What a Creep

Host Sonia Mansfield talks about the future of the podcast and what's next.

What a Creep  Season 31, episode 8 George W. Bush President George W. Bush has been getting a redemption arc lately, because he’s maybe not as bad as Predator Trump. But he still suuuuuucks. Host Sonia Mansfield and Jeff Hunt from the Storied San Francisco podcast talk about why this nepobaby is a creep. Sources for this episode George W. Bush Library Huffington Post New York magazine Rolling Ston...

This month's episode is an update and replay on Max Landis. It was announced this week that Paramount has hired Landis, a known rapist and physical and psychological abuser, to write a script for a new "G.I. Joe "movie. David Ellison, who owns Paramount, is a creep, and Max Landis is a creep.  Host Sonia Mansfield talks about the most recent news, and then she turns the rest of the episode over to...

What a Creep Season 31, Episode 5 Marjorie Taylor Greene Host Sonia Mansfield is joined by Margo Porras from the Book vs. Movie podcast to discuss former Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. They talk about her wild conspiracies, toxic rhetoric, defense of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, and any possible road to redemption. Plus, they end the episode with non-creep, Bella Abzug. Sources...

What a Creep  Season 31, Episode 4 Artie Shaw The 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 D...

What a Creep Season 31, episode 3 Host 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...

What a Creep Season 31, Episode 2 Bill Gothard, founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles Kristen 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 su...

What a Creep Season 31, Episode 1 Fox 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 Watters The Daily Beast The Guardian Wikipedia Sources for Brian Kilmeade  The Majority Report The Ring of Fire    Raw Story The Grio Wikipe...

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: Wikipedia Huffington Post New York Magazine Jezebel The Mary Sue: Re...

What A Creep Lance Armstrong Season 30, Episode 5 In very sad news, cohost of What a Creep, Margo Donohue, passed away in July. The podcast is on a hiatus for now. In the meantime, we’re re-releasing early episodes from behind our Patreon wall. We’re starting with season 1, episode 1 of “What a Creep:” Lance Armstrong, a lying/lawsuit-crazy/vindictive/world-class jerk with cycling cleats. Sources...

What a Creep Season 30, Episode 4 Marge Schott, the former owner of the Cincinnati Reds Marge Schott was the owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. When she first started, she seemed like a good fit. But it wasn’t long before she revealed herself to be a racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, and Nazi-sympathizing creep. Sources for this episode: ESPN New York Times NPR Sports Illustrated Spor...

 What a Creep Season 30, Episode 3 The Murder of Kirsten Costas (The Inspiration for the 1994 TV  Movie D eath of a Cheerleader) In the idyllic suburb of Orinda, California, the summer of 1984 was marked by the shocking murder of 15-year-old  Kirsten Costas . A popular high school student, Kirsten, was killed by her classmate Bernadette Protti from Miramonte High School. Motivated by jealousy and...

What a Creep (Replay!)  Season 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 unles...

What a CreepSeason  30, Episode 2 The story of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sånchez's wedding Let’s talk some crap about the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sånchez and their celebrity-filled guest list. Sources for this episode: ABC News AP News Daily Beast Fortune Instagram Eva Longoria Entertainment Tonight Leonardo DiCaprio J ezebe l Los Angeles Magazine New York Times People Magazine Reuters Vanity...

What a Creep Season 30, Episode 1 “The Murder of Spider Sabich by Claudine Longet” In the glamorous but turbulent world of 1970s Aspen, ski champion Vladimir "Spider" Sabich was a star athlete with movie-star looks and a lifestyle to match. A member of the U.S. Ski Team and 1968 Olympian, he became a professional skiing sensation and a fixture of Aspen's social scene. In 1972, he began dating Fren...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 10: Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy is the founder of Barstool Sports, which Media Matters describes as “a cesspool of bigotry basking in the backlash against political correctness. Under the pretense of sharing funny videos and embracing a boys-will-be-boys mentality, Barstool has successfully normalized a culture of harassment, misogyny, and rampant...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 9 “The Bloody Benders” The Bloody Benders were a family of serial killers who operated a small inn and general store in Labette County, Kansas, during the early 1870s. They are considered one of America’s first known serial killer families. The Benders lived along a remote stretch of the Osage Trail (later part of the Santa Fe Trail), where they ran a waystation for...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 8 Suge Knight Suge Knight is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. He was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s. But he is probably better known for being an absolute menace these days. He’s been arrested over a dozen times, ranging from assault and robbery to weapons possession and witness intimidation. He’s currently servi...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 7 Former CEO & Founder of Lululemon Chip Wilson , the founder and former CEO of Lululemon Athletica, has been involved in several controversies over the years, primarily due to his public statements and views on body image, diversity, and labor practices.  His issues range from concerns about body image and product quality to his opposition to diversity, equity,...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 6 Gerard Depardieu Gerard Depardieu is an actor who has appeared in more than 250 films and is one of the biggest stars in France. He was recently convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, for which he got an 18-month suspended sentence and a $32,000 fine to be paid to each victim. Plus, he must register as a sex offender. But this is just the tip o...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 5 “The Cotton Club Murders” This week’s episode covers the 1983 murder of Roy Radin , a theatrical producer with ties to a planned film called The Cotton Club. At the time, director Francis Ford Coppola and producer Robert Evans were developing the film, a period crime drama loosely inspired by the original club. Radin was found murdered execution-style in a remote...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 4 William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst was a newspaper publisher, media mogul, and politician. He all but created yellow journalism (also known as tabloid journalism), focusing on sensationalism over facts to sell more newspapers. He made the blueprint for sensationalized, politicized, and profit-driven media. He owned 28 major newspapers, 18 magazines, r...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 3 Brian Buckmire (ABC News Legal Contributor) Host of Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy Sean "Diddy" Combs was among hip-hop's most influential entertainers and entrepreneurs for decades. But Diddy’s star began to implode when a video came out showing the music mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend. There had long been whispers about Diddy's aggression. But critics say...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 2 Stephen Collins & Jeffrey Jones (Replay ep!) Stephen Collins is best known for his role on the wholesome WB drama series 7th Heaven, which aired from 1996 to 2007. Jeffrey Jones is likely most recognized for portraying the cartoonish principal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the clueless dad in Beetlejuice . The Max show "Hollywood Demons" includes an entire e...

What a Creep “The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar” (1912) Season 29, Episode 1 Margo & Sonia love us a creepy historical crime, and what is more puzzling than the case of Bobby Dunbar? In 1912, four-year-old Bobby Dunbar vanished during a family trip to Swayze Lake, Louisiana, sparking a massive search. Eight months later, a boy resembling Bobby was found with a handyman, William Walters, who in...