Toxic

By Toxic podcast hosted by Amanda Kippert and Jenna Brandl

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What happens when toxic masculinity goes unchecked for far too long? Domestic violence journalist and advocate Amanda Kippert along with co-host Jenna Brandl shine a spotlight on the men who have chosen to abuse more than just their male privilege. Through candid and unreserved conversions with survivors, advocates and experts, we're calling out the audacity of men, one abuser at a time. To end domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment and general male bad behavior, it's time we call it as we see it.

Episode Date
Ep. 119: Breaking News—Woman Asks Question, Man Requests Facial Expression
Feb 25, 2026
Ep. 118: Dead Women Can't Appeal — Lizzie Weinstein, Family Court and a Death Still in Question
Jan 28, 2026
Ep. 117: Hallmark, But Make It Cats
Dec 24, 2025
Ep. 116: How the Manosphere Turns 'Poor Me' Into 'Hurt Her'
Dec 09, 2025
Ep. 115: Abuser Murders Girlfriend After Judge Lets Him Out While Awaiting Trial For Strangling Her
Oct 13, 2025
Ep. 114: Hey, Things Haven't Gotten Better. In Fact, They May Have Gotten Worse! Don't Worry, We're Here
Sep 18, 2025
Ep. 113: Spoiler Alert—Women Don't Roofie Themselves. Men's Audacity Has No Bounds But Joy Hoover Is Here to Help Us
Aug 25, 2025
Ep. 112: Rich, White & Wrong: Ghislaine Maxwell Girlbossed In the Wrong Direction
Aug 06, 2025
Ep. 111: Tale As Old As Time—Survivor Accuses Politician of Sexually Assaulting Her at 18, Everyone Says "Shhhhhhh"
Jul 22, 2025
Ep. 110: Dogs Are Now Hunting Murder Suspect Travis Decker While Trump's Circus of Distraction Continues
Jun 12, 2025
Ep. 109: Inside the Netflix Documentary with Gabby Petito's Mom, Nichole Schmidt
May 13, 2025
Ep. 108: Perimenopause: Understudied and Overheating Thanks to Misogyny
Apr 29, 2025
Ep. 107: Jim Jones, Trump....It's Like All Cult Leaders Attended the Same Meeting or Something—Dr. Janja Lalich Confirms Our Suspicions
Apr 01, 2025
Ep. 106: Deepfake Case Out of Minneapolis, Victims Are Told to Just Ask Man Politely to Stop
Mar 12, 2025
Ep. 105: What Fresh Hells Today? Trump's Dizzying Array of Distractions Discussed
Feb 18, 2025
Ep. 104: Patrisha McLean Is a Survivor and Her Ex is Bitter About That
Feb 04, 2025
Ep. 103: Where Do We Go From Here?
Jan 21, 2025
Ep. 102: Justin Baldoni Makes Sure It Doesn't End With Him—What Blake Lively Endured During His Dumb Movie
Jan 14, 2025
Ep. 101: Hot Frosty and His Snow Nips Make Christmas Complete
Dec 24, 2024
Ep. 100: Abusive Husband Michael Tormented His Family for Years But Family Court Dropped All Charges, Accused Mom of Alienting Kids Instead
Dec 16, 2024
Post-Election Thoughts: We Women Will Need to Save Ourselves Again
Nov 09, 2024
Ep. 99: Why Women Having Power, aka Kamala Harris, Pisses Some People Right Off
Nov 04, 2024
Ep. 98: In Her Own Words—Interview with Rachel Pickrel-Hawkins
Oct 22, 2024
Ep. 97: Chrystul Kizer Kills Her Trafficker, Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Oct 01, 2024
Ep. 96: OCD Affects More Girls and Young Women...But Why?
Sep 17, 2024
Ep. 95: Rachel Pickrel-Hawkins Is Going to Jail Even Though Her Husband Is Accused of Raping Their Daughter
Sep 05, 2024
Ep. 94: Uh, Strangulation During Sex Is Trending Among Young People—Talking With Dr. Debby Herbenick
Aug 13, 2024
Ep. 93: Project 2025 is One Option.....OR, THERE'S KAMALA.
Jul 22, 2024
Ep. 92: Why Don't We Believe Women? Survivor Records Abuser, Still Accused of Lying
Jun 19, 2024
Ep. 91: Creepy Pastor John-Paul Miller Tries to Gaslight His Congregation Before Wife's Death
May 13, 2024
Ep: 90: Women Are Fed Up: The 4B Movement Says Eff Off to Men. Plus—Why Does Arizona Need More Babies? It's Already So Hot Here
Apr 23, 2024
Ep. 89: Power and Money Has Allowed Sean "Diddy" Combs to Abuse Women for 30 Years
Apr 09, 2024
Ep. 88: Ally Toyos Is Silent No More—Her Story of Surviving Parental Reunification Camp at 16
Mar 12, 2024
Ep. 87: Turns Out, Men CAN Stop Rape, Say Men Who Run MCSR
Feb 27, 2024
Ep. 86: The Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theories Exist Because We Can't Just LET WOMEN LIVE
Feb 09, 2024
Ep. 85: We're Talking Grooming, But Not the Body Hair Kind
Jan 30, 2024
Season 3! Ep. 84: Jill Duggar Wearing Pants Isn't Actually the Bravest Thing She's Done
Jan 16, 2024
Ep. 83: "The 12 Men of Christmas" Was a Banger — Jenna and Amanda Review
Dec 24, 2023
Ep. 82: Tyesha Wayne, Another Survivor of Domestic Violence Arrested for Self-Defense
Dec 11, 2023
Ep. 81: We Finally Need to Talk About Brad Pitt
Dec 04, 2023
Ep. 80: Maine Shooter Robert Card Likely Mad at Women (Shocker) and a Maryland Judge is Killed for Protecting a Mom
Oct 31, 2023
Ep. 79: When Mimi Tried to Leave for the Final Time, He Took Her Hostage
Oct 03, 2023
Ep. 78: Dishing on Danny Masterson—Who Doesn't Do Drugs But Will Slip Them to Others—the Hullabaloo Around Catching Danilo Cavalcante But No One Else and the Gross Entitlement of Luis Rubiales
Sep 18, 2023
Ep. 77: Will He Kill You? The Warning Signs You Need to Know That an Abuser Is Heading Toward Homicide
Sep 04, 2023
Ep. 76: Toxic Dish—The Hot Goss, Some Personal Shiz, Lizzo Allegations and Depp Documentary
Aug 15, 2023
Ep. 75: Not the Fun Kind of Camp—Family Reunification Camps, aka, Legalized Kidnappings, Are Disturbing as Hell
Aug 07, 2023
Ep. 74: Toxic Dish—Sinéad O'Connor Was Totally Justified in Her Pope Moment
Jul 31, 2023
Ep. 73: The Incomparable Tina Turner Spoke Out About Abuse When All People Wanted to Know Was "Where's Ike?"
Jul 06, 2023
Ep. 72: Weaponized Incompetence Roundtable with Special Guests ThatDarnChat and SpeechProf
Jun 12, 2023
Ep. 71: Dishing on Pride Month, Danny Masterson and Title 8
Jun 05, 2023
Ep. 70: Hey Bros, Women Are Tired of Weaponized Incompetence
May 24, 2023
Ep. 69: It's Sexual Assault Awareness Month and We Picked Chris D'Elia as Our Poster Boy
Apr 25, 2023
Ep. 68: Leave No Tortoise Behind—Animals of All Kinds Need to Flee Domestic Violence, Too
Apr 17, 2023
Toxic Dish - Episode 67
Apr 11, 2023
Ep. 66: It's Brendan Fraser's Much-Deserved Brenaissance After Sexual Assault (and How Women Survivors Inspired Him to Step Forward)
Mar 28, 2023
Toxic Dish - Episode 65
Mar 21, 2023
Ep. 62: Talking Misogyny and Penn Badgley with Natalie Katona
Mar 06, 2023
Ep. 64: The Injustice of Nikki Addimando—Yet Another Survivor in Prison for Self-Defense
Mar 06, 2023
Toxic Dish - Episode 63
Mar 06, 2023
Toxic Dish - Episode 61
Feb 20, 2023
Ep. 60: She Called Police for Help and Was Arrested —Thanks, Mandatory Arrest Laws
Feb 10, 2023
Ep. 59: Is Everyone a Narcissist? Interview with Psychotherapist Talia Bombola
Jan 23, 2023
Ep. 58: Audrey Prosper's Husband Sets Her on Fire but She Survives Because Women Are Strong as Hell
Jan 10, 2023
Ep. 57: Nicole Sinkule Was Killed For Wanting to Leave, Her Parents Speak Out
Dec 19, 2022
Ep. 56: Is This Guy Dangerous or Just Mildly Creepy? How to Find Red Flags in Dating Profiles and Garbo CEO and Stalking Survivor Kathryn Kosmides Talks Background Checks
Dec 14, 2022
Ep. 55: Survivor Rachel Bellesen Shot Her Abusive Ex and Faced the Possibility of Life Behind Bars
Nov 21, 2022
Ep. 54: Unpacking My Playboy Experience
Oct 31, 2022
Season 3, Ep. 53: Christopher Columbus Couldn't Discover His Own Butt
Oct 10, 2022
Ep. 52: What Is Toxic Positivity and Why Is It So Annoying?
Sep 05, 2022
Ep. 51: Andrew Tate and Alex Jones Are Our D-Bags of The Week
Aug 16, 2022
Ep. 50: We're 50! Who Are Jenna and Amanda? The Mystery Is Solved.
Aug 16, 2022
Ep. 49: Dana Alotaibi, Cynthia Walker, O'Keyin Riles, La'Dasia Porter, Ninoshka Maestre, Alwiya Mohamed and Ladda Donsanouphith.
Aug 02, 2022
Ep. 48: Janet Paulsen Shot Six Times By Abuser After Police Let Him Keep One Gun
Jul 18, 2022
Ep. 47: It's Never Been About Babies - How to Avoid Forced Birth After Friday's Supreme Court Decision
Jul 04, 2022
Ep. 46: Ron Blake and the Barriers LGBTQ Survivors Face
Jun 23, 2022
Ep. 45: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos and How Domestic Violence Hides Among Rich Couples
Jun 06, 2022
Ep. 44: On the Frontlines of Abortion - Talking to Medical Students for Choice Executive Director Pamela Merritt
May 16, 2022
Ep. 43: Abuser Carl Bohm Gets Some Gasoline and a Lighter and a Judge Says No to a Protection Order
May 02, 2022
Ep. 42: Marissa Alexander Saves Her Life, Goes to Jail
Apr 12, 2022
Ep. 41: Why Do So Many of Us Blame the Victim?
Mar 29, 2022
Ep. 40: How Did Ellen Greenberg Really Die Because Suicide By Stabbing Makes No Sense
Mar 14, 2022
Ep. 39: Kim Dadou Brown Spends 17 Years Behind Bars for Self-Defense
Feb 21, 2022
Ep. 38: Roblox Predators Can Find Your Kids and We Ask an Expert—Can Abusers Change?
Jan 24, 2022
Ep. 37: Aaron Robinson Murdered Army Spec. Vanessa Guillén Because Femicide
Jan 10, 2022
Ep. 36: What Elliot Rodger Did Was Misogynistic Terrorism
Dec 13, 2021
Ep. 35 - Online Dating, Waukesha Tragedy and Monique Faison Ross' Book "Playing Dead" Stays With You
Nov 29, 2021
Ep. 34: Three Murderous Men and the Victims Who Tried to Get Help
Nov 15, 2021
Ep. 33: Hold Up—Women Cadets at Military Academies Face Expulsion if They Become Pregnant?
Nov 01, 2021
Ep. 32: The Murder of Sarah Everard by Toxic Cop Wayne Couzens
Oct 18, 2021
Ep. 31: Together At Last — Jenna and Amanda Talk Toxic Stuff NEXT to Each Other
Oct 05, 2021
Ep. 30: Three Women Band Together After Surviving the Same Abuser (Who's Still Free)
Sep 21, 2021
Ep. 29: "Well, That Escalated Quickly" — Talking Abortion With the Anti-Choice Crowd
Sep 08, 2021
Ep. 28: Tucson, AZ Mass Shooting in July — Another Man Chooses Violence to Deal with Trauma
Aug 23, 2021
Ep. 27: Let's Talk Larry Nassar and All the People Who Enabled Him to Touch Kids
Aug 09, 2021
Episode 26: Kicking Ass and Taking Names—Self-Defense with Badass Tara McClure
Jul 27, 2021
Episode 25: Army Private Abuses Wife, Kills the Guy Who Comes to Help Her
Jul 19, 2021
Episode 24: Girls Can Like Dinosaurs and Safe Partners Don't Dictate How You Spend Your Money
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 23: Imran Khan Blames Women for Violence and Viral TikTok Shows What a Kind of Dad Not to Be
Jul 05, 2021
Episode 22: Britney's Dad Is an Abusive A-Hole and How the Media Covers Homicide Needs Improvement
Jun 28, 2021
Episode 21: Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein Were Bros, and Mrs. Gates Said 'I'm Out'
Jun 21, 2021
Season 2, Episode 20: Escaping a Forced Marriage, aka, Don't Underestimate a Determined Mama
Jun 14, 2021
Episode 19: Hollywood Loves Sexualizing Young Actresses and Mara Wilson Is Calling Them Out
May 11, 2021
Episode 18: Interview with Josephine Wentzel, A Badass Mom Hunting Down Her Daughter's Killer
May 03, 2021
Episode 17: "Alex" Threatens Revenge Porn and Maybe a Stabbing if He Feels Like It
Apr 27, 2021
Episode 16: Raymond McLeod Is Wanted for Murder and Security Expert Spencer Coursen on Safety Traps
Apr 19, 2021
Episode 15: Shia LaBeouf Had a Crappy Childhood, but That Doesn't Excuse Abuse
Apr 13, 2021
Episode 14: Matt Gaetz is a Super Creeper and "Stalker Steve" Can't Take a Hint
Apr 08, 2021
Episode 13: Having the Sex Talk With Teens Featuring Author Shafia Zaloom
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 12: Robert Aaron Long Hates Women and the Army Says Okey Dokey to Domestic Violence
Mar 22, 2021
Episode 11: Toxic Bosses, aka, Men Who Think Female Employees and Staplers Deserve Equal Respect
Mar 15, 2021
Episode 10: Piers Morgan Feels Entitled to Meghan Markle and This Is Toxic Masculinity in a Nutshell
Mar 12, 2021
Episode 9: Governor Andrew Cuomo Would Like to Force Himself on Subordinates Without Repercussion
Mar 08, 2021
Episode 8: Netflix's Bridgerton—Let's Discuss THAT Scene
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 7: The Trauma of Abuse Caused Her Brain to Split Into More than 100 Personalities
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 6 - Pro-Sports Doesn't Want to Bench Their Lady-Beaters
Feb 15, 2021
Episode 5: Shocker, Marilyn Manson Is an Abuser and Victims Are Getting Blamed
Feb 09, 2021
Episode 4: The Inconvenience of Toxic Celebrities
Feb 08, 2021
Episode 3: A Desperate Mom on the Run
Feb 08, 2021
Episode 2: Brad, the Guy Who Strangled Two Women and Isn't in Jail
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 1: Jòzsef Barsi, a Dangerous Dude, Father and Husband
Jan 31, 2021