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VFTW Radio 1/20/10 Robs Banks With a BB Gun.

Did the Chicago and Orlando auditions entertain you? Or were they pure crap? VFTW Radio tackles this and other life threatening topics. Tune in from 10-11 PM Eastern to listen to the VFTW Radio show, and give us a call during the show at 201-793-8255 to chat live. Because the show is nothing with you. Well, it's something, but the hosts will cry. Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack dish the dirt and sling the mud about everything Idol, so don't miss it.

VFTW Radio Show 1/27/10 Throws a Coke in Kara's Face.

One more week of auditions down, only 2 episodes to go. So who's stood out in a VFTW way and who sucked? If you're not sure, VFTW helps you decide with our always unbiased and politely worded opinions. Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack congratulate Katy Perry for making Kara look even stupider than usual among other Idol topics.

VFTW Radio 2/3/10 ~ End of Idol Auditions and Nick Mitchell Joins Us

Thank God, the auditions are over and we can finally get down to the good Hollywood drama. But first, VFTW radio discussed how season 9 of Idol is shaping up. Nick Mitchell also gives us a ring and chats about his time on Idol, as well as Kendall, one of the Worsters who tried out in Denver. Overall, an awesome show! You can always count on Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack to tell it like it is, crush dreams, and make you laugh.

VFTW Radio 2/10/10 with Special Guest Jackie Tohn

Hollywood week is finally here, and VFTW Radio will dissect the drama and tears on this week's radio show. Also joining us for the second half hour is American Idol 8 semifinalist and all around awesome person Jackie Tohn. Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean are the voice of truth and they're a sure bet for entertainment, unlike American Idol episodes.

Voting starts next week, so VFTW Radio will be taking a 3 week hiatus to encourage you to vote for the worst on Wednesday nights. But before we do, we have one last radio show before the big break. Joining us for the first half hour is American Idol 5 semifinalist Ayla Brown. We've had Ayla on our show before and she's always an awesome guest. Find out how things are changing for her as she wraps up college and adjusts to life as a Senator's daughter. In the second half hour, we discuss the Top 24 minus Chris Golightly. 

VFTW Radio is back! After a 3 week hiatus for the semifinals, Dave, Deb, Slack, and Insane are back in rare form. Listen to us rip on American Idol's top 12 and everything we've missed out on in the last 3 weeks. Deb goes into one of her priceless rants on the judges' save and we all wish Slacking a Happy Birthday!

Well, we sure had an interesting show tonight. Here we thought we'd celebrate getting Tim Urban on the American Idol tour, but low and behold, Fraudrick Hall was a "guest" and rambled on while denying culpability in in the Oz The Musical scandal.

Teflon Tim Urban Survives!

Listen in as Dave, Deb, Slacking and Insane celebrate a huge VFTW Victory!

Tim Urban Survives AGAIN!

Listen in as Deb completely screws up the controls while celebrating the VFTW Victory with Slacking & Sean. A very special thank you to Alan from the Idol Radio Show for saving the show.

VFTW Radio 4/28/10 is just all torn up about Siobhan leaving... well, not really. We did like her a lot though, and we're not so excited about finding a new pick from the top 5 since no one stands out as hilarious and awesome. But Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack soldier on anyway and discuss who's next. Listen to their rationale and then vote in the poll with your choice.

VFTW Radio 5/5/10 celebrates a double Goat for the Worst Victory! No one cared that Aaron went home until the very end of the radio show. Celebrate the amazing victory with Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack and listen to the callers celebrate as well.

Dave, Deb and Slacking interview the Real Tim Urban on Vote For The Worst Radio. In related news, AllDigitalRadio.com goes down.

Want to know what happens when the VFTW Radio co-hosts have a little too much to drink and then celebrate a VFTW Victory? Well today is your lucky day. Listen to Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack react live to Lee DeWyze winning American Idol and recap the season of crap. Then, Julissa Veloz calls in to discuss her Billboard hit single and her career since her days on Idol.

VFTW Radio 6/16/10 has been treansformed into the ultraglamorous Whatevia Awards ceremony! Listen in as Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack give out awards for the best VFTW moments of the year. Tim Urban, Haeley Vaughn, Paige Miles, Siobhan Magnus, and more wait with baited breath to see who wins. Also, we talk about Eminem's lame diss of David Cook, Brenna Gethers' new music, Amanda Overmyer's street team, and the Idol band suing the show. All of that in one hour? We're miracle workers.

VFTW Radio 7/7/10 discusses the lackluster Idol tour and other hilarious topics with some special guests. First JohnnyDrama calls in to discuss the Alex Nester show last week. Then Melinda from Top Idol discusses all things Idol with us as well.

VFTW Radio 7/14/10 wishes Sean's dad a happy birthday! We also discuss Airpocalypse on America's Got Talent, an Idol contestant who obsessively tweets Ryan Seacrest, American Idol's commercial begging for people to audition, and more. Also, we give advice to a caller who wants to know which Idol album to pick up when Kimberly Caldwell, Michael Sarver, and Fantasia all release albums on the same day.

VFTW Radio 7/14/10 wishes Sean's dad a happy birthday! We also discuss Airpocalypse on America's Got Talent, an Idol contestant who obsessively tweets Ryan Seacrest, American Idol's commercial begging for people to audition, and more. Also, we give advice to a caller who wants to know which Idol album to pick up when Kimberly Caldwell, Michael Sarver, and Fantasia all release albums on the same day.

VFTW Radio 8/4/10 discusses the world of Idol and everything that's been going on in the last week. Ellen's out. Kara's out. J-Lo's in. Steven Tyler's in. Nigel's back. So what do the head Worsters think about these changes? Well if you listen to VFTW Radio, you'll find out. We also talk about Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Kristy Lee Cook, and more.

Join Dave, Deb, and Slack on VFTW Radio 8/25 where we write songs with Kara DioGuardi, discuss Mariah Carey as a possible Idol judge, celebrate Prince Poppycock's victory, and more. It's radio at its finest... or worst. One of the two.

VFTW Radio 9/1/10 is a clusterfuck of epic proportions. How exactly do we get to talking about ambidextrous masturbation? What's going on with America's Got Talent? And does anyone really care about American Idol? Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack discuss these and other topics. Because when it's a slow week, we just bullshit. And you love it. Admit it.

Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack react to the big announcement. What big announcement? Well listen and you'll see. Grab a big bowl of apple brown betty and listen to the hosts talk about topics like Margaret Cho on Dancing With the Stars, Adam Lambert attacking a cameraman, Todrick Hall stealing from a cabbie, and Jackie Tohn's new video.

Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack talk about the lack of excitement on Dancing With the Stars, a VFTW fan calls in to "out" one of the former Idol contestants, and callers abound to keep the show interesting.

Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack are back to discuss... well nothing all that interesting. Listen in as your favorite radio hosts attempt to find someone who likes Lee DeWyze's new song, discuss the gigantic disappointment known as Dancing With The Stars, and get a whiff of Jorbacca's new perfume.

While Deb is away in Hawaii shooting her 3-D Vistaprint television commercial, the boys host VFTW Radio with special guest SmarterThanPickler. Listen in as they talk about Wagner's amazing run on the UK's X Factor, what an American X Factor would be like, Bristol Palin's hilarious survival on Dancing With the Stars, and more.

Listen to VFTW Radio as Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack discuss all that's happening in the Idol world as well as a few other recent shows. STP joins us to discuss Wagner's hilarious continued run on the UK's X Factor and we discuss how we helped power vote Bristol Palin into the Dancing With the Stars finale. Also on deck: Fantasia pregnancy rumors, LeeDeWyze eating everything in sight, Crystal Bowersox trying to get out of her record deal, and Danny Gokey's soon to be failure of a Christmas album.

VFTW Radio 12/1 starts off with the usual horrible planning that makes VFTW the worst, yet most oddly entertaining (in a train wreck sort of way), radio show. Then we discuss Lee DeWyze's terrible sales numbers, possible American Idol spoilers, and Wagner's elimination. After all that boring stuff is out of the way, Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack talk to Norma Lee about her holiday plans and what happened when her teeth fell into the glory hole. Norma Lee is just as uplifting and awesome as always, so make sure to listen to get into the holiday spirit.

VFTW Radio is back in action and we're now on Thursday nights. Listen in as Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean dissect the new batch of possible AI10 contestants and Paula Abdul's Live to Dance show.

Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean commiserate on the last radio show before the start of American Idol 10. Listen to their picks for which contestants from the previews will make it far. Also joining the show is special guest Alan from Idol Radio Show to give the counterpoint... though he and Dave agree on a lot more than they think.

VFTW Radio celebrates (or mourns) the return of American Idol with an all new radio show. What do Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean think of the new Idol contenders? Could this be the season of VFTW? We also have special guest Richard Rushfield on to talk about his new book American Idol: The Untold Story. Learn about behind the scenes drama with Simon Cowell and the producers of Idol, which Idol contestant yelled at Richard during an interview, and what happens when we remind Richard of his prediction that Carly Smithson's new album would go gold (it didn't). He's a great guest and we get lots of juicy gossip, so don't miss the show.

VFTW Radio 1/27/11 discusses all the crap that happened this week on Idol. But who fucking cares? We also had the most famous VFTW pick ever, Mr. Sanjaya Malakar, on the show. Sanjaya talks about what he's up to now, his time on Idol, what it was like to have a crying girl, and more. This is an interview you definitely don't want to miss, and since it's VFTW Radio, you know we're all gonna have a good time. Make sure to check out Sanjaya's website, sanjayamalakar.com, for all of the latest updates.

VFTW Radio doesn't really want to discuss this week's terrible episodes of Idol... so we put it off for as long as possible by wishing Deb a happy birthday. Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack also break down just exactly why this week's Idol episodes have been so shitty and talk to callers who are clearly either stoned or drunk. Not that we're complaining - VFTW encourages you to get stoned or drunk to enjoy Idol and this website. That's an official endorsement.

Now that auditions are done, listen to Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack discuss which AI10 Hollywood contestants have the most VFTW potential. Then when they get tired of that, they just start singing.

After a week of decent Idol episodes, the VFTW crew discusses who's in the lead to become the first VFTW pick of the season. Alan from IdolRadioShow drops by unannounced to share his opinions, and then we have special guest JoesPlace on the show to discuss what it's like spoiling this season and seasons past.

Dave, Sean, and Slack talk about Idol's top 24 and who has the most VFTW potential this year. Deb had some internet problems, but we think we got a word or two in from her, so don't worry Deb lovers. Also, Inessa Lee joins us at the halfway mark and discusses her Idol auditions, her fun songs, and whether or not she's a mail order bride. <3 Inessa

Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean open up about how they really feel about this season's top 13 and how American Idol season 10 is shaping up. They discuss Paul's chances for longevity, other possible VFTW picks, and more.

Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack break down the top 11 on this week's VFTW Radio Show. Dave shares his love for the Four Horsemen and everyone generally parties over the fact that over half the contestants this year are VFTW worthy. Plus, Alan calls in and whines about something.

Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack discuss the top 11, Casey's save and whether it was a bad case of overacting, how the 4 horsemen are doing, and more. Plus, Bekuh Boom joins us at the halfway mark to discuss her time on American Idol, what she's up to now, and how she got her awesome nickname. Also make sure to download Bekuh's new song, Diva

VFTW Radio 4/14 discusses our post-Paul pick. Who should be next? It turns into a war between 2 contestants and we're taking sides! Also, Julissa Veloz joins us to promote her new single Sweet Sugar Poison, which you can buy now on iTunes. Do it. Buy it and whore it out. Coming soon: A remix competition at masterbeat.com.

Listen in as Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack discuss what we thought of the return of Paul McDonald, why Casey makes a great VFTW pick, which Carole King songs could save next week's boring theme, and who we think is going home next week.

Listen in as Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack decide to make Jacob the new VFTW pick. They also discuss why Casey Abrams fans are not too intelligent, why Haley Reinhart isn't the right pick at this time, and who they think is a shoe-in for the top 3.

Listen to VFTW Radio as Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack talk about who should be the VFTW pick for the top 4. A bunch of callers weigh in on what they think as well and the hosts come to a conclusion that may be a little surprising. Will that person become the new pick? Stick around to see.

VFTW Radio celebrates Haley Reinhart's victory lap into the top 3 and discusses how awesome this season has been so far. Listen in as Dave, Sean, Deb, and Slack discuss James Durbin's elimination, Lady Gaga's mentoring skills, and the most backtalk we've seen on American Idol in years.

Listen in as Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean discuss the post-Haley pick. Is it better to vote for babylockthemdoors Scotty or fashion disaster Lauren? And when the hosts run out of things to say, that's when the real fun begins.

Listen to VFTW Radio as Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean celebrate Scotty McCreery's win and discuss the best moments of the best American Idol season ever. Not even interrupting ads can stop us!

Who won the 2011 Whatevia Awards? And who will be the winner of the prestigious Constantine Maroulis Lifetime Achievement Award of Suck? Some of the awards are easy to predict but you'll be surprised at others. Listen live as Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack break it down with some guest callers. VFTW Radio will be taking a hiatus for the summer, but we'll be back in September to ridicule the US X Factor. See you then!