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The Third Foot – The Futurist Cookbook (Bonus Episode) Saturday, July 27th, 2019
In this month's bonus episode (paid for by our kind donors on Patreon), we revisit our episode about the World's Worst Cook with Fiona Sagar and specifically, the deliciously daft Futurist Cookbook We learn about the origins of the Futurist movement and its nasty nationalistic side, we discover why arch-Futurist Filippo Marinetti thought pasta was the root of all Italy's evils and we taste a variety of dishes from chicken with ball bearings inside to caramel with meat inside Mmmmm Tasty Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and if you'd like to help us make more extra content like this, or even help us host a Futurist dinner for some of our listeners, you can donate to us on Patreon: https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Food & Drink, Podcast, Third Foot, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 127: Alex Kealy – World’s Worst Musical Instrument Monday, July 22nd, 2019
This week we have our tuning forks and ear trumpets out as we play the world's worst musical instruments We are joined by comedian, writer, tutor and former recorder-enthusiast Alex Kealy, who regales us with tales of the vuvuzela's bio-hazardous capabilities Ben looks at one-man-bandsone-men-bandone-mans-band those guys And Barry blows on the most terrifying whistle in history, courtesy of our old friends, the Aztecs Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @alexkealy 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, Music, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 126: Cally Beaton – World’s Worst Parents Monday, July 15th, 2019
Straighten your tie, sit up straight, eat up your greens and don't even think about listening to this podcast dressed in that short skirt as this week we're talking about the world's worst parents We're joined by stand-up comedian (and former senior vice-president) Cally Beaton who shares with us tales of Hollywood amorality, dolphin-led birthing and spitting on babies to keep the devil away Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @CallyBeaton 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, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 125: Juliette Burton – World’s Worst Chat-Up Line Monday, July 8th, 2019
Well hey there good looking, let's say you and me head back to my place, hop on the good foot and do the bad thing That's right, listen to a podcast all about terrible chat-up lines (whilst rutting) We're joined by comedian Juliette Burton this week to talk about the worst wooing imaginable: why Casanova is more than just a charmer, how to pick up a partner in Ancient Rome, the horror of hack and one man's terrible moustache and even worse self-publishing empire Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @JulietteBurton 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, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 124: Angus Dunican – World’s Worst Apology Sunday, June 30th, 2019
For what you are about to hear, we are truly sorry Which is appropriate, as we are all about the World’s Worst Apology this week in the company of the sorry excuse for a human that is Angus Dunican and with guest judge, Patreon supporter and friend of the show, the unforgivable Dr Keir Shiels We have big hitters like Galileo and the US government, Barry goes round the board of the game Sorry!, Ben joins a Japanese measles cult and we all try to cast the stage adaptation of The Muppets Christmas Carol Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @keirshiels @AngusDunican 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
The Third Foot – Emperor Norton I (Bonus Episode) Saturday, June 29th, 2019
It's the hottest day of the year in the UK as this episode drops, so perfect weather to sprawl on a beach or under a tree and get a bit of extra knowledge about one of our favourite people We chose Emperor Norton I of the United States as our world's worst monarch so in this bonus episode, paid for by our Patreon donors, Barry and Ben take a longer, even more loving look at our glorious leader A San Francisco eccentric with a penchant for proclamations, excellent uniforms and a benevolent outlook on life, if you've never heard of him before then you're in for a treat All hail the emperor! 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 bonus episodes like this and other future endeavours! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, History & Politics, Podcast, Third Foot, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 123: Eshaan Akbaar – World’s Worst Banker Sunday, June 23rd, 2019
As we still feel the ugly reverberations of the 2008 crash it's about time 2 1/2 decent minds got together and drilled to the bottom of it Barry and Ben are joined by ex-wealth management expert and current stand-up comic Eshaan Akbar to talk about the world's worst banker We find out who the worst scoundrel in the City of London is and whether they can compete with bent Vatican Financiers, a Scotsman who invented an entire South American country to commit fraud or the man who is really to blame for the American War of Independence Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @EshaanAkbar Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us so we can continue bringing extra content JUST LIKE THIS to...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 122: Javier Jarquin – World’s Worst Assassin Monday, June 17th, 2019
We’ve got the World’s Worst Assassin firmly in our wavering crosshairs today, with comic and card-ninja Javier Jarquin as our killer guest It’s jam-packed with familiar figures like Lincoln, Rasputin and Nero, as well as some lesser known stories Ben tells tales of booby-trapped Nazi chocolate, Javi finds a ninja in his toilet and Barry reminds us all to check the best-before date on your cyanide before purchase Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @ThisJavier Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us so we can continue bringing this encyclopaedia of silliness to you weekly! 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, History & Politics, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 121 – World’s Worst Host with guest judge Lydia Mizon Monday, June 10th, 2019
After 120 episodes we thought we'd finally dispense with a guest and go toe to toe Barry and Ben duke it out over who the worst host of all time is, with special guest judge (and $10/month Patreon donor) Lydia Mizon deciding the winner Together they reveal morbid Roman dinner parties, give the elevator pitch for the new show 'Celebrity Slaps' and discover yet another very weird slice of Japanese hospitality Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @lydiamizon Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us so we can continue bringing extra content JUST LIKE THIS to...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 120: Johnny Chiodini – World’s Worst D&D Class Monday, June 3rd, 2019
Spellcasting - AWFUL! We are led through the dark and dingy underworld of the legendary roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons by writer, performer, video game expert, Eurogamer content-maker, and professional Dungeon Master Johnny Chiodini With Johnny's expertise we seek out the World's Worst Class (that world being that of D&D, not the stratified capitalist hellscape we're all currently inhabiting) There are notable appearances by the wizards of the Ku Klux Klan, the Chesney Hawkes warlocks and the vagabonds and vagrants of the United States, with shout-outs to Charlie Sheen, Machiavelli, and Cthulu Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @johnneh Visit wwwworstfootforwardpodcastcom for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support us so we can continue bringing extra content JUST LIKE THIS to you! https://wwwpatreoncom/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose:...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Hobbies & Games, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
The Third Foot – Fertility Treatments (Bonus Episode) Friday, May 31st, 2019
It’s your May Bonus Episode, thanks to our supporters on Patreoncom, and this time we are revisiting the episode with Dr Keir Shiels about the World’s Worst Doctor Our winner was John R Brinkley whose practice of putting goat-balls into human ballsacks to treat impotence leads Ben to take us through a history of fertility treatments There are welcome returns for Pliny The Elder, the Malleus Maleficarum and the wandering womb, as well as plenty of animal body parts and urine - just a typical episode for us here at WFF 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 so we can continue bringing extra content JUST LIKE THIS to you! 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 119: Katie Pritchard – World’s Worst Allergy Sunday, May 26th, 2019
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATCHOOOOO! We bring you this week's episode with streaming eyes and ruby red nose as we dip or toes tentatively into the pretty grim world of allergies Our guest - musical genius and comedy joy-bomb Katie Pritchard - shares her own unique tasting menu of allergies, whilst Ben fails to keep a straight face about allergies to electricity, semen and blackberries and Barry recalls the findings of our old friend Pliny the Elder and some truly horrifying dog-bothering Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @katieprichards 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...
Filed Under: Barry McStay, Ben Van Der Velde, Podcast, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 118b: Best Of The Worst Of The Best 5 Sunday, May 19th, 2019
Once more we go back into the past with some positive vibes this time We revisit episode 21 to 25 in search of the World's BEST in the categories of MMA Fighter, Kids Movie, Cook, Lodgings and Screen Actor There are some big hitters in here with the likes of The Wizard Of Oz, Heston Blumenthal and Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, Fallingwater And there are some more surprising appearances for the likes of a Greek statue falling on its opponent, Glenn Close in a beard, and Ben's mum 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 118: Chloe Petts – World’s Worst Mascot Monday, May 13th, 2019
This week we enter the surprisingly murky world of mascots with stand-up comic (and former Crystal Palace mascot) Chloe Petts for company There's a cornucopia of delights inside this week including cocaine-dealing parrots, indestructible cats, swans committing GBH and a former Tory MP, with tattooed eyebrows being transformed into a ship's figurehead Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @ChloePetts 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, Worst Foot Forward
Ep 117: Alexander Bennett – World’s Worst Scientific Fraud Monday, May 6th, 2019
Pop on your lab coats and join us down in the Worst Foot Forward labs as we uncover a carnival of quackery, forgery and all sorts of morally dubious activity done in the name of human progress At the behest of one of our Patreon supporters we took a look at some of the world's worst scientific frauds and uncovered the story of the Piltdown Man (mammoth tusk cricket bat and all), how to make gold from seawater and why a certain species of toad are really into S&M Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @AlexyBennett 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, Worst Foot Forward