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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
Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
1hr 50 min
The lads and special guest Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge, Story Mode) take up the mantle of the Chosen Undead as they attempt to link the fire by climbing the trap-filled Snake Fortress of video game culture that is Dark Souls. They discuss difficulty settings in video games, the pernicious gatekeeping of gitting gud, and what Dark Souls can teach us about surviving an apocalypse.
Trevor Strunk:
Twitter: @Hegelbon
No Cartridge:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0nvqvbeKNXYnCngVWQwanL?si=d1d254ff82304435
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-cartridge-audio/id1212245244
Story Mode: Video Games & The Interplay Between Consoles and Culture
https://www.powells.com/book/story-mode-9781633886803
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Jan 19, 2022
Jan 19, 2022
1hr 26 min
THIS IS THE FIRST HALF OF OUR DISCUSSION. For the full episode, check out our Patreon: patreon.com/WorstOfAll
The lads and special guest Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity) go beard to beard with the mob as they face down one of Shakespeare’s most brutal and overlooked tragedies: Coriolanus. They discuss Ralph Fiennes’ excellent 2011 film adaptation, the dehumanizing weaponization of soldiers in an ever-expanding empire, and the uncanny horror of Chekhovian Slendermen. Was Zizek right to say that this movie is "like God's eyes in an Orthodox icon?" You'll just have to listen to find out.
Josh Sawyer
Twitter: @jesawyer
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Jan 3, 2022
Jan 3, 2022
2hr 11 min
The lads, along with special guest Ashleigh Stoneman (The Very Worst, The Merry Worst), venture off into the tall grass to do battle with the literal wild animal that is the Pokémon franchise. They discuss the pastoral origins of Pokémon, its literal demonization at the hands of the Christian Right, and the existential nightmare of being the very best, like no one ever was.
Ashleigh Stoneman
Twitter: @ashstoneman
The Very Worst
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-very-worst/id1434474756
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GC277C5qDCAUnzONwtTHh?si=d7134d571463416e
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Dec 22, 2021
Dec 22, 2021
31 min
THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
The lads knock back a few eggnogs and experience a true Christmas miracle as they cover the first actually good episode of Adventures in Odyssey: “Monty’s Christmas”. Topics include the power of empathy, Christmas angels, and the legacy of the late, great voice actor Will Ryan.
Episodes Discussed:
87: Elijah Part 1
88: Elijah Part 2
97: Monty’s Christmas
98: The Visitors
115: An Act of Mercy
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Dec 8, 2021
Dec 8, 2021
2hr 11 min
Dec 3, 2021
Dec 3, 2021
1hr 47 min
Nov 24, 2021
Nov 24, 2021
37 min
THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
Brian's (@spocks_brian) back in town and in our first in-person episode, he, Josh (@boshj) and A.J. (@thefuzzymask) go over his favorite holiday: T-Givez. Yes, that's what he calls it. Yes, he's called it that for years. No, he won't stop. In this episode we discuss the history of thanksgiving, the value of acknowledging your circumstances, and that one time a dead body was discovered in the basement of Whit's End.
Episodes covered:
39, 40: The Case of the Secret Room, Parts 1 and 2
49: Thank you, God
173: A Thanksgiving Carol
Full episode at Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Nov 10, 2021
Nov 10, 2021
2hr 11 min
The boys and special guest David Armstrong (The Omni Bilateral Panic Podcast) press X to Shaun as they clumsily stagger through the wasteland of David Cage’s 2010 damp catastrophe: Heavy Rain. They discuss the creative limits of video-game-as-movie, the allegations of Quantic Dream’s toxic work environment, and the pros and cons of weapons-grade cocaine.
Omni Bilateral Panic:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGRu97Lto5fl81Kqjfdk3?si=196c041d046b4843
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/omni-bilateral-panic/id1586920943
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Oct 27, 2021
Oct 27, 2021
5 min
THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
Everybody’s gone to the rapture as Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) go on the slow helicopter ride into the apocalypse that is the 1972 evangelical fear-mongering classic: A Thief in the Night. They discuss the cult of rapture-pilling, California Christians, and the sexual magnetism of Chester A. Arthur.
Full episode at Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Oct 13, 2021
Oct 13, 2021
2hr 17 min
The Sinister Sisters, Felicia Lobo (@girlygorehorror) and Lauren Harris, join Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) to battle the forces of darkness, goths, and spiders (mostly spiders) as they face the 2003 movie adaptation of Frank Peretti’s evangelical horror disaster Hangman’s Curse. They discuss the power of spooky fonts, the demonic consequences of prayer in schools, and the subtle joys of being covered in spiders.
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Sinister Sisters Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sinister-sisters/id1450842514
Girly Gore:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB58UzH4LMM1cydY4gb3eGA
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com