134 - The Dutch Knight (feat. Trevor Strunk) [Whit’s Endless Summer #34]
Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge) returns once again to the horrors of Odyssey as he and the lads face down the true return of the devious Dutchman, Regis Blackgaard, in part two of Adventures in Odyssey’s most notorious run: Darkness Before Dawn. Topics include the vocal dexterity of Earl Boen, the collaboration between Paul McCusker and Philip Lollar, and the deeply depressing conversion of Eugene Meltsner.
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Trevor Strunk
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Adventures in Odyssey:
#327: “Moving Targets”
#328: “Hard Losses”
#329: “The Return”
#330: “The Time Has Come”
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Commercial: “’On the Importance of Muzzy at the End of the World”
Special Thanks to: David Armstrong, Jake Beckhard, Ellie Philips, Dara Swisher, Jessie Cannizzaro, Audrey Brehm, Donovan Eyre, Dean Beckwith, Petrea Whittier, Greg Foster, Matt Barbot, Josiah Hughes, Patrick Willems, Graham Techler, Trevor Strunk, Josh Sawyer, Lenore Olson, Jacob Dallas, Devon, Anne Huston, Chas LiBretto, maia arson crimew, November Kelly, and Tony Ditty.
Comments (83)
What is the dramatic music underscoring the like AJ conversion montage? It sounded like Tron Legacy?
Wait, Regis Blackgaard is voiced by the psychiatrist from the Terminator movies, and the voiceover for the second most important video of my adolescence (WoW Wrath of the Lich King cinematic)???
I remember when Fiorello LaGuardia greeted me at the edge of the George Washington Bridge when I, a Recovering Catholic, journeyed to his city to go to the only University in all of New York.
Eugene: Say Yes to be Blessed
Damn it you fuckers got me tearing up during the interstitial
That ending bit has to be the best one in the shows history to date
just incredible
IS Edwin the one who sucks Richard off? According to my fanfiction, yes Also hi I’m back with more Novel Lore™ but Glossman (more like grossman) drinks whiskey in like, the first chapter!! Villains are allowed to indulge in vices!!
Good news everyone! The Blackgaard/Maxwell tag on ao3 now has a total of three (3) fics! I don’t have a problem, YOU do
What is the story in the middle section about? Is it a continuing bit or are we supposed to just figure it out in media res?
It is part of an ongoing story! If you'd like to catch up, we have a compilation of the relevant interstitials in the "Whit's Endless Summer" collection under the "Collections" Tab called "The Odyssey Commercials: Vol. 1". It only compiles everything up through the start of this year though, so, you'll have to listen to the other Odyssey episodes from 2024 to get the whole story. Enjoy!
I think I've been activated
This episode was released on my birthday and it's quite possibly the greatest gift I have ever received. Masterful coverage of the goings-on in Odyssey, USA. Darkness Before Dawn unfortunately had a serious impact on me as a child. It's probably one of the reasons why I'm a writer. It's definitely the reason why I'm such a terrible one
I couldn't tell what was going on at the end but it felt like all y'all were trying to MKUltra AJ
EDIT HOLY SHIT PAUSE THE LAST 10 MINUTES IS MAKING ME COMBUST Hehe I’m only 2 minutes in but I gotta break the unfortunate news that Richard Maxwell was retconned in the novels to be 21 at the time of applesauce, making his scenes with Lucy just that much worse 🫶
Also gotta flex my novel lore knowledge some more and talk about Glossman (more like Grossman) having an ex-fiancée in England?? For no reason I guess? And the novels were all Lollar so it’s just a weird shoutout to his ex-colleague. Anyway I’m vibrating at a frequency that can shatter bone with excitement for these episodes so I’ll get back to it lmao
Shout out to my fellow SDA kids whose primary form of dramatic entertainment was Odyssey
I only just made it to the end now but But oh my Catholic/southern Baptist God, that was amazing! How great to get all of your friends, your dad, Some other random people, and I think actual Connie’s actress? She was a great sport about it!What an amazing joke/tribute to all of the craziness that this series has wrought. I think secretly my favorite part might be whoever said “I need you to recite the shahada? That came out of nowhere! Bravo to all! PSIt’s it even more hilarious because I would never be able to explain to someone why it’s hilarious unless they listen to this podcast.
sorry but i dont buy Eugenes conversion, him reading the bible to win back Katrina is just like when Obama claimed he read Marx to pick up girls in college
Pick up *bisexual* girls, very important distinction
That ending was beautiful, not only did I convert on the spot, but so did the dog
Wow! That opening was fantastic. I knew it sounded familiar, so I'm proud of myself for remembering what it was a reference to. I read that play, but I've never seen it. It's so weird and good, almost in the way odyssey is sometimes.
Well I hope you clowns are happy. I know have an unsolicited parasocial relationship with AJ's dad solidified with "you'll never take me alive!" He's clearly the best. On a more serious note–and apologies for the newb question if answered elsewhere but: What is the "I'm coming!" clip from? It may have been that little insert that absolutely hooked me on y'all...
That's from the Saturday's Warrior episode featuring Brigham Young Money!
Followed up my favorite opening with my favorite closing. You guys just don't miss <3
I can't believe I care what the mineral in these goddamn tunnels is going to turn out to be
Jesus Christ, Marie.
The AI is the only unshackled thing in Whit's basement
I listen to these at work and the end of this made me laugh so hard I had to stop working and just cling to the prep table for a minute. When I heard November Kelly, that's when I broke, I had to put my knife down and just cry with laughter.
Okay when is the Kingdom Hearts episode
Dramaturgy% speedrun time 14:53
AJ. You NEED to recite the Shahada.
What I want to know is how much Katie Leigh charged y'all for that.
Lookin like about $75 on cameo haha
The ending made me laugh so hard I spilled methylene chloride all over my lab bench. Ruined a pcb batch but it was worth it. Congrats on the conversion.
That ending had me in fucking hysterics oh my GOD this episode was absolutely top tier Also as someone who was tragically into the odyssey books as a kid I feel so validated every time Brian mentions book lore🙏🏻
You had me with the Mr Burns Post Electric Play bit but I died happy hearing AJ getting converted as a committed member of the Southern Baptist Convention
Amazing ending. An incredible, laser-targeted bit.
hooooooooooly fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
This arc was my Breaking Bad as a child
I feel like this whole podcast series has been Brian grooming AJ and us as the audience into appreciating his Eugene's conversion parody. Only Josh, himself, and maybe 4 other people would have found this funny 34 episodes ago. Brilliant
AJ may have lost a father, but he gained a greater, more scripturally backed father
I am at an actual loss for words at that ending, holy shit. My partner looked over at me HOWLING and I had to make a weak attempt at "oh it's an incredible bit in that one podcast" like there was any way to convey why I was hearing one of the funniest things in my entire life. Just wow. Standing ovation
that odyssey episode was not The Moment for me. because this episode was.
I'm in the middle of a Meijer in East Lansing laughing like a madman at this. Bravo
The best sissy hypno I've ever heard
10/10 ep we love yall
Damn Brian how long have you been planning the ending montage? I feel like the entire Whit's Endless Summer was leading up to this bit
Holy shit what an ending
The ending is absolute art. Well done. Enjoy your new faith, A.J.
I immediately hoped this was a Mr. Burns parody and was so happy to be correct
Another banger. This is tangential but I am aghast that I spent an hour trying to type out a work email and someone has found the time to write 600k words on AiO on AO3. Like, how.
I didnt think brian would top his one man show so soon...
The Hide and Seek singalong made me laugh so hard during my workout I dropped the weight I was holding
so happy to have been a part of this insane bit
Man, the constant refrain of "abandon your reason, what does your heart say?" drives me crazy, especially since their scripture says the heart is deceitful. American evangelicalism feels so much like a scummy car salesman. Don't look under the hood, just picture yourself cruising down the highway!
Ending was incredible
so let me see if I got this right - the israelites wear *white sheets*?
Jesus fucking Christ that ending is an amazing piece of work and I can't even imagine the planning and I will probably be thinking about it for the rest of the day. (Psst! AJ! Go pentecostal! We have tambourines, speaking in tongues, and people screaming while dancing in place and/or running around the sanctuary! It's a great time!)
But what about the snakes? I *hate* snakes!
That ending was fucking brilliant especially pairing it with that particularly glassy song hell yeah lads
Jesus that ending. ofc you should've converted to Lutheranism (the original and true protestantism) but amazing nonetheless
I understand Eugene on a deeper level (autism)
Obviously a bit biased, but I think the ending of this is the best TWOAPW bit of all time
You're not alone. It was brilliant.
THE ENDING!!!!!!
Great job as usual. Can't wait for the next one.
little known fact, at the end of each recording session the lads all stand up and sing The Sash in unison. brian has been evicted from two separate apartments for playing the drums too loud, that’s why they’re on a houseboat now
The ending is the greatest thing you’ve ever produced.
Got unreasonably excited at the Johnny Dollar mention lmao
A POST-ELECTRIC WHITT?
It would be great if y'all could get Scott Benson on one episode this series. Loved his Odyssey commentary for the Castles and Cauldrons show.
I work in environmental consulting, this is EXACTLY what it's like trying to inspect gas stations for environmental compliance. One of those 'hey gang I'm actually with the baddies on this one' episodes
This might be the greatest episode youse have ever crafted, outstanding, thank you
Welcome to The Worst of All Possible Worlds, the first and only podcast where NO ONE GETS SUCKED OFF!
Please pass a radio show recommendation to Trevor: all of Bold Venture, the radio show starting Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, is on YouTube.
You boys really outdid yourselves this time. Great work.
Minor correction, Bovril is best known as a hot beef drink so it’s much worse than “beef peanut butter” I’m afraid. It used to have a famous ad in which a cow looked at a jar with tears in its eyes with the tagline “alas my poor brother”, we are a normal country.
If you're interested in the history of advertising, sexuality and colonialism (particularly but not exclusively in the UK), Imperial Leather by Anne McClintock is really good. I bring it up because she has this whole bit analyzing these Bovril ads from when it first came out that said (in pathé voice): "THE STANLEY EXPEDITION COULD NOT HAVE SUCCEEDED WITHOUT BOVRIL, WHICH IS WHY THEY SPELLED IT ON A MAP IF YOU TRACE THEIR STEPS IN DEEP DARK AFRICA" Very normal country indeed.
she bite on my edge til i chemical
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Unfortunately I saw "beef peanut butter" and "no one got sucked off" before I saw this warning.