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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.
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
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.
- 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.
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
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.
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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
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
- Website / Twitter / Patreon
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- Website / Twitter / Patreon
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- Youtube / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon
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- 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)
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
- 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.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
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?”
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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 TV
- Season 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
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
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.
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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
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
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.
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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
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Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
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.
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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”
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Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
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.
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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