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TWOAPW #173: M*A*S*H ON TV [Bangers of M*A*S*H 1]

The lads once again return to the frontlines of the Korean War as they rejoin 4077th for the first in an ongoing miniseries covering the hit 70s television show: M*A*S*H.

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TWOAPW #172: AOL WHITSTANT MESSANGER (feat. Colette Shade) [Whit's Endless Summer #41]

Colette Shade [Y2K: How the 2000’s Became Everything (essays on a future that never was)] joins the lads in Odyssey for some eXtreme adventures in cliques, Y2K paranoia, and the Odyssians’ forever war with the people of Rakistan.

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TWOAPW #171: LEFT BEHIND WORLD AT WAR

The lads dive once more into the apocalyptic mind of Jerry B. Jenkins, as they cover the unintentional finale of the Kirk Cameron Left Behind trilogy: LEFT BEHIND WORLD AT WAR. Topics include the acting bona fides of Lou Gosset Jr., the importance of colons in titles, and how strict adherence to evangelical Christian eschatology will eventually lead you to blowing out the candles of a sad bundt birthday cake in the backroom of a church ministry in Bellflower, California.

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FANCY MOVIE TIME #24: ACE IN THE HOLE

The Fancy Lads round out the year by covering Billy Wilder's 1951 journalistic noir: Ace in the Hole. Come for the discussion of this really solid movie shot in Brian's hometown, stay for the Robitussin.

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We've once again compiled our Odyssey commercials into one place for your viewing/listening pleasure! Please enjoy the continuing adventures of the world's unluckiest pipe organ salesman, his friends, and an ice cream shop owner who really wants you to meet his God.

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TWOAPW #169: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

The lads do battle with Mr. Potter for the heart of Bedford Falls as they cover Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas classic: It's a Wonderful Life. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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TWOAPW #168: THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC

Hellloooooo, we’re The Worst of All Possible Worlds, we remember it so you don’t have to! We all remember Doug Walker, you know, that guy with the glasses, the tie, and the plain white background because they clearly couldn’t afford a better set? Well, wouldn’t you know it, he created a character called the Nostalgia Critic, a loud, obnoxious, Looney Tunes-adjacent blowhard who got famous for being very mad about Batman having a credit card. But does he have anything to say about our current critical landscape or do his over-the-top antics make him look like a groundhog on meth? Let’s take a look at: The Nostalgia Critic.

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new 6 panel what happens next update :)

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TWOAPW #167: WHY WE FIGHT

The lads get drafted and give Mussolini the ole One-Two as they once again remember Pearl Harbor by covering Frank Capra’s series of WWII propaganda films: Why We Fight. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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FMT #23: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1963)

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads hop in a biplane and knock out Jim Backus as they cover Stanley Kramer's 1963 mega-comedy: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Do its wide array of comedic stars and its commitment to throwing every bit at the wall make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its lugubrious pacing and cast of mostly comedic non-actors make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: people in 1960s San Diego really loved to DANCE.

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TWOAPW #166: WICKED

The lads grab their brooms and defy gravity as they cover Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz' megahit musical: Wicked. This one's a premium episode so, to hear the whole thing, head on over to the link below! Five bucks a month gets you access to our entire back catalogue plus Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., our monthly film podcast for fancy folks!

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TWOAPW #165: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBWHITTAKER (feat. Tom Walker) [Whit's Endless Summer 40]

Tom Walker (Tom Walker: Very Very) joins the lads for his first trip to Odyssey as they explore adventures in shock jock DJing, international espionage, and the return of everybody's favorite ice cream shop owning NSA asset: John Avery Whittaker.

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TWOAPW #164: GOD'S NOT DEAD 2

The lads dare to speak the name of Jesus in a classroom and face the wrath of Ray Wise as they cover Harold Cronk's 2016 evangelical propaganda film: God's Not Dead 2. Full episode available on our Patreon.

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I was raised Catholic, not CRC, but your essay really resonated with me as a married queer person. I was a Sunday school teacher and VBS volunteer as a high schooler, and I had so much love for the Church. It's now been a decade since I've set foot in a church outside of funerals. Why love an institution that can't or won't love me back, even if I still love the people? Thank you for this essay, and for the pod.

thanks for writing in! it’s some deep, deep pain but i think it helps to talk about it

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It is, in fact, over 9,000.

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Is there a specific episode in which the calvinist concept of "the best of all possible worlds" from which the show takes it's name from is discussed?

no; the title of the show is a reference to voltaire’s candide hence cool voltaire

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we’re probably gonna be talking about christian fascism, and christian fascist media, more in 2025. what should we be covering