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The Worst of All Possible Worlds

Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford

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

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4 - Gone Home: There is no Gate

The Worst of All Possible Worlds ·

2021/06/17

A.J. and Brian take a relaxed trip through the walking simulator Gone Home, its influences and its legacy, which stretches beyond the medium of video games. We also discuss how the game gets used as a virtue signal among gaming's reactionary wing. For more listening, check out Steve Gaynor's GDC talk: https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020376/Why-Is-Gone-Home-a

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3 - Whit’s Endless Summer (TEASER)

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2021/06/04

For our first premium episode, the boys talk about Adventures in Odyssey. Hear the full thing at our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll)

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2 - Night Trap Part 2: Great Moments with Howard Lincoln

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2021/05/18

In December of 1993, a congressional hearing takes place. The subject: violence in video games. The culprit: Night Trap. How did such a silly little game get so much negative attention? Who was behind this? What is Joe Lieberman's, like, deal? That's what A.J. and Brian try to solve as we dig into the morass of politics in the 90s.

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1 - Night Trap Part 1: It’s Tape

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2021/05/18

Brian (https://twitter.com/Spocks_Brian) and A.J. (https://twitter.com/TheFuzzyMask) check out one of history's most notorious video games, and discover that it's really just some good clean fun. Well, depending on your definition of fun. But there are some cultural forces a-churning, and this campy, interactive Dana Plato vehicle might be in for some trouble.

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