The Worst of All Possible Worlds

By: Josh Boerman A.J. Ditty and Brian Alford
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  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • 158 - Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared

    158 - Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
    Oct 2 2024

    THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall

    The lads grab their chicken picnics and get creative as they dive into the madness and glitter of THIS IS IT’s 2010s horror musical sensation: Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. Topics include the virality of the pilot, DIGITAL STYLE, and how to fully express your creativity when you’re trapped in a house of nightmares.

    Media Referenced in this Episode:

    • Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (THIS IS IT, 2011-2016)

      • Episode 1

      • Episode 2

      • Episode 3

      • Episode 4

      • Episode 5

      • Episode 6

    • Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (Blink Industries/Channel 4, 2022). Available at Channel4.com

    • “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared press pack interview with Becky Sloan, Joe Pelling and Baker Terry”, Channel 4.

    • “The creators of Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared offer us a glimpse behind the puppets” by Liz Gorny. It’s Nice That. September 23rd, 2022.

    TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

    Commercial: “Skin” // Music by Donovan Eyre // Book and Lyrics by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Red Guy/Yellow Guy/Duck” and Donovan Eyre as “Boneman/Skinman”

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    26 mins
  • 157 - Blasphemous II (feat. Tom O'Mahony)

    157 - Blasphemous II (feat. Tom O'Mahony)
    Sep 25 2024
    Tom O’Mahony (Beneath the Skin, Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads grab their rosary blades and make for the miraculous city of Cvstodia as they cover The Game Kitchen’s gothic 2023 Metroidvania: Blasphemous II. Topics include the game’s Sevillian origins, the literal Piss-Christ, and the importance of gamifying Catholicism as a merciless, guilt-ridden bloodbath. Tom O’Mahony: Twitter Beneath the Skin: A podcast chronicling the interconnected history of the world through the complicated history of tattooing. Hosted by Art History professor, museum curator, and tattoo historian Dr. Matt Lodder, and podcast producer, and tattoo collector Thomas O’Mahony. The show is trying to tell the history of tattooing as it interweaves with politics, society, and the weirdest corners of the world. So why don’t you join us, and take a journey beneath the skin. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Twitter // Instagram Lions Led By Donkeys: A military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Twitter // Instagram Glue Factory Podcast: A new comedy podcast from the creators of Trashfuture, BudPod and more. Milo Edwards, Olga Koch, Pierre Novellie and Riley get together with guests and pour out the contents of their addled minds. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Twitter // Instagram // Youtube Media Referenced in this Episode: Blasphemous 2. The Game Kitchen/Team17, 2023. Blasphemous. The Game Kitchen/Team17, 2019. “Blasphemous: 16th-17th Century Andalucía Nightmare Fuel for the Soul—now in Spanish!” by Tiffany Funk. VGA Gallery. September, 2020. “Blasphemous: How Spanish Art & History Inspired The World of Cvstodia.” The Lore Hunter. October 21st, 2019. “Blasphemous II, EP02: Touring Cvstodia | Dev Diaries” The Game Kitchen. 2023 “Blasphemous II, EP03: “The Art and the Miracle” | Dev Diaries” The Game Kitchen. 2023. Landing Blasphemous: The Making of Blasphemous 1 (Full Documentary). Dir. Rodri Vazcano. The Game Kitchen. 2021. “La historia de Blasphemous 1 y 2 explicada – Análisis a fondo del ‘lore’” by Julián Ramírez. GamerFocus. October 21st, 2023. “Feeling History in Blasphemous: Monstrosity and Spectacle through Time” by Jack Orchard. Play the Past. February 22nd, 2022. “Spain’s dwindling knife sharpeners” by Tom Burridge. BBC News, Madrid. January 8th, 2014. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
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    2 hrs and 21 mins
  • 156 - The Magic School Bus

    156 - The Magic School Bus
    Sep 18 2024

    THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall

    The lads go surfing on a soundwave and swing through the stars as they tag along on the increasingly alarming field trips of Ms. Frizzle in the landmark children’s franchise: The Magic School Bus. Topics include the original books, the extraordinary TV show, and the computer game adaptations that taught a generation about the nightmarish mini-games hiding in their kidneys.

    Media Referenced in this Episode:

    • The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Scholastic. 1989.
    • The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Scholastic. 1990.
    • The Magic School Bus TV Show:
      • #1: “Gets Lost in Space”
      • #2: “For Lunch”
    • The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body (Computer Game) Developed by Music Pen. 1994.
    • The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System (Computer Game) Developed by Music Pen. 1994.
    • Interview With Bruce Degen (Magic School Bus)
    • Interview With Joanna Cole
    • “Joanna Cole, Author of ‘The Magic School Bus’ Book Series, Dies at 75” by . The Hollywood Reporter. July 15th, 2020.
    • “Two Decades of Fun and Learning on the Magic School Bus” by Sally Lodge. Publisher’s Weekly. July 27th, 2006.
    • Obituary: Joanna Cole by Shannon Maughan. Publisher’s Weekly. July 16th, 2020.

    TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

    Commercial: “A Normal Field Trip” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Josh Boerman as “Arnold”

    • “Ride On the Magic School Bus” Covers by:
      • Piano: Guess the Theme Songs
      • Organ: Jonny Music
      • Electronic: Stuart Pett
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    21 mins
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