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The Worst Writer in the World

Meet Rufus & Howard. Rufus is an English teacher with a degree in literature. Howard is an unemployed idiot. One of them spent their entire childhood writing stories and scripts. Unfortunately, it was Howard. Welcome to The Worst Writer in the World; a comedy storytelling podcast in which Rufus attempts to read everything that Howard wrote, while Howard listens and feels increasingly ashamed. Together, they'll probe the plot holes, interrogate the inconsistencies, and use their adult brains to fix the many problems with Young Howard's work. So that maybe one day, Howard will no longer be known as: The Worst Writer in the World.

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  1. 265

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 17

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  2. 264

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 16

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.

  3. 263

    Worst Writer - The Odyssey by Homer, Part 4

    The final part of the series in which we tell the complete story of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey - in our own words, and hopefully capturing the excitement, adventure, and utterly ridiculous humour of this foundational and often misrepresented work. The Trojan war is over. Now, Odysseus (the strategic genius who came up with the big-horse-full-of-men plan) just has to get home to Ithaca. How difficult can it be...?

  4. 262

    Worst Writer - The Odyssey by Homer, Part 3

    The third of a four-part series in which we tell the complete story of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey - in our own words, and hopefully capturing the excitement, adventure, and utterly ridiculous humour of this foundational and often misrepresented work. The Trojan war is over. Now, Odysseus (the strategic genius who came up with the big-horse-full-of-men plan) just has to get home to Ithaca. How difficult can it be...?

  5. 261

    Worst Writer - The Odyssey by Homer, Part 2

    The second of a four-part series in which we tell the complete story of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey - in our own words, and hopefully capturing the excitement, adventure, and utterly ridiculous humour of this foundational and often misrepresented work. The Trojan war is over. Now, Odysseus (the strategic genius who came up with the big-horse-full-of-men plan) just has to get home to Ithaca. How difficult can it be...?

  6. 260

    Worst Writer - The Odyssey by Homer, Part 1

    The first of a four-part series in which we tell the complete story of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey - in our own words, and hopefully capturing the excitement, adventure, and utterly ridiculous humour of this foundational and often misrepresented work. The Trojan war is over. Now, Odysseus (the strategic genius who came up with the big-horse-full-of-men plan) just has to get home to Ithaca. How difficult can it be...?

  7. 259

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 15

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  8. 258

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 14

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  9. 257

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 13

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  10. 256

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 12

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  11. 255

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 11

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there

  12. 254

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 10

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  13. 253

    Worst Writer - Batman & Robin (with Bec Hill)

    We invited a guest onto our show - comedian, writer, presenter & all-round wonderful person: Bec Hill! Foolishly, we let her choose the movie we talked about. She chose Batman & Robin (1997). Follow Bec: https://www.instagram.com/bechillcomedian/ See Bec live: https://www.bechillcomedian.com/ Watch Bec's snakes video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aNbzjwfpIfU

  14. 252

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 9

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  15. 251

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 8

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at manbuycow.com We'll be very happy to see you there.

  16. 250

    Worst Writer - Welcome to Underspace

    We present episode one of our brand-new podcast: The Complete History (and Fistory) of Underspace. On the roof of her school, in what seems to be a regular greenhouse, Henrietta finds the doorway to a magical world - where she meets a talking pig called Dagenham, and an incompetent detective called Grett... The continuing story is available now

  17. 249

    Worst Writer - Untitled Sitcom about a Time-Travelling Detective (with Joz Norris), Part 2

    For the first time ever, we invited a guest onto the show - writer and comedian Joz Norris. Joz kindly brought us a wonderful TV sitcom pilot he wrote years ago, and we - slightly less kindly - gave it the full Worst Writer treatment. It's the story of Damien Rice (not that one) - a time-travelling private detective who is not very good at time travelling, or being a detective - and the case of the missing mayor. Follow Joz: instagram.com/joznorris Find out more about us and Underspace: www.manbuycow.com

  18. 248

    Worst Writer - Untitled Sitcom about a Time-Travelling Detective (with Joz Norris), Part 1

    For the first time ever, we invited a guest onto the show - writer and comedian Joz Norris. Joz kindly brought us a wonderful TV sitcom pilot he wrote years ago, and we - slightly less kindly - gave it the full Worst Writer treatment. It's the story of Damien Rice (not that one) - a time-travelling private detective who is not very good at time travelling, or being a detective - and the case of the missing mayor. Follow Joz: instagram.com/joznorris Find out more about us and Underspace: www.manbuycow.com

  19. 247

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 7

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at patreon.com/manbuycow We'll be very happy to see you there

  20. 246

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 6

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at patreon.com/manbuycow We'll be very happy to see you there.

  21. 245

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 5

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at patreon.com/manbuycow We'll be very happy to see you there

  22. 244

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 4

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at patreon.com/manbuycow We'll be very happy to see you there

  23. 243

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 3

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at patreon.com/manbuycow We'll be very happy to see you there.

  24. 242

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 2

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

  25. 241

    Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 1

    Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do. ------------- If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at https://patreon.com/manbuycow We'll be very happy to see you there.

  26. 240

    Worst Writer - Willie the Squowse, Part 2

    Rufus read Howard's favourite book - Willie the Squowse (1973) by Ted Allen - and now Rufus is going to tell Howard the story... AS IF HE DIDN'T KNOW!!!! For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

  27. 239

    Worst Writer - Willie the Squowse, Part 1

    Rufus read Howard's favourite book - Willie the Squowse (1973) by Ted Allen - and now Rufus is going to tell Howard the story... AS IF HE DIDN'T KNOW!!!! For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

  28. 238

    Worst Writer - The True Life of Bluebell Jansen

    Young Howard decided that the best way to become a successful writer was by pretending to be a teenage girl on Wattpad. Fortunately, he didn't get far with his story. In this episode, we read what he managed to write before giving up.

  29. 237

    Worst Writer - The Fly (1986), Part 2

    Rufus & Howard retell the entire plot of David Cronenberg's The Fly, starring Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis - in which an innocent fly gets absorbed by a mad scientist and then blamed for everything that goes wrong.

  30. 236

    Worst Writer - The Fly (1986), Part 1

    Rufus & Howard retell the entire plot of David Cronenberg's The Fly, starring Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis - in which an innocent fly gets absorbed by a mad scientist and then blamed for everything that goes wrong. For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

  31. 235

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 9

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

  32. 234

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 8

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP! For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

  33. 233

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 7

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

  34. 232

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 6

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

  35. 231

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 5

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP! Get all six episodes now at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  36. 230

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 4

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

  37. 229

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 3

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

  38. 228

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 2

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP! Get all six episodes now at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  39. 227

    Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 1

    Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP! Get all six episodes now at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  40. 226

    Worst Writer - Grett Binchleaf & the Adventure of the Infinitely Big House, Chapter 1

    The adventures of Grett Binchleaf as a kid. Get the rest of the book at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  41. 225

    Worst Writer - Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989), Part 2

    We watched the final Indiana Jones movie (if you don't count those two that came after it) - and now we're going to recount the plot in detail. This episode contains spoilers for every single thing that happens in Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade. Get loads more exclusive episodes right now by joining the gang at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  42. 224

    Worst Writer - Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989), Part 1

    We watched the final Indiana Jones movie (if you don't count those two that came after it) - and now we're going to recount the plot in detail. This episode contains spoilers for every single thing that happens in Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade. Get all of this story now by joining the gang for just $2 at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  43. 223

    Worst Writer - Dottersea Bags Home

    We read a short story that Howard wrote recently (just 11 years ago) about a man, a dog, and a bag. Get loads more exclusive episodes right now by joining the gang at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  44. 222

    Worst Writer - The End of the WuWuWorld, Part 3

    This is the way the WuWuWorld ends, not with a bang but a WuWuWhimper. (Probably not wise to start with this story, as it's kind of a sequel to several stories we've previously released, especially Jack's Turkeys.)

  45. 221

    Worst Writer - The End of the WuWuWorld, Part 2

    This is the way the WuWuWorld ends, not with a bang but a WuWuWhimper. (Probably not wise to start with this story, as it's kind of a sequel to several stories we've previously released, especially Jack's Turkeys.)

  46. 220

    Worst Writer - The End of the WuWuWorld, Part 1

    This is the way the WuWuWorld ends, not with a bang but a WuWuWhimper. (Probably not wise to start with this story, as it's kind of a sequel to several stories we've previously released, especially Jack's Turkeys.)

  47. 219

    Worst Writer - Gatecrashers

    13-year-old Howard wrote a story about all his classmates going to a party - where two uninvited guests cause havoc, and all the boys are devilishly handsome. Join the gang for loads of exclusive content: patreon.com/manbuycow

  48. 218

    Worst Writer - BONUS - It's The Mister Fluckcast

    Once again, we're releasing an episode from our most Secret of Gangs on Patreon - into the wild. It's the Mister Fluckcast! Starring Mister Fluck, Mike & Brian, and Gorbilla. All ten episodes of the It's the Mister Flcukcast are available now for just USD$7 at patreon.com/manbuycow - as well as hundreds of other exclusive audio episodes.

  49. 217

    Worst Writer - How Many Heads....?

    First, we read Young Howard's opinion piece on teen pregnancy, then we try out slightly-less-young Howard's idea for a whole new podcast - which, unfortunately, we couldn't even get one whole episode out of. ...Join the gang www.patreon.com/manbuycow

  50. 216

    Worst Writer - Supergirl (1984), Part 4

    Rufus & Howard retell another of their favourite movies - Supergirl from 1984, starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway & Peter O'Toole in their greatest roles (squirt?) Follow us @worstwritershow - join the gang www.patreon.com/manbuycow

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Meet Rufus & Howard. Rufus is an English teacher with a degree in literature. Howard is an unemployed idiot. One of them spent their entire childhood writing stories and scripts. Unfortunately, it was Howard. Welcome to The Worst Writer in the World; a comedy storytelling podcast in which Rufus attempts to read everything that Howard wrote, while Howard listens and feels increasingly ashamed. Together, they'll probe the plot holes, interrogate the inconsistencies, and use their adult brains to fix the many problems with Young Howard's work. So that maybe one day, Howard will no longer be known as: The Worst Writer in the World.

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What is The Worst Writer in the World about?

Meet Rufus & Howard. Rufus is an English teacher with a degree in literature. Howard is an unemployed idiot. One of them spent their entire childhood writing stories and scripts. Unfortunately, it was Howard. Welcome to The Worst Writer in the World; a comedy storytelling podcast in which Rufus...

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