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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
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
Sep 29, 2021
Sep 29, 2021
2hr 45 min
Grab your swords and belts and other things you need as Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) and former Christian ska artist/Night in the Woods co-creator Scott Benson (@bombsfall) kick off the Halloween season by larping their way through Adventures in Odyssey’s most scarring episodes. They discuss the insidiousness of the Satanic Panic, the perils of young Christian love, and the delightful consequences of summoning a demon.
Episodes discussed:
First Love
Suspicious Minds
Castles & Cauldrons parts 1 and 2
Recently Scott made a beautiful comic based on the album The Bridgewater Astral League by The World/Inferno Friendship Society. check it out here:
https://bombsfall.itch.io/bwal
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Sep 15, 2021
Sep 15, 2021
1hr 44 min
Strap on your long tails and ears for hats, because Brian (@spocks_brian), A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask), Josh (@boshj), and special guests Jessie Cannizzaro (Puffs, @JessCannizzaro) and Eleanor Philips (Puffs, @ecphilips) are literally climbing up the Billboard Charts to talk about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. They discuss the legacy of the seminal soundtrack, the rampant sexism of film criticism in the early 2000s, and the mysterious origins of Avril Lavigne.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Sep 10, 2021
Sep 10, 2021
2hr 57 min
Unless you're a pinball enthusiast or keep an extremely close eye on SEC litigation, you've probably never heard the name Deeproot. But just a couple weeks ago, this fledgling startup got slapped with a massive civil lawsuit that sent shockwaves throughout the pinball collector community. Join Josh (@boshj) and Brian (@spocks_brian) as "Crazy" Levi Nayman regales us with a truly bizarre story that spans decades of lost time, millions of dollars of wasted investor money, and something called a PinPod.
Links & Further Reading
Levi's website: http://crazylevipinball.com/
Deeproot thread on Pinside: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/twip-is-deeproot-the-next-misadventure-or-a-pinball-revolution
PinPod introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu6wxw9Tv8k
RAZA/Pinbar walkthrough video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5WB9g2vIY
SEC complaint against Deeproot: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2021/comp25179.pdf
Sep 1, 2021
Sep 1, 2021
22 min
THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall
There’s something rotten in the CORPORATION of Denmark??? Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) whip out their bodkins and throw themselves headlong into the morose, brooding world of literal corporate backstabbing that is Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000). They dissect the cultural significance of Mr. Moviefone, the perils and pitfalls of adapting Shakespeare for the screen, and the surreal perfection of contemplating one’s mortality in a Blockbuster.
TWOAPW on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Aug 18, 2021
Aug 18, 2021
1hr 41 min
Rob Mobley (@VillainologyPod) joins Josh (@boshj), Brian (@spocks_brian), and A.J. (@TheFuzzyMask) on their slow descent into the depths of evil as they face Adventure in Odyssey’s Biggest Bad: Dr. Regis Blackgaard, Child Psychologist. They discuss the nature of evil, the surprising careers of the voice cast, and the tragic story of a man whose wife leaves him for a horse.
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll
Theme by Brendan Dalton
www.brendan-dalton.com
https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Villainology Podcast:
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/villainology-rob-mobley-Q_oS1Hz9PWp/
Follow Rob on instagram @mobrobley, on twitch.tv/rob_mobley and Off the Beaten Path on twitter @obpmusical
Episodes Discussed:
Episode 77: The Nemesis, Part 1
Episode 78: The Nemesis, Part 2
Episode 83: The Battle, Part 1
Episode 84: The Battle, Part 2