Podcast
The Best Worst
Welcome to Night Vale's Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink consider the Golden Age of Television, at its best and its worst. Each episode, we consider a classic show by watching first its worst IMDB user rated episode, and then its best. What can we learn by watching the best and worst of classic TV? Let's find out together.
- Episodes
- 89
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 12 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
89 episodes, newest first
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12 min
Out today! This Will Ruin The Tour by the writers of Welcome to Night Vale
Episode 89
Show notes
From the writers and team behind Welcome to Night Vale, comes a new audio drama. Out today!
Kiara Sloan has been one of the world's biggest pop stars since before she could legally drive, but now she is in her forties, and embarking on a big comeback tour after an embarrassing public incident almost ended her career.
Neil Ritter is a small town boy from Texas, still in his twenties, and desperate for his big break as a music journalist. And here it is: spend the day in New Orleans with none other than Kiara Sloan. And maybe get something juicy about the pills and her dwindling ticket sales.
What starts as a reluctant interview turns, to both of their surprise, into a genuine connection, as Kiara and Neil wander the Crescent City through the day and well into the night.
From jazz clubs to tarot readers, from Jackson Square to a ferry on the Mississippi river, This Will Ruin The Tour invites us to listen in real time as Kiara and Neil try to find the balance between career and life, between stability and adventure, between self-control and jumping into love, even if it just might ruin the tour.
For fans of Before Sunrise, Roman Holiday, and Once, This Will Ruin The Tour is twenty four hours in America's most magical city, spent with two people who just might be falling in love…
For more information and to buy it, click here.
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49 min
Ep 85: Supernatural
Show notes
Supernatural
2005-2020
327 episodes
Worst episode: s9 e20 Bloodlines
Best episode: s5 e8 Changing Channels
A boy show for girls.
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge.
And preorder the newest audio drama from the writers of Welcome to Night Vale here!
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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5 min
Ep 84: The Middlest Bluey PATREON PREVIEW
Show notes
Bluey
2018-2024
154 episodes
Middlest episode: s3 e34 Smoochy Kiss
have you ever peed on your foot
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge.
And preorder the newest audio drama from the writers of Welcome to Night Vale here!
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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47 min
Ep 83: Bluey
Show notes
Bluey
2018-2024
154 episodes
Worst episode: s3 e44 Wild Girls
Best episode: S2 e26 Sleepytime
If you aren't having a small child punch you in the head in the middle of the night, what you doing?
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge.
And preorder the newest audio drama from the writers of Welcome to Night Vale here!
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 min
Announcing: This Will Ruin The Tour from the team behind Welcome to Night Vale
Show notes
From the writers and team behind Welcome to Night Vale, comes a new audio drama.
Kiara Sloan has been one of the world's biggest pop stars since before she could legally drive, but now she is in her forties, and embarking on a big comeback tour after an embarrassing public incident almost ended her career.
Neil Ritter is a small town boy from Texas, still in his twenties, and desperate for his big break as a music journalist. And here it is: spend the day in New Orleans with none other than Kiara Sloan. And maybe get something juicy about the pills and her dwindling ticket sales.
What starts as a reluctant interview turns, to both of their surprise, into a genuine connection, as Kiara and Neil wander the Crescent City through the day and well into the night.
From jazz clubs to tarot readers, from Jackson Square to a ferry on the Mississippi river, This Will Ruin The Tour invites us to listen in real time as Kiara and Neil try to find the balance between career and life, between stability and adventure, between self-control and jumping into love, even if it just might ruin the tour.
For fans of Before Sunrise, Roman Holiday, and Once, This Will Ruin The Tour is twenty four hours in America's most magical city, spent with two people who just might be falling in love…
For more information and to pre-order, click here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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18 min
Ep 82: The Middlest Twin Peaks PATREON PREVIEW
Show notes
Twin Peaks
1990-1991
30 episodes
Middlest episode: s1 e4 Rest in Pain
In which we correct some errors.
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge.
And preorder the newest audio drama from the writers of Welcome to Night Vale here!
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 3 min
Ep 81: Twin Peaks
Show notes
Twin Peaks
1990-1991
30 episodes
Worst episode: s2 e15 Slaves and Masters
Best episode: s2 e7 Lonely Souls
It's happening again
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge.
And preorder the newest audio drama from the writers of Welcome to Night Vale here!
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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5 min
Ep 80: Daria Middlest PATREON PREVIEW
Show notes
Daria
1997-2002
67 episodes
Middlest episode: s2 e2 The Daria Hunter
It's like the deer hunter, get it?
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge.
And preorder the newest audio drama from the writers of Welcome to Night Vale here!
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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49 min
Ep 79: Daria
Show notes
Daria
1997-2002
67 episodes
Worst episode: s3 e4 Depth Takes a Holiday
Best episode: s2 e1 Arts 'N Crass
What if a theme song went harder than any theme song has ever gone
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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8 min
Ep 78: The Middlest Beverly Hills, 90210 PATREON PREVIEW
Show notes
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-2000
292 episodes
Middlest episode: s5 e 6 Homecoming
we have always been at war with Selanesia
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE is out now
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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49 min
Ep 77: Beverly Hills, 90210
Show notes
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-2000
292 episodes
Worst episode: s5 e29 The Real McCoy
Best episode: s6 e10 One Wedding and a Funeral
folks we have a wild west past-life regression episode
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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9 min
Cecil Baldwin and Kevin R Free perform more from The Nudge, by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink
Show notes
Please consider preordering wherever you buy books. Preorders make a HUGE difference for authors.
If you're in LA, please come join us on September 1st a the launch event at Vroman's in Pasadena with Mara Wilson. https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-09-01/joseph-fink
For more information, to preorder, and to see the book tour schedule, please check out: https://podiumentertainment.com/c/thenudge
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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7 min
Ep 76: The Middlest Odd Couple
Show notes
The Odd Couple
1970-1975
114 episodes
Middlest ep: s1 e23 What Does a Naked Lady Say to You?
In which they make a sitcom episode in 1970 about a show Meg produced in 2010
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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7 min
Excerpt from The Nudge, by Best Worst co-host Joseph Fink
Show notes
Please consider preordering wherever you buy books. Preorders make a HUGE difference for authors.
If you're in LA, please come join us on September 1st a the launch event at Vroman's in Pasadena with Mara Wilson. https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-09-01/joseph-fink
For more information, to preorder, and to see the book tour schedule, please check out: https://podiumentertainment.com/c/thenudge
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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46 min
Ep 75: The Odd Couple
Show notes
The Odd Couple
1970-1975
114 episodes
Worst episode: s3 e21 The Odyssey Couple
Best episode: S3 e11 Password
Jack Klugman could have played Tony Soprano imo
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 min
Ep 74: The Middlest Glee PATREON PREVIEW
Show notes
Glee
2009-2015
114 episodes
Middlest episode: S1.E14 ∙ Hell-O
Did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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50 min
Ep 73: Glee
Show notes
Glee
2009-2015
114 episodes
Worst episode: s5e8 Previously Unaired Christmas
Best episode: S5.E3 ∙ The Quarterback
Sorry Lea, lighting was a little off can we take that again from the top.
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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9 min
Ep 72: The Middlest Girls PATREON PREVIEW
Show notes
Girls
2012-2017
62 episodes
Middlest: s2e9 On All Fours
I think the title might be about sex stuff.
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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50 min
Ep 71: Girls
Show notes
Girls
2012-2017
62 episodes
Worst episode: s6e10 latching
Best episode: S5.E6 ∙ The Panic in Central Park
Roy: Girls! It's about girls.
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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10 min
Ep 70: The Middlest Doctor Who (2005) PATREON PREVIEW
Show notes
Doctor Who (2005)
2005-
175 episodes
Middlest Episode: s4 christmas special Voyage of the Damned
Angels are bad again.
To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. https://patreon.com/TheBestWorst
Preorder Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE
A production of Night Vale Presents.
Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink
Editing by Grant Stewart.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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