# The Worst of All Possible Worlds Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838.md RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/worstofallpossibleworlds/feed.xml Official site: https://www.worstpossible.world Author: Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford Episodes: 267 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838.md ## Episodes - [240 - Candide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/240-candide) — 2026-05-13T08:35:00+00:00 - [239 - Raiders of the Lost Ark](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/239-raiders-of-the-lost-ark) — 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [238 - A Chorus Line (feat. Heath Saunders)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/238-a-chorus-line-feat-heath-saunders) — 2026-04-29T09:00:00+00:00 - [237 - The Trump Prophecy (2018)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/237-the-trump-prophecy-2018) — 2026-04-22T08:15:00+00:00 - [236 - American Psycho (feat. JP Brammer)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/236-american-psycho-feat-jp-brammer) — 2026-04-16T01:40:22+00:00 - [ANNOUNCEMENT: LIVE SHOW IN BROOKLYN SUNDAY MAY 24TH](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/announcement-live-show-in-brooklyn-sunday-may-24th) — 2026-04-13T23:33:41+00:00 - [235 - Beast Games from MrBeast Season Two: StrongSmart (feat. Kill the Computer)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/235-beast-games-from-mrbeast-season-two-strongsmart-feat-kill-the-computer) — 2026-04-08T06:30:00+00:00 - [BONUS - Kill The Computer: The Smile Merchant feat. TWOAPW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/bonus-kill-the-computer-the-smile-merchant-feat-twoapw) — 2026-04-06T12:00:00+00:00 - [234 - Bernard After Reading (feat. Brooke from I Hate James Dobson) [Whit’s Endless Summer 51]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/234-bernard-after-reading-feat-brooke-from-i-hate-james-dobson-whit-s-endless-summer-51) — 2026-04-01T07:45:00+00:00 - [233 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [Part 2] (feat. Joe Kassabian)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/233-clair-obscur-expedition-33-part-2-feat-joe-kassabian) — 2026-03-25T06:00:00+00:00 - [232 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [Part 1] (feat. Joe Kassabian)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/232-clair-obscur-expedition-33-part-1-feat-joe-kassabian) — 2026-03-18T06:00:00+00:00 - [231 - Perfect Blue](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/231-perfect-blue) — 2026-03-11T07:00:00+00:00 - [230 - The Traitors (feat. Peter Shamshiri)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/230-the-traitors-feat-peter-shamshiri) — 2026-03-04T10:45:00+00:00 - [229 - The Dutch Knight Returns [Whit’s Endless Summer 50]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/229-the-dutch-knight-returns-whit-s-endless-summer-50) — 2026-02-25T08:00:55+00:00 - [228 - Alone (feat. Rax King)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/228-alone-feat-rax-king) — 2026-02-18T08:30:00+00:00 - [227 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/227-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-1937) — 2026-02-11T09:15:00+00:00 - [226 - Kingdom Hearts (feat. Lucy Valentine)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/226-kingdom-hearts-feat-lucy-valentine) — 2026-02-04T09:00:00+00:00 - [225 - Trading Places (feat. Justin Roczniak)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/225-trading-places-feat-justin-roczniak) — 2026-01-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [224 - Angels in the Whitfield (feat. Tom O’Mahony) [Whit’s Endless Summer 49]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/224-angels-in-the-whitfield-feat-tom-o-mahony-whit-s-endless-summer-49) — 2026-01-21T18:10:00+00:00 - [223 - A Thief In The Night II: The Me2al Age: 2 A 2 Distant 2 Thunder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/223-a-thief-in-the-night-ii-the-me2al-age-2-a-2-distant-2-thunder) — 2026-01-14T07:00:00+00:00 - [59 UNLOCKED - Chess: The Musical (feat. Jake Beckhard)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/59-unlocked-chess-the-musical-feat-jake-beckhard) — 2026-01-12T07:00:00+00:00 - [187 UNLOCKED - Sky King: The Story of Richard Russell (feat. Caleb from Kill The Computer)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/187-unlocked-sky-king-the-story-of-richard-russell-feat-caleb-from-kill-the-computer) — 2026-01-07T07:00:00+00:00 - [222 - 2025: A Year In Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/222-2025-a-year-in-review) — 2025-12-31T07:00:00+00:00 - [221 - The Muppet Christmas Carol](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/221-the-muppet-christmas-carol) — 2025-12-25T07:00:00+00:00 - [220 - Death Stranding 2 (feat. Workers’ Lit)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/220-death-stranding-2-feat-workers-lit) — 2025-12-17T09:30:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.