The Worst of All Possible Worlds

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 https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll 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

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

THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll The lads take a staycation with the Barclays as they return to Odyssey for their first thrilling case with Harlow Doyle, their first romp with Ronald Edwin Blackgaard, and what might be the most boring episode of Odyssey ever conceived: “The Midnight Ride”. Topics include the genius of Will Ryan, the utility of side characters on The Simpsons, and the Republican obsession with the myths of the Revolutionary War.   Oh, and we discover the wod fam choc sod. Awful little thing   Episodes discussed: #79 Our Best Vacation Ever #207 The Case of the Candid Camera #203 Double Trouble #197 The Midnight Ride   TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll   Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Alec Robbins (Mr. Boop, @alecrobbins) walks and talks the lads through the esteemed halls of the Paris Opera House of American Television™ that is Aaron Sorkin’s most notorious flop: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Topics include the racism of the mid-2000s, the surreality of the sketches, and the endlessly watchable nature of this truly calamitous foray into the writing process behind the world’s most controversial sketch: “Crazy Christians.” Alec Robbins’ Socials: Twitter: @alecrobbins Instagram: @Alecsrobbins Mr. Boop: https://store.silversprocket.net/products/mr-boop-by-alec-robbins   Media Referenced in this Episode:   Case File #1: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip by Nathan Rabin https://www.avclub.com/case-file-1-studio-60-on-the-sunset-strip-1798228131   Pitting Their Idealism Against Show Business by Alessandra Stanley https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/arts/television/18stan.html   TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll   Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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

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 www.brendan-dalton.com | https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll 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

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

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL THING, CHECK OUT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll 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.   Episodes discussed: #92 The Ill-Gotten Deed #168 The Curse #179 You Gotta be Wise #184 Isaac the Chivalrous   For more Bob DeMoss shenanigans, check out his old seminar: https://archive.org/details/learn-to-discern   TWOAPW Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll   Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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