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  • The NFL, Janet Jackson, & the 2004 Nipple Gate Controvesy

    The NFL, Janet Jackson, & the 2004 Nipple Gate Controvesy
    Feb 7 2025
    What a CreepThe Super Bowl’s Big Wardrobe MalfunctionSeason 28, Episode 4It was the wardrobe malfunction seen around the world. We’re going to talk about the infamous 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show. The entire country lost their collective mind because they got a glimpse of Janet Jackson’s boob for less than a second during what they like to pretend is a family-friendly cultural event. In reality, we’re watching a brutal sport in which men are getting concussions for our entertainment, sandwiched in between commercials for booze and boner pills.Was it a planned stunt? Was it an accident? Does it really matter? Some people just used it as an opportunity to shit on Janet Jackson 24/7, and others used it as an opportunity to get on their soapbox to disingenuously ask, “Won’t someone think of the children.” Sources for this episodeDeadspinLos Angeles Times“The New York Times Presents: Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson”NPRRolling StoneRolling StoneWikipediaNon-Creepy American Football Charities:USA Football.com: USA Football believes in the passion, intensity, joy, confidence, and sense of community football brings to those who play, coach, and love it. From practice to playoffs, we work to make the game better and safer, ensuring that nothing stands in the way of a player’s excitement for the sport.American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Foundation: A charitable organization that supports football coaches. Good Sports: A youth sports charity that provides equipment to needy programs. American Youth Football: American Youth Football (AYF) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation that provides support services, scholarships, grants, community programs and tournamentsBe sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatacreep.bsky.social Facebook: Join the private group! Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud
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    58 mins
  • Andrew Kehoe and the Bath School Disaster (1927)

    Andrew Kehoe and the Bath School Disaster (1927)
    Jan 31 2025
    What a CreepAndrew Kehoe & the Bath School Disaster (1927)Season 28, Episode 3Andrew Kehoe was a mass murderer who, nearly one hundred years ago, instigated the most significant school tragedy in the United States, which occurred in Bath Township, Michigan. A disgruntled farmer who lost an election for the position of treasurer on the Bath Township School Board, Kehoe used dynamite to create chaos, resulting in the deaths of 45 people and injuries to 58 more. In this episode, we will talk about Kehoe’s life and the twisted plan he had for revenge in Bath Township. Andrew Kehoe: What a Creep.Sources for this episodeJohns Hopkins UniversityBritannicaSerial Killers Channel on YouTubeKiller Psyche9 & 10 NewsWikipedia Beth School Disaster Bath School Disaster.com Historical True CrimeKiller PsycheHarold Schecter “Maniac”Murderpedia Lansing State Journal A first-hand account from a witness in 1927Well, I NeverTrigger warnings: Murder, Animal Abuse, School Violence, & Bombing We all need some good things, so here’s a list:We Rate Dogs on YouTube - you can also sign up for their daily email, which delivers daily adorable dog content to your inbox.Alt National Park - This is the official "Resistance" team of the U.S. National Park Service. It stands up for the National Park Service and helps preserve the environment for present and future generations.Paris Hilton returns her foster dog, Zuzu, to her familyFor our gamer friends, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is out on Switch. And “South Park” predicted this game 9 years ago.Check out QuestLove’s 50 years of SNL musical guests compilation. It’s pretty incredible.Speaking of music, there are clips from the Fire Aid Benefit, including a quasi-Nirvana reunion with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear. Featured singers included St. Vincent ("Breed"), Kim Gordon ("School"), Joan Jett ("Territorial Pissings"), and Dave Grohl's daughter Violet Grohl ("All Apologies"). Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatacreep.bsky.social Facebook: Join the private group! Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud
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    51 mins
  • John Harvey Kellogg: Creepy Cereal Advocate

    John Harvey Kellogg: Creepy Cereal Advocate
    Jan 24 2025
    What a CreepJohn Harvey KelloggSeason 28, Episode 2Kellogg’s Corn Flakes was the boring cereal in my Kellogg’s cereal variety pack, but it’s the one that started them all. And one of the men behind that cereal was John Harvey Kellogg.John Harvey Kellogg championed nutrition and a holistic approach to health. But he was also a eugenicist, which, if you don’t know, is the inaccurate theory that humans can be improved through selective breeding of populations. He also advocated for forced sterilization of anyone he deemed unintelligent or immoral. Oh, and he launched a really messed anti-masturbation campaign that saw the genitals of young boys and girls mutilated.John Harvey Kellogg: What a creep. Sources for this episodeAll That’s InterestingBattle Creek Enquirer BritannicaChowhoundForbesThe GuardianHistoryHistory HitHistory TodayNew York TimesThe School of Public HealthWikipedia: Carrie BuckWikipedia: John Harvey KelloggTrigger warnings: Racism, sexual assault, and cereal punsBe sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatacreep.bsky.social Facebook: Join the private group! Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud
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    52 mins
  • John Hughes & His Most Problematic Movies: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, & More!

    John Hughes & His Most Problematic Movies: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, & More!
    Jan 17 2025
    What a CreepSome of the Creepiest Plots to John Hughes FilmsSeason 28, Episode 1John Hughes accomplished the remarkable feat of being a quintessential Baby Boomer while still resonating with Generation X and Millennials through his films. Movies—such as 16 Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, and She’s Having a Baby—became essential viewing for generations that felt overlooked by mainstream media. He genuinely seemed like “one of us.”However, when we examine his work through a modern lens, it is difficult to overlook an alarming pattern of racism, homophobia, white privilege, and sexism, as well as some questionable behavior exhibited by the male leads in his films from the 1980s and 1990s. Some of his movies also reveal a rather creepy element when viewed today.Sources for this episode:New Yorker essay by Molly Ringwald, 2018CrackedThe Franklin PostSplice TodayFar Out MagazineThe Daily BeastLooperHollywood ElsewhereRankerVanity FairYouTube Shrink Tank Literate ApeElle AustraliaScreen Rant MediumBustle Trigger warning: Sexual Assault, Grooming, Sexism, Racism, Ableism, and HomophobiaFor our non-creep, check out https://save-la.org/ for ways to help or be helped in the Los Angeles area. Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatacreep.bsky.social Facebook: Join the private group! Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Wrestling & Reality TV Creep Hulk Hogan

    Wrestling & Reality TV Creep Hulk Hogan
    Jan 10 2025
    What a CreepHulk HoganSeason 27, Episode 12Are you ready to talk about Hulk Hogan, brother?Wrestler Hulk Hogan was everywhere through the ’80s. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, and PEOPLE. He had his Saturday morning cartoon show and was the most-requested celebrity of the ’80s for the Make-A-Wish foundation. He also had a run of movies in the 80s and '90s. But now, he’s mainly known for lying, for a leaked sex tape filled with his racist and homophobic rants, and for being one of Predator Trump’s few “celebrity” endorsements. What a creep.Sources for this episode:BiographyEonlineMSNPeople MagazineRolling StoneRolling StoneThe SportsterWikipediaWikipediaTrigger warning: Racism and homophobiaCharities to Aid Victims of the Los Angeles Fires:World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/news/first-alert-ca-fires-jan25Pasadena Community FoundationLos Angeles Regional FoodbankCalifornia Fire FoundationRed Cross Southern California WildfiresCalifornia Wildlife CenterPasadena Humane SocietySplit your donation through The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank are doing essential work in the midst of these fires — and they need our support. secure.actblue.com/donate/q1202…Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatacreep.bsky.social Facebook: Join the private group! Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud
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    50 mins
  • Matt Gaetz Former Florida Rep & NOT the Attorney General

    Matt Gaetz Former Florida Rep & NOT the Attorney General
    Jan 3 2025
    What a CreepSeason 27, Episode 11Matt Gaetz - UPDATEMatt Gaetz is a garbage human being who is also the U.S. representative for the first congressional district of Florida. When he’s not kissing disgraced former president Trump’s ass and sending bad tweets, this sentient can of Axe Body Spray is voting against laws fighting sex trafficking while being investigated for sex trafficking.Updated sources:Vox - The Matt Gaetz Ethics Report, ExplainedThe New York Times - Key takeaways from the House Ethics Report on Matt GaetzSources for this episode:Business InsiderCNNThe Daily BeastMiami New TimesMother JonesNew York TimesOrlando SentinelPoliticoTwitterVoxWashington PostWikipediaTrigger warning: Sexism, racism, fatphobia, gaslighting, sex trafficking, and look shaming by Sonia because Matt Gaetz is really gross and ugly.Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsTwitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPodFacebook: Join the private group! Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud
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    59 mins
  • "The Day the Music Died" The Death of Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson, and Richie Valens

    "The Day the Music Died" The Death of Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson, and Richie Valens
    Dec 20 2024
    What a Creep
    “The Day the Music Died”
    Season 27, Episode 10

    "The Day the Music Died" is a phrase coined by singer-songwriter Don McLean in 1971 in his 8-and-a-half-minute song “American Pie.” The tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959, shocked the world and have been the subject of study for decades. In this episode, I will discuss the lives of the men who lost their lives that night and the harsh realities of life on tour during the early days of rock and roll.

    Sources for this episode:

    • Britannica
    • Video KCCI-TV “This Day in History”
    • The Day in Weather Fox News
    • All Things Cruising
    • Buddy Holly: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Musicians)
    • Wisconsin Life.org

    Trigger warning: Plane crash

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    49 mins
  • Joe Francis and "Girls Gone Wild" (Updated)

    Joe Francis and "Girls Gone Wild" (Updated)
    Dec 13 2024
    What a Creep
    Joe Francis (Update)
    Season 27, Episode 9

    With the release of the documentary series, “Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story,” it’s time to revisit our Joe Francis episode. Francis was the founder and creator of Girls Gone Wild, which made him a millionaire 10 times over. He has also been convicted of tax evasion, bribery, false imprisonment, and assault and has pleaded no contest to child abuse and prostitution.
    Sources for this episode:

    • Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story on Peacock
    • Hollywood Reporter
    • Jezebel
    • CBS News
    • Forbes
    • Ranker
    • Las Vegas Review-Journal
    • Los Angeles Times
    • Syracuse
    • The Sun
    • Meet Joe Francis
    • Wikipedia

    Trigger warning: Domestic violence and sexual assault
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    58 mins