Bad Press

Slow Car Productions

They did WHAT? Revisit the scandals, headlines, and deeply 90’s interviews that pushed our beloved celebrities off their pedestals. Find out which of the famously infamous clawed their way back into leading roles (see: Mission Impossible 781), and who slunk off to do Big Brother: UK. Join disgruntled digital media employees, Brandon Caruso (on__brand) & Mariah Oxley (fruityordie), as they take you through the Page Six archives one headline at a time.

Episodes

  1. Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball | Part 2: Did The Love Affair Maim You, Too?

    23/12/2022

    Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball | Part 2: Did The Love Affair Maim You, Too?

    In our season finale, Mariah and Brandon take you through Desi and Lucy’s fall from grace and the divorce that nearly ended their careers. We’re talking about a late-in-life pivot to badminton, our thoughts on  Aaron Sorkin’s “Being The Ricardos,” and 1970’s facelifts.

    32 min
  2. Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball | Part 1: Red Scare Girlie

    23/12/2022

    Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball | Part 1: Red Scare Girlie

    In the 1950’s, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were America’s favorite couple on and off the silver screen. Their hit show “I Love Lucy” cemented their status as creative geniuses and thrust their rocky marriage into the tabloids. This episode, Brandon and Mariah take you through Desi’s journey from Cuban refugee to Hollywood mogul, Lucy’s enrollment in the Communist Party, and the volatile love affair that altered the course of American television.

    52 min
  3. Food Media | Hands & Pans

    23/12/2022

    Food Media | Hands & Pans

    In our most media-centric episode to date, Brandon and Mariah gorge themselves on celebrity chef culture and the rise of foodie entertainment. This episode, we’ll be discussing the disordered nature of Food YouTube, Mariah’s NDA (it’s giving “bitter”), and the Allison Roman of it all. Bon appétit!

    39 min
  4. Naomi Campbell | Part 2: Naomi X Dunkin’

    23/12/2022

    Naomi Campbell | Part 2: Naomi X Dunkin’

    In part two, Brandon and Mariah take you through Naomi’s litany of assault charges, her creative partnership with Zach Braff, and a brief stint at the Hague. Yes, she sent her housekeeper to the hospital with a head wound, BUT she ALSO made community service haute couture. Whomst are we to judge?

    28 min
  5. Naomi Campbell | Part 1: Hot & Dangerous

    23/12/2022

    Naomi Campbell | Part 1: Hot & Dangerous

    A supermodel of the first order, Naomi Campbell broke through the lily-white pages of fashion magazines to become an era-defining icon. The world’s first Black supermodel broke racial boundaries and often found herself the sole person of color gracing the covers and runways of the decade. But by the early 2000s, Naomi Campbell was perhaps best known for her rap sheet of violent assaults. In this episode, Brandon and Mariah take you through her meteoric rise, the business of being beautiful, and her knockdown, drag-out feud with Tyra Banks.

    34 min
  6. Tom Cruise | Part 2: The Big Comfy Couch

    23/12/2022

    Tom Cruise | Part 2: The Big Comfy Couch

    We know you know: we’re going to talk about the Oprah interview. In 2005, the year of our Lord and Savior, Tom Cruise went on a legendarily bad press blitz that nearly ended his career. This episode, Brandon and Mariah rewatch the couch interview in its entirety and recount the Homeric epic of TomKat (forever in our hearts).

    30 min
  7. Tom Cruise | Part 1: Today, I’ll Be Reading For The Role of GF

    13/12/2022

    Tom Cruise | Part 1: Today, I’ll Be Reading For The Role of GF

    The man, the myth, the cruise missile! Before he was Maverick… Before he was Mr. Kidman… Tom Cruise was just a jock who waltzed into the drama department senior year and landed the lead role of the spring musical. This episode, Brandon and Mariah take you through Tom’s Today show meltdown, his introduction to Scientology, and how one lucky lady landed the role of a lifetime: a brief stint as Tom Cruise’s girlfriend.

    25 min
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They did WHAT? Revisit the scandals, headlines, and deeply 90’s interviews that pushed our beloved celebrities off their pedestals. Find out which of the famously infamous clawed their way back into leading roles (see: Mission Impossible 781), and who slunk off to do Big Brother: UK. Join disgruntled digital media employees, Brandon Caruso (on__brand) & Mariah Oxley (fruityordie), as they take you through the Page Six archives one headline at a time.

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  • Creator
    Slow Car Productions
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
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  • Rating
    Explicit
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