Greetings, Mortals! This is a podcast, but evil. Each episode Dan and Doug talk about a villain (real or fictional) and explore what makes them tick. Find us on twitter at @podcastbutevil.
It's a very Podcast But Evil Christmas as Lauren Flans (@LaurenFlans) and Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) return for a four-way secret satan villain exchange. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil. Intro: Spinal Tap - Christmas With the Devil Outro: BrocksDubs
Our most impressive season finale has some serious daddy issues as Brock Wilbur (@brockwilbur) siths down with us to talk about Darth Vader and this Star Wars thing the kids are all so excited about. Also, if you're looking for a great Life Day gift, be sure to check out Brock's book Postal, a hilarious look at a horrible game with an even worse film adaptation. Use the force to tweet at us at @podcastbutevil. All musical credits in this episode are, naturally, to John Williams. Outro: Patton Oswalt - At Midnight I Will Kill George Lucas With A Shovel
This episode we're having an old friend for dinner. Jennifer Burton (@jensburpin) brings liver and fava beans to our Hannibal Lecter pot luck. Put the feedback in the basket at @podcastbutevil. "Quid Pro Quo" from "Silence! The Musical" by Jon & Al Kaplan Outro: "Lotion" by Greenskeepers
It's a PBE election special. You're Russian to the polls so we're Putin on the ritz, as we explore the former KGB agent turned global shirtless force of nature, Vladimir Putin. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil. And of course, VOTE! Intro: Score from The Hunt For Red October by Basil Poledouris Outro: F***! (Keep Hope Alive) by Lost Moon Radio Find out more at lostmoonradio.com
We all float down here, along with special guest Kole Ross (@koleross) of the Duckfeed.tv podcast network to be (Stephen) King for a day and clown around about Pennywise. He's the interdimensional eater of worlds who just has It. Flush feedback down the Twitter tubes to @podcastbutevil. Note: In this episode Kole references Azathoth and Nyarlathotep, both of whom are monsters from the horror writings of H. P. Lovecraft. The former is an Outer God who inflicts madness upon Earth and the latter is an emissary who serves these types of malevolent forces. Outro: Icona Pop (feat. Charli XCX)- “I Love It"
Hello boils and ghouls! It's a new podSLASHED about the gross host with the most ghosts, the Crypt-Keeper! It's PUN for the whole family. Tweet BLEEDback to @podcastbutevil.
We're officially into Halloween time, so gather 'round while we elucidate the legend of Sleepy Hollow and its timeless villain, the Headless Horseman. Just be glad you still have ears to listen to this episode. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil. Outro material by Mitch Hedberg.
Meet Sephiroth, the villain of Final Fantasy VII, who learned he was more monster than man, and vowed to become a god, even if it meant destroying the planet to do it. If you have feedback, hop a chocobo and send it to @podcastbutevil. All music in this episode from the FF7 OST by Nobuo Uematsu: One-Winged Angel Prelude Let The Battles Begin! Fanfare Ending Credits
Knock Knock! We're Breaking Bad on this episode about Walter White with Badger himself, Matt Jones (@mattjonesisdead) and chemistry teacher / Breaking Bad superfan Darren Lanning (@DarrenLanning).
The pod is afoot, as special guest Ron Oster joins Doug and Dan as we unravel the mystery of Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' nemesis and the Napoleon of Crime. If you have a clue, tweet it to @podcastbutevil.
Our groovy pal Lauren Flans (@laurenflans) joins us for a look at the cult leader with a swastika on his head and a song in his heart, Charles Manson. It's the part of the summer of '69 Bryan Adams wisely omitted. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil. Opening Track: The Beatles - Helter Skelter Also included: The Beach Boys (but written by Manson) - Never Learn Not To Love Charles Manson - Home is Where You're Happy Closing Track - Charles In Charge Theme
Lock up your sons and daughters as we weep and wail over La Llorona, a uniquely Mexican spin on the classic ghostly "Woman in White". This vengeful spirit drowned her children and, mistaking your children for her own, will do the same. Tweet feedback to @podcastbutevil. Opening Track: "La Llorona" by Carmen Goett Repeated Knack: "My Sharona" Closing Track: "My Bologna" by Weird Al Yankovic
We are saying Boo-urns as we talk about (and like) The Simpsons' 104-year-old plutocrat and gadabout, Charles Montgomery Burns. Mr. Burns is a singularly evil blight on Springfield, and one for which voice actor Harry Shearer rightfully deserves a lifetime achievement award for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence. Tweet feedback to @podcastbutevil. Notable episodes discussed herein include: Simpsons Roasting Over An Open Fire (S01E01) Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftverk (S03E011) Last Exit to Springfield (S04E17) Rosebud (S05E04) $pringfield (S05E10) A Star is Burns (S06E18) Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (S06E20) Who Shot Mr. Burns (S06E25, S07E01) Raging Abe Simpson And His Grumbling Gandson in the Curse of the Flying Hellfish (S07E22) Burns, Baby Burns (S08E04) The Springfield Files (S08E10) Mountain of Madness (S08E12) The Old Man and the Lisa (S08E21) The Mansion Family (S11E12)
We're totally transparent in our love for The Invisible Man, both the H.G. Wells classic and its indelible 1933 Universal film adaptation.
The (Roman) Empire strikes back, as we examine how in the span of less than four years Caligula's rule was so debauched and bloodsoaked as to grant him infamy for millenia to come. Could you imagine such a thing ever happening again? Boggles the mind. Tweet feedback to @podcastbutevil. Intro: Theme from 'I, Claudius' Outro: The Smiths: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Special guest Danny Lampson tags in to help us pin one of the greatest heels in professional wrestling, The Iron Sheik. Tweet feedback to @podcastbutevil.
Grab a cup of tea, earl grey, hot, because this week we boldly go along with special guest A. Ron Hubbard (@ARonHubbardBM) of Baldmove.com (@Baldmove) for an engaging discussion of Star Trek's quizzical Q, a cosmic trickster god with a penchant for bedeviling the Enterprise and her crew as a "test" of humanity's cosmic value. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil. Make it so!
Distinguished Professor Robert Watson of UCLA joins Dan and Doug for an exploration of one of Shakespeare's most inscrutable nihilists, Iago. As always, please like, rate, and subscribe, and please send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
Idi Amin was a brutal dictator whose cruelty knew no bounds. Dan and Doug attempt to explore the history and psychology behind him, and why the human species seems to periodically produce leaders of this ilk, with no comparisons at all to any particular modern example. As always, please send feedback to us at @podcastbutevil, and be sure to like, rate, and subscribe. Special thanks to Lost Moon Radio for the use of “Not Your Despot Anymore” by Dylan Ris, Ryan Harrison, and Frank Smith. More Lost Moon at www.lostmoonradio.com.
You fools! Dan and Doug dare to take on the magnificence of Cobra Commander, the G. I. Joe foe you'd love to know. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
Special guest Tarik Davis (Freestyle Love Supreme, Brothers From Another Planet) graciously joins us to facilitate an in depth discussion of the evils of systemic racism through the lens of three historical figures - Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, and J. Edgar Hoover. Send your feedback to @podcastbutevil. Tarik can be found at @tarikrdavis. And, of course, #BlackLivesMatter. Also, Tarik was kind enough to direct us to the following additional sources: “The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson” by Henry Wiencek https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-dark-side-of-thomas-jefferson-35976004/ “The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo” by Tom Reiss https://www.amazon.com/Black-Count-Revolution-Betrayal-Cristo/dp/0307382478 “American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People” by Jared Yates Sexton https://www.amazon.com/American-Rule-Nation-Conquered-Failed-ebook/dp/B084FLKQ86 “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” (dir. Stanley Nelson) https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/the-black-panthers-vanguard-of-the-revolution-full-film/ “Was J. Edgar Hoover Black?” by Barbara A. Reynolds https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/was-j-edgar-hoover-black/2011/11/20/gIQAZcu3kN_blog.html
We're joined by Shakina Nayfack (@shakeenz of Hulu's Difficult People), THE babe with the power, to talk about Jareth the Goblin King, overseer of the Labyrinth. Should you need us... send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
One does not simply listen to this podcast. Herein we've got our eye on Sauron, the Lord of the Rings. If you like it, put a ring on us at @podcastbutevil.
Avast, me hearties and take heed, for dead men tell no tales, but the tale of Blackbeard lives on. Doug and Dan be boarding your ears with a podcast of one Edward Teach. Send your feedback to @podcastbutevil, says I. Yo ho!
Look out! Here comes the Slender Man! Dan and Doug chow down on a big bowl of creepypasta as they explore the digital origins and real-world horror of the Slender Man. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
The fur flies when Eileen O'Connell (@i_lean) joins Dan and Doug for a look at Disney's queen of mean, Cruella De Vil. Is she a puppy-murdering psychopath, or simply a misunderstood fashionista? Send a midnight bark to @podcastbutevil.
Welcome to our nightmare. We think you're gonna like it. This week Dan and Doug lose some sleep over the Springwood Slasher, Freddy Krueger. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
We welcome Lauren Flans (@LaurenFlans of Coming Out With Lauren & Nicole) to talk about one of the world's most notorious serial killers - Jack The Ripper. Please send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
Join Dan and Doug as we journey into the madness-inducing bestiary of H.P. Lovecraft. Leave feedback in the tome bound in human flesh, or alternatively, tweet us at @podcastbutevil. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!!!
Only one villain is qualified to run the Legion of Doom, a multinational conglomerate, and the executive branch of the United States. No, not Trump. It's the one and only Lex Luthor. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
We're going green for this episode - really green. Throw on some Pink Floyd and click your heels three times for our deep dive on an all-time classic. Send your tweets over the rainbow to @podcastbutevil.
This week Dan and Doug examine the true O.G. gangster, a.k.a. Scarface, a.k.a. Snorky (for real). We'd love to hear from you so tweet us at @podcastbutevil.
On this episode Dan and Doug get to the bottom of the worst bad hair day in Greek mythology. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
Dan and Doug journey to Antarctica to confront not just A thing, but THE Thing, specifically, The Thing (From Another World). It's not just any villain that can claim a parenthesis. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
On the innaugural episode Dan and Doug begin their villainous deep dive with a monster that is truly Universal. Send feedback to @podcastbutevil.
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