Indecent with Kiki Andersen

In February it's Black Power fists. In June it's rainbow flags. Corporations are so quick to co-opt any cultural symbol they can, it's hard to believe there are any that won't end up stenciled onto the side of a Starbucks cup as soon as it's seasonally appropriate. But marketing maven Katie Martell knows so much more about how to cut through their bullsh*t and expose just how "woke" these companies really are.

Katie Martell is the author and producer of "Woke-Washed," a book, lecture and documentary exploring what happens when marketing and social movements collide. Her professional adventures include communications consulting, startup marketing and SaaS entrepreneur-ing, and her work’s been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Adweek, CNBC, and at conferences and universities around the world. And she's been been named “one of the most interesting people in B2B marketing" a top voice in marketing on LinkedIn 3X, and an Adweek Pride Star.

Follow her on LinkedIn, at @KatieMArtell on Twitter, and subscribe to The World’s Best Newsletter to see what she's up to next!

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

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Ever wonder why an international burger chain feels the need to weigh in on whether or not you're banging people of a different gender every June? Well, let marketing consultant Katie Martell, author of "Woke-Washed," break down why so many corporations try to cash in on the "minority of the month," and so often end up with their foot in their mouth. 

Katie Martell is the author and producer of "Woke-Washed," a book, lecture and documentary exploring what happens when marketing and social movements collide. Her professional adventures include communications consulting, startup marketing and SaaS entrepreneur-ing, and her work’s been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Adweek, CNBC, and at conferences and universities around the world. And she's been been named “one of the most interesting people in B2B marketing" a top voice in marketing on LinkedIn 3X, and an Adweek Pride Star.

Follow her on LinkedIn, at @KatieMArtell on Twitter, and subscribe to The World’s Best Newsletter to see what she's up to next

Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read:

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172299478/bud-light-sales-fall-trans-influencer-boycott

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/style/balenciaga-campaign-controversy.html

https://time.com/6249551/m-m-candy-mascots-culture-wars/

https://www.collater.al/en/10-most-controversial-fashion-nsfw-campaigns/

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/04/08/7-the-most-controversial-ads-our-time

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/celebs-dropped-by-brands

https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/brand-twitter-jokes-history.html

https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/8-controversial-marketing-campaigns-that-paid-off/333876

https://www.instyle.com/fashion/controversial-brands-celebrity-partnership

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

We have nothing to fear but our romantic partners, business associates, neighbors and random lunatics, all of whom seem to be capable of knifing us in the back at a moment's notice, apparently. At least that's what psychologist Dr. Amanda Vicary says our true crime obsession is training us to believe, and she has more to say on what that means for our society.

Dr. Amanda Vicary is the Chair of the Psychology Department at Illinois Wesleyan University. She teaches courses on crime and the justice system, gender, and social psychology, in addition to researching topics related to the criminal justice system. She has written for The Atlantic, appeared on NPR multiple times to discuss her work, and been featured as an expert by Investigation Discovery.

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

Staircase spills, ODing on pills, or getting terminally ill. There are a thousand ways to die out there. But the public doesn't pay much attention to the way most of us meet our end unless it gets turned into a Netflix docuseries about how a beloved neighbor was caught burying the body. So we asked true crime expert Dr. Amanda Vicary to break out the CSI black lights and help us understand our obsession with stabbings and strangulation.

Dr. Amanda Vicary is the Chair of the Psychology Department at Illinois Wesleyan University. She teaches courses on crime and the justice system, gender, and social psychology, in addition to researching topics related to the criminal justice system. She has written for The Atlantic, appeared on NPR multiple times to discuss her work, and been featured as an expert by Investigation Discovery.

Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read:

https://blog.pacific-content.com/meta-analyzing-podcast-lists-cf8c67197c77

https://www.derby.ac.uk/magazine/issue-11/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-true-crime/

https://www.wuwm.com/2023-01-20/the-double-edged-sword-of-true-crime-stories-popularity-a-uwm-professor-explains

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/26/us/officer-defends-giving-boy-back-to-dahmer.html

https://abc7chicago.com/idaho-murders-killings-internet-sleuths-theories/12698491/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/suffers-online-sleuths-turn-true-crime-entertainment/story?id=99869383

https://www.davispoliticalreview.com/article/internet-sleuths-and-their-impacts

https://whatculture.com/offbeat/8-crimes-that-were-solved-by-the-internet

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/20/true-crime-podcasts-are-popular-in-the-us-particularly-among-women-and-those-with-less-formal-education/

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

You've probably heard of adrenaline junkies. But what about anger addicts? Well as the hosts of the I Doubt It podcast Jesse Dollemore and Brittany Page point out, tons of people in this country are hooked on hating people that don't believe in straight white Jesus. And it makes them a lot easier to control!

Jesse Dollemore is a former Republican veteran of the United States Marine Corps who's worked for the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington and on both House and Senate campaigns. With a Master of Science in clinical psychology, Brittany Page has worked in low-cost non-profit clinics, inpatient psychiatric facilities, as well as court-mandated programs to advocate for people struggling with serious mental disorders, homelessness, and substance use disorders. Using her personal experiences growing up immersed in chaos and escaping from her white supremacist upbringing in Idaho combined with her education, she brings a unique perspective to everyday issues. Together they co-host the popular news and comment podcast, I Doubt It. Jesse also helms the hit YouTube series The Dollemore Daily, and Brittany hosts The Page Perspective.

Follow Jesse at @dollemore on Instagram and @dollemore on Twitter.

Follow Brittany at @brittanyepage on Instagram and @brittanyepage on Twitter.

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

It kinda feels like the lunatics have taken over the asylum when it comes to the American political system these days. And when the going gets tough (and also crazy, Christian extremist) it's always a good idea to call on someone who's escaped the world of gun-toting, climate-denying death cultists to try to figure what planet these people think they're living on. So we tapped political commenters Jesse Dollemore and Brittany Page to steer us through this idiot shitstorm.

Jesse Dollemore is a former Republican veteran of the United States Marine Corps who's worked for the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington and on both House and Senate campaigns. With a Master of Science in clinical psychology, Brittany Page has worked in low-cost non-profit clinics, inpatient psychiatric facilities, as well as court-mandated programs to advocate for people struggling with serious mental disorders, homelessness, and substance use disorders. Using her personal experiences growing up immersed in chaos and escaping from her white supremacist upbringing in Idaho combined with her education, she brings a unique perspective to everyday issues. Together they co-host the popular news and comment podcast, I Doubt It. Jesse also helms the hit YouTube series The Dollemore Daily, and Brittany hosts The Page Perspective.

Follow Jesse at @dollemore on Instagram and @dollemore on Twitter.

Follow Brittany at @brittanyepage on Instagram and @brittanyepage on Twitter.

Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read:

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Far_Right_Logos_Symbols%20(1).pdf

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/10/8/a-brief-dictionary-to-help-understand-the-us-far-right

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-alt-right-terminology-20161115-story.html

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Alt-right_glossary

https://www.ajc.com/news/a-glossary-of-extremist-and-fringe-movements/JGL4HBBU3ZARVJ5ZVHPA5IKT7U/

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/2016-11-25/ty-article/.premium/the-complete-glossary-of-the-trumpist-alt-right/0000017f-e8e9-d62c-a1ff-fcfbcd800000?v=1692805659157

https://www.ajc.com/news/a-glossary-of-extremist-and-fringe-movements/JGL4HBBU3ZARVJ5ZVHPA5IKT7U/

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Manosphere_glossary

https://archive.nyu.edu/bitstream/2451/63962/3/Incels_%20Inside%20the%20World%20of%20Involuntary%20Celibates%20-%20Alexandra%20Woodward.pdf

https://www.irehr.org/reports/alt-right-to-groyper/

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/11/1/1896408/-Alt-right-trolls-make-life-miserable-for-Charlie-Kirk-and-his-Turning-Point-USA-Culture-War-tour

https://www.mediamatters.org/false-flag-conspiracy-theory/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-facebook-2018-parkland-school-shooting-was

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

We wouldn't dare leave you there doom-scrolling all week while you wait for another episode, especially when disinformation expert Bridget Todd has boundless wisdom to share on how to navigate the murky waters of the interweb. So strap-in for a little more adviceways to fight for a newsfeed that doesn't drive you insane.

Bridget Todd got her start teaching courses on writing and social change at Howard University. Since then, she's trained human rights activists in Australia, coordinated digital strategy for organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Women's March, and MSNBC, and ran a training program for political operatives that the Washington Post called the Democratic Party’s “Hogwarts for digital wizardry.” You can hear Bridget on her critically acclaimed podcast There Are No Girls On The Internet and the Next Chapter Podcasts original series Beef with Bridget Todd. A current focus of Bridget’s digital activism is disinformation. She worked in a coalition that created resources to help identify and combat disinformation ahead of the 2020 election. Bridget wrote an editorial in Newsweek about it, and it’s a recurring topic on TANGOTI. She got her start in the podcast world as a producer for MoveOn.org’s flagship podcast in 2012. She cohosted iHeartMedia’s Stuff Mom Never Told You bringing feminist issues and activism to 2 million ears a month. She’s also teamed up with culture and arts brand AfroPunk to host a global salon where she’s talked to high-profile activists and creatives like Ava Duvernay and #MeToo creator Tarana Burke.  

Follow her at @bridgetmarieindc on Instagram!

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

With Twitter crumbling into an edge lord's wet dream, Facebook fading into obscurity as basically an old folks home, and Instagram just existing as it always has, where is the discourse really supposed to happen? Digital activist Bridget Todd says wherever it ends up, it has to be a place where everything from thirst traps to terror attack updates can coexist and marginalized voices can be heard.

Bridget Todd got her start teaching courses on writing and social change at Howard University. Since then, she's trained human rights activists in Australia, coordinated digital strategy for organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Women's March, and MSNBC, and ran a training program for political operatives that the Washington Post called the Democratic Party’s “Hogwarts for digital wizardry.” You can hear Bridget on her critically acclaimed podcast There Are No Girls On The Internet and the Next Chapter Podcasts original series Beef with Bridget Todd. A current focus of Bridget’s digital activism is disinformation. She worked in a coalition that created resources to help identify and combat disinformation ahead of the 2020 election. Bridget wrote an editorial in Newsweek about it, and it’s a recurring topic on TANGOTI. She got her start in the podcast world as a producer for MoveOn.org’s flagship podcast in 2012. She cohosted iHeartMedia’s Stuff Mom Never Told You bringing feminist issues and activism to 2 million ears a month. She’s also teamed up with culture and arts brand AfroPunk to host a global salon where she’s talked to high-profile activists and creatives like Ava Duvernay and #MeToo creator Tarana Burke.  

Follow her at @bridgetmarieindc on Instagram!

Follow the comedians who pitched us apps: Ray Easter @iamrayeaster | Martin Morrow @martinmorrow | Kristin Wallace @verygenuine | Von Mychael @vonmychael | Momoh Pujeh @mopujeh | Kevin Tit @notkevintit | Natalie McGill @hoothollersnap

Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read:

https://nypost.com/2018/05/10/comedian-the-feds-busted-down-my-door-over-ice-joke/

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230811-the-npc-livestream-tiktok-trend-helping-creators-earn-cash

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/trust-the-plan-will-sommer?variant=40493482541090

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/the-right-wing-mothers-fuelling-the-school-board-wars

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/11/03/sffa-funded-by-large-conservative-groups-with-federalist-society-ties/

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/10/28/donors-sffa-conservative-trusts/

https://time.com/6266865/critical-race-theory-data-exclusive/

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

We spent countless hours scouring the internet for whatever constitutes conservative comedy last week. And we couldn't let all that irreparable brain damage we incurred in the process be in vain! So for your listening pleasure, enjoy the rest of the best of the worst the right has to offer!

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]

Whether it's during your morning commute or while you're sitting on the crapper, you've probably come across fifty of the most horrifying news stories imaginable in the first part of your day alone. All thanks to whatever little device you're listening to this show on! So we asked comedian Natalie McGill and Bill Conway, co-founder of The Hard Times, how to stay sane... and maybe even crack a smile?

Natalie McGill is a Los Angeles-based stand up comic and Emmy-nominated writer. She received her nod for season three of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, where she was also a writer for season four. Natalie was a writer and on-air correspondent for the political satire show Redacted Tonight. Her credits include the 2 Dope Queens podcast, Asheville Comedy Festival, Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival, Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, Limestone Comedy Festival, North Carolina Comedy Festival and SF Sketchfest. And you can also watch her in the comedy movie "American Comic" on Amazon Prime.

Follow her at @NatalieSMcGill on Twitter and @hoothollersnap on Instagram.

Bill Conway is a Los Angeles-based comedian and writer. After perfecting the art of working in a warehouse he co-founded the popular punk satire website The Hard Times, where he is also the Editor-In-Chief. In addition to writing satire, Bill is also a stand-up comedian that has performed nationally at events including Cream City Comedy Festival, Altercation Fest, and The Warped Tour.

Follow him at @ihatebillconway on Twitter and Instagram.

Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/12/melting-arctic-releasing-ancient-germs-world-health

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65057011

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/air-raid-alert-taiwan-holds-annual-evacuation-drill-amid-china-tension-2023-07-24/

https://apnews.com/article/ufos-uaps-congress-whistleblower-spy-aliens-ba8a8cfba353d7b9de29c3d906a69ba7

https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/11/10/455415340/6-jokes-from-19th-century-america

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65894721

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen

Email us at [email protected]