What a Creep

What a Creep
Season 21, Episode 3
Beatrice Sparks (Go Ask Alice & Jay’s Journal)

In the 1970s & 1980s--entertainment designed to reach teenagers (and cure them of society’s ills) fell to YA writers, TV Movies, and “After School Specials.” One of the most compelling stories was the subject of 1971’s Go Ask Alice.

Based supposedly on the true story of a teen girl who delved into drugs and ultimately lost her life, it was designed to scare the audience, and the 1973 film cemented its importance as a tool for communicating between generations.

Beatrice Sparks billed herself as an adolescent psychology expert with an uncanny ability to write stories based on true-life journals and in-person interview sessions (thousands, she claimed.) But how true were her supposed nonfiction works?

Trigger warnings: Addiction and discussion of suicide

Sources for this episode:
Quillette:
Beatrice Sparks Wikipedia
Esquire magazine
Jezebel
Rolling Stone
New York Times
Salt Lake City Weekly (1998)
Houston Public Media
Salt Lake City Tribune
Sydney Morning Herald
Rick Emerson: Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries”
The New Yorker
Slate
Vanity Fair

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What a Creep
Season 21, Episode 2
The AMPTP and the Hollywood Strike
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The writers' and actors’ guilds are on strike. While movie and television studios have earned record profits, the workers who make those profits possible are not getting their fair share.

So, let’s talk about it. This episode will be a little different than our usual episode. We will explain who the players are, what the strike is about, and why we should be supporting it because the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are the creeps in this situation.

Sources for this episode:

• Deadline
• The Guardian
• Indie Wire
• Los Angeles Times
• Los Angeles Times
• New York Times
• PopSugar
• Vox
• Vulture
• Washington Post
• Why We Strike on the WGA site
• Writers Guild of America
• Wikipedia
• If you want to help, you can donate to the Entertainment Community Fund or The Snacklist, which provides food and other necessities to strikers in Los Angeles.
• Follow Jen Kirkman’s Blog as well! https://www.jenkirkman.com/
• WGA Social Media Kits

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What a Creep
Season 21, Episode 1
Anthony Pellicano“Creepy Hollywood PI!”

Today’s episode gives you the world of underground Hollywood creepiness of the 1980s & 19990s variety. Anthony Pellicano (Whose New York Times documentary Sin Eater is available for streaming on HULU) was a high-profile “fixer” who made life horrifying or amazing, depending on whether you were his client. (Hint--for $25,000, he will bend A LOT of rules and laws to help your cause.)

Here we talk about his unusual career, why he ended up being sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, and who enabled him to succeed as long as he did.

Sources for this episode:
Daily Beast
Daily Mail
Hollywood Reporter
Pop Sugar
TODAY show 2009
Hollywood Reporter (2)
The Sun UK
Vanity Fair
Biography
Newsweek
The New Yorker
The Los Angeles Times
Variety
Variety (2)
New York Post
Los Angeles Magazine
The New York Times: Sin Eater; The Crimes of Anthony Pellicano
Chicago Magazine (2007)

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What a Creep
Season 14, Episode 6 (REPLAY)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas is a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He’s only the second African-American to serve on the Court, after Thurgood Marshall. Since 2018, Thomas has been the longest-serving member of the Court, with a tenure of 30 years. He’s also a creep with a history of sexually harassing women. Oh, and his wife, Ginni Thomas, is a creep, too.
Sources for this episode:

• The documentary “Anita”
• ABC News
• Slate
• Mother Jones
• The Nation
• New Republic
• New York Magazine
• The New York Times
• The New Yorker
• Politico
• Think Progress
• Washington Post
• Washington Post: “The Nominee’s Soulmate”
• Britannica
• Wikipedia

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What a Creep
Season 20, Episode 10
Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons helped create hip-hop culture as we know it. From music and videos to fashion and movies, he helped create a global audience for rap music. And he got rich doing it, making more than $300 million. He’s also a creep who has allegedly sexually assaulted 18 women that we know of. What a creep!Sources for this episode

• The Atlantic
• Biography
• Complex
• The Daily Beast
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times
• “On the Record” (documentary on MAX)
• PBS
• People Magazine
• Variety
• Wikipedia

Trigger warning: Sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape

List of Hip Hop Non-Profits:
The Center for Hip Hop Advocacy Podcast: Hip Can Save America! https://www.hiphopadvocacy.org/podcast/

The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy is a source of independent journalism, curating and creating articles, editorials, and multimedia pieces that help tell hip-hop’s complete story.The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy conducts original, primary research, measuring hip-hop’s impact on the arts, culture, community, education, politics, activism, philosophy, and more.

Hip Hop for Change Hip Hop For Change breaks down barriers between youth and justice issues that affect their lives and communities using Hip hop as a vehicle. Through this work, we educate, employ, and empower historically marginalized communities and inspire the next generation of leaders advocating for change!

HipHopForChange Inc (HH4C) is reclaiming Hip Hop culture as a vehicle for education, empowerment, and cultural innovation to enhance opportunities for marginalized people in the Bay Area. Out of displacement and neglect, inner-city neighborhoods birthed Hip Hop as an outlet for oppressed people to address socio-economic injustices and validate their experiences through music, artistic expression, and storytelling; however, this beautiful cultural art form has been co-opted.

Ladies of Hip Hop: Ladies of Hip-Hop (LOHH) is a nonprofit organization that provides artistic opportunities for girls & women in Hip-Hop culture. Through female-powered workshops, performances, public talks, and professional development training, LOHH educates and cultivates Hip-Hop's next generation of female leaders.

Rihanna Global Scholarship Program
Rihanna has recently launched her global scholarship program that will grant funding to international students enrolling in a U.S. university through her Clara Lionel Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded to students that are natives of Barbados, Cuba, Brazil, Haiti, Jamaica, Grenada, and Guyana. The foundation was founded to pay respects to Rihanna’s grandparents Clara and Lionel Braithwaite.

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What a Creep
Season 20, Episode 9
Robert Kennedy Jr., Chief Misinformation Artist

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is running for President here in the U.S. and is the oldest son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, who was assisted while running for President in 1963. His upbringing was chaotic, and he was known as a “late bloomer” by finding meaning as an environmental activist in the late 1980s. (He had spent much of his teens and twenties having issues with drugs and alcohol.)

After helping to save the Hudson River in New York, he took his ivy league education and gross entitlement as a rich white guy from a famous family to go after vaccines and the false claims they cause autism. Though his position has been discredited MANY times over the last 20+ years--he won’t stop spreading his ill-conceived talking points and bullshit and recently spent over three hours on the Joe Rogan podcast talking about the dangers of WIFI, vaccines, and how HIV and AIDS are not related. This guy is not just a loon--he is giving shelter to COVID deniers and Q-Anon lunatics.

Buckle up, everyone; the misinformation train is running off the rails!
Sources for this episode:

Robert F Kennedy, Jr. Wikipedia
Trashy Divorces podcast!
RFJ Jr. & the Dark Side of a Dream (Jerry Oppenihmer)
NBC News
NBC News 2
The Hill
Rolling Stone
Forbes
Vanity Fair
Vice
Vice 2
Los Angeles Times
CNN
NY Post
NY Post 2
Daily Mail
Daily Mail 2
Time
People (2015)
Twitter “Patriot Takes” https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1671161500495646724 Washington Blade
Debunk The Funk with Dr. Wilson (YouTube)
Slate: Joe Rogan “debate” with Phil Plait about man landing on the moon.
Fortune
The Nation
Scientific American
A Letter for Liberals: Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals (Children’s Health Defense) by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Also, the Wuhan Coverup and The Real Anthony Fauci)
Newsweek
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What a Creep
Season 20, Episode 8
Pat Sajak

Pat Sajak is best known as the host of "Wheel of Fortune." He’s been hosting with Vanna White since 1981. After 41 seasons, Sajak announced that he would retire in 2024.
Good riddance. His hatred of the contestants has been pretty obvious for years. On top of that, he uses his fame to push climate-change denials and whine about political correctness. And, he sits on the board of a college that rejects federal funding just because they want to ban people based on sexual orientation.
Pat Sajak is a CR __ __ P. Would you like to buy a vowel?

Sources for this episode:

• Business Insider
• New Republic
• New York Daily News
• New York Post
• Nicki Swift
• Salon
• Vice - “Pat Sajak Has Always Been a Dick”
• Washington Post
• Wikipedia

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What a CreepSeason 20, Episode 7
George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge

George Washington is the “Father of Our Country” and one of American history's most revered Founding Fathers. We heard tales of how brave he was and that he could not tell a lie. He also famously refused to create a fiefdom with the office of President, which means we are not stuck with someone in office unless they are duly elected.

Like many white people of his time, he enslaved people. This is a fact, and though not unusual in his peer group--it's not a great look for a person who is enshrined all across the United States. People want to downplay his racism and evil acts. Listening to Bill Maher and Elon Musk minimize his actions made us realize we need to dive into one of the first President’s most heinous acts by talking about badass Ona Judge. An enslaved woman who escaped from the President’s home and remained free despite his relentless pursuit of her.

This woman is an American hero whom everyone who truly believes in liberty and freedom needs to learn about and memorialize her contribution to history.

Trigger Warning: Racism and slavery

Sources for this episode:
Twisted Philly Podcast
George Washington Wiki
Daily Mail
Oney Judge Wiki
Drunk History with Jen KirkmanMt. Vernon.org
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia video
Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of the Runaway Slave, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Erica Armstrong Dunbar at SMU
Black Heritage Trail video
The White House Historical Association
The National Park Service
Zinn Education ProjectBeyond the Bell Tours (Philadelphia)
Museum of the American Revolution
Ona Judge’s 1845 interview with The Liberator
History.com The Fugitive Slave Acts
New York Times 2015 op-ed https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html?searchResultPosition=3


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What a Creep
Season 20, Episode 6
The Tale of “Scamanda” with Guest Charlie Webster!

In this episode, we cover a scam artist who was young, pretty, Christian, and a mother claiming to have cancer several times while keeping her followers engaged through her Blog “Lymphoma Can Suck It.” Amanda Christine Riley, who lived in San Jose, spent years telling her audience, friends, and family she was undergoing expensive treatments. She actively accepted financial help and free perks while supposedly fighting the biggest threat to her life.
It turns out Riley was a lying creep who took advantage of the goodwill of others. Why did she do it, and what happened after her lies were exposed? We talk with acclaimed presenter Charlie Webster who hosts the podcast Scamanda, which is currently available everywhere you get your podcasts.

Trigger Warning: Scam Artists
Sources for this episode:

• Scamanda audio trailer from Lionsgate
• Instagram trailer
• True Crime Daily The Podcast: Special Guest Charlie Webster
• Nancy Moscatiello, investigative journalist
• Department of Justice.gov
• Daily Mail
• People magazine
• San Francisco Chronicle
• Gilroy Dispatch

Cancer charities that actually help people:

• CancerCare https://www.cancercare.org/
• Pink Fund https://pinkfund.org
• The DONNA Foundation https://thedonnafoundation.org

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What a CreepSeason 20, Episode 5
May’s Biggest Creeps (So far!)Ron DeSantis, Greg Gutfeld, Chris Delia

It’s getting towards Memorial Day here in the States, and Sonia is celebrating by heading out to San Diego to see Lizzo! So today, we are offering a Patreon-ish bonus ep covering May’s creepy news (so far!) Get ready to get your rage on!

First, RIP Tina Turner! (1939-2013)Tina Turner https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/arts/music/tina-turner-dead.html

We talked about her her ex-husband’s overall ickiness in this episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/51285809

We want to remember her for her badassery. Heaven just got a little more rockin’!

Creeps in the news! Ten more women of abuse accuse Chris D’Elia! https://www.thedailybeast.com/ten-women-allege-chris-delia-abused-them-tried-to-control-their-lives

Yet, the asshole is still planning to tour this summer! (We will contact those venues via social media if you want to join us!https://www.chrisdelia.com/#tour

“Meatball” Ron De(Sanctimonious!)If anything unites us with Trumpers--our hatred for Ron DeSantis. So maybe there is hope for the Middle East? The little go-go boots-wearing troll is running for President (polling at 15%!)

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-desantis-vivek-ramaswamy-secret-weapon-1234740835/
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/24/the-ron-desantis-straitjacket-00098556

Target becomes the latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride Month clothinghttps://apnews.com/article/target-pride-lgbtq-4bc9de6339f86748bcb8a453d7b9acf0

Dodgers reinvite Sisters to Pride Night
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/sports/baseball/dodgers-pride-night.html

People are fearing Pride Parades this year because of Right Wing threats:https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/pride-organizers-drag-protests-brand-pullouts-far-right-1234741010/

Fox News Host Calls Teacher's Alleged Statutory Rape of Her Male Student 'Heroic'"Am I right to say it’s an unfair comparison to do the female-to-male teacher?" said Greg Gutfeld. "Like, a male teacher, 38-year-old, creepy. Female, heroic."

https://jezebel.com/fox-news-host-calls-teachers-alleged-statutory-rape-of-1850470434?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Alex Murdaugh charged with 22 more federal charges of fraud https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alex-murdaugh-federal-charges-housekeeper-death_n_646e4a9ce4b091b09c2a5a49

Jan 6th Rioter who put his feet on the desk of Nancy Pelosi charged with 4.5 years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/24/barnett-sentenced-jan6/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert

Shakira Is ‘Begging’ Tom Cruise to Stop Hitting on Her https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/shakira-tom-cruise-dating-rumors.html

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