A Riegel Affair | EP 23 | Weird Kids

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Emmy Award-winning (™) actor Sam Riegel joins Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe to share his unique upbringing as a fellow Weird Kid! With a national tour of Les Misérables, high paying Pizza Hut commercials, and a ride or die college a cappella group, Sam's childhood was anything but ordinary!
Also in this episode:
• Whose celebrity crush was also a classmate
• A wrestling team vs a cappella group showdown worthy of West Side Story
• Dinner theater so good you’ll pass out!
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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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Produced by Maxwell James and Will Lamborn
Theme Song by Dave Heatwave
Animation by Max Schapiro
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