The Worst of All Possible Worlds

By: Josh Boerman A.J. Ditty and Brian Alford
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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.
    Copyright 2021-22 TWOAPW. All rights reserved.
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Episodes
  • 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
  • 155 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (feat. Mattie Lubchansky)

    155 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (feat. Mattie Lubchansky)
    Sep 11 2024

    Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend) and the lads hop in Benny the Cab and floor it to Toontown as they cover Robert Zemeckis’ seminal live-action/animated triumph: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Topics include the perfect storm of the film’s creation, the meticulous production design, and the vital importance of venerating comedy that hits you like a piano to the head.

    Mattie Lubchansky: Twitter // Instagram // Patreon

    Boys Weekend: A hilarious trans-“final girl” horror graphic novel about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong. A witty, tender romp through the cosmic horror of being alive.

    Temporal Culture War: Mattie Lubchansky and Clayton Ashley figure out what the hell was going on in culture in the early 2000s while they wade through episodes of Star Trek Enterprise.

    Available on Spotify // Apple Podcasts // RSS Feed

    No Gods No Mayors: Municipal government: a trap that catches those too incompetent, too corrupt, too incompetent even for national politics. And the greatest of these, the mayor - the highest political office one can hope to reach with a truly oppositional personality or a crack addiction. Mattie Lubchansky, Riley Quinn and November Kelly are teaming up to make a podcast investigating these mayors. From petty Bonapartes to flagrant mafiosi, these are their stories.

    Available on Spotify // Apple Podcasts

    Media Referenced in Episode:

    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Dir. Robert Zemeckis. 1988.
    • Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit.
    • More info about TV Guardian
    • “‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Hits 30: A Look Back at ILM’s AStonishing Old-School Optical VFX” by Ian Failes. Cartoon Brew. June 21st, 2018.
    • “‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Creators on How They Broke All The Rules” by Brian Welk. The Wrap. June 19th, 2018.

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

    Commercial: “The Secret to a Perfect Rabbit Marriage” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Starring A.J. Ditty as “Roger Rabbit”
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    2 hrs and 31 mins
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