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Ep 108: Dr Rob Cromarty – World’s Worst Military Tactic Monday, March 4th, 2019
Quick, march! Into battle we go under the leadership of our general, classicist and quiz-show boffin Dr Rob Cromarty We're seeking out the world's worst military tactic and you bet we've found a few contenders to skirmish with There are war elephants galore, French plans that backfire spectacularly and the Pyrrhus behind Pyrrhic victories Attack! Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @DocCrom Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 107: Dean Rodgers – World’s Worst Puzzle Sunday, February 24th, 2019
This is an episode for anyone who has become so frustrated with their Rubik's Cube that they've ended up unpeeling the coloured squares and sticking them back on to help you solve it! Joined by incredible escape room auteur Dean Rodgers, Ben and Barry travel from Ancient Greece to musty 90s gamer bedrooms, via the court of King Rudolf of Bohemia and Lewis Carroll's very twisted imagination By the end of this, you won't look at a black cat, a raven or a fishing rod in the same way again Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @deanjrodgers Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Hobbies & Games, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 106a: Best of the Worst of the Best 4 Monday, February 18th, 2019
With the first inklings of spring in the air, Ben and Barry are feeling positively positive about things and so once again are delving back into the archives in search of some of the World's Best In this instance, we look at the topics from Episodes 16 to 20: Conspiracy Theory, Haircut, Teen Movie, Parasite and Wine There are missing landmasses, Polish plaits, classical literature, sniffer-wasps and Buzz Aldrin's sherry, all in this potpourri of pleasantness Normal negativity will resume next week Tickets to Barry's play VESPERTILIO, which opens this week, can be purchased here: https://vaultfestivalcom/whats-on/vespertilio/ Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Best of the Worst of the Best, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 106: Dan Simpson – World’s Worst Lullaby Monday, February 11th, 2019
Sleep well, dear listeners, and sweet nightmares to you all as Ben and Barry, in the company of poet Dan Simpson, hasten you to slumber with the World's Worst Lullaby We truly travel the globe in this one, with contributions from Iceland, Haiti, Brazil and Indonesia, essays from Lorca and compositions from Brahms, and Dan introduces us to a particularly horrifying cover of an already horrifying song Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @DanSimpsonPoet Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Art & Literature, Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 105: Dr Seth Thevoz – World’s Worst Voiceover Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
In a world where two trivia nerds are able to trap the honorary librarian of the Liberal Club in a posh shed out the back of a nice flat in Hampstead, anything is possible And this week, in that world, we chat to the marvelous journalist, academic and storyhouse of anecdote Dr Seth Thevoz about the worst voiceovers in history Ben has trouble with Republican sausage rolls, Barry finds out about fomenting revolution and Seth bring us a very drunk Orson Welles behaving very badly indeed Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @SAThevoz Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, TV & Film, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 104: Myq Kaplan – World’s Worst Guest Monday, January 28th, 2019
Be our guests, be our guests - in fact, the man doing just that (via Skype) is American stand-up Myq Kaplan, who is getting very meta as he chose the topic World's Worst Guest, and strives to live up to the title Meanwhile, Barry tells us about the man who broke into Buckingham Palace and served himself a cheeseboard, while Ben looks at chat show meltdowns and Japanese retirement parties gone horribly wrong Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @myqkaplan Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 103: Tom Hall & Andrew Gruen – World’s Worst Escape Monday, January 21st, 2019
Over the past five years the phenomenon of escape rooms has exploded all over the globe and this week our two guests are creators of several remarkable ones in London Tom and Andrew join us to talk about what goes wrong when people try to escape There are tales of hidden papal tunnels, ice skating queens and the most Australian disguise in history Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @Tom_J_Hall @theandrewgruen @MH_Escape Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 102: Oliver Powell – World’s Worst Advert Monday, January 14th, 2019
We’re indulging our consumerist instincts this week in the company of actor, host of the Average at Best Podcast and star of countless commercials, Oliver Powell Ollie helps us glaze over in the face of the World’s Worst Adverts, with insights into life on the set of his recent Durex ad Barry examines the product placement habits of 007, and Ben describes the public service advert of your nightmares Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @oliverpowell Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us as we venture forth into professional recording studios: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Best of the Worst of the Best, Podcast, TV & Film, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 101: Sooz Kempner – World’s Worst Diva Monday, January 7th, 2019
Pop on your diamante slippers, swish your feather boa around your neck and strut your way in 2019 with tales of the world's worst divas Accompanied by magnificent musical comic Sooz Kempner we tell the tales of Handel's warring divas, Freddie Mercury's run-ins with Sid Vicious (and a lot of dwarves) and why the heir to the British throne doesn't understand how sandwiches work Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @SoozUK Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s new baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Music, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 100b: The World’s Worst ‘Best of 2018’ Episode Sunday, December 30th, 2018
New Year’s Eve, the clocks tick towards midnight with the prospect of turning the page on 2018 BUT NO! We keep you firmly rooted in the past as we look back at our so-called “best bits” from episodes released over the past year There are returns for several old friends, not least the French president who died in flagrante delicto, an unwitting newsreader with a numerical disadvantage, and an English toff brandishing a wasp gun Thanks for listening in 2018 and here’s to a 2019 full of more of the world’s worst stuff Love, Barry & Ben Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s new baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Best of the Worst of the Best, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 100a: Best of the Worst of the Best 3 Monday, December 24th, 2018
This week we head to the appendix of our encyclopaedia of heroic failure and talk about some stone cold heroes Way back in early 2017 we talked about the worst board games, fairy tales, professional wrestlers, TV comedies and first dates - now Ben and Barry return to the scene of the crimes to laud some champions On our way we uncover the real story behind Beauty and the Beast, why Calvin Coolidge was a hit with the ladies and laud a big, battle-scarred bear with a scabby heart of gold Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s new baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Best of the Worst of the Best, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 100: Ben and Barry – World’s Worst Century Monday, December 17th, 2018
Sweet holy mother of everything that's heroically awful: we made it to 100 episodes! To celebrate Ben and Barry drill down into everything terrible about the number 100: from dodgy bank notes to terrible cricketers and golfers, suspiciously young super-centenarians, premature wartime celebrations and bang average cars As ever, we take you on a journey including all human life from Ancient Etruscans to disappearing Carolingians, via the Venerable Bede and Edward VII Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s new baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 99: Anuvab Pal – World’s Worst Empire Monday, December 10th, 2018
We are boldly setting out to civilise you this week, as we talk about the World’s Worst Empire Our guest this week is regular contributor to satirical podcast The Bugle, comedian and writer Anuvab Pal As a native of India, and with Barry as his sidekick, Anuvab gives the British Empire a bemused and loving revision Barry takes us all the way from Haiti to a galaxy far, far away, and Ben has a nosey around the micronations of the world, in all their tax-evading glory Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @AnuvabPal Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s new baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 98: Lucy Johnston – World’s Worst Vending Machine Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Inspired by the mot batshit crazy Patreon suggestions we've had so far, we plunged head first into the surprisingly fertile and unsurprisingly weird world of terrible vending machines Thankfully we had a responsible adult with us as our guide in the shape of Lucy Johnston - author, curator, futures consultant and, as it turns out, a fairly impressive authority on vending machines This week we discover a Roman inventor to rival Da Vinci, the folly of Piggly Wiggly, a lobster nightmare and, of course absolutely loads of bizarre stuff from Japan Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @destructo9000 Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s new baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 97: Andrew O’Neill – World’s Worst God Monday, November 26th, 2018
Our listeners, who art in the internet, hallowed be this episode of Worst Foot Forward We are getting blasphemous this week in every possible religion by denouncing the World's Worst God with comic, musician and practicer of magic, Andrew O'Neill We look at obscure ancient deities, eternal bacon, Dutch eel-vendors and Andrew tells us about the ultimate case of 'cutting your nose of to spite your face' Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @destructo9000 Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s new baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
