What a Creep: Keith Raniere (NXIVM Cult Creep)
What a Creep
Margo & Sonia talk about the creep behind the cult NXIVM and why he deserves to be in jail. We also talk about the two (so far) documentaries about him and which one tells the story better. Then we talk about non-creepy journalists who were on to his nonsense at the get-go.
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What a Creep: Pablo Picasso (Art Creep)
What a Creep
Pablo Picasso is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His art career lasted 78 years, creating more than 147,800 works of art, including 13,500 paintings or designs, 100,000 prints or engravings, 34,000 book illustrations, and 300 sculptures or ceramics.
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What a Creep: James "Whitey" Bulger (Gangster Creep)
What a Creep
In his 89 years of life, James “Whitey” Bulger mostly did whatever the hell he pleased—and usually got away with it. The notorious Boston gangster held his hometown in his clutches as the leader of the Winter Hill Gang. He was involved with everything from racketeering, extortion, murder, narcotics, and money laundering. Margo & Sonia talk about his creepiness.
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What a Creep: Betsy DeVos (Replay) Education Creep
What a Creep
We are replaying our Betsy DeVos episode because President-Elect Joe Biden will bring us a new Education Secretary (thank god!) Have a listen as to why DeVos is such trash and why we can’t wait to meet her replacement.
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What a Creep: Alex Jones (Conspiracy Creep)
What a Creep
Alex Jones has been called "the most paranoid man in America" by Rolling Stone and the "king of conspiracy" by CNN. “The Alex Jones Show” has approximately 2 million weekly listeners and is nationally syndicated on about 60 radio stations. He also founded InfoWars.com and PrisonPlanet.com. Alex Jones is a massive creep who has claimed that the Sandy Hook and Stoneman Douglas massacres were staged, and, vaccines cause autism while selling “health supplements” and “survivalist” crap on his garba
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What a Creep: Marlon Brando (Method Acting Creep)
What a Creep
Marlon Brando is one of the most celebrated actors of all time. His performances as Vito Corleone, Stanley Kowalski, and Terry Malloy earned him multiple awards.
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What a Creep: Amy Kremer (Tea Party Creep) & Amazing NZ Non-Creep!
What a Creep
Let’s talk about Amy Kremer. You may not have heard her name, but she’s been a big part of how we got where we are. She’s a political activist who co-founded the modern Tea Party movement, and the organizations Women for Trump and Women for America First. Then we talk about the PM for NZ who is NOT a Creep!
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What a Creep: Elvis Aaron Presley (Rock Creep)
What a Creep
Elvis Aaron Presley is one of the biggest rock stars of all time and is known as “The King of Rock & Roll.” Beginning with his meteoric rise in the mid-1950s to his sad decline in the 1970s, He was also a major Creep when it came to women with much of his time focused on girls as young as 14. Margo & Sonia then talk about a rocker who is NOT a creep!
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What a Creep: "Comedy Creeps" (Russell Brand, Chris Hardwick, Chris D'Elia & Victoria Jackson)
What a Creep
Hosts Margo Donohue and Sonia Mansfield host an open mic night of comedy creeps to kick off Season 8, including Russell Brand, Chris Hardwick, Chris D’Elia, and Victoria Jackson. Don’t worry, they end the episode with some comedians who are not creeps.
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What a Creep: Lance Armstrong (Our most downloaded episode so far!)
What a Creep
We decided to replay our top downloaded episode--Lance Armstrong and his creepy ways. This also gives us the opportunity to thank all of you who have been with us on this podcast journey. You are the best fans ever! Next week we begin our 8th season talking about a roundup of “Comedy Creeps” and it is going to be off the chain! Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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Season 8, Episode 7
In his 89 years of life, James “Whitey” Bulger mostly did whatever the hell he pleased—and usually got away with it. The notorious Boston gangster held his hometown in his clutches as the leader of the Winter Hill Gang. He was involved with everything from racketeering, extortion, murder, narcotics, and money laundering. He was eventually charged with the murder of 19 people (that we even know about) after being on the lamb for 16 years.
His story was told (not very well) in the Johnny Depp movie Black Mass (the book is much better!) The character of “Costello” in The Departed (played by Jack Nicholson) was inspired by the story of Whitey Bulger.
(Spoiler alert) He wound up killed by a younger version of himself on his first day at a prison in West Virginia. His whole life he railed against rats and snitches—but it turns out he was one of the biggest FBI informants in the 70s & 80s which shielded him from the law.
His legacy of mayhem and murder continues in the culture of Boston and the number of supposed “good guys” who were complicit in his crimes will blow your mind.
Trigger Warnings:
Murder, violence, sexual assault, and Margo’s frequent attempts at a Boston accent.
The main sources for this episode.
“Whitey: The United States of America v. James J. Bulger” directed by Joe Berlinger
“The Irish Mob” (Amazon Prime)
“Manhunt: Kill or Capture”
Black Mass by Dick Lehr and Gerald O’Neill
Black Mass (film) directed by Scott Cooper
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