Purple Rain

RuPaul Andre Charles was born in San Diego, California, before moving to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 15 to study in the performing arts. After contributing to several smaller creative projects over the years, he finally broke through to the mainstream with the dance hit “Supermodel (You Better Work)” in 1993. RuPaul would go on to become the most famous drag queen in the world, an Emmy award-winning host of multiple hit television shows, and a bonafide household name. This week, we’re asking the question: Is RuPaul the worst?

Fleetwood Mac was formed in London in 1967; the brainchild of guitarist Peter Green and drummer Mick Fleetwood. They would record several albums and endure countless personnel changes before guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and singer Stevie Nicks would eventually join in 1974. This lineup would lead the band to worldwide success and widespread acclaim, but their creative environment was anything but healthy. Addiction, drama, infidelity, and “rumours” seemed to follow them wherever they went. This week, we’re asking the question: Is Fleetwood Mac the worst?

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born in Figueres, Spain in 1904. He began painting at a young age, but after embracing the surreal, he would become one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, known simply as Salvador Dalí. His bizarre paintings made him a global phenomenon, but his eccentric behavior and wild personality would leave an even stranger legacy long after his death. This week, we’re asking the question: Is Salvador Dalí the worst?

When Walt Disney first approached designer John Hench in 1964 with the idea for a futuristic thrill ride, they had no idea that they would be creating one of the most popular and enduring theme park attractions of all time. After 9 years of development, Space Mountain would finally open in 1975, and it continues to amaze guests around the world to this day. This week's episode is an in-depth look at the development and legacy of one of the most magical theme park attractions in history; Space Mountain.

John Wilden Hughes Jr. was a quiet kid from a Midwestern town, who would become one of the most prolific filmmakers in American history. He began his career at an ad agency before he got his first creative break as a writer for National Lampoon magazine. Hughes would go on to create a string of films that defined American cinema including Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Home Alone, and many more. He would retire from the public eye before his untimely death in 2009, but questions about his legacy still linger today. This week, we’re asking the question: Is John Hughes the worst?

“Who you gonna call?” In 1984, a Hollywood studio took a massive risk, spending millions of dollars on an ambitious science-fiction comedy film. Ghostbusters was the brainchild of Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, who starred in the film alongside SNL alumni Bill Murray. Director Ivan Reitman would bring the script to life, filming iconic scenes throughout New York City, on an extremely tight production schedule. The result was unlike any comedy created before or since and is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. This week’s episode is all about how “lightning in a bottle” was captured in the 1984 film, Ghostbusters.

In the late 1990s, boy bands ruled the world, and one band, in particular, was tearin’ up our hearts. Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass collectively formed NSYNC, one of the top selling artists of the 20th century. After years of chart-topping success, they said “Bye Bye Bye” to their manager Lou Pearlman in a highly publicized legal battle before breaking up and going their separate ways. This week, we’re asking the question: Is NSYNC the worst?

We’re doing something a little bit different on today’s podcast. We’ve talked about a lot of unique creative people on this show in the past, but we thought it would be fun to take a deeper look into the process and history behind some of our favorite artists’ most iconic creations. This week, we are purifying ourselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka once again, as we take another glimpse into the life of the mystifying purple one, Prince. This episode is all about his most ambitious project, the groundbreaking 1984 song, album, and film of the same name; Purple Rain.

John Edward "Skip" Bayless is a larger-than-life sports personality and the kind of guy that you love to hate. He first rose to prominence as a sportswriter in the Dallas area, and gained notoriety for penning salacious tell-all books about one of America's most popular sports teams; the Dallas Cowboys. It wasn't long before his controversial opinions made their way to television, where his outlandish "hot takes" would turn into a ratings gold mine and make him one of the highest-paid media personalities in the world. This week, we're asking the question: Is Skip Bayless the worst?

Oprah Gail Winfrey is the undisputed “Queen of All Media”, a talk show host, actress, and media mogul. Despite her tumultuous upbringing in rural Mississippi, she rose through the ranks of daytime TV, and for 25 years, she hosted The Oprah Winfrey Show, one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed talk shows in history. The success of her show, as well as her production company Harpo Studios, would make her one of the most influential women in the world, and the first black multi-billionaire. With great influence, comes great responsibility, and Oprah has rightly been criticized for giving a platform to questionable ideas and contributing to the rise of pseudoscience. This week, we’re asking the question: Is Oprah Winfrey the worst?