The Worst of All Possible Worlds

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads escape a chain gang and become men of constant sorrow as they embark on Joel and Ethan Coen's 2000 Southern Odyssey: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Topics include the charms of George Clooney, the superlative soundtrack, and how to adapt the Odyssey without turning into a horny toad. Media Referenced in this Episode: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Dir. Joel Coen. 2000. Why it's crazy that ‘Oh Brother Where Art Thou' was pulled off - Tim Blake Nelson TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Spree!!!” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. A.J. Ditty as “Spree-Man”

Alex and Jeremy of the Quorators podcast join the lads for their triumphant return to Odyssey as they throw themselves headlong into adventures of magic bats, deceitful chickens, and Edwin Blackgaard staging The Merchant of Venice. Topics include the Twilife Zone, the ethics of Watto the Toydarian, and what it means to live your life in the service of a chicken whose real name is drugs. Alex Ptak - Bluesky // Twitter // Instagram Theater of Delights featuring Gran Nidorino! Jeremy Kaplowitz - Bluesky // Twitter // Instagram Quarators - Every Monday, comedians Jeremy Kaplowitz and Alex Ptak head to Quora dot com to find the stupidest questions they can and make fun of them. Youtube // Patreon // Apple Podcasts // Spotify Quorst of All Possible Worlds w/ Josh Boerman // Quorators Full Episode Q+087: Bull Psychology w/ Josh Boerman Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #358: “The Secret Weapon” #288: “The Twilife Zone” #359: “The Merchant of Odyssey” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Case #1189195: Audit of The Patmos Corporation As Performed by Timmy ‘Taxman' Thompson” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Josh Boerman as “Timmy ‘Taxman' Thompson”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Caleb @BirdRespecter (Western Kabuki, 60 Minute Drill) joins Brian and Josh to tell the story of Richard “Beebo” Russell, a man who walked off his job as a baggage handler at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport one day in 2018 to steal an airplane. Russell and his ill-fated flight quickly became a cause célèbre among some of the darkest corners of the internet, continuing to this day. This episode tries to figure out how and why that happened. Note: This episode deals with suicide and racist extremism. Caleb: Bluesky // Twitter // Linktree Western Kabuki: Formerly the preeminent Nick Cage podcast, this show is now a few friends from Twitter, @Birdrespecter, @AGoldmund, and @JUNlPER discussing what's going on online. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Bluesky // YouTube Media referenced this episode: “The Sky Thief: Beebo Russell's Last Flight” by Tim Dickinson. Rolling Stone, June 24, 2021. “I Worked With Richard Russell at Horizon Air, and I Understand Why He Did What He Did” by Todd Bunker. The Stranger, August 17, 2018. “‘Airplane of opportunity'? Richard Russell raised pilot's suspicions a year before Sea-Tac plane heist” by Lewis Kamb. The Seattle Times, September 12, 2018. “Sea-Tac air traffic controller faced ‘one in a million' scenario with stolen plane” by Daniel Beekman and Michelle Baruchman. The Seattle Times, August 11, 2018. “FBI: Richard Russell, who stole plane from Sea-Tac, acted alone, crashed on purpose; motive a mystery” by Lewis Kamb. The Seattle Times, November 9, 2018. “Human remains, flight data recorder found among wreckage of stolen plane on Ketron Island” by Stacia Glenn. The News Tribune, August 13, 2018. “Airline job was way for man who crashed stolen plane to visit Alaska” by Adam Lynn, Alexis Krell, Sue Kidd, Lauren Smith and Craig Sailor. The News Tribune, August 12, 2018. “White nationalists and the ‘Sky King'” by Martin McKenzie-Murray. The Saturday Paper, August 18, 2018. FBI press release on investigation from November 2018 Redacted FBI report from the investigation Music used in this episode: Anticipation by Drill Folly Lookin' For That Orca (Beebo's Song) by Johny Maudlin TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: The first seven pages of “The Hidden Enemy,” written and performed by Josh Boerman

Renee Olstead (The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Unfriended) and the lads grab some ice cubes and enter the cutthroat world of Vegas dancing as they cover Paul Verhoeven's 1995 striptacular: Showgirls. Topics include the madness of Joe Eszterhas, the infamous VH1 cut, and the solidarity that can be learned from a movie that involves shoving your competition down a flight of stairs. Renee Olstead: Website // Instagram // OF // Twitter Coalition of American Sex Workers Media Referenced in this Episode: Showgirls. Dir. Paul Verhoeven. 1995. 'Showgirls' at 25: Gina Ravera discusses the cult movie's most controversial scene by Ethan Alter. Yahoo! Entertainment. September 22nd, 2020. Showgirls, Jade, and the Fall of Joe Eszterhas (Erotic 90's, Part 14) — You Must Remember This TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “The Worst of All Possible Sex Tips” // Written by A.J. Ditty with additional lyrics by Brian Alford // Featuring Josh Boerman as “Sexy Josh” and Brian Alford as “Sexy Brian” // Music: “Careful Shouting” by Highway Superstar

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their crossbows and make for the Space Needle as they cover the back half of Naughty Dog's 2020 revengefest: The Last of Us Part II. Topics include state quarters, the logistics of building crane bridges, and what it truly means to “look for the light”. Media Referenced in this Episode: The Last of Us Part II. Dir. Neil Druckmann. Naughty Dog. 2020. Grounded II: The Making of The Last of Us: Part II.  One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad. Penguin Random House. 2025 TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “The CW's The Last of Us: Season Nine” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. A.J. Ditty as “CW Announcer/Barnaby Bozo”

The lads grab their golf clubs and make for Seattle as they hop on the Ellie murder train that is Naughty Dog's 2020 revengeapalooza: The Last of Us Part II. Topics include the chaotic development process, the CW-fication of the writing, and the inescapable conservatism at the core of The Last of Us universe. Media Referenced in the Episode: The Last of Us Part II. Dir. Neil Druckmann. Naughty Dog. 2020. 220: Josh Boerman and Dylan Rank Game Mechanics With Us | Anime Sickos - Podcast for Geniuses “The Evolution of Ellie” by Elise Favis. The Washington Post. July 1st, 2020. Grounded II: The Making of The Last of Us: Part II. “The Not So Hidden Israeli Politics of 'The Last of Us Part II'” by Emanuel Maiberg. Vice. July 15h, 2020. “We Talked To The Last Of Us Part II's Director About The Game's Violence (And More Treacherous Stealth)” by Stephen Totilo. Kotaku. June 12th, 2018. Interstitial: “The CW's The Last of Us: Season Two” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. A.J. Ditty as “CW Announcer/Barnaby Bozo” (edited) 

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall When Bill Clinton won the US presidential election in 1992, two people were key to his success: James Carville and George Stephanopolous. This week, Brian and Josh step into The War Room, D.A. Pennebaker's 1993 documentary about how these two men and their team of future top Democratic all-stars cajoled and bullshitted America's electorate into sending Slick Willie to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Media Referenced in This Episode: The War Room, dir. D.A. Pennebaker (Pennebaker Associates/October Films, 1993) Feed, dir. Kevin Rafferty and James Ridgeway (Video Democracy, 1992) Primary, dir. Robert Drew (Time Life, 1960) Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, dir. D.A. Pennebaker (Leacock-Pennebaker, 1968) Original Cast Album: Company, dir. D.A. Pennebaker (Castle Drive/Talent Associates-Norton Simon, 1970) “Jeffrey Epstein Was a Sex Offender. The Powerful Welcomed Him Anyway.” Jodi Kantor, Mike McIntire, and Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times, July 13, 2019. “Foreign Purchases by Bush Camp Alleged.” Paul Valentine, The Washington Post, September 29, 1992. “Second” campaign ad by Bill Clinton (1992) “Celeb” campaign ad by John McCain (2008) Yes We Can Obama Song by will.i.am (2008) Sensual Pantsuit Anthem (Official Rapped Music Video) by Lena Dunham (2016) “Carville: Trump collapse happened quicker than I imagined” on Smerconish (CNN, 2025) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Our ongoing interview series with people working to fight the rising tide of fascism continues today as Josh sits down with Tim Faust, a healthcare activist who has been advocating for the preservation and expansion of federal and state healthcare programs in the United States for years. Tim recently began touring the state of Wisconsin, talking with local groups about what they can do to fight to preserve access to Medicaid benefits in their communities. Josh talked with Tim about how and why the federal government has been slashing access to Medicaid, what effects these cuts may have, and what people can do to fight back. RESOURCES YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT: Watch Tim's talk (starting at 8:03) Medicaid State Fact Sheets from KFF STAT Health News Send Tim an email: tim.faust@gmail.com

Saddle up your horses as the lads, along with Rosey Armstrong (Hans Gruber and the Die Hards), slap on their Crosses of Gold and dive headlong into the varied and wild world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Topics include what makes Christian music Christian music, the rampaging sexiness of Michael W. Smith, and the importance of artistic integrity in an industry seemingly designed to destroy it.   Rosey Armstrong: Bluesky // Instagram   Hans Gruber and the Die Hards: Website // Bluesky   Media Referenced in this Episode: THE PLAYLIST Newsboys: Ex Lead Singer John James speaks about his fall and restoration.   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Contemporary Catholic Rock Vol. 1” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Driveshaft Persimmon/Lead Homilist Gregory “The Greg” Gregorian”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Good morning, everyone! The current date is March 20, 2020. Residents, I have some exciting news for you! The Lads have just moved onto our wonderful island! Let's all give them a big island welcome! In other news, the museum is under construction and you'll never go outside again. Be sure to visit Blathers tomorrow once construction is complete. Clean your groceries with bleach and head on down to the shore because we have a visitor to the island! It's always so interesting learning about different people and the shops are closed and the streets are closed and there's nothing but deathdeathdeath but don't you worry because tomorrow Flick is due to come and somebody's gotta catch those bugs. That's all for now, I hope you have the loveliest of lovely days! Media Referenced in This Episode: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Animal Crossing (GCN) Animal Crossing: New Horizons: The Official Complete Guide by The Team at FuturePress. Future Press. 2023. i WiLl MaKe YoU rEmEmBeR Boss Fight Books #33: Animal Crossing by Kelsey Lewin.Boss Fight Books. 2024. CDC Museum of COVID-19 Timeline Interactive Map of the George Floyd Protests Monterey Bay Aquarium Tours the Animal Crossing Museum with Emily Graslie of the Field Museum! ”Pulse (2001): How J-Horror predicted 2020” by Brian Alford “Quest 64: Days of Grief and Werehares” by A.J. Ditty Spaceship You by CGP Grey Shredded Cheese Fajita Sad Wife / My Wife, Date Night After 3+ Months TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “A New Horizon” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Orville” and Madeleine Bundy as “Katherine”

The lads take a knee and offer their football up to the Lord as they cover the 2024 Coach Joseph Kennedy biopic: Average Joe. Topics include the return of Harold Cronk, the Deadpoolification of Christian movies, and what it means to build a social movement around one of the most annoying narcissists alive. Media Referenced in this Episode: Average Joe. Dir. Harold Cronk. 2024. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Harold Cronk Presents: A Revival of His Much-Acclaimed Production of The Vagina Monologues at the Ivy Substation in Culver City, California” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “Announcer Brian” and A.J. Ditty as “Harold Cronk”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall How did the lads meet? Well that's a very interesting story, when Brian and A.J. moved to New York with two suitcases and didn't know anyone and they have-uh-they head to YMCA with a $2000 check which they could not cash. Why? Well, because it was an out of state bank. Anyway, uh- they were working as busboys in a hotel, and uh-uh Josh was sitting, drinking his coffee, and he was so beautiful, and they say hi to him. That's how they met. What's the interesting part? Well the interesting part is that after their first recording, Josh paid for dinner. Media Referenced in this Episode: The Room. Wiseau Films. 2003. “The Crazy Cult of The Room” by Clark Collis. Entertainment Weekly, December 12, 2008. The Disaster Artist: My life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. Simon & Schuster. 2013. Full Transcript of “The Room” transcribed by David Klion “Tommy Wiseau” by Steve Heisler. The A.V. Club. June 24th, 2009. Tommy Wiseau Guest Directs - Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! - Adult Swim “A vintage interview with The Room creator Tommy Wiseau: 'Believe in what you believe'” by Clark Collis. Entertainment Weekly. November 28th, 2017. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Dominic Miseau” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Dominic Miseau”

Justin Roczniak (Well There's Your Problem) and the lads walk in a straight line through Los Angeles and leave carnage in their wake as they cover Joel Schumacher's 1993 boomer-palooza: Falling Down. Topics include LA geography, the fashion of mechanical engineers, and what it means to hold up an entire fast food joint because those darn cashiers won't serve you your well-deserved Whomlette with a side of Whammy fries.   Justin Roczniak: Twitter // Youtube // Bluesky   Well There's Your Problem is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspective, with jokes. Youtube / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts   Media Referenced in this Episode: Falling Down. Dir. Joel Schumacher. 1993.   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Memories of Hoops” // Written by Josh Boerman // Featuring Brian Alford

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   Devon (Kill James Bond!) and the lads return to Odyssey for more adventures in valentines, political blackmail, and volunteering for the Vietnam War. Topics include the logistics of Roman marriage, the intangible dread of grief, and what it means when the great loss that hangs over your entire series is a character as objectively terrible as Jerry Whittaker.   Devon: Twitter // Bluesky // Streaming   Traditional Scrench: Your favourite podcast idiots are streaming twice a week, every week, at 21:00 UK time Monday and Thursday. We're a heavily improvised variety stream with a youtube playlist. Twitch   Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/ pop culture commentary podcast about the portrayal of masculinity in cinema. November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon have watched Bond movies, War on Terror movies, Eurospy movies, and now they take on their biggest task yet: Heist Movies. What can Heat, Oceans' 11, and the Fast and Furious movies teach us about how masculinity was imagined by the people who created them? What does that say about Society? Free episodes are released every fortnight on all major podcast platforms and bonus episodes are released for supporters on Patreon on the interstitial weeks. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts   Trashfuture is a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts   Well There's Your Problem is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspective, with jokes. Youtube / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts   Ten Thousand Posts: A show about how everything is a form of posting, and how our lives are guided by the only dialectic that matters: good posts and bad posts. Podcast // Twitter // Patreon   Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #562: “The Last ‘I Do'” #368: “The Other Woman” #412: “A Lesson From Mike?” #352: “Memories of Jerry” Josh's Appearance on All Gamers are Bastards A.J.'s Appearance on 2 Whits, 1 Cup   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Gay Expectations Video Dating Service Tape #381914: Petey Pounderoga” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Petey Pounderoga /Jerry/Pinky/Melvin Mulligan”, Brian Alford as “Butch”, and Josh Boerman as “Lawrence”.

The lads pledge to the Phoenix Club and destroy democracy as they cover David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's 2010 techbro parable: The Social Network. Topics include Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' iconic score, the polarizing nature of Sorkin's writing, and what it means to live in a world ruled by Augustus Caesar wannabes like Mark Zuckerberg.   TICKETS TO GO SEE JOSH'S PLAY AT THE TANK IN NEW YORK CITY!   Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!   Media Referenced in this Episode: The Social Network. Dir. David Fincher. 2010 “10 Years Later, Author Ben Mezrich On The Book Behind ‘The Social Network'” by Anhar Karim. Forbes. October 20th, 2020. “A Young Mark Zuckerberg's Early Mistake” by Shachar Bar-on. 60 Minutes. January 13th, 2008. “CONFIRMED: Aaron Sorkin Creates Facebook Page, Writing Facebook Movie” by Dan Kois. Vulture. August 27th, 2008. “Facebook's Other Privacy Issue” by Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter, November 30, 2007 “Joe Rogan Experience #2255 - Mark Zuckerberg.” “Mark Zuckerberg: How to Build a Future” by Y Combinator. “Tell-All Book: Zuckerberg Set Up Facebook To Get Laid” by Nick Douglas. Gawker. May 22nd, 2008. “What Producers Do: Explaining The Social Network's Social Network” by Claude Brodesser-Akner. Vuture. February 24th, 2011.   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “The M.A.R.K.-BOT” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Brian Alford as “Mark Zuckerberg”

Our interview series about practical tactics to keep yourself and your community safe from the rising tide of fascism continues this week as Josh talks with maia arson crimew (it/she), a hacktivist and past guest on the show. Topics include: The mechanics of how corporations and governments identify and track you across virtual and real-world spaces Common ways that your devices give away information without your knowledge and how to disable those features What encryption is and why it matters, especially when it comes to law enforcement Tools that you can use to anonymize your usage online USEFUL LINKS THAT YOU SHOULD CLICK: Get Surveillance Self-Defense basics and tool guides from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Get uBlock Origin for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera Download Tor Browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android Download Signal Messenger for Android, iPhone, Windows, macOS, and Linux Get Mullvad VPN and download Mullvad Browser Send maia a donation via ko-fi

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Joe Kassabian (Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads hop in the Highwind and fly it straight into Sephiroth's face as they conclude their coverage of Square's monumental 1997 RPG: Final Fantasy VII. Topics include the wild quests of Yuffie and Vincent, the gamer-rage fueled final dungeon, and what it means to fight the end of the world when you've got a Sephiroth still lodged in your head. Joe Kassabian: Twitter Lions Led by Donkeys: The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Patreon // Youtube // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Instagram TICKETS TO GO SEE JOSH'S PLAY AT THE TANK IN NEW YORK CITY! Media Referenced in this Episode: Final Fantasy VII. Square. 1997. “Final Fantasy 7: An Oral History” by Matt Leone. Polygon. January 9th, 2017. Final Fantasy VII Complete Script “The Story of Final Fantasy” by /u/DubTheeBustocles Jegged Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough “Quest 64: Days of Grief and Werehares” by A.J. Ditty TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Palmer: A Requiem” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Palmer”

Fighting the tide of rising fascism requires good information. This week, Josh sat down with Isaac Adams, an immigration attorney with nearly a decade of experience defending immigrants in removal proceedings from the United States government, to get a better understanding of the current legal landscape. Among other things, we talked about: What is new under the recently inaugurated Trump administration and what is merely a continuation of long-standing government policy How the recently signed bipartisan Laken Riley Act expands the authority of ICE to detain undocumented immigrants indefinitely How to document what you see effectively and spread useful, accurate information within your community How to know your rights and assert them when confronted by enforcement officers Get equipped and keep your head up. We are going to win.   USEFUL LINKS THAT YOU SHOULD CLICK ON: Donate to the Acacia Center for Justice, an immigrant legal defense nonprofit Read up on your rights with Know Your Rights documents provided by the ACLU (available in English and Spanish) Print up your rights with Know Your Rights flyers for if ICE visits provided by the AILA (available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, and Punjabi)

Joe Kassabian (Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads grab their buster swords and hit the streets or Midgar as they do battle with the nefarious Shinra Corporation in Square's monumental 1997 RPG: Final Fantasy VII. Topics include Square's dramatic split with Nintendo, the eclectic nature of the many, many minigames, and what it means to kill off a major character before the end of the first disc. Joe Kassabian: Twitter Lions Led by Donkeys: The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Patreon // Youtube // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Instagram   TICKETS TO GO SEE JOSH'S PLAY AT THE TANK IN NEW YORK CITY!   Media Referenced in this Episode: Final Fantasy VII. Square. 1997. “Final Fantasy 7: An Oral History” by Matt Leone. Polygon. January 9th, 2017. “Final Fantasy Creators Reveal The True Origins of the Franchise's Name” by Aaron Greenbaum. Den of Geek. July 12th, 2023. “The Story of Final Fantasy” by /u/DubTheeBustocles Jegged Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough “Quest 64: Days of Grief and Werehares” by A.J. Ditty TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Pazino Pagliacci's Pizza Parlor” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Pazino Pagliacci” // Music by A M 4 N “[PlayStation] Final Fantasy VII | Pizza Mission”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads once again return to the frontlines of the Korean War as they rejoin 4077th for the first in an ongoing miniseries covering the hit 70s television show: M*A*S*H. Topics include the show's origins, the gradual evolution beyond the Altman template, and what it means to make a season finale so powerful it resonates 50 years after the fact.   Media referenced in this Episode: MASH Season One, Episode One: “Pilot” Season One, Episode Six: “Yankee Doodle Doctor” Season One, Episode Fifteen: “Tuttle” Season Two, Episode Thirteen: “Deal Me Out” Season Three, Episode Twenty-Four: “Abyssinia, Henry” Alan Alda discusses how MASH tackled the subject of war - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG Bobby Pickett "Monster Swim" Jamie Farr on getting cast on "M.A.S.H" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG Larry Gelbart | US comedy writer | Obituary by Michael Carlson. The Guardian. September 13th, 2009. MASH Ratings & Rankings - MASH4077TV.com MASH's Revolutionary Gay Episode by Matt Baume   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “A Brief Message from Alan Alda” // Written by Ellie Philips and A.J. Ditty // Featuring Ellie Philips as “Ellie Philips” and A.J. Ditty as “Alan Alda”

Colette Shade [Y2K: How the 2000's Became Everything (essays on a future that never was)] joins the lads in Odyssey for some eXtreme adventures in cliques, Y2K paranoia, and the Odyssians' forever war with the people of Rakistan. Topics include Y2K aesthetics, being jumpscared by John Avery Whittaker, and what it means to have nostalgia for an optimistic techno future that never came to pass.   Colette Shade: Website // Instagram // Twitter // Bluesky   Y2K: How the 2000's Became Everything (essays on a future that never was) (CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY!): In Y2K, one of our most brilliant young critics Colette Shade offers a darkly funny meditation on everything from the pop culture to the political economy of the period. By close reading Y2K artifacts like the Hummer H2, Smash Mouth's “All Star,” body glitter, AOL chatrooms, Total Request Live, and early internet porn, Shade produces an affectionate yet searing critique of a decade that started with a boom and ended with a crash.   CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO A MUTUAL AID IN LOS ANGELES TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES   Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #427: “Something Cliqued Between Us” #429: “The Y.A.K. Problem” #458: Red Herring #514: “Room Enough for Two” “A Peek Inside Chatrooms” by Bob Smithouser. Breakaway: A Focus on the Fmaily Magazine for Teen Guys. 1999. Citations Needed: Episode 177: Popular Anti-Union Talking Points and How to Combat Them by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer by Rax King. Vintage Books. 2021. Time Bomb Y2K. Dir. Brian Becker and Marley McDonald. HBO Documentary Films.   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Alistair Adelman” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “Alistair Adelman”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads dive once more into the apocalyptic mind of Jerry B. Jenkins, as they cover the unintentional finale of the Kirk Cameron Left Behind trilogy: LEFT BEHIND WORLD AT WAR. Topics include the acting bona fides of Lou Gosset Jr., the importance of colons in titles, and how strict adherence to evangelical Christian eschatology will eventually lead you to blowing out the candles of a sad bundt birthday cake in the backroom of a church ministry in Bellflower, California. Media Referenced in the Episode: Left Behind World at War. Dir. Craig R. Baxley. 2005. “See a Very Sad Photo From Kirk Cameron's Birthday Party” by Amanda Dobbins. Vulture. October 14th, 2011. The dinky apocalypse of Left Behind: World At War by Nathan Rabin. The Dissolve. July 24th, 2014. The Real Meaning of the Term “Help Meet” by Heather Farrell. Woman in the Scriptures. November 9th, 2010. Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of those Left Behind by Jerry B. Jenkins. Tyndale House Publishers. 1996. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “A Brief Chat with TWOAPW's Lawyer” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. A.J. Ditty as “A.J.“, David Armstrong as “Canadian Cashier”, and Tony Ditty as “Tony Ditty, Lawyer and A.J.'s Actual Father”

The lads dare to speak about Christ in the classroom and face the wrath of Ray Wise as they cover Harold Cronk's 2016 evangelical propaganda film: God's Not Dead 2. Topics include the horrendous filmmaking, the deeply-flawed rhetoric, and what we can learn about the future of America from a film that posits a world in which the masses will be subjugated by the most annoying people alive.   Media Referenced in this Episode: God's Not Dead 2. Dir. Harold Cronk. 2016. God's Not Dead (2014) - Financial Information God's Not Dead 2 (2016) - Financial Information ‘God's Not Dead' Producer Pure Flix Launches Theatrical Distribution Arm God's Not Dead 2: The Escalation of Christian Propaganda | Big Joel   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Harold Cronk Presents: The Vagina Monologues” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “Brian Alford” and A.J. Ditty as “Harold Cronk”

As has become tradition, we fielded a bunch of calls from you about what The Worst of All Possible Worlds meant to you in 2024 and stitched them together with highlights from the show. Merry Christmas and thanks for being part of our year. We also put out an extra-special Whit's Endless Summer bobus to the premium feed; check it out over on Patreon.com/worstofall! This episode includes clips from the following episodes, in order of appearance: 120 - 2 Left 2 Behind 2 Tribulation 2 Force 121 - Donkey Kong Country 122 - Far Cry 5 feat. November Kelly 124 - Alan Wake II 125 - Airplane feat. Bernie Wagenblast 128 - Supermarket Sweep 129 - Blackgaard Begins feat. Devon 130 - Heaven is for Real feat. Radio Free Tote Bag 134 - The Dutch Knight feat. Trevor Strunk 135 - The Boss Baby feat. Patrick Willems 142 - Gerbert feat. Traditional Scrench 145 - Dragon Ball Z feat. Alex Ptak 146 - Shrimp Jesus and the Death of Facebook 147 - Chrono Trigger feat. Anime Sickos 150 - The Worst of All Possible Parties (WAPP): The 150th Episode Spectacular LIVE from Colorado Springs! 151 - Moneyball 155 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? feat. Mattie Lubchansky 156 - The Magic School Bus 157 - Blasphemous II feat. Tom O'Mahony 161 - Silent Hill 2 feat. Aysha U. Farah 162 - Skibidi Toilet 163 - Blair Witch 164 - God's Not Dead 2 168 - The Nostalgia Critic 169 - Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life

The lads do battle with Mr. Potter for the heart of Bedford Falls as they cover Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas classic: It's a Wonderful Life. Topics include the pernicious myth of “Capra-corn”, the art of the Jimmy Stewart impression, and what it takes to be a George Bailey in a system designed to turn you into a Henry F. Potter.   REMINDER: SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR ANNUAL CALL-IN EPISODE ARE OPEN! Call +1 347 857 9523 and leave us a voicemail letting us know what the show meant to you this year and/or what your favorite moments were. We look forward to hearing from you!   Media Referenced in this Episode: It's a Wonderful Life! Dir. Frank Capra. 1946. 'Young George Bailey' Took Some Hard Hits by Stephen Cox. Los Angeles Times. December 15th, 1996. What ‘It's A Wonderful Life' Shows Us About The Weird History Of Building & Loans by John Wake. Forbes. December 31st, 2021.   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Jimmy the Raven” // Written and Performed by A.J. Ditty. 

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   Hellloooooo, we're The Worst of All Possible Worlds, we remember it so you don't have to! We all remember Doug Walker, you know, that guy with the glasses, the tie, and the plain white background because they clearly couldn't afford a better set? Well, wouldn't you know it, he created a character called the Nostalgia Critic, a loud, obnoxious, Looney Tunes-adjacent blowhard who got famous for being very mad about Batman having a credit card. But does he have anything to say about our current critical landscape or do his over-the-top antics make him look like a groundhog on meth? Let's take a look at: The Nostalgia Critic.   Media Referenced in this Episode: Nostalgia Critic Transformers Batman and Robin Quest for Camelot The Review Must Go On - Demo Reel Finale Nostalgia Critic's The Wall Channel Awesome Indigogo Campaign “I Don't Known James Rolfe” by Dan Olson “Recession breeds accidental Entrepreneur” by Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune July 21st, 2009. “The Nostalgia Critic and the Wall” by Dan Olson   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Foobies.com” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “Sexy Brian” and Josh Boerman as “Phineas Foob” // Music: “Careful Shouting” by Highway Superstar

The lads get drafted and give Mussolini the ole One-Two as they once again remember Pearl Harbor by covering Frank Capra's series of WWII propaganda films: Why We Fight. Topics include the language of propaganda, the shittiness of fascist art, and what it means to watch your country become the thing it once stridently vowed to fight. Media Referenced in this Episode: Why We Fight. Dir. Frank Capra. 1942-1945. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Too Big Roosevelt” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. A.J. Ditty as “Olde Timey Announcer” and Josh Boerman as “Too Big Roosevelt  

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads grab their broomsticks and defy gravity as they cover Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's megahit musical: Wicked. Topics include the twisted mind of Gregory Maguire, the highs and lows of Stephen Schwartz, and how to reckon with a show that is simultaneously trying to tackle the horrors of fascism and the inherent melodrama of wanting to kiss a hot Winkie.   Media Referenced in this Episode: Wicked. Book by Winnie Holzman, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Dir. Joe Montello. 2003. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. ReganBooks. 1995. Before 'Wicked' was a smash, it was stumbling in San Francisco by Jenny Singer. The San Francisco Standard. November 23rd, 2024. "Defying Gravity": Queer Conventions in the Musical "Wicked" by Stacy Wolf. Theatre Journal, Vol. 60, No. 1 (Mar., 2008). The John Hopkins University Press. “Gregory Maguire on Wickedness Post-Bush” by Erika Milvy. Clamour. February 27th, 2009. “John Bucchino and the Origins of Wicked the Broadway Musical” Still Popular: Chenoweth and Menzel Talk ‘Wicked' by Jackson McHenry. Vulture. October 24th, 2023. “THEATER REVIEW; There's Trouble in Emerald City” by Ben Brantley. NYTimes. October 31st, 2003. “‘They changed my ending, I felt aghast': how we made Wicked” by Chris Wiegand. The Guardian. September 27th, 2021. “Wicked Review” by Charles Isherwood. Variety. October 30th, 2003. “Wicked Review” by David Finkle. Theatremania. October 30th, 2003.   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Baritone” // Music by Stephen Schwartz // Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. // Featuring Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. as “Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S.” and David Armstrong as “Stephen Schwartz”.

Tom Walker (Tom Walker: Very, Very) joins the lads for his very first trip to Odyssey as they cover adventures in shock-jock DJing, international espionage, and the return of everybody's favorite encyclopedia writing, ice-cream selling, NSA asset/God King of Odyssey: John Avery Whittaker. Topics include biblical trading cards, the logistics of owning a beef jerky co-op, and how to make propaganda that doesn't inspire a life-long obsession with hunting down heretical texts.   Tom Walker: Bluesky // Instagram // Twitch // Youtube   Tom Walker: Very, Very: A love letter to mime (and to a coat) written by award-winning idiot Tom Walker, who keeps talking during what he insists is a mime show. Available to Stream on Amazon   Bigsofttitty.png: Demi Lardner and Tom Walker are doing this and no-one can stop them. This is a podcast for no cowards. Available on Spotify // Apple Podcasts   Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #313: “Top This!” #355-357: “The Search for Whit, Parts 1-3"   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “A Series of Voicemails Left on Mary Mulligan's Answering Machine by One Melvin Mulligan, Her Brother and Composer of Corporate Jingles” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Eleanor Philips as “Mary Mulligan” and A.J. Ditty as “Melvin Mulligan” // Piano Cover of Fleetwood Mac's “The Chain” by Gleesinnpiano

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads dare to speak about Christ in the classroom and face the wrath of Ray Wise as they cover Harold Cronk's 2016 evangelical propaganda film: God's Not Dead 2. Topics include the horrendous filmmaking, the deeply-flawed rhetoric, and what we can learn about the future of America from a film that posits a world in which the masses will be subjugated by the most annoying people alive.   Media Referenced in this Episode: God's Not Dead 2. Dir. Harold Cronk. 2016. God's Not Dead (2014) - Financial Information God's Not Dead 2 (2016) - Financial Information ‘God's Not Dead' Producer Pure Flix Launches Theatrical Distribution Arm God's Not Dead 2: The Escalation of Christian Propaganda | Big Joel   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “Harold Cronk Presents: The Vagina Monologues” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “Brian Alford” and A.J. Ditty as “Harold Cronk”

This past summer I wrote an essay about the church and denomination I grew up in, but I didn't end up publishing it. The results of the election gave me the push I needed to finish putting it all together. I hope it helps.

Tim Sutton (Marble Hornets) joins the lads for a bit of light camping and intense witch-hunting as they cover Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick's 1999 horror phenomenon: The Blair Witch Project. Topics include the film's DIY filmmaking, the unprecedented marketing, and what it means to reap the consequences of a nation's wrongdoings when you're just trying to make a dang student film.   Tim Sutton: Twitter // Instagram   Marble Hornets: Youtube    Media Referenced in this Episode: The Blair Witch Project. Dir. Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. Haxan Films. 1999 Curse of the Blair Witch. Dir. Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. Haxan Films. 1999. 8 Days in the Woods: The Making of The Blair Witch Project by Matt Blazi. “The Blair Thumb”. Dir. Steve Odekerk. 2002 The Blair Witch Project: The Dossier by D.A. Stern. Onyx Publishing. 1999. The Blair Witch Project: An Oral History by Scott Meslow. The Week. January 13th, 2015. The Blair Witch Project's Heather Donahue Is Alive and Well by Scott Meslow. GQ. September 16th, 2016. The Official Blair Witch Website The extended fan cut of The Blair Witch Project Old archived list of Blair Witch parody sites   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “1:49 AM on November 3rd, 2024” // Written And Performed by A.J. Ditty // “Brothers on a Hotel Bed” Piano Cover by Stephen Guilbert

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Donovan Eyre (Radio Free Tote Bag) and the lads grab their plungers and do battle with the toilets as they cover DaFuq!?Boom!'s animated YouTube megahit: Skibidi Toilet. Topics include the origins of machinima, the joys of seeing robots punching each other, and the ramifications of adding Hollywood money into a story about cameramen killing toiletmen. Donovan Eyre: Twitter // Instagram // SoundCloud Radio Free Tote Bag: A weekly relationship advice podcast hosted by Audrey and Donovan. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: Skibidi Toilet by Dafuq!?Boom! (Full Playlist) america - season 1 (all episodes) by Dafuq1?Boom! Blugray - demand (Official Music Video) Reupload deleted DaFuq!?Boom! by The Frozen Gorgon. Youtube. 2023. Deus Ex: The Recut (Fullscreen Original Version) by AbbyRemix. August 11th, 2018. “Dom Dom Yes Yes” by Biser King. KVZ Music Publishing. April 17th, 2022. “Garry's Mod/Skibidi Toilet DMCA Claim Has Been 'Resolved,' Creator Garry Newman Says” by Alex Stedman. IGN. July 20th, 2024. “Give It To Me” by Timbaland. Background Records/Interscope Records. January 1st, 2007. Half-Life: Full Life Consequences by squirrelking. Iction. January 23rd, 2008. How Quake Sparked a Filmmaking Revolution by Matthew Byrd. Den of Geek. August 24th, 2017. “[Mature Content] From the skibiditoilet community on Reddit: How do astro toilets reproduce?” by AcanthisittaNo2510. Reddit. October 24th, 2024. “‘Skibidi Toilet' Film and TV Franchise in the Works From Michael Bay, Adam Goodman — Listen to the Exclusive Interview” by Andrew Wallenstein and Robert Steiner. July 24th, 2024. “Skibidi toilet is now a brand that dafuq SOLD RIGHTS to INVIZ.(IMPORTANT)” by Raptor FN. Skibidi Toilet Wiki. March 2nd, 2024. “YouTube Phenomenon, Skibidi Toilet, Makes a Plunge to the Toy Aisle with Bonkers Toys and Invisible Narratives Licensing Partnership” by Bonkers Toys. PR Newswire. May 22nd, 2024. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Michael Bay's Skibidi Toilet” // Written by A.J. Ditty and Eleanor Philips // Featuring Eleanor Philips as “Michael Bay.”

Aysha U. Farah (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) and the lads have some restless dreams and see the titular town of Konami's 2001 horror classic: Silent Hill 2. Topics include the history of Team Silent, the difficulties of tank controls, and how to cope when you've found yourself at the bottom of five holes in a hell of your own making. Aysha U. Farah: Website // Twitter // Instagram Second Star to the Left: Scout-explorer Gwen Hartley has five years to explore and prepare her planet for settlement. With no aid but her robots and the anxious voice of her long-distance scout-minder Bell Summers in her ear, she's hoping to be ready for anything. Apple Podcasts // Spotify Media Referenced in Episode: Silent Hill 2. Konami. 2001. “The Hidden Math of Silent Hill 2's Endings” by Punchy Making of Silent Hill 2 - HQ The Making of Silent Hill | 25th Anniversary Creating Silent Hill 2 | How 'Team Silent's Failure Became a Horror Classic | Game Documentary James Sunderland Dancing “E3 2001: Silent Hill 2 Interview” by IGN Saff. IGN. May 17th, 2001. “Interview with Silent Hill 2's Artist Takayoshi Sato” by IGN Staff. IGN. August 11th, 2001. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Holes” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “James Sunderland” and A.J. Ditty as “Alan/Max/Sam”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads protect their precious bodily fluids and fight in the war room as they cover Stanley Kubrick's Cold War paranoia masterwork: Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Topics include Kubrick's early career, fluoridation, and what it means to worry about the bomb when the rest of the world is burning. DONATE TO PRISM COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE, PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. Media Referenced in this Episode: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Bomb. Dir. Stanley Kubrick. 1964. “Armando Iannucci: Why I rewrote Dr Strangelove for our new era of nuclear terror” by Armando Iannucci. The Telegraph. October 5th, 2024. Citations Needed: Episode 134: The 80-Year PR Campaign that Killed Universal Healthcare “Dr. Strangelove (1964): Nightmare Comedy and the Ideology of Liberal Consensus” by Charles Maland. American Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 5, Special Issue: Film and American Studies (Winter, 1979), pp. 697-717. The John Hopkins University Press. “Mr. Roughcut: or: how graphic designer Pablo Ferro learned to split the screen, cut the crap and tell the story (in the time it took to run the titles)” by Steven Heller and Pablo Ferro. Eye Magazine. Summer 1999. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Dr. Strangelove's Subterranean Swingalows” // Performed and Improvised by David Armstrong // Encouraged by A.J. Ditty

Kevin Vibert (The Penumbra Podcast) and the lads get kidnapped and do battle with demons as they dive into the neurotic mind of one of the pivotal showrunners of Adventures in Odyssey: Paul McCusker. Topics include the utility of goons, the intricacies of sound design, and why Father Gilbert Mysteries might be the show that finally breaks them all. Kevin Vibert: Twitter // Twitch The Penumbra Podcast: At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships. Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they've fallen in love with. These audio dramas and more await you in the Penumbra, dear traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. Supercast // Website // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #309-311: “The Perfect Witness Parts 1-3" Father Gilbert Mysteries #3: “Dead Air” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Nic Nicea” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Joshua Ilon as “Nic Nicea” // Piano Cover of Fleetwood Mac's “The Chain” by Gleesinnpiano

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their chicken picnics and get creative as they dive into the madness and glitter of THIS IS IT's 2010s horror musical sensation: Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. Topics include the virality of the pilot, DIGITAL STYLE, and how to fully express your creativity when you're trapped in a house of nightmares. Media Referenced in this Episode: Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (THIS IS IT, 2011-2016) Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (Blink Industries/Channel 4, 2022). Available at Channel4.com “Don't Hug Me I'm Scared press pack interview with Becky Sloan, Joe Pelling and Baker Terry”, Channel 4. “The creators of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared offer us a glimpse behind the puppets” by Liz Gorny. It's Nice That. September 23rd, 2022. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Skin” // Music by Donovan Eyre // Book and Lyrics by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Red Guy/Yellow Guy/Duck” and Donovan Eyre as “Boneman/Skinman” 

Tom O'Mahony (Beneath the Skin, Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads grab their rosary blades and make for the miraculous city of Cvstodia as they cover The Game Kitchen's gothic 2023 Metroidvania: Blasphemous II. Topics include the game's Sevillian origins, the literal Piss-Christ, and the importance of gamifying Catholicism as a merciless, guilt-ridden bloodbath. Tom O'Mahony: Twitter Beneath the Skin: A podcast chronicling the interconnected history of the world through the complicated history of tattooing. Hosted by Art History professor, museum curator, and tattoo historian Dr. Matt Lodder, and podcast producer, and tattoo collector Thomas O'Mahony. The show is trying to tell the history of tattooing as it interweaves with politics, society, and the weirdest corners of the world. So why don't you join us, and take a journey beneath the skin. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Twitter // Instagram Lions Led By Donkeys: A military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Twitter // Instagram Glue Factory Podcast: A new comedy podcast from the creators of Trashfuture, BudPod and more. Milo Edwards, Olga Koch, Pierre Novellie and Riley get together with guests and pour out the contents of their addled minds. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Twitter // Instagram // Youtube Media Referenced in this Episode: Blasphemous 2. The Game Kitchen/Team17, 2023. Blasphemous. The Game Kitchen/Team17, 2019. “Blasphemous: 16th-17th Century Andalucía Nightmare Fuel for the Soul—now in Spanish!” by Tiffany Funk. VGA Gallery. September, 2020. “Blasphemous: How Spanish Art & History Inspired The World of Cvstodia.” The Lore Hunter. October 21st, 2019. “Blasphemous II, EP02: Touring Cvstodia | Dev Diaries” The Game Kitchen. 2023 “Blasphemous II, EP03: “The Art and the Miracle” | Dev Diaries” The Game Kitchen. 2023. Landing Blasphemous: The Making of Blasphemous 1 (Full Documentary). Dir. Rodri Vazcano. The Game Kitchen. 2021. “La historia de Blasphemous 1 y 2 explicada – Análisis a fondo del ‘lore'” by Julián Ramírez. GamerFocus. October 21st, 2023. “Feeling History in Blasphemous: Monstrosity and Spectacle through Time” by Jack Orchard. Play the Past. February 22nd, 2022. “Spain's dwindling knife sharpeners” by Tom Burridge. BBC News, Madrid. January 8th, 2014. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads go surfing on a soundwave and swing through the stars as they tag along on the increasingly alarming field trips of Ms. Frizzle in the landmark children's franchise: The Magic School Bus. Topics include the original books, the extraordinary TV show, and the computer game adaptations that taught a generation about the nightmarish mini-games hiding in their kidneys. Media Referenced in this Episode: The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Scholastic. 1989. The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Scholastic. 1990. The Magic School Bus TV Show: #1: “Gets Lost in Space” #2: “For Lunch” The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body (Computer Game) Developed by Music Pen. 1994. The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System (Computer Game) Developed by Music Pen. 1994. Interview With Bruce Degen (Magic School Bus) Interview With Joanna Cole “Joanna Cole, Author of ‘The Magic School Bus' Book Series, Dies at 75” by . The Hollywood Reporter. July 15th, 2020. “Two Decades of Fun and Learning on the Magic School Bus” by Sally Lodge. Publisher's Weekly. July 27th, 2006. Obituary: Joanna Cole by Shannon Maughan. Publisher's Weekly. July 16th, 2020. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Normal Field Trip” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Josh Boerman as “Arnold” “Ride On the Magic School Bus” Covers by: Piano: Guess the Theme Songs Organ: Jonny Music Electronic: Stuart Pett

Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend) and the lads hop in Benny the Cab and floor it to Toontown as they cover Robert Zemeckis' seminal live-action/animated triumph: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Topics include the perfect storm of the film's creation, the meticulous production design, and the vital importance of venerating comedy that hits you like a piano to the head. Mattie Lubchansky: Twitter // Instagram // Patreon Boys Weekend: A hilarious trans-“final girl” horror graphic novel about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong. A witty, tender romp through the cosmic horror of being alive   Temporal Culture War: Mattie Lubchansky and Clayton Ashley figure out what the hell was going on in culture in the early 2000s while they wade through episodes of Star Trek Enterprise. Available on Spotify // Apple Podcasts // RSS Feed Media Referenced in Episode: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Dir. Robert Zemeckis. 1988. Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit. More info about TV Guardian “‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Hits 30: A Look Back at ILM's AStonishing Old-School Optical VFX” by Ian Failes. Cartoon Brew. June 21st, 2018. “‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Creators on How They Broke All The Rules” by Brian Welk. The Wrap. June 19th, 2018. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Secret to a Perfect Rabbit Marriage” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Starring A.J. Ditty as “Roger Rabbit”

Jake from the I Hate James Dobson podcast joins the lads for a Whit's Endless Summer: Origins as they zero in on Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and his interview with one of the most vicious monsters in American history: Ted Bundy. Topics include the psychopathy of Bundy, the narcissism of Dobson, and the horrific societal implications of trying to ban Santa from your phone sexline.   I Hate James Dobson: Join therapists Jake (a former Evangelical) and Brooke (who knows almost nothing about Evangelical culture) as they read and tear apart Dobson's works. Get ready to laugh, cry, and rip your hair out as we explore the very many reasons why I Hate James Dobson. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: The Playlist WHMB-TV Indianapolis Ted Bundy Final Interview & Panel Discussion, 1989 January 23, 1989 Dr James Dobson press conference on eve of Ted Bundy's execution Dr. James Dobson Interview About Pornography & Ted Bundy Dr James Dobson - Pornography: Addictive, Progressive and Deadly Ted Bundy Dr. James Dobson on the 30th anniversary of Bundy's execution The Research “3 state attorneys leaving: Tanner didn't run from controversy” by Dana Treen. The Florida-Times Union. Jan. 4th, 2009. “Anti-pornography groups reportedly got profits from Ted Bundy tape” Tampa Bay Times, April 7, 1990 Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, Final Report The Historical Timeline of Focus on the Family Defending the Devil : My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer by Polly Nelson. William Morrow and Company. 1952. James Dobson's War on America by Gil Alexander-Moegerle. Prometheus Books. 1997. “Last Bundy Interview Called ‘Con Game'” Deseret News, September 12, 1989 The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy by Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth. Authorlink Press. 1999. “The Root of James Dobson's Political Power Is Decades of Parenting Advice” by Sarah McCammon. Time. July 25th, 2024. The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Pocket Books. 2009. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Commercial: “The Interview” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Starring Zac Moon as “Ted Tindale” and James Fouhey as “Kerrin J. Wyatt” // Feat. “Fleetwood Mac - The Chain: violin cover” by Steve Bingham.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Jake from the I Hate James Dobson podcast joins the lads for a Whit's Endless Summer: Origins as they zero in on Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and his interview with one of the most vicious monsters in American history: Ted Bundy. Topics include the psychopathy of Bundy, the narcissism of Dobson, and the horrific societal implications of trying to ban Santa from your phone sexline. I Hate James Dobson: Join therapists Jake (a former Evangelical) and Brooke (who knows almost nothing about Evangelical culture) as they read and tear apart Dobson's works. Get ready to laugh, cry, and rip your hair out as we explore the very many reasons why I Hate James Dobson. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: The Playlist WHMB-TV Indianapolis Ted Bundy Final Interview & Panel Discussion, 1989 January 23, 1989 Dr James Dobson press conference on eve of Ted Bundy's execution Dr. James Dobson Interview About Pornography & Ted Bundy Dr James Dobson - Pornography: Addictive, Progressive and Deadly Ted Bundy Dr. James Dobson on the 30th anniversary of Bundy's execution The Research “3 state attorneys leaving: Tanner didn't run from controversy” by Dana Treen. The Florida-Times Union. Jan. 4th, 2009. “Anti-pornography groups reportedly got profits from Ted Bundy tape” Tampa Bay Times, April 7, 1990 Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, Final Report The Historical Timeline of Focus on the Family Defending the Devil : My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer by Polly Nelson. William Morrow and Company. 1952. James Dobson's War on America by Gil Alexander-Moegerle. Prometheus Books. 1997. “Last Bundy Interview Called ‘Con Game'” Deseret News, September 12, 1989 The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy by Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth. Authorlink Press. 1999. “The Root of James Dobson's Political Power Is Decades of Parenting Advice” by Sarah McCammon. Time. July 25th, 2024. The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Pocket Books. 2009.   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Interview” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Starring Zac Moon as “Ted Tindale” and James Fouhey as “Kerrin J. Wyatt” // Feat. “Fleetwood Mac - The Chain: violin cover” by Steve Bingham.

Jason Koebler is a co-founder and editor of 404 Media. Throughout 2024 Jason has been reporting on Facebook and how it's become overrun with uncanny AI content, and last month he figured out where it's all coming from. This morning Josh sat down with Jason to learn more about his reporting, and over the course of 40 minutes they talked about the degradation of Facebook and how it may be a sign of things to come for the rest of the internet. Read more from Jason: Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From Facebook's AI Spam Isn't the ‘Dead Internet': It's the Zombie Internet Do You Like These AI Images of Dying, Mutilated Children? Facebook Algorithm Wonders Facebook's Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms Check out Jason's podcast: The 404 Media Podcast Listen to Jason's episode of Ten Thousand Posts: The Big Slop Part 1 feat. Jason Koebler Get access to our full episode about Shrimp Jesus and the Death of Facebook, plus 70+ more premium episodes, for $5/month at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worstofall

Justin Roczniak (Well There's Your Problem) joins the lads from some good, old-fashioned city planning as they cover Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive's 2015 city building simulator: Cities: Skylines. Topics include the origins of city building sims, the many pleasures of Ulm, and the horrors of fully-rendered teeth in a game where you just want to optimize traffic flow. Justin Roczniak: Twitter // Youtube Well There's Your Problem is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspective, with jokes. Youtube / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Media Referenced in this Episode: Cities: Skylines. Colossal Order. 2015. Cities: Skylines 2. Colossal Order. 2023. Urban Dynamics. Jay W. Forrester. 1969. Playing Cities Skylines 2 While Getting Dangled From a Crane TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Andy Phillips Presenting to the Doodleburg Town Council On the Eve of the Great ‘Fill The Hole' Construction Project, July 15th, 2044 ” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Starring A.J. Ditty as “Councilman Mancouncil” and David Armstrong as “Andy Phillips” and “Charles Foster Chungus”.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads get photocopied and make their way to Jefferton, alive, as they cover Tim and Eric's Adult Swim debut: Tom Goes to the Mayor. Topics include the origins of Tim and Eric, their many innovations to comedy, and the prescience of a show that predicted A.I. with a calcucorn. Media Referenced In this Episode: Tom Goes to the Mayor. Created by Tim And Eric. 2004. Tom Goes To The Mayor - A Look Behind “‘Tom Goes to the Mayor' granted second season” Today. May 31st, 2006. Tom Goes To The Mayor Unaired Pilot # 1 Tom Goes To The Mayor Returns (Unaired Pilot # 2) UsedWigs Interview with Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim “Q&A: Tim and Eric's suburban-hell masterpiece, 'Tom Goes to the Mayor'” by Coury Turczyn. Popcult. February 22nd. 2018. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Coyote Alert” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Starring A.J. Ditty as “Johnny Danger” and Brian Alford as “The Boss Man”

The lads throw on their Oakland A's jerseys and get a little romantic about baseball as they cover Bennett Miller's 2011 anti-sports film: Moneyball. Topics include the chaotic pre-production, the highs and lows of the Zaillian/Sorkin screenplay, and what it means to build a film around a philosophy that would ultimately change baseball for the worse. Media Referenced in this Episode: Moneyball. Dir. Bennett Miller. 2011. “Brad Pitt Reveals What He, Sony Did to Save ‘Moneyball'” by Alex Ben Block. The Hollywood Reporter. December 16th, 2011. “Soderbergh's Moneyball mothballed” by Xan Brooks. The Guardian. July 3rd, 2009. “THR's Writer Roundtable: 6 Top Scribes Talk Standing Up to Clint Eastwood, Dealing with Rewrites and Being Fired by Your Wife” by Matthew Belloni and Stephen Galloway. The Hollywood Reporter. November 21st, 2011. VIDEO: A-Rod regrets kissing mirror in 2009 photo shoot TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Betrayal” feat. Ben Schrager as “Mr.” and Anne Huston as “Mrs.”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR VISUALS HERE!!!! The lads make their long-awaited pilgrimage to the rotten heart of the evangelical project, Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, to cover the 1000th episode celebration of Adventures in Odyssey. Topics include the horrific vibes, Adventures in Odyssey trading cards, and what it means to watch a corpse of an organization come together to celebrate their own slow, inevitable demise. DONATE TO PRISM COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE, PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey Commercial: “A Conspiracy Theorist Sits Alone in the Denver International Airport”

OUR LIVE SHOW IN COLORADO SPRINGS IS THIS WEEKEND, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4. CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS! Juniper (Western Kabuki) visits the lads in Odyssey for further adventures in escape rooms, game nights, and bidding farewell to a beloved Odyssian through the power of deepfakes. Topics include Jigsaw middle schoolers, the rage of the Whit 3, and the complicated legacy of both Eugene Meltsner and the man who leant him his voice: Will Ryan. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Juniper: Twitch // Patreon // Twitter Western Kabuki: Juniper and Caleb with their trusty producer Alex delve into internet topics du jour. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter Episode with Josh about the Red Heifer Prophecy Cratediving: a show where june & snailey plunder the depths of the internet to listen and react to the most esoteric music they can find Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #877: A Sacrificial Escape #952: Game Night #966-969: The Best is Yet To Come, Parts 1-4 Buckles the Echidna by AshleyFluttershy on DeviantArt   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Estragonov's Escape Room Express”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Audrey and Korla (Data Transfer) take the lads on a trip to the post-cyberpocalypse as they cover Tales of Game's infamous free-to-play sequel to a certain Michael Jordan/Looney Tunes mashup: Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. Topics include the game's overt racism, forum culture in the mid-2000s, and the lessons to be learned from a game where Charles Barkley destroys half of New York with a Chaos Dunk. LIVE SHOW TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW Data Transfer: A watch-along series for the Digimon franchise, where two transfemme dorks make their way through every season of Digimon anime that exists. Hosts Audrey and Korla discuss each episode with an intensely queer lens and share their experiences with Digimon throughout their lives along the way. Website // Spotify // Apple Podcasts Post Ponies: Episode recaps of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, hoping to glean something about the rise of fascism in America and around the world. Somehow. Hosted by four trans girls who can not be trusted with the aux. It will not be safe for work. Website // Spotify // Apple Podcasts Radio Free Tote Bag: A weekly relationship advice podcast hosted by Audrey and Donovan. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. Tales of Game's. 2008. GZ Post on SA forums about the State of Barkley 2 Shaq mocks Charles Barkley for his role in Space Jam - Inside the NBA Barkley 2 - an RPG Sequel to Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden The future of Barkley 2 Update 35: Information about Barkley 2 Updates - why you haven't heard from us and why the game isn't dead yet. · Barkley 2 - an RPG Sequel to Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Reading of The Navy Seal Copypasta”

Tom and Joe (Anime Sickos) throw the lads in the Epoch and hop through time as they cover Square's landmark 1995 RPG: Chrono Trigger. Topics include the thrill of flame tornados, the anxieties of action time battle, and the importance of camaraderie in the face of an apocalyptic DJ from space. LIVE SHOW TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW Anime Sickos: A podcast for geniuses about the four pillars of modern misery: anime, gaming, posting, & jobs. Starring Tom & Joe. New episodes every Wednesday. Patreon // Twitter // Tumblr Media Referenced in this Episode: Chrono Trigger. Square, 1995. Chrono Trigger – 1995 Developer Interviews - shmuplations.com Commercial: “A Message from the Nu” O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei (Remix in style of Sega Genesis 16 bit)

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