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The Worst of All Possible Worlds
Author: 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.
Also, we have bits.
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Tom O’Mahony (Lions Led by Donkeys, Beneath the Skin, Bloodwork) joins the lads in Odyssey for further adventures in tower construction, child death dreams, and what happens when an honest to God ANGEL comes to town. Topics include the myth of the Tower of Babel, the brain soup of Phil Lollar, and what it means to believe that incredibly attractive men in very expensive suits are constantly watching your every move.
Tom O’Mahony: Bluesky // Instagram
BLOOD WORK: A podcast about the economy of violence.
Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Bluesky // Instagram
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 // Bluesky // 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 // Bluesky // Instagram
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Adventures in Odyssey
#416 - “The Tower”
#144 - “Someone to Watch Over Me”
#406-408 - “Malachi’s Message, Parts 1-3”
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Interstitial: “Three Guys, A Bear, and A Burger Place” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Brian Alford as “Alistair Adelman”, A.J. Ditty as “Melvin/Estragon/Phoebear”, and Josh Boerman as “Timmy ‘Taxman’ Thompson”
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The lads return to the New Year just in time for the end of the world as they kick off their annual Rapture Ranuary with a follow up to one of the most influential Christian films of all time: A Thief in the Night: A Distant Thunder. Topics include the origins of premillennial dispensationalism, the trustworthiness of mustaches, and what it means to be shaped by a world view where you live in constant fear of the U.N. beheading you with a guillotine.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
A Distant Thunder. Dir. Donald W. Thompson. 1978.
Evangelical Millenialism in the trans-Atlantic world 1500-2000 by Crawford Gribben
Judgement Day by Joshua Hill Foster
Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory by Randall Ballmer
Raptured by Ernest Angley
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsay
Titan, Son of Saturn: The Coming World Emperor: A Story of the Other Christ by Joseph Birkbeck Burroughs
Writing the Rapture by Crawford Gribben
ReligionfForBreakfast: the origins of the rapture
ReligionForBreakfast: Who are the 144,000 in the book of Revelation
The Bart Ehrman Blog: The Community Behind the Gospel of John
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Interstitial: “Slasher Jesus” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. A.J. Ditty as “Announcer/Jesus/Big Al”, David Armstrong as “Flurk/Mayor”, and Eleanor Philips as “Timmy/Reporter” // Music: “Something’s Not Right” by Lucas Quinn Creations
Time to reach once more into the ol' Cool Vaultaire. If you still can’t get enough Chess, check out our BRAND NEW BOBUS (with Jake!) about the new Broadway revival on our Patreon here.
Jake Beckhard (Blue Balls NYCFC) challenges the lads to the match of the century as they try to outmaneuver the bopping songs and confounding political intrigue of the infamous Tim Rice/Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus flop musical: Chess. Topics include the many different versions of the show, the innate appeal of a broken musical, and the ever increasing eccentricities of one Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice.
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Jake Beckhard
Website: jake-beck.com
Bluesky: @jakebeckhard.bsky.social
Instagram: @jakebeckhard
Blue Balls NYCFC: You’ve got Blue Balls! How lucky for you. Check in every week for rapturous pod talk on all things NYCFC. With NYC Hosts Jake Beckhard and Trey Fillmore.
Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Podomatic
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Get Onto My Cloud: The Tim Rice Podcast: Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts
“Chess Seeks to Shed Its Checkered Past” by Stephen Holden, NYTimes
Chess (1986 London Concept Cast): Spotify / Apple Music / Amazon
Chess In Concert (2008): AppleTV / YouTube / Letterboxd
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Caleb @BirdRespecter (Kill The Computer, 60 Minute Drill) joins Brian and Josh to tell the story of Richard “Beebo” Russell, a man who walked off his job as a baggage handler at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport one day in 2018 to steal an airplane. Russell and his ill-fated flight quickly became a cause célèbre among some of the darkest corners of the internet, continuing to this day. This episode tries to figure out how and why that happened.
Note: This episode deals with suicide and racist extremism.
Caleb: Bluesky // Twitter // Linktree
Kill The Computer: June and Caleb talk about the ways in which internet culture spills out into the real world; good and bad. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Bluesky // YouTube
Media referenced this episode:
“The Sky Thief: Beebo Russell’s Last Flight” by Tim Dickinson. Rolling Stone, June 24, 2021.
“I Worked With Richard Russell at Horizon Air, and I Understand Why He Did What He Did” by Todd Bunker. The Stranger, August 17, 2018.
“‘Airplane of opportunity’? Richard Russell raised pilot’s suspicions a year before Sea-Tac plane heist” by Lewis Kamb. The Seattle Times, September 12, 2018.
“Sea-Tac air traffic controller faced ‘one in a million’ scenario with stolen plane” by Daniel Beekman and Michelle Baruchman. The Seattle Times, August 11, 2018.
“FBI: Richard Russell, who stole plane from Sea-Tac, acted alone, crashed on purpose; motive a mystery” by Lewis Kamb. The Seattle Times, November 9, 2018.
“Human remains, flight data recorder found among wreckage of stolen plane on Ketron Island” by Stacia Glenn. The News Tribune, August 13, 2018.
“Airline job was way for man who crashed stolen plane to visit Alaska” by Adam Lynn, Alexis Krell, Sue Kidd, Lauren Smith and Craig Sailor. The News Tribune, August 12, 2018.
“White nationalists and the ‘Sky King’” by Martin McKenzie-Murray. The Saturday Paper, August 18, 2018.
FBI press release on investigation from November 2018
Redacted FBI report from the investigation
Music used in this episode:
Anticipation by Drill Folly
Lookin’ For That Orca (Beebo’s Song) by Johny Maudlin
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Interstitial: The first seven pages of “The Hidden Enemy,” written and performed by Josh Boerman with music by Sean Callery from 24
It is time once again for our cherished annual tradition: taking calls from listeners and guests, then stitching them together with your favorite moments from the year. (Plus, very special messages from A.J., Brian, and Josh starting at the 1:51:02 mark.)
Thanks to everyone who called in, and hold on for 2026. We will find a way.
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The lads grab their tiny red scarves and head for Fozziwig’s Rubber Chicken Factory as they cover Brian Henson’s 1992 holiday classic: The Muppet Christmas Carol. Topics include the arch prose of Dickens, the cutting of “When Love is Gone”, and what it means to create a staple of the holiday season that involves Michael Caine throwing a wreath at a tiny puppet.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
The Muppet Christmas Carol. Dir. Brian Henson. 1992.
“Michael Caine Loves The Muppet Christmas Carol as Much as You Do” by Laruen Larson. GQ. December 15th, 2016.
“Brian Henson on What Makes ‘A Muppet Christmas Carol’ So Special and His Father’s legacy” by Alyssa Fikse. Uproxx. December 23rd, 2015.
“How we made: The Muppet Christmas Carol” by Ben Beaumont-Thomas. The Guardian. December 21st, 2015.
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Interstitial: “A Letter from Charles Dickens to His Son, Edward ‘Plorn’ Dickens, on the Day of His Departure to Australia, September 26th, 1868" // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Brian Alford as “Charles Dickens” // Additional Text by Charles Dickens in a Letter to his son, Plorn
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Jacob and Lenore of Workers’ Lit join the lads down under for some ghost busting and coffin surfing as they cover Hideo Kojima’s 2025 delivery simulator: Death Stranding 2. Topics include the unmatchable gameplay loop, the polarity of Dollman, and the horrors lurking under the surface of a game where evil is defeated through the power of dance.
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Workers’ Lit: A podcast about books and the news with Lenore, Aysha, Jen, and Jacob. Books/Culture episodes on Mondays! News/Politics episodes on Wednesdays! Read good books, tell bad jokes, and fight for a better future!
Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Youtube // Bluesky
Media Referenced in the Episode:
Death Stranding 2. Kojima Productions. 2025.
TWOAPW #104: Death Stranding (feat. Drew Toothpaste)
Ladscast 13: Somehow, More Death Stranding
Workers’ Lit: “On The Beach, ft. Brian Alford”
Hideo Kojima presents Brain Structure #15 Hideo Kojima x TGA Special: DEATH STRANDING [ENGLISH]
“Hideo Kojima on ‘Death Stranding 2,’ the Sequel’s Big Changes and Improvements Post-Pandemic, and How He Hoped to Cast David Lynch in a Game” by Nick Newman. Indiewire. August 7th, 2025.
“Hideo Kojima on How His Illness Affected ‘Death Stranding 2,’ Developing A24 Film Adaptation and Why His Collaboration With GU Is About More Than Fashion” by Jennifer Maas. Variety. June 19th, 2025.
“Hideo Kojima Says Death Stranding’s Now Had Over 20 Million Players and The Fact Folk Are Still Playing ‘Makes Me the Happiest’” by Rich Stanton. PC Gamer. April 2025.
https://liberationnews.org/child-labor-in-alabamas-hyundai-supply-plants/
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Interstitial: “A Message from Tobogganman, Prime Minister of the Canadian Autonomous Network of Underground Cities” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. David Armstrong as “Tobogganman”
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Scott Benson and Bethany Hockenberry (Night in the Woods) join the lads aboard the Demeter and double back to Transylvania as they cover Francis Ford Coppola’s vampiric 1992 fever dream: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Topics include the gorgeous aesthetics, the terrors of Gary Oldman, and what it means to create a movie that can only be described as CINNNEEEMMMMAAAA!!!!
Scott Benson: Bluesky // Instagram
Bethany Hockenberry: Bluesky // Instagram
Night in the Woods
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. 1992.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (published 1897)
Bram Stoker's Dracula. Williams. Designer Barry Oursler. 1993
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Interstitial: “Tom Waits” // Written and Performed by A.J. Ditty // Music: “Grapefruit Moon” by Tom Waits.
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On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads unplug their phones and have a good cry as they cover James L. Brooks' 1987 ode to the joys of work: Broadcast News. Does the electric chemistry of the three leads make this movie a Fancy Feast? Or does its overlong runtime make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: that Gracie Films' tune sure is catchy.
Next episode: Ordet (1955).
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Tom Stoppard, the acclaimed, prolific playwright behind Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Rock 'n' Roll and so many other plays, along with the screenplays to Shakespeare in Love, Brazil, and Anna Karenina, has died. He leaves behind a staggering, inspiring, often frustrating body of work that will continue to be seen long after we are gone.
We are joined today by Abigail Thorn (The Acolyte, House of the Dragon) to look at the corners of his oeuvre that have spoken to us over the years, and discuss what we can learn from him going forward.
Abigail Thorn: Bluesky // Instagram
The Prince: A transformative new play that has everything: sword fighting, lesbianism, Hamlet, and disappointed parents. Available on Nebula.
Philosophy Tube: Giving away philosophy degrees for free! Youtube // Nebula // Patreon
Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/ pop culture commentary podcast about the portrayal of masculinity in cinema. November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon have watched Bond movies, War on Terror movies, Eurospy movies, and now they take on their biggest task yet: Heist Movies. What can Heat, Oceans’ 11, and the Fast and Furious movies teach us about how masculinity was imagined by the people who created them? What does that say about Society? 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 Podcast
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On their fourth annual remembrance of Pearl Harbor, the lads hop in their B-17’s and throw Los Angeles into chaos as they cover Steven Spielberg’s notorious 1979 WWII flop: 1941. Topics include the duality of Jon Belushi, the real-life horror of the Zoot Suit Riots, and the difficulties of delivering a punchline when everyone around you is screaming.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
1941. Dir. Steven Spielberg. 1979
“Civilian Casualties: Pearl Harbor”. National Park Service. Last updated September 18th, 2024.
“How Pearl Harbor created a climate of fear” by Daniel Greene. CNN. December 7th, 2016.
“Inn Owner Tells of Shelling; SUBMARINE SHELLS A CALIFORNIA PLANT U.S. MAINLAND SHELLED” by The New York Times. February 24th, 1942.
Remember Pearl Harbor! By Thomas Blake Clark. Modern age books. 1942.
Steven Spielberg’s 1941 | The Making Of.
“The 1942 Battle of L.A.” by Scott Harrison. The Los Angeles Times. February 23rd, 2017.
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Interstitial: “Something Special” // Written and performed by A.J. Ditty // Music: “Inkwell Hell” by Kristopher Maddigan
A very special message from Josh.
https://store.worstpossible.world
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The lads throw on their bowler hats and blame on their shoes the faults of their feet as they cover Samuel Beckett’s tragicomic masterpiece: Waiting for Godot. Topics include the origins of Godot, the benefits of being stabbed in the chest, and the enduring legacy of a stage play where nothing happens twice.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. 1953.
Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett by James Knowlson. Simon and Schuster. 1996.
Panic Attack by John Lahr. The New Yorker. May 11th, 2009.
SAMUEL BECKETT: Waiting for Godot : Bert Lahr / E. G. Marshall
The 1957 All-Black Broadway Cast of 'Waiting For Godot' in the Archives | The New York Public Library
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Interstitial: “A Message from Mr. Godot” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. DItty as “Mr. Godot” and Eleanor Philips as “The Weird Brother”.
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We've done it. Charlotte and Libby are back to join us in the Hunter's Nightmare, a blood-drenched valhalla where no one's having a good time.
What’s All This Then?: A podcast about Britain, hosted by Charlotte McDonnell and Libby Watson. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts
Libby Watson: Twitch // Bluesky
Charlotte McDonnell: Twitch // Bluesky
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The godfather of Christian media podcasts Kevin T. Porter (Good Christian Fun) joins the lads in Odyssey as they cover three episodes from the series that would one day become Adventures in Odyssey: Family Portraits. Topics include the dangers of yokel discrimination, the bizarro world of pre-Odyssey Odyssey, and what it means to have your mail delivered by a man named George Poindexter.
Kevin T. Porter: Instagram // Website
Good Christian Fun: Good Christian Fun is a podcast delving into the strange upside-down world of Christian pop culture. Hosts Kevin T. Porter and Caroline Ely are your tour guides through the weird and hilarious world of faith-based entertainment. GCF is a show for skeptics and believers alike, all are welcome. Don’t worry, they won’t make you go to church ;)
Patreon // Apple Podcasts // Website
Listen to Josh’s episode of GCF about Mary Rice Hopkins
Media Referenced in this Episode
Family Portraits
S01E01: “Whit’s Visitor”
S01E03: “The New Kid in Town”
S01E09: “A New Kind of Peer Pressure”
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Interstitial: “J2o18h15n th11e Fi5rs14t” // Written by A.J. Ditty // feat. Brian Alford as “John/Jimmy/Michael”, A.J. Ditty as “Dr. Oswald Oliver”, and Jessie Cannizzaro as “Dr. Christina Cavalcante” // Violin Cover of “The Chain” by Steve Bingham, Arranged by Rowan Marshall
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Donovan Eyre (Radio Free Tote Bag, DonoHell) and the lads throw on their trenchcoats and putter around some crime scenes as they cover the hit NBC/ABC mystery sensation: Columbo. Topics include the genius of Peter Falk, the many crimes of the Kong family, and what we can learn from watching a working class detective one more thing his way towards bringing justice to the bourgeois.
Donovan Eyre: Bluesky // Instagram // SoundCloud
DonoHell: Streaming Wednesdays 8-10
Radio Free Tote Bag: A weekly relationship advice podcast hosted by Audrey and Donovan.
Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Columbo. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link.
S02E01: “Étude in Black”
S05E05: “Now You See Him”
S10E01:“Columbo Goes to College”
Columbo, Romania and the Communist Party by Radu Pericol Tiganas.
How Columbo Influenced the Cinematographers of Poker Face by Iain Marks. American Cinematographer. May 21st, 2025.
“How We Created Columbo and How He Nearly Killed Us” by Richard Levinson and William Link. American Film Magazine. March 1981.
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Interstitial: “Columbo Kong” // Written by A.J. Ditty // feat. Brian Alford as “Bluster Kong/Mainer Kong/Werner”, Josh Boerman as “DK”, and A.J. Ditty as “Columbo Kong”
Jolenta Greenberg (Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre) and the lads attend the dinner party from hell and down goblets of cocktails as they cover season one of the hit-Bravo reality show: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Topics include the origins of the Real Housewives, the art of the talking head one-liner, and what we can learn from the horrifying darkness that comes with being married to Frasier Crane.
Jolenta Greenberg: Website // Instagram
Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre: Comedian & pop culture critic Jolenta Greenberg has a theory: reality TV isn’t ruining culture - it is culture. Join her and a cast of sharp, funny guests as they dig into the details behind the drama and unpack why we can’t get enough of those iconic scenes and unforgettable characters. This is the place for highbrow conversations about “lowbrow” TV.
Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Podbean // Instagram
Media Referenced in this Episode:
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
S1 E4: “It’s My Party and I’ll Spend If I Want To”
S1 E5: “I Would Never Say That”
S1 E9: “The Dinner Party From Hell”
S1 E13: “Unforgivable”
“Bravo Adds Fifth Night of Programming, Boosting Original Hours by 20%” by Bill Gorman. Bravo TV Press Release. March 10th, 2010.
“Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ to premiere March 21st” by Reality Tv World staff. Reality TV World. January 6th, 2006.
How Andy Cohen Became Famous Enough To End Up On "Riverdale" by Rebecca Farley. Refinery 29. March 22nd, 2018.
MEDIA; “Bravo Learns to Make Noise and Have Fun” by Abby Ellin. The New York Times. July 5th, 2004.
“NBC Puts Its Stamp on Bravo” by Allison Romano. Broadcasting and Cable. February 17th, 2003.
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Edited by: Brian Alford
Interstitial: “The Real Housewives of Carmel-By-The-Sea” // Written by A.J. Ditty // feat. Josh Boerman as “Bravo Announcer”, Eleanor Philips as “Chloe”, Anne Boerman as “Kathy”, and Madeleine Bundy as “Kim”.
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The lads take the Breeze to Crockett island and drink the blood of the angels as they attend Mike Flanagan’s 2021 Catholic horrorfest: Midnight Mass. Topics include the origins of Mike Flanagan, the banal evil of Hamish Linklater, and what it means to try to fight addiction while doing battle with Nosferatu-worshipping vampire-priests.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Midnight Mass. Dir. Mike Flanagan. 2021.
“The Deeply Personal Horror of Midnight Mass” by Mike Flanagan. Bloody Disgusting. September 27th, 2021.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Interstitial: “James the Lesser” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Dono Eyre as “Da Pope” // Music: Pipe Organ of Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know” by Reductio
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. Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts
Libby Watson: Twitch // Bluesky
Charlotte McDonnell: Twitch // Bluesky
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Bloodborne. Dir. Hidetaka Miyazaki. FromSoftware. 2015.
Bloodborne Is Genius, And Here’s Why by Hbomberguy
The Paleblood Hunt by “Redgrave”
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Interstitial: “The Lads of Yharnam” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. A.J. Ditty as “Claude Pitchfork/The Lads” // Music: “Screaming at the Wailing Wall” by Flogging Molly
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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: Join therapists Jake (a former Evangelical) and Brooke (who knows almost nothing about Evangelical culture) as they read and tear apart Dobson’s works. Get ready to laugh, cry, and rip your hair out as we explore the very many reasons why I Hate James Dobson.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Adventures in Odyssey
#372-374: “For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls Parts 1-3”
#380-381: “The One About Trust Parts 1 and 2"
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Interstitial: “25 Keys” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Eliza Martin Simpson as “Mary Mulligan” and A.J. Ditty as “Melvin Mulligan”


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just following orders doesn't transcend guilt
hi dudes, so 1 in of rain is 6 gallons of water per square yd. heavy rain is considered 0.3 in of rain per hour. that's about 1.8 gallons of water per hour per square yard. doing the math, if a storm drain is draining an area of 150 square feet by itself, 90 gallons of water would pass through it each hour in heavy rain conditions, which is more than enough to drown a child.
You folks might address it later in the episode, but you've forgotten Assassin's Creed 3 as far as having a Native American protagonist. it's not a perfect game by a long shot, but good lord the amount of voice acting in native languages blew my mind when I played. They also had amazing DLC that does a twilight zone twist on George Washington that's a great if not heavyhanded parable.