Bad Boss Detox
If you’ve ever had a boss who made you question your life choices, a job that felt like a slow descent into madness, or coworkers who deserved their own reality show (for all the wrong reasons)—welcome to your new favorite podcast. Bad Boss Detox is your safe space to laugh, vent, and reclaim your sanity after dealing with toxic workplaces.
Hosted by Ivy Hensley and Katie Boothe, a Gen Xer and a Millennial with the workplace scars to prove it, we’re serving up hilarious stories, workplace survival tips, and an overflowing helping of snark. Whether you're plotting your escape or just need validation that yes, your boss is the problem, we’ve got you covered.
Because quitting may not always be an option—but laughing about it definitely is.
Episodes
20 episodes
Season 1 finale: What did we learn?
We started this podcast with a goal: detox from rotten work scenarios! Mission accomplished! so, instead of beating a dead boss, we agree that we are fully detoxed and want to move on! So, in this final episode of Season one, Katie and Ivy disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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58:53
Getting Rich Quick: Schemers and Scammers
Wouldn't it be great it we could all make money from playing some dumb game on our phones? We'll compare some new school and old school get rich quick schemes and scams. What's the real deal with all these online courses? Can you really make bi...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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54:25
Bosses Who Broke Bad: Boss Level Crime
This week we're digging up some dirt on bosses who weren't mircomanaging narcissists, but they were actual criminals. A nun who embezzled almost a million bucks, a med-tech blonde billionaire, a dentist who was an actual legendary drug kingpin,...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:10:39
Respectfully, No: Setting Boundaries Without Burning Bridges
Ever feel like saying "no" at work is career suicide? In this episode, we’re breaking down the myth that being a team player means being a doormat. From dodging weekend emails to surviving boundary-busting bosses, we're serving up real talk on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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46:05
Pride Month Special! LGBTQ+ Inclusive Companies: Truly Proud or Just Performative?
In this Pride Month episode, we're diving deep into the rainbow-washed waters of corporate LGBTQ+ support. From glittery ad campaigns to colorful logos, many companies show up big in June—but how many are actually walking the walk year...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:09:50
Guest Mike D: 30 Years of Fights, Fires, and Ever-Evolving Toxic Work Environments
The Detox welcomes our VERY FIRST GUEST: Mike D! Join us for a round table discussion about Mike's journey through firefighting, catching thieves, digging graves, and even voiceover. After surviving more than a few toxic work environments, Mike...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:24:51
Is Your Job a Cult? Or Does it Just Feel Like it? Company CULTure Red Flags
Was your last job suspiciously into chants, "voluntary" unpaid labor, and leaders who called themselves "visionaries"? Yeah, that's not hustle culture—that’s a culty job. We’re calling it out this week on Bad Boss Detox.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:00:31
Hon, Beware! Toxic Hustle Culture: How MLMs Hook You with ‘Empowerment’
Ready to hustle your way to financial freedom... or just freedom from your upline? This week on Bad Boss Detox, we’re diving into the glittery, gaslighty world of Multi-Level Marketing. From fake empowerment to friendship expl...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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50:12
Gordon Ramsay: Bad Boss or Badass?
This week on Bad Boss Detox, we’re digging into the legend behind the loud: Gordon Ramsay. Before he was yelling about risotto on primetime, Ramsay was a rising star in the brutal world of fine dining. So what shaped his fiery persona—...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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47:51
Reality Check: The Toxicity and Exploitation of Reality TV
Welcome aboard the most dramatic detox yet! This week, we dive overboard into the wild waters of reality TV. From Below Deck to Real Housewives, we’re spilling the unscripted tea on who’s leading, who’s losing it, and who’s lu...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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41:53
Burnout & Band-Aids: Surviving a Toxic Nursing Career
This episode of Bad Boss Detox started as a single listener's story but became so compelling that it turned into a full feature. It explores the heartbreaking reality of career-long toxicity—what happens when the very job you lov...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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44:15
Feminism: Smashing our Misconceptions, and Moving Forward
Remember when we thought feminism was just about hating men and not shaving our legs? (Oops.) In this episode, we look back at our awkward, confused intro to feminism, take a wild ride through its historical waves, and try to make sense of wher...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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50:36
Women in the Workplace: We've Come a Long Way!
From weaving and healing to running entire households behind the scenes, women have been working — invisibly and relentlessly — since the dawn of time. In this episode, we shine a light on the jobs history forgot, the battles fought for basic r...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:43
Obstacles Part 2: Backstories Continued!
Welcome back, detoxers! In this episode, we’re picking up where we left off—unpacking the real-life challenges and plot twists that tested us before we stepped into our power as the badass women we are today. Plus, we’re sharing a thou...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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41:41
Obstacles: Our Tragic Backstories Unlocked!
Success stories are cute—but let’s talk about the before. In this episode, we get real about the personal obstacles, toxic workplaces, and self-doubt we had to crawl through before we could even think about thriving. From bein...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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50:42
Toxic Work Throwback: The Radium Girls
This episode of Bad Boss Detox honors the legacy of the Radium Girls—young women hired in the 1910s to paint luminous watch dials with radioactive paint, told it was safe, even healthy, to ingest. What followed was a devastating trail ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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57:49
From Panic to Power: Beating the Fear of Leaving Your Toxic Job
In this episode, we’re exposing the fear tactics bad bosses use to keep you trapped— and some of the fears you may have that are keeping you stuck. We’ll talk about how to break free without losing your sanity (or your paycheck).
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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54:13
Clocking the Narcissistic Boss: Red Flags, and Your Survival Guide
It’s their world, and you’re just working (and suffering) in it. This week on Bad Boss Detox, we’re tackling the narcissistic boss: the self-important, credit-stealing, blame-shifting leader who makes every workday feel like a hostage ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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53:10
Bad Bosses of History: Meet the Original Workplace Villains
Workplace horror stories are nothing new—history is filled with bosses whose greed, cruelty, and disregard for human life led to some of the darkest chapters in labor history. In this episode of Bad Boss Detox, we take...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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55:47
How We Got Here: Bad Bosses, Great Stories.
Congratulations—you’ve just joined a podcast that understands the soul-crushing agony of bad bosses, toxic workplaces, and that one coworker who insists on replying-all every single time. In this inaugural episode of Bad B...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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37:56