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You Like the Worst StuffThis One is FOR THE FANS! [590]What is Nintendo without Bowser? Does Xbox have ANY future in consoles? Could Ubisoft be any more disgusting as the buzzards who run it (into the ground) continue to hack it apart in the name of "efficiency?" What does it really mean to make a game "FOR THE FANS!" and does anyone still care if Life is Strange tries to go back to whatever well they think that was? The gaming industry remains weird in 2026 and we're happy to dunk on it.PLUS:– COLIN: Dooms the World in Tony's latest book rec.– HAYGOOD: Shou...
2026-01-2829 min
You Like the Worst StuffFeral in 2026! Resolutions Schmesolutions! [589]For the past few years, we've been setting resolutions in our first episode after our holiday break. This year, we look back on our 2025 resolutions, then...kind of decide we're just done with them. Are there things we want to do and work on? Sure! But why add unnecessary pressure? LIVE! BE FREE! We also WRAP up what we've been doing since we last recorded a month ago!PLUS:– GOLDEN: KPop Demon Hunters wins at the Globes!– TAKE CARE: Of your mental health.– BACK IN TIME: Haygood's watching Castle, Tony's playing SNES!
2026-01-1434 min
You Like the Worst StuffYeahs, Un-Yeahs & Game of the Year 2025! [588]What stood out as the best and worst to our podcast crew in 2025? Join us for a fun look back on our Yeahs and Un-Yeahs from an insane year in pop culture and beyond as we no-look swan dive into 2026! – OUR PICKS: Game of the Year 2025!– MOST ANTICIPATED: What are looking forward to in 2026 and how did our 2025 lists pan out?– SOUND EFFECTS: Sonic the Hedgehog-flavored! Mmm.This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcas...
2025-12-3149 min
You Like the Worst StuffThe 2025 Holid-AI Special [586]It's that time of year again! Our annual tradition continues with a side-eye towards generative AI, Wicked: For Good, KPop Demon Hunters, 67, the Macy's Parade, The Life of a Showgirl, and much more from 2025 in pop culture. Will John Madden make a cameo? Will anything beat a Jet2 holiday? There's only one way to find out - listen and enjoy the fun, festive vibes!This episode was written and edited by Tony Sadowski, and includes Kat Riley, Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. Most music beds were found on soundimage.org and pixabay.com...
2025-12-1716 min
You Like the Worst StuffLast Gasp of Zaslav? [585]Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery?! This is an ongoing story, as the hostile takeover plot by the predictable cadre of evil villains is playing out as we speak...but we talk about the shifting winds in the media ownership landscape! We then detour to dunking on the FIFA Peace Prize participation trophy a very gross organization gave to Trump. PLUS:– WINNER: Thank Goodness You're Here is a good egg!– DETECTOR: Love for Emio: The Smiling Man!– NON-SPOILER: A can't-miss Yakuza mission recommendation!– TRAITOR: Tony moonlights on another podcast where a bunch of...
2025-12-1023 min
You Like the Worst StuffNostalgia! at the Macy's Parade [584]The gang talks about what's become of Black Friday and questions their individual levels of tolerance for hyper-consumerism. After a year of layoffs and censored job data, isn't two straight months of "Black Friday " psychosis more than a little tone deaf? ALSO this episode:– AI SUCKS: And rich companies like Amazon and Coke are using it.– TURN DOWN FOR WHAT: The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade was actually entertaining!– STATE OF PLAY: Haygood gets some new Sony gizmos!– SQUEAKY CLEAN: Kat digs Power Wash Simulator 2!– ARRRRRR: Fourhman is a cosplay pirate!*– FRE...
2025-12-0334 min
You Like the Worst Stuff2025 Game Awards Live Vote-Along! [583]It's time for the annual tradition you know and dread...join us as we cast our votes live for The Game Awards and make fun of all the things that suck about it along the way! PLUS...– LOVE FOR: Celebrity guests in Hitman, Octopath Traveler Zero– SHADE FOR: Hyper-consumerism, deer– NOSTALGIA FOR: Xbox 360 20 years later– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast...
2025-11-2658 min
You Like the Worst StuffDr. Robotnik's Mean Steam Machine [582]AI is poisoning the entertainment industry and some of gaming's biggest companies have slop on their hands. Shots are fired at Ubisoft, Activision, and even Disney for wading into those murky waters! ALSO this episode:– NEW MACHINERY: Steam Machine is real!– NEW SIDEKICK: Samus gets a divisive new pal!– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links...
2025-11-1934 min
You Like the Worst StuffA Bidet is Useless for Me [581]Lots going on in Nerd News this week, including a story about Keighley backing away from the First Class program, Square-Enix leaning into (ugh) AI for play testing, and financial drama for Funko POP! PLUS...– HUNTR$X: Hope no one wanted KPop Demon Hunters toys for Christmas...– POSSIBLY ILLEGAL: Haygood's Nike gift card– BOKOBLIN': Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment– FLIPPIN' FOR: Q-Up– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman and Tony Sadowski o...
2025-11-1233 min
You Like the Worst StuffMystery Science Theater: New Horizons [580]It's time for a good old-fashioned Watch-Along with Tony and Fourhman, as they invite you to synchronize your YouTube and enjoy a little live commentary on the Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch 2 Edition and Version 3.0 Update video Nintendo surprised us with a few days ago! Early thoughts on what was revealed, what's good, what's silly, and whether or not we're excited to return to the islands. PLUS...– DONE DONE DONE: Kpop Demon Hunters wins Halloween!– POKEMON MON MON: Legends Z-A is...fun?!– MINI-FIGS FIGS FIGST: Fourhman gets a 3D printer!– FREE: Steam ga...
2025-11-0540 min
You Like the Worst StuffA Very HUNTR/X Halloween [579]Kat jumps into the hosting role this week to lead a conversation about Once Upon a Katamari and Power Wash Simulator 2! Plus, what even are the "Console Wars" and does GameStop have any standing to declare them "over" now that Microsoft is bringing Halo to PlayStation?ALSO in this episode:– ENJOYING: Death Stranding 2– CELEBRATING: Masahiro Sakurai– RETCONNING: The Star Wars sequel trilogy through Hunt for Ben Solo– FREE: Steam DLC for first to cash in the codes!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, J...
2025-10-2941 min
You Like the Worst StuffMario's Daddy Goes to the Movies [578]Legendary Nintendo game designer and creator of Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Starfox – basically everyone's gaming childhood – is taking nerd fire for a roughly translated quote that seemed to say video games are temporary while film is timeless. We dare to ask...is he wrong?After we also ruffle the feathers of insecure fanboys, we talk about the lack of voice acting and general AAA polish in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. It's currently getting a thumbs up in one of our households and it'll still sell a bajillion copies, so we dare to ask...
2025-10-2241 min
You Like the Worst StuffThe Passing of Game Pass [577]Look, we're noted buyers. We've been doing a podcast about our ridiculous pop culture favorites and dumb buying habits since 2011, and we're on the record as saying gaming isn't a cheap hobby. You don't play video games to save money. But SHEESH, everyone's feeling the insane prices of everything now - and we have to ask, is even the vaunted Game Pass worth it anymore? PLUS:– PLAYED OUT: Did you know there was a PlayStation Gear store? Emphasis on the "was."– CIVIL WAR 2.0: Not in this political climate, says Ubisoft.– WORRIED ABOUT: Wonder Man
2025-10-1539 min
You Like the Worst StuffThe Life of a Podcaster, Baby [576]There is nothing bigger in pop culture right now than Taylor Swift's latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. 2 out of 3 hosts have been listening to it since launch and are ready to share their thoughts on the album and the somewhat mixed critical and cultural reaction to it. Kat also went to a screening of the TLOAS film, so she shares memorable moments from that! PLUS:– KPOP DEMON HUNTERS: Fourhman has played the Fortnite HUNTR/X event, plus we talk SNL cameo and Fallon performance.– SWIPED: Tony talks about the debut novel by the crea...
2025-10-0631 min
You Like the Worst StuffKPop Blippo Slayers: The Gathering [575]Tons of gaming news to talk about this week with Tokyo Game Show, an Xbox event, and the latest State of Play video from Sony! But the big question...do we actually want to play any of it? Also highly questionable, the GameStop Shiny Miraidon giveaway code fiasco. PLUS:– KPOP DEMON HUNTERS: Fortnite bound?– DEMON SLAYER: That is one infinite castle...– BLIPPO+: Binge in color now on Switch!– GATEKEEPING: The Office comes to Magic: The Gathering– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!This episode wa...
2025-10-0139 min
You Like the Worst StuffVirtual Boy was Not Great! [574]A 60-minute Nintendo Direct packed full of games, goofy gizmos, and Galaxy-themed goodies is the focus of our skeptical glares this week. There was a LOT to talk about, but how much of it are we excited to play? And we may have hit the price point in gaming where even Fourhman turns his nose up at collectables he'd usually scoop right up. The lousy economy isn't exactly helping the video game industry's case. PLUS:– VIRTUAL BOY: Was always bad!– DOUBLE DRAGON: Was once deadly serious!– JUMP SCARE: Fatal Frame II & Resident Evil Requie...
2025-09-1729 min
You Like the Worst StuffFinally, Disney for Boys! + KPop Demon Hunters: The Haygood Review (#573)K-Pop Demon Hunters mania continues on YLTWS, as Haygood finally gets around to seeing it! What did he think? We talk about plans for turning the hit film into a franchise, sticking the sequel landing, and then dunk on an article arguing that Disney needs to start catering to Gen Z boys. PLUS:– LIT: Fourhman gets a HUNTR/X light stick– LATE: Helldivers 2– LIES: Tony talks the latest album by The Beths– LUCK: A free Steam game for first to cash in the code!We posted this episode a little e...
2025-09-1039 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #572 - K-Pop Demon Hunters Sing-AlongK-Pop Demon Hunters continues to dominate the pop culture landscape! A #1 Billboard hit, two others in the Top 10, and four more in the Top 26. Oscar buzz. Careening toward the all-time Netflix most-watched position. And now, #1 at the box office with a limited-engagement theatrical sing-along event!Tony and Fourhman were there and lived to podcast the tale of their KPDH Sing-Along experience. PLUS:– GAMESCOM LIVES: And Haygood reviews the highlights. Or...midlights?– NO WINNERS: Behind-the-scenes look at The Biggest Loser– SAKURAI FTW: How to make a 45-minutes Kirby Air Riders Direct watchable.–...
2025-08-2552 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #571 - HUNTR/X in Your AreaGood news, Millennials - it's Gen Z's turn to take the blame for ruining everything! We talk about the many factors at play in the Gen Z video game sales dip. Next question, will ANYONE pay $130 for a set of wooden blocks in Nintendo's new My Mario children's product line? PLUS:– GOLDEN: K-Pop Demon Hunters quickly climbs the all-time Netflix streaming charts! Tony celebrates the social media fandom and roots for the demise of the other films in the way of it becoming #1!– GAMES TO PLAY: To at T, Umamusume: Pretty Derby– EEW, READIN...
2025-08-1347 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #570 - The Year of KatamariTwo new Katamari Damacy games in the same year? And that year is 2025?! Not sure why the King of All Cosmos has smiled upon us like this, but we'll take it. We sift through the wreckage of the recent Pokemon Direct and Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and talk about the Switch 1 and Alarmo price increase. But wait, there's MORE!– STILL PLAYING: Tears of the Kingdom– PLEASE PLAY: Battle Train (Fourhman is lonely)– JUST FINISHED: George Takei's graphic novel memoir, It Rhymes with Takei– WIN: A free game on Steam!This epi...
2025-08-0622 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #569 - Checkin' Out the Mojo Jojo Sprinkler, are Ya Sir?Put down your Playdates, it's time for another action-packed thrill-ride with your Worst Pals! Fourhman reports on his not-at-all-creepy visit to the Cartoon Network Hotel, Haygood reviews Fantastic Four, and Tony talks Happy Gilmore 2! PLUS:– SOON IN COLOR: Blippo+– MOVIES NOWHERE: Microsoft gets out of TV & movie distribution– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to sub...
2025-07-3042 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #568 - What's Not Happening in 2026?From the legal drama and fan uproar surrounding Subnautica 2 to the death of Nintendo's Game Voucher program to an honest-to-goodness mention of Anthem, we're weirdly focused on things happening (or not) in 2026 this week! And if you're listening because we mentioned K-Pop Demon Hunters a few episodes ago...welcome! We're STILL watching and listening to the soundtrack, too. PLUS:– THE KIDS LOVE: Minecraft– THE OLDS LOVE: Roberta Williams– READING: Good Game, No Rematch by Mike Drucker– HATING: YouTube shenanigans– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!This epi...
2025-07-1644 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #567 - Eat the Shareholders!Kojima giveth, in the form of Death Stranding 2, and Microsoft taketh away, in the form of a lot more layoffs and canceled games.Join the plucky trio of Haygood, Kat, and Tony as they look for light in dark gaming times. PLUS:– READ: Free Piano (Not Haunted)– RIP: To a Food Network legend– FINISHED: Indiana Jones & The Great Circle– ENJOYED: Extraordinary Attorney Woo– QUANTUM BROKE: A free code for a game on Steam!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, and...
2025-07-0928 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #566 - My Little Soda PopWeek two Switch 2 dust check! Are Tony and Fourhman still playing? Did they make any shameful purchases? Listen and learn. But honestly, this week was dominated by K-Pop Demon Hunters. Have you watched it? Bought the soundtrack? Ordered every Huntrix shirt on the Netflix Shop? Given your soul over to the Saja Boys?Find out why we think it's such a special piece of cinematic creativity and get yourself a chance to win a free STEAM game, courtesy of your Worst Pals!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Fourhman, and Tony...
2025-07-0725 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #565 - 2027? In This Economy?Our two Switch 2 owners cozy up for some couch co-op takes on the new console! How are Tony and Fourhman enjoying the ONE game that exists for it? Listen and learn! PLUS:– DELAYED: Zelda movie– PLAYED: Summer camp returns– DISPLAYED: Hitman Showcase– FAVORITE SAGED: Kat's TOTK update– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links...
2025-06-1839 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #563 - Good News, Everyone!The whole Worst crew is here this week to wax poetic about PlayStation Stars as it fades into the night sky. It was a weird way for Sony to give Fourhman $50. PLUS:– OLD: Xbox Retro Classics– NEW-ISH: Lilo & Stitch– GREAT: Tears of the Kingdom– WEIRD: Robocop– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the lin...
2025-05-2936 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #562 - Tamagotchi Jockey!Tony and Haygood dig into the 2025 Video Game Hall of Fame inductees, where they were in 1996, how King is using AI on Candy Crush, and more potential tariff-related console price hikes. Even Dreamcast gets name-checked! PLUS:– MEMETASTIC: A Minecraft Movie– GOING APE: Better Man– SLAPPERS ONLY: Tony's favorite Goldeneye settings– SCORE: Beavis & Butthead Do America– WIN: A free code for a RARE game on Steam!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here...
2025-05-2148 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #561 - Win a Free Skype Game!Your Worst Pals are talking...tariffs? Hey, we want to live up to our name! Seriously though, it's about video game industry price hikes. Also:– RIP: Polygon & Giant Bomb– YAHAHA: Kat plays Breath of the Wild– Haygood talks South of Midnight– FROGGER: Tony digs Ribbet Rogue on Playdate– WIN: A free Skype game! Uh, wait. Steam game!This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the lin...
2025-05-0735 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #560 - Snap Two!We live through the preorder launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 Family of Devices, Accessories and Services! Who got one? Also in this episode:– WITCH SISTERS: Tony reads a book!– MASCOT AGENCY: Joe plays a game!– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ...
2025-04-3024 min
Starting ArtistsPerspective & Gratitude with Jonathan BanchsJonathan Banchs is Senior Director of Content & Experience for Momentum Events. He was born in Costa Rica and has lived in Nicaragua for 20 years. He has an interesting life and career story to share and is also a voice of positivity and gratitude. His warmth is contagious.You don't know Jonathan yet, but he may be just the person you need to hear from at this moment! Valuable wisdom and perspective await in the conversation that officially kicks off season 2 of Starting Artists.
2025-04-2852 min
Starting ArtistsPopping UpYour host and podcast pal Tony Sadowski pops up with a between-season life and career update. What's been going on during the show hiatus? And, more importantly, what does "creativity" mean to you?Does art stop belonging to the creator when it is interpreted by an observer and a new story begins?We're catching up and getting philosophical in this bonus episode. Season 2 is still very much going to happen. Life got in the way, and the show needed a little fine-tuning anyway.Thanks for listening and subscribing if you do. If you don't, follow Starting...
2025-04-2811 min
Starting ArtistsCassandra M. Bailey, CEO & AuthorCassandra M. Bailey is the Founder and CEO of Slice Communications, a marketing and communications company in Philadelphia. She is also founder and current chairwoman of Social Media Day, Inc.Entrepreneur, author, thought leader, speaker, organizer, volunteer, mom—Cass is a creative force, an attention-getter, and someone Tony greatly admires.In this season one finale, the two discuss marketing philosophy, leadership styles, work-life balance, working through difficult times, what we learned from our grandparents, the cartoon anarchy of the 1990's, and how much our jobs have changed over the past 20 years.
2025-04-281h 23
Starting ArtistsWhat Does Your Brand Sound Like?Tony gets philosophical on your brand with the challenging question of what it might sound like. Sure, we put a lot of thought into the visual elements of a brand. Brand messaging, from mission to key talking points, are hugely important and far more likely to have been given serious thought. But in an increasingly content-focused digital world, the idea of your brand's signature sound is something you may want to take into account.With easily-recognizable examples of audio shorthand and some personal anecdotes from his decades as a promo producer, Tony makes a case for sound branding on...
2025-04-2809 min
Starting ArtistsJames F. Wright, Comic & Game WriterCalling James F. Wright a writer, while true, doesn't feel like enough words to describe what he does or the various iterations of James that got him where he is today. He has written award-winning comics. He writes video game narratives at Deck Nine Games. He was a producer at NFL Media for 14 years. His path was anything but a straight line! As you'll hear, James fought "work guilt" and struggled at times to find meaning in what he was creating. That's why it feels so good to know he's happy today.Anyone starting out in a creative field...
2025-04-281h 35
Starting ArtistsTurn Turn TurnTo every* show, there is a season. That's definitely the case for Starting Artists. Listen up for an announcement about what to expect for the rest of what will become Season One of this podcast, and what I'll be working on during the hiatus.Also, some stats on the most-listened and least-listened episodes, reflections on the season to this point, what I DON'T want Starting Artists to become...and, of course, those lo-fi hip hop grooves you've come to know and love.As always, I'll drop the name of the guest you'll be hearing on episode 16!*not necessarily the...
2025-04-2808 min
Starting ArtistsLouisa Onomé, Writer & Narrative DesignerNigerian-Canadian writer of books and video game narratives Louisa Onomé had a few false starts along her career journey. Nothing nightmarish, some of them quite helpful to her now. But she had it in her mind that she need a "real job," because she didn't know if she'd realistically ever become an author.With two books (Like Home, Twice as Perfect) out on shelves now and more in the works, it's safe to say she's living her dream! But how exactly did she get there?Louisa also grew up loving video games - even interning in marketing for PlayStation...
2025-04-281h 06
Starting ArtistsSo, What's Your Plan...?Thinking back to my conversation with Sonya Ballantyne last episode, I'm struck by her hard-earned sense of self and ability to bring all of who she is to storytelling.Sonya is doing what she wanted to do. She's seems unstoppable, and I can't wait to see what she does next! I'm also kind of scratching my head over how and when I lost touch with the cocksure, unflappable, ready-for-anything creative I felt I was earlier in my career. I'm still good at what I do. It still comes naturally. But why did I start doubting myself?I dig into...
2025-04-2815 min
Starting ArtistsSonya Ballantyne, Creative Native Writer & FilmmakerThe pop culture references are flying in this conversation with Sonya Ballantyne. From growing up on a reservation, desperately wanting better representation in the media she loved, to writing for a Walking Dead video game and creating pro wrestling-based films that marry her personal life with her undying love for the squared circle...Sonya's story is wonderful and winding.Touching on themes of the importance of representation, creating the stories you're not seeing in the world, hope, and endurance in the face of self-doubt and adversity...we also dig into everything from Star Wars to Property Brothers.Sonya sees...
2025-04-281h 23
Starting ArtistsFind a Brige & Get Over ItI always want to be honest and vulnerable on this podcast, because that's where the real stuff is. The point of Starting Artists is helping other people who feel stuck, or need to make a next move, and just can’t quite make themselves do it. If I actually intend to be helpful, I have to let you know what I went through, what I worked through, and how far I've come since.That said, I think this is as close to a punctuation mark on the topic of me quitting my longtime job as I can give. I'll re...
2025-04-2814 min
Starting ArtistsPaula Rogers, Writer & IllustratorPaula Rogers, a writer, editor and illustrator whose work in print and radio has been featured by NPR, KQED in San Francisco, the Third Coast International Audio Festival and Salon.She wrote and edited the infographic guide to life, Show Me How, for which she and her cat also modeled for several illustrations! She’s a copywriter, an award-winning screenwriter, and just so happens to be the lead writer and story editor for the 2019 video game Neo Cab. She is also senior writer and narrative designer at game development company Sweet Baby, Inc. Paula recently launched a webcomic based on...
2025-04-281h 14
Starting ArtistsOf Calculators & CowsInspired by his chat with Kim Belair last episode, Tony talks about his (extremely basic) experience in video game design. Crude as the games were, they were very moooooving. It's a medium that combines many creative and technical skills, and it's drawing diverse, new talent from a variety of interesting backgrounds.Explore themes of self-awareness, creativity in the face of intense frustration, the magic of weird jobs that require a mish-mash of abilities, choosing your own adventure, and more!Plus, a teaser for the guest joining us on episode 10!
2025-04-2809 min
Starting ArtistsKim Belair, Video Game Writer & CEO of Sweet Baby, Inc.My guest for the episode is Kim Belair, video game narrative writer and CEO of Sweet Baby, Inc., a black- and queer-owned narrative development company based in Montreal, working in both AAA (that's "big-name video games" in non-gamer speak) and independent spaces. Kim has had a fascinating journey as a writer in the video game world, and you don't need to be a grizzled gamer to take a lot of important lessons away from listening! In a candid conversation, she offers insight into her experiences as a black woman in an industry famous for toxicity and hostility - and...
2025-04-2851 min
Starting ArtistsWhy Would a Podcaster Lie to a Person?Inspired by his conversation with Izzy Searle last episode, Tony talks about a screenplay he wrote in college that won an award. He also goes into why these "monologue" episodes exist, describes the horrific suffering endured by his interns, and plays a bit of a Moxy Früvous song. Explore themes of authenticity, confidence, curmudgeonry, how to read a room, using the word "anyway" as a storytelling device to allow for some light digressions, and more!If anything, it's a lot shorter than any story he's ever told an intern.Also, a teaser for the guest joining us on e...
2025-04-2808 min
Starting ArtistsIzzy Searle, Playwright, Screenwriter & PoetMy guest for the episode is Izzy Searle, a writer whose work has been published in multiple magazines and literary journals. Izzy loves writing theater, screenplays, and poetry, and is currently writing a new short play for professional production as part of the Pentabus Young Writers program. She’s written others, of course, one of which has been included in a book and an anthology of her poems is in the works!Izzy offers insight into how she handled getting started as a freelancer, work ethic, learning to identify good opportunities, and much more. So much already going, so mu...
2025-04-2845 min
Starting ArtistsFirst ImpressionsTony talks about some first impressions (and important realizations) from the days he spent producing the digital-first micro-series, OUTNABOUT. Sometimes, things work beautifully; others, you have to make them work.Travel to Tony's favorite coffee and ice cream stops...and explore themes of authenticity, surprise and delight, what makes PBS cool, and taking a leap into new career waters because you just need out of what you've been doing.Also, a teaser for the guest joining us on episode 6!
2025-04-2813 min
Starting ArtistsKae Lani Palmisano, TV Host & Food/Travel WriterKae Lani Palmisano is the Emmy-winning television host of Check, Please! Philly and the digital series Delishtory, produced by Terry Gross' frequent hangout, WHYY. She has been seen on numerous daytime talk shows nationwide. She’s a food and travel writer whose work has been published in Food & Wine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today.Kae Lani opens up about her life, obstacles she faced as a food and travel writer told she didn't "look the type," mental health, and how the difficult road that led her where she is today prepared her for pretty much anything. She's done a...
2025-04-281h 33
Starting ArtistsWriting From SelfTony takes you on a journey through lessons he learned from a creative writing workshop he was part of in 2021 called Writing Your Solo Show. It focused on autobiographical writing for stage or memoir and was the beginning of a much-needed career renaissance for (at least by default) your favorite host. Explore themes of authenticity and self-improvement, and maybe even find out how it all ties into Starting Artists and Tony's freelance brand, Spec Communications.
2025-04-2812 min
Starting ArtistsWhitney Gardner, Author & IllustratorWhitney Gardner is the creative force behind the books Chaotic Good, You’re Welcome Universe, Fake Blood, and Long Distance. She illustrated Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s Journey to Justice, and co-hosts the Caper Cast podcast with writer and artist, Stephanie Cooke. She offers insight into the world of publishing, working with an editor on something as intricate as a graphic novel, navigating criticism, and much more on a deep and winding episode!
2025-04-2848 min
Starting ArtistsStarting StartingWhat’s your dream project? How do you go from aspiring writer to published author? How do you bring a video game concept to life as an independent developer? What goes into recording - and marketing - your first album? How about your second...or fifth? What changes? I’m Tony Sadowski, a marketer, media producer, and voice artist, on a mission inspired by…jealousy.Creative people fascinate me. Makers - people who get things done, who take risks, who find a way to pursue their dream projects, who weather the storms of self-doubt and rejection, who leave...
2025-04-2804 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #553 - Frogs and FarmingDo you need an app to give you video game recommendations? And if not, who would? Tony Sadowski and Joe Fourhman talk about the launch of Ludocene's Kickstarter in this week's episode.– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!– PLUS: Saturday Night's 50th, Super Bowl LIX, Microsoft's MuseThis podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op...
2025-02-2633 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #550 - It's a Switch too!We've all seen it... the Switch 2 is real, and it's exactly what you would expect. Which has some folks a little disappointed. How do your Worst Pals feel about it? Also in this episode...
– NOT LIKE THIS: The Better eShop.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Tony mentions a book again!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This e...
2025-01-2226 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #545 - Game Awards Wrap-UpFollowing up on our Game Awards voting show, Haygood and Tony swing in with eight correct predictions... but Kat is the real winner with her support of Astro Bot! In this week's show, we talk about the winner lineup and the show in general. And how about those third-party accessory Switch 2 leaks?
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Visions of Mana, Cozy Grove, Indiana Jones!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from...
2024-12-1821 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #540 - Worst Election EverTony and Kat get together to talk about how they slogged through the post-election week after America voted the way it did. Right now, we need community. What better community is there on this planet than podcast pals?
– RESIST: Get your bearings. Get back up. Get involved.
– IRRESISTIBLE: Get a free Steam code!
– PLUS: The Onion. Taylor Swift. Pocket Camp's $10 rebirth. Nintendo Music again. Hell, we even speak the name Alarmo!
This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcas...
2024-11-1435 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #539 - The One Where They Play Wii Channel MusicThe Nintendo Music app is real...and it's nostalgia-tacular! Haygood and Tony blast into your earholes with a two-player episode packed with Wii Channel music beds, a soothing balm for the (old) gamer's soul in trying times. Once the pop-pops finish their hobble down Memory Lane...
– SONOPOLY: Sony shutters two studios and draws criticism for anti-competitive practices.
– IT'S A DATE: But only a vague one - Season 2 hits your lil' yellow Playdate in 2025.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Like a Dragon: Yakuza! Tony parties with Barack O...
2024-11-0642 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #536 - Towers of AgashabababSony came out swingin' with a meaty State of Play presentation and Your Worst Pals come out swingin' with hot and cold takes on the games and chrome face plates they showed off! Also in this episode...
– GAME OF THE YEAR: Balatro hits mobile!
– BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Plucky Squire hits Switch!
– SHOCK OF THE YEAR: Haygood finished a game!
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podc...
2024-10-0225 min
The LunchboxEPISODE 120 - Victor Von StarkDr. Doom is Tony Stark?!?!? Tony Stark is Dr. Doom?? Robert Downey Jr. is Dr. Doom!! Nick & Jon break down the most earth shattering comic movie casting ever!!!!
2024-07-301h 15You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #530 - Top 100 Animated Films + Our FavoritesHaygood and Tony dig into the list of the 100 Highest-Grossing Animated Films, inspired by the success of Inside Out 2. A little trivia time starts us off - do you think YOU can name the Top 5? Then, they reveal their personal favorite animated movies and some underrated gems.
PLUS: There's a free Steam game code for the first lucky listener to cash it in, some real talk about the Xbox Game Pass price hike, and Tony's early thoughts on Moonstone Island! Worst it up with this BEEFY episode!
This episode was mixed by Joe Haygood and...
2024-07-1758 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #529 - Playable Zelda? In THIS Economy?Haygood and Tony team up for the long-awaited return of this very podcast after some...technical glitches. When that summer breeze hits and makes us feel fine, mistakes are bound to happen. What was lost? What's still worth talking about? Honestly, being worth talking about has never stopped us before!
– HERO SWITCH: Zelda takes the lead at long last!
– BEYOND COMPREHENSION: New content in BG&E?
– AND FOR YOU: A free Steam code!
– PLUS: Metroid Prime 4, Faraway Fairway, Godzilla Minus One
This episode was mixed by Joe Haygood and includes...
2024-07-1027 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #522 - The Sports EpisodeThis week, we pivot to sports. Or at least, sports as filtered through silly pop culture junk. Like, say, wrestling! Ready your ears for Tony's in-depth explanation of just how The Rock returned to the WWE. Also in this episode...
– OPEN WORLD: You guys, Tchia is really good.
– CLOSED BETA: MultiVersus is back! In hockey form!
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or cli...
2024-04-1731 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #519 - Iconic Games and the Boys Who Play ThemJoe and Tony take a look at the latest nominees to the Strong Museum's gaming hall of fame! And they do it without ever mentioning the word "PORNTIPSGUZZARDO," which shows remarkable restraint. Also in this episode...
– FOREVER OVER 9000: Remembering Akira Toriyama.
– BATTLEDUMP: The Star Wars remake is on fire, in a bad way.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Unicorn Overlord, Balatro, Tomb Raider!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podc...
2024-03-2033 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #517 - Xistance is FutileIt's been another weird week for Xbox, as the company had to hold a dour podcast to announce that they were still, in fact, doing business? This week, Joe, Tony and Joe talk about the most depressing Xbox Direct ever made. Also in this episode...
– SONY'S GAP YEAR: PS5 is taking the (first party) year off.
– UBISOFT SETS SAIL: Skull and Bones, good?
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Paul McCartney's guitar, Ring Fit Adventure, Hazbin Hotel!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood...
2024-02-2131 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #514 - Microsoft is buying SegaOK, so THAT'S an irresponsible episode title. But this is Tony's theory and prediction: Sega is firing on all cylinders in an effort to make themselves look appetizing, and who's hungrier than Microsoft? Also in this episode...
– GOOD NIGHT: Alan Wake is coming to Dead By Deadlight.
– GOOD LUCK: The Last of Us has found their Abby.
– AND FOR YOU: a free EA Games code!
– PLUS: Another Code, AI Mario, Gotham Knights!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on...
2024-01-1725 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #507 - BUY MODERN WARFAREIf you're an Xbox owner, were you bothered by the boot-up billboard advertising for Modern Warfare? Joe and Tony discuss this latest spin on in-console advertising. Also in this episode...
– NEW DECK: Valve reveals an improved Steam Deck.
– DEAD SERVICE: Zaslav reveals his ignorance.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: The Marvels, N7 Day, local politics!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of t...
2023-11-1534 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #506 - A Droning DeliveryRemember Amazon Drone Delivery? You may not, but Amazon never forgot about it, to hilarious effect. This week, Tony and Joe discuss the sad state of drone delivery, or, the best way to get free jars of peanut butter. Also in this episode...
– NOW: How about an update on where we are with Spider-Man and Mario?
– THEN: Hope you voted!
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Nic Cage, The Beatles, Octopath 2!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Rile...
2023-11-0831 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #505 - Simulcast? In this Economy?This week, we go palindromic with a look at Twitch's recent Hail Mary play to keep popular streamers in-house. And listen to how out-of-touch Fourhman is on the topic! Also in this episode...
– DING DONG: So they made a new King Kong game...
– SING SONG: Here's how Tony feels about the flowers in Mario Wonder.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Spider-Man 2, Captain Laserhawk, Vegas Sphere!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can down...
2023-10-2539 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #504 - Who Bought the Wii U?This week, Joe, Kat, Tony and Joe honor the true believer who bought a Wii U in 2023! Thank for your service in providing gaming podcasters and webloggers something to talk about. Plus, we try to puzzle out what's going on with Sony's new PS5 hardware pricing! It's a mess, Jim! Also in this episode...
– GET UP: We remember the Thighmaster's chief proponent.
– STAND UP: Scholastic, you are utter cowards.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: The Irrational, Tau, Eras Tour!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and incl...
2023-10-1820 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #502 - Balatropath TravelerWhen you're the boss, you're never wrong! Or at least, you're never held accountable. This week, Kat, Tony and Joe talk about the boss fights going on at GameStop and Epic. Also in this episode...
– GOTY CONTENTIOUS: We pick some hot fall releases.
– GOTY CONTENDER: Fourhman discovers Balatro.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Pikmin 4, Octopath 2, Mineko's Night Market!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click...
2023-10-0424 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #499 - Our Top 3 Final Fantasy GamesThe Final Fantasy series dates back to 1987, but it's still going strong with the release of Final Fantasy XVI earlier this summer. We take a stroll through NPR's Top 10 Final Fantasy Games list and give our own Top 3 picks, reminiscing about the characters, stories, and (of course) music we love along the way. Hit us up on social and tell us YOUR series favorites!
Also in this lovefest:
– Super Mario Bros. + Wario Land + Celeste?
– Goodbye Volcano High!
– Revisiting classic Pikmin games.
– AND a free game code!
This episod...
2023-09-0638 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #495 - *pointing* The Imprisoning WarThe Hero's Journey is over for Tony, as credits roll on Tears of the Kingdom! Let's get into how the game ends, how the game should have ended, and do we even want the game to end! Also in this episode...
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Disney Animated, X!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade...
2023-07-2636 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #494 - Scab By DaylightHollywood is on strike, here at the Worst HQ they have our full support. This week, Joe, Joe and Tony talk about the strikes, and this New Yorker piece about "Orange is the New Black"'s cast getting taken advantage of. Also in this episode...
– MAJOR DEPARTURE: Larry Hryb leaves Xbox.
– MINOR UPGRADE: Pokémon Go Plus+.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Dead By Daylight, Bluesky, Exoprimal!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. Y...
2023-07-1935 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #490 - 202E3, Part 1E3 season is here in full force, and this week Tony and Joe go over four separate shows: Summer Games Fest, Day of the Devs, Devolver Digital, and Wholesome Games Direct! What caught our eye(s), and what trends did we spot? Also in this episode...
– STILL LINKY: Our Tears of the Kingdom spoiler talk continues after the show ends!
– STILL JANKY: SGF really dropped the ball.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Before Your Eyes, Barkless Doctrine!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Hayg...
2023-06-1447 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #488 - I Saw Romancing the Stone... I'm SorryThis week, we're trying to figure out just what went wrong with Disney's bold experiment in vacationing, the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser! It seemed too big to fail, and then it seemed too big to succeed. And we're happy to go full spoiler-town on Tears of the Kingdom! We held it for the end of the episode if you want to avoid it (there is plenty of warning), but if you want a full update on where Tony and Joe are in Hyrule, stick around... and let us know what weirdo discoveries you've made! Also in this episode...
2023-05-2453 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #487 - Tears? In My Kingdom? It's More Likely Than You ThinkWe're finally cryin' and Hyrulin'! This week Kat, Tony and Joe discuss the new Legend of Zelda. It's a little spoilery (Joe has finished the Rito zone's Wind Temple) but we're here with our first weekend impressions. What we like, what we don't like, and where we think the game is going. Also in this episode...
– PLAT KAT: Kat reveals her first two PlayStation Platinums!
– OLD HAT: Who is on Switch and *not* playing Tears of the Kingdom?
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Peridot, Super Mario Movie!
This p...
2023-05-1727 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #485 - VentureBlechThis is not a great moment for the written word. A looming writer strike is poised to, well, strike Hollywood. VICE is shutting down Waypoint, a gaming outlet that stressed journalistic integrity over fanboy fawning. IDW announced massive layoffs and a questionable choice as their new CEO. And all this as the grim specter of AI threatens to replace human writers - hell, VentureBeat is already using it to help write and edit articles. Tony and Haygood discuss the present and future of authentic, human creative output!
Also in this episode:
- ON THE HORIZON: T...
2023-05-0350 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #483 - A Nice Mario MovieWahoo! Tony has his Mario movie review for you! Spoilers happen at around 22 minutes in, but statistically speaking you have already seen this film so it should not matter. (Mario discussion ends around the 30 mark.) Also in this episode...
– WHAT YEAR IS THIS: Fourhman is reading game previews that sound 20 years old.
– WHAT YEAR IS THIS (PART 2): There's more Star Wars movies coming.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: HBO Max, Rocksteady, Kingdom Hearts!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Four...
2023-04-1933 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #482 - B Button BluesTony and Joe are here this week to mourn E3 again. AGAIN! We're actually pretty tired of this. Also in this episode...
– FUSION, HA: Getting a lot of Breath of the Wild vibes from Tears of the Kingdom.
– B: Tony returns his Playdate.
– AND FOR YOU: a free GOG code!
– PLUS: Tetris movie, Horizon Forbidden West, Fire Emblem Engage!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one o...
2023-04-0532 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #481 - Smells Like Roofing TarJoe, Kat, Tony and Joe go over the entire Mario x Lush line, with a hands-on user review of some of the smelliest plumber products around! Did Lush accidentally reveal Coca-Cola's secret formula? Also in this episode...
– NEW FEATURE: We guess on how much GoChess will cost.
– OLD CREATURE: Tony returns to Dreamland.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: GDC, The Last of Us, Cocaine Bear!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can down...
2023-03-2922 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #479 - Extraordinary Funko PopsThis week, we're trying to figure out just what Funko plans to do with all of that unsold Pop inventory. Maybe they should open a store at E3. Speaking of E3, how's it looking over there at the LA Convention Center? Could the absence of big-name brands be a good thing? Also in this episode...
– IT'SA SHOES: We're not impressed by Mario's boots, come on.
– CRANK TO LISTEN: Tony talks about the PlayDate's new storefront.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Gudetama, Stadia, Extraordinary Attorney Woo.
This podcast...
2023-03-1423 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #477 - Getting Excited About Splatoon 1's Hub WorldWe're scrolling through the latest Nintendo Direct in search of potential eShop voucher bait! Will Metroid Prime make Tony a Samus-believer? Do any of the Game Boy games inspire Kat? How many times do we intend to purchase another Katamari remaster? Also in this episode...
– PHILLY CHOKE: How 'bout them birds?
– NEW YORK NOPE: StreetPass can't even work in The Big Pizza Pie.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Richard Belzer, Dragon Prince, Jimmy Carter.
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski...
2023-02-2227 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #476 - JoyconnedKat, Joe and Tony return for another podcast complaining/laughing about video game review scores! And no, we're not talking about THAT game. We're talking about THAT IGN editorial. Also in this episode...
– PLEASE TOUCH: Joe finds a cool new puzzle game.
– PLEASE HOLD: Kat applauds accessibility options.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: DC's new plan, working Joy Cons, and Switch Vouchers!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast...
2023-02-0819 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #475 - Xbox DirectWe're going over the latest Xbox Direct... and wondering if it's already too late to get into Hi-Fi Rush? Also in this episode...
– ANOTHER GAME DOWN: Haygood finishes Bugsnax.
– OF COURSE MY HORSE: Tony is back in the Card Jockey saddle.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Hitman Freelancer, Till, Omno!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subsc...
2023-02-0125 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #472 - New Year's Recommenlutions!We're entering a new year in the best way possible, with some solid indie game recommendations! Tony, Kat and Joe go through some last-chance purchases from 2022 that got us through the dreary final weeks of December. (You had our excellent 2022 holiday podcast to enjoy, so you likely had a very nice time as well.) Also in this episode...
– CAN HE DO IT? Haygood declares he will finish 50 games in 2023.
– CAN THEY DO IT? Everybody else has a different resolution in mind...
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Bootie Mashup, Bear & B...
2023-01-1125 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #470 - Bests and Worsts 2022We're here to end this year! Joe, Joe and Tony roll through an extravagant list of bests and worsts for 2022 (and Kat participates via mind control). Including:
– UNYEAHS OF THE YEAR: Warner Discovery, we can't quit you soon enough.
– YEAHS OF THE YEAR: Playdate? More like Playmarriage!
– GAMES OF THE YEAR: No, none of us played Elden Ring.
– MOST ANTICIPATED CULTURAL PRODUCTS TO CONSUME IN 2023: Here's what we're looking forward to next year, and we peeked back into our choices for 2022 to see if any of them actually happened/were cool.
–...
2022-12-2135 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #469 - Game Awards 2022, Part 2The results are in, the votes are tallied, and the Game Awards again barely cared who won! This week, we look over the winners and the bigger winners: the commercials. And congrats to Milf Hunter for winning a Steam Deck! Also in this episode...
– HOT TUNES: River City Girls is back in our earholes.
– HURT FEELS: Fourhman ditches Tony at this year's Nintendo Mall Tour.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Turing Test, Call of Duty, Biomutant!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood...
2022-12-1427 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #467 - Gray FridayIt's another Black Fridaycast, where you find out what games we saved $2 on! Plus we take a look at some of our favorite quotes from Microsoft's "we suck" legal defense in their Activision purchase. Also in this episode:
– FEET ON THE GROUND: Tony is a Sonic Frontiers guy now.
– REACHING FOR THE STARS: Haygood has a gamerscore milestone in sight.
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Gotham Knights, Portal Companion Collection, Let's Sing ABBA!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Four...
2022-11-3023 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #466 - Mastodon da don don donWe're thinkin' about Mastodon this week, so we dived into the Worst dumpster bin to find a clip from the first (and last) time we mentioned Mastodon, from back in April of 2017! Tony's giving it a try. Also in this episode:
– PUN TIME: How about the Indie World Showcase?
– DONE TIME: Haygood is playing Deadly Premonition?
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Kevin Conroy, Card of Darkness, Triviaverse!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals...
2022-11-1733 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #462 – Do not listen to this on a SurfaceThis week’s Worst will take you back into Night City, where Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying an unexpected renaissance! Looks like the game finally came out!
Also in this episode:
– KATCHUP: Kat gets us up to speed on what she’s been playing.
– MISTURDS: Tony and Fourhman had a meet-up!
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Iron Man, Surface vs the NFL, Sly Cooper!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the...
2022-10-0817 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #462 – Do not listen to this on a SurfaceThis week’s Worst will take you back into Night City, where Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying an unexpected renaissance! Looks like the game finally came out!
Also in this episode:
– KATCHUP: Kat gets us up to speed on what she’s been playing.
– MISTURDS: Tony and Fourhman had a meet-up!
– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!
– PLUS: Iron Man, Surface vs the NFL, Sly Cooper!
This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of th...
2022-09-2817 min
Life Boat Podcast.Ep. #8 Desert Rose Creative's: Tony RiveraDylan and Jonah sit down with Tony Rivera of Desert Rose Creatives and chop it up about bowling leagues, painting / auto-body repair, growing up in Virginia Beach, business, friendships, the importance of mentorship and boundaries, drums, tattoos and many other funny topics . The guys talk about mental struggles, addictions, sobriety and faith. Tony talks about how he met his wife Jayme and the guys leave you with some inspirational thoughts and ideas to make change in your life and your perspective of the world. The episode is powerful yet so funny. Thank you for listening and supporting t...
2022-02-122h 15
Closing DayClosing Day Podcast 2: 20% Say What?!On the second episode of Closing Day, we tackle the topic of budgeting! Kyle interviews Katie Sadowski who teaches the Financial Fitness course at Homeword here in Missoula, Montana. Katie has a background in accounting and outdoor education, helping her become an excelent financial "quarterback" for the people who take her course.
Topics addressed in this episode:
Preventing debt vs. recovering from debt
Budgeting on dreams not goals
Surprising facts about credit card debt
Risk assessment
Raising your checking floor
Budgeting wants vs. needs
Finding your own “financial quarterback”
Katie brings a ton of energy to t...
2019-03-1148 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #200 - Twenty-zeroIt’s a special anniversary episode of You Like the Worst Stuff, as Joe, Joe and Tony look back at everything that has laid stagnant in pop culture since our little show began five years ago. Music! Movies! Gaming! There was a bit about sports but we edited it out! And we talk about Sony’s PlayStation Plus price hike, and look at some of the company’s recent hardware leaks. Also in this episode:- a free Steam game code- The Angry Birds Movie- Steve Rogers is no longer Captain America- Regg...
2016-08-2944 min
You Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #178 - A Found Footage MasterpieceYou Like the Worst Stuff has a comforting bouquet of topics this week… EA Access launches for PC, why yes we all wanted more Cloverfield, is Starfox Zero delayed again and what will stand as the Wii U's legacy? Honestly, we tried not to make it all sound like a eulogy. We have a free Steam code for you again this week, and some final chat on New York Values, Yo-Kai Watch toys, Rock Band, Pokken, President Obama's amiibo, geneology, and the LA Rams. That's all representative of stuff you like, right?
The podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and in...
2016-01-2554 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #177 - VR and two Hot Shots Golf ReferencesWe have no idea how VR works, but now we know what we're spending on it! In this week's welcome-back-podcast, your pals Joe, Joe and Tony talk about the Oculus Rift. It's pretty educational. We have a free Steam game for one lucky listener, and some end-of-show chat about Chip Kelly, Sony's player avatars, ATT's installation process, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, and Tharsis. Not to mention we have some fun indie dev shoutouts… and of course Splatoon is, in Tony's words, "fine." This episode is all that and more, the worst stuff.
The podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Jo...
2016-01-1443 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #176 - The Year's EndThis is another SEO-friendly firebomb of a show, as your worst pals Joe, Joe and Tony go over the Best and Worst of 2015. Until Dawn! Xenoblade! Witcher 3! Boxboy! Trump! Chip Kelly! Plus, there's a look ahead to what will surely be the Best and Worst of 2016… VR! Mighty No. 9! Starfox! No Man's Sky! Where will we fall on these big names and big games? We've got a free Steam code for the first lucky listener, and some highly valued guest star picks and pans for 2015… maybe even YOUR'S. It's out last show of 2015, we hope we made it your Worst show...
2015-12-2747 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #170 - Scoring Intellectual PointsIf you want Intellectual Points, just get naked and cozy up to this week's episode of You Like the Worst Stuff, as we discuss the most nakedly commanding figure throughout all of Halo's lore, Cortana. And hey, we're halfway to E3 2016, so it must be time for some halftime reveals from our friends at Sony and Nintendo. We have a free Steam game giveaway for yo, and some Jerry Springer's Final Thoughts on Twitter polls, doge memes, the Today Show Peanuts costumes, Twitch Plays Bob Ross, and Tony's new family room. Much happy trees, such nudity, wow.
The podcast is...
2015-11-0628 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #169 - My Three Vita HouseAgainst all expectations - indeed, perhaps, against all interest - we have a second episode in a row talking about Rock Band 4 for you this week. Now we've had some hands-on with Guitar Hero Live, and we're ready to figure out which game deserves 5 stars on Amazon. Mssrs Haygood, Fourhman and Sadowski also share some kind thoughts for Vita owners, of which we happen to be, four times over. We have a free 3DS game to give away this week, and some final chatter on Trey Gowdy, Fatal Frame fans, Back to the Future, Amiibo Festival rumors, Dave and Buster's...
2015-11-0231 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #167 - Augment Your Tony HawkWe're bereft of purpose now that we can no longer lend our support to Square Enix's preorder program for New Deus Ex. However will we pre-spend our pre-money pre-now? Haygood certainly did not spend any money on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5, but he did rent it, briefly, so he could tell us all about it. We have a free Stream game for a lucky listener this week, and then some quick chat on the Pope, HMOs, Mario Tennis, Podcast Day, Mega Man, and the shady practice of book excerpts. You, meaning us, meaning we, like the worst stuff.
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2015-10-0830 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff #165: Say It Ain't So StarfoxThis week on You Like the Worst Stuff, we are down a man as Fourhman decided he needed a vacation from the Zoo Crew so Tony and Mr. Haygood decide to have one downer of a show this week. Things start off bad with a discussion about the delay of the new Starfox title into 2016, leaving Nintendo fans with little to play in the fall of 2015 and questions about whether games are being delayed for the rumored Nintendo NX system. We also talk funny about the delay for the Mighty Number 9 demo which was supposed to make up for the...
2015-09-2134 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #161 - Rise of the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff tackles a week of gaming news, reveals and surprises. Tomb Raider 2 on PS4, Dragon Quest on NX, Project CARS Wii U cancelled, Red Ash mess, PS+ voting vs Nintendo Power Awards… and has Amiibo lived up to the initial hype promises? Tony Sadowski and Joe Fourhman enjoy each other's company while discussing all of that and more, like what Nintendo could possibly be doing with all of those Nintendogs stationery sets. We give away a 3DS game via code, first come first serve, and then offer our regular assessment of the Worst and Best of th...
2015-08-0734 minYou Like the Worst StuffYou Like the Worst Stuff Episode #158 – E3 Outsider 2.0While the Joes were off traipsing around E3 and lording their privilege over us all in their precious Jetta Confessional mini-episodes, Tony sat idly at home and/or work, soaking in the E3 news not as a journo but as a normie like you. Joining him this week are Friends of the Show non-gamer-who-likes-nerd-stuff Josh Tauzin and game designers Josh and Jessica McGrath of Doppler Interactive. Mr. Tauzin tells us what (if anything) announced at E3 made it outside the Game Nerd Bubble, and the McGraths provide a game dev perspective on the event – networking during gaming conventions, the feeling of...
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