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Ep 147: Rahul Kohli – World’s Worst Mob Boss Monday, January 6th, 2020
For tickets to our first ever live show on February 29th 2020, follow this link: https://vaultfestivalcom/whats-on/worst-foot-forward-live-recording/ We're gonna make you an offer you can't refuse: an hour of sinister and stupid tales about mobsters who often make Bugsy Malone look like Don Corleone Accompanied by award-winning stand-up comic Rahul Kohli, who mines his own chequered past growing up in Newcastle amongst some haphazard company, we discover why you should never let the mafia put up your Christmas decorations, the Yakuza's charming outreach work and even more evidence for Frank Sinatra being a total shit Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @raulkohlicomic Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support endeavours such as our upcoming live show: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
The World’s Worst ‘Best of 2019’ Episode Monday, December 30th, 2019
For tickets to our first ever live show on February 29th 2020, follow this link: https://vaultfestivalcom/whats-on/worst-foot-forward-live-recording/ Ho ho ho! Happy "that time of year again when the old year dies and the new one rises from its ashes"! But this time we're also changing decades For those of you who find this much change far too scary, we've got some good ol' fashioned nostalgia to keep you grounded Ben and Barry, with help from some of their dutiful Twitter followers, have been digging out some of their favourite moments from Worst Foot Forward in 2019 and here they are in all their glory Savour again delights such as a chorus of vaginas, the invasion of Sark by a single Frenchman, how Joan Rivers changed Cally Beaton's life, the saint who suckles at a deer's teet and the maddest ten minutes of your life as we lose our minds over toad sex Thanks to all of you for listening in 2019, here's to a new year as silly as the last clearly was! These crimes against podcasting were aided and abetted by: Dan Muggleton, Ari Eldjarn, Sara Pettit, Johnny Chiodini, Steve Gribbin, Jacob Hawley, Andrew Somerville, Andrew Gruen, Tom Hall, Alasdair Beckett-King, Cally Beaton, Rob Mulholland, Sooz Kempner, Katie Pritchard, Angus Dunican, Keir Shiels and Alexander Bennett 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...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Best of the Worst of the Best, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
The Third Foot: Christmas Traditions (Bonus Episode) Wednesday, December 25th, 2019
Still need a last-minute Christmas giftWell, why not buy some tickets to our first ever live show, which is in London on February 29th 2020! Follow this link: https://vaultfestivalcom/whats-on/worst-foot-forward-live-recording/ Merry Christmas one and all! If you've already run out of topics of conversation with your family members, well Worst Foot Forward is here to help! Join us for a batch of festive trivia as Barry takes us on a sleigh-ride through some Christmas traditions from around the world There is the New Zealand Christmas Tree, the Christmas Pickle, The Late Late Toy Show and the Swedish TV tradition that ruined its host's marriages Thanks to all our listeners for their support this year and through the years, hope you have a peaceful holiday season and we'll see you in 2020! 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 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, Podcast, Third Foot, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 146: Sara Pettit – World’s Worst Tycoon Monday, December 23rd, 2019
For tickets to our first ever live show on February 29th 2020, follow this link: https://vaultfestivalcom/whats-on/worst-foot-forward-live-recording/ It's a momentous episode as we have our first ever $20/month Patreon donor joining us as a guest on the show! It's Sara Pettit, a history graduate, American gal and old chum of Ben from way back when, and she joins us to bring some of the World's Worst Tycoons to light We delve into the backstories of big hitters like JP Morgan and JD Rockefeller, we learn about how the founder of IKEA got his big break and we discover the weirdest sperm bank ever 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 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, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 145: Chris Stokes – World’s Worst Mystery Monday, December 16th, 2019
Peer into your perpetually murky crystal ball and you might just be able to pick up this week's episode with comedian Chris Stokes, all about the world's worst mysteries There's everything from the wildly implausible to the disappointingly mundane as we discover who might (but probably didn't) kill JFK, the sad tale of a very hungry French circus freak and why herring farts almost started a war Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @_chris_stokes Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 144: Suzi Battersby – World’s Worst Make-Up Monday, December 9th, 2019
For tickets to our first ever live show on February 29th 2020, follow this link: https://vaultfestivalcom/whats-on/worst-foot-forward-live-recording/ This week our lipstick is smeared, our eyeliner is running and our foundations are subsiding as we apply the World’s Worst Make-Up We are joined by prosthetics artist Suzi Battersby (http://wwwsuzibattersbycom) who talks us through her work on Star Wars and Holby City as well as visiting some of cinema’s less glorious and more racist moments Ben goes on a jaunt with an Edwardian toff and prankster, while Barry has us glowing with radium-infused tinctures There are also man-eating beds, horny giraffes and rabbis with a youthful sheen 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 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, Podcast, TV & Film, Worst Foot Forward
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! LIVE SHOW ALERT! Thursday, December 5th, 2019
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! We are doing our first ever LIVE RECORDING of Worst Foot Forward! It’s time to allow an audience to witness just how shambolic things are behind-the-mic… On February 29th 2020, at 430pm, we are throwing the World’s Worst Dinner Party at the VAULT Festival in Waterloo in London Ben and Barry will be joined by 3 former guests of the podcast - yet to be announced, but we promise you, they’re among our and your favourites from the past 3 years of shows We will be trying out some food from the Futurists Cookbook There will probably be party games, anecdotes, audience questions, our usual mix of silliness and trivia, and a whole lot else besides Tickets are on sale right now so please get booking - because we want to see as many of you wonderful listeners as we can, and because we are terrified of no one coming! You can find all the details at this link here: https://vaultfestivalcom/whats-on/worst-foot-forward-live-recording/ Follow us on Twitter for further updates, audience competitions and guest announcements: @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 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, Live Podcast, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 143: Mike Shephard – World’s Worst Pilgrimage Monday, December 2nd, 2019
Come brethren, follow us into the unknown in search of greater glory - or certainly greater glorious failure, as we set off on the World's Worst Pilgrimage We are joined barefoot and penitent by comedian and history buff Mike Shephard who teaches us all we could ever hope to know about the Children's Crusade Ben leads us three times around a few Irish islands, and Barry gives creepy Japanese dolls a Viking send off There are also chapels for dogs, imaginary pilgrimages and the micronation of Seborga Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @MikeShephard Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s 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, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
The Third Foot: Warlocks (Bonus Episode) Friday, November 29th, 2019
Check out 'Literally Everyone Else In The World', the Dungeons and Dragons-themed Christmas single from The Oxventurers Guild, who are DM-ed and inspired by former pod-guest Johnny Chiodini Proceeds from the song go to Mind, the mental health charity This month's Third Foot is itself inspired by our episode with Johnny, where we discussed the World's Worst D&D Class Ben takes us to the weird and wonderful world of warlocks! 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 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, Podcast, Third Foot, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 142: Alison Spittle – World’s Worst Martial Arts Movie Monday, November 25th, 2019
Say "konichiwa" to an hour of wayward ass-kicking (we were actually aiming for our elbows) in the company of brilliant Irish comedian Alison Spittle as we dive into the bizarre and tasteless world of terrible martial arts movies We discover the mercenary world of Brucesploitation, the homemade kitsch of Ireland's only martial arts movie and how one American gymnast turned a pommel horse into a deadly weapon! Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @AlisonSpittle Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, TV & Film, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 141b: Best of the Worst of the Best 7 Monday, November 18th, 2019
We are sunny sides up this week, going back to past subjects and finding the very bests instead of absolute worsts We revisit shows with Sindhu Vee, Tobi Wilson, Dr Keir Shiels, Edd Kimber and Tom Crowley Among our discoveries are the adventures of Mrs Einstein, the true name of Scooby-Doo, the doctor with the fastest scalpel in the west, the soggiest soggy bottom ever, and an art gallery full of apple-faced businessmen 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 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 141: Xand Van Tulleken – World’s Worst Diet Monday, November 11th, 2019
Open wide and prepare to swallow some truly terrible ideas as we uncover the wild and bizarre history of dieting this week We're joined by the globe-trotting, myth-busting, BAFTA-nominated doctor and TV presenter Xand Van Tulleken who is there to fact-check us on our science and quackery As usual we ping from the ancient world to the modern as we discover the $10,000 bottle of water it's too dangerous to drink, a Looney Toon who exists solely on air and sunlight and why you should never eat a tapeworm in Tonga Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @xandvt Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 140: Roann McCloskey – World’s Worst Feminist Monday, November 4th, 2019
Ladies (and gents, but only if you're ready to play nice), let's march arm in arm towards a more equal, happier future Along the way, we're likely to learn from the mistakes of some of the World's Worst Feminists that we discuss with powerhouse performer Roann McCloskey Roann turns her ire on the disappointing lack of solidarity from the likes of Germaine Greer and Paula Radcliffe Barry dons a hazmat suit and ventures onto the darker message boards of the internet And Ben takes us on an actual WITCH hunt This is a bumper episode, with some quite meaty and serious chat about feminism and equality which we didn't want to cut out so settle in as two men tiptoe gingerly around, guided by a badass lady - as it should be! Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @romeister8 Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s 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, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
The Third Foot: The Oscars (Bonus Episode) Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Join us on the red carpet for our bonus episode as we pick over the bones of the weirdest, wildest and most ill-judged moments in the history of the greatest show on earth 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 baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Third Foot, TV & Film, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 139: Dan Muggleton – World’s Worst Prison Monday, October 28th, 2019
We are rattling the cages and walking the yards of the World's Worst Prison this week in the company of convict-by-birth, Australian comedian Dan Muggleton Dan's love of prison documentaries sees him lead us into the terrifying but also porous 'Breakout Prison' of Papua New Guinea Meanwhile, Ben squeezes into the smallest prison in the world, and Barry guides us round some of the most famous prisons on the planet, as well as chucking us into the cloaca of ancient Rome Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @danmuggleton Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s 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, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward