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Apr 24, 2024 • 2h 27min

135 - The Boss Baby: Family Business (feat. Patrick Willems)

Patrick Willems (Night of the Coconut) returns to finish some unfinished business as he and the lads fight off the deep conservatism and unending baby ninja armies of Dreamworks’ 2021 babypalooza: The Boss Baby: Family Business. Topics include the nebulous target audience, the uncanny animation, and the consequences of pivoting from the increasingly bonkers Boss Baby lore to the terrors of…school choice??? Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Patrick Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.” Twitter // Youtube // Nebula // Instagram // Letterboxd Night of the Coconut Patrick’s Episode of Something Rotten on Metal Gear Solid 2 Patrick’s Episode of Eye of the Duck on Minority Report Media Referenced in this Episode: The Boss Baby: Family Business. Dir. Tom McGrath. Dreamworks Animation, 2021. “Conan O’Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings” by First We Feast. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Babies Are Forever” Music by John Barry, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S., feat. Eleanor Philips.
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Apr 17, 2024 • 22min

134 - The Dutch Knight (feat. Trevor Strunk) [Whit’s Endless Summer #34]

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall! Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge) returns once again to the horrors of Odyssey as he and the lads face down the true return of the devious Dutchman, Regis Blackgaard, in part two of Adventures in Odyssey’s most notorious run: Darkness Before Dawn. Topics include the vocal dexterity of Earl Boen, the collaboration between Paul McCusker and Philip Lollar, and the deeply depressing conversion of Eugene Meltsner. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Trevor Strunk Twitter / Story Mode No Cartridge Audio: Critical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation! Available on Apple Podcasts // Spotify // Red Circle Support No Cartridge Audio on Patreon // Twitter Josh’s Episode of No Cartridge About Thief 2: The Metal Age A.J.’s Episode of No Cartridge on Bad Mojo The Lads’ Episode of No Cartridge on Final Fantasy XV   Media Referenced in this Episode: “Happiness is a Water Gun”: The Maxwell/Blackgaard Erotica Adventures in Odyssey: #327: “Moving Targets” #328: “Hard Losses” #329: “The Return” #330: “The Time Has Come” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “’On the Importance of Muzzy at the End of the World” Special Thanks to: David Armstrong, Jake Beckhard, Ellie Philips, Dara Swisher, Jessie Cannizzaro, Audrey Brehm, Donovan Eyre, Dean Beckwith, Petrea Whittier, Greg Foster, Matt Barbot, Josiah Hughes, Patrick Willems, Graham Techler, Trevor Strunk, Josh Sawyer, Lenore Olson, Jacob Dallas, Devon, Anne Huston, Chas LiBretto, maia arson crimew, November Kelly, and Tony Ditty.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 2h 32min

133 - Sam Shepard’s Buried Child (feat. Yurié Collins)

Yurié Collins (@babypinkhaus) and the lads grab their shovels and go digging for babies as they cover Sam Shepard’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning fever dream of a play: Buried Child. Topics include the toxic masculinity of the cowboy persona, the plays’ morbidly rich imagery, and the terrors of any generation, past or present, facing the dead baby buried in the backyard. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Yurié Collins: Tiktok // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: Buried Child by Sam Shepard. 1979. The New Group production of Buried Child. 2016. “Flashback: Sam Shepard, the Rolling Stone Interview” by Jonathan Cott. Rolling Stone. August 1st, 2017. “Rhythms & Truths: An Interview with Sam Shepard” by Amy Lippman. American Theatre Magazine. April 1st, 1984. “Sam Shepard: ‘America is on its way out as a culture’” by Laura Barton. The Guardian. September 7th, 2014. “Sam Shepard, The Art of Theatre No. 12.” by Benjamin Ryder Howe, Jeanne McCulloch & Mona Simpson. The Paris Review. Issue 142, Spring 1997. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Autograph Theatre’s Pearl Fartbor Season Announcement” feat. David Armstrong as “Jim/Tom/Mark/John/Ray” and Yurié Collins as “Pearl Fartbor”
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Apr 3, 2024 • 31min

132 - Macbeth in Canada: Slings and Arrows, Season Two [feat. Graham Techler]

Graham Techler (Tooning Out the News, Fairview) joins the lads for another cursed production of Macbeth as they return to both the New Burbage Theatre Festival and the second season of the hit AcornTV Canadian dramedy: Slings and Arrows. Topics include the curse of The Scottish Play, the showrunners’ dedication to an authentic portrayal of a life in the theater, and the importance of doing your taxes in a world teetering on the edge of a youthquake. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Graham Techler: Instagram // “Our Upcoming Theatrical Season” // “Lane Gaullson’s Revenge!” Media Referenced in this Episode: Slings and Arrows: Season Two. AcornTV. 2005. The AI Upscale of Slings and Arrows Emily St. James’ AV Club coverage of Slings and Arrows TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “2Frog2Hammer” feat. David Armstrong as “Curd Sorryboutthat”
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Mar 27, 2024 • 2h 28min

131 - MASH (1970)

The lads hop in a chopper and get into some morally dubious hijinks as they cover Robert Altman’s 1970 war/frat house comedy that inspired one of the most well-regarded TV shows of all time: M*A*S*H. Topics include Eliot Gould’s mustache, rampant 70s misogyny, and what it means to live in a country that can only define itself by settler conquest. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: M*A*S*H. Dir. Robert Altman. 20th Century Fox. 1970. Golden Rainbow 1968 Tony Award Performance Looking Back, 1952: York doctors join war effort middle school 9/11 tribute dance Mash The Movie Backstory MASH: A Story About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. William Morrow. 1968. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) - American Helicopter Museum & Education Center “Richard Hornberger” by Variety Staff. Variety. Nov. 19th, 1997. “Robert Altman on Being The 15th Director Cast To Make MASH” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The 4077th Morning Announcements”
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Mar 20, 2024 • 25min

130 - Heaven is for Real (feat. Radio Free Tote Bag)

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO at Patreon.com/worstofall This week, Josh and Brian are joined by Radio Free Tote Bag as they take the next direct flight straight to God’s Throne. We discuss the history of books about heaven, the Near-Death Experience community, and the many thrills of saying “Burpo” over and over again. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Radio Free Tote Bag is a weekly relationship advice podcast hosted by Audrey and Donovan. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram Data Transfer - Apple Podcasts // Spotify Audrey Brehm - Twitter  Donovan Eyre - Twitter  Media Referenced in this episode: Where is Colton Burpo Now? - Pureflix Interview with Kevin Malarkey I Did Not Die. I Did Not Go to Heaven. - Slate Magazine John Wesley as Dream Reader - Pawel Rutkowski Colton Burpo on Ordinary Discussions Interview with Todd and Colton Burpo The Burpos on Marilyn and Sarah IMDb - Heaven is for Real Near-Death Experience Research Foundation  
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Mar 13, 2024 • 2h 21min

129 - Blackgaard Begins (feat. Devon) [Whit’s Endless Summer #33]

Devon (Kill James Bond!) becomes an Odyssian convert as they and the lads journey to Odyssey for further adventures in vandalism, charge cards, and the impending return of the Devious Dutchman himself: Regis Blackgaard. Topics include New York solo shows, the proper way to cook a Chansey, and what it means to be the only pirate in a gang of roaming middle-schoolers. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Devon: Twitter // Bluesky // Streaming Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/pop culture commentary podcast about the eponymous English spy, James Bond. November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon watch a different Bond movie every fortnight in an attempt to give 007 the socialist, feminist comeuppance he so richly deserves. Free episodes are released every fortnight on all major podcast platforms and bonus episodes are released for supporters on Patreon on the interstitial weeks. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Trashfuture is a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Well There’s Your Problem is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspective, with jokes. Youtube / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Ten Thousand Posts: A show about how everything is a form of posting, and how our lives are guided by the only dialectic that matters: good posts and bad posts. Podcast // Twitter // Patreon Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #323: A Little Credit, Please #324: Small Fires, Little Pools #325: Angels Unaware #326: Gathering Thunder TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Patrick Smother’s Plumber Brothers”
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Mar 6, 2024 • 24min

128 - Supermarket Sweep

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their carts and make straight for the turkeys as they cover four iterations of one of America’s favorite game shows: Supermarket Sweep. Topics include the history of supermarkets, the insidiousness of Whammies, and the difficulties of weaponizing 90s nostalgia in the turbulent world of the 2020s. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!   Media Referenced in this Episode: Supermarket Sweep January 17th, 1967 October 4th, 1991 Nancy & Kathy vs. Ron & Dru vs. Keah & Micki (1993) Marina & Tim vs Stephanie & Cyndee vs Vanessa & Dustin (2001) The New Supermarket Sweep 2020 (Season 2 Episode 7): Don't Be Twerking On My Show! Supermarket Sweep - SNL “An Oral History Of 'Supermarket Sweep' And Its Surprising Shelf Life” by Matthew Jacobs. Huffpost. July 31, 2020. “The Surprising Way a Supermarket Changed the World” by Ashley Ross. Time. September 9th, 2016. The Edsel Show - CBS-TV (October 13, 1957)   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Commercial: “Wife-B-Gone”
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Feb 28, 2024 • 2h 4min

127 - Death Beconnies Her [Whit’s Endless Summer #32]

The lads return to Odyssey for further adventures in disability, grief, and how to solve a love triangle when the third point is Jesus Christ. Topics include the edification of the disabled, Bill Kendall’s penchant for cruises, and how to properly mourn the loss of a loved one like a good, honest Christian. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #318: A Touch of Healing, Part 1 #319: A Tough of Healing, Part 2 #320: Where is Thy Sting? #322: The Turning Point   This your first Whit’s Endless Summer? Here’s the story so far! TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Dr. Oswald Oliver, M.D.” feat. Brendan Dalton as “318".
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Feb 21, 2024 • 24min

126 - Reds (feat. Jake Beckhard and Andy Boyd)

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Jake Beckhard and Andy Boyd (Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist) join the lads as they head on back to the U.S.S.R. to cover Warren Beatty’s 1981 communist blockbuster: Reds. Topics include the brilliance of Diane Keaton, the terrifying smoochability of Eugene O’Neill, and how to make art in a world teetering on the edge of revolution. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist - Tickets // Instagram Jake Beckhard - Website // Twitter // Instagram Blue Balls NYCFC: You’ve got Blue Balls! How lucky for you. Check in every week for rapturous pod talk on all things NYCFC. With NYC Hosts Jake Beckhard and Trey Fillmore. Listen on Apple Podcasts // Spotify // Podomatic Andy Boyd: Website // NPX // Instagram // Better Than Shakespeare Podcast Media Referenced in this Episode: Reds. Dir. Warren Beatty. 1981. Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim. Penguin Random House. 2011. O’Neill: Son and Playwright by Louis Sheaffer. Little, Brown, and Company. 1968. “Thunder on the Left” by Peter Biskind. Vanity Fair. January 22nd, 2007. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “‘Goodbye For Now’ Demos” feat. David Armstrong as “Stephen Sondheim”.

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