382 episodes
Worst Foot Forward Hosted by Ben Van der Velde and Barry McStay
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4.8 • 100 Ratings
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An encyclopaedia of heroic failure
Join Ben Van der Velde, Barry McStay and their guests as they brandish their wooden spoons of destiny and celebrate the losers, heroic failures and spectacular mis-steps that pockmark human endeavour. If you ever want to feel better about your progress in life, take a listen and enjoy a lovely schadenfreude bubble bath. Music by Max Perryment (www.maxperryment.co.uk)
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The Third Foot: Doctor Who
Allons-y, companions! This week we are jumping into our TARDIS and exploring the Whoniverse, as Barry takes Ben on an adventure through space and time to talk all things Doctor Who. With the iconic BBC show's 60th anniversary being marked, we whizz through everything from Hartnell to Gatwa. There are the show's humble beginnings and how it was nearly ruined by Lee Harvey Oswald. There are mishaps galore, from flooded studios to visible tattoos, lost episodes to bootleg erotica. And there are the tales of the weird and wonderful design choices, from the Daleks' near-miss with Hollywood royalty to K9's near-miss with a cheap dog costume. All this and more in this bonus episode which is definitely bigger on the inside.
Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh
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Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx
Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward
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Ep 286b: Best of the Worst of the Best 22
We're drinking from the half full part of the podcast this week as we revisit episodes 106-110 - and look for the positive stories on show. Ben and Barry sooth you with the finest lullabies, bamboozle you with puzzles, salute the finest military tactics (and, with less enthusiasm evil geniuses) and end with the finest experiments ever concocted. In between there's the usual mix of Beatles chat, oddball trivia and, for a change, very little harm to dogs.
Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh
Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot
Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx
Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward
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Ep 286: LIVE SHOW - World's Worst Sibling
We love a live show here at Worst Foot Forward and this one was no different! We were joined by the team from Lexx Education - Laura Lexx and her brother Ron - for an episode about the World's Worst Sibling as part of the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival in London. Brothers-in-arms Ben and Barry presented a combination of Hollywood and Washington high-flyers, while Laura went back to Ancient Egypt and Rob discovered a third, less-good Attenborough brother down the back of the genealogical sofa.
Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @LexxEducation
Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot
Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx
Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan more live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward
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Ep 285: Jon Gracey - World's Worst Werewolf
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WHAT: Worst Foot Forward Live - World's Worst Sibling with guests Laura Lexx & Ron
WHEN: 5th November 2023 @ 12.00pm
WHERE: Bedford Pub, London SW12 9HD
TIX: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/
We're howling at the moon, growing our hair and nails, and gaining American citizenship before travelling to London and then Paris as we transform into the World's Worst Werewolf. We are joined by comedian, gamer and master of Werewolf Live, Jon Gracey, for this monstrous Hallowe'en special, where Barry journeys through the south of France, Jon shares his favourite Thai film with us and Ben teaches us why tomatoes are not to be trusted.
Oh, and to enjoy the scary werewolf transformation Jon references in the episode, watch it here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H3PRSg8ReM
To join Jon and a bunch of other nerds (including past WFF guests like Ivan Brett and Grubby Little Mitts) playing social deduction game BLOOD ON THE CLOCKTOWER in a country house this November, check out this link!
Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @JonGracey
Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing… https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward
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The Third Fooot: Tea time!
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WHAT: Worst Foot Forward Live - World's Worst Sibling with guests Laura Lexx & Ron
WHEN: 5th November 2023 @ 12.00pm
WHERE: Bedford Pub, London SW12 9HD
TIX: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/
To celebrate our returning guest Laura Lexx we're going back to the topic she talked about when she first appeared on the show: tea! We uncover a colonial hero/villain from the Twining dynasty, why teapots are an essential component in computing and one of the stupdiest scientific experiments ever carried out.
Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @LauraLexx
Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @Vanderlaugh @LexxLaura @LexxEducation
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Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan more live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward -
Ep 284: Joshua Tonks - World's Worst Candy
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WHAT: Worst Foot Forward Live - World's Worst Sibling with guests Laura Lexx & Ron
WHEN: 5th November 2023 @ 12.00pm
WHERE: Bedford Pub, London SW12 9HD
TIX: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/
Hallowe'en is coming fast and, for that one night, trick-or-treating will be everyone's nocturnal activity of choice. So we are joined by actor and writer Josh Tonks to talk about what's going in those bags and pumpkin-head buckets as we chew through the World's Worst Candy. There is WW2 military chocolate which was designed NOT to be too tasty, there are origin stories for names from Milk Duds to lollipops, and Josh has even created a candy-themed playlist for you all to enjoy - check it out!
JOSH'S CANDY PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD_CqeUh0-5jie6Vn8b-AhF_fYiWa8ID1
JOSH'S CANDY PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY: https://spotify.link/Nt2EA7dfRDb
Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @JoshuaTonks
Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot
Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx
Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan more live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward
Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com
Customer Reviews
Brings joy to every Monday morning
The perfect soundtrack to getting ready for the working week. I’ve listened to the whole back catalogue now, some episodes more than once, and couldn’t recommend the podcast more
Hilarious, charming and fascinating!
Rapidly working my way through the back catalogue, and I’m enjoying all of them!
Always Funny, Always Brilliant
I was put on to this Podcast by my partner and we have been devouring the back catalogue together. Ben and Barry are spectacular company and the guests and topics they cover are always fun and interesting.
There is no other podcast which produces such a high level of laughs and 'oh I didn't know that' moments.
Cannot reccomend it enough. Put it in your earholes.