Category Archives: Season 22

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 9 Peter Thiel Peter Thiel is a billionaire venture capitalist who cofounded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook. He’s got some bad takes on diversity, women’s rights, voting, and privacy. A self-described libertarian, Thiel is also a political activist and mainly donates to right-wing politicians who wantContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 9: Peter Thiel”

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 8 Special Episode with Chris Derosa of Fixing Famous People “Never Will We Ever, Cover…” Chris De Rosa of the Fixing Famous People podcast comes on the show to chat with Margo about the subjects they are (mostly) certain they will never cover on their shows. (We reserve theContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 8: Special Episode with Chris Derosa of Fixing Famous People”

What a CreepSeason 23, Episode 7 Ann Woodward and the Curse of the Woodward Family On October 30, 1955, William “Billy” Woodward was shot in the home he shared with his wife Ann. She told the police it was a case of mistaken identity as both carried guns to bed due to a recent spateContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 7: Ann Woodward and the Curse of the Woodward Family”

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 6 Update on Vince McMahon (WWE Creep) Supercreep Vince McMahon is back in the news. A former employee is suing McMahon for physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, and trafficking from 2019 to 2022. As a result, McMahon has resigned as chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. SourcesContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 6: Update on Vince McMahon (WWE Creep)”

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 5 Ye/Varg Vikernes/Burzum Kanye West “Ye” is a one-person horrible public relations machine. If it’s not his ego, the misogyny, the bad music, and/or public ranting–you can always count on him to praise people like Adolph Hitler. In this episode, we talk about his latest stunt that sent shockwavesContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 5: Ye, Varg Vikernes and Burzum”

If an actor wants to go deep on their character work for a movie, TV show, or play, and they’re not hurting anyone, knock yourself out. However, method acting isn’t an excuse to humiliate or assault people or create a hostile work environment. We talk about some actors and directors that go too far inContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 5: When method acting goes too far”

In 1972, a teenager named Joyce Maynard wrote a New York Times magazine piece titled “An 18-Year-Old Looks Back at Life.” The daughter of artistic, brilliant parents who had many issues and tended to treat her as an adult–she was precocious and a veteran of magazine writing by the time she graduated from high school.Continue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 4: J.D. Salinger”

Sonia is out sick, so we are replaying one of our first season faves–Mel Gibson. Merry Creepmas to all who celebrate! Mel Gibson is a huge movie star. He has starred in massive blockbuster movies and won Academy Awards. At one time, he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Hell, he was evenContinue reading “What a Creep (REPLAY): Mel Gibson”

Laws are supposed to protect us, but from the 1860s to the 1970s, many cities nationwide had so-called “ugly laws.” The name makes it sound like the police were walking around and deciding if people were attractive enough to be in public, but ugly laws were a way to criminalize being poor or homeless and/orContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 3: The history of ‘ugly laws’ in America (1860-1970) & NON-Creep Gypsy Rose Blanchard”

On Thursday, June 5, 1986, in New York City, 24-year-old Marla Hanson was lashed across her face with razors at the behest of her landlord (Steven Roth), who was fascinated with the rising model and upset she wanted to leave his apartment building. The case made her famous across the country for her moxie andContinue reading “What a Creep Season 23, Episode 2: The 1986 Attack on Model Marla Hanson”