You Like the Worst Stuff

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 on the Tomodachi Life: Living the Drea...

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 in 2026 and we're happy to dunk on ...

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: KPop Demon Hunters wins at the Globes...

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 mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat R...

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 slightly less horrific year!

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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 written and edited by Tony Sadowski, and...

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 good egg!

– DETECTOR: Love for Emio: ...

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 Thanksgiving Parade was actually enterta...

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 by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley...

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 and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman ...

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' FOR: Q-Up

– FREE: Steam game for first to ...

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 to the islands. PLUS...

– DONE DONE...

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 Wars sequel trilogy through Hunt for Ben S...

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 and general AAA polish in Pokémon Leg...

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:

– PLAYED OUT: Did you know there w...

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: Fourhman has played the Fortnite HUNTR...

Tons of gaming news to talk about this week with Tokyo Game Show, an Xbox event, and the latest State of Play video from Sony! But the big question...do we actually want to play any of it? Also highly questionable, the GameStop Shiny Miraidon giveaway code fiasco. PLUS:

– KPOP DEMON HUNTERS: Fortnite bound?

– DEMON SLAYER: That is one infinite castle...

– BLIPPO+: Binge in color now on Switch!

– GATEKEEPING: The Office comes to Magic: ...

A 60-minute Nintendo Direct packed full of games, goofy gizmos, and Galaxy-themed goodies is the focus of our skeptical glares this week. There was a LOT to talk about, but how much of it are we excited to play? And we may have hit the price point in gaming where even Fourhman turns his nose up at collectables he'd usually scoop right up. The lousy economy isn't exactly helping the video game industry's case. PLUS:

– VIR...

K-Pop Demon Hunters mania continues on YLTWS, as Haygood finally gets around to seeing it! What did he think? We talk about plans for turning the hit film into a franchise, sticking the sequel landing, and then dunk on an article arguing that Disney needs to start catering to Gen Z boys. PLUS:

– LIT: Fourhman gets a HUNTR/X light stick

– LATE: Helldivers 2

– LIES: Tony talks the latest album by The Beths

– LUCK: A free Steam game for f...