The Worst of All Possible Worlds

THIS IS THE FIRST HALF OF OUR DISCUSSION. For the full episode, check us out on Patreon: patreon.com/WorstOfAll Special guest Trevor Beaulieu (Champagne Sharks) joins the lads as they solve a pretty boilerplate case and then dress up in fancy disguises for a negligible amount of screen-time to discuss the immensely popular and massively overlooked (by white people) Dick Wolf procedural: New York Undercover. They discuss the Network Wars of the mid-90s, the brilliant music and outdated storylines of Undercover, and the procedural empire of Richard D. Wolf. CW: contains discussions of episodes of television that involve rape/pedophilia. Trevor Beaulieu: Twitter: @rickyrawls Champagne Sharks: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rhjZsJeN2kQ6qNvSq8sFo?si=9f4c09af8ba04d98 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/champagne-sharks/id1242690393 Twitter: @ChampagneSharks Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/champagnesharks/posts TWOAPW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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

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 

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

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

The lads enlist Nate Bethea (What a Hell of a Way To Die, TRASHFUTURE) to help battle their way through some of Adventures in Odyssey’s most patriotic episodes. They discuss the cliches of war stories, the manufactured outrage around flag burning, and getting uncucked at the hands of Dr. Beanes.   Nate’s Twitter: @inthesedeserts   Nate’s Podcasts: 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   Lions Led By Donkeys https://open.spotify.com/show/1Vw8AeyqBCI6R94FK3GBw9?si=62925b5cc9994609   The Bottlemen https://open.spotify.com/show/1tf9dAmIavUJxrzpMIbGuL?si=54b058ae28904e32   Kill James Bond! https://open.spotify.com/show/5kQS8cE6xF7rUzO2vtCZ3s?si=6fe11f17f1bb4793   Episodes of Odyssey: 93: Rescue from Manatugo Point 94: Operation: Dig-Out 149: By Dawn’s Early Light 164: Sixties-Something   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll   Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

One week ago, the world lost the greatest musical theater composer of all time. This week, we brought in Graham Techler (The New Yorker, Tooning out the News) to record an episode about Stephen Sondheim’s life and legacy. What started out with sharing favorite shows and tunes turned into a broader conversation about art, commerce, and the paradox of attempting to create work that can inspire and endure in a hopeless world. Everybody rise.   Graham Techler Twitter: @gr8h8m_t3chl3r grahamtechler.com   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll   Theme by Brendan Dalton www.brendan-dalton.com https://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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

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

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