The Worst of All Possible Worlds

By Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford

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 ... more

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January 17, 2024122 - Far Cry 5 (feat. Alice Caldwell-Kelly)
Alice Caldwell-Kelly (Trashfuture, Kill James Bond!, WTYP) books the lads a helicopter ride straight to the heart of Hope County as they bring about the Collapse of Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Toronto’s Far Cry 5. Topics include the game’s divisive ending, the art of AAA game writing, and the rotten politics seeping out of one of the most morally compromised games ever made.
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Alice Caldwell-Kelly: Twitter / Instagram / Patreon
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
Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/pop culture commentary podcast about the eponymous English spy, James Bond. Alice Caldwell-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
Well There’s Your Problem: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Youtube
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Far Cry 5 by Ubisoft Monstreal and Ubisoft Toronto
“Far Cry 5 Is a Game About Resisting An American Militia, Will Be Out in February” by Stephen Totilo. Kotaku, May 26th 2017.
“Far Cry 5 First Look: A Montana Uprising” by Ryan McCaffrey. IGN. May 16th, 2017.
“Far Cry 5 Director on Social commentary, cults, and bull testicles” by Thomas McMullan. Alphr. March 19th, 2018.
“Far Cry 5: The Kotaku Review” by Ethan Gach. Kotaku, March 26th, 2018.
“Far Cry 5 review” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon. March 28th, 2018.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “The Project at Eden’s Gate feat. Melvin Abercrombie of the Hope County Abercrombies”
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2h 20min
January 10, 2024121 - Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series
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The lads hop on Funky Kong’s biplane bound straight for Kongo Bongo as they banana slamma their way through the nightmarish musical that is Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series. Topics include the origins of televised 3D animation, the staying power of the hit-or-miss songs, and the innate memeability of Eddie the Mean Old Yeti.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series
#1: Bad Hair Day
#4: Barrel, Barrel, Who’s Got the Barrel?
#6: Raiders of the Lost Banana
#38: It’s A Wonderful Life
Computer Animation: A Whole New World by Rita Street. Rockport Publishers, 1998.
Culte : La planète de Donkey Kong (1996-2001)
“DKC: Return to Krocodile Isle”. Alex Henderson Animation. 2023.
“Inside Nintendo’s weird attempts at making movies and TV shows” by Matt Paprocki. Polygon. June 5th, 2020.
A Note About the Development Process of Donkey Kong the Animated Series by one of its writers
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “A Message from the Kongo Bongo Tourism Board” feat. David Armstrong as “Bluster Kong”.
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23min
January 03, 2024120 - 2 Left 2 Behind: 2 Tribulation 2 Force
The lads kick the new year off with fire-breathing prophets and lengthy discussions about world currencies as they cover the second movie in the Kirk Cameron faith-based trilogy: Left Behind II: Tribulation Force. Topics include the facts and logic of Rapture-based apocrypha, the void romantic chemistry that is Kirk Cameron, and what it means to live your life thinking that God will one day yeet you into the sky.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force. Dir. Bill Corcoran. Cloud Ten Productions, 2002.
‎Fruitless: PREVIEW: How America Got Obsessed With Israel (feat. Keanu Heydari)
Ray Comfort on the Banana
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Kirkr: The Kirk Cameron Dating App”
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2h 20min
December 27, 2023119 - 2023: A Year in Review
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In what has now become an annual tradition, we took a couple dozen calls from our Patreon subscribers, reheated some bits from the past year in the microwave, and stitched it all together for your enjoyment. Thanks for being part of our 2023.
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This episode features clips from:
68 - Left Behind The Movie 2000
70 - Company feat. Patrick Flynn
72 - John Whittaker: Tomb Raider feat. Trevor Strunk
73 - Slings & Arrows Season 1
77 - Who’s Afraid of Mr. Beast?
79 - Sunday in the Park with George
81 - Ease On Down Gilead Lane
84 - Everything’s Coming Up Meltsner! feat. Josiah Sutton
85 - The Worst of All Possible Worlds Presents: Brian is Back! The 85th Episode Live Spectacular feat. Michael Kupperman
88 - Shark Tank
94 - God’s Not Dead feat. Greg Foster
97 - Whit Fucking Dies (For Real This Time) feat. The Socialist Shelf
99 - Sorry/Not Sorry: Apology Videos and the Toxic Gossip Train
100 - Deus Ex
102 - We Didn’t Start the Fireproof feat. Radio Free Tote Bag
GRUBESCAST
105 - Assassins
108 - DC Talk’s Jesus Freak feat. Tarence Ray
111 - Marble Hornets feat. Anne Huston
113 - NEOM: The Line feat. Riley Quinn
114 - The Grapes of Rathbone feat. Max Graves
116 - Tora! Tora! Tora!
117 - A Christmas Story
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
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December 20, 2023118 - A Whit In a Manger [Whit’s Endless Summer #31]
The lads celebrate the peak of the Arguing Season by returning once again to Odyssey for more adventures in being called to the ministry, making a radio drama, and visiting Bethlehem just so you can be harassed by Roman douchebags. Topics include the vanishing of the Barclays, the brilliance of Will Ryan, and what it means to celebrate the Nativity while Gaza turns to rubble.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Adventures in Odyssey
#289 - “A Call for Reverend Jimmy”
#294 - “Unto Us a Child is Born”
#135 - “Back to Bethlehem Part 1”
#136 - “Back to Bethlehem Part 2"
#237 - “Back to Bethlehem Part 3”
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Lorne Lagorium’s Pipe Organ Emporium Christmas Sale!” feat. Brendan Dalton as “318”
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2h 52min
December 13, 2023117 - A Christmas Story
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The lads finally get their Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifles and promptly shoot their eyes out as they cover Bob Clark’s 1983 holiday classic: A Christmas Story. Topics include the japes of Jean Shepherd, the horrors of Scut Farkus, and the true meaning of Christmas.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
A Christmas Story. Dir. Bob Clark. Available on Max.
Ingraham, Christopher. “Why Our Christmas Music is Still Stuck in the ‘50s”. The Washington Post. December 23rd, 2014.
Kashner, Sam. “How A Christmas Story Went from Low-Budget Fluke to an American Tradition” Variety, November 30th, 2016.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Franco Fragile’s Fuck Lamp Funhouse”
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24min
December 06, 2023116 - Tora! Tora! Tora!
The lads make their annual pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor and watch a lot of people read documents as they plunge into the intense historical accuracy and coma-inducing pace of 1970s docudrama: Tora! Tora! Tora! Topics include the unique Japanese/American co-production, the difficulties in making a narrative about Pearl Harbor, and what it means to have the dubious honor of being the best piece of media ever made about the day that will live in infamy.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Tora! Tora! Tora! Dir. Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku. 20th Century Fox. 1970. Available on Amazon // AppleTV
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “A Settling Sound”
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2h 14min
November 29, 2023115 - Cyberpunk 2077
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The lads strap on their netrunner suits and sharpen their katanas as they venture beyond the Blackwall to tackle one of the most infamous triple-AAA releases of all time: CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. Topics include the decade-long development cycle, the breathtaking Keanu Reeves, and what it means to find authenticity in a world that’s constantly trying to make you flatline.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red Available on Steam // PS5 // XBOX
“GOG: Preserving Gaming’s Past & Future” by NoClip
“The Story of CD Projekt” by NoClip
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “A Message from the Night City Tourism Board” ft. Donovan Eyre as “Norman Normalhand”
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21min
November 22, 2023114 - The Grapes of Rathbone (feat. Max Graves) [Whit’s Endless Summer #30]
Webcomic artist Max Graves (what happens next) helps the lads burn down a house as they return to Odyssey for adventures in gang initiations, wheelchairs, and arson. Topics include the lore of Marshall Younger, the panopticon of homeschooling moms, and how to reform someone whom society has deemed to be bad to the Rathbone.
Max Graves: Tumblr // Twitter // Bluesky // Instagram // Patreon
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what happens next - at age 15, milo was convicted for his involvement in the murder of haylie gorski. the internet never forgets.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
“Adventures in Odyssey and Ableism with Randall Chrisman”. Veterans of Culture Wars, Episode 5.
Adventures in Odyssey
#300 - “Preacher’s Kid”
#301 - “The Good, The Bad, & Butch”
#299 - “The Truth About Zachary”
#263 - “When Bad Isn’t So Good”
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “The Bones of Rath”
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2h 19min
November 15, 2023113 - NEOM: The Line (feat. Riley Quinn)
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Riley Quinn (Trashfuture) and the lads bear witness to the highs of TROJENA and the lows of OXAGON as they dive deep into the theoretical quackery and architectural absurdity that is the Saudi Arabian “city of the future” project known as NEOM. Topics include the inspirations for NEOM, the logistics of constructing Venice II, and the horrifying reality of building a toaster prison in the middle of the desert.
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Riley Quinn - Twitter
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
TF episode about the Discovery UK NEOM documentary: We’re All Gonna Move To Bergh-Line feat. Hesse
Media Referenced in this Episode:
The Playlist:
This is NEOM
What is OXAGON
#TROJENA, the first ski destination in the mountains of Saudi Arabia
This is Sindalah - The Islands of NEOM
What is THE LINE?
THE LINE: Saudi Arabia’s City of the Future in NEOM.
THE LINE | The City of the Future
NEOM in progress - October 2023
NEOM Is a Parody of the Future
This city concept breaks architecture (THE LINE)
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: HEPTAGON feat. Eleanor Philips as “The Voice of the Future”
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22min

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