{"podcast":{"title":"The Worst of All Possible Worlds","slug":"the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838","podcast_index_feed_id":3988838,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/worstofallpossibleworlds/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.worstpossible.world","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11885637/twoapwlogo.jpg","author":"Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford","episode_count":267,"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838"},"episode":{"title":"220 - Death Stranding 2 (feat. Workers’ Lit)","slug":"220-death-stranding-2-feat-workers-lit","published_at":"2025-12-17T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/220-death-stranding-2-feat-workers-lit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838","url":"https://worstofallpossibleworlds.podbean.com/e/220-death-stranding-2-feat-workers-lit/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2hvii66m7sx7drkk/220_-_Death_Stranding_2_feat_Workers_Lit_9kg2v.mp3","summary":"MERCHANDISE NOW ON SALE THROUGH 12/31 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH 12/31 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. BUY JACOB’S BOOK HERE 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/ TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “A Message from Tobogga…","meta_description":"MERCHANDISE NOW ON SALE THROUGH 12/31 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH 12/31 Jacob and Lenore of Workers’ Lit join the lads down under for some ghos…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8933,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/episodes/220-death-stranding-2-feat-workers-lit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/220-death-stranding-2-feat-workers-lit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}