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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 Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
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
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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
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THEME BY BRENDAN DALTON
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
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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
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THEME BY BRENDAN DALTON
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
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**
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TWOAPW Patreon
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Theme by Brendan Dalton
https://www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
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.
#92 The Ill-Gotten Deed
#168 The Curse
#179 You Gotta be Wise
#184 Isaac the Chivalrous
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
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
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Theme by Brendan Dalton
https://www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
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:
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Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
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:
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Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022