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164 - God’s Not Dead 2

The lads dare to speak about Christ in the classroom and face the wrath of Ray Wise as they cover Harold Cronk’s 2016 evangelical propaganda film: God’s Not Dead 2. Topics include the horrendous filmmaking, the deeply-flawed rhetoric, and what we can learn about the future of Am...

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Standing

This past summer I wrote an essay about the church and denomination I grew up in, but I didn't end up publishing it. The results of the election gave me the push I needed to finish putting it all together. I hope it helps.

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163 - The Blair Witch Project (feat. Tim Sutton)

Tim Sutton (Marble Hornets) joins the lads for a bit of light camping and intense witch-hunting as they cover Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick’s 1999 horror phenomenon: The Blair Witch Project. Topics include the film’s DIY filmmaking, the unprecedented marketing, and...

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162 - Skibidi Toilet (feat. Donovan Eyre)

Donovan Eyre (Radio Free Tote Bag) and the lads grab their plungers and do battle with the toilets as they cover DaFuq!?Boom!’s animated YouTube megahit: Skibidi Toilet. Topics include the origins of machinima, the joys of seeing robots punching each other, and the ramifi...

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Fancy Movie Time #22: Ikiru (1952)

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads go on a bender with a novelist and die on a snowy swing as they cover Akira Kurosawa's 1952 bureaucratic tragedy: Ikiru. Does the film's luscious cinematography and poignant insights into the nature of ...

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Ladscast 26 - Wideladds

We can be heroes

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VIDEO Ladscast 24 - Boys on Film

We can be heroes.

we got Brian on the left, A.J. in the middle and Josh on the right, in line with our politics

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161 - Silent Hill 2 (feat. Aysha U. Farah)

Aysha U. Farah (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) and the lads have some restless dreams and see the titular town of Konami’s 2001 horror classic: Silent Hill...

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160 - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

The lads protect their precious bodily fluids and fight in the war room as they cover Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War paranoia masterwork: Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Topics include Kubrick’s early career, fluoridation, and what it means to w...

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We have a Discord server now - here's how to join

You asked, we answered: we've set up a Discord server for TWOAPW and linked it to our Patreon. Anyone who's a paid subscriber can join right now by linking your Discord account to Patreon using the 2024-10-14 22:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post

159 - Father Shades of Gilbert (feat. Kevin Vibert) [Whit’s Endless Summer 39]

Kevin Vibert (The Penumbra Podcast) and the lads get kidnapped and do battle with demons as they dive into the neurotic mind of one of the pivotal showrunners of Adventures in Odyssey: Paul McCusker. Topics include the utility of goons, the intricacies of sound design, and ...

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158 - Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared

The lads grab their chicken picnics and get creative as they dive into the madness and glitter of THIS IS IT’s 2010s horror musical sensation: Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. Topics include the virality of the pilot, DIGITAL STYLE, and how to fully express your creativity when you’...

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Brian went on The Sandcastle Business!

Check out this interview where he talks about working in immersive theater/re, what first-time producers should think of, and the time Stephen Sondheim came to his escape room

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Fancy Movie Time #21: The Last Picture Show (1971)

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads make their way down to Anarene, Texas for an exercise in depression as they cover Peter Bogdanivich's 1971 coming-of-rage opus: The Last Picture Show. Do the rich performances and anti-nostalgia lens make th...

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VIDEO ladscast 25 - Ladsthletics

Don't get eliminated

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Ladscast 25 - Ladsthletics

Don't get eliminated

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157 - Blasphemous II (feat. Tom O’Mahony)

Tom O’Mahony (Beneath the Skin, Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads grab their rosary blades and make for the miraculous city of Cvstodia as they cover The Game Kitchen’s gothic 2023 Metroidvania: Blasphemous II. Topics include the game’s Sevillian origins, the li...

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156 - The Magic School Bus

The lads go surfing on a soundwave and swing through the stars as they tag along on the increasingly alarming field trips of Ms. Frizzle in the landmark children’s franchise: The Magic School Bus. Topics include the original books, the extraordinary TV show, and the computer game ...

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Edutainment

We fired up The Magic School Bus and explored Arnold for an hour and a half. Here’s the VOD link. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2250091510

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155 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (feat. Mattie Lubchansky)

Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend) and the lads hop in Benny the Cab and floor it to Toontown as they cover Robert Zemeckis’ seminal live-action/animated triumph: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Topics include the perfect storm of the film’s creation, the meticulous product...

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BOBUS 10 - Blaaftermath

Hey folks! we decided to unlock the Bundy episode, so we thought we'd throw all you patrons a little bonus in the Whit's Endless Summer collection. Today we're looking at Episode 342: Welcome Home, Mister Blackgaard!

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154 - When Dobson Met Bundy… (feat. I Hate James Dobson) [Whit’s Endless Summer 38]

Jake from the I Hate James Dobson podcast joins the lads for a Whit’s Endless Summer: Origins as they zero in on Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and his interview with one of the most vicious monsters in American history: Ted Bundy. Topics include the psychopathy of ...

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INTERVIEW: Jason Koebler on the origins of Shrimp Jesus

Jason Koebler is a co-founder and editor of 404 Media. Throughout 2024 Jason has been reporting on Facebook and how it’s become overrun with uncanny AI conte...

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Fancy Movie Time #20: The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads attend a night at the opera/ballet as they cover Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1951 adaptation of Jacques Offenbach's opera/fever-dream: The Tales of Hoffmann. Do the lavish costumes and visual ima...

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Ladscast 24 - Boys on Film

We've pivoted to video. But you're here, listening to us in pure audio form. This is perfectly legitimate. We understand. We will always understand.

Brian talks about what he has in common with RFK Junior.

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VIDEO Ladscast 24 - Boys on Film

We're giving Video a shot! Don't call it a "pivot" but it might be a feature of Ladscast for a few episodes. If you don't care about seeing our faces, just check out the audio-only version, which should be posted right above this.

This month, we talk about:


-Colorado

-RFK's...

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153 - Cities: Skylines (feat. Justin Roczniak)

Justin Roczniak (Well There’s Your Problem) joins the lads from some good, old-fashioned city planning as they cover Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive’s 2015 city building simulator: Cities: Skylines. Topics include the origins of city building sims, the many pleas...

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152 - Tom Goes to the Mayor

The lads get photocopied and make their way to Jefferton, alive, as they cover Tim and Eric’s Adult Swim debut: Tom Goes to the Mayor. Topics include the origins of Tim and Eric, their many innovations to comedy, and the prescience of a show that predicted A.I. ...

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Streaming Cities: Skylines

Brian built odyssey in Cities: Skylines. He showed it off on stream, and destroyed Whit's End with a meteor. Then he showed off his build of Gallup, New Mexico. This is the VOD from the stream.

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151 - Moneyball

The lads throw on their Oakland A’s jerseys and get a little romantic about baseball as they cover Bennett Miller’s 2011 anti-sports film: Moneyball. Topics include the chaotic pre-production, the highs and lows of the Zaillian/Sorkin screenplay, and what it means to build a fil...

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