Apologies Accepted

The skies are about to get a whole lot more Shakespearian when revenge strikes out of the Jet Blue (sorry).  How does a day-long snowstorm impact just one airline for nearly a week?  While the snowstorm of 2007 was historic, the bigger historic event was how the stumbling recovery of one airline, which started out on the promise of making flying better, led to the Jet Blue Customer Bill of Rights which eventually reformed airlines’ customer service policies in the US. 

Enjoy this episode from October 2020 with discussions about upcoming holidays like Christmas (heard of it?) and Halloween, with a sprinkling of horrible flight stories, and then we jet off (sorry) to the actual apology discussion of Jet Blue Airlines (the 12:50 mark, Skippers!).  This episode is not only from the long-ago forgotten days of 2020, it looks forward!  The CEO of Jet Blue was fired and March of 2021 will see his revenge with the launch of a new American airline – one that promises to be a low cost carrier with a focus on customer service.

1950s glamour meets 2020 prohibition as La Scala Beverly Hills apologizes for trying to circumvent local health ordinances.  Or maybe they weren’t trying to go around the law?  Maybe it was all really was just a joke that landed poorly.  Maybe it really is the fault of "someone" and not us!  Not our fault at all!  The apologist tackle the reality of Covid vs the struggles of small business vs those maskless "mask-holes" who just want FREEDOM!

Few of us would look good if all of our mistakes were reviewed in an hour long podcast.  Sit back and enjoy while we discuss Mr. Gibson’s apology for antisemitic remarks and as we consider how Malibu PD offers special treatment to celebrities but not to the mentally ill.  The big secret to forgiveness in Hollywood?  Make. Us. Money.   

Imma tell you about this episode but first I want to say that Beyoncé had one of the best podcasts of all time!  And one of the best videos too!  Kanye is not forcing me to type this and he is not saying that you should totally skip this episode.  The Apologists consider how this event in pop culture may be viewed as the intersection of the early 2000’s and mental health, racism, misogyny, power imbalance, and good ol’ imposter syndrome. 

Note to the Swifties: if you like this episode you can put a ring on it!

Happy Holidays! 'Tis the season to get your jolly on with the help of online retailers!  Walmart learned the hard way that some 3rd party sellers WANT to be on the naughty list.  This bonus episode covers the infamous Walmart Christmas Sweater apology and meanders into general holiday cheer and mayhem.  Carol Baskin's "Santa Claus is Commin' to Town" (if you know, you know) is a masterwork and we hope you and yours are enjoying Zoom reunions and getting ready to bid 2020 adieu!

The State of California issued a formal Declaration of Regret for its discriminatory laws and practices against Chinese Americans, laws which remained on the books from the 1870s to the 1940s.  The Chinese Exclusion Act restricted immigration and prevented Chinese immigrants from ever becoming US Citizens, including children of Chinese immigrants born in the USA.  A clear violation of the 14th amendment, but too bad so sad! Your hosts with the most discuss legalized discrimination, White-America’s fears of Anglo-cultural displacement, and small town rumors of coronavirus infested toilet paper.

Did a radio show purposely create a nationwide panic, sending people into the streets and mothers with shotguns into bathtubs?  Or were newspapers just blowing it all out of proportion because they were jealous of the newest form of media, radio?

What happens when you apologize for other people’s reactions to something you didn’t realize you were doing?  How sorry can you be if you know you are going to be F A M O U S?

Bill Clinton – Sorry Not Sorry.  Juliette and Theo consider whether a 22 year old intern and the President of the most powerful country on earth can ever have a consensual affair, or does the power imbalance get in the way of consent.  With the help of radical feminism they walk through the Bill Clinton sex scandals and bow down in awe to the awesomeness that is present day Monica Lewinsky.  Episode 1 gives birth to the show’s catchphrase 100%! with apologies for overuse and promises to tone it down in future episodes.

Apologies Accepted is a comedy-ish podcast focusing on the public apologies made by the rich and famous (or regular people just plain unlucky enough to have been caught).  Bill Clinton, Lance Armstrong, Ellen and many more - there is an unlimited supply of apologies out there to consider.  We discuss the history and culture of the era, the circumstances leading to the apology, then evaluate and make a determination...absolve or condemn!

Learn more at our website, www.apologiesaccepted.net where you can send in an apology you would like to make and we'll read it on the air.  Maybe you really owe your first-grade teacher an apology, or maybe someone apologized to you and it's a story you tell at dinner parties.  Send them in and we'll read them and evaluate them...fair warning: we are judgy and have opinions!

We release episodes weekly - get ready because you won't be sorry!