What a Creep

Artie Shaw

What a Creep Season 31, Episode 4Artie ShawThe lovely and fantastic Simone O. Elias, author of “Old Films, Young Eyes: A Teenage Take on Hollywood's Golden Age,” joins host Sonia Mansfield to talk about Artie Shaw.Artie Shaw played the jazz clarinet and was a big-band leader who reigned supreme as one of the kings of swing with his recordings of "Begin the Beguine," "Lady Be Good," and "Star Dust" in the late 1930s and 40s. He was also an abusive husband, who was married 8 times, ANNNND, he dropped some names at the House of Un-American Activities in the 1950s. What a creep.Sources for this episodeArtieShaw.comEbsco.comThe GuardianThe GuardianThe HairpinNew York TimesNew York TimesNPRSwing and BeyondTimeWikipediaWikipediaBe sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it!Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsFacebook: Join the private groupBlueSky Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPod@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com

Dick Cheney

What a CreepSeason 31, episode 3Host Sonia Mansfield and Erin Lim from Bitch Talk Podcast talk about Dick Cheney.The former VP rebranded “torture” as “enhanced interrogation” and argued that if the president does something, then it’s legal. Gee, that’s sounds familiar. He pushed our country into a war that killed a lot of civilians and U.S. servicemembers. Oh, and he personally profited from it. Dick got a redemption arc from the media and society after he announced he would vote for Kamala Harris rather than Predator Trump in the 2024 election. Well, too little, too late. What a creep.Sources for this episodeAP NewsBritannicaCNNThe GuardianNew York TimesWikipediaNPRPBS NewsHourPoliticoTrigger warnings: Dick jokesBe sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsFacebook: Join the private groupBlueSky Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPod@gmail.com Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com 

Bill Gothard, founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles

What a CreepSeason 31, Episode 2Bill Gothard, founder of the Institute in Basic Life PrinciplesKristen Meinzer from The Nighty on Hatch Plus and Health Matters from the Mayo Clinic joins Sonia Mansfield to talk about creep Bill Gothard, a minister, writer, and the founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). The IBLP is a fundamentalist Christian organization that encourages the submission of wives to husbands, procreative sex, the corporal punishment of children, homeschooling, and biblical literalism. Those who’ve escaped it say it goes much further, enlisting coercion, mind control, isolation, sexual abuse, and financial manipulation against its adherents.Sources for this episode:RecoveringGrace.orgQuiverfull: Inside The Christian Patriarchy Movement, by Kathryn JoyceA Well Trained Wife, by Tia LevingsCounting the Cost, by Jill Duggar DillardBecoming Free Indeed, by Jinger Duggar VuoloI Pray You Put This Journal Away, available on SpotifyThe Sojo Files, available on SpotifyLeaving Eden, available on SpotifyShiny Happy People, on Amazon PrimeIBLP.org Chicago Magazine New York Times People magazine Washington Post USA Today The GuardianBuzzFeed NBC News https://inthesetimes.com/article/cult-of-characterThe Sojo Files Leaving Eden Christianity TodayIn Touch WeeklyDuggar Family websiteBe sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsFacebook: Join the private groupBlueSky Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPod@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com 

Fox News bros (Jesse Watters, Brian Kilmeade, and Greg Gutfeld)

What a CreepSeason 31, Episode 1Fox News bros Host Sonia Mansfield is joined by Margo Porras from Book vs Movie to talk about a trio of Fox News creeps who have been in the news recently: Jesse Watters, Brian Kilmeade, and Greg Gutfield.Sources for Jesse WattersThe Daily BeastThe GuardianWikipediaSources for Brian Kilmeade The Majority ReportThe Ring of Fire  Raw StoryThe GrioWikipedia Sources for Greg Gutfeld CNNMedia MattersMediateRolling StoneWikipediaSources for non-creep Gretchen CarlsonWikipedia Bloomberg TelevisionABC News Our first-ever inductee into the Noncreep Hall of Fame is Margo Donohue, the brainchild behind this podcast. She passed away in July. Her book, "Fever: The Complete History of Saturday Night Live," was released shortly after and is now available in bookstores or can be ordered online (we recommend Kensington Books or Bookshop.org).Be sure to follow the podcast on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsFacebook: Join the private groupBlueSky Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com 

Bill Maher (replay with new intro)

Comedian Bill Maher likes to paint himself as someone who just calls it as he sees it. If you don’t like his jokes, you’re either an ignorant conservative or a liberal snowflake. Well, we also call it as we see it, and we think Bill Maher is a creep.Sonia tells us why Bill Maher is a creep with a little help from our friends at:WikipediaHuffington PostNew York MagazineJezebelThe Mary Sue: Rep. Katie Porter vs. Bill MaherBe sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and you will never miss an episode.Also, be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it!Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsFacebook InstagramBlueSky