Charlotte and Libby from the What’s All This Then podcast join the lads in Yharnam as they cover the nightmare that is FromSoftware’s 2015 gothic horror opus: Bloodborne. Topics include the steep learning curve, the masterful escalation of horror, and what it means to conquer your anxieties in the greatest Britain simulator ever made.
What’s All This Then?: A podcast about Britain, hosted by Charlotte McDonnell and Libby Watson. 2025-10-22 07:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Jake from the I Hate James Dobson podcast and the lads return to Odyssey for further adventures in trust funds, marriage counseling, and the next mayor of Odyssey: Margaret Faye. Topics include the never ending Eugene and Katrina will they/won’t they, the effects of bingeing 400 episodes of AiO in an incredibly short amount of time, and the ingrained sexism at the heart of both the evangelical project and John Avery Whittaker.
I Hate James Dobson: J...
2025-10-15 07:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody!
Another musical episode, another song by Dr. Samuel Bultch...hang on. This one's NOT written by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S.? Is that...? Is that allowed???
Okay, well.
Here's A.J.'s message for his 14 year old self that might have saved him a WHOLE lot of time.
-Cool Voltaire
“There’s a Chance You Might Be Bi”
Music by Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by A.J. Ditty
A.J.:
THERE’...
2025-10-10 06:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend, Simplicity) and the lads grab their cow as white as milk, their cape as red as blood, their hair as yellow as corn, their slipper as pure as gold, and feed a potion to a rapping witch as they cover Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1986 fairy tale musical: Into the Woods. Topics include the massive reworking of the second act, the many allegations against the Big Bad Wolf, and how Sondheim’s most lucrative musical might also be his...
2025-10-08 06:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The lads hop in their 1964 metallic mint-green Buick Skylarks and get arrested for murder as they cover Jonathan Lynn’s 1992 legal comedy: My Cousin Vinny. Topics include the Era of the Screenplay, the film’s dedication to legal procedure, and the unspeakable cinematic power of having Marisa Tomei talk about tire-tracks.
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On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads head to Taipei and dance with the pigeon man as they cover Edward Yang's coming-of-age drama Yi Yi (2000). Do the film's novelistic approach and impeccable characterizations make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its vibes-based tone and myriad of plots make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: Mr. Fancymovietime DEFINITELY got his union card.
On the next episode of Fancy Movie Time wit...
2025-10-01 06:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody.
The schedule is going to look a little bit different this week. Brian is currently in the process of moving into a new apartment that’s also going to serve as our studio space. We’re really excited to show it to you all once we get it up and running, but for now, we’re dealing with a little bit of chaos.
Our usual weekly schedule is this: We record on Sunday, Brian edits on Monday and Tuesday, and the episode goes out early Wednesday morning. It’s a hectic s...
2025-09-29 19:30:50 +0000 UTC
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Slowpuke (@SlowpukeLIVE) and the lads stake out a bar and scream in the faces of undiagnosed alcoholics as we cover Jon Taffer’s hit reality-television show: Bar Rescue. Topics include Taffer’s self-aggrandized past, the ethics of robot performers, and what it means to watch a man transform a bar from terrible to an entirely different kind of terrible.
Slowpuke: 2025-09-24 06:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The lads boot up Newgrounds and take The Impossible Quiz as they dive into the bizarre and labyrinthine world of the bread and butter of the Web 2.0: Flash Games. Topics include the origins of Newgrounds, the boundless creativity (and trolling) of the flash scene, and what it means to be the lead gay technician of one of the most influential flash games of all time.
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Joe Kassabian (Lions Led By Donkeys) joins the lads in Odyssey for further adventures in monastic life, missionary work, and the dreaded attraction between cousins. Topics include evangelical views of Catholicism, the blatantly political work of missionaries, and why cruelty begetting cruelty is at the heart of the Evangelical project.
Joe Kassabian: Bluesky // <...
2025-09-10 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Josh here; I went on some podcasts recently. Here's the links.
I went on Boonta Vista to talk about some silly news stories. Probably my favorite one was about a man who hijacked a cricket pitch roller and drove it down the street while throwing bricks. Listen on Spotify, 2025-09-09 20:44:35 +0000 UTC
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Here we are, revving up for our 6th AMA. We talk creativity, coverage, theater and mutual appreciation.
2025-09-04 22:20:55 +0000 UTC
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The lads take a walk through this beautiful world and feel the cool rain on their shoulders as they cover Anthony Bourdain’s award-winning CNN travelogue: Parts Unknown. Topics include Bourdain’s rise to prominence, his successes and failures as a documentarian, and the complex legacy of one of the most prolific observers of the modern world.
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On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads pitch their colorful tents and dance in an empty swimming pool as they cover Mira Nair's 2001 marriage romp Monsoon Wedding. Does Nair's fabulous use of color and deft balancing of comedy and tragedy make this a Fancy Feast? Or do its many subplots and chaotic structure make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: you gotta make sure to waterproof the tent!!!
Next episode: Yi Yi
2025-08-29 15:48:10 +0000 UTC
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The lads throw back some drinks and bray the night away as they cover Edward Albee’s 1962 nightcap from hell: Who’s Afraid of Virignia Woolf? Topics include Albee’s traumatizing childhood, the music of his dialogue, and the boomer mentality of being afraid of Virginia Woolf.
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Hi all,
Josh is back in the USA and no longer has a play to direct, so we're back to full strength. Those of you who are subscribed at the Pangloss tier may have noticed that we missed a Ladscast last month owing to the absolutely terrible internet Josh had at his lodging in Edinburgh; thanks for your patience and we'll have a new one out by the end of this month.
Alongside that, to give everyone another nice bit of #content, we're going to record another Ask Us Anything episode! ...
2025-08-26 00:30:15 +0000 UTC
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Well, you asked for it. The dude croaked.
https://jamesdobsonmemorial.com
2025-08-22 03:20:01 +0000 UTC
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The lads grab their pencils and go back to the drawing board as they cover the never released behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of The Emperor’s New Groove: The Sweatbox. Topics include the history of Disney animation, the similarities between the animating and acting life, and what it means to make art while walking the llama-llama and taking in the panorama.
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The Sweatbox. ...
2025-08-21 06:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The lads grab their engraved rods and play with some loose bones as they cover the LucasArts’ 1995 xenoarchaeologist point-and-click adventure: The Dig. Topics include the gaming prowess of Steven Spielberg, the incredibly fraught production process, and what it means to have have a point and click adventure imprint upon you as a child that requires you to turn a turtle into a bomb.
Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/...
2025-08-13 06:00:09 +0000 UTC
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The lads return once again to Odyssey for further adventures in jet-lag, cyber security, and the long awaited return of the godking of Odyssey: John Avery Whittaker. Topics include the interminable will-they/won’t-they of Eugene and Katrina, the logistics of proposing in the year 1996, and what it means to grow up in a religion that asks you to actively throw your feelings through the No-No Door.
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Adventures in Odysse...
2025-08-06 06:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey lovely patrons,
As many of you may know, for this week's interstitial, I asked Brian to play Benny, the hapless guard from Thief II who's tumultuous home-life is only eclipsed by his tumultuous binge-drinking. I liked the line I wrote for Benny well enough but, I asked Brian to riff and do a monologue so, in the event he came up with something funnier, I could clip that instead. While listening to the five minute monologue he sent in response, something about Brian's cadenc...
2025-08-01 20:12:05 +0000 UTC
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In 1998, Looking Glass Studios released THIEF: THE DARK PROJECT, an unprecedentedly immersive and technically impressive first-person stealth simulator. Two years later, they followed it up with their masterpiece, THIEF 2: THE METAL AGE. After hounding Brian and A.J. to talk about this one for years, Josh finally got his wish. Plus, we got Jay Anthony Franke back to voice JC Denton for the interstitial. Thanks for sticking with us for 200 episodes and here’s to 200 more.
Jay A...
2025-07-30 06:00:06 +0000 UTC
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On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads throw on their Onion Knight armor and do battle with a shaky cam, as they cover Orson Welles' 1966 Falstaff-fest: Chimes at Midnight. Do Welles' magnetic lead performance and adroit dramaturgical whimsy make the movie a Fancy Feast? Or does the film's overwhelming plot and horrific sound quality make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: Falstaff would have LOVED Margaritaville.
On the Nex...
2025-07-28 15:46:50 +0000 UTC
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Aysha U. Farah (All My Maidens) and Lenore (The Socialist Shelf) return to the pod to take the lads on a heartfelt journey of death and birds as they cover Giant Sparrow’s 2017 walking sim megahit: What Remains of Edith Finch. Topics include games about death, the importance of twee in the face of tragedy, and what remains of both the walking sim genre and the titular Edith Finch.
Aysha U. Farah: 2025-07-23 06:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Andrew Law (Boonta Vista) and the lads make for the Pacific Northwest and set up little traps in the woods as they cover Ted Kotcheff’s 1982 debut of Rambo: First Blood. Topics include the joys of practical stunts, the brilliance of Brian Dennehy, and the reactionary politics at the center of both the film and the Italian Stallion himself: Sylvester Stallone.
Boonta Vista: The least consequential news from around the world from the least informe...
2025-07-16 06:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Josiah Sutton (Fruitless) joins a lads-less Brian as he revisits the inspiration for his first video essay: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse. Topics include revisiting old work, breadtube, and what we can learn from the ghosts from internet eras long past.
Josiah Sutton: Twitter // Substack&...
2025-07-09 06:00:17 +0000 UTC
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On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the lads grab their matchbooks and make for the hotel from hell as they dive into Alain Resnais' 1961 puzzlebox: Last Year at Marienbad. Do the striking performances and impeccable atmosphere make this hallmark of the French New Wave a Fancy Feast?
Yes. Yes, they do.
Sorry for spoiling it, I literally couldn't come up with anything bad to say about this movie.
But ONE THING'S FOR SURE: Vision is DEFIN...
2025-07-04 16:14:24 +0000 UTC
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The lads hop on their choppers and make for the 4077th as they return to Korea for another installment in their ongoing coverage of the most critically acclaimed sitcoms of all time: MASH. Topics include the evolution of Margaret O’Houlihan, the zaniness of Frank Burns, and how losing some of your best cast members can transform your show into the best version of itself.
GOATMAN: 2025-07-02 06:00:07 +0000 UTC
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We hope you've enjoyed Beast Week. To conclude the week in style, we went on Western Kabuki to observe Mr Beast, learn from Mr Beast, and love Mr Beast. We watched some of Mr Beast's videos and diagnose the Beast and what he means for the world. Part 2, where we talk about what he's been up to this year specifically, will be released to the Western Kabuki Patreon this weekend. Make sure to subscribe: https...
2025-06-27 22:42:35 +0000 UTC
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Juniper (Western Kabuki, Ill Conceived) and the lads grab their blue jerseys and throw coconuts down a hill as they cover the first season of MrBeast’s nightmare of a game show: Beast Games. Topics include the horrific filming conditions, the so-called “games”, and what it means to watch the full-villain arc of one Jimmy Donaldson.
Juniper: 2025-06-25 06:00:07 +0000 UTC
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