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Ep 302: Harry Stachini – World’s Worst Dinosaur Monday, July 22nd, 2024
This podcast finds a wayto ruin your favourite prehistoric lizards for you! Barry and Ben are going fossil-hunting in the company of comedian and podcaster Harry Stachini to pick over the bones of the World's Worst Dinosaur There are brains in bums, T-Rex's called Sue and dinosaur erotica Yep You heard us You won't want to miss this one Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
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Ep 301: Victoria Melody – World’s Worst Bird Monday, July 8th, 2024
Join our two regular birdbrains as they talk to comedian, writer and wondrous performance artist Victoria Melody as they scan history - both human and natural - for the world's worst bird We meet Charles Dickens' aggressive pet, some heroic and haphazard pigeons, Ben invents a new meal and relays the horrors of an infamous French delicacy Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @victoriamelody Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @victoriamelody_ Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaughsubstackcom/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the...
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The Third Foot: The Battle of Thermopylae Friday, June 28th, 2024
To celebrate our 300th episode, we're celebrating the most famous 300 men in history - the Spartan warriors who died valiently fighting the Persians Except there werent' 300 of them And not everyone they fought was strictly Persian And they ended up in this pickle thanks to the weasely behaviour of a shepherd For this and more historical tomfoolery, whack this month's Third Foot in your ears Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
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Ep 300: Worst Foot Forward turns 300! Monday, June 24th, 2024
Some said it couldn't be done Some said it SHOULDN'T be done But here we are - the podcast has reached 300 episodes! So the proud parents are taking out the photo album to show off some of their big strong pod-child's embarrassing snaps from its youth In the time-honoured style of one of those TV retrospective shows, Barry and Ben each share 3 of their favourite facts from the show, 5 of their favourite moments and their favourite episode Enjoy some classic Worst Foot Forward clips such as Lisztomania, Morrissey's appalling sex scenes, live audience sound FX, George Sitwell's wasp gun and the lifespan of astatine The show features the following guests, in order of appearance: Bethany Black, Moxie Labouche, Georgie Morrell (now Georgie Wyatt), Joshua Tonks, Seb Falk, Helen Arnie, Professor Elemental, Tristan Bernays, Tulip Siddiq MP, Alexander Bennett, Paul Duncan McGarrity, Dr Kit Chapman, Robyn Perkins, Joel Morris, Bec Hill, Jay Foreman, Ria Lina, Johnny Chiodini, Ellie Gibson, Will Seaward and Dr Keir Shiels Thanks to all our guests over the past 8 years and 300 episodes, to all our listeners and to all our Patreon donors It's been quite the wild ride We hope you enjoy this chance to glance back at our skidmarks Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if...
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Ep 299: Tom Price – World’s Worst Golfer Sunday, June 9th, 2024
Join us as we tee off across history to discover the definitive worst golfer in history Accompanied by actor, comedian, radio host and golf obsessive Tom Price, Ben and Barry encounter Presidents, prison officers and the infamous Phantom of the Open Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @thepricetom Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaughsubstackcom/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show!...
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Ep 298: Steve Best – World’s Worst Photographer Monday, May 27th, 2024
Join us in the WFF dark room as we search through the negatives of the worst ever photographs in the company of master comedian and photographer Steve Best We talk mundanity, plagiarism and a very talented and opportunistic ape Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @SteveBestComic Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live...
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Ep 297: Radu Isac – World’s Worst Chess Grandmaster Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
Check out this episode, mate! This week's gambit involves Romanian stand-up comedian and chess enthusiast Radu Isac joining us to discuss the world's worst chess grandmaster We blitz our way through various aspects of the game's history, from its multiple weird adaptations to those players who cheated using everything from phones to sleight-of-hand, and there is even an appearance by our old friend The Mechanical Turk Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @raduisac Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
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Ep 296: Sharon Wanjohi – World’s Worst Teacher Monday, April 29th, 2024
Read Ben's new Substack here, including articles about Obsession and The Beatles, prehistoric shananigans and a short story about a very sinister bookmakers: https://vanderlaughsubstackcom/ Sit up straight, eyes front, pens at the ready and don't even think of aiming your peashooter at the back of our heads It's time for your detention project: listening to us discover the world's worst teacher This week we meet philanderers, pranksters and dictators So no different to any other faculty Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @SharonWanjohi_ Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
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The Third Foot: Snooker Saturday, April 27th, 2024
With the Snooker World Championship in full swing, Ben takes us for a break around the table with a potted history of snoooker, with some billiards and pool thrown in There are tales of deathly dull games, the day inclement weather halted a match and the story of one snooker referee's brush with musical superstardom Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
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Ep 295: Angus Dunican – World’s Worst Ventriloquist Monday, April 15th, 2024
DONATE TO THE HARDEST GEEZER! Try and see our lips move on this week's episode as Angus Dunican returns to talk to us about the World's Worst Ventriloquist From puppets on the beat to those who faced down the Nazis and lived to tell the tale, there's something for everyone in here Assuming everyone has at least one type of creepy puppet they're kind of into Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @AngusDunican Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
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Ep 294: David Eagle – World’s Worst Folk Song Monday, April 1st, 2024
Barry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatrecom/whats-on/breeding With a hey nonny no, a slap of the thigh and some deeply questionable lyrics we're joined this week by accordionist, folk singer and comedian David Eagle to root out the world's worst folk song There's bizarre cover versions, flutes made of human bones, creaking extended metaphors and a roast of Henry VIII Grab your mandolin and get stuck in! Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @thedavideagle Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live...
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The Third Foot: Theatrical Superstitions Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
Barry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatrecom/whats-on/breeding In no way connected to the opening of his new play, Barry leads us on a quick whip through some of the most infamous theatrical superstitions and myths, including broken legs, Scottish plays and peacock feathers Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the...
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Ep 293b: Best of the Worst of the Best 23 Monday, March 18th, 2024
Barry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatrecom/whats-on/breeding It's one of our occasional trips down memory lane, and we are revisiting episodes 111 to 115 to discuss not the worst but the World's Best Smell, Algorithm, Manager, Design Flaw and Saint This episode sees Barry try to convince Ben that he is scientifically disposed to vanilla and Ben trying to convince Barry that Portuguese nonuplet renegades are better than Oscar Wilde's favourite sexy martyr So, more of the same guff then Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
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Ep 293: Mara Joy – World’s Worst Improvisation Monday, March 4th, 2024
We're saying "Yes And" to everything this week as we're joined by tremendous Scottish improviser Mara Joy to discover quite how bad things can get when you start making things up John Cage goes on for centuries, B-movie mistakes get creepy and Ben finds an unlikely nadir from the jazz world Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @Marajoyloves| Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the...
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The Third Foot: Leap Days & Calendars Monday, February 26th, 2024
We're jumping for joy as it's a leap year, and no better time to examine all things calendrical and February 29th-ical Ben dips into a grab-bag of facts including famous people born on that most uncommon of days, the difficulty of switching from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, and why a positivist calendar from post-Revolutionary France could really be more trouble than it's worth Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx Visit http://wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support the show! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
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