Everything's Canceled

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"Who's canceled this week?" - Analyzing #cancelculture related narratives with your hosts Herman and Lorena

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Pee-wee Herman
May 10 2024
Pee-wee Herman
Send us a Text Message.Everything's Canceled podcast is back and this week your hosts Herman and Lorena are taking you on a big adventure with the extraordinary and unusual story of Pee-wee Herman. The character of "Pee-wee Herman" was created by actor/comedian Paul Reubens during a 1978 improv exercise with the comedy group the Groundlings. After failing to be hired on Saturday Night Live, he developed a stage show based on the character and began making appearances on late night tv as Pee-wee. Pee-wee was a hit, audiences laughed along with his boyish exuberance and he was immediately recognizable for his tight fitting grey suit, red bow-tie, crew-cut hair, high-pitched voice, and distinctive laugh. This lead to a CBS television show Pee-Wee's Playhouse (1986-1991) and movies "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" (1985) and "Big Top Pee-wee" (1988), featuring numerous memorable characters, scenes, and jokes they are now considered cult classics. At the height of his popularity in the late 80's, Pee-wee toys and merchandise generated as much as $25 million annually. In 1991, at an adult movie theater in Sarasota, FL Reubens was caught in a sting by Sarasota PD and charged with indecent exposure. News swept the media, the strange man-child character caught with his pants down in a XXX theater was irresistible fodder and Pee-wee became the butt of many jokes. Re-runs of Pee-wee's Playhouse were taken off the air and Pee-wee toys were pulled from shelves. In 1999 his career was partially revived as Paul Reubens was cast in the star-vehicle, superhero film "Mystery Men" and he appeared as himself for the first time on television to promote the film. Then in 2002 a "tip from a witness" lead to an investigation into Paul Reubens and actor Jeffrey Jones, both of their houses were searched by police and Jones was found in possession of photos he had created of a 14 year old boy posing nude, wearing costumes and with stuffed animals. Paul Reubens was found with, according to him, "muscle magazines, homosexual vintage erotica, and photographic studies of teen nudes". He plead "no contest" to misdemeanor possession of obscene material improperly depicting a child under the age of 18 in sexual conduct. Despite his plea, Reubens claimed, "what the city attorneys viewed as pornography, he considered innocent art" and that he is "not a pedophile". Join us as we discuss the life and career of Pee-wee Herman, attempt to answer the question of whether Pee-wee was indeed canceled and whether or not it was deserved. What was Pee-wee/Reubens' sexuality and how does the affect our relationship to his character? Was Reubens unfairly prosecuted and painted as a pedophile or was he possibly involved in illegally re-creating material similar to the kind of vintage erotica he was known to collect? Featuring appearances by: Peewee Herman as himself, Paul Reubens as Peewee Herman, the Israeli Air Force, the Groundlings comedy group, Phil Hartman, Gary Austin, John Paragon, Lynne Marie Stewart, Laurence Fishburne, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, "the richest girl in the world" Doris Duke, Chandi Hefner, Imelda Marcos, Nancy Nurse, Cyndi Lauper, Annette Funicello, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Steve from Blue's Clues, Elton John, David LaChapelle, actor and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Jones, Rob Lowe's sex tape and many more!Please follow and rate our podcast wherever you listen! If you're looking for more Everything's Canceled check out the exclusive episodes available on our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingscanceled. The best way to support us is to check out our all new podcast merch available in our web store:everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
Drake Bell - Part 2
Apr 28 2024
Drake Bell - Part 2
Send us a Text Message.Is Drake Bell canceled? Everything's Canceled podcast is back this week to wrap up the second half of the Drake Bell story. Your hosts Lorena and Herman discuss and analyze Drake's latest song and music video "I Kind Of Relate", released concurrently with the documentary "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" (2024) on which he revealed he was the victim of child sexual assault by actor/dialogue coach Brian Peck. Will there be a Drake and Josh (2004-2007) reboot? Lorena considers the strangeness of the real life relationship between Drake Bell and Josh Peck and puts it in context with a timeline of Drake's life including his issues with substance abuse and 2021 conviction for attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile. We cover the allegations made by Drake's ex-girlfriend, actress Melissa Lingafelt, on her Tik Tok of physical and verbal abuse, including her description of the verbal abuse saying "imagine the worst type of abuse", mirroring Drake's description of his own abuse from the "Quiet on Set" documentary. We also cover additional allegations made by additional ex-girlfriends Gillian Leos and actress Paydin LoPachin, including the allegation that Drake "slept with 100s of underage girls" and confirmations of similar verbal and physical abuse. We also describe three additional allegations of statutory rape made against Drake by anonymous Tik Tok users, sent to, screenshot and posted to social media by Lingafelt. We briefly consider Drake's response to Lingafelt's allegations. We cover one more concerning Tik Tok video, that appears to show Drake in a relationship with another teenage girl recently, within the the last few years. We also discuss the letter written by actress Kimmy Robertson (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Twin Peaks (1990-1991), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), in defense of Brian Peck, to the judge in his 2004 case in which he plead "no contest" to charges of oral copulation with a minor under 16 and performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old. In the hand-written letter she describes Peck's victim, who we now know to be Drake Bell, as a "sleuth-like" and "outrageous, overtly gay oversexed person", who she claims no homosexual male crew members would be alone in a room with. We wrap up by discussing the image we have been presented of a freshly post-rehab, therapized and "healed" Drake Bell. Should we be critical of "Quiet on Set" for not appropriately addressing Drake's past? Can we comprehend and see Drake as both victim and abuser? Should we do the same for Brian Peck considering the statistical likelihood that he could be a victim as well? What does accountability look like for abusers and how do we break cycles of abuse? If you haven't already, check out "Drake Bell - Part 1" and our previous episodes on Nickelodeon, "Quiet on Set", Brian Peck, and Dan Schneider "Nickelodeon - Dan Schneider and Brian Peck - Part 1" and "Nickelodeon - Dan Schneider and Brian Peck - Part 2: Drake Bell vs Brian Peck" available for download now! Please follow and rate our podcast wherever you listen! If you're looking for more Everything's Canceled check out the exclusive episode available later this week on our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingscanceled. The best way to support us is to check out our all new podcast merch available in our web store at everythingscanceled.myshopify.com!ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
Drake Bell - Part 1
Apr 22 2024
Drake Bell - Part 1
Send us a Text Message.Remember Drake Bell from Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh (2004-2007) and the ID/Max documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)? Wasn't he canceled for sexting a teenager or something? Everything's Canceled podcast is back and in this episode your hosts Herman and Lorena are digging deep into allegations against former child-actor, musician, and child sex abuse survivor Drake Bell. If the allegations are to be believed they paint a picture of Drake Bell, throughout his adult live, having groomed, dated, and sexually assaulted multiple underage girls, most of whom were about 15 years old, the same age he was when he was abused by Brian Peck. In 2021 Drake Bell took a deal and plead guilty to felony attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile in an Ohio case. Does this mirror the situation regarding Drake's own sex abuse trial vs Brian Peck, in which Peck also took a plea deal, received a light sentence and was able to continue working on sets with children in Hollywood despite being a registered sex offender?  We cover the online video of the sentencing hearing that includes the victim's statement in which she details allegations against Drake that did not make it to trial.  Is Drake guilty of grooming her from age 11 to 15 or is he really the victim, entrapped by a diabolically deceitful teenage super-fan who misrepresented herself by contacting Drake via finstagram as his numerous online defenders would have you believe? She describes a relationship with Drake characterized by the duality of her idolization and infatuation with him and fearing his cruelty, that "if she upset him, he would make her cry and feel disgusting about herself". What exactly did Drake mean when, during a social media conversation, he asks her age, and when she responds that she is now 15 years old, he tells her to "Hurry up"? Does this represent grooming and desire or, as his defense lawyers claim, "complete intent not to engage"? We also discuss details of his defense, how the lawyers avoid and simultaneously seemingly confirm that messages exchanged between Drake and the victim were "sexual in nature", and attempts to explain away allegations of specific incidents of sexual assault by claiming that other witnesses were present, while implicitly confirming that Drake and the victim were indeed together on the occasions in question. We reflect on the victim's assertion that Drake is not remorseful and "has used tactics to gain sympathy from the public" and discuss his behavior leading up to, during, and after the trial, and up through current day keeping these assertions in mind. We also consider Drake's history with drug and alcohol abuse in context of the allegations. Stay tuned because we'll be back next week with "Drake Bell - Part 2" in which we'll cover the content of and context regarding Drake's new song and music video "I Kind Of Relate", additional allegations made against Drake by ex-girlfriends and anonymous tik-tok users, Kimmy Robertson's letter of support for Brian Peck that bafflingly portrays his victim (Drake) as a hyper-sexual predatory homosexual, and much more! Please follow and rate our podcast wherever you listen! If you're looking for more Everything's Canceled check out the exclusive episode available later this week on our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingscanceled. And the best way to support us is to check out the all new podcast merch available in our web store at everythingscanceled.myshopify.com!ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
Nickelodeon - Dan Schneider and Brian Peck - Part 2: Drake Bell vs Brian Peck
Apr 8 2024
Nickelodeon - Dan Schneider and Brian Peck - Part 2: Drake Bell vs Brian Peck
Send us a Text Message.We never thought podcasting would be simple but, we're back with a new episode of Everything's Canceled podcast! This time your hosts Herman and Lorena continue the discussion around Nickelodeon raised by the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV documentary series focusing on the career of former dialogue coach, actor, and convicted child sexual abuser Brian Peck and his victim, former child star, actor and musician Drake Bell of Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh (2004-2007). We discuss Brian's rise to prominence in Hollywood as an actor and then as a dialogue coach to numerous child stars, the role he played on Nickelodeon's All That (1994-2005) as "Pickle Boy" and how he gained access to Drake Bell while working on The Amanda Show (1999-2002). We discuss the suspicions raised by Drake's manager and father Joe Bell about Peck's relationship with his son and how they were dismissed as possible homophobia against the openly gay Peck.  We discuss Brian's manipulation, escalation and ongoing abuse of his victim, the circumstances that lead to his eventual exposure as a predator and how the situation was treated by management at Nickelodeon.  We describe how this leads to an investigation, criminal trial and attempt at justice by Drake, but despite the severity of the charges, Peck receives a light sentence in a plea deal, partially thanks to the support of numerous famous and powerful friends and former Hollywood colleagues who even allow Peck to continue working with children on the set of the Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zach & Cody (2005-2008), despite being a convicted and registered sex offender. We also describe a culture behind the scenes at Nickelodeon that allowed several other child sexual abusers to gain access to children while working on set, including one act of abuse that took place on the Nickelodeon lot by an offender who had been previously convicted of child sexual assault before being hired at Nickelodeon. We finish with our opinions and some questions raised by the Brian Peck situation: Did Brian Peck have more victims? How many child stars make it to adulthood succesfully? Why are there so many abusers in Hollywood and how does the cycle of abuse repeat generation after generation? What does "disillusionment" and cancel culture tell us about our relationship to the entertainment industry and entertainers we used to love? Featuring appearances by: Brian Peck aka "Pickle Boy", Drake Bell, Joe Bell, Dan Schneider, the cast of All That, Corey Feldman, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Wayne Gacy, Amanda Bynes, Drake's Girlfriend, Drake's Girlfriend's Mom, Josh Peck, and Brian Peck letters of support writers: former Boy Meets World (1993-2000) actors and Pod Meets World podcasters Rider Strong, Will Friedle, and Danielle Fishel, James Marsden, Taran Killam, Alan Thicke, Thomas Desanto, Ron Melendez, Joanna Kerns, Kimmy Robertson, and Rich and Beth Correll.  Please follow and rate our podcast wherever you listen! The best way to support us is to check out the all new podcast merch available in our web store at everythingscanceled.myshopify.com! Stay tuned for our next episode where your hosts talk about the rest of Drake Bell's career, his eventual "cancelation" over his guilty plea to charges of child endangerment in 2021 and much more! ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
Nickelodeon - Dan Schneider and Brian Peck - Part 1
Apr 1 2024
Nickelodeon - Dan Schneider and Brian Peck - Part 1
Send us a Text Message.Fresh out the box! Stop, look, and watch... Ready yet? Get set... it's Everything's Canceled podcast! Your hosts Lorena and Herman are back to explore the intersection of nostalgia and trauma as we discuss recent allegations made against Dan Schneider, Brian Peck, and Nickelodeon in the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV documentary series. You may not remember Dan Schneider, but if you're like us you remember watching Nickelodeon in the '90's and 2000's and you'll definitely remember the hit shows he wrote and produced including: All That (1994-2005), Kenan & Kel (1996-1997), The Amanda Show (1999-2002), Drake and Josh (2004-2007), Zoey 101 (2005-2008), iCarly (2007-2012), Victorious (2010-2013) and more. We discuss some of the infamously inappropriate material on these shows intended for teens and children like the "Nose Boy" sketch, Zoey 101 "backpack" scene, Victorious web extras, "juice from a potato", "Penelope Taint", "Amanda's Jacuzzi", "On-Air Dares" and the "Sugar and Coffee" sketch, "Pickle Boy", "Girlie Cookies", teenage girls presented as "kid eye candy", numerous scenes resembling cumshots, scenes involving foot fetish related content, and much more. We also discuss the toxic environment on set described as an "open secret" by former cast and staff members including inappropriate pranks and humor, threats and intimidation, soliciting massages from female cast and staff including underage actresses, and allegations of racism and sexism among the staff and in the writer's room. We cover Nickelodeon's 2014 investigation into Dan that had him removed from the set of his shows, followed by the second investigation into Dan in 2018, post #metoo, that had him removed from Nickelodeon. We finish up by covering Dan's youtube interview response to the allegations against him. Featuring appearances by: Nickelodeon network management, Dan Schneider, Brian Peck, Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Amanda Bynes, Alexa Nikolas, Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Katrina Johnson, Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Leon Frierson, Frankie Muniz, Giovonnie Samuels, Kyle Sullivan, Bryan Hearne, Miranda Cosgrove, Jenette McCurdy and more! Stay tuned for Part 2 featuring the story of former Nickelodeon child star and musician Drake Bell's abuse by former actor/dialogue coach Brian Peck coming soon...ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
The Chicks - formerly The Dixie Chicks
Mar 18 2024
The Chicks - formerly The Dixie Chicks
Send us a Text Message.Podcast take me away... Everything's Canceled is back and your hosts Herman and Lorena are talking everything about the (formerly Dixie) Chicks! In the late 90's and early 2000's country music was huge and the Dixie Chicks were on top of the world. Their albums Wide Open Spaces (1998) and Fly (1999) both sold over 10 million copies and they topped both Pop and Country charts with #1 songs like "There's Your Trouble", "Wide Open Spaces", "You Were Mine", "Cowboy Take Me Away", "Without You", and "Travelin' Soldier". Then the group found themselves the center of massive nation-wide media-fueled controversy after lead singer Natalie Maines made un-rehearsed comments on stage at a show in London in early 2003 about how they did not support the impending US invasion of Iraq and that they were "ashamed" to share their home state of Texas with president George W. Bush. In a post 9-11 patriotic fervor The Chicks became the target of massive scrutiny and derision by the media, public, and in particular, country music radio stations, which started receiving so many complaints that they almost completely stopped playing the Chicks' music entirely. The Chicks chose not to back down and the rest is history. We discuss the rise and fall of the Dixie Chicks, the 2000's media and the lead up to the Iraq war, who did the "canceling" and why, and the differences between the reasons why women are canceled and the reasons men are canceled. Featuring: The Chicks - Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer, "Earl", George W. Bush, WMDs, Toby Keith, Saddam Hussein, Bill O'Reilly and other members of the 2000's era conservative media, Taylor Swift, manager Simon Renshaw, Rick Rubin, Natalie's Ex-husband, and more! We wrap up discussing the mystery and conspiracy around the whereabouts of Princess of Wales Kate Middleton and the suicide of Garrison Brown, son of Kody Brown (former polygamist/star of TLC's Sister Wives). Should Sister Wives be canceled? Don't forget to listen to our previous episodes on Diddy, all 3 parts, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Danny Masterson, Russell Brand... and stay tuned for the next episode of Everything's Canceled!ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 3: Lil Rod
Mar 11 2024
P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 3: Lil Rod
Send us a Text Message.We covered all the lawsuits against Diddy... then he got sued again. So Everything's Canceled is back with "P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 3: Lil Rod". Your hosts Herman and Lorena are covering the Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones lawsuit filed against Diddy February 26. This one's a bombshell. Lil Rod was hired to produce Diddy's 2023 album "The Love Album: Off the Grid". The lawsuit alleges that Lil Rod was expected to live and travel with Diddy 24/7, and "recorded him constantly" resulting in "hundreds of hours" of footage and audio recordings of "Diddy and guests engaging in serious illegal activity".  Allegations of drugs, illegal firearms, soliciting sex workers, partying and providing alcohol and drugs to minors, sexual assault, homosexuality, blackmail, gun violence and much more. Who is the Ghislaine to Diddy's Epstein? What happened with Cuba Gooding Jr. on Diddy's yacht? Featuring appearances by Justin Combs, the LAPD, "G", Stevie J, Yung Miami, Yung Miami's cousin, "redacted R&B Singer", Usher, "redacted rapper", Meek Mill, Kristina Khorram, Cuba Gooding Jr,  redacted R&B singer", Chris Brown, sex workers, underage girls and more! We discuss patterns of abuse, why victims are also abusers, and parallels between powerful perpetrators like Weinstein, Epstein and Diddy. Also Tiffany Red's statements and announcement of an upcoming Diddy lawsuit. Updates on other current Diddy lawsuits. Meek Mill's statements on social media. We wrap it up with Lorena's Stars Astrology Corner. Listen to our previous Diddy episodes "P. Diddy - Suviving Diddy Part 1: Freak Off!" and "P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 2" also available now! Stay tuned because we'll be back soon with a new episode on an old cancelation! Listen to hear who we'll be talking about next...ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 2
Feb 29 2024
P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 2
Send us a Text Message.Someway, somehow despite multiple lawsuits, settlements and countless scandalous rumors... Diddy is still rich and famous. Everything's Canceled podcast is back this week with "P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 2" and your hosts Herman and Lorena are here to discuss the rest of the Diddy drama to date starting with Jonathan Oddi and the 2018 Trump National Doral Miami shooting incident, his arrest and interrogation video in which he claims: Diddy, Rick Ross and Dj Khaled are homosexual, Dj Khaled supports Hamas, freak offs with Diddy and Cassie, is Diddy a member of the Boule and the Illuminati, what is the connection between mail bomber Cesar Sayoc, Jonathan Oddi, and Dancingbear.com the pornographic website featuring male strippers in a teddy bear costume, who are Diddy's lawyers Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas, Puffy's Vote or Die campaign and connections to Hillary Clinton, celebrities and the DEA smuggling drugs on private jets, the subsequent disappearance of Jonathan Oddi, suspicious rumors about the death of Al B. Sure, Jamie Foxx's mysterious medical emergency and hospitalization, number 1 hater 50 cent's Cassie story and details of his beef with Diddy and so much more. We wrap up with a discussion of some recent pop culture events: Usher's Super Bowl performance: teen fantasy come true or mid? Lorena rates the Drake dick video. and finally we review "Texas Hold-Em", Beyonce going country and Jay-z's Grammy comment.  If you haven't already listen to "P Diddy. - Surviving Diddy Part 1: Freak off!" and all our past episodes. New episodes coming soon!ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify
P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 1: Freak Off!
Feb 22 2024
P. Diddy - Surviving Diddy Part 1: Freak Off!
Send us a Text Message.Sean Combs, Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Brother Love... we know him by many names.  Everything's Canceled podcast is back and your hosts Herman and Lorena ask the question: "Diddy do it?"... Rape, murder, violence, guns, drugs, satanic ritual blood sacrifice... and did we mention FREAK OFFS?! What is a freak off? Diddy make a deal with the Devil? Who shot Tupac and Biggie? What do Diddy and the Astroworld Festival crowd crush have in common? Diddy blow up Kid Cudi's car? Diddy try to kill Jamie Foxx? Diddy poison Kim Porter? Who is Jonathan Oddi? We attempt to answer these questions and many more! Featuring appearances by: Cassie Ventura, Super Bowl LVIII Halftime performer: Usher, Uptown Records exec. Andre Harell, Former Bad boy rappers Mase, Shyne, and Loon, J-Lo, Heavy D, Mike Tyson, LL Cool J, Southside Compton Crip Duane "Keefe D" Davis, former LAPD Detective Greg Kading, #1 Diddy-hater 50 Cent, Record exec. Clive Davis, Anonymous male prostitutes, Will Smith, Diddy baby-mama Kim Porter (RIP), Suge Knight, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Denzel Washington, Katt Williams, former body guard Gene Deal, Ja Rule, Meek Mill, Bryshere Gray, Yk Osiris, Drake, Jaguar Wright and more! Listen now and stay tuned because Part 2 of the P. Diddy Files featuring the insane Jonathan Oddi story is coming soon...ExC Patreon - subscribe for exclusive episodes! - patreon.com/everythingscanceledPod merch now available! - everythingscanceled.myshopify.comFollow our instagram @everythingscanceledpodcastEmail us at everythingscanceledpodcast@gmail.comLorena - Patreon and Shopify