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What Were They Thinking?

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Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.

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  • Mini-Episode: Burgers and Franchise · 33 minWhat is your franchise obsession? The guys discuss the Elm Streets, the Evil Bongs and more... including your thoughts. Plus - we go back to our traditional November franchise…
  • My Fellow Americans · 1 h 26 minIt's election time for our southern neighbours so why not talk about the political comedy My Fellow Americans starring Jack Lemmon, James Garner and Canadian Dan Aykroyd? The…
  • Mini-Episode: Hollywood Presidents · 27 minHere at What Were They Thinking?, we prefer fake presidents. The ones on film, that is! Nathan and Brendan discuss all your favourite (and least favourite) leaders of the free…
  • Rhinestone · 1 h 27 minThis week - get that hitch out of your giddyup, warm up that unrealistically bad singing voice, talk about convoluted production miscues and outdated dialogue, belt out a few…
  • Mini-Episode: Odd Couples · 27 minImagine if two people had to team up... and they were just COMPLETELY different? Odd, even?! An ODD COUPLE? That's what the guys are talking about this week - cinematic odd…
  • Ghosts of Mars (w/Emma Wilkes) · 1 h 23 minThe fellas are joined by returning guest Emma Wilkes to talk about the worst John Carpenter movie of all-time - Ghosts of Mars. After a deep dive into butt rock (heh), all things…
  • Mini-Episode: Ruined That Movie! · 25 minCan you ruin a movie with one singular element? One thing that just makes the entire entity crash and burn? That's what Nathan and Brendan attempt to figure out on this week's…
  • The Punisher (w/Joshua Kotsabasakis) · 1 h 30 minEveryone loves Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle but does anyone remember when Thomas Jane did it? The guys are joined by comic book expert to discuss the 2004 adaptation of The…
  • Mini-Episode: Again and Again and Again · 29 minWhat movies are you obsessed with? Just absolutely fixated on that you can rewatch them a million times? That's what the guys discuss this week along with revealing next week's…
  • Three Men and a Baby (w/Britany Sparrow) · 1 h 37 minWait... men taking care of a baby? On their own? Without a woman? HOW DOES THAT WORK. The guys are joined by Britany Sparrow to talk all about the 1980s Full House prototype…
  • Patreon Preview: Critters 2 · 1 h 45 minAs a special thank you for TEN YEARS of podcasting, we unlock the Patron vault for an EXCLUSIVE episode from the past that has never been featured on the main feed. Indeed, the…
  • The Hottie & the Nottie · 1 h 38 minTEN YEARS on the air (a Decade of Disappointment) and THIS is how we celebrate? Oy gevalt. The guys talk all about one of the worst movies of all time - The Hottie & the Nottie…
  • Mini-Episode: Best of the Worst · 30 minThe TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the podcast is next week so what better way to celebrate than by discussing the best worst movies of all time? No better way, I say! Patreon…
  • The Purge · 1 h 25 minAll crime? INCLUDING murder?! In THIS economy? Yes, that's right. Your favourite two chuckleheads watched and discussed the 2013 horror film The Purge starring Ethan Hawke James…
  • Mini-Episode: Critical Indifference · 31 minLike what you like, man! Don't listen to the "experts," man. This week, the fellas talk about movies that they LIKE, okay? Despite what THE MAN tells them to think, ALRIGHT?…
  • Foodfight! · 1 h 22 minWhelp, they did it. It's one of the worst movies ever made in human history. From horny dog-cat/woman relationships, sex criminal squirrels, product placement (if half of the…
  • Mini-Episode: Sponsored by Ham-Fist · 29 minDon't you just love product placement? Where would we be without it? A better place, probably. A much better place. Patreon…
  • The Crow: Salvation · 1 h 33 minBack to the crowing board with the third installment that pretty much went straight to video. With a rogue's gallery of character actors, the least convincing transformation that…
  • Mini-Episode: Franchise Killers · 33 minThis week, the fellas talk all about the movies that killed their favourite franchises! They read your suggestions too! Mini-episodes are so back, baby! Patreon…
  • Folks (w/"Horsepower" Hunter Sampson) · 1 h 27 minJust as he threatened during his previous visit to the WWTT Studios, "Horsepower" Hunter Sampson is back to discuss... Folks. After discussing his harrowing backstory with the…
  • RERUN: The Ugly Truth (w/Emma Wilkes) · 1 h 36 minNo mini-episode this week so enjoy this rerun with a guest who is set to return soon! Minis are back next week, folks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
  • Lost in Space (w/guest co-host Jason MacLeod) · 1 h 33 minJason MacLeod stops by to co-host and talk about one of the confounding TV-to-film adaptations of the 90s, Lost in Space. They discuss Matt Leblanc's miscasting, William Hurt's…
  • RERUN: Dragonball Evolution (w/Horsepower Hunter Sampson) · 1 h 25 minIn lieu of a mini-episode, please enjoy this week's rerun of a classic episode from our back-catalogue! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • Dear Evan Hansen (w/guest co-host Sharon Horwatt) · 1 h 51 minFrequent guest Sharon Horwatt acts as co-host and expert this week as she helps Brendan navigate his way through the terribly misbegotten musical, Dear Evan Hansen. They break…
  • Mini-Episode: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? · 25 minSometimes, teenagers should really just be played by teenagers. The guys look at the most blatantly poor age miscasting (and age gap relationships!) in cinematic history, which…
  • The Cell · 1 h 22 minMTV presents... The Cell. OK, not really, but it seemed likely, right? The guys break down this trippy 2000s thriller starring J-Lo and the Vinces and talk about everything…
  • Mini-Episode: Sure, OK · 27 minEver have a movie that just made you go... WHAT. Movies that left you dazed, confused and perhaps even bewildered. Well, that's what the fellas are talking about this week, which…
  • Good Mourning · 1 h 22 minMachine Gun Kelly starred in a movie? Hmm. Wait, he also co-directed? Uh. WAIT, HE ALSO CO-WROTE IT?! Lord. That's right, the guys chat about Good Mourning, which has to be at…
  • Mini-Episode: Shut Up and... Sing? · 35 minAs far as acting goes, these singers sure can... sing. Or something. This week, the fellas talk about the best, worst and smelliest singer-turned-actors. This MAY have something…
  • TerrorVision (w/Seth Blackwell) · 1 h 27 minPatreon Power! This week, the guys are joined by super Patron Seth Blackwell to discuss the bizarre horror-comedy TerrorVision. They also talk about the great theme song, this…
  • Mini-Episode: SummerSad (w/Ryan Gilbert) · 38 minFor the final week of the March to Wrestlemania, Ryan Gilbert and the guys discuss the biggest let-downs in the squared circle. They discuss people popping out of crates, Higher…
  • WWE December to Dismember (w/Ryan Gilbert) · 1 h 35 minTime to get down to the REAL wrestling content! Ryan joins the guys once again and this time they're discussing WWE December to Dismember, the absolute desecration of something…
  • Mini-Episode: Wrestlemaniacs (w/Ryan Gilbert) · 42 minIt's no secret that this podcast loves wrestling and what better way to celebrate the greatest sport of all than by talking about the moments that piqued everyone's interest…
  • Wrong Side of Town (w/Ryan Gilbert) · 1 h 31 min"STARRING" Dave Bautista? Come on, movie. This week, the guys are joined by Ryan Gilbert to begin the March to WrestleMania. On the docket this time? A film starring no less…
  • Mini-Episode: It's Just Me, Uce! · 15 minIt's Brendan! And... Brendan. Just him, Uce. This week, he tries to figure out what to do for a solo mini-episode. Surely, he will use one of the suggestions from you lovely…
  • My Father the Hero (w/guest co-host Galen Howard) · 1 h 29 minNathan is out of commission this week so special guest co-host Galen Howard joins the conversation to talk about notorious failure My Father the Hero. The guys talk about this…
  • Mini-Episode: Cast Again! · 30 minHey! Why'd they replace that fella? Or... hey, I love that they replaced that fella! Or... it's weird that they replaced that fella with THAT fella! Yes, the guys talk all about…
  • Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie · 1 h 31 minPatty has responded! After Mariah unleashed Neil Breen on the podcast, it is is Patty's turn to unleash... this thing. The guys watch Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie starring the…
  • Early Access - Mini-Episode: Promising Premises · 33 minWhat movies were doing just fine until they hired a pesky creative team to mess it all up? Would they have been fine as a solid premise alone? I don't know the answer. I'm just…
  • Twisted Pair (w/Mariah Lirette) · 1 h 40 minIt's that time of year again when the WWTT Ladies unleash pure hell upon this show. This time, Mariah has traveled back to the Breen-iverse to give the fellas the gift of Twisted…
  • Mini-Episode: What Were YOU Thinking!? (w/Ben Gillcrist & Jason MacLeod) · 25 minBen and Jason are back this week for a little game to test everyone's What Were They Thinking? knowledge. Who did Jason Voorhees kill in Jason Goes to Hell? One name? Anyone? Can…
  • Star Trek: Section 31 (w/Ben Gillcrist & Jason MacLeod) · 1 h 51 minGet your nerd books out, dorks! It's time to talk about a science-fiction movie for losers called Star Trek: Section 31, every Trekkie's favourite foray into deep space with…
  • Mini-Episode: Music is the Soundtrack of their Lives · 31 minWell, not really... but doesn't a good soundtrack completely liven up a film you might not already dig? Or, hey! Sometimes if a film is already good, a great soundtrack is even…
  • Flight Risk · 1 h 25 minAh yes, 2025. What a year for great film. Wait, that's not what we do... The guys start the year off correctly by talking about the cream of the crap for the previous year of…
  • Mini-Episode: I Want to Play a Game · 45 minWelcome back! On this week's first (mini-)episode back, Brendan wants to play a game! As the fellas take a look at the slate of movies coming up in 2026, they predict the Rotten…
  • RERUN: Silent Hill · 1 h 39 minHAPPY NEW YEAR! One more week off for the boys so in anticipation of this month's Return to Silent Hill, enjoy this old episode with the fellas discussing the original Silent…
  • RERUN: Pottersville · 1 h 31 minMERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Enjoy another episode from the vault as we take a "much-deserved" break. We will return with NEW episodes on Jan 8th! Learn more about your ad…
  • RERUN: Hot Frosty · 1 h 24 minWe are on holidays so enjoy this episode from last year where we talked about Hot Frosty. We will be back with new episodes on January 8th! Learn more about your ad choices…
  • Santa Claus (w/Mariah Lirette) · 1 h 29 minIt's that time of year again so the guys are joined by Mariah Lirette to talk about another Christmas crapfest. This time, they discuss the insanity of the 1959 Mexican film…
  • Mini-Episode: Worth the Hype? · 33 minWhat movies made you take a step back and say... "huh? I just don't get the hype." Guaranteed to enrage you all, the hosts read from listener-submitted haterade for comic book…

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