The Big Flop

By: Wondery
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  • Fyre Fest goes up in flames, Ashlee Simpson bombs on SNL, and somehow even Taylor Swift couldn’t fix the ill-fated Cats movie. Who doesn’t love a good fiasco?! Join us each week as we dissect the most deliciously disastrous flops in recent history. On Wondery’s comedy & pop culture series The Big Flop, host and TikTok superstar Misha Brown unpacks all-time epic fails from Crystal Pepsi to Google Glass with the help of hilarious, highly-opinionated guests in every episode.

    Find out what happens when massive hype turns into a major fiasco, and join us as we try to answer the age-old question...Who thought THIS was a good idea?!New episodes come out every week.

    Listen to The Big Flop on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/the-big-flop/ now.
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  • Chimp Crazy: Tonia Haddix's Great Ape Escape with Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart | 72

    Chimp Crazy: Tonia Haddix's Great Ape Escape with Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart | 72
    Jan 27 2025

    A Holiday Inn bathroom becomes a makeshift chimp sanctuary. A headless ape corpse rides shotgun down the highway. PETA and Alan Cumming join forces against a middle-aged nurse with a penchant for primates. This isn't a fever dream – it's the bonkers true story of Tonia Haddix and one woman's simian obsession gone wild.

    Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart from This Might Get Weird join Misha to peel back the layers of this bananas flop.

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    43 mins
  • The Most Hated Man In America: Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli with Kyle Prue and Miles Bonsignore | 71

    The Most Hated Man In America: Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli with Kyle Prue and Miles Bonsignore | 71
    Jan 20 2025

    Martin Shkreli jacked up drug prices, trolled the world, and bought a two million-dollar Wu-Tang album before the age of 35. But the karma (and real) police came for the Pharma Bro when the world caught wind of his price-gouging antics on life saving medicine. From hedge fund schemes to court-room memes, Martin earned the now infamous title of “Most Hated Man in America”.

    Kyle Prue (How to Piss Off Men) and Miles Bonsignore (Perfect Person, Try Guys) join Misha to give Martin Shkreli a taste of his own medicine.

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  • Varsity Blues: The $25 Million College Admissions Scandal with Chris Burns and Sarah Tiana | 70

    Varsity Blues: The $25 Million College Admissions Scandal with Chris Burns and Sarah Tiana | 70
    Jan 13 2025

    Rick Singer went from failed basketball coach to college admissions kingpin, engineering a $25 million scheme that had the rich and famous buying their kids' way into elite schools. From Aunt Becky to the Hot Pockets Heiress, this smooth-talking grifter exposed the dark underbelly of elite education. That is, until he brought down some of America's most privileged in the process.

    Chris Burns (fatcarriebradshaw) and Sarah Tiana (Comedy Store) join Misha to do a play-by-play of Operation Varsity Blues, A.K.A. the College Admissions Scandal.

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    48 mins

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Always Entertaining and Interested

Misha and guests always put on an entertaining performance while going over the backstory to some of the world's biggest flops. If you have seen Misha on TT, you will really enjoy this podcast!

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Great topics

I love all the details he's able to find out about each of his stories!

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Thoroughly enjoyable

I love these. Some of them I remember (4loco) and some I had never heard of. The research and details are great and I love the silver lining Misha always looks for.

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Absolutely LOVE

I love Misha so much!! He’s a great storyteller and had an amazing energy. The show is so nostalgic listening to things that I had forgotten about, and others that are burned into my memory!

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Fantastic

Love this man! He is funny and intelligent! The podcast was well researched as well!

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MISHA!

Misha is one of my favorite humans and am very happy for his success!

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I loved the big flop

I love it. I highly recommend it. He is supper funny and smart. He talks about the topics no one else talks about.

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love this podcast!

I'm always excited to see the next episode. This is hilarious and entertaining and I even learn some things. love Misha, love his report with the guests he brings on every week!

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