You Like the Worst Stuff

After 15 years, You Like the Worst stuff comes to an end with lots of laughs and nostalgia for Web 2.0 and the early days of podcasting. The secret origin story of our podcast, and its predecessor show! How the four of us met and became friends spread across the entire dang United States! Our favorite moments from 600 episodes! Why it's time to hang it up now...and getting much harder to recor...

The final "regular" episode of You Like the Worst Stuff sees the gang talking about the lack of monoculture making it hard to podcast in our old age, Sony's strange Ghost promotion, Rocket League getting a spit-shine, Dead By Daylight and other long-time kings of the mountain figuring out the formula, and MORE! – BOO: Mention AI during a commencement speech at your own risk! – FUNKO!...

We start this episode with some important news -- we're ending the show after episode 600! And it's not a gag. We're so, so tired. It's been a long 15 years, gang. That said, we plan to deliver three more good listens for you before we call it quits. – NO, YOU STOP: GameStop is buying eBay? eBay still exists? Is this headline real? Is ANYTHING real? – DANCING ON THE GRAVE: Nacon sh...

Begun, the Onion wars have! INFOWARS is under new management, and our comedy hero Tim Heidecker will be at the helm as Creative Director. PLUS: – SLASHING PRICES: Xbox Game Pass limbos lower – SO SUE ME...YAMOTO: Tariff fever induces gamer hallucinations – PRETTY GOOD: Haygood finished Dispatch – LIVING THE DREAM: Tony picks up the new Tomodachi Life – ON CAMERA: Fourhman on the Fatal Frame II rem...

It's Joe-on-Joe action as Haygood and Fourhman step into the podchamber to talk about troubled Kickstarter MMO Ashes of Creation, the culture of crowdfunding, and a little bit of Forza Horizon 6! PLUS: – NO BIGGIE: Rockstar gets hacked – SAN ANDREAS FAULTS: Still mad 22 years later – DRAGON YOUR FEET: Haygood wants justice for Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BROTHERLY LOVE: Fourhman was too busy i...

Tony and Fourhman talk about the beating the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie is taking from critics, then turn to the beating awaiting anyone looking to buy a PS5 in the form of another price hike. Thanks again, AI and tariffs! ALSO: – CONFESSION TIME: Tony finally bites on a PS5! – MOVIE TIME: The boys meet up in Philly for an On Cinema live show! – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! Th...

Two games with one name release on the same day and give us all a reminder that it's still possible to respond to a situation by not being a huge jerk! And the AI scourge continues to rear its ugly, apparently inescapable head in gaming news, this week through the DLSS 5 filter and embarrassing "placeholder" assets in Crimson Desert . PLUS: – LOW ON, ACTUALLY: High on Life 2 – SLOP F...

Xbox goes full PC! Actually, that's not fair. An actual PC can do more things. And Sony seems to be rolling back PlayStation games coming to PC. We discuss what may be behind that move. Could it be that console exclusives are a good thing? Certainly looks that way with Pokémon Pokopia, because Kat (and many others) picked up a Nintendo Switch 2! PLUS: – THREE CONCORDS: Highguard, we hardly kne...

Haygood is back with the highlights and lowlights from his long-awaited trip to Japan! Which Sailor Scouts did he recognize? Trick question: NONE. Also, maybe don't go to Disney on Kids Day! While he was away, Xbox (further) imploded and Sony and Nintendo managed to disappoint fans as well! Let's talk about more doom and gloom in the gaming world: – POKEMON: Ain't cheap these days. – R...

Marvel fans still hanging in there during this whole Multiverse era...and those who have moved on with their lives...know that Wonder Man is here to save the day! Take a seat, Mighty Mouse! Resident Wonder Fan Joe Haygood gives his honest assessment of the new series. Fourhman has checked out of Marvel - will the wonder bring him back? Also, we have entered the Era of Hugh Morris! A little chunk o...

What is Nintendo without Bowser? Does Xbox have ANY future in consoles? Could Ubisoft be any more disgusting as the buzzards who run it (into the ground) continue to hack it apart in the name of "efficiency?" What does it really mean to make a game "FOR THE FANS!" and does anyone still care if Life is Strange tries to go back to whatever well they think that was? The gaming industry remains weird...

For the past few years, we've been setting resolutions in our first episode after our holiday break. This year, we look back on our 2025 resolutions, then...kind of decide we're just done with them. Are there things we want to do and work on? Sure! But why add unnecessary pressure? LIVE! BE FREE! We also WRAP up what we've been doing since we last recorded a month ago! PLUS: – GOLDEN:...

What stood out as the best and worst to our podcast crew in 2025? Join us for a fun look back on our Yeahs and Un-Yeahs from an insane year in pop culture and beyond as we no-look swan dive into 2026! – OUR PICKS: Game of the Year 2025! – MOST ANTICIPATED: What are looking forward to in 2026 and how did our 2025 lists pan out? – SOUND EFFECTS: Sonic the Hedgehog-flavored! Mmm. This episode was mix...

All seven previous You Like the Worst Stuff holiday specials, back-to-back-to-back-to ...well, you get it. Maybe you heard them before, maybe you've been trying to avoid them, but we collected them all into one magical anthology anyway. Enjoy seven years of podcast in-jokes, holiday parodies, and songs of mirth and merriment all gathered together to launch you into what will hopefully be a sli...

It's that time of year again! Our annual tradition continues with a side-eye towards generative AI, Wicked: For Good , KPop Demon Hunters , 67, the Macy's Parade, The Life of a Showgirl, and much more from 2025 in pop culture. Will John Madden make a cameo? Will anything beat a Jet2 holiday? There's only one way to find out - listen and enjoy the fun, festive vibes! This episode was wr...

Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery?! This is an ongoing story, as the hostile takeover plot by the predictable cadre of evil villains is playing out as we speak...but we talk about the shifting winds in the media ownership landscape! We then detour to dunking on the FIFA Peace Prize participation trophy a very gross organization gave to Trump. PLUS: – WINNER: Thank Goodness You're Here is a...

The gang talks about what's become of Black Friday and questions their individual levels of tolerance for hyper-consumerism. After a year of layoffs and censored job data, isn't two straight months of "Black Friday " psychosis more than a little tone deaf? ALSO this episode: – AI SUCKS: And rich companies like Amazon and Coke are using it. – TURN DOWN FOR WHAT: The Macy's Tha...

It's time for the annual tradition you know and dread...join us as we cast our votes live for The Game Awards and make fun of all the things that suck about it along the way! PLUS... – LOVE FOR: Celebrity guests in Hitman, Octopath Traveler Zero – SHADE FOR: Hyper-consumerism, deer – NOSTALGIA FOR: Xbox 360 20 years later – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed...

AI is poisoning the entertainment industry and some of gaming's biggest companies have slop on their hands. Shots are fired at Ubisoft, Activision, and even Disney for wading into those murky waters! ALSO this episode: – NEW MACHINERY: Steam Machine is real! – NEW SIDEKICK: Samus gets a divisive new pal! – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski...

Lots going on in Nerd News this week, including a story about Keighley backing away from the First Class program, Square-Enix leaning into (ugh) AI for play testing, and financial drama for Funko POP! PLUS... – HUNTR$X: Hope no one wanted KPop Demon Hunters toys for Christmas... – POSSIBLY ILLEGAL: Haygood's Nike gift card – BOKOBLIN': Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – FLIPPIN' FO...

It's time for a good old-fashioned Watch-Along with Tony and Fourhman, as they invite you to synchronize your YouTube and enjoy a little live commentary on the Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch 2 Edition and Version 3.0 Update video Nintendo surprised us with a few days ago! Early thoughts on what was revealed, what's good, what's silly, and whether or not we're excited to return...

Kat jumps into the hosting role this week to lead a conversation about Once Upon a Katamari and Power Wash Simulator 2! Plus, what even are the "Console Wars" and does GameStop have any standing to declare them "over" now that Microsoft is bringing Halo to PlayStation? ALSO in this episode: – ENJOYING: Death Stranding 2 – CELEBRATING: Masahiro Sakurai – RETCONNING: The Star War...

Legendary Nintendo game designer and creator of Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Starfox – basically everyone's gaming childhood – is taking nerd fire for a roughly translated quote that seemed to say video games are temporary while film is timeless. We dare to ask...is he wrong? After we also ruffle the feathers of insecure fanboys, we talk about the lack of voice acting a...

Look, we're noted buyers. We've been doing a podcast about our ridiculous pop culture favorites and dumb buying habits since 2011, and we're on the record as saying gaming isn't a cheap hobby. You don't play video games to save money. But SHEESH, everyone's feeling the insane prices of everything now - and we have to ask, is even the vaunted Game Pass worth it anymore? PLUS...

There is nothing bigger in pop culture right now than Taylor Swift's latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. 2 out of 3 hosts have been listening to it since launch and are ready to share their thoughts on the album and the somewhat mixed critical and cultural reaction to it. Kat also went to a screening of the TLOAS film, so she shares memorable moments from that! PLUS: – KPOP DEMON HUNTERS: Fo...