The Worst of All Possible Worlds

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

The lads return to Odyssey for some thrilling adventures in daddy issues as they dive headlong into many trials and tribulations facing the fathers in Focus on the Family’s America. Topics include Phil Lollar at his best, Bill Kendall at his worst, and the ongoing manipulation/conversion of one Eugene Meltsner. TICKETS FOR OUR LIVE SHOW ON THURSDAY 4/27 IN NYC ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Get your tickets right now at this link. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: 195: Father’s Day 230: Our Father 234: Our Daily Bread 232: Thy Kingdom Come TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads finally finish the hat as they cover James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s beautiful, pointillist musical: Sunday in the Park With George. Topics include the complexity of the score, the controversial second act, and the challenge of bringing order to the whole through design, composition, balance, light, and harmony. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Sunday in the Park with George by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. “Eight Lines (Octet)” by Steve Reich. 1979. Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim. Penguin Random House. 2011. “Partitions” by Milton Babbitt, 1957. Putting it Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine. macmillan Publishing. 2021. Reich and Sondheim: In Conversation and Performance. Interview with Frank Rich. Lincoln Center, 2016. Sondheim on Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions by Mark Eden Horowitz. Scarecrow Press, 2010. Also available on Youtube. “UK Omnibus: Sunday in the Park with Stephen.” 1990. “Putting It Together” Variations Barbara Streisand’s Version The Academy Awards Version The Xerox Commercial Version The Ethan Allen Version TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

The lads strap on their gas masks and look for the light as they face down both the Infected and the evil heart of humanity in Naughty Dog’s 2013 mega-hit: The Last of Us: Part I. Topics include the history of zombie media, the tremendous performances, and the deeply cynical philosophy at the heart of the “greatest video game story ever told.” Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: The Last of Us: Part I Available on PS5 // Steam The Last of Us: Remastered Available on PS4 The Last of Us Available on PS3 “Grounded: The Making of the Last of Us”. Directed by Jason Bertrand, Matt Chandronait, Jeffrey Keith Negus, Ryan O'Donnell, Cesar Quintero. Produced by Sony, Feb 2014. “The Power of Failure: Making ‘The Last of Us’” by Andrew Webster. The Verge September 19th, 2013. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Featuring Eleanor Philips as “Ellie”.

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

TSA hacker maia arson crimew (@_nyancrimew) teaches Josh and Brian how to hack the planet as they ride the internet superhighway straight into the eXtreme cyberpunk 90’s nostalgia of Iain Softley’s Hackers. Topics include the art of the 90s montage, the legacy of Hackers in the hacktivist community, and the paramount importance of pulling a righteous hack. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! maia arson crimew (it/she) is gay, mostly for girls, and a tiny kitten :3 Website // Ko-Fi // Wikipedia Media Referenced in this Episode: BTS Polaroids from the set of Hackers by Roger K Burton. Dazed Digital. How Telephone Phreaking Worked by The 8-Bit Guy. 2020. “how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps” by Maia Arson Crimew, Jan 19th, 2023 HACKERS: Iain Softley - Director Interview by Hackers Curator. Jan 29th, 2021. “House Republicans demand answers from TSA over No-Fly List hack” by Matthew Foldi. The Spectator, January 27th, 2023. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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

Patrick Willems (@patrickhwillems) teaches the lads the ABC’s of corporate espionage as they slide down the deeply intricate lore rabbit hole that is Dreamworks’ 2017 fever dream: The Boss Baby. Topics include the scores of Hans Zimmer, the commodification of love, and the eternal and ever-growing rivalry between babies and puppies. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Patrick H. Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.” Twitter // Youtube // Nebula // Instagram // Letterboxd Night of the Coconut: Nebula // Vinyl Media Referenced in this Episode: The Boss Baby (2017) available on Amazon // Apple TV The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) available on Amazon // Apple TV The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018) available on Netflix The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022) available on Netflix TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial Written and Performed by Eleanor Philips

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

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

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

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Patrick Flynn (The Original Cast) as he and the lads celebrate Bobby’s infamous 35th birthday in the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth deep-dive into marriage: Company. Topics include the many revivals of the show, the superb score/uneven book, and the incomparable performance of Raúl Esparza. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Patrick Flynn: Website / Twitter / New Play Exchange The Original Cast is a podcast about original cast albums and the people who love them. Each episode, Patrick interviews someone who’d see on-stage, backstage, or in the house of a theatre about an original cast album they love. Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts Instagram / Twitter Media Referenced in this Episode: Company, dir. John Doyle, 2006. Youtube / Cast Recording Company, dir. Hal Prince, 1970. Original Cast Recording Company, dir. Marianne Elliot, 2018. London Cast Recording “Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes” by Stephen Sondheim, Penguin Random House. 2010. Original Cast Album: Company. Dir. D.A. Pennebaker. Watch it on HBO Max / Criterion Channel Masterworks Broadway presents Stephen Sondheim: The Story so Far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7IiisCxYN0 - This is not the episode where the Stritch interview comes from, but it's the same series. the interview has been completely offline for the last decade TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com Feat. David Armstrong as “Larry” and Eleanor Philips as “Multitudes of Amys”.

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

The lads start 2023 off right by hopping aboard an adulterous plane and flying straight into the Rapture as they cover the disastrous Kirk Cameron vehicle: Left Behind: The Movie (2000). Topics include the origins of the Tribulation, the clientele of leather bars, and the surprising endurance of the concept that, one day, the Lord will strike Christians nude and yeet them into Heaven. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in the Episode: Left Behind: The Movie. Available on Amazon Prime. “Fast-Selling Thrillers Predict Prophetic View of Final Days” by Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, October 4th, 1998 “Jerry B. Jenkins: The Tim LaHaye I Knew” by Jerry B. Jenkins, Christianity Today, July 25th, 2016 “Success of Christian Thriller Reflects Rising Interest in Religious Fiction” by Dinitia Smith, New York Times, June 8th, 2000 “Tim LaHaye, Evangelical Legend Behind ‘Left Behind’ Series, Dies at 90” by Camila Domonoske, NPR, July 25th, 2016. “Tim LaHaye Obituary” by Stephen Bates, The Guardian, July 28th, 2016. “Tim LaHaye Will Move to Washington to Promote Christian Political Activity" Christianity Today, December 14th, 1984. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com Featuring Tony Ditty as “A.J. Ditty’s Actual Father”

THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT Patreon.com/worstofall On the eve of the New Year, we wind back the clock to our favorite moments of 2022 with the help of friends old and new. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! This episode contains audio from: 22 - Whit vs. the Fundies 24 - Richard Dichard Redemption 28 - Video Redeemed the Radio Star 29 - Alan Wake 30 - Whit Fucking Dies 34 - Kenneth Branagh’s William Shakespeare’s Hamlet 36 - Dear Evan Hansen 39 - The Screwtape Letters 42 - 1776 46 - Sid Meier’s Civilization 51 - Brevity is the Soul of Whit 52 - This Present Darkness 54 - Saturday’s Warrior 56 - Moulin Rouge 58 - Every Young Man’s Battle 59 - Chess the Musical 62 - Minions 64 - Pearl Harbor TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Alice Caldwell-Kelly (Trashfuture/Kill James Bond!/Well There’s Your Problem) inducts the lads into the World of Assassination as they do a suit-only, silent assassin run through IO Interactive’s pinnacle of video game design: Hitman. Topics include the richness of the game’s environmental storytelling, the tardiness of chandelier repairmen, and that beautiful, bald backstabber of the bourgeoisie: Agent 47. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Alice Calwell-Kelly: Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Trashfuture is a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/ pop culture commentary podcast about the eponymous English spy, James Bond. Alice Caldwell-Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon watch a different Bond movie every fortnight in an attempt to give 007 the socialist, feminist comeuppance he so richly deserves. Free episodes are released every fortnight on all major podcast platforms and bonus episodes are released for supporters on Patreon on the interstitial weeks. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Well There’s Your Problem is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspective, with jokes. Youtube / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Media Referenced in this Episode: Hitman: 1-3 by IO Interactive. Available on Steam / PS5/PS4 / XBOX “How the Simulation of a Hitman Level Works” by NoClip “Why Hitman is My Favorite Trans Game: A Comic” by Carta Monir, Polygon (November 16th, 2017) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com Featuring Eleanor Philips as Mortimer/Jacques/British Bobby/The Scotsman

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! Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

The lads hop into their fighter planes and get trapped in the world’s most boring love triangle as they are suddenly and deliberately attacked by Michael Bay’s much-maligned historical epic: Pearl Harbor. Topics include Bay’s deeply uncurious filmmaking, the interminable three-hour run time, and the responsibilities of artists when tackling historical fiction. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Pearl Harbor (2001): TMDB / Amazon Prime / Disney+ / AppleTV “An Oral History of Michael Bay, the Most Explosive Director of All Time” by Sean Fennessey, GQ (June 27, 2011). “‘Pearl Harbor’ at 20: Kate Beckinsale says she didn’t make sense to Michael Bay ‘because I wasn’t blond and my boobs weren’t bigger than my head’” by Kevin Polowy, Yahoo! Entertainment (May 22, 2021). “How Racism, Arrogance, and Incompetence Led to Pearl Harbor” by Simon Worrall, National Geographic (December 4, 2016). “Disney’s Pearl Harbor: National Memory at the Movies” by Geoffrey M. White,The Public Historian, Vol. 24, No.4, pp. 97-115. Accessed via JSTOR. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com Featuring Eleanor Philips as Michael Bay

THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT Patreon.com/worstofall David Armstrong (Omni BiLateral PANic) sits the lads down to tell them the fraught and incredibly lengthy story of the hit CBS sitcom: How I Met Your Mother. Topics include the infamous ending, the deck shenanigans of Josh Radnor, and the slow death of the American multi-cam sitcom. And don't forget to read A.J.’s HIMYM Spec Script/Nightmare - “Have Ya Met Ted?” Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Omni BiLateral PANic is a podcast where three Bi-coastal, Bisexual+, Bi-products of the 90's ride the Highways and Bi-ways through some niche pop culture and take every detour possible! Listen on Apple Podcasts Website: omnibilateralpanic.com Media Referenced in this Episode: How I Met Your Mother (2005 - 2014): Available on Hulu / Amazon / Apple TVSeason One, Episode One: Pilot Season Two, Episode Nine: Slap Bet Season Eight, Episode Twenty: The Time-Travelers Season Nine, Episode Sixteen: How Your Mother Met Me Season Nine, Episode 23/24: Last Forever “TV Summer School: How to Create and Run a Successful Sitcom”, E! Online (August 6, 2007) How I Met Your Dad Pilot, 20th Century Fox Television (2004) How I Met Your Mother Alternate Ending, 20th Century Fox Television/CBS (2014) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

The lads grab their fart guns and lose their minds as they do battle against the highest grossing movie in the highest grossing animated film franchise of all time: Minions. Topics include Minion physiology, the horrific world of Minion memes, and the value of children’s entertainment in a world trapped in a neverending cycle of nostalgia. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced In This Episode: Minions (2015) - IMDB / letterboxd / Available on Peacock Peter Traver’s Rolling Stone Review of Despicable Me Christy Lemire’s AP Review of Despicable Me Plugged in Review of Minions Story About Google’s 2016 Minions April Fools’ Prank Guillermo Del Toro TikTok TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads throw on their finest alligator shoes and slap The Expression on their faces as they take to the mean streets of Martinaise for ZA/UM’s political and existential triumph: Disco Elysium. Topics include the dense and fascinating history of the game world, the perfection of Kim Kitsuragi, and finding glimmers of disco in a world on the brink of annihilation. **Spoiler Warning** If you want to experience every surprise Disco Elysium has to offer, you may want to play the game first. Trust us, your ancient reptilian brain will thank you. Well, first it will probably insult you, THEN it will thank you. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month atPatreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Disco Elysium by ZA/UM, Available on Steam, PS5/PS4/XBOX Game Pass/Nintendo Switch “Disco Elysium Writer Alleges Fraud While Studio Accuses Him Of Toxic Management” by Ethan Gach, Kotaku.com “TO FANS OF DISCO ELYSIUM, CONCERNING THE SITUATION AT ZA/UM” by Aleksander Rostov, Medium.com. “Disco Elysium Studio ZA/UM Confirms Former Employees Were Fired for Misconduct” by Danielle Partis, gamesindustry.biz TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

April Ajoy (Evangelicalish) joins the lads as they return to Odyssey for three deeply disturbing episodes that dive deep into the heart of evangelical purity culture. Topics include the cringe of adolescence, the horrors of beauty pageants, and the nightmare of having puberty explained to you by John Avery Whittaker. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! April Ajoy Tiktok: @aprilajoy Instagram: @aprilajoy Twitter: @aprilajoyr Evangelicalish: Discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of the American Evangelical Church, deconstruction, faith and God’s love through it all. Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Website: evangelicalish.podia.com Twitter: @evangelicalish Youtube: youtube.com/c/Evangelicalish Media Referenced in this Episode: 154 - Coming of Age 163 - A Model Child 192 - Modesty is the Best Policy April Ajoy’s Performance of “America Say Jesus” Growing Up Christian Podcast, Episode 49: “Jimmy Barclay‘s Misadventures in Odyssey w/ Actor & Activist David Griffin” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Jake Beckhard (Blue Balls NYCFC) challenges the lads to the match of the century as they try to outmaneuver the bopping songs and confounding political intrigue of the infamous Tim Rice/Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus flop musical: Chess. Topics include the many different versions of the show, the innate appeal of a broken musical, and the ever increasing eccentricities of one Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Jake Beckhard Website: jake-beck.com Twitter: @jakebeckhard Instagram: @jakebeckhard Blue Balls NYCFC: You’ve got Blue Balls! How lucky for you. Check in every week for rapturous pod talk on all things NYCFC. With NYC Hosts Jake Beckhard and Trey Fillmore. Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Podomatic The Fled is an artist Collective providing a radically equitable, anti-racist, anti-oppressive platform for theater artists — to build community, expand their artistry, and make theatre that is actively engaged in our collective liberation and the dismantling of colonialist practices and white ideals. With artists at the helm, particularly our global-majority and historically marginalized artists, we lead our community with curiosity, empathy, and celebration. Patreon: patreon.com/serials Instagram: @thefledcollective Twitter: @fledcollective Website: thefled.com Media Referenced in this Episode: Get Onto My Cloud: The Tim Rice Podcast: Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts “Chess Seeks to Shed Its Checkered Past” by Stephen Holden, NYTimes Chess (1986 London Concept Cast): Spotify / Apple Music / Amazon Chess In Concert (2008): AppleTV / YouTube / Letterboxd TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, plus add your name to the masthead of our website, by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Girls On Porn is a porn review podcast hosted by two erotic enthusiasts and all around horny gals, Laura and Rachel. Committed to helping you find hot + ethical porn, each week the girls research and review porn based on popular search terms. Website: girlsonporn.com Patreon: patreon.com/girlsonporn Twitter: @GoPthepodcast Instagram: @girlsonprn TikTok: @girlsonprn Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts Media referenced in this episode Every Young Man’s Battle (documentary, 2003): YouTube / Letterboxd / TMDB Every Young Man’s Battle by Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker (WaterBrook Press, 2004): Goodreads / Google Books Lecture by Shannon Ethridge (author of Every Young Woman’s Battle): YouTube TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: www.brendan-dalton.com / https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE GO TO patreon.com/worstofall. Stanley read the episode notes for the podcast called “The Worst of All Possible Worlds #57: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.” He marveled at their ability to convey both the tone of the episode and the appropriate words necessary to take advantage of the SEO. Words like “Whizbang!“, “Gadzooks!“, and “The Truth About Vaccines!” None of these things were in the episode proper, of course, but Stanley could feel their power extending out to the furthest reaches of the world wide web. He gave thanks that these words would feed the Great Beast Algorith’m, whom Stanley knew all should fear and give praise. In fact, just thinking about the Great Beast Algorith’m made Stanley convulse with fright and involuntarily scream, but this terror was immediately satiated as Stanley grabbed hold of his Reassurance Bucket. “MMMM,” Stanley thought, “That’s GOOOOOOOOOOD Bucket.” TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com Media Referenced in this Episode: Davey Wreden & William Pugh: Life After The Stanley Parable by John Walker https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/davey-wreden-william-pugh-the-stanley-parable-interview

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 https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com Media Referenced in the Episode: “Moulin Rogue Was Almost an Original Musical (And Other Soundtrack Secrets)” by Maureen Lee Lenker https://ew.com/movies/moulin-rouge-20th-anniversary-soundtrack-secrets/ Guardian Interviews at BFI: Baz Luhrmann Interviewed by Geoff Andrew https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/07/1 “Rich Man’s Frug” from Sweet Charity: https://youtu.be/mcrZIK3gqbU ”Take Off With Us” from All That Jazz: https://youtu.be/DVBiZ5bEOLI Guest Starring Eleanor Philips as The Italian Moon

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, originally aired on the Focus on the Family radio show https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/01/416421/five-years-after-abortion-nearly-all-women-say-it-was-right-decision-study https://www.guttmacher.org/evidence-you-can-use/later-abortion Abortion Funds You Can Donate To Right Now: National Network of Abortion Funds Alabama: Yellowhammer Fund Arizona: Abortion Fund of Arizona Kentucky: Kentucky Health Justice Network Louisiana: New Orleans Abortion Fund North Dakota: North Dakota Women in Need Abortion Access Fund South Dakota: South Dakota Access for Every Woman Idaho: Northwest Abortion Access Fund (Also Serves Alaska, Oregon, and Washington) Michigan: Reclaim MI WIN Fund Mississippi: Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund Missouri: Missouri Abortion Fund Tennessee: Abortion Care for Tennessee Texas: Texas Equal Access Fund Utah: Utah Abortion Fund Wyoming: Chelsea’s Fund TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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 TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com Link to Saturday’s Warrior (1989): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--w9bOGpi2s

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 https://www.patreon.com/andalmoststarring A.J.’s Episode of And Almost Starring…: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-95-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-w-aj-ditty/id1516186984?i=1000580014723 TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com Media Referenced In This Episode: “Screen: ‘Alien’ Brings Chills From the Far Galaxy: A Gothic Set in Space” by Vincent Canby https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/25/archives/screen-alien-brings-chills-from-the-far-galaxya-gothic-set-in-space.html The Variety Alien review: https://variety.com/1978/film/reviews/alien-1200424551/ Special thanks to David Armstrong for providing the voice of Sir John Hurt

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 TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com Media Referenced in this Episode:This Present Darkness (Unabridged): Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6rhuJB68BM&t=2s Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VINkS29eGRM This Present Darkness (Abridged): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRnUSravKkU “Singer’s Plug Puts ‘This Present Darkness’ in Spotlight : Fundamentalist Novel Finds Wide Appeal” https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-23-me-550-story.html

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 Our Best Vacation Ever #207 The Case of the Candid Camera #203 Double Trouble #197 The Midnight Ride TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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://www.avclub.com/case-file-1-studio-60-on-the-sunset-strip-1798228131 Pitting Their Idealism Against Show Business by Alessandra Stanley https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/arts/television/18stan.html TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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/topic/twip-is-deeproot-the-next-misadventure-or-a-pinball-revolution TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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=GmtiGRmVGfw Jon Bois’s 24 video: https://youtu.be/_P52G4Kyq5M Golden Rainbow at the 1968 Tony Awards: https://youtu.be/g4SF6QWxOPE Calorie Mate Commercial feat. Kiefer Sutherland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYwaMQ8ln3k The Los Angeles Times Review of the 24 Finale: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-25-la-et-0525-24-review-20100525-story.html TWOAPW PATREON https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll THEME BY BRENDAN DALTON www.brendan-dalton.com | https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV3wUjFLJjE Hot Chip - Hungry Child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOnMZALLQPk The Denver Nuggets Mascot Incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVruBvjNl0 **TICKETS FOR THE PINBALL LIVE SHOW** https://www.nycpinballchamps.com TWOAPW PATREON https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll THEME BY BRENDAN DALTON www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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/4loPiV9XWjVOitg2XfzK7Q?si=ef69cc5a7b114333 MEDIA REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE Sid Meier at the End of History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m0aEO7CrxM How Sid Meier Almost Made Civilization a Real-Time Strategy Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwUM33VJRbY NO CARTRIDGE Episode 32, featuring Josh: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rxqu7OqIbJOfL5QIHpA2b?si=8iq1VFBrSBigSbSV_cKgxg **TICKETS FOR THE PINBALL LIVE SHOW** https://www.nycpinballchamps.com TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton https://www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL THING, CHECK OUT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll 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 TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

While 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. TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton https://www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE GO TO https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll 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 TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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 TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS 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 Jessica Hoffman Davis’ Essay on Playing Red Dead Redemption: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/f31bz4/at_75_my_mother_decided_to_play_through_red_dead/ TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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 episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8u3LFUV-tzj9KKb6ZMWtFlgZwyG-nDm2 Street Fight Radio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/streetfightradio Bryan Quinby: Twitter: @murderxbryan TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE GO TO https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll 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/27HIVoL3VACQZxGyrhmeEx?si=39edc487850b4bd7 My Brother, My Captain, My Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus A Link to Luke’s Book The Dead Center: https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-dead-center/ The “Stars and Strife” episode of Chapo Trap House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95FwFqqgvhE The NYC Pinball Championships: nycpinballchamps.com TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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 covered: #157 - Last in a Long Line #193 - A Tongue of Fire #194 - A License to Drive #200 - Food for Thought Have You Seen This? website: https://www.haveyouseen.us Have You Seen This? on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/haveyouseenthis TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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 TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS 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. TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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. TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Last 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 decades” https://calvinchimes.org/2022/04/10/walking-a-tightrope-calvins-complicated-stance-on-lgbtq-issues-has-caused-problems-for-decades/ “Calvin denies reappointment for professor who officiated same-sex marriage” https://calvinchimes.org/2022/04/21/calvin-denies-reappointment-for-professor-who-officiated-same-sex-marriage/ TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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 - Muckraker #185 - A Question of Loyalty #233 - Thy Will Be Done 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 decades” https://calvinchimes.org/2022/04/10/walking-a-tightrope-calvins-complicated-stance-on-lgbtq-issues-has-caused-problems-for-decades/ “Calvin denies reappointment for professor who officiated same-sex marriage” https://calvinchimes.org/2022/04/21/calvin-denies-reappointment-for-professor-who-officiated-same-sex-marriage/ TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com