Retrospective)

    Dec 31, 2025·59m
  40. 40

    45: Seasonal Depression

    Dec 24, 2025·1h 3m
  41. 41

    44: What a Wonderful World

    Dec 17, 2025·1h 3m
  42. 42

    43: The True Crime Episode

    Dec 10, 2025·58m
  43. 43

    42: Thanksgiving or the Lack Thereof, Plus Spider Reviews Survivor Series 2025

    Spider hosts a podcast episode discussing Thanksgiving and reviewing Survivor Series 2025.

    Dec 3, 2025·1h 2m
  44. 44

    41: Celebrity Combo Meal

    Nov 26, 2025·1h
  45. 45

    40: Alternate Timelines

    Nov 19, 2025·1h 3m
  46. 46

    39: Long Term Attatchments To Manliness

    Nov 12, 2025·1h 6m
  47. 47

    38: "It's Become Self-Aware"

    Nov 5, 2025·1h 2m
  48. 48

    37: Don't Call It a Comeback

    Oct 29, 2025·1h 3m
  49. 49

    36: Snacks, Sinuses, and Sad Stories

    Oct 23, 2025·44m
  50. 50

    Bonus Pod: Oatmeal

    Oct 16, 2025·27m
  51. 51

    35: Absolutely Nothing of Consequence

    Oct 15, 2025·1h 1m
  52. 52

    34: Long Trips and Tropical Memories

    Oct 9, 2025·1h 18m
  53. 53

    33: Lingering Topics and Terrible Movies

    Oct 1, 2025·1h 9m
  54. 54

    32: Leftover Training and Terrified Management

    Sep 25, 2025·1h 3m
  55. 55

    31: Love, Tragedy, and Trail Mix

    Sep 17, 2025·1h 4m
  56. 56

    30: Listening To All The Music

    Sep 10, 2025·1h 5m
  57. 57

    29: Learning To Appreciate The Moment

    Sep 3, 2025·1h 4m
  58. 58

    28: Labubu, Tamagotchi, and Trademark Mutations

    Aug 27, 2025·1h 1m
  59. 59

    27: Legal Temerity and Typewriting Monkeys

    Aug 20, 2025·1h 7m
  60. 60

    26: Stern, Colbert, and Killer Kross

    Aug 13, 2025·1h 6m
  61. 61

    25: SummerSlam 2025, The Houseplant Apocalypse, and a Eulogy For BlueSky

    Aug 6, 2025·1h 16m
  62. 62

    24: State of the Union

    Jul 30, 2025·59m
  63. 63

    23: Linguistic Turmoil and Total Mayhem

    Jul 23, 2025·1h 12m
  64. 64

    22: Bills, Bros, and Browns

    Jul 9, 2025·1h
  65. 65

    21: Three Legged Pig

    Jul 2, 2025·59m
  66. 66

    20: Bigfoot Vlogs, Lilo and Stitch, and the Return of the Beef

    Jun 25, 2025·1h 8m
  67. 67

    19: How To Fail (And Then Succeed) As An Entertainer

    The host Spider shares his professional journey as an entertainer, focusing on his experiences as a musician and building upon his previous episode about his childhood.

    Jun 18, 2025·1h 22m
  68. 68

    18: When I Was Your Age

    Jun 11, 2025·1h 5m
  69. 69

    17: A Day In The Life

    May 28, 2025·1h 21m
  70. 70

    16: Console Price Controversy, WWE Backlash 2025, and Spider's Guide to Rebranding

    This episode discusses console price controversies, WWE Backlash 2025, and rebranding strategies, introduced with a casino sponsorship.

    May 14, 2025·1h 3m
  71. 71

    15: Jack&V, The Interview

    Hidden gem

    The host records from upstairs.

    Apr 30, 2025·1h 9m·5 clips
  72. 72

    14: Building An Empire, Bold New Claims, and Spider Reviews Wrestlemania 41

    Spider introduces his podcast, promotes his website and YouTube channel, and teases discussions about building an empire, bold claims, and reviewing Wrestlemania 41.

    Apr 23, 2025·1h 3m
  73. 73

    13: Ohio Weather. Day of the DOGE, and the New Adventures of Bluesky

    Apr 9, 2025·57m
  74. 74

    12: The Bruce Brothers, Ubisoft Putting On the Waders, and Tariffs On Everything

    Apr 2, 2025·1h
  75. 75

    11: St. Patrick's Day 2025 and a Chance to Catch Up

    Mar 19, 2025·56m
  76. 76

    10: Veilguard Gets Worse, Avowed Plays Tug of War, and John Cena Goes Bad

    Mar 5, 2025·58m
  77. 77

    9:The Wild World of AI, VR, and Other Letters As Well

    Feb 26, 2025·1h 2m
  78. 78

    8: 2025 Royal Rumble Review, The Trump Era Continues, and the Return of the Q

    Feb 5, 2025·1h 1m
  79. 79

    7: Fire and Ice, YouTubers, and a Royal Rumble Rant

    Jan 18, 2025·58m
  80. 80

    6: Oh Canada, Bye Bye Fact Checkers, and the WWE Raw Debut on Netflix

    Jan 8, 2025·50m
  81. 81

    5: A Mild Global Collapse, New Year 2025, and Reviewing One of the Most Controversial Games of 2024

    Jan 4, 2025·1h 4m
  82. 82

    4: Survivor Series, Marilyn Manson, and the Biden Pardon

    Dec 4, 2024·1h 2m
  83. 83

    3: Bluesky, Election Aftermath, Transformers One, Local News and Beef

    Nov 18, 2024·1h 4m
  84. 84

    2: Ancient Apocalypse, Veilguard, and the 2024 Election

    Nov 6, 2024·59m
  85. 85

    1: Diddy, Drama, and the WWE

    Oct 19, 2024·44m