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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
Sep 21, 2022
Sep 21, 2022
21 min
THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Jeff Ronan (And Almost Starring…) joins the lads on the deck of the Nostromo as they battle xenomorphs and the specter of capitalism in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror masterwork: Alien. Topics include H.R. Giger’s uncannily horny designs, Ripley’s place amongst the greatest action heroes of all time, and the pros and cons of bringing a cat to an alien fight.
And Almost Starring…
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/and-almost-starring/id1516186984
And Almost Starring…Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/andalmoststarring
A.J.’s Episode of And Almost Starring…: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-95-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-w-aj-ditty/id1516186984?i=1000580014723
TWOAPW Patreon
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Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Media Referenced In This Episode:
“Screen: ‘Alien’ Brings Chills From the Far Galaxy: A Gothic Set in Space” by Vincent Canby
https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/25/archives/screen-alien-brings-chills-from-the-far-galaxya-gothic-set-in-space.html
The Variety Alien review:
https://variety.com/1978/film/reviews/alien-1200424551/
Special thanks to David Armstrong for providing the voice of Sir John Hurt
Sep 14, 2022
Sep 14, 2022
2hr 33 min
Scott Benson (Night In the Woods) joins the lads in demonic combat as they battle the evils of satanic prophecy and New Age philosophy in Frank E. Peretti’s sophomoric superhit: This Present Darkness. Topics include the evils of carnivals, Peretti’s truly vile prose, and the lasting ramifications of This Present Darkness on the modern Christian fiction landscape.
Scott’s Socials:
Twitter: @bombsfall
Instagram: @bombsfall
TWOAPW Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Media Referenced in this Episode:This Present Darkness (Unabridged):
Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6rhuJB68BM&t=2s
Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VINkS29eGRM
This Present Darkness (Abridged):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRnUSravKkU
“Singer’s Plug Puts ‘This Present Darkness’ in Spotlight : Fundamentalist Novel Finds Wide Appeal”
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-23-me-550-story.html
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Sep 7, 2022
Sep 7, 2022
26 min
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Aug 31, 2022
Aug 31, 2022
2hr 7 min
Aug 24, 2022
Aug 24, 2022
1hr 34 min
Hey folks! Here's that live show. As you may remember, last year we talked to Crazy Levi Nayman about the history of pinball and a very strange company that rose and fell over the last few years. That episode can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/emergency-pod-56023528
This year, we've followed up with Pinside poster Blueberry Johnson to talk about the ruins and remains of what was once Deeproot Pinball, and handed out some Deeproot T-shirts we got at a liquidation auction.
Deeproot thread on Pinside: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/twip-is-deeproot-the-next-misadventure-or-a-pinball-revolution
TWOAPW Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Aug 17, 2022
Aug 17, 2022
2hr 15 min
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
**TICKETS FOR THE PINBALL LIVE SHOW**
https://www.nycpinballchamps.com
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
TWOAPW PATREON
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
THEME BY BRENDAN DALTON
Aug 10, 2022
Aug 10, 2022
27 min
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT
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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
**TICKETS FOR THE PINBALL LIVE SHOW**
https://www.nycpinballchamps.com
TWOAPW PATREON
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
THEME BY BRENDAN DALTON
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Aug 3, 2022
Aug 3, 2022
2hr 8 min
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**
https://www.nycpinballchamps.com
TWOAPW Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
https://www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Jul 27, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
30 min
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
Jul 20, 2022
Jul 20, 2022
1hr 43 min
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
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
https://www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com