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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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Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Juniper (Western Kabuki, Ill Conceived) and the lads grab their blue jerseys and throw coconuts down a hill as they cover the first season of MrBeast’s nightmare of a game show: Beast Games. Topics include the horrific filming conditions, the so-called “games”, and what it means to watch the full-villain arc of one Jimmy Donaldson.
Juniper: Twitch // Patreon // Bluesky
Western Kabuki: Juniper and Caleb with their trusty producer Alex delve into internet topics du jour.
- Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Bluesky
Ill Conceived: A podcast about natalism. Hosted by Josh Boerman (The Worst of All Possible Worlds, Traditional Scrench) and June Sternbach (Western Kabuki, The Onion)
Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Beast Games. Amazon. 2024.
- 2,000 People Fight For $5,000,000 by MrBeast. December 19th, 2024.
- Beast Games is the Average Mid Show on TV by Entertainment Media Strategy Guy. January 28th, 2025.
- 'Beast Games' Is the Biggest Competition Show Ever. Crew Claims Behind the Scenes Was Chaos by Steven Asarch. Rolling Stone. December 26th, 2024.
- From the BeastGames community on Reddit: Akira has won money in 5 previous Mr. Beast challenges going back 5+ years
- Las Vegas staff say MrBeast should be 'blacklisted,' cite OSHA, medics set for failure by Mingson Lau. KSNV News. September 28th, 2024.
- MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ Hits 50 Million Viewers in 25 Days, Amazon’s Biggest Unscripted Show Ever by Selome Hailu. Variety. January 16th, 2025.
- "Player 991 - Jeremy AMA!" on Reddit
- State Of New York v Moneylion Complaint 2025
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Interstitial: “1,000 People Play Go-Fish for $1,000,000" // Written by A.J. Ditty // feat. David Armstrong as “Mr. Beast/Mister Beast/Confused Contestant #1”, Eleanor Philips as “Karl/Confused Contestant #2", and A.J. Ditty as “The Man in the Trench Coat/Confused Contestant #3/Overworked Crew Member”
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