We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast
Episodes
Rejecting Joan Jett
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Welcome to Season 7 of The Rejection Podcast. Joan Jett carries two titles – the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll and the Godmother of Pu...
Season 7. 🤚🏽
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We don't regret to inform you that Season Seven of the Rejection Pod will begin in one week's time. Authors, rockers and...trees? Join us for more ins...
Olympic Encore: Rejecting Hayley Wickenheiser, Pt 2
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, with a special intro from our chief sound engineer Geoff Devine, we bring you part two of our Hayley Wickenheiser Olympic encore. Let’...
Olympic Encore: Rejecting Hayley Wickenheiser
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The 2026 Winter Olympics have officially begun. In celebration we look back on a team favourite two-parter – the story of Hayley Wickenheiser. ...
Minisode: Mantras – Diana Nyad
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hi from our hiatus. This week, we bring you a Minisode about the incomparable Diana Nyad – and the mantra she repeated to herself. For 52h, 54m. On ...
Hey – Sidney & Terry here with some exciting news
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, we're offering a subscriber-only bonus option – for all devices, on all major podcast apps. Introducing Apostrophe All Ears...
Holiday Encore: Rejecting Elf
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We regret to inform you, this week marks the final episode of our 2025 season. So, we thought we'd bring you one of our most-loved episodes. Certainly...
Rejecting Willie O'Ree, Pt. 2
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of our Rejecting Willie O'Ree episode, another unexpected invitation lands on the pioneer's doorstep. History is made – then forgot...
Rejecting Willie O'Ree (The First Black Player in the NHL)
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Willie O’Ree made history in 1958, when the Boston Bruin became the first Black player in the NHL. It is a heroic story of strength, courage and res...
Minisode: Be Afraid and Do It Anyway – SNL-Style
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another Minisode. This week, we travel to 30 Rock and take a look at courage through the eyes of hopeful [comma] sweaty young comedians. Ho...
Rejecting Vera Wang
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vera Wang is synonymous with bridal. The designer's eponymous brand brings in a whopping $700M a year. But before launching her own company in 1990, V...
How Yoko Survived Rejection: The Beatlology Interviews
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On “The Beatlology Interviews,” Biographer David Sheff talks to Terry about the rejection and resilience of Yoko Ono.Listen to more Beatlology Int...
Minisode: Bat Girl
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another “Minisode” – where we zoom in on individual moments or facets of rejection we’ve come across in our research. This week, le...
Rejecting Slow Horses
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The novel Slow Horses by Mick Herron tells the story of a team of disgraced MI5 agents assigned to a bureaucratic dumping ground known as Slough House...
Rejecting Dawn Staley, Part 2
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of our Rejecting Dawn Staley episode, Staley is informed of her shortcomings, it’s play abroad or die trying – and a du...
Rejecting Dawn Staley
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn Staley graduated high school National Player of the Year. She went on to become a two-time National College Player of the Year. She is a five-tim...
Rejecting Breaking Bad Guys: Bryan Cranston & Giancarlo Esposito
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode back, we bring you the stories of two bad guys. Breaking Bad guys – Bryan Cranston aka Walter White and Giancarlo Esposito aka...
Encore: Rejecting Adam Driver
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello from our summer hiatus. We hope you’re soaking up the rays. Whether you're on the road, on the job or on the dock, we thought you mi...
Listener Rejection Stories (2025)
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Each week on this series, we tell the stories of famous names who overcame debilitating career rejection. We’ve talked through the careers of actors...
Rejecting Monty Python, Part 2
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II of our "Rejecting Monty Python" episode, the Knights of the Round Table head west. Led Zeppelin enters the chat. Rabbis protest – and the...
We're on CBC Radio this summer!
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We DON'T regret to inform you that our show will be airing on the CBC this summer. Find us on CBC Radio One & Sirius XM ch.169 for 10 weeks, begin...
Rejecting Monty Python
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lo! Upon the first breath of Monty Python’s Flying Circus o’er the enchanted waves of BBC One, scribes within the castle walls did trade many a cu...
Encore: Rejecting Jim Carrey
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we bring you another favourite episode from our Apostrophe team. On the eve of The Truman Show's 27th anniversary, our sound engineer Geoff Devi...
Minisode: Rue McClanahan – “Every Kick’s a Boost”
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another “Minisode” – where we zoom in on individual moments or facets of rejection we've come across in our research. This week, we t...
Rejecting Mariska Hargitay
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mariska Hargitay has played Captain Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU for 26 years and counting. In 2024, Forbes named Hargitay the highest paid T...
Rejecting Billie Holiday
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Holiday’s life is one of perseverance like we’ve never seen before on our show. Her story is heartbreaking, beyond inspiring and important....
Rejecting Josh Allen
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy NFL Draft Day to all who celebrate.Quarterback Josh Allen just signed a six-year, $330M contract with the Buffalo Bills, with $250M guaranteed –...
Encore: Rejecting Women in the Boston Marathon (The Stories of Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer)
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honour of the 13,700 women running today in the Boston Marathon, we bring you an encore of our favourite episodes, and take you back to a not-so-di...
Rejecting Alanis Morissette
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill is one of the biggest debut albums of all time – selling 33M copies worldwide and earning Morissette the Gr...
Minisode: Hader’s Haters – Bill Hader & Critic Anxiety
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first ever “Minisode” – where we zoom in on individual moments or facets of rejection we've come across in our research. This wee...
Hug the Cactus: Lessons on Rejection from Under the Influence
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some companies actually advertise to their haters.Every advertiser gets negative comments on social media. Some brands shrink away – and some take t...
Rejecting the Goalie Mask
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Masks prevent goalies from seeing the puck at their feet.”“Masks eliminate fear in goalies – the fear that drives them to play well.”“Mas...
Rejecting Yellowstone
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The season five premiere of Yellowstone drew 16 million viewers. The series creator, writer and showrunner Taylor Sheridan recently signed a nearly $2...
Season 6. 🤚🏽
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We don't regret to inform you that Season Six of the Rejection Pod will begin in one week's time. Artists, athletes and...umbrellas? Join us for more ...
The Reflection Podcast, 2024
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We regret to inform you that today marks the final episode of our fifth season. So, we thought we’d do a little call back to season one. This week, ...
Rejecting Eddy Goldfarb
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You may not know the name Eddy Goldfarb, but you know his work. Goldfarb is the inventor behind over 800 toys and games – including Kerplunk, the "Y...
Short Stories: Rejecting No Doubt & Chappell Roan
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it’s pop rock debut rejections. We look at the stories of No Doubt – who rose to superstardom in the late ‘90s, and Chappell Roan –...
Rejecting Ellen DeGeneres, Part 2
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of our Rejecting Ellen DeGeneres episode, DeGeneres reads a shocking headline in the trades, Oprah Winfrey and Laura Dern take career hits...
Rejecting Ellen DeGeneres
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen DeGeneres has 34 Emmy Awards and a Presidential Medal of Freedom to her name. Her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, ran for nearly 20 years. ...
Meet The Worst Podcast
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re excited to share a brand-new podcast we think you'll enjoy. From our friends over at Canadaland, meet The Worst Podcast.Hosted by a...
Rejecting A Wrinkle In Time
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Wrinkle In Time has sold 16 million copies worldwide. Time Magazine named it one of the 100 best fantasy books ever written, and the 1962 bestseller...
Rejecting Still Alice
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Still Alice the book, sold 1M copies worldwide – a national bestseller. Still Alice the movie, sold $45M worth of tickets at the box office –...
Rejecting Yennier Cano
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cuban pitcher Yennier Cano was told he’d never make the Cuban National Series. Then when he tried to leave Cuba to play in the Majors, his governmen...
Rejecting Sir Harold Ridley (Inventor of Modern Cataract Surgery)
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide – 50% of the world’s blindness is a result of cataracts. For 200 years, treatment of the co...
Listener Rejection Stories
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Each week on this podcast, we tell the stories of famous names who overcame debilitating career rejection. We’ve talked through the careers of actor...
Rejecting Pedro Pascal (Encore)
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's our mid-season break, and that means an encore presentation of one of our most-loved episodes: Rejecting Pedro Pascal.Pedro Pascal is t...
Rejecting Canva
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Online graphic design platform Canva is worth $26 billion. 85% of Fortune 500 companies utilize Canva, and its users span 190 countries. But when Aust...
Short Stories: Rejecting Melissa McCarthy & Jennifer Aniston
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past five years – and 85 episodes – we’ve come across so many rejection stories that aren’t long enough to fill an entire episode. Bu...
Rejecting Bessie Coleman (The First Black Woman Pilot)
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi – Sidney here. You may not recognize the name Bessie Coleman, so you may be wondering whether or not to tune into this episode. But, I highly enc...
Rejecting The Sopranos
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sopranos is widely considered the greatest television show of all time. Just ask TV Guide, The Writer’s Guild of America and Rolling Stone. But ...
Rejecting Dr. Seuss
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since the year 1937, over 60 Dr. Seuss books have been published. Over 650 million copies have been sold. Leading to film adaptations grossing over $1...
Rejecting Manon Rhéaume, Part 2
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of our Rejecting Manon Rhéaume episode, for the first time, Rhéaume plays with women. It’s Canada vs. the USA at the World Championships...
Rejecting Manon Rhéaume (The First Woman to Play in the NHL)
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Manon Rhéaume was told hockey was for boys. Manon Rhéaume was cut from teams for being a girl. Manon Rhéaume was heckled by parents in the stands. ...
Rejecting Adam Driver
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Driver is a two-time Academy Award nominated actor known for his roles in films like Marriage Story, BlacKkKlansman and the Star Wars franchise a...
Season 5. 🤚🏽
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We Regret To Inform You returns to a podcast app near you in one week's time. We've got some inspiring stories to share with you this year – here's ...
Rejecting Elf
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We regret to inform you, this week marks the final episode of our 2023 season. And, as it’s the 20th of December, we thought it only fitting to tell...
Rejecting The Supremes
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, we told the story of EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson. Hudson put the O in EGOT when she won the Oscar for her role as Effie White in Dreamgirls...
Rejecting Jennifer Hudson
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like Rita Moreno last week, Jennifer Hudson is an EGOT winner. She’s won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony – not to mention a Golden Glo...
Rejecting Rita Moreno
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rita Moreno is a member of the coveted and exclusive EGOT club. Meaning, throughout her career, she’s won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. An...
Introducing Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we thought we’d do something a little different. The Apostrophe Podcast Network has several shows on its roster. Four, to be exact. And on...
Short Stories: Rejecting the Fathers of Hand Washing and Rocketry (Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis & Dr. Robert Goddard)
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know in the late 1800s, doctors didn’t wash their hands between procedures? When Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis – an obstetrician in Vienna –...
Rejecting Johnny Unitas
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Unitas is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. But once upon a time, the boy with the big hands and the golden arm was 6’1 and 14...
Rejecting Walt Disney, Part 2
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of Rejecting Walt Disney, Disney plays around with his ‘mouse’ idea – but is quickly deterred. Suits are afraid the public is a...
Rejecting Walt Disney
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Walt Disney Company is worth $147B today. With over 800 films to its name, multiple television networks like ESPN and ABC, Pixar, Marvel, streamin...
Rejecting The Eiffel Tower
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world. 300 million people have climbed its stairs – or its elevators – since the landmar...
Rejecting Leslie Jones (Encore)
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's our mid-season break, and that means an encore presentation of one of our most-loved episodes: Rejecting Leslie Jones. Chris Rock ...
Rejecting Nina Simone
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Simone is ranked #21 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. She was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Rock a...
Rejecting Alan Ruck
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Ruck has several iconic roles under his belt. Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Stuart Bondek in Spin City. And most recently, the elde...
Rejecting Simon & Garfunkel
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon & Garfunkel is one of the greatest musical duos of all time. But before “The Sound of Silence” filled the airwaves, the pair’s debut a...
Rejecting Hayley Wickenheiser, Part 2
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of Rejecting Hayley Wickenheiser, the results of the 1998 Canadian Olympic hockey games are brought to parliament. Pro teams come calling,...
Rejecting Hayley Wickenheiser
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hayley Wickenheiser is widely considered one of the greatest female hockey players of all time. She’s the longest-serving member of Canada’s natio...
Rejecting Jim Carrey
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Carrey is Ace Ventura. He’s the Grinch. He’s Bruce Almighty. He’s Truman Burbank. Need we say more? But in 1989, Carrey was getting routinel...
Rejecting Pedro Pascal
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pedro Pascal is the man of the moment. In 2020 he was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainers of the Year, and in 2023 he became one of the...
Rejecting Missy Elliott
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Missy Elliott is the reigning Queen of Rap, credited with changing the face of hip-hop with her debut album Supa Dupa Fly and five consecutive platinu...
Rejecting Milton Hershey (Hershey's Chocolates)
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Hershey Company has the largest market share of any chocolate brand in North America. But before its founder Milton Hershey sold his first milk ch...
Season 4. 🤚🏽
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We Regret To Inform You returns to your AirPods in one week's time. We've got some inspiring stories to share with you this year – here's a sneak pe...
Short Stories: Rejecting John Krasinski & Uzo Aduba
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We regret to inform you, this week marks the final episode of our 2022 season. Over the past three years – and 60 episodes – we’ve come across s...
Rejecting Airbnb
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb is worth more than the world’s top three hotel chains combined, with over 150 million users spanning 200 countries. But before the company ma...
Rejecting Fritz Pollard
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you don’t recognize the name Fritz Pollard, you’re not alone. Pollard was the first Black player in the NFL, the first Black quarterback in the...
Rejecting Jesus Christ Superstar
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus Christ Superstar is one of the most successful musicals of all time, grossing over $230M worldwide. But before composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and ...
Rejecting Mad Men, Part 2
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of Rejecting Mad Men, the series finds a home that can’t find financing. A struggling unknown actor named Jon Hamm auditions for the lea...
Rejecting Mad Men
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to Rolling Stone, Mad Men is the fourth-greatest television show of all time – bested only by Breaking Bad, The Wire and The Sopranos. But...
Under The Influence with Terry O’Reilly - “One Toke Over The Line: 50-Year Marketing Milestones”
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we thought we’d do something a little different.The Apostrophe Podcast Network has several shows on its roster. And if you aren’t alrea...
Rejecting Colonel Sanders
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kentucky Fried Chicken is the most popular chicken chain of all time, with 25,000 locations in 145 countries. But before the world first tasted Colone...
Rejecting Jonathan Larson (Rent)
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When RENT premiered in 1996, it became a runaway smash hit. The venue sold out for months on end, lines stretched around the block, "Rentheads" pitche...
Rejecting Chrissy Metz
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissy Metz is Kate Pearson. No, really. When the script for This Is Us crossed her desk, she couldn’t believe the similarities. Naturally, she was...
ENCORE: Rejecting Amanda Gorman
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You voted, we posted. We asked you, our listeners, which episode you think new WRTIY listeners should hear first. And, we have to say, we fully stand ...
Rejecting South Park
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rolling Stone named South Park one of the greatest television shows of all time. The animated series has earned four Emmys and a cult-following, catap...
Rejecting Misty Copeland
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Misty Copeland made history as the first Black female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But along her incredible journey ...
Rejecting Rocky Bleier, Part 2
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of Rejecting Rocky Bleier, Bleier visits his old coach at Notre Dame who gives him some upsetting news. The Steelers have a changing of th...
Rejecting Rocky Bleier
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rocky Bleier is a four-time Super Bowl champion. In his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he rushed nearly 4000 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. But j...
Rejecting Hinge
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The global online dating market is expected to reach $11B USD by 2028. With websites like Match.com and eHarmony and apps like Tinder and Hinge, today...
Rejecting Cyndi Lauper
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cyndi Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She’s a singer, songwriter and activist whose first album She’s So Unusual landed her on ...
Rejecting Leslie Jones
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Rock once described Leslie Jones as “about as funny as a human being can be.” She was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live for six y...
Rejecting The Rubik's Cube
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
450 million Rubik’s Cubes have sold worldwide. A Rubik’s Cube has been handled by 1 in 7 humans on planet earth. The colourful toy has inspired pe...
Rejecting Ty Burrell
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Realtor-slash-amateur magician, Phil Dunphy, is one of the funniest dads on one of the highest-rated sitcoms. Modern Family aired for 11 seasons, brin...
Season 3. 🤚🏽
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast returns next week with a brand new season. Here's what's in store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Short Stories: Rejecting Annie Murphy, Squid Game, Matt LeBlanc & The Queen's Gambit
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We regret to inform you, this week marks the final episode of our 2021 season. So, we thought we’d do something a little different. Over the past tw...
Rejecting Breaking Bad
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking Bad holds the Guinness World Record for highest-rated television show of all time. But back when creator Vince Gilligan was first pitching th...
Rejecting Lucille Ball
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I Love Lucy is one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, bringing in over 30 million viewers per week in its day. But before becoming the queen of ...