The Worst of All Possible Worlds

By: Josh Boerman A.J. Ditty and Brian Alford
  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • 164 - God’s Not Dead 2
    Nov 13 2024

    THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall

    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.

    Media Referenced in this Episode:

    • God’s Not Dead 2. Dir. Harold Cronk. 2016.
    • God’s Not Dead (2014) - Financial Information
    • God’s Not Dead 2 (2016) - Financial Information
    • ‘God’s Not Dead’ Producer Pure Flix Launches Theatrical Distribution Arm
    • God's Not Dead 2: The Escalation of Christian Propaganda | Big Joel

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

    Interstitial: “Harold Cronk Presents: The Vagina Monologues” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “Brian Alford” and A.J. Ditty as “Harold Cronk”

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    33 mins
  • ESSAY: Standing
    Nov 12 2024

    This past summer I wrote an essay about the church and denomination I grew up in, but I didn't end up publishing it. The results of the election gave me the push I needed to finish putting it all together. I hope it helps.

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    29 mins
  • 163 - The Blair Witch Project (feat. Tim Sutton)
    Nov 6 2024

    Tim Sutton (Marble Hornets) joins the lads for a bit of light camping and intense witch-hunting as they cover Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick’s 1999 horror phenomenon: The Blair Witch Project. Topics include the film’s DIY filmmaking, the unprecedented marketing, and what it means to reap the consequences of a nation’s wrongdoings when you’re just trying to make a dang student film.

    Tim Sutton: Twitter // Instagram

    Marble Hornets: Youtube

    Media Referenced in this Episode:

    • The Blair Witch Project. Dir. Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. Haxan Films. 1999
    • Curse of the Blair Witch. Dir. Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. Haxan Films. 1999.
    • 8 Days in the Woods: The Making of The Blair Witch Project by Matt Blazi.
    • “The Blair Thumb”. Dir. Steve Odekerk. 2002
    • The Blair Witch Project: The Dossier by D.A. Stern. Onyx Publishing. 1999.
    • The Blair Witch Project: An Oral History by Scott Meslow. The Week. January 13th, 2015.
    • The Blair Witch Project’s Heather Donahue Is Alive and Well by Scott Meslow. GQ. September 16th, 2016.
    • The Official Blair Witch Website
    • The extended fan cut of The Blair Witch Project
    • Old archived list of Blair Witch parody sites

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

    Interstitial: “1:49 AM on November 3rd, 2024” // Written And Performed by A.J. Ditty // “Brothers on a Hotel Bed” Piano Cover by Stephen Guilbert

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    2 hrs and 34 mins

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