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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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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???
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Patrick Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.”
- Twitter // Youtube // Nebula // Instagram // Letterboxd
- Night of the Coconut
- Patrick’s Episode of Something Rotten on Metal Gear Solid 2
- Patrick’s Episode of Eye of the Duck on Minority Report
Media Referenced in this Episode:
- The Boss Baby: Family Business. Dir. Tom McGrath. Dreamworks Animation, 2021.
- “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.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
134 - The Dutch Knight (feat. Trevor Strunk) [Whit’s Endless Summer 34]
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
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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.
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Trevor Strunk
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 Age
- A.J.’s Episode of No Cartridge on Bad Mojo
- The Lads’ Episode of No Cartridge on Final Fantasy XV
Media Referenced in this Episode:
- “Happiness is a Water Gun”: The Maxwell/Blackgaard Erotica
- Adventures in Odyssey:
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- #327: “Moving Targets”
- #328: “Hard Losses”
- #329: “The Return”
- #330: “The Time Has Come”
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.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
133 - Sam Shepard’s Buried Child (feat. Yurié Collins)
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 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.
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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”
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
132 - Macbeth in Canada: Slings and Arrows, Season Two [feat. Graham Techler]
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 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.
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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”
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
131 - MASH (1970)
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 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.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- M*A*S*H. Dir. Robert Altman. 20th Century Fox. 1970.
- Golden Rainbow 1968 Tony Award Performance
- Looking Back, 1952: York doctors join war effort
- middle school 9/11 tribute dance
- Mash The Movie Backstory
- MASH: A Story About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. William Morrow. 1968.
- Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) - American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
- “Richard Hornberger” by Variety Staff. Variety. Nov. 19th, 1997.
- “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”
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
130 - Heaven is for Real (feat. Radio Free Tote Bag)
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
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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 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? - Pureflix
- Interview with Kevin Malarkey
- I Did Not Die. I Did Not Go to Heaven. - Slate Magazine
- John Wesley as Dream Reader - Pawel Rutkowski
- Colton Burpo on Ordinary Discussions
- Interview with Todd and Colton Burpo
- The Burpos on Marilyn and Sarah
- IMDb - Heaven is for Real
- Near-Death Experience Research Foundation
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
129 - Blackgaard Begins (feat. Devon) [Whit’s Endless Summer 33]
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 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.
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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 / Twitter / Patreon
- Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts
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
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
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.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Adventures in Odyssey
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- #323: A Little Credit, Please
- #324: Small Fires, Little Pools
- #325: Angels Unaware
- #326: Gathering Thunder
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Patrick Smother’s Plumber Brothers”
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
128 - Supermarket Sweep
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
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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.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Supermarket Sweep
- January 17th, 1967
- October 4th, 1991
- Nancy & 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!
- “An Oral History Of 'Supermarket Sweep' And Its Surprising Shelf Life” by Matthew Jacobs. Huffpost. July 31, 2020.
- “The Surprising Way a Supermarket Changed the World” by Ashley Ross. Time. September 9th, 2016.
- The Edsel Show - CBS-TV (October 13, 1957)
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Wife-B-Gone”
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
127 - Death Beconnies Her [Whit’s Endless Summer 32]
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 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.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Adventures in Odyssey
- #318: A Touch of Healing, Part 1
- #319: A Tough of Healing, Part 2
- #320: Where is Thy Sting?
- #322: The Turning Point
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".
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
126 - Reds (feat. Jake Beckhard and Andy Boyd)
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
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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.
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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:
- Reds. Dir. Warren Beatty. 1981.
- 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.
- O’Neill: Son and Playwright by Louis Sheaffer. Little, Brown, and Company. 1968.
- “Thunder on the Left” by Peter Biskind. Vanity Fair. January 22nd, 2007.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “‘Goodbye For Now’ Demos” feat. David Armstrong as “Stephen Sondheim”.