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The Worst Writer in the World

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Meet Rufus & Howard. Rufus is an English teacher with a degree in literature. Howard is an unemployed idiot. One of them spent their entire childhood writing stories and scripts. Unfortunately, it was Howard. Welcome to The Worst Writer in the World; a comedy storytelling podcast in which Rufus attempts to read everything that Howard wrote, while Howard listens and feels increasingly ashamed. Together, they'll probe the plot holes, interrogate the inconsistencies, and use their adult brains to fix the many problems with Young Howard's work. So that maybe one day, Howard will no longer be known...

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Worst Writer - Rufus & Howard Retell Superman III, Part 4 20.06.2022

We watched the best Superman movie ever made: Superman III (1983). Now we're going to take a very long time trying to understand it.

Worst Writer - Rufus & Howard Retell Superman III, Part 3 13.06.2022

We watched the best Superman movie ever made: Superman III (1983). Now we're going to take a very long time trying to understand it.

Worst Writer - Rufus & Howard Retell Superman III, Part 2 06.06.2022

We watched the best Superman movie ever made: Superman III (1983). Now we're going to take a very long time trying to understand it.

Worst Writer - Rufus & Howard Retell Superman III, Part 1 30.05.2022

We watched the best Superman movie ever made: Superman III (1983). Now we're going to take a very long time trying to understand it.

Worst Writer - Betrayal (of a Dog) 23.05.2022

A moving tale by Young Howard about a man, his faithful dog, and the corrupting influence of money.

Worst Writer - Glar the Master 09.05.2022

We read a story called 'Hey! You down there!' by Young Howard - which tackles themes of greed, hubris, and underground mole people.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 8 02.05.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 7 25.04.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 6 18.04.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 5 11.04.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 4 04.04.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 3 28.03.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 2 21.03.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Very Bad Dog (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 1 14.03.2022

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.

Worst Writer - Smith & the Gate 28.02.2022

Howard's friend Smith likes two things: making bets and getting in sewers. In this story from 12-year-old Howard, Smith tries to do both.

Worst Writer - Sumerian Child 21.02.2022

Howard digs out his middle school History book - and finds that , even in History class, he wrote stories. This one is a day in the life of a Sumerian child, and showcases all the subtlety and compassion that we have come to expect from 12-year-old Howard.

Worst Writer - Ginger Beesting II 14.02.2022

In this week's episode, Howard sets Rufus a challenge to write in a style that's way out of his comfort zone - erotica. The result is a story so damn sexy that Howard can barely read it without exploding. CONTENT WARNING: sex acts and naughty words.

Worst Writer - It's Only a Game 07.02.2022

This week, we read two short pieces by Young Howard. The first, by 11-year-old Howard, is a short story about a gang of kids daring each other to take life-threatening risks. The second is a highly inappropriate list that 13-year-old Howard's teacher told the whole class to write.

Worst Writer - Rufus & Howard Get Drunk & Fall Down a Hole 31.01.2022

It's another drunk writing challenge! We got drunk, came up with writing prompts, then wrote a story each. Then we waited a week and tried to read them.

Worst Writer - Black Chords 24.01.2022

We dig into Young Howard's short-lived music career, and read the angsty and occasionally weird lyrics he scribbled in his songbooks.

Worst Writer - Collider, Part 13 17.01.2022

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister...

Worst Writer - Collider, Part 12 10.01.2022

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister...

Worst Writer - Collider, Part 11 27.12.2021

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister...

Worst Writer - Collider, Part 10 20.12.2021

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister...

Worst Writer - Collider, Part 9 13.12.2021

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister...

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