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The Worst of All Possible Worlds

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 ...
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Left Jest

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You dig radical politics? You dig jesting? Out of sight, Cool Cat. This sounds like your kinda show. Dig? Left Jest brings all the hippest names in comedy and the American Left to your stupid face every week. Join Brooklyn comedians Anders Lee, Raghav Mehta, and Alex Ptak as they force their filth communism and godless anarchy down the throats of the masses. Now with (some) jokes!
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OUR LIVE SHOW IN COLORADO SPRINGS IS THIS WEEKEND, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4. CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS! Juniper (Western Kabuki) visits the lads in Odyssey for further adventures in escape rooms, game nights, and bidding farewell to a beloved Odyssian through the power of deepfakes. Topics include Jigsaw middle schoolers, the rage of the Whit 3, and t…
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Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: How would human life be affected if all animals were the size of cats? Why am I a wanted fugitive? When will Sharia law be forced here in Australia? Why is it not happening yet? --- Check out Gianmarco's show …
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Podcaster Kayte Terry joins Jake to talk about Maxxxine and the entire X trilogy, its themes, the patriarchy, bodies, and the late great Hannibal LecterKAYTE TERRY@kayteterry@kaytet (IG)FANGS FOR THE MEMORIES@fangspodcastTENDER SUBJECT@tender_subject@tendersubjectpod (IG)MERCHpoddamnamerica.bigcartel.comPATREON + DISCORDpatreon.com/poddamnamerica…
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Audrey and Korla (Data Transfer) take the lads on a trip to the post-cyberpocalypse as they cover Tales of Game’s infamous free-to-play sequel to a certain Michael Jordan/Looney Tunes mashup: Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. Topics include the game’s overt racism, forum culture …
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Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: Does the fact that there are only 19M people in New York but there are 21M people registered to vote, with 1.2M of those being cloned, seem at all suspicious to you? If Thomas Jefferson appeared at your door l…
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&ers, &y, and The Antifada's Sean KB look at the career of New Left sociologist JACK SCOTT, who founded a "Jock Liberation Army," overhauled the Oberlin Athletics Department, went on the road with leftist ginger NBA star Bill Walton and linked up with the Symbionese Liberation Army.Full episode and more bonus content available at Patreon.com/PodDam…
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Tom and Joe (Anime Sickos) throw the lads in the Epoch and hop through time as they cover Square’s landmark 1995 RPG: Chrono Trigger. Topics include the thrill of flame tornados, the anxieties of action time battle, and the importance of camaraderie in the face of an apocalyptic DJ from space. LIVE SHOW TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW. CLICK HERE FOR MORE IN…
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Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: Is it normal for a teenage boy like me to like a good gut punching contest because I’ve been wanting a good beating? Can you still go to heaven if you smoke cigarettes? What is the normal amount of grills to h…
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Naomi Karavani sits in with us while Jake draws from Mike Davis' City of Quartz to explain the strange material history of the Home Owner's Association and how it relates to the whole NIMBY/YIMBY thing as well as toxic sludge.NAOMI KARAVANI@NaomiKaravaniFIRECRACKER on YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p18FIxZCW9UMERCHpoddamnamerica.bigcartel.c…
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads made this episode with their own hands! 😊 Why do episodes like this never get likes? 😢💔 AmenAmenAmen. 🙏🇺🇸 It is our birthday and nobody wished us one. So excited to begin our cake journey. 🎂 Did you notice when it left you? Why don’t you see these anymore? Gone too soon!…
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Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: How do I shower at a sleepover? Has Superman and Batman ever slept together? How do you make money on a bog? Me and my friend Emma live on a bog and we are looking to make money quick and fast. --- Follow Mart…
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We talk with economic journalist David Isenberg about the Supreme Court's recent decisions on regulatory deference, Presidential immunity and more. But first Anders recaps the U.K. election and the latest on Biden's deteriorating campaign and brain.Find David's work here:https://www.davidbradleyisenberg.com/If you're in NYC, come to Paid Protest on…
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Alex Ptak (Quorators) and the lads check their power levels and slap each other silly as they cover the finale of the Frieza arc of Akira Toriyama’s seminal 90’s anime: Dragon Ball Z. Topics include the complex logistics of wishes, the gorgeous design of the characters, and the eternal popularity of a ripped protagonist who can eat and eat and eat …
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Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: Why didn't my wang fall off when I turned 40? If I ate human meat, am I considered a cannibal forever or what? Big foot arrives at your door and confesses he’s sad of constantly hiding. You have 24 hours to ma…
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall LIVE SHOW TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW In preparation for their pilgrimage to Colorado Springs, Colorado, the lads take a gander at what the heck’s been going on in Odyssey in recent years and finally meet everybody’s favorite mail-delivering Odyssian: Wooton Bassett. Topics include the…
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Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: How does it feel when you swallow a live eel? I feel that most men are secretly gay, but due to society can’t accept or admit it. Am I wrong? What actor is a “yowza times 1000”? --- Go find Clare at ClareOkane…
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Anders fills Jake in on an evil policy manifesto the Heritage Foundation has been cooking up ahead of Trump's increasingly likely return to power. It's bad, folx! Also some talk about the upcoming British election and that country's beverage allotments.Check out The Nation's new issue on Project 2025: https://www.thenation.com/issue/june-2024-issue…
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Tall Bart (@verytallbart) joins the lads for another dip into the Prager Pool as they interrogate the painful sketch comedy and baby-brained moralizing of Dennis Prager’s educational video series: For Goodness Sake. Topics include Prager’s unique rhetorical style, the bafflingly high-profile cast, and how David Zucker, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone h…
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COME TO OUR LIVE SHOW AUGUST 24th in NYC: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/quorators-8-24-2024 Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: Do you go all out, even if it kills you? Is it acceptable to greet a Jew by saying "Hello Jew"? I’m on the autism spe…
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Co-Chair of DSA International Committee Jorge Rocha joins us to talk about Claudia Shinebaum of the Morena party's recent big win in the Mexican elections.FOLLOW JORGE ROCHA@linegoesdownVOLUNTEER FOR NYC DSA ENDORSED CANDIDATEShttps://socialists.nyc/candidates/MERCHpoddamnamerica.bigcartel.comPATREON + DISCORDpatreon.com/poddamnamerica…
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Devon and Trinket (Traditional Scrench) join the lads for some adventures in Christian puppetry as they dive into the rich tapestry of Bible stories and malevolent paint brush gods that is: Gerbert. Topics include UK children’s programming, the militarism of evangelical ideology,…
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Comedians Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz explore the mysterious land of Quora.com to answer life's questions. This week's questions include: Who invented the lightbulb? Sorry you have been lied to I impregnated my employee. How do I trick her husband into signing the birth certificate? Why do some people call Trump "the Lying King? --- Be sure to f…
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Jesse Sendejas of folk punk band Days n Daze and regular punk band Escape From The Zoo joins us to talk about punk music, Houston, nightmare gigs, shit like that.DAYS N DAZEhttps://fatwreck.com/collections/days-n-dazehttps://www.facebook.com/daysndaze/https://www.instagram.com/daysndazeofficial/Days N Daze TOUR7/10 Chicago IL - Avondale Music Hall7…
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Stephen Stout (Puffs) and the lads hop into their red, white, and blue helicopters and completely obliterate France as they cover Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s 2004 fraught satire of the War on Terror: Team America: World Police. Topics include Parker and Stone’s origins, the film’s overwhelming racism, and what a movie so steeped in the post-9/11 h…
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