Disasters in the Making

Hosted ByBrad Slager and Paul Young

Entertainment writers Brad Slager and Paul Young deliver their shared desire for the worst Hollywood has to offer. Each week they cover an infamous bad film and go over not just the laughable content but the poor decisions behind the making of a disaster.

They will also toss in odd Hollywood news, ridiculous movie marketing, and recommend other newly released bad movies on streaming and elsewhere. Make a tub of high-quality popcorn and settle back for low-quality entertainment!

Disasters in the Making: DITM 07-30-26 There Is Plenty in “The Room” for Improvement

Brad Slager and Paul Young return to the Disasters in the Making bad-movie Mount Rushmore with Tommy Wiseau’s legendary cult disaster, The Room. From the unforgettable “Oh, hi” greetings and the infamous flower-shop scene to the bizarre football tosses, mystery roof confrontations, awkward love scenes, random breast-cancer subplot, and dialogue that sounds like it was translated through six different soap operas, Brad and Paul break down why The Room remains one of the most searchable, quotable, and baffling bad movies ever made.

The episode digs into Wiseau’s vanity-project filmmaking, the strange San Francisco setting, the mystery of the movie’s budget, the making-of lore behind The Disaster Artist, the infamous billboard campaign, and the scenes that have made The Room a midnight-movie classic. Whether you are looking for a funny The Room review, a Tommy Wiseau podcast discussion, a bad movie breakdown, or a cult cinema deep dive, this episode covers why The Room is not just bad, but magnificently, historically, irresistibly bad.