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The Worst of All Possible Worlds194 - Everywhit (feat. We’re Not So Different) [Whit’s Endless Summer 44]Dr. Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters from the We’re Not So Different podcast join the lads on a medievalist romp through the world of morality plays as they cover the story of Everyman and two of its progeny: the works of Jack Chick and a little show called Adventures in Odyssey. Topics include the Dutch origins of Everyman, the horrors of being eternally judged while nude, and the insidious pedantry at the heart of the evangelical movement.
We’re Not So Different: A mostly Medieval history podcast about how we’ve always been idiots
Patreon // Spotify // Appl...2025-06-182h 08
The Worst of All Possible Worlds187 - Sky King: The Story of Richard Russell (feat. Caleb from Western Kabuki)THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Caleb @BirdRespecter (Western Kabuki, 60 Minute Drill) joins Brian and Josh to tell the story of Richard “Beebo” Russell, a man who walked off his job as a baggage handler at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport one day in 2018 to steal an airplane. Russell and his ill-fated flight quickly became a cause célèbre among some of the darkest corners of the internet, continuing to this day. This episode tries to figure out how and why that happened.
Note: This episode deals with suicide and rac...2025-04-3025 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds186 - Showgirls (feat. Renee Olstead)Renee Olstead (The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Unfriended) and the lads grab some ice cubes and enter the cutthroat world of Vegas dancing as they cover Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 striptacular: Showgirls. Topics include the madness of Joe Eszterhas, the infamous VH1 cut, and the solidarity that can be learned from a movie that involves shoving your competition down a flight of stairs.
Renee Olstead: Website // Instagram // OF // Twitter
Coalition of American Sex Workers
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Showgirls. Dir. Paul Verhoeven. 1995.
'Showgirls' at 25: Gina Ravera discusses the cult movie's most contr...2025-04-232h 09
The Worst of All Possible Worlds183 - The War Room (1993)THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
When Bill Clinton won the US presidential election in 1992, two people were key to his success: James Carville and George Stephanopolous. This week, Brian and Josh step into The War Room, D.A. Pennebaker’s 1993 documentary about how these two men and their team of future top Democratic all-stars cajoled and bullshitted America’s electorate into sending Slick Willie to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Media Referenced in This Episode:
The War Room, dir. D.A. Pennebaker (Pennebaker Associates/October Films, 1993)
Feed, dir. Kevin Raffe...2025-04-0230 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds181 - Animal Crossing: New HorizonsTHIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Good morning, everyone! The current date is March 20, 2020. Residents, I have some exciting news for you! The Lads have just moved onto our wonderful island! Let’s all give them a big island welcome! In other news, the museum is under construction and you’ll never go outside again. Be sure to visit Blathers tomorrow once construction is complete. Clean your groceries with bleach and head on down to the shore because we have a visitor to the island! It’s always so interesting learnin...2025-03-1930 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds180 - Do Coaches Pray for Electric Sheep?: Average Joe (2024)The lads take a knee and offer their football up to the Lord as they cover the 2024 Coach Joseph Kennedy biopic: Average Joe. Topics include the return of Harold Cronk, the Deadpoolification of Christian movies, and what it means to build a social movement around one of the most annoying narcissists alive.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Average Joe. Dir. Harold Cronk. 2024.
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Interstitial: “Harold Cronk Presents: A Revival of His Much-Acclaimed Production of The Vagina Monologues at the Ivy Substation in Culver City...2025-03-122h 12
The Worst of All Possible Worlds179 - The Room (2003)THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
How did the lads meet? Well that’s a very interesting story, when Brian and A.J. moved to New York with two suitcases and didn’t know anyone and they have-uh-they head to YMCA with a $2000 check which they could not cash. Why? Well, because it was an out of state bank. Anyway, uh- they were working as busboys in a hotel, and uh-uh Josh was sitting, drinking his coffee, and he was so beautiful, and they say hi to him. That’s how the...2025-03-0520 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds178 - Falling Down (feat. Justin Roczniak)Justin Roczniak (Well There’s Your Problem) and the lads walk in a straight line through Los Angeles and leave carnage in their wake as they cover Joel Schumacher’s 1993 boomer-palooza: Falling Down. Topics include LA geography, the fashion of mechanical engineers, and what it means to hold up an entire fast food joint because those darn cashiers won’t serve you your well-deserved Whomlette with a side of Whammy fries.
Justin Roczniak: Twitter // Youtube // Bluesky
Well There’s Your Problem is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspec...2025-02-262h 19
The Worst of All Possible Worlds176 - The Social NetworkThe lads pledge to the Phoenix Club and destroy democracy as they cover David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s 2010 techbro parable: The Social Network. Topics include Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ iconic score, the polarizing nature of Sorkin’s writing, and what it means to live in a world ruled by Augustus Caesar wannabes like Mark Zuckerberg.
TICKETS TO GO SEE JOSH’S PLAY AT THE TANK IN NEW YORK CITY!
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The Worst of All Possible Worlds172 - AOL Whitstant Messenger (feat. Colette Shade) [Whit’s Endless Summer #41]Colette Shade [Y2K: How the 2000’s Became Everything (essays on a future that never was)] joins the lads in Odyssey for some eXtreme adventures in cliques, Y2K paranoia, and the Odyssians’ forever war with the people of Rakistan. Topics include Y2K aesthetics, being jumpscared by John Avery Whittaker, and what it means to have nostalgia for an optimistic techno future that never came to pass.
Colette Shade: Website // Instagram // Twitter // Bluesky
Y2K: How the 2000’s Became Everything (essays on a future that never was) (CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY...2025-01-152h 44
The Worst of All Possible Worlds164 UNLOCKED - God’s Not Dead 2The lads dare to speak about Christ in the classroom and face the wrath of Ray Wise as they cover Harold Cronk’s 2016 evangelical propaganda film: God’s Not Dead 2. Topics include the horrendous filmmaking, the deeply-flawed rhetoric, and what we can learn about the future of America from a film that posits a world in which the masses will be subjugated by the most annoying people alive.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
God’s Not Dead 2. Dir. Harold Cronk. 2016.
God’s Not Dead (2014) - Financial Information
God’s Not Dead 2 (2016) - Financial Information
‘God’s Not Dead...2025-01-012h 46
The Worst of All Possible Worlds168 - The Nostalgia CriticTHIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Hellloooooo, we’re The Worst of All Possible Worlds, we remember it so you don’t have to! We all remember Doug Walker, you know, that guy with the glasses, the tie, and the plain white background because they clearly couldn’t afford a better set? Well, wouldn’t you know it, he created a character called the Nostalgia Critic, a loud, obnoxious, Looney Tunes-adjacent blowhard who got famous for being very mad about Batman having a credit card. But does he have anyth...2024-12-1130 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds164 - God’s Not Dead 2THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
The lads dare to speak about Christ in the classroom and face the wrath of Ray Wise as they cover Harold Cronk’s 2016 evangelical propaganda film: God’s Not Dead 2. Topics include the horrendous filmmaking, the deeply-flawed rhetoric, and what we can learn about the future of America from a film that posits a world in which the masses will be subjugated by the most annoying people alive.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
God’s Not Dead 2. Dir. Harol...2024-11-1332 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds161 - Silent Hill 2 (feat. Aysha U. Farah)Aysha U. Farah (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) and the lads have some restless dreams and see the titular town of Konami’s 2001 horror classic: Silent Hill 2. Topics include the history of Team Silent, the difficulties of tank controls, and how to cope when you’ve found yourself at the bottom of five holes in a hell of your own making.
Aysha U. Farah: Website // Twitter // Instagram
Second Star to the Left: Scout-explorer Gwen Hartley has five years to explore and prepare her planet for settlement. With no aid but her robots and the anxious voice of h...2024-10-232h 42
Radio Free Tote Bag#327 They Did FFS On A Grape feat. Brian AlfordINSOMNIA ENERGY! Joining us this week in the midst of Dono's whirlwind of sleeplessness - it's returning champion Brian Alford from The Worst of All Possible Worlds. We talk about comets and a mexican restaurant with gamer lights and then it's question time:
Feeling lightly weird when people find out you've been in a relationship since high school | Friends keep asking for help moving but they're kind of hoarders and are never packed up when you get there | Having trouble wanting to be intimate with people after a breakup
Thanks again to...2024-10-171h 10
The Socialist ShelfHuman Boyg Guy: Peer Gynt, Ft. Brian AlfordIt's time to jump off a cliff, seduce a troll, and get turned into a button.
This week, we're talking about Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play, "Peer Gynt," an absolutely crazy ride of folklore, modernity's encroachment on tradition, good music, and Sphinxes with Berlin accents.
Brian Alford of "the Worst of All Possible Worlds" joins us to discuss this foundational piece of literature...but can any of us escape the terror of the Boyg?
Check out The Worst of All Possible Worlds! wherever you get your podcasts, and follow Brian on Insta @uninterestingbrian and on...2024-10-082h 09
The Worst of All Possible Worlds155 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (feat. Mattie Lubchansky)Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend) and the lads hop in Benny the Cab and floor it to Toontown as they cover Robert Zemeckis’ seminal live-action/animated triumph: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Topics include the perfect storm of the film’s creation, the meticulous production design, and the vital importance of venerating comedy that hits you like a piano to the head.
Mattie Lubchansky: Twitter // Instagram // Patreon
Boys Weekend: A hilarious trans-“final girl” horror graphic novel about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong. A witty, tender romp through the cosmic horror of being alive.
Temporal Cul...2024-09-112h 30
The Worst of All Possible Worlds152 - Tom Goes to the MayorTHIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
The lads get photocopied and make their way to Jefferton, alive, as they cover Tim and Eric’s Adult Swim debut: Tom Goes to the Mayor. Topics include the origins of Tim and Eric, their many innovations to comedy, and the prescience of a show that predicted A.I. with a calcucorn.
Media Referenced In this Episode:
Tom Goes to the Mayor. Created by Tim And Eric. 2004.
Tom Goes To The Mayor - A Look Behind
“‘Tom Goes to the Mayor’ granted seco...2024-08-2122 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds140 - Doki Doki Literature Club! (feat. Anne Huston)THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Anne Huston (Caveat NYC) joins Brian and Josh in getting bombarded by the twee writing, adorable anime girls, and abject existential terror of Team Salvato's 2017 dating sim/horror cult hit Doki Doki Literature Club! Along the way they talk about the appeal of fanworks, the perils of adolescence, and the mortifying ordeal of being known by a fictitious character inside a computer game.
Anne Huston is the General Manager at Caveat, a cabaret comedy theatre located on the Lower East Side o...2024-05-2933 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds130 - Heaven is for Real (feat. Radio Free Tote Bag)THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO at Patreon.com/worstofall
This week, Josh and Brian are joined by Radio Free Tote Bag as they take the next direct flight straight to God’s Throne. We discuss the history of books about heaven, the Near-Death Experience community, and the many thrills of saying “Burpo” over and over again.
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Radio...2024-03-2025 minRadio Free Tote Bag#296 The Elvisode feat. Brian AlfordWhats up hound dogs, Donovelvis here, bringing you a heater of an extendo mode episode featuring our good homie Brian Alford from The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast! This one is a banger, it's simultaneously off the rails and on the rails. Serious, heartfelt, and dumb ass hell. We talk about podcasting, Brian's history with dating and relationships, a very sweet story, and then your questions!
Struggling with sexuality after trauma but unsure if ace or just figuring things out | In a great relationship but potentially have to move back home - would an L...2024-03-141h 24
The Worst of All Possible Worlds123 - Sleep No More (feat. Dara Swisher)THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Dara Swisher (Sovereign Candle Collective) and the lads grab their masks and book a stay at the McKittrick Hotel as they dive into the deep secrets and complicated legacy of the industry-defining immersive theater piece: Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More. Topics include the history of immersive theater, the seductive appeal of tracksuits, and the eternal battle between the production of theater and the monolith of real estate.
Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of p...2024-01-2423 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds119 - 2023: A Year in ReviewTHIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
In what has now become an annual tradition, we took a couple dozen calls from our Patreon subscribers, reheated some bits from the past year in the microwave, and stitched it all together for your enjoyment. Thanks for being part of our 2023.
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This...2023-12-2722 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds111 - Slender Man and Marble Hornets (feat. Anne Huston)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...2023-11-0129 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds94 - God’s Not Dead (feat. Greg Foster)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.
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Greg Foster: Twitter / Bluesky
2023-07-052h 11
The Worst of All Possible Worlds91 - Awake (2012)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 o...2023-06-1415 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds85 - The Worst of all Possible Worlds Presents: Brian is Back! The 85th Episode Spectacular, Live! From New York City (feat. Michael Kupperman)
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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/
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TWOAPW theme by Bren...2023-05-0317 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds76 - Hackers (feat. maia arson crimew)
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.
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maia arson crimew (it/she) is gay, mostly for girls, and a...2023-03-012h 07
The Worst of All Possible Worlds65 - Ladscast Goes Public (UNLOCKED)
LADS LADS LADS LADS LADS! As we get ready for the holiday season (or is it the arguing season?), we settle down with some treats, some drinks, and ChatGPT as we go over the events of the last month. There are laughs, there is anger, and there is absolutely no editing.
Check out Doors of Divergence, the immersive show Brian is in, here!
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TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: bren...2022-12-141h 48
The Worst of All Possible Worlds58 - Every Young Man’s Battle (feat. Laura Ramadei)Laura Ramadei from the Girls On Porn podcast stops by to help Brian and Josh block, tackle, and blast their way through the anti-porn manifesto for evangelical Christian teenage boys terrified of their own sex drives: Every Young Man’s Battle. You’ll never look at a jogger the same way, and for that we apologize. Sort of.
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Girls On Porn is a porn rev...2022-10-262h 04
The Worst of All Possible Worlds56 - Moulin Rouge! (feat. Abe Goldfarb)Abe Goldfarb (Beetlejuice: The Musical, First Time Caller) and the lads down a shot of the Green Fairy and can-can their way through Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical extravaganza: Moulin Rouge! Topics include the brilliance of Richard Roxburgh, the sexiest alien in Star Wars, and the untouchable style and frenetic earnestness of Bazmark Luhrmann.
Abe’s Socials:
Twitter: @abegoldfarb
First Time Caller
Streaming link at the Seattle Film Festival (through October 16): https://theseattlefilmfestival-2022onlinefestival.vhx.tv/products/the-settle-film-festival-2022-online-festival
TWOAPW Patreon
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www.brendan-d...2022-10-121h 52
The Worst of All Possible Worlds55 - Pamela Has a Problem (feat. Ash Stoneman) [Whit’s Endless Summer #18]Ashleigh Stoneman (The Very Worst, The Merry Worst) returns to the pod to help the lads tackle two disastrous attempts by evangelicals to cover the subject of abortion: Odyssey’s infamous lost episode “Pamela Has a Problem” and Frank Peretti’s should-have-been-lost radio drama “Tilly”. Topics include the hubris of Paul McCusker, the brain worms of Frank Peretti, and the path forward as America becomes increasingly hostile towards access to basic healthcare.
Ashleigh’s Socials:
Twitter: @AshStoneman
Instagram: @ashstoneman
Media Referenced in the Episode:
Adventures in Odyssey #134 - Pamela Has a Problem
"Tilly" radio drama, origina...2022-10-0624 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds54 - Saturday’s Warrior (feat. Brigham Young Money)
Greg (@DadShammdad) and Jordan (@SLCLunk) from Brigham Young Money pull the lads together as they dance through the shifting tones and heavy fog of the 1989 Mormon musical extravaganza: Saturday’s Warrior. Topics include the similarities between Evangelicalism and Mormonism, the loose morals of San Diego, and the baffling surreality of watching a musical featuring greaser eco-terrorists and thirty clones of Donny Osmond.
Brigham Young Money: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brigham-young-money/id1519378716
Socials:
Podcast: @BYMPodcast
Greg: @DadShammdad
Jordan: @SLCLunk
Brigham Young Money Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brighamyoungmoney
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www...2022-09-282h 19
The Worst of All Possible Worlds53 - Alien (feat. Jeff Ronan)THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Jeff Ronan (And Almost Starring…) joins the lads on the deck of the Nostromo as they battle xenomorphs and the specter of capitalism in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror masterwork: Alien. Topics include H.R. Giger’s uncannily horny designs, Ripley’s place amongst the greatest action heroes of all time, and the pros and cons of bringing a cat to an alien fight.
And Almost Starring…
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/and-almost-starring/id1516186984
And Almost Starring…Patreon
htt...2022-09-2121 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds52 - This Present Darkness (feat. Scott Benson)Scott Benson (Night In the Woods) joins the lads in demonic combat as they battle the evils of satanic prophecy and New Age philosophy in Frank E. Peretti’s sophomoric superhit: This Present Darkness. Topics include the evils of carnivals, Peretti’s truly vile prose, and the lasting ramifications of This Present Darkness on the modern Christian fiction landscape.
Scott’s Socials:
Twitter: @bombsfall
Instagram: @bombsfall
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Media Referenced in this Ep...2022-09-142h 33
The Worst of All Possible Worlds51 - Brevity is the Soul of Whit [Whit’s Endless Summer #17]THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
The lads take a staycation with the Barclays as they return to Odyssey for their first thrilling case with Harlow Doyle, their first romp with Ronald Edwin Blackgaard, and what might be the most boring episode of Odyssey ever conceived: “The Midnight Ride”. Topics include the genius of Will Ryan, the utility of side characters on The Simpsons, and the Republican obsession with the myths of the Revolutionary War.
Oh, and we discover the wod fam choc sod. Awful little thing
Episodes discussed:
#79...2022-09-0726 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds50 - Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip (feat. Alec Robbins)
Alec Robbins (Mr. Boop, @alecrobbins) walks and talks the lads through the esteemed halls of the Paris Opera House of American Television™ that is Aaron Sorkin’s most notorious flop: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Topics include the racism of the mid-2000s, the surreality of the sketches, and the endlessly watchable nature of this truly calamitous foray into the writing process behind the world’s most controversial sketch: “Crazy Christians.”
Alec Robbins’ Socials:
Twitter: @alecrobbins
Instagram: @Alecsrobbins
Mr. Boop: https://store.silversprocket.net/products/mr-boop-by-alec-robbins
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Case File #1: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip by Nathan Rabin
https...2022-08-312h 07
The Worst of All Possible Worlds49 - TWOAPW LIVE at New York City Pinball Championships 2022! Deeproot: Legacy (feat. Blueberry Johnson)
Hey folks! Here's that live show. As you may remember, last year we talked to Crazy Levi Nayman about the history of pinball and a very strange company that rose and fell over the last few years. That episode can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/emergency-pod-56023528
This year, we've followed up with Pinside poster Blueberry Johnson to talk about the ruins and remains of what was once Deeproot Pinball, and handed out some Deeproot T-shirts we got at a liquidation auction.
Deeproot thread on Pinside: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/to...2022-08-241h 34
The Worst of All Possible Worlds48 - 24 (feat. Yurié Collins)Yurié Collins (@babypinkhaus) and the lads race against the clock as they dive headlong into the soupy plotting and unrelenting patriotism of Fox’s torture-palooza: 24. Topics include the rampant Islamophobia of the early 2000s, the logistics of ski mask ownership in Los Angeles, and the ticking time-bomb of imprinting Jack Bauer’s ideology onto the American psyche.
YURIE'S SOCIALS
Tiktok: @babypinkhaus
Instagram: @babypinkhaus
**TICKETS FOR THE PINBALL LIVE SHOW**
https://www.nycpinballchamps.com
MEDIA REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE
Josh's 24 parody from high school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmtiG...2022-08-172h 15The Worst of All Possible Worlds47 - Top GunTHIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT
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The lads strap on their aviators and lather on their tanning oil as they fly right into the danger zone with the 1986 military propaganda/beach volleyball seminal classic: Top Gun. Topics include plane choreography, the disease at the heart of the American war machine, and the seemingly limitless charisma of Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.
LINKS AND FURTHER READING
"The Indian Ocean: arc of crisis or zone of peace?" by Chandra Kumar: https://doi.org/10.2307/2619047
Road Construction Ahead: https...2022-08-1027 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds46 - Sid Meier’s Civilization (feat. Nate Bethea)Nate Bethea (@inthesedeserts) joins the lads for a record-breaking third time as they build wonders and conquer the world in Sid Meier’s revolutionary empire simulator: Civilization. They discuss the gamification of climate change, the problem with “Barbarians”, and the inherent optimism of hearing a satellite go “Beep, beep, beep.”
NATE'S PODCASTS
Kill James Bond! https://open.spotify.com/show/5kQS8cE6xF7rUzO2vtCZ3s?si=6fe11f17f1bb4793
What A Hell of a Way to Die: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XEfRCDbLKOB8naNbICU6q?si=6f0a8dfde3a54023
TRASHFUTURE: https://open.spotify.com/show/4...2022-08-032h 08The Worst of All Possible Worlds45 - Whit Gets Racist (feat. Lev Novak) [Whit’s Endless Summer #16]
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Fan Favorite Lev Novak (@LevNovak) returns to Odyssey as he and the lads witness the horrors of its racist origins and explore its equally racist present. Topics include lyrical fear mongering, homicidal knights, and the undeniable star-power of Rodney Rathbone.
Episodes discussed:
#92 The Ill-Gotten Deed
#168 The Curse
#179 You Gotta be Wise
#184 Isaac the Chivalrous
For more Bob DeMoss shenanigans, check out his old seminar: https://archive.org/details/learn-to-discern
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Theme by Brendan Dalt...2022-07-2730 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds44 - Rossum’s Universal RobocopsWhile Josh is out building Delta City, Brian and A.J. make their way to the streets of Old Detroit and go toe to metallic boot with the future of law enforcement: Robocop. They discuss Paul Verhoeven’s Looney Tunes aesthetic, the logistics of jaw acting, and the seeming indestructibility of 80’s Nostalgia.
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2022-07-201h 43The Worst of All Possible Worlds43 - Jesus Camp (feat. Dara Swisher)
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Dara Swisher (@dara.jay.bird) and the lads speak in tongues and get drenched in the Nestle waters of salvation as they cover the hit documentary/horror film of 2006: Jesus Camp. They discuss Pentecostal freaks, Megachurch pastors, and the brutality/longevity of the conservative project to control the Supreme Court.
Dara Swisher: Instagram: @dara.jay.bird
5-4 Podcast: “Emergency Episode: Roe is Overturned” https://open.spotify.com/episode/3aYkrXcvUj74cjges6Oilf?si=c219376ec762475e
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ww...2022-07-1330 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds42 - 1776
The lads drink rum, swat flies, and endure the heat of Philadelphia in July as they try to crack the egg that is the Sherman Edwards/Peter Stone musical extravaganza: 1776. They discuss the surprisingly subversive book, the hit-or-miss score, and the inherent rot at the core of the American experiment.
The Reactionary Mind by Corey Robin
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-reactionary-mind-9780190692001
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2022-07-062h 10The Worst of All Possible Worlds41 - Red Dead Redemption 2THIS IS A PREVIEW. THE FULL EPISODE CAN BE HEARD OVER AT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
The lads head eastbound and down as they take a ride through the American Inferno and sharp cultural commentary of Rockstar Games’ magnum opus: Red Dead Redemption 2. They discuss the magnificent open world, the labor abuses that went into its creation, and the hauntingly empty void at the heart of the American Dream.
How the West Was Digitized:
The Making of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 by Harold Goldberg.
https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html
Je...2022-06-2921 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds40 - PragerU Kids At Their Whit’s End! (feat. Bryan Quinby) [Whit’s Endless Summer #15]Bryan Quinby (Street Fight Radio) takes the lads on a stroll through the hellscape of modern far-right children’s entertainment (with a pit-stop in the far-right children’s entertainment of yesteryear, Adventures in Odyssey) as they endure the deeply uncomfortable scream-fest and non-union acting showcase that is PragerU Kids. Topics include the ethics of child labor, the importance of flag maintenance, and the enduring legacy of notable genocidal maniac Christopher Columbus.
Adventures in Odyssey episodes discussed:
#209 - Columbus: The Grand Voyage
#81 - Good Business
YouTube playlist for the PragerU Kids videos we cover in this episod...2022-06-222h 25The Worst of All Possible Worlds39 - The Screwtape Letters (feat. Emily Robinson)
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Emily Robinson (My Brother, My Captain, My Podcast) joins the lads in Hell as they excavate the epistolary proselytizing and smug finger-wagging of C.S. Lewis’ scourge of YA reading lists everywhere: The Screwtape Letters. Topics include the rivalry between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, the rampant misogyny of Screwtape’s letters, and what it means to live your life in constant fear that you’ll one day be devoured by demons.
My Brother, My Captain, My Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show...2022-06-1519 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds38 - Man of the Year (feat. Luke Savage)
Luke Savage (Michael and Us, Jacobin) joins the lads for some minor election fraud as they cover Barry Levinson’s 2006 political satire//thriller/rom-com/centrist fever dream: Man of the Year. Topics include the movie’s tonal whiplash, Laura Linney’s bafflingly committed performance, and the hollowness of centrist ideology as reflected through Robin Williams doing fart jokes.
Michael and Us: https://open.spotify.com/show/44Uwr3yMXRlqE5Elh5KuL9?si=f74aa9293f6a4a9c
Michael and Us Patreon:
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A Link to Luke’s Book The Dead Center: https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-dead-ce...2022-06-081h 23The Worst of All Possible Worlds37 - Perchance To Eugene (feat. Jen Albright) [Whit’s Endless Summer #14]THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Brian and Josh return to Odyssey with Have You Seen This? host Jen Albright (@Bowsnonk) in tow, this time to focus on everyone’s favorite polymath and teenage genius: Eugene Meltsner. And Eugene’s secret shame—his lack of a driver’s license—doesn’t prevent us from going all in on his various annoying tendencies. Additional topics include the uneven standards that Christians apply to shock jocks, the inherent difficulty of reshaping one’s opinion, and obscure town ordinances about horses.
Episodes co...2022-06-0132 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds36 - Dear Evan Hansen (2021): The Gang Exploits a Teenager’s Death (feat. Brendan Dalton)
The lads wave through a window as they force theme song composer/wandering troubadour Brendan Dalton (Dickinson, Younger) to climb the great rotting tree that is the 2022 film adaptation of the hit 2016 Broadway hit: Dear Evan Hansen. They discuss the musical’s baffling plot, Ben Platt’s trip to the beach that makes you old, and the greater state of mental health in a world where you won’t necessarily #befound.
Christmas in Middle-Earth: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/christmas-in-middle-earth.html https://open.spotify.com/album/5dhwDnIufW1vdorSYQGGpc?si=C8ieo9nSR8CQk6-MZOruow
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Theme by B...2022-05-252h 18The Worst of All Possible Worlds35 - The Visit: One Day an Old Lady Will Come for Us TooTHIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full episode at patreon.com/worstofall
The lads hop on the midnight train to Güllen as they explore the delightfully weird and morally murky depths of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s classic tragicomedy: The Visit. They discuss the many adaptations of the play, the enduring legacy of its themes, and the uneasy feelings brought on by the justice of an unstoppable bionic woman.
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2022-05-1821 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds34 - Kenneth Branagh’s William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
While Josh is out sick with the novel coronavirus, Brian and A.J. return once again to Elsinore Castle as they dive headlong into the four-hour, bloated monstrosity that is Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. They discuss the difficulties of adapting Hamlet to the screen, Kenneth Branagh’s lips, and the dangers of treating any text, no matter how great, as sacrosanct.
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2022-05-112h 00The Worst of All Possible WorldsUNLOCKED: Josh interviews Harm Venhuizen on Calvin University’s recent controversiesLast week, Josh got on a call with Harm Venhuizen, outgoing editor-in-chief of Calvin University's student newspaper Chimes to discuss the recent policy choices made by the school and their consequences.
Links to Harm’s articles:
“Calvin’s Policies Against Same Sex Marriage a Motivator in Split with Center for Social Research, Sources Say”https://calvinchimes.org/2022/03/14/calvins-policies-against-same-sex-marriage-a-motivator-in-split-with-center-for-social-research-sources-say/
"‘I’m not going to be ashamed’: Queer CSR employee quits to speak freely about split from Calvin”
https://calvinchimes.org/2022/03/21/im-not-going-to-be-ashamed-queer-csr-employee-quits-to-speak-freely-about-split-from-calvin/
“‘Walking a tightrope’: Calvin’s complicated stance on LGBTQ+ issues has caused problems for d...2022-05-1043 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds33 - Actually, It’s About Ethics in Middle School Journalism [Whit’s Endless Summer #13]THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full episode at patreon.com/worstofall
The lads follow a trail of corruption and intrigue as they return to Odyssey to dig up a scoop on the greatest calamity facing the youth of today: the ethics of middle-school journalism. Topics include the true meaning of free speech, the importance of school newspaper competitions, and the right-wing radicalization of Lucy Cunningham-Schultz. Plus, an interview with Harm Venhuizen (@HarmVenhuizen), the outgoing editor-in-chief of the Calvin University student paper Chimes (@CalvinChimes), to talk ethics in collegiate journalism and beyond.
Episodes covered:
#143...2022-05-0421 minThe Worst of All Possible WorldsSPECIAL INTERVIEW: Wendy Lecker and Nicole Ciullo of the Education Law CenterYou’ve probably seen a lot of clips recently of the ongoing culture war coming to a flashpoint in school board meetings across the country. To learn how the reactionary right is using these conflicts to push for increased school privatization, Josh (@boshj) sat down with Wendy Lecker and Nicole Ciullo from the Education Law Center, a Newark-based organization that defends public schools and advocates in the courts for educational equity.
This forty-minute interview covers topics such as the broader context for the current curriculum battle, the history of the mechanics of school funding and segregation, and ho...2022-04-3042 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds32 - Heart Condition (1990): Denzel Washington’s Worst Movie (feat. Michael Kupperman)The lads throw on their bad hair pieces and fine Italian suits as they, along with special guest Michael Kupperman (@Mkupperman), gaze into the gaping maw of the much-maligned Bob Hoskins and Denzel Washington buddy-cop/ghost/crime-thriller/“comedy”: Heart Condition. Topics include mid-budget 90s studio movies, Denzel Washington’s comedy chops, and the rot at the diseased heart of the supposed end of history.
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https://brendandalton.bandcamp...2022-04-271h 57The Worst of All Possible Worlds31 - Reefer Madness (feat. Stefan Borst-Censullo)This is a PREVIEW. To listen to the full episode, go to https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
It’s D.A.R.E.’s worst nightmare as the lads, along with renowned cannabis lawyer Stefan Borst-Censullo (@Stefan_BC), reach new highs and tackle the devil’s weed in the 1936 propaganda film Reefer Madness. Topics include the racist history of narcotics crackdowns, the current state of marijuana law in the United States, and the circular madness of the war on drugs.
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Theme by Brend...2022-04-2030 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds30 - Whit Dies (feat. Lev Novak) [Whit’s Endless Summer #12]The lads and special guest Lev Novak (@LevNovak) do battle with the Imagination Station as Adventures in Odyssey tackles its two toughest topics yet: death and also those three guys that visited Jesus that one time. Topics include the gifts of the magi, the preposterousness of hell, and the seemingly unkillable deity known as John Avery Whittaker.
Episodes Discussed:
176,177 - The Star, parts 1&2
211,212 - The Mortal Coil, parts 1&2
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2022-04-132h 01The Worst of All Possible Worlds29 - Alan Wake (feat. Jack Gilbert)THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
My name is Alan Wake. I’m a writer. Three podcasters and their friend, Jack Horton Gilbert, played through my story and talked about it for three hours. What followed was wild and dark and weird, even by my standards. Stephen King once said, “My wife and kids won’t touch a pizza with anchovies on it. But I like anchovies.“* I think about that all the time.
Jack’s Monologue:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbtRwqPlZKp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link2022-04-0629 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds28 - Video Redeemed The Radio Star (feat. Rosey Armstrong)Saddle up your horses as the lads, along with Rosey Armstrong (Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Los Kurados), slap on their Crosses of Gold and dive headlong into the varied and wild world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Topics include what makes Christian music Christian music, the importance of artistic integrity in an industry seemingly designed to destroy it, and the rampaging sexiness of Michael W. Smith.
Rosey’s Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjbGYYsDLFy2wmwFR9s69NZO90yE-5j9P
Hans Gruber and the Die Hards:
twitter.com/Gruberites2022-03-302h 26The Worst of All Possible Worlds27 - Whit Owns the Libs (feat. Nate Bethea) [Whit’s Endless Summer #11]THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
Nate Bethea aka @inthesedeserts (What a Hell of a Way To Die, Trashfuture) returns to Odyssey (and the podcast!) as he and the lads tackle the real problems facing a divided America: insecticide, new highways, and bigotry against “citters”. Topics include the environmental activism of the early 90's, Pearl Harbor, and the benefits of having an American legend graffiti your door.
Episodes discussed:
#128 - One Bad Apple
#129 - Not One of Us
#175 - East Winds, Raining
#202 - Timmy’s Cabin2022-03-2341 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds26 - West Side Story (2021) (feat. Matt Barbot)
The lads, along with special guest Matt Barbot (@BarbotRobot), have rockets in their pockets as they rumble with Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner’s 2021 adaptation of the musical theater classic: West Side Story. They discuss the complicated legacy of the original musical, the pitfalls of adaptation, and the importance of producing new work in an industry obsessed with refurbishing the old.
Frijoles by Matt Barbot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtjZU2Cvo74
Matt’s New Play Exchange:
https://newplayexchange.org/users/1342/matt-barbot
Buy Matt's Play!
https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/red-bull-shorts-volume-3-1946259152
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Bust out your ring lights and twenty dollar phone clamps because this week the lads dive headlong into the world of influences with the hit (?) reality shows Netflix’s Hype House and Hulu’s The D’Amelio Show. Topics include the emptiness of influencer culture, the pressures of being the most famous teenager in the world, and the arduous but necessary work of differentiating the person from their persona.
Josh’s video:
https://youtu.be/CQ8vgXOFuUo
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Theme by Bren...2022-03-0938 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds24 - Richard Dichard Redemption [Whit’s Endless Summer #10]The lads face down the dastardly Dr. Regis Blackgaard as they once again return to Odyssey for a dizzying foray into the world of forgiveness and electronic stores. Topics include Midwestern social mores, the nature of revenge, and the importance of unionizing in a world full of John Avery Whittakers.
Episodes discussed:
#155 & #156: Waylaid in the Windy City, Parts 1 and 2
#159 The Homecoming
#160 A Rathbone of Contention
For further Context, check out TWOAPW episodes:
7 - In a Gadda da Whitta
8 - Blackgaardology
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https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll2022-03-021h 48The Worst of All Possible Worlds23 - FLCL (feat. Anne Huston)THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
Things get WILD as the lads, along with special guest Anne Huston (General Manager of Caveat), strap on their Gibson Flying V/EB-0 1961 Bass guitars and dive headlong into the Loony Tunes madness and shocking poignancy of Kazuya Tsurumaki and Yōji Enokido’s hit anime: FLCL. Topics include the horrific comedy of puberty, Japan’s complicated relationship with the West, and the serenity that comes with no thots, only robots.
Caveat:
https://www.caveat.nyc
Anne Huston on Instag...2022-02-2332 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds22 - Whit vs the Fundies (feat. Nate Lamagna) [Whit’s Endless Summer #9]
The lads make their long-awaited return to Odyssey as they bring special guest Nate Lamagna (@vrunt) along for some wacky adventures in dealing with the second coming of Christ, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the realization that your best friends’ dad has debilitating alcoholism! Topics include the business of rapture-mongering, the parallels between AiO and The Simpsons, and one of the strangest episodes of Odyssey ever as Dr. James Dobson comes to town.
EPISODES DISCUSSED:
#145 The Second Coming
#222 The Jesus Cloth
#150 Home Is Where The Hurt Is
#167 Dobson Comes to Town
Nate Lamagna
Twitter: @vrunt
TWOAPW
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Special guest Trevor Beaulieu (Champagne Sharks) joins the lads as they solve a pretty boilerplate case and then dress up in fancy disguises for a negligible amount of screen-time to discuss the immensely popular and massively overlooked (by white people) Dick Wolf procedural: New York Undercover. They discuss the Network Wars of the mid-90s, the brilliant music and outdated storylines of Undercover, and the procedural empire of Richard D. Wolf.
CW: contains discussions of ep...2022-02-091h 17The Worst of All Possible Worlds20 - The Long Dark Souls of the Soul (feat. Trevor Strunk)The lads and special guest Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge, Story Mode) take up the mantle of the Chosen Undead as they attempt to link the fire by climbing the trap-filled Snake Fortress of video game culture that is Dark Souls. They discuss difficulty settings in video games, the pernicious gatekeeping of gitting gud, and what Dark Souls can teach us about surviving an apocalypse.
Trevor Strunk:
Twitter: @Hegelbon
No Cartridge:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0nvqvbeKNXYnCngVWQwanL?si=d1d254ff82304435
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-cartridge-audio/id1212245244
Story Mode: Video...2022-02-021h 50The Worst of All Possible Worlds19 - Coriolanus (2011): The Coriolanus Effect (feat. Josh Sawyer)THIS IS THE FIRST HALF OF OUR DISCUSSION. For the full episode, check out our Patreon: patreon.com/WorstOfAll
The lads and special guest Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity) go beard to beard with the mob as they face down one of Shakespeare’s most brutal and overlooked tragedies: Coriolanus. They discuss Ralph Fiennes’ excellent 2011 film adaptation, the dehumanizing weaponization of soldiers in an ever-expanding empire, and the uncanny horror of Chekhovian Slendermen. Was Zizek right to say that this movie is "like God's eyes in an Orthodox icon?" You'll just have to listen to fin...2022-01-191h 26The Worst of All Possible Worlds18 - Pokémon (feat. Ashleigh Stoneman)The lads, along with special guest Ashleigh Stoneman (The Very Worst, The Merry Worst), venture off into the tall grass to do battle with the literal wild animal that is the Pokémon franchise. They discuss the pastoral origins of Pokémon, its literal demonization at the hands of the Christian Right, and the existential nightmare of being the very best, like no one ever was.
Ashleigh Stoneman
Twitter: @ashstoneman
The Very Worst
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-very-worst/id1434474756
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GC277C5qDCAUnzONwtTHh?si=d713...2022-01-032h 11The Worst of All Possible Worlds17 - Dreaming of a Whit Christmas [Whit’s Endless Summer #8]THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
The lads knock back a few eggnogs and experience a true Christmas miracle as they cover the first actually good episode of Adventures in Odyssey: “Monty’s Christmas”. Topics include the power of empathy, Christmas angels, and the legacy of the late, great voice actor Will Ryan.
Episodes Discussed:
87: Elijah Part 1
88: Elijah Part 2
97: Monty’s Christmas
98: The Visitors
115: An Act of Mercy
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2021-12-2231 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds16 - Odyssey Salutes the Troops! (feat. Nate Bethea) [Whit’s Endless Summer #7]
The lads enlist Nate Bethea (What a Hell of a Way To Die, TRASHFUTURE) to help battle their way through some of Adventures in Odyssey’s most patriotic episodes. They discuss the cliches of war stories, the manufactured outrage around flag burning, and getting uncucked at the hands of Dr. Beanes.
Nate’s Twitter: @inthesedeserts
Nate’s Podcasts:
What A Hell of a Way to Die https://open.spotify.com/show/1XEfRCDbLKOB8naNbICU6q?si=6f0a8dfde3a54023
TRASHFUTURE https://open.spotify.com/show/4loPiV9XWjVOitg2XfzK7Q?si=ef69cc5a7b114333
Lions Led By Donkeys https://open.spotify.co...2021-12-082h 11The Worst of All Possible WorldsEMERGENCY POD: REMEMBERING STEPHEN SONDHEIM (feat. Graham Techler)
One week ago, the world lost the greatest musical theater composer of all time. This week, we brought in Graham Techler (The New Yorker, Tooning out the News) to record an episode about Stephen Sondheim’s life and legacy. What started out with sharing favorite shows and tunes turned into a broader conversation about art, commerce, and the paradox of attempting to create work that can inspire and endure in a hopeless world. Everybody rise.
Graham Techler
Twitter: @gr8h8m_t3chl3r
grahamtechler.com
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https://brend...2021-12-031h 47The Worst of All Possible Worlds15 - Putting the Christ Back Into Thanksgiving [Whit’s Endless Summer #6]THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
Brian's (@spocks_brian) back in town and in our first in-person episode, he, Josh (@boshj) and A.J. (@thefuzzymask) go over his favorite holiday: T-Givez. Yes, that's what he calls it. Yes, he's called it that for years. No, he won't stop. In this episode we discuss the history of thanksgiving, the value of acknowledging your circumstances, and that one time a dead body was discovered in the basement of Whit's End.
Episodes covered:
39, 40: The Case of the Secret Room, Parts 1 a...2021-11-2437 min
The Cyber Ranch PodcastPractical Working (And Hiring!) from Home w/ Brian CastagnaBrian Castagna (CISO at Seven Bridges - a genomics company) is a CISO with a proven track record of successfully building information security programs at cloud technology companies. He is on a mission to humanize the new work environment - our own home. Join Allan and Brian as they touch on transitioning from an office environment, both mentally and physically, hiring remotely, work/life balance and much more.
Key Takeaways:
01:33 Bio
02:22 Remote work
03:00 Hiring a remote workforce
10:50 What’s the human side of working from home?
1...2021-11-1729 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds14 - Heavy Rain (feat. David Armstrong)The boys and special guest David Armstrong (The Omni Bilateral Panic Podcast) press X to Shaun as they clumsily stagger through the wasteland of David Cage’s 2010 damp catastrophe: Heavy Rain. They discuss the creative limits of video-game-as-movie, the allegations of Quantic Dream’s toxic work environment, and the pros and cons of weapons-grade cocaine.
Omni Bilateral Panic:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGRu97Lto5fl81Kqjfdk3?si=196c041d046b4843
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/omni-bilateral-panic/id1586920943
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Everybody’s gone to the rapture as Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) go on the slow helicopter ride into the apocalypse that is the 1972 evangelical fear-mongering classic: A Thief in the Night. They discuss the cult of rapture-pilling, California Christians, and the sexual magnetism of Chester A. Arthur.
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2021-10-2705 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds13 - A Thief in the Night (PREVIEW)Everybody’s gone to the rapture as Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) go on the slow helicopter ride into the apocalypse that is the 1972 evangelical fear-mongering classic: A Thief in the Night. They discuss the cult of rapture-pilling, California Christians, and the sexual magnetism of Chester A. Arthur.
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https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com2021-10-271h 49The Worst of All Possible Worlds12 - Hangman’s Curse (2003): Auto-Perettic Asphyxiation (feat. Felicia Lobo and Lauren Harris)The Sinister Sisters, Felicia Lobo (@girlygorehorror) and Lauren Harris, join Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) to battle the forces of darkness, goths, and spiders (mostly spiders) as they face the 2003 movie adaptation of Frank Peretti’s evangelical horror disaster Hangman’s Curse. They discuss the power of spooky fonts, the demonic consequences of prayer in schools, and the subtle joys of being covered in spiders.
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Sinister Sisters Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sinister-sisters/id1450842514
Girly Gore:
https://www.youtube.com...2021-10-132h 17The Worst of All Possible Worlds11 - Bothered About Castles and Cauldrons (feat. Scott Benson) [Whit’s Endless Summer #5]Grab your swords and belts and other things you need as Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) and former Christian ska artist/Night in the Woods co-creator Scott Benson (@bombsfall) kick off the Halloween season by larping their way through Adventures in Odyssey’s most scarring episodes. They discuss the insidiousness of the Satanic Panic, the perils of young Christian love, and the delightful consequences of summoning a demon.
Episodes discussed:
First Love
Suspicious Minds
Castles & Cauldrons parts 1 and 2
Recently Scott made a beau...2021-09-292h 45The Worst of All Possible Worlds10 - Josie and the Pussycats (feat. Jessie Cannizzaro and Eleanor Philips)Strap on your long tails and ears for hats, because Brian (@spocks_brian), A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask), Josh (@boshj), and special guests Jessie Cannizzaro (Puffs, @JessCannizzaro) and Eleanor Philips (Puffs, @ecphilips) are literally climbing up the Billboard Charts to talk about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. They discuss the legacy of the seminal soundtrack, the rampant sexism of film criticism in the early 2000s, and the mysterious origins of Avril Lavigne.
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2021-09-151h 44The Worst of All Possible WorldsEMERGENCY POD: DEEPROOT PINBALL PONZI (feat. Levi Nayman)Unless you're a pinball enthusiast or keep an extremely close eye on SEC litigation, you've probably never heard the name Deeproot. But just a couple weeks ago, this fledgling startup got slapped with a massive civil lawsuit that sent shockwaves throughout the pinball collector community. Join Josh (@boshj) and Brian (@spocks_brian) as "Crazy" Levi Nayman regales us with a truly bizarre story that spans decades of lost time, millions of dollars of wasted investor money, and something called a PinPod.
Links & Further Reading
Levi's website: http://crazylevipinball.com/
Deeproot thread on Pinside: https://pinside.co...2021-09-112h 57The Worst of All Possible Worlds9 - Hamlet (2000)THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
There’s something rotten in the CORPORATION of Denmark??? Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) whip out their bodkins and throw themselves headlong into the morose, brooding world of literal corporate backstabbing that is Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000). They dissect the cultural significance of Mr. Moviefone, the perils and pitfalls of adapting Shakespeare for the screen, and the surreal perfection of contemplating one’s mortality in a Blockbuster.
TWOAPW on Patreon:
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Theme by Br...2021-09-0122 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds8 - Blackgaardology (feat. Rob Mobley) [Whit’s Endless Summer #4]Rob Mobley (@VillainologyPod) joins Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) on their slow descent into the depths of evil as they face Adventure in Odyssey’s Biggest Bad: Dr. Regis Blackgaard, Child Psychologist. They discuss the nature of evil, the surprising careers of the voice cast, and the tragic story of a man whose wife leaves him for a horse.
Patreon:
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Villainology Podcast:
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/villainology-rob-mobley-Q_oS1Hz...2021-08-181h 41The Worst of All Possible Worlds7 - In a Gadda da Whitta [Whit’s Endless Summer #3]THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) get thrown headlong into Imagination Station as they continue their journey through Adventures in Odyssey as part of their Whit’s Endless Summer. They discuss the insidiousness of Evangelical brainwashing, the merits of the musical Godspell, and the unending glory of THE NOZZLE.
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Episodes Discussed:
Episode 66: The Imagination Station, Part 1
Episode 67: The Imagination Station, Part 2
Epi...2021-08-0941 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds6 - Prey (2017): Welcome to my Orbital LairJoin Josh (@boshj) and Brian (@spocks_brian) as they dive into the ambitious 2017 space-station spoop-fest Prey! They talk the joys of fake-out openings, the pitfalls of immersive combat, and the sticky beauty of a good ole fashioned GLOO cannon. They also delve into the depths of the infamous Bethesda/Kotaku brouhaha of the mid 2010s and the enduring push/pull between developers and game journalists.
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2021-07-191h 11The Worst of All Possible Worlds5 - Urkel Gets Saved [Whit’s Endless Summer #2]THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
For our second premium episode, the boys (@boshj, @thefuzzymask, @spocks_brian) dive a little deeper into Odyssey. Maybe a little too deep.
2021-07-0152 minThe Worst of All Possible Worlds4 - Gone Home: There is no GateA.J. and Brian take a relaxed trip through the walking simulator Gone Home, its influences and its legacy, which stretches beyond the medium of video games. We also discuss how the game gets used as a virtue signal among gaming's reactionary wing.
For more listening, check out Steve Gaynor's GDC talk: https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020376/Why-Is-Gone-Home-a
2021-06-171h 16The Worst of All Possible Worlds3 - Whit’s Endless SummerThis is the inaugural episode of Whit's Endless Summer, a sub-series where we explore Adventures in Odyssey, Focus on the Family, and the history of evangelical entertainment.
This time, we subjected A.J. to some of the first and worst episodes of Adventures in Odyssey, introducing him to Whit, Tom, Connie and everyone's favorite denizen of Campbell County: Patriotism.
The episodes we listened to were:
#4 - Connie Comes to Town
#5 - Gifts for Madge and Guy
#7 - Promises, Promises
#19 - Recollections
#28 - The Price of Freedom
If you...2021-06-041h 54The Worst of All Possible Worlds2 - Night Trap Part 2: Great Moments with Howard LincolnIn December of 1993, a congressional hearing takes place. The subject: violence in video games. The culprit: Night Trap. How did such a silly little game get so much negative attention? Who was behind this? What is Joe Lieberman's, like, deal? That's what A.J. and Brian try to solve as we dig into the morass of politics in the 90s.
2021-05-181h 01The Worst of All Possible Worlds1 - Night Trap Part 1: It’s TapeBrian (https://twitter.com/Spocks_Brian) and A.J. (https://twitter.com/TheFuzzyMask) check out one of history's most notorious video games, and discover that it's really just some good clean fun. Well, depending on your definition of fun. But there are some cultural forces a-churning, and this campy, interactive Dana Plato vehicle might be in for some trouble.
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Dreams Not Memes PodcastEpisode 189: Problem Solving, Teamwork and Engineering : A conversation with Ryan AlfordI spoke to Ryan Alford a hardware engineering professional and engineer. Alford has worked as a hardware engineer for 15 years in the State College,PA and has worked in a variety of roles form project management to working in the military and aerospace industry. Alford moved to Laramie, Wyoming a few years ago to support his wife's graduate school career and started to work in the technology industry in Wyoming. In our conversation we discuss Alford's experience with being an entrepreneur and diving into the tech industry in Wyoming. Learn more about Alford's Journey on Dreams Not Memes.
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Invest Florida - A Real Estate PodcastBrian Alford: Current Florida Market Overview & ForecastToday we discuss the current Florida Market and the Market Forecast with Brian Alford, director of Market Analytics for CoStar Group. Brian uses market data analysis to give us a current high-level and detailed overview of Retail, Industrial, and Office - as well as his market forecast for each. These are certainly unsettling times with COVID-19 affecting various businesses and asset classes. The good news is that, according to Brian, the overall forecast looks pretty good and Florida will come out ok.2020-08-2442 min
#CISOlife#CISOlife - Allan Alford | NIST CSF Control War Stories from CISOsRecorded from the 5/27/2020 LinkedIn Live stream. Allan Alford and I sit down to discuss examples from our past of where NIST CSF controls were missed or not implemented. Listen as we trade war stories on failures and successes.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cisolife/support2020-05-2948 min
The Copy Closer Podcast030 - The Copy Closer Podcast With Brian KurtzIn this episode, Brian Kurtz spoke about his start in the list management world, the most important principle in direct response marketing and the biggest mistake rookie marketers make when starting out. Listen to this episode now to get the full scoop.2019-07-1055 minThe Copy Closer Podcast005 - The Copy Closer Podcast With Brian Kelly In this episode, Brian Kelly shows you how to automate your business so you can grow and scale. Every business has tasks that can be easily automated. And in this episode, Carlos Redlich interviews Brian Kelly to discover his automation secrets.2019-04-1533 minThe Copy Closer Podcast002 - The Copy Closer Podcast with Brian Cassingena Discover how Brian Cassingena helps himself and his clients make truckloads of cash using the power of copywriting.2019-04-0440 min
Plant Industry NewsEp #1: Brian Alford, DPI Plant InspectorWelcome to the first episode of the Plant Industry News Podcast. Get to know our director, Dr. Trevor Smith, as he shares a little about himself and the history of the Division of Plant Industry. Enjoy our interview with Brian Alford, a plant inspector at DPI, as he shares his journey to his current position at DPI, as well as his typical day on the job. Brian also shares some of his favorite experiences from his time with the division. Stay tuned until the Division Digest for the announcements of DPI’s fall award winners, a recent retirement and office cl...2018-12-2138 min
Invest Florida - A Real Estate PodcastBrian Alford: Your Multifamily Market Outlook for the I-4 CorridorMultifamily is one of Florida's most prevalent asset classes and the I-4 corridor has been seeing explosive growth in multifamily properties over recent years. This episode Costar market economist for Central Florida, Brian Alford shares his outlook on the I-4 corridor multifamily market.2018-10-2927 min