What Were They Thinking? | Age of Radio
What Were They Thinking?
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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Jul 9, 2026
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Adventures in Dinosaur City 02.03.2023 1:42:38
Somehow this week's episode is not a Small-Screen Shameful (hooray for limited France releases!) but alas, the guys talk about the Saturday morning-level quality of Adventures in Dinosaur City. They discuss a multitude of topics including how horny the movie is with the plethora of sexual innuendo and dinosaur prostitutes, cartoon anachronisms, unnecessary backstories for forgettable characters, t...
Carpool (w/Jerika Layne) 23.02.2023 2:02:03
Thanks to one of our wonderful Patrons (Adam Jures!), the guys sit down with returning guest and extreme sports expert Jerika Layne to discuss the 1996 Tom Arnold vehicle (heh)... Carpool. The guys talk about fully operational storage locker carnivals, Tom Arnold's mother being voiced by three different actors, Rhea Perlman's insane meter maid character, the egregious use of ADR to "punch up" and...
Double Down (w/Mariah Lirette) 16.02.2023 1:19:32
There are few filmmakers in life as unique and insane as the wonderful Neil Breen. Taking on their third slice of Breen, the guys welcome back Mariah Lirette to talk about his debut feature Double Down. They discuss the 17 minutes of Breen's compliments to himself at the beginning of the film, the vast amounts of stock footage that almost make it technically not a movie, big sloppy tuna messes, te...
The General's Daughter 09.02.2023 1:57:54
Back to the usual crap this week as the guys talk through the 90s thriller The General's Daughter starring John Travolta. Ah yes, a staple of the 90s: very heavy subject matter combined with "hilarious" quips. The guys also discuss the movie teasing you with a wild Travolta accent, every line in the movie being treated like the most important moment in cinema, the post-ending title cards, one of t...
Don't Worry Darling 02.02.2023 1:49:46
The Worst of 2022 finishes up with a movie that may... divide us? Maybe? Sorta? Not really? The guys talk about the controversial-for-every-reason-other-than-the-actual-movie Don't Worry Darling. They discuss the standout performances of Pugh and Pine, Harry Styles' wild dance scene that makes them question if he's a bad dancer, the ridiculous ending that leaves big, gaping logistical holes and mu...
Uncharted 26.01.2023 2:05:25
The Worst of 2022 rolls on with a breakdown of the big-screen videogame adaptation - Uncharted starring Tom Holland and... *checks notes*... Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan!? The guys discuss the movie in great detail including Nathan's nitpicks about its accuracy, Wahlberg's sleepy performance, all the betrayals, the post-credit fan service and much more. Next week: The Worst of 2022 concludes w...
Firestarter (2022) 19.01.2023 1:46:34
The Worst of 2022 continues with a breakdown of the completely unnecessary re-adaptation (?) of the Stephen King story - Firestarter. The guys talk about how weird it is to see Zac Efron playing a dad, the cat funeral scene, all the dumb changes to the source material, Old Man Irvin seemingly playing his role like a serial killer and much more. Next week: The Worst of 2022 continues with a video g...
Morbius (w/Joshua Kotsabasakis) 12.01.2023 1:59:23
The Worst of 2022 begins with the guys finally talking about Morbius. Joining the gang is Joshua Kotsabasakis, who also joins in on the endless riffing about all of the delaying of the movie's release date. They also talk about the "giant fish tank of bats," committing illegal operations on International Waters, Morbius committing several murders, the ridiculously insulting mid-credits scene and m...
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (w/Jason MacLeod) 05.01.2023 1:42:16
We're back... with We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. The guys are joined by frequent guest Jason MacLeod, who talks about his severe distrust for pre-packaged opening logo title cards. This movie is all kinds of weird... so the fellas discuss the nutso premise, the left-field musical number, young characters that are way too sexed-up, Martin Short's improv work and much more. Next week: The Worst of...
Livestream for the Cure 2022: Keep Off the Grass 22.12.2022 1:01:24
The guys are away for the holidays so please enjoy their Livestream for the Cure segment in which they joined Nick to talk all about Keep Off the Grass, an anti-weed PSA. OK, and they talked more about Cool Cat too. Next week: enjoy a Patreon Exclusive episode! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Faceboo...
Rollergator 15.12.2022 1:32:19
250 episodes! The guys celebrate this milestone by discussing the micro-budget epic Rollergator. They talk about skateboarding ninjas, the overpowering guitar noodling soundtrack, Joe Estevez's performance, the impressions montage and much more. Plus: Nathan rants about Rollergator selling out and changing his personal taste in music forever. Next week: Our Livestream for the Cure segment! What We...
A Karate Christmas Miracle (w/Mariah Lirette) 08.12.2022 1:27:49
This week, the guys are joined by Mariah Lirette to discuss the bizarre film A Karate Christmas Miracle. The gang talks about everything including applesauce marketing, Eric Roberts and Martin Kove playing characters that make no sense whatsoever, alcoholic psychic professors who are obsessed with Christmas, the mystifying "do I look like a Jay?" scene, the ending that explains absolutely NOTHING...
Trapped in Paradise (w/Everything I Learned from Movies) 01.12.2022 1:31:49
It's time to get festive up in here so the guys are joined by Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies to discuss the Nicolas Cage crime-comedy Trapped in Paradise. They discuss everything including the crazy notion that Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey were cast as BROTHERS, the endless chase sequences, small business banks, Dana Carvey's accent, the WinterFest tease that leads to nothi...
Rock-a-Doodle (w/Monica Taylor) 24.11.2022 1:51:03
Back to the weird Don Bluth well this week as the guys are joined by space rooster expert Monica Taylor to discuss Rock-a-Doodle. They discuss the wildly inconsistent size perspective when it comes to the characters, the sexualizing of a pheasant and Brendan's conflicted childhood reactions to it, the shortest musical number ever, the incredibly bad blending of live-action and animation... and muc...
Movie 43 (w/Galen Howard) 17.11.2022 2:28:56
This week, the suffering is on full blast for one participant as Nathan and Brendan are joined by frequent guest Galen Howard to dive into the colossal misfire with one of the best casts in cinema history - Movie 43. They discuss the jokes that don't make any sense and that are completely forgotten about minutes later, sketches that seem to be incomplete, the fact that this movie somehow got the r...
Gamera the Brave 10.11.2022 1:33:24
It's November so you know what that means... TURTLE TIME! Nathan and Brendan dive back into the endless Gamera series for the 2006 (and final to this date) entry - Gamera the Brave. Nathan isn't quite as enthusiastic as he usually is for these movies and complains about the terribly rendered effects (yes, in a Gamera movie!) and the guys also discuss the very uncomfortable beach scene, all of the...
The Phantom of the Opera (w/Sharon Horwatt) 03.11.2022 1:51:52
It's time to ease back into the regular schedule as the guys (and returning guest Sharon Horwatt) take a look at a lavish musical with horror elements in the form of The Phantom of the Opera starring Gerard Butler. They talk about the major differences in subtlety between the film and the stage musical, Joel Schumacher's maniacal direction of the performers, the magical horse that only appears onc...
Exorcist II: The Heretic 27.10.2022 1:51:42
Schlocktober Sequel Month concludes with a breakdown of one of the worst movies Gene Siskel proclaims he saw during his entire career as a film critic - Exorcist II: Heretic. Regan is back and this time it's personal! Oh wait, no - they're just investigating the death of Father Merrin and riding on demonic locusts on trips to Africa! The guys talk about this horrible sequel and the weird brain-syn...
Stepfather II (w/Galen Howard) 20.10.2022 2:00:39
Schlocktober Sequel Month rolls on with a breakdown of a very weird sequel to a hit 80s horror film. Yes, that's right. Galen Howard returns and joins the guys in discussing Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy. Brendan has a wild interpretation over a scene in which he believes moustache thievery has taken place and the guys also discuss the Chekhov clues that are never followed up on properly, the...
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child 13.10.2022 1:52:48
Schlocktober Sequel Month continues with a discussion of the oft-maligned Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. Yep, it's the one where Freddy enters the dreams of an unborn child to terrorize an expectant mother. Oh, the 80s. The guys talk about 28-year old teenagers, the film's very clear position on abortion, Super Freddy, a character that shockingly makes it to the end of the film and mu...
The Rage: Carrie 2 (w/Home Video Hustle) 06.10.2022 2:11:45
Brent is back again and this time he helps the guys kick off Schlocktober Sequel Month by talking all about the ill-advised carbon copy of a movie, The Rage: Carrie 2. They discuss this sequel basically acting as a remake of the De Palma film, the coach that must have worked at Penn State, the "best friend" character that talks to the protagonist in two quick scenes, the amazing finale of the film...
Toxin (w/Christopher Lee) 29.09.2022 1:38:39
This week, it's our fifth Thursday of the month so it's time for a Small-Screen Shameful - the guys talk all about the 2014 zombie movie Toxin, not to be confused with the Danny Glover film of the same name. Joining them is THE Christopher Lee... FROM the movie! Christopher regales them with stories about missed opportunities with the filmmaking, lines that were inexplicably switched to different...
Lady in the Water (w/Lindsay Escoffery) 22.09.2022 1:39:30
Joining the guys this week is Shyamalan expert Lindsay Escoffery as they discuss one of his bigger blunders - the bedtime fable Lady in the Water. They talk about the miles and miles of voiceover at the beginning, Paul Giamatti's one particular scene that makes Brendan question if he's a good actor or not, Shyamalan casting himself as an important writer who will CHANGE THE WORLD, the nasty "criti...
The Wizard 15.09.2022 1:59:12
This week, the guys have apparently opened up the scope of the podcast to other forms of media as they tackle the 90-minute Nintendo commercial The Wizard starring Fred Savage and the debut of Super Mario 3. The guys also discuss the dark familial turns the movie takes, the shared universe with Over the Top, crazy button-bashing, the creepy "kid-catcher" and much more. Check our social media on Su...
The 6th Annual Manos Hand-Outs 08.09.2022 1:47:23
A bit of a respite from the usual this week as the guys look back at the last year of movies covered on the podcast and decide the ten worst and best, give out demerits for terrible accents and much more! Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our next movie! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com Check...
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