Best Josh Boerman Podcasts (2024)

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I Hate When Evil is Born: Black, ft Josh Boerman 2:24:45

2h ago2:24:45

2:24:45

It's a three-peat folks! They're calling him the three-peater! Josh Boerman of the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast is BACK to help the Shelfers crack Ted Dekker's 2004 evangelical fantasy novel, "Black: The Birth of Evil." We examine the inherent weaknesses of the evangelical fiction author, figure out why Ted hates the French so much, ask bol…

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Bromley Chicken Yaoi ft. Josh Boerman 1:11:53

9m ago1:11:53

1:11:53

In this unlocked bonus episode, Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds swung by the studio and so we forced him to podcast. In this episode, Hussein explains the Bromley Chicken Yaoi reddit post, and the phenomena of London chicken shops with American names. We also talk about some of our favourite recent posts, weird Christian TikToks and why …

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150 - The Worst of All Possible Parties (WAPP): The 150th Episode Spectacular LIVE from Colorado Springs 21:11

18m ago21:11

21:11

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR VISUALS HERE!!!! The lads make their long-awaited pilgrimage to the rotten heart of the evangelical project, Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, to cover the 1000th episode celebration of Adventures in Odyssey. Topics include the horrif…

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Rivers of Posts ft. John Merrick 1:09:14

1h ago1:09:14

1:09:14

Writer and editor at Verso John Merrick (@johnpmerrick) joins the show this week to talk about the rise of Britain's new right wing in the aftermath of the Conservative election defeat. John explains how this new right wing movement are younger, more welcoming of racism and violence, and, of course, much more online. He also notes how in these digi…

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Highkey No Mouth, Lowkey Gotta Scream 1:23:45

8h ago1:23:45

1:23:45

A blast from the past...we've dug up an episode recorded several months ago. Why didn't we release it? Uhh...idk honestly. Anyway! It's Harlan Ellison's work of sci-fi/horror, "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream." Why on earth does this evil computer hate us so much?? Music by Solo Monk (@SoloMonk256 on Twitter, https://www.patreon.com/solomonkart,…

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Bored Ape Yacht Club: a Chimposium Ft. Molly White 1:05:21

3h ago1:05:21

1:05:21

We brought Molly White, crypto researcher and curator of "Web3 is Going Great" on to discuss the rise and fall of the BAYC. Follow Molly at: www.twitter.com/molly0xFFF and www.twitter.com/web3isgreatBy mail@westernkabuki.com

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My Life In Posting ft Sarah Hagi 9:11

21m ago9:11

9:11

Find the rest of this episode on our reasonably-priced Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/109318683 Friend of the show Sarah Hagi returns to the show to talk about growing up on the internet. Sarah recalls the creative methods she would employ to subvert her parents’ restrictions on her internet use, why she never had a MySpace phase, and of co…

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149 - A.I.: Artificial Intelleugence (feat. Juniper) [Whit’s Endless Summer 37] 2:19:01

1h ago2:19:01

2:19:01

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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[UNLOCKED] Blue Ruin ft. Hari Kunzru 1:05:33

2h ago1:05:33

1:05:33

Hari returns to the podcast to talk about his latest novel, "Blue Ruin", published by Scribner. Hussein and Hari talk about the London art scene in the 90s and early aughts, and how the novel examines the relationship between art, authenticity and access to capital. Hari also talks about the challenges of writing a 'Pandemic Novel' at a time when m…

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[PREVIEW] Requiem For An Audio Dream ft. Alex Goldman 9:27

6d ago9:27

9:27

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the full episode at : www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast ------- Alex (@Alexgoldmund) returns to the show to talk about the state of podcasting in 2024, and why podcasters and producers are now facing similar tensions with tech platforms as musicians. Alex, who was a podcaster and producer at Gimlet, tal…

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148 - Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden (feat. Data Transfer) 20:54

2h ago20:54

20:54

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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Context Elegy Ft. Mark Bankston 1:11:28

1h ago1:11:28

1:11:28

Biden is out, Kamala is in. Trump is mad. Elon wants to spend a lot of money on another failed project. We also talk about couch fornicator and Vice Presidential hopeful JD Vance's very bad memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" as well as some other fun things with WK legal correspondent and right-wing b.s. understander Mark Bankston Follow Mark Bankston at www…

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Portrait Mode: The Picture of Dorian Gray 1:46:34

7h ago1:46:34

1:46:34

"A Picture of Doran GAY" was too low-hanging of fruit, but I did consider that as an episode title. This week the Shelfers dive into the only novel Oscar Wilde ever wrote, 1891's "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Come for the Gothic horror, stay for the overt homosexuality. We discuss Wilde's life, which is so exciting and tragic we *almost* forgive hi…

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Blue Ruin ft. Hari Kunzru [PREVIEW] 11:38

13d ago11:38

11:38

Listen to the full episode here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/108426946 Hari returns to the podcast to talk about his latest novel, "Blue Ruin", published by Scribner. Hussein and Hari talk about the London art scene in the 90s and early aughts, and how the novel examines the relationship between art, authenticity and access to capital. Hari also …

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147 - Chrono Trigger (feat. Anime Sickos) 2:02:06

5d ago2:02:06

2:02:06

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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Worst Tweets of Q2 2024 Ft. Diana Thirst 53:41

15d ago53:41

53:41

Note: this was recorded the day Trump got convicted and sat on the shelf for awhile, some of the intro banter has arguably not aged well. Our friend Diana aka @rlycalm is back to take on the quarterly bracket. Follow her at www.twitter.com/rlycalm You can find the slide show linked in our discord, patreon, or at this link that probably won't work o…

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The Unaccountability Pot Hole ft. Dan Davies 1:10:21

1h ago1:10:21

1:10:21

Economist Dan Davies makes his debut on the pod this week, to talk about his latest book, "The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind". The book examines the social and political conditions of the last years of neoliberal politics, and how technology is used not to improve people's lives …

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The Return of This Thing: LOTR, Pt 1 1:57:50

12d ago1:57:50

1:57:50

WE! ARE! BACK! The Shelfers have RETURNED! This week we discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's 1953 quintessential fantasy novel, "Fellowship of the Ring." (If you're interested in Tolkien as a guy, you may want to catch the first part of our episode on "The Hobbit," because we go into detail there) Is the Shire the perfect society? What's the deal with Tom Bomb…

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Intellectual Dork Web : A Retrospective ft Eiynah 10:38

1d ago10:38

10:38

We're joined by Eiynah (@Nicemangos), host of the Polite Conversations podcast, to look back on the cursed mid-2010's, and in particular, the "Intellectual Dark Web". Coined by Bari Weiss in 2016, the IDW – a mix of aggrieved academics and podcasters, united mainly by their refusal to acknowledge pronouns – had been presented as the group best plac…

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146 - Shrimp Jesus and the Death of Facebook 21:09

7d ago21:09

21:09

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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Big Bite Mindset Part 1 Ft. The Homie Marcos 1:04:42

23d ago1:04:42

1:04:42

We're going Summer Mode. Marcos joins us to talk about the 4th of July, hotdogs, some wild news stories, some mail bag, and more. For part two, follow us at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki Follow Marcos at www.Twitter.com/AinterShowBy mail@westernkabuki.com

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10kposts Masterclass: Magic: The Gathering ft Lucky Paper Radio 1:04:23

4d ago1:04:23

1:04:23

We're joined by Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox, the co-hosts of the Lucky Paper Radio podcast, a show about Magic : The Gathering. Anthony and Andy talk about how they got started in Magic, how to play the game, and the ways in which people can play it, both in card form and online, today. They also talk about the state of the game today, from ten…

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10kposts Film Club : Perfect Blue (1997) ft. Aaron Thorpe 10:17

25d ago10:17

10:17

[Content Note: Parts of this episode do involve discussion on rape and sexual assault in the context of this film] This is a preview of a patreon bonus episode! Check out the full episode here! -------- Aaron (@afrocosmist) returns to the pod this week to talk about Satoshi Kon's debut anime film, 'Perfect Blue'. Released in 1997, Kon's film is an …

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145 - Dragon Ball Z (feat. Alex Ptak) 1:57:33

10d ago1:57:33

1:57:33

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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The State of the Arts ft. Fossil Free Books 54:20

11d ago54:20

54:20

Writers and Book Workers Jessica Gaitan Johannesson, Mohamed Tonsy and Guy Gunaratne come on the show this week to talk about their work as organisers in Fossil Free Books, and their campaigns for a books industry free from fossil fuels, fossil fuel finance and investments in the arms industry. They talk about the hostile media coverage of FFB in t…

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Dr. Disrespect Ft. Rod Breslau aka @Slasher 1:09:01

1M ago1:09:01

1:09:01

We talk about the Dr. Disrespect situation with the person at the heart of the story. If you didn't know, Rod initially alluded to this story on twitter in 2020 but didn't explicitly state what he knew, causing a wave of backlash. We ask him why he couldn't go public then, what he knew, what's changed since, and what to expect going forward. Follow…

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144 - Dr. Dobson’s “Wooton Hears a Woo(ton)!” [Whit’s Endless Summer 36] 20:48

1M ago20:48

20:48

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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Both, Not Half ft. Jassa Ahluwalia 1:15:15

22d ago1:15:15

1:15:15

Actor, writer and avid 10kposts listener Jassa Ahluwalia joins us this week to talk about his new book, "Both, Not Half: A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity". A memoir looking back on code-switching, navigating multiple cultures and identities throughout his adolescence, and later, as an up-and-coming actor in London, it also examines…

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FondleQuest Ft. Julian Feeld 1:01:42

21d ago1:01:42

1:01:42

Julian from the QAA pod drops by to take our Gamer Gate 2 studies international. We discuss South Korea's current "gender war" how it relates to gaming, and what that means for us back here in the United States. Follow Julian here: twitter.com/julianfeeld Support us at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki Join us over on Discord at www.discord.gg/westernk…

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[PREVIEW] Bromley Chicken Yaoi ft. Josh Boerman 9:13

2M ago9:13

9:13

This is a preview of a patreon bonus episode! Check out the full episode here! Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds swung by the studio and so we forced him to podcast. In this episode, Hussein explains the Bromley Chicken Yaoi reddit post, and the phenomena of London chicken shops with American names. We also talk about some of our favourite…

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143 - Dennis Prager’s For Goodness Sake (feat. Tall Bart) 2:06:28

1M ago2:06:28

2:06:28

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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[UNLOCKED] P O S T S I N B I O ft John Herrman 1:14:45

1M ago1:14:45

1:14:45

This is an unlocked bonus episode! Find it and more on our patreon! -------- This week, Hussein and Phoebe are joined by tech writer John Herrman to discuss his recent article in NY Magazine's Intelligencer about the 'Pussy in bio' bots. We all know them, we've all seen them. John takes us through the history of spam bots, and helps us place this m…

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Everything Is Fine in Germany ft. Uma from Corner Spati 10:56

1M ago10:56

10:56

As the far right surges across Europe, we look at Germany, where fascist electronic music has become a sensation on TikTok, and memefied in other parts of the internet – and ask, why is the government ignoring this? Uma, from the podcast Corner Späti, explains how Germany got to this point, what its reactions and responses to Palestine protests tel…

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142 - Gerbert (feat. Devon and Trinket) 30:40

2M ago30:40

30:40

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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Smooth Online Brain ft. Rory Blank 1:15:00

1M ago1:15:00

1:15:00

Comics artist and cartoonist Rory Blank joins us on this weeks free episode as we ask: What is an AI image, exactly? Rory and Hussein discuss why the "All Eyes On Rafah" instagram post became the first 'viral' AI image, despite its inconsistencies, inaccuracies and lack of specificity. Rory explains how these features characterise the AI 'art' taki…

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End Times & The Chiral Vectors Ft. Josh Boerman & The Homie Marcos 1:14:27

1M ago1:14:27

1:14:27

We brought on Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast to talk about an apocalyptic conspiracy theory that is gaining traction in evangelical online spaces: the red heifer sacrifices. But we also had to also bring back Marcos to examine this information through the vaguely schizophrenic lens of his new worldview: the chiral vectors. We re…

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My Life In Posting: Mollie Goodfellow [PREVIEW] 10:50

1M ago10:50

10:50

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! Comedy writer Mollie Goodfellow talks about her early experiences on the internet, which largely amounted to luring unsuspecting men into the woods of Runescape and beheading them for fun.. We talk about the transition between social networks and how it sha…

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141 - Team America: World Police (feat. Stephen Stout) 2:27:13

1M ago2:27:13

2:27:13

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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Rise And Fall of the Vape Nation ft. Tom Nicholas 1:10:13

1M ago1:10:13

1:10:13

Youtube essayist Tom Nicholas joins us this week to talk about vaping and specifically, how the excesses of contemporary internet culture, guided by the philosophies of liminal capitalism, can explain the prominence of disposable vapes. Tom tells us how vaping went from a means to manage addictions to a new kind of addictive behaviour, how and why …

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A Parliament of Posters ft. Zoë Grünewald [PREVIEW] 10:26

2M ago10:26

10:26

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! Political journalist Zoë Grünewald joins us to talk about the upcoming UK General Election, and why so many candidates are opting to run on hyper-online 'culture war' issues. Zoë explains how obsessions with social media among politicians and journalists ha…

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Q Without You Ft. Liv Agar 50:15

2M ago50:15

50:15

We continue or side series journey into the underbelly of various awful websites with dear friend Liv Agar of the QAA show, where we talk about the history of 8chan and, of course, QAnon. Part two will be an interview with 8chan's founder Fred Brennan so be sure to check that out on the premium feed. Follow Liv @Liv_Agar Support this show at www.Pa…

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140 - Doki Doki Literature Club! (feat. Anne Huston) 33:22

2M ago33:22

33:22

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Anne Huston (Caveat NYC) joins Brian and Josh in getting bombarded by the twee writing, adorable anime girls, and abject existential terror of Team Salvato's 2017 dating sim/horror cult hit Doki Doki Literature Club! Along the way they talk about the appeal of fanworks, the peril…

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What if AI was just a guy’s voice? Ft. Paris Marx 1:04:27

2M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Paris Marx returns to the show to talk about two AI conferences hosted by Google and OpenAI, and how both failed to provide any real evidence of why it’s any more than a chatbot with a voice, but also, why this doesn’t really matter to tech companies, and the government’s appeasing them. Paris talks about the consequences of AI software integrating…

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10K Posts Q&A 2 [PREVIEW] 9:42

2M ago9:42

9:42

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! To commemorate Phoebe’s final episode (before she goes on maternity leave, not forever) we take questions from you. We discuss some big questions about the internet, whether one’s decision not to post still counts and posting, and if the age of vertical vid…

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Unlocked: Grummz 1:11:53

2M ago1:11:53

1:11:53

Today, we're joined by WK Gaming Correspondent Dave aka @airbagged to discuss and dissect the mind of a generational pervert, Mark Kern aka Grummz. Happy Grummz Day everybody. Follow Dave at www.Twitter.com/airbagged Please support this show at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com

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139 - The Dutch Knight Rises (feat. Scott Benson) [Whit’s Endless Summer #35] 3:58:26

3M ago3:58:26

3:58:26

Scott Benson (Night in the Woods) returns once again to Odyssey as he and the lads finally wrap up their three-part coverage of the many spy-games, double-crosses, and hastily wedged in Christian morals of the epic, twelve-part Adventures in Odyssey saga: Darkness Before Dawn. Topics include the wiki-centric writing, the benefits of pirate mutiny, …

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Wrong Way ft. Joanne McNeil 1:02:41

3M ago1:02:41

1:02:41

Journalist and author Joanne Mcneil returns to the show to talk about her novel WRONG WAY, which was among the New Yorker’s best fiction of 2023. Centred around the proliferation of ‘self-driving’ taxis, the novel is an exploration of precarious work and social alienation, and the ways in which the technocratic ruling classes leverage this distanci…

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Mark Bankston 1:01:53

2M ago1:01:53

1:01:53

You might know him as the lawyer who got his "Perry Mason" moment against Alex Jones during the Sandy Hook trials. You might know him as the guy who told Aaron Rodgers to shut the f*ck up. You might know him as the attorney representing clients who are suing Elon Musk, Tim Pool, and many, many more. Mark joins us to talk about some of his cases, as…

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[PREVIEW] 10k TV Club: Telemarketers (Part 2) ft. The Worst Of All Possible Worlds 9:44

3M ago9:44

9:44

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! Welcome back to part 2 of our discussion about the 2023 True Crime/Documentary miniseries Telemarketers. Once again, we're joined by Brian, AJ, and Josh, the hosts of the Worst Of All Possible Worlds, a podcast that reviews and analyses popular culture. ---…

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138 - Baby Reindeer 21:56

3M ago21:56

21:56

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their iFoNeS and spam your inbox as they dive headlong into the nightmarish world of stalking and stand up comedy that is Richard Gadd’s hit 2024 Netflix series: Baby Reindeer. Topics include the show’s origins as autobiography, the incredible performances, and what…

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