Fighting the tide of rising fascism requires good information. This week, Josh sat down with Isaac Adams, an immigration attorney with nearly a decade of experience defending immigrants in removal proceedings from the United States government, to get a better understanding of the current legal landscape. Among other things, we talked about:
We gotta talk beer, and then we talk about making theater
Tickets to Josh’s play: https://tickets.thetanknyc.org/EventAvailability?EventId=10001&ref=bookNow&scroll=timeAndDates
2025-01-30 09:20:02 +0000 UTC
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We talk about beer, then we talk about theater
2025-01-30 08:54:23 +0000 UTC
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Joe Kassabian (Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads grab their buster swords and hit the streets or Midgar as they do battle with the nefarious Shinra Corporation in Square’s monumental 1997 RPG: Final Fantasy VII. Topics include Square’s dramatic split with Nintendo, the eclectic nature of the many, many minigames, and what it means to kill off a major character before the end of the first disc.
Joe Kassabian: 2025-01-29 08:45:01 +0000 UTC
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You asked, we answered! We couldn't get to all the questions, but we talk about how the show gets edited, remember David Lynch, and get into the nitty gritty about how we choose topics
2025-01-27 02:30:00 +0000 UTC
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The lads once again return to the frontlines of the Korean War as they rejoin 4077th for the first in an ongoing miniseries covering the hit 70s television show: M*A*S*H. Topics include the show’s origins, the gradual evolution beyond the Altman template, and what it means to make a season finale so powerful it resonates 50 years after the fact.
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***UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED! We will be releasing the recorded AMA very soon.***
How auspicious and appropriate that the very same week we discussed the turn of the millennium we also hit 2,000 paid Patreon subscribers! That's way more than the last time we did one of these, and a lot has changed since then, so we're fielding your questions yet again. Ask us any...
2025-01-18 00:11:19 +0000 UTC
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Colette Shade [Y2K: How the 2000’s Became Everything (essays on a future that never was)] joins the lads in Odyssey for some eXtreme adventures in cliques, Y2K paranoia, and the Odyssians’ forever war with the people of Rakistan. Topics include Y2K aesthetics, being jumpscared by John Avery Whittaker, and what it means to have nostalgia for an optimistic techno future that never came to pass.
Colette Shade: 2025-01-15 08:30:02 +0000 UTC
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The lads dive once more into the apocalyptic mind of Jerry B. Jenkins, as they cover the unintentional finale of the Kirk Cameron Left Behind trilogy: LEFT BEHIND WORLD AT WAR. Topics include the acting bona fides of Lou Gosset Jr., the importance of colons in titles, and how strict adherence to evangelical Christian eschatology will eventually lead you to blowing out the candles of a sad bundt birthday cake in the backroom of a church ministry in Bellflower, California.
2025-01-08 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The lads dare to speak about Christ in the classroom and face the wrath of Ray Wise as they cover Harold Cronk’s 2016 evangelical propaganda film: God’s Not Dead 2. Topics include the horrendous filmmaking, the deeply-flawed rhetoric, and what we can learn about the future of America from a film that posits a world in which the masses will be subjugated by the most annoying people alive.
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2025-01-01 07:00:07 +0000 UTC
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UPDATE: We said the schedule was subject to change pending guest availability and that’s exactly what happened. Details below.
Hey all,
Just wanted to update everyone on what you can expect in the first month of the new year (topics subject to change depending on scheduling and guest availability):
On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads make for the bleak moral landscape of Gallup, New Mexico as they cover Billy Wilder's 1951 western noir: Ace in the Hole. Does its incredible dialogue and engrossing atmosphere make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its relentlessly bleak tone make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: Baja Blast is the official drink of Twin Peaks.
Next Episode: Drive My Car (2021)
2024-12-27 07:00:03 +0000 UTC
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As has become tradition, we fielded a bunch of calls from you about what The Worst of All Possible Worlds meant to you in 2024 and stitched them together with highlights from the show. Merry Christmas and thanks for being part of our year.
This episode includes clips from the following episodes, in order of appearance:
120 - 2 Left 2 Behind 2 Tribulation 2 Force
121 - Donkey Kong Country
122 - Far Cry 5 feat. November Kelly
2024-12-25 06:25:00 +0000 UTC
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It's almost Christmas, you've settled in and watched It's a Wonderful Life, and now it's time to listen to the Odyssey version of that very movie. That's right! Finally, after all these years, Paul McCusker is taking the Barclay Family to its logical end. So let's all shut up and jam, and learn why churches are so dingdang important.
The end of this episode also reveals the true dark secret of George Barclay, how he ties into everything we've been discussing in the back half of 2024, a...
2024-12-24 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Submissions close on Monday the 23rd if you want to have your voice mail included in this year’s A YEAR IN REVIEW! Call +1 347 857 9523 and leave your message soon with your favorite moments from the show this year and/or what it meant to you more broadly overall. You can also send a voice memo to worstofallpossibleworlds@gmail.com.
2024-12-21 18:17:50 +0000 UTC
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Hey, everybody!
We have some holiday bobuses coming your way in the next few weeks (note to self: see if "The 12 Days of Voltairemas" is copyrighted) and this is the first of those: the second compilation of the Odyssey Commercials which includes the climactic conclusion to the Lorne Lagorium arc: The Light Before Dusk. It's got unethical science experiments, incredibly effective Muzzy tapes, and enough catharsis for you to pop your pipe-organ. Ple...
2024-12-20 15:00:15 +0000 UTC
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The lads do battle with Mr. Potter for the heart of Bedford Falls as they cover Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic: It’s a Wonderful Life. Topics include the pernicious myth of “Capra-corn”, the art of the Jimmy Stewart impression, and what it takes to be a George Bailey in a system designed to turn you into a Henry F. Potter.
REMINDER: SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR ANNUAL CALL-IN EPISODE ARE OPEN! Call 2024-12-18 22:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
We've been out hitting the guest circuit lately; here's links to some recent episodes we've appeared on:
Hellloooooo, we’re The Worst of All Possible Worlds, we remember it so you don’t have to! We all remember Doug Walker, you know, that guy with the glasses, the tie, and the plain white background because they clearly couldn’t afford a better set? Well, wouldn’t you know it, he created a character called the Nostalgia Critic, a loud, obnoxious, Looney Tunes-adjacent blowhard who got famous for being very mad about Batman having a credit card. But does he have anything to say about...
2024-12-11 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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No video this time! We don't have a great setup for doing video for in-person recordings, but we'll try to get that figured out in the future.
We recorded this at midnight, 12/9/24 and were planning on putting this out a little later, but certain event may render this obsolete in a day or two, so enjoy this very early ladscast.
We talk about memecoins, Brian's gambling habits, nazi memorabilia and the recent shakeup in the health insurance sector.
2024-12-09 18:28:16 +0000 UTC
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The lads get drafted and give Mussolini the ole One-Two as they once again remember Pearl Harbor by covering Frank Capra’s series of WWII propaganda films: Why We Fight. Topics include the language of propaganda, the shittiness of fascist art, and what it means to watch your country become the thing it once stridently vowed to fight.
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Hey everybody!
Another musical episode, another song from the archives of everybody's favorite Long Island dentist/oral surgeon/script doctor of Broadway musicals and, inexplicably, The Boss Baby movies: Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S.. This time, we're looking in at an often overlooked portion of Dr. Bultch's career; namely, his time as an actor trying to make ends meet by trodding the boards of the Great White Way. When his opportunities dried up (being a baritone in the modern m...
2024-12-02 15:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends,
Those of you who have been around for a while now already know about our annual year in review episode, where we take calls from YOU and stitch them together with your favorite moments from the year. As is tradition, we're re-opening the phone line for the next couple weeks. The number to call is +1 347 857 9523 and all calls go...
2024-11-30 23:16:26 +0000 UTC
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On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads hop in a biplane and knock out Jim Backus as they cover Stanley Kramer's 1963 mega-comedy: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Do its wide array of comedic stars and its commitment to throwing every bit at the wall make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its lugubrious pacing and cast of mostly comedic non-actors make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: people in 1960s San Diego really loved to DANCE.
2024-11-29 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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The lads grab their broomsticks and defy gravity as they cover Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s megahit musical: Wicked. Topics include the twisted mind of Gregory Maguire, the highs and lows of Stephen Schwartz, and how to reckon with a show that is simultaneously trying to tackle the horrors of fascism and the inherent melodrama of wanting to kiss a hot Winkie.
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There's a lot of bad TV out there.
Brian is feeling more-or-less fine
2024-11-25 14:00:20 +0000 UTC
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There's a lot of bad TV out there
Brian is feeling more-or-less fine
2024-11-25 14:00:16 +0000 UTC
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Tom Walker (Tom Walker: Very, Very) joins the lads for his very first trip to Odyssey as they cover adventures in shock-jock DJing, international espionage, and the return of everybody’s favorite encyclopedia writing, ice-cream selling, NSA asset/God King of Odyssey: John Avery Whittaker. Topics include biblical trading cards, the logistics of owning a beef jerky co-op, and how to make propaganda that doesn’t inspire a life-long obsession with hunting down heretical texts.
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2024-11-20 07:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
If you've been searching for a good gift to settle the contention of the arguing season, look no further, as Patreon has just added a new feature: the ability to gift memberships to your friends. You can gift anywhere from 1-12 months of membership and Patreon will create a unique link that can then be used for them to activate the membership on their account. Now you can force your best friends into knowledge of Goku inflation, horse corners, and everything else we hold ne...
2024-11-14 19:39:52 +0000 UTC
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