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What a Creep Harry Powers: The Inspiration for “The Night of the Hunter” Season 27, Episode 3 Harry Powers, often called the “Lonely Hearts Killer,” was a notorious American serial killer active in the early 1930s. Born Herman Drenth in the Netherlands in 1892, he emigrated to the United States and eventually settled in WestContinue reading “What a Creep Season 27, Episode 3: Harry Powers – The Inspiration for “The Night of the Hunter””

What a Creep Season 27, Episode 2 People Who Try to Ruin Halloween Put on your costume and get out your Halloween candy. Let’s talk about the creeps that try to ruin Halloween. Sources for this episode A&E TV Buzzfeed Huffington Post Parents Nonprofit Quarterly NPR NPR ScaryMommy Today Show Wikipedia for poisoned candy mythsContinue reading “What a Creep Season 27, Episode 2: People Who Try to Ruin Halloween”

What a Creep The Salem Witch Trials Season 27, Episode 1 The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions that took place in colonial Massachusetts from February 1692 to May 1693. These trials resulted in the execution of 20 individuals, most of whom were women, who were accused of practicing witchcraft. TheContinue reading “What a Creep Season 27, Episode 1: The Salem Witch Trials”

What a Creep Charlie Chaplin (Replay from season 8) Sonia & Margo replay their season nine Charlie Chaplin episode as he was one of the movie’s most influential and recognizable faces. The image of the Little Tramp is a part of cultural history. It’s shorthand for classic film.Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, andContinue reading “(Replay) What a Creep: Charlie Chaplin”

What a Creep: Roy Cohn Season 26, Episode 12 (Updated Intro & replay from Season 4) Roy Cohn (1927–1986) was a prominent American lawyer known for his involvement in controversial cases. He gained national attention as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy during the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s. After working with McCarthy, Cohn becameContinue reading “(Replay) What a Creep Season 26, Episode 12: Roy Cohn”

What a Creep Season 26, Episode 11 Nice guys & wife guys We’re talking about the dangers of nice guys and wife guys on this week’s episode. Sources for this episode Buzzfeed F the Nice Guy podcast “Girl at the bar” from Saturday Night Live Jezebel The List Motherly New York Times New York TimesContinue reading “What a Creep Season 26, Episode 11: Nice guys & wife guys”

What a Creep Season 26, Episode 10 “The Know-Nothing Party,” Nativism, and Springfield, Ohio Today If you have been keeping up with the news, you may have heard about the city of Springfield, Ohio, where there have been over 33 bomb threats (as of this posting) targeting its Haitian residents. How did this situation comeContinue reading “What a Creep Season 26, Episode 10: “The Know-Nothing Party,” Nativism, and Springfield, Ohio Today”

What a Creep Season 26, Episode 9 Cool girls and pick-me girls  She’s one of the guys. She says she prefers to hang out with guys because girls cause “too much drama.” “I’m not a feminist because I don’t hate men.”I’m not like other girls.” If this sounds familiar to you, maybe you know someoneContinue reading “What a Creep Season 26, Episode 9: Cool girls and pick-me girls”

What a Creep Season 26, Episode 8 Neil Gaiman Beloved author Neil Gaiman has recently been involved in a controversy following multiple allegations of sexual assault. Several women have come forward with accusations, some dating back decades. For example, a former employee at Gaiman’s property accused him of coercive sexual behavior during her stay fromContinue reading “What a Creep Season 26, Episode 8: Neil Gaiman”

What a Creep Season 26, Episode 7 Ronald Reagan, trickledown economics & welfare queens It’s time to talk about President Ronald Reagan’s “trickle-down economics” tax policy, which has been described as the most enduring failed policy idea in American politics. And that leads into Reagan’s narrative of “the welfare queen,” the undeserving women who areContinue reading “What a Creep Season 26, Episode 7: Ronald Reagan, trickledown economics & welfare queens”