Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.
What Were They Thinking?
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496 episodes
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Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.
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Recent Episodes
July 30, 2026
Foodfight!
Whelp, they did it. It's one of the worst movies ever made in human history. From horny dog-cat/woman relationships, sex criminal squirrels, product placement (if half of the companies backed out at the last minute), gay bats, Nazi villains and of course... the truly awful, wretched, putrid, vile animation. Yes... it's Foodfight! What We've Been Watching: Brendan: Power Ballad Nathan: "Big Mistakes" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: https://bsky.app/profile/motrose3rd.bsky.social Foodfight! stars the voices of Charlie Sheen, Wayne Brady, Hilary Duff, Eva Longoria, Larry Miller, Chris Kattan, Ed Asner, Jerry Stiller, Christine Baranski, Harvey Fierstein, Cloris Leachman, Haylie Duff, Edie McClurg and Christopher Lloyd ; directed by Lawrence Kasanoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 23, 2026
Mini-Episode: Sponsored by Ham-Fist
This episode critiques the pervasive nature of product placement in media, questioning its value.
July 16, 2026
The Crow: Salvation
Hosts Brendan and Nathan dissect the baffling choices and questionable transformations in "The Crow: Salvation," exploring its direct-to-video legacy.
496 total episodes available with 21 transcripts
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