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Ep 217: Tom Scott – World’s Worst Theme Park Monday, June 28th, 2021

Welcome to the house of fun on Worst Foot Forward as this week we take a rollercoaster ride with YouTuber and presenter Tom Scott in the World's Worst Theme Park Tom expands on the theoretical awfulness of a park that doesn't even exist yet - and probably never will Meanwhile, Ben spends much of his time with injury-claims lawyers and Barry has been googling 'sex theme parks' Again Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @tomscott Visit 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! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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Ep 217: Tom Scott – World’s Worst Theme Park

The Third Foot: Wimbledon (Bonus Episode) Friday, June 25th, 2021

New balls please! With a summer of sport upon us - among the heavy showers - the British summer tradition that is the Wimbledon Tennis Championship is returning after a Covid-induced hiatus So sip your Pimms, swirl your strawberries and cream, and let Barry lead you through a round-robin of ball-sniffing, trend-setting and never-endings If you're game, get set - we're a match! 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 the show during this whole pandemic thing… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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The Third Foot: Wimbledon (Bonus Episode)

Ep 216: Daniel Durnin – World’s Worst Furniture Monday, June 21st, 2021

Pull up a chair, lay yourself a place at our wonky table and prepare to enjoy a stroll through our showroom of terrible furniture alongside our guide, multidisciplinary artist and woodworker Daniel Durnin To your left you'll see a series of salacious presidential desks and sleazy beds, on your far right there is all sorts of spiky anti-social furniture and then as far as the eye can see is row upon row of misshapen and malformed fixtures and fittings JOIN OUR NEW DISCORD: https://discordgg/3QRwHw6nG6  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 the show during this whole pandemic thing… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...


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Ep 216: Daniel Durnin – World’s Worst Furniture

Ep 215: Robin Morgan – World’s Worst Entrepreneur Monday, June 14th, 2021

We have done some blue-sky-thinking this week with an eye on disrupting markets and securing investment in our brand new episode: World's Worst Entrepreneur Comedian Robin Morgan is with us to tell us why the owner of pub chain Wetherspoons named his outlets after a teacher, while Ben goes back to the future in a Delorean and Barry, obviously, talks about a pope Join our brand new Discord Server! https://discordgg/9buWKthgfx  Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @robinjaymorgan Visit 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… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: wwwpodnosecom ...


Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward

Ep 215: Robin Morgan – World’s Worst Entrepreneur

Ep 214: Jonathan Drennan – World’s Worst Sports Kit Monday, June 7th, 2021

We hope that you've remembered your running vest, shorts, socks and spikes, because if not you'll be listening to the whole show in your underwear! This week Ben and Barry are joined by Northern Irish sports journalist and Aussie Rules casualty Jonathan Drennan to talk about oddest piece of sporting kit and equipment We find out about deadly Ancient Greek underpants, there whereabouts of Russell Crowe's jockstrap and who was the stickiest NFL player of all time JOIN OUR NEW DISCORD: https://discordgg/3QRwHw6nG6  Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @JWDrennan Visit 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… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...


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Ep 214: Jonathan Drennan – World’s Worst Sports Kit

Ep 213: Tasha Dhanraj – World’s Worst PC Game Monday, May 31st, 2021

We're booting up the Worst Foot Supercomputer this week - aka our guest Tasha Dhanraj - and asking it to find the answer to the great question: What is the World's Worst PC Game We've got a hard-drive full of all kinds of everything including white supremacists, dust among The Sims and the game that taught you everything you could ever wish to know about cholera Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @tashadhanraj Visit 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… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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Ep 213: Tasha Dhanraj – World’s Worst PC Game

The Third Foot: Extreme Weather (Bonus Episode) Saturday, May 29th, 2021

Spring has very definitely sprung and now summer is icumen in, bringing with it the usual mix of blazing sunshine and torrential rain Given the love of the British and Irish for discussing the weather, Ben takes Barry on an appropriately whirlwind tour of rains of animals, heatwaves and the night before Ragnarok Oh, and Pliny The Elder shows up because of course he does 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 the show during this whole pandemic thing… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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The Third Foot: Extreme Weather (Bonus Episode)

Ep 212: Emma Gleeson – World’s Worst Mess Monday, May 24th, 2021

This week's show is a giant Jackson Pollock splodge of a thing as we're joined by decluttering and sustainability expert Emma Gleeson to talk about the world's worst mess We meet New York's most famous and tragic hoarders, environmentalist drag queens, giant tubs of pudding and a terrifying giant Soviet lake Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @emgleesondublin Visit 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… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...


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Ep 212: Emma Gleeson – World’s Worst Mess

Ep 211b: Best of the Worst of the Best 11 Monday, May 17th, 2021

It's looking sunnier outside and with that sunny disposition in our hearts, Ben and Barry look back with rose-tinted glasses at episodes 51 to 55 of Worst Foot Forward and seek out the best in those subjects We've got Santa, Poet, Sequel, Pirate and Hip-Hop Album to cover - some of our very favourite episodes - and there are appearances from the likes of The Empire Strikes Back, Roger McGough and the musical Hamilton  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 the show during this whole pandemic thing… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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Ep 211b: Best of the Worst of the Best 11

Ep 211: Shalaka Kurup – World’s Worst Door Monday, May 10th, 2021

Knock knock! Who's there Why it's the Worst Foot Forward guys with their guest Shalaka Kurup and they're poking their heads around various portals in search of the World's Worst Door Inside you can find gates to hell, the crooked numbers on Number 10 Downing Street and Shalaka's superstitious fear of revolving doors Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @DrShalakaKurup Visit 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… https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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Ep 211: Shalaka Kurup – World’s Worst Door

Ep 210: Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes – World’s Worst Exam Sunday, May 2nd, 2021

Turn your papers over, roll up your sleeves and hope that the cunning revision notes you'd tattooed onto your forearms in biro haven't smeared themselves into illegibility This week we're joined by stand-up comedian, burlesque performer, lawyer and infuriated dancer Sikisa to talk about the world's worst examinations We travel from the dreaming spires of Oxford to the elite butlering colleges of Amsterdam, via the Japanese underworld and performing arts schools everywhere Tea trays on your head, white gloves on and 5, 6, 7, 8 Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde  @sikisacomedy Visit 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, especially as we work on our book: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...


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Ep 210: Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes – World’s Worst Exam

The Third Foot: Money and Sport (Bonus Episode) Friday, April 30th, 2021

Standing among the wreckage of the European Super League and the shattered dreams of the wealthy owners of Europe's richest football clubs, Barry takes Ben on a cash-fuelled binge through some of sport's worst moneymaking efforts and innovations There are the wild ambitions of Sepp Blatter, the misguided advertising efforts of Reebok and the night baseball tried to destroy disco 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 the show during this whole pandemic thing… and especially as we write our first book! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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The Third Foot: Money and Sport (Bonus Episode)

Ep 209: Vix Leyton – World’s Worst Branding Monday, April 26th, 2021

We're covered in logos, humming jingles and spouting catchy slogans this week as we present the World's Worst Branding We are joined by PR guru and stand-up comedian Vix Leyton to examine the pain side of advertising campaigns Barry offers up a brief history of apples, Ben explores the literal branding of animals and Vix has a thing or two to say, on behalf of all women, to the makers of the Yorkie chocolate bar Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @PRVix Visit 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…especially as we work on our first book! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


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Ep 209: Vix Leyton – World’s Worst Branding

Ep 208: Anna Ploszajski – World’s Worst Craft Monday, April 19th, 2021

This week we dive into a box overflowing with pipe cleaners, pasta shapes and PVA glue as we discover which craft, honed by humanity over the millenia, is the worst of them all We're joined by our first three-time guest, the mighty and resourceful Dr Anna Ploszajski, who helps us answer these questions: can you polish a turd, is it ever appropriate to brandish a spoon in a graveyard and how many sheep does it take to make a bible Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @annaploszajski Visit 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, especially as we work on our book: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Pre-order Anna's new book 'Handmade' HERE Worst Foot Forward is part of...


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Ep 208: Anna Ploszajski – World’s Worst Craft

Ep 207: Stuart Laws – World’s Worst Movie Adaptation Monday, April 12th, 2021

We're making cuts and elisions all over the place this week as we try turn this mish-mash of facts into a coherent podcast about the World's Worst Movie Adaptation Alongside Patreon supporter and guest judge Kyle Bova is comedian and director Stuart Laws who has a good old bitch about The Beach Meanwhile, Ben has a few choice images for The Emoji Movie and Barry takes on the Scientologists for the second episode in a row Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @thisstuartlaws @kyle_be_back Visit 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…especially as we work on our first ever book! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...


Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward

Ep 207: Stuart Laws – World’s Worst Movie Adaptation