by Margo Donohue | Aug 16, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 26, Episode 4 President Ronald Reagan and the AIDS crisis When the AIDS epidemic started in the early ’80s, the Reagan administration’s response mainly involved making jokes in the daily press briefings. Throughout his two terms as president,...
by Margo Donohue | Aug 9, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 26, Episode 3 Ronald Reagan “The Mental Health Systems Act 1980” The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 was a significant piece of legislation to improve mental health care in the United States. It was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on...
by Margo Donohue | Aug 2, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 26, Episode 2 Phyllis Schlafly But before we had those weird losers like Lauren Bobert, Majorie Taylor Greene, and Laura Loomer, we had Phyllis Schlafly. Schlafly was a conservative activist who successfully campaigned against the ratification of...
by Margo Donohue | Jul 26, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 26, Episode 1 Fatty Arbuckle: The First Movie Star Scandal The Fatty Arbuckle scandal in the 1920s significantly impacted Hollywood and the career of comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. He was accused of raping and accidentally killing an...
by Margo Donohue | Jul 19, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 25, Episode 10 Toxic Fandom In this week’s episode, we’re talking about toxic fandom. From “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” to the MCU and “Lord of the Rings,” these so-called fans resort to bullying, racism, misogyny, and even death threats—all in the...