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.
Also, we have bits.
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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.
Also, we have bits.
197 - Ghosts From the Internet (feat. Josiah Sutton)
The Worst of All Possible Worlds
27 minutes 50 seconds
3 months ago
197 - Ghosts From the Internet (feat. Josiah Sutton)
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Josiah Sutton (Fruitless) joins a lads-less Brian as he revisits the inspiration for his first video essay: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse. Topics include revisiting old work, breadtube, and what we can learn from the ghosts from internet eras long past.
Josiah Sutton: Twitter // Substack // Instagram
Fruitless Podcast: A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton.
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Fruitless video essays:
“A Brief History of Zombie Films”
“Why You Should Watch Motern Media (feat. Will Sloan)”
“Everyone Else is an NPC”
Media Referenced in the Episode:
Pulse. Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. 2001.
The Tunnel by Friedrich Durrenmatt
“Pulse (2001): How J-Horror Predicted 2020” by Brian Alford. 2020.
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman. Viking Penguin. 1985.
“I Can’t Stop Watching Contagion” by Folding Ideas. March 31st, 2020.
“Massacre on Martin and 3rd” by Jack Saint. October 20th, 2018.
Mike D’Angelo’s Scenic Routes: Pulse. The A.V. Club. April 4th, 2011.
“The Problem With Video Essays” by Philosophy Tube. June 27th, 2025.
“Steve Bannon” by Philosophy Tube. February 4th, 2019.
“Wo Ich Wohne” by Ilsa Aichinger. The Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy 1890-2000. Translated by Mike Mitchell. Dedalus Limited. 2003.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Interstitial: “A Little Ditty” // written and performed by A.J. Ditty
The Worst of All Possible Worlds
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.
Also, we have bits.
