Episode 1: Matthew Weigmain

Matthew Weigman Episode 1: listen on Patreon Episode air date: 08/19/2017

This is the first released (but not first recorded) episode of the podcast Profiles in Eccentricity.

The show begins with the old female narrated intro. No mention of The Frenchman Henchman Matt Brousseau, as he was not part of the show yet, just running the studio and doing editing.

The intros are brief on these early episodes, but out of the gate Aaron is introduced as gorgeous.

The episode focuses on Matthew Weigman, a blind kid from Boston who became a notorious phone phreaker. In the age of the internet, for god's sake.

The boys show what dorks they are off the break by making mad comic book references, comparing Weigman's hearing to Daredevil, ect.

John goes on to explain about Matthew's inherent gifts at Phreaking, his ability to impersonate flawlessly, and his gift of perfect pitch. Matthew was swatting people before it was cool! Before Twitch was even a thing. What an innovator.

Weigman perpetrated various crimes and scams (all at a Federal level, because phones) and was eventually caught and sentenced to eleven years in prison. He was released on October 20th, 2018. The Profiles Boys talk about trying to get in touch with him once he was released, but to my knowledge this has never happened.

Closing out the episode, the boys talk about the history of phone Phreaking bringing up Captain Crunch and Steve Wozniak.

This is the first time John brings up the movie Equus, a movie he is particularly hard for. This won't be the last time he brings it up. Kind of makes me think John and Bodil Joensen have some shit in common.

At the end of the episode, we find out that John's bedroom is called Fort Dix. it probably has zero defenses, though, so feel free to storm it. Aaron makes fun of the blind, which is great.