{"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":"235 - Beast Games from MrBeast Season Two: StrongSmart (feat. Kill the Computer)","slug":"235-beast-games-from-mrbeast-season-two-strongsmart-feat-kill-the-computer","published_at":"2026-04-08T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838/235-beast-games-from-mrbeast-season-two-strongsmart-feat-kill-the-computer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-3988838","url":"https://worstofallpossibleworlds.podbean.com/e/235-beast-games-from-mrbeast-season-two-strongsmart-feat-kill-the-computer/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xz9gicjym2n6722q/Ep235_previewbhv5o.mp3","summary":"THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall June and Caleb from Kill the Computer meet the lads for another round of stacking blocks in Beast City as they cover the second season of MrBeast’s nightmare of a game show: Beast Games: Strong/Smart. Topics include the improvements to the games themselves, the professionalism of Jeff Probst, and what it means to model yourself as a philanthropic savior while actively taking money from some of the worst people on the planet. June: Twitch // Patreon // Bluesky Caleb: Bluesky Kill the Computer: June and Caleb talk about the ways in which internet culture spills out into the real world; good and bad. Patreon // Apple Podcasts // Spotify Ill Conceived: A podcast about natalism. Hosted by Josh Boerman (The Worst of All Possible Worlds, Traditional Scrench) and June Sternbach (Western Kabuki, The Onion) Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts Media Referenced in this Episode: Beast Games: StrongSmart. Amazon Studios. 2026. “Gov. Stein approves $15 millions grant for filming Beast Games second season” by WITN Web Team. WITN First Alert. September 11th, 2025. “In 'Beast Games,' contestants get buried alive before heading to Saudi Arabia” by Jim Halterman. LA Times. February 11th, 2026. “MrBeast ‘Beast Games’ Hits 50 Million Viewers in 25 Days, Amazon’s Biggest Unscripted Show Ever” by Selome Hailu. Variety. January 16th, 2025. “MrBeast: If You Want To Be Liked, Don’t Help People! I Lost Tens Of Millions on Beast Games…But I’m Worth $1 Billion!” The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett. February 20th, 2025. North Carolina Department of Commerce Film Industry Grants “Prime Video Gives Two-Season Renewal to Global Hit Competition Series Beast Games.” Amazon Press Release. May 13th, 2025. “The REAL Tea on Beast Game…","meta_description":"THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall June and Caleb from Kill the Computer meet the lads for another round of stacking bl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1866,"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/235-beast-games-from-mrbeast-season-two-strongsmart-feat-kill-the-computer/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-3988838/235-beast-games-from-mrbeast-season-two-strongsmart-feat-kill-the-computer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}