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Toxic

Toxic podcast hosted by Amanda Kippert and Jenna Brandl

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 t...

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Episode list

90

  • June 12, 2025

    1 hr 8 min

    Ep. 110: Dogs Are Now Hunting Murder Suspect Travis Decker While Trump’s Circus of Distraction Continues

    Washington state police are still looking for 32-year-old Travis Decker, suspected of killing his three young daughters last Monday, June 2, near Rock Island Campground in Chelan C...

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  • May 13, 2025

    1 hr 3 min

    Ep. 109: Inside the Netflix Documentary with Gabby Petito’s Mom, Nichole Schmidt

    We’re honored to welcome Nichole Schmidt to Toxic today — a friend of the pod and a fierce advocate for survivors, especially young survivors of dating violence. In 2021, her 22-ye...

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  • April 29, 2025

    1 hr 1 min

    Ep. 108: Perimenopause: Understudied and Overheating Thanks to Misogyny

    Is it hot in here or is it just us? If you're in the throes of perimenopause, you're going to feel right at home in this episode. As ladies of our mid-40s, we have to talk about th...

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  • April 1, 2025

    1 hr 31 min

    Ep. 107: Jim Jones, Trump....It's Like All Cult Leaders Attended the Same Meeting or Something—Dr. Janja Lalich Confirms Our Suspicions

    In the '70s, a charismatic minister named Jim Jones convinced thousands of followers of his Peoples Temple that he was for them, moving them from the U.S. where he was being invest...

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  • March 12, 2025

    1 hr 8 min

    Ep. 106: Deepfake Case Out of Minneapolis, Victims Are Told to Just Ask Man Politely to Stop

    In another disturbing case of women's safety being not at all a priority, a man in Minneapolis turned images of some 80 women he sort-of-but-not-really-knew into graphic p*rn. When...

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  • February 18, 2025

    1 hr 7 min

    Ep. 105: What Fresh Hells Today? Trump's Dizzying Array of Distractions Discussed

    Abusers know the routine: First, present yourself as a savior. Promise a romanticized, idyllic version of the future. Earn trust. Then, isolate. “It’s the world against us, baby.” ...

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