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The first and only podcast bringing you weekly case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. Every Wednesday, co-hosts Josh, Brian, and A.J. dissect an artifact of popular culture, breaking down how its narrative choices reflect or subvert the reactionary political project. From video games to movies to theater to an apparently infinite supply of evangelical Christian radio drama, we expose the machinations of the worst of all possible worlds in order to figure out how to build a better one. Also, we have bits.

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The first and only podcast bringing you weekly case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. Every Wednesday, co-hosts Josh, Brian, and A.J. dissect an artifact of popular culture, breaking down how its narrative choices reflect or subvert the reactionary political project. From video games to movies to theater to an apparently infinite supply of evangelical Christian radio drama, we expose the machinations of the worst of all possible worlds in order to figure out how to build a better one. Also, we have bits.

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Episodes
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137 - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (feat. Josh Sawyer)

5/8/2024
Josh Sawyer (Pentiment, Fallout: New Vegas) and the lads grab their razors and complete their arms as they attend the tale of Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 barber-ic bloodbath: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Topics include the show’s horror film origins, the unimpeachable score, and the long term ramifications of using Sweeney Todd as a gateway drug into the wild world of musical theater. 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! Josh Sawyer: Twitter // Tumblr Media Referenced in this Episode: The Original Broadway Cast recordingThe 2006 John Doyle RevivalThe 2023 Broadway RevivalThe Movie“Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Epiphabee” Music by Stephen Sondheim, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. feat. Eleanor Philips as “Mrs. Hornet”

Duration:02:17:12

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136 - Outer Wilds

5/1/2024
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads hop into their wooden spaceships and fly straight into the dying sun as they cover Morbius Digital Games’ hit 2019 indie exploration/Newtonian physics simulator: Outer Wilds. Topics include the cozy/existentially terrifying vibes, the efficacy of the storytelling, and what it means to find hope at the end of the universe. 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: No Cartridge Audio: Outer Wilds Forever! with Alex Beachum and Kelsey Beachum.No Cartridge Audio: Scott Benson on Outer Wilds.“Outer Wilds is Not a Video Game”. Daryl Talks Games.“The Making of Outer Wilds - Documentary”. Noclip-Video Game Documentaries. Jan 1, 2020. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Pep Talk for a Hatchling”, Music by Andrew Prahlow, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S.

Duration:00:31:21

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135 - The Boss Baby: Family Business (feat. Patrick Willems)

4/24/2024
Patrick Willems (Night of the Coconut) returns to finish some unfinished business as he and the lads fight off the deep conservatism and unending baby ninja armies of Dreamworks’ 2021 babypalooza: The Boss Baby: Family Business. Topics include the nebulous target audience, the uncanny animation, and the consequences of pivoting from the increasingly bonkers Boss Baby lore to the terrors of…school choice??? 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 Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.” TwitterYoutubeNebulaInstagramLetterboxdNight of the CoconutPatrick’s Episode of Something Rotten on Metal Gear Solid 2Patrick’s Episode of Eye of the Duck on Minority Report Media Referenced in this Episode: “Conan O’Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings” by First We Feast. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Babies Are Forever” Music by John Barry, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S., feat. Eleanor Philips.

Duration:02:27:10

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134 - The Dutch Knight (feat. Trevor Strunk) [Whit’s Endless Summer 34]

4/17/2024
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall! Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge) returns once again to the horrors of Odyssey as he and the lads face down the true return of the devious Dutchman, Regis Blackgaard, in part two of Adventures in Odyssey’s most notorious run: Darkness Before Dawn. Topics include the vocal dexterity of Earl Boen, the collaboration between Paul McCusker and Philip Lollar, and the deeply depressing conversion of Eugene Meltsner. 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! Trevor Strunk TwitterStory 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! Apple PodcastsSpotifyRed CirclePatreonTwitterJosh’s Episode of No Cartridge About Thief 2: The Metal AgeA.J.’s Episode of No Cartridge on Bad MojoThe Lads’ Episode of No Cartridge on Final Fantasy XV Media Referenced in this Episode: “Happiness is a Water Gun”: The Maxwell/Blackgaard Erotica TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “’On the Importance of Muzzy at the End of the World” Special Thanks to: David Armstrong, Jake Beckhard, Ellie Philips, Dara Swisher, Jessie Cannizzaro, Audrey Brehm, Donovan Eyre, Dean Beckwith, Petrea Whittier, Greg Foster, Matt Barbot, Josiah Hughes, Patrick Willems, Graham Techler, Trevor Strunk, Josh Sawyer, Lenore Olson, Jacob Dallas, Devon, Anne Huston, Chas LiBretto, maia arson crimew, November Kelly, and Tony Ditty.

Duration:00:21:55

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133 - Sam Shepard’s Buried Child (feat. Yurié Collins)

4/10/2024
Yurié Collins (@babypinkhaus) and the lads grab their shovels and go digging for babies as they cover Sam Shepard’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning fever dream of a play: Buried Child. Topics include the toxic masculinity of the cowboy persona, the plays’ morbidly rich imagery, and the terrors of any generation, past or present, facing the dead baby buried in the backyard. 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! Yurié Collins: Tiktok // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: Buried Child by Sam Shepard. 1979.The New Group production of Buried Child. 2016.“Flashback: Sam Shepard, the Rolling Stone Interview” by Jonathan Cott. Rolling Stone. August 1st, 2017.“Rhythms & Truths: An Interview with Sam Shepard” by Amy Lippman. American Theatre Magazine. April 1st, 1984.“Sam Shepard: ‘America is on its way out as a culture’” by Laura Barton. The Guardian. September 7th, 2014.“Sam Shepard, The Art of Theatre No. 12.” by Benjamin Ryder Howe, Jeanne McCulloch & Mona Simpson. The Paris Review. Issue 142, Spring 1997. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Autograph Theatre’s Pearl Fartbor Season Announcement” feat. David Armstrong as “Jim/Tom/Mark/John/Ray” and Yurié Collins as “Pearl Fartbor”

Duration:02:32:27

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132 - Macbeth in Canada: Slings and Arrows, Season Two [feat. Graham Techler]

4/3/2024
Graham Techler (Tooning Out the News, Fairview) joins the lads for another cursed production of Macbeth as they return to both the New Burbage Theatre Festival and the second season of the hit AcornTV Canadian dramedy: Slings and Arrows. Topics include the curse of The Scottish Play, the showrunners’ dedication to an authentic portrayal of a life in the theater, and the importance of doing your taxes in a world teetering on the edge of a youthquake. 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! Graham Techler: Instagram // “Our Upcoming Theatrical Season” // “Lane Gaullson’s Revenge!” Media Referenced in this Episode: Slings and Arrows: Season Two. AcornTV. 2005. The AI Upscale of Slings and Arrows Emily St. James’ AV Club coverage of Slings and Arrows TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “2Frog2Hammer” feat. David Armstrong as “Curd Sorryboutthat”

Duration:00:30:42

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131 - MASH (1970)

3/27/2024
The lads hop in a chopper and get into some morally dubious hijinks as they cover Robert Altman’s 1970 war/frat house comedy that inspired one of the most well-regarded TV shows of all time: M*A*S*H. Topics include Eliot Gould’s mustache, rampant 70s misogyny, and what it means to live in a country that can only define itself by settler conquest. 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: Golden Rainbow 1968 Tony Award PerformanceLooking Back, 1952: York doctors join war effortmiddle school 9/11 tribute danceMash The Movie BackstoryMASH: A Story About Three Army DoctorsMobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) - American Helicopter Museum & Education CenterRichard Hornberger“Robert Altman on Being The 15th Director Cast To Make MASH” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The 4077th Morning Announcements”

Duration:02:27:43

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130 - Heaven is for Real (feat. Radio Free Tote Bag)

3/20/2024
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. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Radio Free Tote Bag is a weekly relationship advice podcast hosted by Audrey and Donovan. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram Data Transfer - Apple Podcasts // Spotify Audrey Brehm - Twitter Donovan Eyre - Twitter Media Referenced in this episode: Where is Colton Burpo Now? - PureflixInterview with Kevin MalarkeyI Did Not Die. I Did Not Go to Heaven. - Slate MagazineJohn Wesley as Dream Reader - Pawel RutkowskiColton Burpo on Ordinary DiscussionsInterview with Todd and Colton BurpoThe Burpos on Marilyn and SarahIMDb - Heaven is for RealNear-Death Experience Research Foundation

Duration:00:25:04

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129 - Blackgaard Begins (feat. Devon) [Whit’s Endless Summer 33]

3/13/2024
Devon (Kill James Bond!) becomes an Odyssian convert as they and the lads journey to Odyssey for further adventures in vandalism, charge cards, and the impending return of the Devious Dutchman himself: Regis Blackgaard. Topics include New York solo shows, the proper way to cook a Chansey, and what it means to be the only pirate in a gang of roaming middle-schoolers. 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! Devon: Twitter // Bluesky // Streaming Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/pop culture commentary podcast about the eponymous English spy, James Bond. November 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 TwitterPatreonApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts Trashfuture is a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. WebsiteTwitterPatreonApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts Well There’s Your Problem is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspective, with jokes. YoutubeTwitterInstagramPatreonApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts Ten Thousand Posts: A show about how everything is a form of posting, and how our lives are guided by the only dialectic that matters: good posts and bad posts. PodcastTwitterPatreon Media Referenced in this Episode: TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Patrick Smother’s Plumber Brothers”

Duration:02:21:25

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128 - Supermarket Sweep

3/6/2024
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their carts and make straight for the turkeys as they cover four iterations of one of America’s favorite game shows: Supermarket Sweep. Topics include the history of supermarkets, the insidiousness of Whammies, and the difficulties of weaponizing 90s nostalgia in the turbulent world of the 2020s. 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: January 17th, 1967October 4th, 1991Nancy & Kathy vs. Ron & Dru vs. Keah & Micki (1993)Marina & Tim vs Stephanie & Cyndee vs Vanessa & Dustin (2001)The New Supermarket Sweep 2020 (Season 2 Episode 7): Don't Be Twerking On My Show! Supermarket Sweep - SNL An Oral History Of 'Supermarket Sweep' And Its Surprising Shelf LifeThe Surprising Way a Supermarket Changed the WorldThe Edsel Show - CBS-TV (October 13, 1957) TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Wife-B-Gone”

Duration:00:23:43

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127 - Death Beconnies Her [Whit’s Endless Summer 32]

2/28/2024
The lads return to Odyssey for further adventures in disability, grief, and how to solve a love triangle when the third point is Jesus Christ. Topics include the edification of the disabled, Bill Kendall’s penchant for cruises, and how to properly mourn the loss of a loved one like a good, honest Christian. 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: This your first Whit’s Endless Summer? Here’s the story so far! TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Dr. Oswald Oliver, M.D.” feat. Brendan Dalton as “318".

Duration:02:03:31

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126 - Reds (feat. Jake Beckhard and Andy Boyd)

2/21/2024
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Jake Beckhard and Andy Boyd (Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist) join the lads as they head on back to the U.S.S.R. to cover Warren Beatty’s 1981 communist blockbuster: Reds. Topics include the brilliance of Diane Keaton, the terrifying smoochability of Eugene O’Neill, and how to make art in a world teetering on the edge of revolution. 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! Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist - Tickets // Instagram Jake Beckhard - Website // Twitter // Instagram 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 Andy Boyd: Website // NPX // Instagram // Better Than Shakespeare Podcast Media Referenced in this Episode: Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany“Thunder on the Left” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “‘Goodbye For Now’ Demos” feat. David Armstrong as “Stephen Sondheim”.

Duration:00:23:52

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125 - Airplane! (feat. Bernie Wagenblast)

2/14/2024
The voice of the NYC Subway Bernie Wagenblast (Cranford Radio, ITE Talks Transportation) and the lads conquer their drinking problems and call each other Shirley as they cover the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker comedy blockbuster Airplane!. Topics include the film’s incredible joke variety, the brilliance of Leslie Nielsen, and what it means to like gladiator movies and have seen a grown man naked in the year of our LORD 2024. 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! Bernie Wagenblast: Twitter // Instagram // TikTok Cranford Radio presents the sounds and voices of Cranford, New Jersey. Hosted by Bernie Wagenblast. Available on Apple Podcasts // Spotify ITE Talks Transportation is a collaboration between ITE and Bernie Wagenblast, founder and editor of the Transportation Communication Newsletter and host of Transportation Radio. Each month, a new podcast features a thought leader within the transportation industry. In keeping with #transportationtuesday, a new episode will be available the 4th Tuesday of every month. Available on Apple Podcasts // Spotify The Stream by AASHTO explores environmental topics important to people involved in transportation and infrastructure programs. Available on Apple Podcasts // Spotify The Transport Communications Newsletter Media Referenced in this Episode: Bernie Wagenblast, the voice of NYC subways, finding her true voice after sharing her transition"Finger Flickin' Funny"“How We Made: Airplane!”“Short Takes : Airport Announcer Is No Star”Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Duration:01:52:51

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124 - Alan Wake II

2/7/2024
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall My name is Alan Wake. I’m a writer. Two years ago, three “critics” from The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast decided to slander my good name and drag my first game through the mud. Now, they’ve Returned from their previous Departure and have fully Initiated themselves into my torment anew. Will they dub me the Champion of Light? Or cast me off as the Herald of Darkness? Only one thing’s for sure: Stephen King once wrote “Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger.” He said this before snorting three lines of cocaine and trying to fight a bus. He would later go on to marry that bus in a private ceremony in Maine. This marriage was quickly annulled when everyone involved realized you cannot marry a bus. I married Alice, a human woman. I know this because I know the difference between a woman and a bus. That’s why I famously wrote the line: “It’s not a woman, it’s a bus.” 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: 13 Minutes of Alan Wake 2 GAMEPLAY (Unreleased)Alan Wake 2 Announcement: World Premiere Trailer and Interview“Sam Lake and the Remedy Team shine a light on what it takes to make games like Alan Wake 2”“Sisu: A Word that Explains Finland” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Hydraulic Press Channel”

Duration:00:25:39

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29 UNLOCKED - Alan Wake (feat. Jack Gilbert)

1/31/2024
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_link TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com *Greene, Andy. “Stephen King: The Rolling Stone Interview” https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/stephen-king-the-rolling-stone-interview-191529/

Duration:01:58:24

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123 - Sleep No More (feat. Dara Swisher)

1/24/2024
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Dara Swisher (Here I Am) 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 premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Dara Swisher: Twitter // Instagram HERE I AM: Website // Tickets // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: The Tragedie of Macbeth by William ShakespeareRebecca. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. United Artists, 1940. Dionysis in ‘69: Full Film“Drag, Disco, and the Donkey” by James MontañoEl Teatro Campesino: Our HistoryHell House. Dir. Alex Timbers. 2006.F I N D H I M“In 1901, you could pay 50 cents to ride an airship to the Moon”“So Long Ago, I Can’t Remember” Review Sleep No More SynopsisSleep No More Story ChartFelix Barrett on Sleep No More“Meet Emursive, The Company Behind 'Sleep No More,' The Off-Broadway Production That's Been Sold Out For Three Years” by Hollie Slade“Performers and Staffers at ‘Sleep No More’ Say Audience Members Have Sexually Assaulted Them”“Sleep No More: From Avant Garde Theatre To Commercial Blockbuster” by Alexis Soloski.“Sleep No More to Close in January” by Alexis Soloski“‘Sleep No More’ Venue Gets $27M Refi From Signature” by Matt Grossman TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “An Evening at The McKittrick Hotel with Detective Rupert Cadell”

Duration:00:25:14

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122 - Far Cry 5 (feat. Alice Caldwell-Kelly)

1/17/2024
Alice Caldwell-Kelly (Trashfuture, Kill James Bond!, WTYP) books the lads a helicopter ride straight to the heart of Hope County as they bring about the Collapse of Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Toronto’s Far Cry 5. Topics include the game’s divisive ending, the art of AAA game writing, and the rotten politics seeping out of one of the most morally compromised games ever made. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Alice Caldwell-Kelly: Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Trashfuture is a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. WebsiteTwitterPatreonApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle 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 TwitterPatreonApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts Well There’s Your Problem: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Youtube Media Referenced in this Episode: “Far Cry 5 Is a Game About Resisting An American Militia, Will Be Out in February” by Stephen Totilo. Kotaku, May 26th 2017.“Far Cry 5 First Look: A Montana Uprising” by Ryan McCaffrey. IGN. May 16th, 2017.“Far Cry 5 Director on Social commentary, cults, and bull testicles” by Thomas McMullan. Alphr. March 19th, 2018Far Cry 5: The Kotaku Review” by Ethan Gach. Kotaku, March 26th, 2018.“Far Cry 5 review” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon. March 28th, 2018 TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Project at Eden’s Gate feat. Melvin Abercrombie of the Hope County Abercrombies”

Duration:02:19:21

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121 - Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series

1/10/2024
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads hop on Funky Kong’s biplane bound straight for Kongo Bongo as they banana slamma their way through the nightmarish musical that is Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series. Topics include the origins of televised 3D animation, the staying power of the hit-or-miss songs, and the innate memeability of Eddie the Mean Old Yeti. 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: Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series Computer Animation: A Whole New WorldCulte : La planète de Donkey Kong (1996-2001)DKC: Return to Krocodile IsleInside Nintendo’s weird attempts at making movies and TV showsA Note About the Development Process of Donkey Kong the Animated Series by one of its writers TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Message from the Kongo Bongo Tourism Board” feat. David Armstrong as “Bluster Kong”.

Duration:00:22:02

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120 - 2 Left 2 Behind: 2 Tribulation 2 Force

1/3/2024
The lads kick the new year off with fire-breathing prophets and lengthy discussions about world currencies as they cover the second movie in the Kirk Cameron faith-based trilogy: Left Behind II: Tribulation Force. Topics include the facts and logic of Rapture-based apocrypha, the void romantic chemistry that is Kirk Cameron, and what it means to live your life thinking that God will one day yeet you into the sky. 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: ‎Fruitless: PREVIEW: How America Got Obsessed With Israel (feat. Keanu Heydari)Ray Comfort on the Banana TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Kirkr: The Kirk Cameron Dating App”

Duration:02:19:41

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120 - 2 Left 2 Behind: 2 Tribulation 2 Force

1/3/2024
The lads kick the new year off with fire-breathing prophets and lengthy discussions about world currencies as they cover the second movie in the Kirk Cameron faith-based trilogy: Left Behind II: Tribulation Force. Topics include the facts and logic of Rapture-based apocrypha, the void romantic chemistry that is Kirk Cameron, and what it means to live your life thinking that God will one day yeet you into the sky. 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: ‎Fruitless: PREVIEW: How America Got Obsessed With Israel (feat. Keanu Heydari)Ray Comfort on the Banana TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Kirkr: The Kirk Cameron Dating App”

Duration:01:28:06