The Big Flop
Episodes
Scooter Braun vs. Taylor Swift: Inside the $300M Music Feud with Corey O'Brien and Alex Falcone | 104
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From club promoter to music mogul, Scooter Braun's Midas touch turned Justin Bieber into pop royalty and made him millions. But when he bought Taylor ...
Hooters Goes Bust with Jimmy Pardo and Courtney Revolution | 103
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when six guys with zero restaurant experience open a bar just so they'll always have somewhere to drink? You get Hooters – a wing joint...
The Bling Ring: Hollywood’s Wildest Teen Crime Spree with Sydney Battle and Matt Bellassai | 102
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They say dress for the job you want, not the job you have. For the Bling Ring, that meant stealing $3 million worth of designer goods from Hollywood's...
Weinergate: The Rise And Fall Of Anthony's Weiner with Alana Levinson and Dan O'Sullivan | 101
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Weiner went from passionate congressional crusader to America's most infamous sexter faster than you can say ""Carlos Danger."" With a powerfu...
The Wild, Broken Ride of Bird and Its Scooter Empire with Joe Fenti and Maddy Smith | 100
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, Santa Monica residents woke up to find their streets invaded by mysterious electric scooters. The culprit? Travis VanderZanden, a former Uber...
From Antivirus King to Fugitive: The John McAfee Story with Jeff Hiller and Leslie Liao | 99
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John McAfee turned computer security into a fortune, then spent the rest of his life making increasingly questionable life choices. Whether he was run...
Katy Perry’s Flop Era: Bad Music, Bad Press, and Space with Jordan Myrick and Kendahl Landreth | 98
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She kissed a girl, she liked it, and for a decade, Katy Perry could do no wrong. But when cultural appropriation scandals and lukewarm albums replaced...
Burning Down The Hype House with Chaz May and Brendan Sagalow | 97
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, a group of TikTok stars thought they'd cracked the code to social media stardom: live together, dance together, get rich together. But when t...
Battlefield Earth: John Travolta’s $75 Million Sci-Fi Disaster with Cassie Willson and Katie Marovitch | 96
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Travolta spent 18 years trying to turn L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth into the next Star Wars. Instead, he delivered a cinematic disaster tha...
American Airlines' Ultimate Travel Scam with Katie Boyle and Erin Jackson | 95
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you give two men unlimited first-class flights for life? American Airlines found out the hard way when their "brilliant" cash-grab t...
Fitness Product Fails with Angela Giarratana, Jeremy Culhane and Kylie Brakeman | 94
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you get when you combine Yale graduates, Orange County bros, and Skechers' sketchy ""research""? Three of the most memorable fitness product f...
Napster: The App That Broke the Music Industry with Amber Autry and Alec Flynn | 93
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before she became known as “The She-Wolf of France,” Isabella was a princess sent to unite two warring kingdoms through marriage. But her hus...
Jen Shah: From Real Housewife to Real Prison Time with Watch What Crappens | 92
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Jen Shah fled a Bravo filming location minutes before federal agents arrived, her castmates thought the cops might be strippers. They weren't. In...
Bernie Madoff’s Empire of Deception with Brent Pella and Joey Dardano | 91
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie Madoff wasn't just good at making money disappear—he was a master at making people believe in financial magic. But when the 2008 financial cr...
Jenny Craig: Cashing In On Crash Diets with Ronald Young Jr. and Emmy Blotnick | 90
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the '90s, Jenny Craig wasn't just selling frozen meals – she was selling the American dream, one tiny chocolate cheesecake at a time. But between...
Fed Up With K-Fed (A.K.A Britney Spears Ex) with Alex Falcone And Robby Hoffman | 89
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2004, backup dancer Kevin Federline hit the relationship jackpot when Britney Spears spotted him at an LA club. Two years, two babies, and one real...
23andMe: Spit, Scandal, and a $6 Billion Meltdown with Kevin Sullivan and Laura Peek | 88
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrity spit parties, Met Gala appearances, and dreams of personalized medicine made 23andMe the hottest thing in biotech. Anne Wojcicki’s DNA tes...
Myspace and its $580 Million Mistake with Erika Ishii and Brennan Lee Mulligan | 87
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before there was Facebook, there was MySpace – and Tom Anderson was everyone's first friend. With his iconic profile pic and revolutionary platform,...
Unzipping American Apparel with Sasheer Zamata and Jared Goldstein | 86
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 2000s, American Apparel was the coolest kid on the block, slinging ethically-made tees and scandalous billboards. But founder Dov Charney...
The McDonald's Monopoly Game: A Supersized McFlop with Beth Stelling and Ify Nwadiwe | 85
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Hamburglar was just a mascot, but Jerome Jacobson was the real deal - a McDonald's security chief who pulled off the ultimate inside job. While mi...
Encore: Rachel Dolezal's White Lies with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman | 84
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Dolezal built a life for herself as a teacher, a civil rights advocate, and a leader in her local NAACP chapter. There was just one problem: Sh...
Encore: Tiger Woods Drives His Marriage Into the Rough with Even the Rich | 83
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At 2:30AM on Thanksgiving night 2009, Tiger Woods, one of the most famous athletes in the world, drove his car into a tree outside his neighbor’s ho...
Fantastic Flop: How Josh Trank Tanked the Fantastic Four with Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson | 82
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When 27-year-old wunderkind Josh Trank got the keys to Marvel's First Family, he promised a dark, gritty take on the Fantastic Four. But his own origi...
Barbie’s Most Embarrassing Fails with Maddie Wiener and Leah Rudick | 81
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think you know everything about Barbie? Think again. We're pulling back the pink curtain on three Mattel missteps that had parents lining up for refun...
The $3 Billion Energy Drink Scam: The Rise and Fall of Bang with Emma Willmann and Anjelah Johnson Reyes | 80
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From substitute teacher to energy drink mogul, Jack Owoc rode a wave of caffeine to build Bang Energy into a billion-dollar empire. Bang promised to m...
U2: A Song Of Innocence & Backlash with Andy Daly and Izzy Roland | 79
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fall of 2014, half a billion Apple iTunes users woke up to find U2's latest album downloaded to their devices. The band thought they were democ...
The “Male Enhancement” Millionaire Who Got a Stiff Sentence with the Camp Counselors Podcast | 78
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2001, Steve Warshak turned America's insecurities into gold with Enzyte, a 'male enhancement' pill hawked by TV's smuggest pitchman, Smilin' Bob. B...
N*Sync's Secret Sixth Member: The Boy Band Pyramid Scheme with Good Children Podcast | 77
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He turned five fresh-faced teens into the Backstreet Boys, then secretly created their rivals N*SYNC. But while his boy bands were hitting high notes,...
Tiger King: Joe Exotic's Cat-astrophic Flop with Last Podcast On the Left | 76
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Exotic built his kingdom on the backs of big cats, bad decisions, and bedazzled button-downs. But when his roadside zoo empire collided with anima...
Tyra Banks: America’s Next Top Businesswoman? with Scam Goddess and Aida Rodriguez | 75
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the modeling world, Tyra Banks was untouchable—breaking barriers, creating catchphrases, and teaching a generation how to 'smize.' But when she t...
All You Can't Eat: Red Lobster's Last Supper with Lewberger | 74
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Darden built Red Lobster from a single Florida restaurant into a billion-dollar empire. But after private equity vultures swooped in, they pushed...
The CEO Who Couldn't Stop Partying: Steven Galanis' Cameo Collapse | 73
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He built an empire on Kevin from The Office that turned into the hottest tech startup in town: Cameo. But when Steve Galanis became more interested in...
Chimp Crazy: Tonia Haddix's Great Ape Escape with Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart | 72
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Holiday Inn bathroom becomes a makeshift chimp sanctuary. A headless ape corpse rides shotgun down the highway. PETA and Alan Cumming join forces ag...
The Most Hated Man In America: Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli with Kyle Prue and Miles Bonsignore | 71
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Shkreli jacked up drug prices, trolled the world, and bought a two million-dollar Wu-Tang album before the age of 35. But the karma (and real) ...
Varsity Blues: The $25 Million College Admissions Scandal with Chris Burns and Sarah Tiana | 70
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Singer went from failed basketball coach to college admissions kingpin, engineering a $25 million scheme that had the rich and famous buying thei...
Risky Business: Tom Cruise's Flop Era with What Went Wrong | 69
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For over a decade, Tom Cruise was Hollywood's most bankable star, ruling Tinseltown with a million-dollar grin and a carefully crafted image. But when...
Ozy Media: Fake It Till You Break It with Mara Wilson and Nish Kumar | 68
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carlos Watson built Ozy Media on a foundation of lies, fake views, and impersonated executives. From star-studded festivals that never happened to a $...
ENCORE - Fyre Festival: Bring Your Own Toilet Paper with Laci Mosley and Lauren Ashley Smith | 67
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid signed up to promote a scorching new music festival, they had no idea the flaming mess they were r...
The Floppies with Scott Seiss and Monét X Change | 66
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Flop Academy unproudly presents, The Floppies! An awards show highlighting the best — or should we say worst — meltdowns of the year. From pop...
Jim Bakker’s Christian Disneyworld: Heritage USA with Gianmarco Soresi and Mackenzie Barmen | 65
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, Heritage USA wasn't just a theme park, it was a "Christian Disneyland" that had the faithful flocking to its divine water slides, righte...
How Abercrombie & Fitch Lost Its Shirt with CJ Franco and Leslie Liao | 64
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the late '90s, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries transformed the once defunct sporting goods store into the hottest brand in America. He di...
Martha Stewart Prison Living with Matt Friend and Nicole DuBois | 63
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martha Stewart used her oh-so-perfect cooking, gardening, and decorating skills to create one of the most valuable brands in the world. A guru, an ico...
Back to the Failure: The DeLorean with Betsy Sodaro and Arjun Banerjee | 62
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After basically creating the "muscle car," rebel auto-maker John Delorean became GM’s golden boy, only to leave it all behind for a risky venture in...
Britney Spears, Guy Fieri, and Eva Longoria's Food Fails with Cody Rigsby and Amanda Hirsch | 61
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The restaurant business is tough: The margins are slim and the risk of failure is high—but that doesn’t stop celebrities from trying to open their...
May The Flop Be With You: The Star Wars Hotel with Jessi Cruickshank and Moshe Kasher | 60
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a park executive named Bob Chapek set out on a mission to create an immersive experience that Star Wars fa...
Rachel Dolezal's White Lies with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman | 59
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Dolezal built a life for herself as a teacher, a civil rights advocate, and a leader in her local NAACP chapter. There was just one problem: Sh...
Hyperloop: Elon Musk's Fast Lane to Flopdom with Aparna Nancherla and Greta Titelman | 58
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Elon Musk boasted to Shervin Pishevar about inventing a revolutionary form of transportation, Pishevar took him at his word — turns out with El...
The Truth About D.A.R.E. with Fumi Abe and Jon Gabrus | 57
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 80s and 90s, the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program sent police officers into schools to teach kids to stay off drugs. D.A.R.E....
The Battle Over Pink Slime with Van Lathan and Brad Leone | 56
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For years, “lean finely textured beef” was added to meat products that could be found in supermarkets, fast food restaurants, and school cafeteria...
I Wanna Marry "Harry": His Royal Lie-ness with Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt | 55
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2013, a British TV producer named Danny Fenton brought 12 American women to England to take part in a new reality dating show. The yanks were led t...
Blockbuster: Streaming Killed the Video Store with Lauren Lapkus and Laura Ramoso | 54
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the turn of the millenium, Blockbuster Video, with its ubiquitous blue-and-yellow stores, was the reigning champion of movie rentals. But early on,...
Tiger Woods Drives His Marriage Into the Rough with Even the Rich | 53
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At 2:30AM on Thanksgiving night 2009, Tiger Woods, one of the most famous athletes in the world, drove his car into a tree outside his neighbor’s ho...
Celebration, Florida: The Unhappiest Place on Earth with Stuff You Should Know | 52
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebration, Florida was conceived by the Disney Corporation as a magical utopian community, something straight out of a fairy tale—meticulously pla...
Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's Super Bowl Slip Up with Dylan Adler and Akilah Hughes | 51
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was the nip slip seen round the world. Whether by accident or on purpose, the nation caught a brief glimpse of Janet Jackson’s breast on live tel...
Sam Bankman-Fried: The Downfall of a Crypto Bro with Fabrizio Copano and Zoltan Kaszas | 50
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bankman-Fried was the king of crypto, living large in a penthouse in the Bahamas. But his billion dollar empire was built on a foundation of fraud...
Oceangate: A Flop of Titanic Proportions with Jake Cornell and Noah Miller | 49
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Billionaire Stockton Rush III dreamt of exploring the Titanic. Only problem? It's really freaking hard to get to. So he pieced together the world's sh...
Shame of Thrones: How GOT Season 8 Imploded with Ronnie Karam and Ben Mandelker | 48
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Game Of Thrones entered its final season as the undisputed king of TV. Every Sunday, millions would take a seat in the church of HBO in hopes of witne...
Gigli: A Cinematic Dumpster Fire with Peyton Dix and Hunter Harris | 47
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gigli would go down in history as not only one of the biggest box office bombs… but also the reason Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez broke up the firs...
Rome's Most Bonkers Emperor: Nero with Rachel Bloom | 46
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much do you think about the Roman Empire? Emperor Nero’s answer would have been “not that much.” At just 16 years old, Nero starts his reign...
Tonya Harding: On Thin Ice with Shannon Fiedler and Liza Treyger | 45
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Figure skating rivals Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were set to face off at the 1994 Olympics... but Tonya decided to try and eliminate the competi...
Salem Witch Trials: Coven of Conspiracy with Em Schulz and Christine Schiefer | 44
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in the day, Salem Village was awash in bad vibes. What started as a few stressed out colonial tweens messing around became a conspiracy of religi...
How O.J. Simpson's Memoir Ended Up in Book Jail with Boze and Carl Tart | 43
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know the Bronco chase, the trial and the glove, but do you know …the book? In 2006, O.J. Simpson teamed up with prominent publisher, Judith Rega...
Watergate: Deep Throat, Deeper Trouble with Langston Kerman and Gareth Reynolds | 42
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1972, five clumsy burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. They were armed with tear gas pens, wa...
Segway: Ridin' Nerdy with Adam Rose | 41
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before it became the butt of countless jokes and the preferred transportation for mall cops, the Segway had grand ambitions. Its inventor, Dean Kamen,...
New Coke Goes Flat with Preacher Lawson and Paul F. Tompkins | 40
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 90’s, an earth shattering event occurred that would change the face of American culture forever: Coca-Cola changed their recipe. New Co...
JCPenney Sells Out with Joel Kim Booster and Scott Seiss | 39
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When JCPenney, the 100-year-old department store, decided to rebrand in 2011, they sought the best in the biz to give them a makeover. Enter Ron Johns...
Olestra: The Crappiest Flop of All with Kevin James Thornton | 38
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 30 years of development, Procter & Gamble rolled out a new, calorie-free oil substitute with the luxurious name, Olestra. This “miracle fo...
George Santos: Snatch Me If You Can with Jon Lovett and Monét X Change | 37
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US Congressman George Santos was an inspiring embodiment of the American dream. A son of immigrants who worked his way through the finest universities...
Downsizing WeWork with Smosh's Ian Hecox and Courtney Miller | 36
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can the office also be a party? Would you really want it to be? For WeWork’s CEO and founder Adam Neumann, the answer was an unequivocal, hell yes! ...
Beanie Babies Go Bust with Ian Karmel and Brian Moller | 35
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When eccentric toy maker Ty Warner created a new line of floppy stuffed animals with cute names and charming poems, he unleashed pure havoc and chaos ...
Dance Moms: Abby Lee Miller Behind Barres with Ronnie Karam and Ben Mandelker | 34
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby Lee Miller was the force behind the hit reality show "Dance Moms" where she hurled insults - and occasionally chairs - to motivate future stars l...
How MoviePass Bombed at the Box Office with Jamie Loftus and Austin Nasso | 33
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stacy Spikes came to Hollywood with dreams of revolutionizing the industry. His creation, MoviePass, promised to offer low-fee, all-you-can-watch thea...
Biosphere 2: Out of Oxygen with Alie Ward and Josh Gondelman | 32
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine sealing yourself in giant, glass, self-contained ecosystem with your boyfriend and a lady who's learning to play saxophone... for TWO YEARS. I...
Dude, Where's My Pepsi Jet? With Kel Mitchell and Tehran Von Ghasri | 31
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the sugar-fueled '90s, Pepsi had one goal: win the Cola Wars. But when it launched “Pepsi Stuff", an ambitious promotion that encouraged people t...
Elon Musk: Chief Twit with Corporate Bro and Hari Kondabolu | 30
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One night in 2022, Billionaire Elon Musk decided to impulse-buy Twitter and reduce it to ashes in just two weeks. After losing billions and destroying...
The Wing: #GirlBoss Goes Bust with Sarah Marshall and Franchesca Ramsey | 29
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential election, a new, glossy coworking enclave for women emerged to meet the moment. The Wing was supposed to be ...
Magic Johnson's Late Night Nightmare with W. Kamau Bell and Reggie Watts | 28
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a Hall of Fame career, basketball legend Magic Johnson was given his very own late night talk show on Fox, The Magic Hour. It seemed like a slam...
Slaying the Liver King with Ahmed Al-kadri and Gianmarco Soresi | 26
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wellness influencer and self-titled “Liver King” Bryan Johnson reigned supreme with 5 million TikTok followers. His followers, known as "primals",...
Willy’s Chocolate Experience Melts Down with Matt Bellassai and Sydney Battle | 27
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Board the glass elevator down to Willy’s Chocolate Experience! This viral flop-in-progress has absolutely not infringed on the Willy Wonka IP. Why w...
Anne Hathaway and James Franco’s Oscar Buzzkill with Bobby Finger and Lindsay Weber | 25
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the 83rd Academy Awards, producers wanted hosts that were "young and hip." But when they nominated Anne Hathaway and James Franco to run the show,...
The Swan: I Want My Face Back with Gabe Dunn and Allison Raskin | 24
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contestants on 2004 reality TV show The Swan were tasked with transforming from "ugly ducklings" into gorgeous creatures. But they weren't just given ...
Milli Vanilli: Girl You Know Everybody Lip Syncs with Demi Adejuyigbe and Moshe Kasher | 23
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1989, a hot new duo took the world by storm. With their sexy looks, enigmatic accents, and flashy moves, Rob and Fab of Milli Vanilli became bonafi...
1.5 Million Balloons Cause Chaos in Cleveland with Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh | 22
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 1986, Cleveland was trying to make a new name for itself with a huge, record-breaking balloon launch. The goal was to increase the population,...
Even The Rock Couldn't Save the Original XFL with Annie Agar and Noah Gardenswartz | 21
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2001, wrestling mogul Vince McMahon attempted to conquer new sports territory by founding a violent, horny football league meant to compete with th...
Woodstock '99: Mosh Pit at the Apocalypse with Sam Sanders and Lindy West | 20
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Woodstock '99 was meant to commemorate the original, historic festival with “three days of peace and music” but instead became "three days of rage...
Celeb Fail: Hulk Hogan, Businessman with Ron Funches and Brian Posehn | 19
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the ring, Hulk Hogan is a legendary figure who helped turn sports entertainment into a global phenomenon. But in the boardroom, The Hulkster’s al...
Google Glass Half Empty with Leah Rudick and Rod Thill | 18
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2013, Google’s top secret lab, Google X attempted to change the world with a computer you could wear on your face. The strange looking spect...
Ashlee Simpson: The Great Lip Sync Debate with Yamaneika Saunders and Isabel Hagen | 17
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At only 20 years old, Ashlee Simpson was already a star, and her parents were raking it in. When she was asked to perform on Saturday Night Live along...
McDonald's Arch Deluxe: The Big McFlop with Rachel Dratch and Jared Freid | 16
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With their popularity waning in the mid 90's, McDonald's became concerned that they weren't pandering to adults enough. So they did the very adult thi...
ENCORE - Juicero Gets Squeezed Out with Chelsea Devantez & Solomon Georgio
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do Gwyneth Paltrow and Oprah have that you don’t have? A $700 juicer…and lots and lots of money to buy it with. The Juicero was supposed to r...
The Star Wars Holiday Special that Luke Skywalker Hates ft. Adam Pally and Betsy Sodaro | 15
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 1978, George Lucas and CBS created a Star Wars holiday special so staggeringly bad, Lucas has publicly stated he wants it destroyed. The varie...
Theranos: Silicon Valley's Bloodbath with Kathleen Madigan and Heather McDonald | 14
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than a few vials of blood were spilled in the unbelievable story of Theranos. Its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, took the world by storm with the promise...
Fyre Festival: Bring Your Own Toilet Paper with Laci Mosley and Lauren Ashley Smith | 13
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid signed up to promote a scorching new music festival, they had no idea the flaming mess they were r...
ENCORE - Cats The Movie: Even Taylor Swift Couldn't Save It with Jackie Zebrowski & Sarah Cooper
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2019 movie adaptation of Cats had all the makings of a huge hit: a beloved Broadway musical, an award-winning director, and a star-studded cast in...
ENCORE - Kid Nation: 'Survivor' for Children! with Kurt Braunohler, Megan Gailey & Chris Garcia
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when 40 children are sent out into the New Mexico desert and left to fend for themselves, all in the name of reality TV? Injuries, emotio...
Box Office Bombs: The Lone Ranger, Waterworld, and Showgirls with Aisha Harris and Andrew Jupin
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we break down THREE cinematic catastrophes: The Lone Ranger, Waterworld, and Showgirls. Find out why Johnny Depp thought it was a good idea...
Howard Dean: I Have a Scream with Gareth Reynolds | 12
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some dreams end with a whimper, others with an impulsive and unhinged shriek. Way back in 2004, Howard Dean, the straight-talkin' governor of Vermont ...
HQ Trivia: Gone in a Glitch with Karen Chee & Alice Wetterlund | 11
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HQ Trivia was the revolutionary gameshow app that briefly took over the world. Millions of people across the globe tuned in for the chance win money f...
Crystal Pepsi: It's Clear This Ain't Working with Dulcé Sloan | 10
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of health and wellness, do you think…clear soda? One Pepsi executive in the 90s was determined to capitalize on the healthier soda tr...
Action Park: The Water Park of Your Nightmares with Sasheer Zamata & Chris Gethard | 9
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At New Jersey’s most dangerous water park, people of all ages broke bones, tore flesh, lost teeth, and yes, even lost their lives. For some, Action ...