The Worst of All Possible Worlds

The lads make their annual pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor and watch a lot of people read documents as they plunge into the intense historical accuracy and coma-inducing pace of 1970s docudrama: Tora! Tora! Tora! Topics include the unique Japanese/American co-production, the difficulties in making a narrative about Pearl Harbor, and what it means to have the dubious honor of being the best piece of media ever made about the day that will live in infamy. 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: Tora! Tora! Tora! Dir. Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku. 20th Century Fox. 1970. Available on Amazon // AppleTV TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Settling Sound”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads strap on their netrunner suits and sharpen their katanas as they venture beyond the Blackwall to tackle one of the most infamous triple-AAA releases of all time: CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077. Topics include the decade-long development cycle, the breathtaking Keanu Reeves, and what it means to find authenticity in a world that's constantly trying to make you flatline. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red Available on Steam // PS5 // XBOX “GOG: Preserving Gaming's Past & Future” by NoClip “The Story of CD Projekt” by NoClip TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Message from the Night City Tourism Board” ft. Donovan Eyre as “Norman Normalhand”

Webcomic artist Max Graves (what happens next) helps the lads burn down a house as they return to Odyssey for adventures in gang initiations, wheelchairs, and arson. Topics include the lore of Marshall Younger, the panopticon of homeschooling moms, and how to reform someone whom society has deemed to be bad to the Rathbone. Max Graves: Tumblr // Twitter // Bluesky // Instagram // Patreon 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! what happens next - at age 15, milo was convicted for his involvement in the murder of haylie gorski. the internet never forgets. Media Referenced in this Episode: “Adventures in Odyssey and Ableism with Randall Chrisman”. Veterans of Culture Wars, Episode 5. Adventures in Odyssey #300 - “Preacher's Kid” #301 - “The Good, The Bad, & Butch” #299 - “The Truth About Zachary” #263 - “When Bad Isn't So Good” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Bones of Rath”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO  Patreon.com/worstofall Riley Quinn (Trashfuture) and the lads bear witness to the highs of TROJENA and the lows of OXAGON as they dive deep into the theoretical quackery and architectural absurdity that is the Saudi Arabian “city of the future” project known as NEOM. Topics include the inspirations for NEOM, the logistics of constructing Venice II, and the horrifying reality of building a toaster prison in the middle of the desert. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Riley Quinn - Twitter 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 TF episode about the Discovery UK NEOM documentary: We're All Gonna Move To Bergh-Line feat. Hesse Media Referenced in this Episode: The Playlist: This is NEOM What is OXAGON #TROJENA, the first ski destination in the mountains of Saudi Arabia This is Sindalah - The Islands of NEOM What is THE LINE? THE LINE: Saudi Arabia's City of the Future in NEOM. THE LINE | The City of the Future NEOM in progress - October 2023 NEOM Is a Parody of the Future This city concept breaks architecture (THE LINE) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: HEPTAGON feat. Eleanor Philips as “The Voice of the Future”

The lads interrupt their incessant flippy-floppy making with slippery people as they get a job trying to make sense of Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads' landmark concert film: Stop Making Sense. Topics include the contentious history of Talking Heads, the empathetic filmmaking of Jonathan Demme, and the enduring power of this once in a lifetime Gen X party that ain't no party and sure as hell ain't no disco. 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: Stop Making Sense. Dir. Jonathan Demme. 1984. Burning down the house by David Bowman. Salon, December 3rd, 2003. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Building a Lifeline (To My Ancient Spider God)”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Anne Huston (Caveat NYC) joins Brian and Josh to do battle with the Slender Man and other monsters from 2009's viral YouTube horror series Marble Hornets. Their journey takes them from semi-incoherent college memories to the content cornucopia of the Something Awful Forums, Reddit, and early YouTube: reminders of an internet where people could create freely without extreme commercial pressure. They also talk a lot about something called Ong's Hat. Hope you had a happy Halloween! Anne Huston is the General Manager at Caveat, a cabaret comedy theatre located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Marble Hornets Season 1 dir. Troy Wagner and Joseph DeLage (independent, 2009). Full playlist on YouTube The Blair Witch Project dir. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez (Artisan Entertainment, 1999). BoxOfficeMojo // Letterboxd // TMDB Ted's Caving Page on angelfire.com “Ong's Hat: The Early Internet Conspiracy Game That Got Too Real” by Jed Oelbaum. Gizmodo, February 21, 2019. The Wyoming Incident Original Upload on YouTube The "Wyoming Incident" discussion thread on the Something Awful Forums Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident on YouTube Create Paranormal Images thread on the Something Awful Forums

Hacktivist/irl tiny kitten maia arson crimew (maia.crimew.gay) returns to discuss Neuromancer, the 1984 sci-fi novel that coined the term “cyberspace” and inspired a generation of hackers. Topics include breasting boobily up and down stairs, the parallels with 1995's Hackers, and how impressively William Gibson manages to capture the feeling of being perpetually on the run. maia arson crimew (it/she): i am gay, mostly for girls, and i'm a tiny kitten :3. i know lot's of things about cyber security, programming and far too little about music but i still try to do all those things at once. Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // Bluesky 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: Neuromancer by William Gibson (Ace; First Edition, 1984). Goodreads // Bookshop.org Hackers dir. Iain Softley (MGM/United Artists, 1995). Letterboxd // TMDB “Europe's Richest Royal Family Builds $300 Billion Finance Empire” by Benjamin Stupples. Bloomberg, September 29, 2023. “'Trina's Dorm” by icedCelery. Ao3.org Commercial: “Case's Dream” featuring Greg Foster as Case

The lads return to Odyssey for more adventures in lawsuits, orthodontics, and, in the first Whit's Endless Summer three-parter, the Underground Railroad. Topics include the right's obsession with frivolous lawsuits, the conservative playbook for taking on school boards, and how to teach children about the atrocities of slavery. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #306: “A Victim of Circumstance” #308: “Subject Yourself” #314-316: “The Underground Railroad Parts 1-3" TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Law Offices of Weasel, Weasel, and Weasel”

Tarence Ray (Trillbilly Worker's Party) and the lads jot down their devotionals and sing praises to the mid-90s as they cover DC Talk's seminal 1995 grunge-as-worship album: Jesus Freak. Topics include the band's Liberty University origins, the impressive sonic palette, and what it takes to make art in the world of corporate evangelicalism. Tarence Ray - Twitter // Instagram // The Baffler // The Nation Trillbilly Worker's Party - Trillbilly Worker's Party is a podcast about a town called Whitesburg, Kentucky. Apple Podcasts // Spotify // Patreon 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: Jesus Freak by DC Talk - Spotify // Apple Music 33 1/3's DC Talk's Jesus Freak by Will Stockton and D. Gilson. Bloomsbury Press, 2018. DC Talk: Jesus Freak-The Pitchfork Review by Brad Shoup. Pitchfork.com. August 1st, 2021. “Finding Hip-Hop's Sacred Ground” by Natalie Hopkinson. The Washington Post, April 20th, 2003. intermission: a decade of dc Talk. PAX TV Special. November 17th, 2000. Michael Tait thanks President Trump President Trump gives Michael Tait (of #NewsboysUnited) a shout out! TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

The lads grab their potatoes and molasses, join the Adelaide Parade, and march into the Unknown as they cover the Emmy Award-winning 2014 Cartoon Network miniseries: Over the Garden Wall. Topics include the show's many artistic inspirations, superlative storytelling, and the benefits of rock facts when you find yourself lost in the woods. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Over the Garden Wall The Art of Over the Garden Wall Dante's Inferno: A New Verse Translation by Robert Pinsky TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Message from Jason Funderberker”

Playwright Chas LiBretto (Cyclops: A Rock Opera) joins the lads for some globe-trotting Odyssey adventures as Jason Whittaker and Jack Allen do battle with secret societies, synthetic viruses, and the return of the most evil child psychologist in all of radio drama: Dr. Regis Blackgaard. Topics include spy stories, adapting the Odyssey, and the limits of the imagination when seen through the evangelical lens. 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! Chas LiBretto - Twitter // Instagram // Website Cyclops: A Rock Opera at The Tank, October 20th-November 3rd Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #42: The Last Great Adventure of the Summer #290: A Name, Not a Number, Part 1 #291: A Name, Not a Number, Part 2 #292: A Code of Honor Birds of a Feather - #1 by Jim Daly “Christian Broadcaster Will Focus on Families--in Russia: James Dobson will visit the Soviet Union in August and try to influence policy there with books and videos” by Mike Ward. LA Times, July 4th, 1991 “Embracing God's Truth in a Hostile Culture” by Jim Daly “The Wild East” by Seymour M. Hersh. The Atlantic, 1994. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Public Service Announcement from the ESA”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their Iver-Johnson .32s and make their way to the head of the line as they cover Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1990 murderous musical: Assassins. Topics include the show's initial negative reception, the inevitable critical reappraisal, and the dissonant, violent chords lurking just beneath the promise of the American Dream. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording 2004 Broadway Revival Recording 2022 Off-Broadway Revival Recording The 2009 Korean Cast The 2013 Swedish Cast Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Ballad of Sam Bultch”-Music by Stephen Sondheim, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. Featuring David Armstrong as “Horny Fairgoer/Stephen Sondheim” and Eleanor Philips as “Gossipy Fairgoer”.

Drew Toothpaste (@drewtoothpaste) and the lads gulp down some cryptobiotes with a Monster energy chaser as they strap on their packages and unite the United Cities of America in Hideo Kojima's 2019 mail-delivery simulator: Death Stranding. Topics include the wonders of nature, the terrors of the afterlife, and what it means to build community in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by malevolent ghost babies. 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! Drew Toothpaste - Twitter // Bluesky // Patreon // Instagram Everything is Real - In Everything Is Real, Natalie Dee & Drew Toothpaste investigate the conspiracies and strange happenings that peel back the edge of reality. Join Drew (a research chemist) and Natalie (a Ph.D in Metaphysics) as they study the fringes of society. Media Referenced in this Episode: Death Stranding Available on PS4, PS5, and PC. P.T. by 7780s Studios Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Graham Sorter Brücken: A Life of Great Import(er)”

The lads sat down live and in person with our friends from the band Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, currently on their national tour! We enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation about what it's like working as a touring musician in 2023, including topics like selling out, the joys of performing, the difficulties of touring, and the value of merch. Over the next couple weeks, the band will be making stops in Asbury Park, Baltimore, Washington DC, Virginia, Birmingham, New Orleans, and of course their hometown of Austin. Check out the links for more info and buy your tickets now! TOUR DATES AND VENUES Twitter: @Gruberites Instagram: @hansgruberandthediehards Bandcamp: With a Vengeance Youtube: Hans Gruber Merch: Grube Shop Ska Punk International Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! 

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Nate Lamagna (@vrunt) helps the lads escape apes as they trudge through the mire of the varied and artistically bankrupt world of Non-Fungible Tokens. Topics include the history of cryptocurrency, the life-draining art style, and what to do in a world where, at last, all your apes are gone. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Nate Lamagna - Twitter // Venmo Media Referenced in this Episode: The Whole Dang Playlist We Met The Founder Of Ethereum, VICE on HBO, Season 6 (Bonus Scene) How To Play CryptoKitties The Red Ape Family | Episode 1 We're All Gonna Make It Paris Hilton Surprises Tonight Show Audience Members by Giving Them Their Own NFTs The Trailer for Seth Green's NFT Show. I animated the audio of Dana Snyder reading the "slurp juice" tweet because Aqua Teen Hunger Force is my all-time favorite show. Day in the Life: Interviewing Bored Ape Customers at NFT NYC x Apefest 2022‼️ Confessions from the Hart - Official Trailer (2022) Eminem, Snoop Dogg - From The D 2 The LBC (VMAs) HV-MTL Forge Explainer Video Line Goes Up by Dan Olson Tildeverse Cryptokitties Postmortem TIME magazine cover story on Buterin: “The Man Behind Ethereum Is Worried About Crypto's Future” by Andrew R. Chow. March 18th, 2022. Proof of Stake: The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of Blockchains by Vitalik Buterin TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com 

Audrey and Donovan from the Radio Free Tote Bag podcast (@rftbpod) join the lads as they grab their baseball bats and battle the infernos of marriage and pornography as they sprint headlong into the blaze of the disastrous Kirk Cameron vehicle: Fireproof. Topics include the importance of communication in relationships, why there isn't a Jay Leno recap podcast, and the horrifying menace hiding just behind the eyes of one of the Christian Right's biggest movie stars: Kirk Cameron. 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! Radio Free Tote Bag - Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram Audrey Brehm - Twitter Donovan Eyre - Twitter Media Referenced in this Episode: Fireproof Dir. Alex Kendrick. Sherwood Pictures, 2008. The Love Dare by Alex and Stephen Kendrick Fireproof Your Life: Building a Faith That Survives The Flames by Michael Catt TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Special Message from Kirk Thomas Cameron” feat. David Armstrong, Eleanor Philips, and A.J. Ditty as “Jeremiah”

Fan-favorite Lev Novak (@levnovak) returns to Odyssey as he takes the lads on adventures through the Old Testament, household budgeting, and the art of running for mayor of Odyssey. Topics include dull retellings of thrilling stories, pursuing your passions, and the confusing machinations of a certain evil child psychologist. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!   Lev Novak - Twitter // Instagram   Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #272 “Two Brothers…And Bernard Part 1” #273 “Two Brothers…And Bernard Part 2" #285 “George Under Pressure” #286 “Tom for Mayor Part 1" #287 “Tom for Mayor Part 2” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Grievin' Steven's Midnight Rodeo”

To celebrate their 100th episode, the lads decide to take some zyme and augment their vision as they finally cover what many people (including Josh) consider to be one of the greatest video games ever made: Ion Storm's Deus Ex. Topics include the variety of gameplay styles, the forever-memed dialogue, and the legacy of the first PC game that let you kill a guy with your legs. 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition available on Steam Warren Spector's GDC Speech on Deus Ex Great Moments in Video Game Voice Acting: Deus Ex (Hong Kong) Great Moments in Video Game Voice Acting: Deus Ex (Paris) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Message from UNATCO and the NYC Tourism Board” feat. Jay Anthony Franke as “J.C. ‘Cramble' Denton”. Jay Anthony Franke: Cameo // Instagram

Welcome to Deus Ex Week. In advance of Wednesday's episode, Jay Anthony Franke, the original voice of JC Denton, sat down with Josh to talk about his experience working on Deus Ex, both as a QA tester and a voice actor. Topics in this half-hour interview include Jay's career in acting, the process of making such an influential game, and how Deus Ex continues to be so resonant 23 years after its original release. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Jay Anthony Franke can be found on Instagram @jayanthonyfranke and on Cameo @jayanthonyfranke. Tickets for the 90s Dreams Fan Fest on Friday, October 13th at Stitch Bar & Blues in NYC are available through Prekindle.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   hi. There have been a lot of allegations going around and the lads would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight: this is an episode about apology videos. I know you've heard the ugly accusations that, in this episode, they talk about the origins of the American apology video, Shane Dawson's seeming addiction to making them, and the impossibility of true repentance when you've turned your life into a brand. Well, let me assure you, it's all true. Suck it h8ers. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: The Youtube Playlist of All Apology Videos Referenced Richard Nixon - "Checkers" Speech Jackie Gleason “You're in the Picture” Apology Episode Part One Jackie Gleason “You're in the Picture” Apology Episode Part Two Bill Clinton Admits to Having Inappropriate Relationship with Monica Lewinsky Shane Dawson: “My Apology (Blackface & Offensive Videos)” Logan Paul: “So Sorry.” Kevin Spacey: “Let Me Be Frank” Colleen Ballinger: “addressing everything” Jenna Marbles: “Jenna Marbles Apology” Shane Dawson: “Taking Accountability” Try Guys: “what happened.” Colleen Ballinger: “hi.” “Image repair discourse and crisis communication” by William L. Benoit “The Youtube Apology” by Gabriella Karlsson TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “An Apology Song” by Richard Milhous Nixon

Pulitzer-Prize winning composer and playwright Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop, White Girl in Danger!) joins the lads in lighting up a mean blaze with posters (and screenplays!) as they dive headlong into the grunge and Gen X angst of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-Prize winning musical watershed: Rent. Topics include the influential score, the show's vague politics, and the lasting legacy of one of the most seminal rock musicals of all time. 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! Michael R. Jackson - Twitter // Instagram // Website // A Strange Loop (UK) Tickets Media Referenced in Episode: Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway People in Trouble by Sarah Schulman Stagestruck by Sarah Schulman TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “You'll Die Alone” - Music by Jonathan Larson - Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. - feat. Eleanor Philips as “Roger 

Jacob Dallas-Main and Joss Olson (The Socialist Shelf) join the lads in Odyssey for adventures in Hollywood self-absorption and saying goodbye to the god-king of Odyssey himself: John Avery Whittaker. Topics include using art to exact petty revenges, the moral dubiousness of post-mortem performances, and the long, illustrious career of the original Whit: Hal Smith. The Socialist Shelf - Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram // Youtube // Bluesky Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #278 “The Fifth House on the Left, Part 1” #279 “The Fifth House on the Left, Part 2" #280 “Gone…” #281 “…But Not Forgotten” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Big Bargain Bill's Used Car Barn”

Scott Benson (Night in the Woods, Revenant Hill) and the lads grab some holy water and their sturdiest whips as they cover what is widely considered to be one of the greatest games ever made: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Topics include the gorgeous art-style, some sweet speedrunning tricks, and the lasting impact of art that pokes at the edges of its own possibility. 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! Scott Benson - Twitter // Instagram Revenant Hill - Website // Steam Media Referenced in this Episode: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night // Available on All Major Platforms Castlevania Radio Drama “Cynthia Harrell, The Woman Who Sang 'Snake Eater,' Is Ready To Be Heard Again” by Ash Parrish, Kotaku October 21, 2020 “Dendy's Dream Debased” by Roman Muradov, Medium February 2, 2015. No Cartridge Live With Scott Benson “Unfinished symphony: Castlevania's keeper speaks” by Simon Parkin, Eurogamer, April 9, 2014. “What's next for Koji Igarashi, the man who left Castlevania and Konami behind” by Michael McWhertor, Polygon, March 19th, 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 hop in their Chron-O-Johns and do battle with the diabolical Purple Tentacle as they tackle the intricate puzzlebox that is LucasArts' landmark comedy-adventure game: Day of the Tentacle. Topics include the origins of LucasArts, the cartoon logic of the puzzles, and the fierce originality of one of the funniest adventure games ever made. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Day of the Tentacle: Remastered “Day of the Tentacle: The Oral History” by Bob Mackey. USGamer, June 25th 2018. Ron Gilbert - Maniac Mansion postmortem The Making of Day of the Tentacle (30th Anniversary Documentary) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Voicemail from George Lucas” Featuring Abe Goldfarb (@abegoldfarb) as “George Lucas”

Greg Foster (@dadshammdad) from Brigham Young Money challenges Brian and Josh to construct and deliver a classroom rebuttal to the film that launched at least a thousand holy text messages: God's Not Dead (2014). Topics include the ethics of duck consumption, the parallels between Mormon and evangelical Christian culture, and the status of higher education in the state of Louisiana. 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! Greg Foster: Twitter / Bluesky Brigham Young Money is an award-losing Utah politics and culture podcast. Website / Twitter / Patreon Episode 109: A Year in Review w/ Brian and Josh Episode 101: Indignity Index w/ Brian Media Referenced in this Episode: God's Not Dead (2014, Pure Flix) Jesus Freaks: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus by DC Talk (1999, Albury Publishers) 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 cry havoc and loose the dogs of war as they cover Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1953 adaptation of one of Josh's favorite Shakespeare plays: Julius Caesar. Topics include the messiness of revolution, the shockwaves of Brando's career, and what it means to be masculine in a world where even your best bros can stab you with knives. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Julius Caesar (1953), dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. “About Shakespeare's Julius Caesar” by Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine, Folger Shakespeare. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “That Moment at a Wedding When the DJ Puts on “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers” 

Phoebe Roy (Masters of Our Domain, Ten Thousand Posts) and the lads hop in a car and head west, as they experience the trials and tribulations of Eugene Meltsner and Bernard Walton's road trip to San Diego. Topics include the purpose of experience, the geography of the US, and the logistics of being handcuffed to a corpse. 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! Phoebe Roy Twitter // Substack Masters of Our Domain: A podcast about Seinfeld from Phoebe Roy (10k Posts), who has seen it, and Milo Edwards (Trashfuture, Тумач), who hasn't. Podcast // Twitter // Patreon 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 #274 First Hand Experience #275 Second Thoughts #276 Third Degree #277 It Happened at Four Corners The Shaggy D.A. Scene TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Iowa State Fair!” 

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Brian and A.J. slap on some red/green wristbands and summon a CGI penguin to help them solve the mystery of Kyle Killen's cult TV one-season wonder: Awake. Topics include the absolutely wild premise, the advantages of casting two broadway legends as therapists, and the importance of taking big swings on network television. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Awake (2011) Available on Prime Episode One: “Pilot” Episode Six: “That's Not My Penguin” Episode Thirteen: “Turtles All The Way Down” “'Awake' finale questions answered by creator” by Mandi Bierly, Entertainment Weekly May 26th 2012 TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Boshes All the Way Down”

Alice Caldwell-Kelly (Trashfuture/Kill James Bond!/Well There's Your Problem) recruits the lads into the International Organization of Bros (IOB) as they take on Iran, Russia, and the Mexican Cartel in Infinity Ward's 2022 sequel/remake/propaganda fever dream Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Topics include the infamous Al Qaeda district of Amsterdam, the internet's obsession with Valeria, and the dangerous messages at the core of one of the best-selling games of 2022. 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! Alice Caldwell-Kelly: Twitter / Instagram / Patreon 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 Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/pop culture commentary podcast about the eponymous English spy, James Bond. Alice Caldwell-Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon watch a different Bond movie every fortnight in an attempt to give 007 the socialist, feminist comeuppance he so richly deserves. 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 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: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision, 2022) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision, 2019) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision, 2009) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision, 2007) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Eagle McGee's Male Murder Cream”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Hussein Kesvani (Trashfuture,Ten Thousand Posts) joins the lads in Odyssey for further adventures in pen pals, unemployment, and some good old fashioned lore spelunking. Topics include the allure of Lifetime movies, the death of Hal Smith, and the fascinating lore potential of a town with a weapons-grade nuclear device sitting in the back of an ice cream parlor. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Hussein Kesvani Website // Twitter Trashfuture: a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. Podcast // Website // Twitter // Patreon 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 #206 Pen Pals #262 A Prayer for George Barclay #268 Pet Peeves #266 It Began With a Rabbit's Foot #267 And Ended With a Handshake Something Awful's Cyber Seduction Review by Andrew "Linguica" Stine TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

The lads throw on their Throx and scrub their daddies as they dive headlong into the nightmares of capitalism in the hit reality TV show Shark Tank. Topics include what makes a good pitch, the number of socks in a Throx, and the odious core at the heart of American mythmaking. 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: Shark Tank Available on Hulu Playlist for this episode of the podcast can be found here “Ex-NFL player thought ‘Shark Tank' would launch his barbecue empire. It became a nightmare, he says” by Stacey Perman, LA Times. May 18th, 2023. Lori Cheek's TEDxFultonStreet talk Maneesh Sethi's TEDxWindsor talk Senate Banking Committee Examines FTX Collapse by C-SPAN. Senate Banking hearing on the downfall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX — 12/14/22 TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Featuring David Armstrong as “Mark Cuban” and Eleanor Philips as “Barbara Corcoran”. 

~~PRESALE FOR TWOAPW T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 22ND HERE~~ THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads head on down to Xanadu and throw themselves into the fire of the largest fireplace imaginable as they cover what is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made: Citizen Kane. Topics include the magnetism of Orson Welles, the revolutionary cinematography, and the enduring historical archetype of Charles Foster Kane. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Citizen Kane: Available on Apple TV AT&T Operators Recall War of the Worlds Broadcast Orson Welles Shakespeare Collection The Battle Over Citizen Kane The Citizen Kane of Fan-Fiction TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Featuring David Armstrong as “Orson Welles”.

~~PRESALE FOR TWOAPW T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 22ND HERE~~ Milo Edwards (Trashfuture, Masters of Our Domain) and the lads take a deep dive into the creepy, crawly mind of the worst horror writer to never exist as they fight the evil one-eyed aliens and menacing Scotsmen of the hit cult comedy series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Topics include the origins of the Garth Marenghi character, the significance of Scottish shortbread, and the delirious joys of watching Richard Ayoade shooting a shotgun at flying cutlery. 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! Milo Edwards: Twitter // Website // Standup Special Trashfuture: a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. Podcast // Website // Twitter // Patreon Masters of Our Domain: A podcast about Seinfeld from Phoebe Roy (10k Posts), who has seen it, and Milo Edwards (Trashfuture, Тумач), who hasn't. Podcast // Twitter // Patreon Media Referenced In this Episode: Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Available to Stream On Peacock // Amazon // Youtube “Garth Marenghi: how the Edinburgh award winner found his Darkplace” by Rachael Healy. The Guardian, February 24th, 2021. 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   Josh, Brian, and A.J. celebrate 500 patrons on Patreon by baring their legs at Caveat NYC, then sit down with Michael Kupperman to discuss two evangelical children's shows from the 80s and 90s: McGee and Me and the animated version of Adventures in Odyssey.   Michael Kupperman's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelKupperman/   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!   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Tonight at midnight, all union contracts governing how screenplays are written and paid for will expire unless a deal is reached between Hollywood and the Writers Guild of America. To find out what's been happening and what the implications of a writers' strike would be on the entertainment industry, Josh sat down and talked with WGA screenwriter Colby Day, whose upcoming film Spaceman, starring Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, and Paul Dano, is scheduled to be released by Netflix this fall. Follow the WGA on social media: WGA West on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook  WGA East on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook 

~~TICKETS FOR OUR LIVE SHOW ON THURSDAY 4/27 IN NYC ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Get your tickets right now at this link.~~ Josiah Sutton (Mammonburg) trades the lads' souls for pogs as they return once again to Odyssey to cover the trials and tribulations of making assumptions and the love life of Eugene Meltsner. Topics include homeschooling, total depravity, and whether or not everything is, in fact, coming up Milhouse. 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! Josiah Sutton: Twitter // Substack // Instagram Mammonburg is a podcast about the terrible dystopia we've found ourselves in, and what four very online leftist Christians think we should do about it. Usually, the answer is just a depressed shrug and something about praying, but sometimes we have some insight. Website Twitter Josh's Episode Media Referenced in this Episode: Episode #112: Curious, Isn't It? Episode #169: Hold Up! Episode #254: Truth, Trivia, and 'Trina Episode #260: Naturally, I Assumed TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.co 

~~TICKETS FOR OUR LIVE SHOW ON THURSDAY 4/27 IN NYC ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Get your tickets right now at this link.~~ THIS IS A PREVIEW OF A PREMIUM EPISODE. FOR THE FULL THING, CHECK US OUT AT Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their animal masks and letterman jackets as they dive into the neon-drenched gore and nihilistic depths of Dennaton Games' 2012 mega-hit: Hotline Miami. Topics include the game's difficulty, the absolutely killer soundtrack, and the cold, rotten core at the heart of America's obsession with violence. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Hotline Miami Available on Steam // All Platforms Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Available on Steam // All Platforms The Hotline Miami Story (Documentary) | Complex Hotline Miami Creators Break Down its Design & Legacy by Danny O'Dwyer “Hotline Miami and The Great Fake Difficulty” by Zachery Oliver. Theology Gaming. March 21st, 2014. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

~~TICKETS FOR OUR LIVE SHOW ON THURSDAY 4/27 IN NYC ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Get your tickets right now at this link.~~ Matt Barbot (@barbotrobot) returns to the pod to take the lads on a wild romp through the holy land as they cover Martin Scorsesse and Paul Scharder's controversial Passion project: The Last Temptation of Christ. Topics include the pitfalls of adapting Jesus' story, the petty backlash from the Christian Right, and the terrifying genitalia of Willem Dafoe. Matt Barbot: Twitter // Instagram // New Play Exchange 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!   Media Referenced in this Episode: The Last Temptation of Christ. Available on Amazon // Apple TV Don Wildmon: The Man the Networks Love to Hate by Don Wildmon with Randall Nulton. Bristol Books. 1989 Hollywood Under Siege: Martin Scorsese, The Religious Right, and the Culture Wars by Thomas R Lindlof. The University Press of Kentucky. 2008. The New Religious Right Versus Media Wrongs: AFA Fights Temptation by David S. Olsen. Journal of Film and Video. 2001. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

~~TICKETS FOR OUR LIVE SHOW ON THURSDAY 4/27 IN NYC ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Get your tickets right now at this link.~~   THIS IS A PREVIEW OF A PREMIUM EPISODE. FOR THE FULL THING, CHECK US OUT AT Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads return once more to the quaint, little town of Coleraine as they catch up with the Morrisons in their ongoing series chronicling the Keys for Kids' Christian radio drama: Down Gilead Lane. Topics include the long-awaited review of the “pilot”, the heinousness of the Richter Family, and the ever-present threat of Family Fun Center universalists.   Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!   Media Referenced in this Episode: Down Gilead Lane Season One, Episode 2: “The Unloveable: Part 1" Season Three, Episode 6: “Stars and Gripes” Season Three, Episode 8: “Beauty and the Beast Within” Season Three, Episode 13: “Summer Camp Blues” feat. Josh Boerman Beyond Gilead Season Twelve, Episode 5: “One Way” ‎Return to Gilead: An Interview with Beth Culp TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

The lads return to Odyssey for some thrilling adventures in daddy issues as they dive headlong into many trials and tribulations facing the fathers in Focus on the Family's America. Topics include Phil Lollar at his best, Bill Kendall at his worst, and the ongoing manipulation/conversion of one Eugene Meltsner. TICKETS FOR OUR LIVE SHOW ON THURSDAY 4/27 IN NYC ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Get your tickets right now at this link. 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: 195: Father's Day 230: Our Father 234: Our Daily Bread 232: Thy Kingdom Come 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 finally finish the hat as they cover James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's beautiful, pointillist musical: Sunday in the Park With George. Topics include the complexity of the score, the controversial second act, and the challenge of bringing order to the whole through design, composition, balance, light, and harmony. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Sunday in the Park with George by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. “Eight Lines (Octet)” by Steve Reich. 1979. Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim. Penguin Random House. 2011. “Partitions” by Milton Babbitt, 1957. Putting it Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine. macmillan Publishing. 2021. Reich and Sondheim: In Conversation and Performance. Interview with Frank Rich. Lincoln Center, 2016. Sondheim on Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions by Mark Eden Horowitz. Scarecrow Press, 2010. Also available on Youtube. “UK Omnibus: Sunday in the Park with Stephen.” 1990. “Putting It Together” Variations Barbara Streisand's Version The Academy Awards Version The Xerox Commercial Version The Ethan Allen Version TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

The lads strap on their gas masks and look for the light as they face down both the Infected and the evil heart of humanity in Naughty Dog's 2013 mega-hit: The Last of Us: Part I. Topics include the history of zombie media, the tremendous performances, and the deeply cynical philosophy at the heart of the “greatest video game story ever told.” 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! Media Referenced in this Episode: The Last of Us: Part I Available on PS5 // Steam The Last of Us: Remastered Available on PS4 The Last of Us Available on PS3 “Grounded: The Making of the Last of Us”. Directed by Jason Bertrand, Matt Chandronait, Jeffrey Keith Negus, Ryan O'Donnell, Cesar Quintero. Produced by Sony, Feb 2014. “The Power of Failure: Making ‘The Last of Us'” by Andrew Webster. The Verge September 19th, 2013. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Featuring Eleanor Philips as “Ellie”.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall THE LADS WATCH 8 MRBEAST VIDEOS AND THEN TALK ABOUT THEM (Not Clickbait). Topics include MrBeast's humble origins, the monetization of altruism, and the internet's canonization of St. Jimmy Donaldson. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: The Beast Playlist “Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King” by EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone April 9th, 2022. “Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World” by Taylor Lorenz, NYTimes, May 4th, 2021. The CouRage and Nadeshot Show, Episode 38: "MrBeast Shares His BIGGEST YouTube Secrets!" The Joe Rogan Experience, Episode #1788: MrBeast. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com 

TSA hacker maia arson crimew (@_nyancrimew) teaches Josh and Brian how to hack the planet as they ride the internet superhighway straight into the eXtreme cyberpunk 90's nostalgia of Iain Softley's Hackers. Topics include the art of the 90s montage, the legacy of Hackers in the hacktivist community, and the paramount importance of pulling a righteous hack.   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!   maia arson crimew (it/she) is gay, mostly for girls, and a tiny kitten :3 Website // Ko-Fi // Wikipedia   Media Referenced in this Episode: BTS Polaroids from the set of Hackers by Roger K Burton. Dazed Digital. How Telephone Phreaking Worked by The 8-Bit Guy. 2020. “how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps” by Maia Arson Crimew, Jan 19th, 2023 HACKERS: Iain Softley - Director Interview by Hackers Curator. Jan 29th, 2021. “House Republicans demand answers from TSA over No-Fly List hack” by Matthew Foldi. The Spectator, January 27th, 2023. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TOPatreon.com/worstofall Colby Day (@thecolbyday) is thrown into The Room of Consequences as he and the lads return to Odyssey for Adventures in Sodom, Gomorrah, and the most sinful place of all: the theater. Topics include the big swings of Phil Loller, the camp perfection of Edwin Blackgaard, and the paramount importance of keeping art weird. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Colby Day is a writer/director for theater/film. He wrote the upcoming Netflix film SPACEMAN, directed by Johan Renck (CHERNOBYL), starring Adam Sandler. His script IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE is set to be directed by Andrew Stanton (WALL-E). His short film Lead/Follow is now streaming. Twitter // Instagram // Website Watch Lead/Follow here! Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #210: On Solid Ground Adventures in Odyssey #236: Into Temptation Adventures in Odyssey #248: Terror from the Skies Adventures in Odyssey #218: A Class Act TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com (edited) 

Patrick Willems (@patrickhwillems) teaches the lads the ABC's of corporate espionage as they slide down the deeply intricate lore rabbit hole that is Dreamworks' 2017 fever dream: The Boss Baby. Topics include the scores of Hans Zimmer, the commodification of love, and the eternal and ever-growing rivalry between babies and puppies. 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! Patrick H. Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.” Twitter // Youtube // Nebula // Instagram // Letterboxd Night of the Coconut: Nebula // Vinyl Media Referenced in this Episode: The Boss Baby (2017) available on Amazon // Apple TV The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) available on Amazon // Apple TV The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018) available on Netflix The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022) available on Netflix TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial Written and Performed by Eleanor Philips

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK US OUT AT Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads hop into their ham trunks and floor it to the Great White North as they cover the trials and tribulations of the New Burbage Theater Festival in 2003's hit Canadian TV show: Slings and Arrows. Topics include the series' roots in the Stratford Theater Festival, magical Shakespeare harps, and the enduring legacy of one of the only successful TV shows about a life in the theater.   Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!   Media Referenced in this Episode: Slings and Arrows, Season One: Amazon // Acorn TV The Creators of Slings and Arrows Talk about Creating One of TV's Greatest Shows by Emily St. James, AV Club, May 30th, 2013. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge Audio) and the lads grab their whips and commit a colonialism as they return to Odyssey for some rip-roaring adventures in treasure hunting, stranger danger, and French missionary pranksters. Topics include the defense of property rights, the treachery of false uncles, and the many, many, many jobs of John Avery Whittaker.Trevor Strunk Twitter / Story Mode No Cartridge Audio: Critical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation! Available on Apple Podcasts // Spotify // Red Circle Support No Cartridge Audio on Patreon // Twitter Josh's Episode of No Cartridge About Thief 2: The Metal AgeMedia Referenced in this Episode: Episode #102: The Treasure of LaMonde! Episode #244 and #245: The Mysterious Stranger Parts 1 and 2 Episode #171 and #172: The Cross of Cortes Parts 1 and 2 TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads dive deep into the gaping hole at the heart of Noir York City as they brave the nauseating, bullet-ridden world of Remedy's Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. Topics include the Matrix-ization of video games, the tenets of Sam Lake's storytelling, and the bafflingly acclaimed legacy of the pills and simile-addicted Maximilian Payne.   Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall   Media Referenced in this Episode: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Available on Steam // Xbox // PS2 “30 best female video game characters, ranked” by Joal Ryan, CNET, Oct. 13, 2016 “LGR - Adventures of Ninja Nanny - PC Game Review” by LGR, LGR Youtube Channel, November 13, 2015 “Max Payne ‘Clones'” by Lucas Raycevik, Raycevik Youtube Channel Metacritic Reviews Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for PC “Sam Lake: The Remedy Story So Far” by Sam Lake. Digital Dragons Speech, 2017. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.co 

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Patrick Flynn (The Original Cast) as he and the lads celebrate Bobby's infamous 35th birthday in the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth deep-dive into marriage: Company. Topics include the many revivals of the show, the superb score/uneven book, and the incomparable performance of Raúl Esparza.   Patrick Flynn: Website / Twitter / New Play Exchange   The Original Cast is a podcast about original cast albums and the people who love them. Each episode, Patrick interviews someone who'd see on-stage, backstage, or in the house of a theatre about an original cast album they love. Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts Instagram / Twitter Media Referenced in this Episode: Company, dir. John Doyle, 2006. Youtube / Cast Recording Company, dir. Hal Prince, 1970. Original Cast Recording Company, dir. Marianne Elliot, 2018. London Cast Recording “Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes” by Stephen Sondheim, Penguin Random House. 2010. Original Cast Album: Company. Dir. D.A. Pennebaker. Watch it on HBO Max / Criterion Channel Masterworks Broadway presents Stephen Sondheim: The Story so Far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7IiisCxYN0 - This is not the episode where the Stritch interview comes from, but it's the same series. the interview has been completely offline for the last decade   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com Feat. David Armstrong as “Larry” and Eleanor Philips as “Multitudes of Amys”.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads grab their opals and dive deep into the Diamond District as they cover the Safdie Brothers' masterful two-hour panic attack: Uncut Gems. Topics include the sublime pacing, the proliferation of American gambling, and the career-best performance from Mr. Deeds himself: Adam Sandler.   Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!   Media Referenced in the Episode: Uncut Gems available on Peacock / AppleTV / Amazon ‎Chapo Trap House: 386 - Brother Magic feat. Josh and Benny Safdie (1/20/20). “Good Time directors the Safdie brothers: ‘Robert Pattinson was just a guy chasing work'” by Hermione Hoby. The Guardian. November 16th, 2017. “How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies Caeserized Campus Life” by Anna Betts, Andrew Little, Elizabeth Sander, Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly and Walt Bogdanich. NYTimes. November 23rd, 2022. “How The Safdie Brothers & Scribe Ronald Bronstein Took A Decade To Carve Out ‘Uncut Gems'” by Anthony D'Allesandro. Deadline. December 7th, 2019. “How the Sports Betting Industry Quietly Consumed America” by Wendover Productions, December 2022. “Meet Wayne Diamond, the man who made Uncut Gems unfuggedable” by Trey Taylor, The Face, December 17th, 2019. The PluggedIn Uncut Gems Review by Emily Clark. PluggedIn. January 3rd, 2020 “'This Is What Most People Go Through Here on the Block.' The Jewelers of the Diamond District on What's Real and What's Fiction in Uncut Gems” by Rachel E. Greenspan. TIME Magazine. January 8th, 2020. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton:  brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.co