The Worst of All Possible Worlds Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford

Josh Sawyer (Pentiment, Fallout: New Vegas) and the lads grab their razors and complete their arms as they attend the tale of Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 barber-ic bloodbath: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Topics include the show’s horror film origins, the unimpeachable score, and the long term ramifications of using Sweeney Todd as a gateway drug into the wild world of musical theater.
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Josh Sawyer: Twitter // Tumblr
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Original Broadway Cast recording
The 2006 John Doyle Revival
The 2023 Broadway Revival
The Movie
“Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes” by Stephen Sondheim, Penguin Random House. 2010.
“Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far” Podcast. Masterworks Broadway.
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Commercial: “Epiphabee” Music by Stephen Sondheim, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. feat. Eleanor Philips as “Mrs. Hornet”

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The lads hop into their wooden spaceships and fly straight into the dying sun as they cover Morbius Digital Games’ hit 2019 indie exploration/Newtonian physics simulator: Outer Wilds. Topics include the cozy/existentially terrifying vibes, the efficacy of the storytelling, and what it means to find hope at the end of the universe.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Outer Wilds. Mobius Digital Games. 2019.
No Cartridge Audio: Outer Wilds Forever! with Alex Beachum and Kelsey Beachum.
No Cartridge Audio: Scott Benson on Outer Wilds.
“Outer Wilds is Not a Video Game”. Daryl Talks Games.
“The Making of Outer Wilds - Documentary”. Noclip-Video Game Documentaries. Jan 1, 2020.
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Commercial: “A Pep Talk for a Hatchling”, Music by Andrew Prahlow, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S.

Patrick Willems (Night of the Coconut) returns to finish some unfinished business as he and the lads fight off the deep conservatism and unending baby ninja armies of Dreamworks’ 2021 babypalooza: The Boss Baby: Family Business. Topics include the nebulous target audience, the uncanny animation, and the consequences of pivoting from the increasingly bonkers Boss Baby lore to the terrors of…school choice???
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Patrick Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.”
Twitter // Youtube // Nebula // Instagram // Letterboxd
Night of the Coconut
Patrick’s Episode of Something Rotten on Metal Gear Solid 2
Patrick’s Episode of Eye of the Duck on Minority Report
Media Referenced in this Episode:
The Boss Baby: Family Business. Dir. Tom McGrath. Dreamworks Animation, 2021.
“Conan O’Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings” by First We Feast.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Babies Are Forever” Music by John Barry, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S., feat. Eleanor Philips.

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Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge) returns once again to the horrors of Odyssey as he and the lads face down the true return of the devious Dutchman, Regis Blackgaard, in part two of Adventures in Odyssey’s most notorious run: Darkness Before Dawn. Topics include the vocal dexterity of Earl Boen, the collaboration between Paul McCusker and Philip Lollar, and the deeply depressing conversion of Eugene Meltsner.
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Trevor Strunk
Twitter / Story Mode
No Cartridge Audio: Critical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation!
Available on Apple Podcasts // Spotify // Red Circle
Support No Cartridge Audio on Patreon // Twitter
Josh’s Episode of No Cartridge About Thief 2: The Metal Age
A.J.’s Episode of No Cartridge on Bad Mojo
The Lads’ Episode of No Cartridge on Final Fantasy XV
 
Media Referenced in this Episode:
“Happiness is a Water Gun”: The Maxwell/Blackgaard Erotica
Adventures in Odyssey:

#327: “Moving Targets”
#328: “Hard Losses”
#329: “The Return”
#330: “The Time Has Come”

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Commercial: “’On the Importance of Muzzy at the End of the World”
Special Thanks to: David Armstrong, Jake Beckhard, Ellie Philips, Dara Swisher, Jessie Cannizzaro, Audrey Brehm, Donovan Eyre, Dean Beckwith, Petrea Whittier, Greg Foster, Matt Barbot, Josiah Hughes, Patrick Willems, Graham Techler, Trevor Strunk, Josh Sawyer, Lenore Olson, Jacob Dallas, Devon, Anne Huston, Chas LiBretto, maia arson crimew, November Kelly, and Tony Ditty.

Yurié Collins (@babypinkhaus) and the lads grab their shovels and go digging for babies as they cover Sam Shepard’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning fever dream of a play: Buried Child. Topics include the toxic masculinity of the cowboy persona, the plays’ morbidly rich imagery, and the terrors of any generation, past or present, facing the dead baby buried in the backyard.
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Yurié Collins: Tiktok // Instagram
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Buried Child by Sam Shepard. 1979.
The New Group production of Buried Child. 2016.
“Flashback: Sam Shepard, the Rolling Stone Interview” by Jonathan Cott. Rolling Stone. August 1st, 2017.
“Rhythms & Truths: An Interview with Sam Shepard” by Amy Lippman. American Theatre Magazine. April 1st, 1984.
“Sam Shepard: ‘America is on its way out as a culture’” by Laura Barton. The Guardian. September 7th, 2014.
“Sam Shepard, The Art of Theatre No. 12.” by Benjamin Ryder Howe, Jeanne McCulloch & Mona Simpson. The Paris Review. Issue 142, Spring 1997.
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Commercial: “The Autograph Theatre’s Pearl Fartbor Season Announcement” feat. David Armstrong as “Jim/Tom/Mark/John/Ray” and Yurié Collins as “Pearl Fartbor”

Graham Techler (Tooning Out the News, Fairview) joins the lads for another cursed production of Macbeth as they return to both the New Burbage Theatre Festival and the second season of the hit AcornTV Canadian dramedy: Slings and Arrows. Topics include the curse of The Scottish Play, the showrunners’ dedication to an authentic portrayal of a life in the theater, and the importance of doing your taxes in a world teetering on the edge of a youthquake.Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!
Graham Techler: Instagram // “Our Upcoming Theatrical Season” // “Lane Gaullson’s Revenge!”
Media Referenced in this Episode:
Slings and Arrows: Season Two. AcornTV. 2005.
The AI Upscale of Slings and Arrows
Emily St. James’ AV Club coverage of Slings and Arrows
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Commercial: “2Frog2Hammer” feat. David Armstrong as “Curd Sorryboutthat”