Fast opinions, warm chaos, be normal.
The Bad Broadcast follows Maddie through the daily irritations and tiny obsessions that make modern life feel absurd. Recent episodes move from spring-cleaning mental habits to snark pages, sibling interviews, pregnancy updates, live-show nerves, Oscars chatter, and audience-submitted hills to die on.
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The Bad Broadcast is a weekly culture-and-confession show powered by Maddie’s quick pivots, blunt reactions, and fondness for turning everyday irritations into full arguments. It moves fast. Recent episodes open with pregnancy updates, live-show announcements, family appearances, and the kind of personal aside that becomes the main event before anyone notices. The show’s center is not celebrity news alone, though internet culture is everywhere. Maddie is interested in how people behave online, why snark pages spill into TikTok, how influencer criticism curdles into boredom, and why everyone seems determined to make normal life stranger than it needs to be. She can be tender, then immediately impatient. That rhythm gives the show its shape. In “Spring Cleaning,” home organization widens into mental hygiene, news boundaries, and the need to step outside before the constant news cycle corrodes every good mood. In “The Worst Internet Behavior,” the target is not gossip itself so much as lazy, parasitic content about gossip. In “Dead on the Hill,” audience submissions become fuel for sharp little essays on life coaches, 3D printers, novelty plastic, and hills people refuse to abandon. Pregnancy threads through the run without turning the show into a pregnancy diary. Maddie talks glucose tests, thirst, Diet Coke, postpartum pajamas, maternity leave, and the physical weirdness of waiting for a baby while still hosting a comedy show. The family episodes add a different texture. McKay appears as her brother, and their exchange gets comedy out of memory, sibling familiarity, and basic microphone competence. Lucy’s visit brings movie-season chatter, Oscars preparation, and the easy friction of a recurring friend dynamic. The show is candid about politics, particularly the fatigue of consuming constant Trump-related news. It is also candid about ads, Instagram continuity, live-show logistics, and the practical machinery around a podcast that has grown with its audience. Its best moments feel like a group chat with a stronger editor. The appeal is the permission to complain, laugh, soften, and then return to the central rule: be normal.
Made for: The show suits listeners who like conversational pop culture, internet etiquette debates, candid pregnancy and family updates, and opinionated comedy with a close-friend feel. It is especially tuned for an audience that enjoys sharp complaints without losing the warmth underneath.
What sets it apart: The Bad Broadcast stands out by making small social behaviors feel theatrically important while keeping the emotional stakes personal. Maddie’s mix of audience submissions, family appearances, Instagram continuity, and blunt comic judgment gives the show a lived-in community texture.
The Bad Broadcast offers a hilarious blend of pop culture, girl talk, and listener-submitted stories, ranging from in-law anecdotes to tales of petty revenge. Host Madi Murphy has created a safe space to laugh, cry, and complain with her brilliant comedic timing, witty wisdom, and relatable perspective. Join us every Monday, and as Madi always says: be safe, be kind, be hot.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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The Bad Broadcast turns Maddie Murphy-West's running commentary into a lively record of everyday social life. Solo episodes move between internet behavior, personal updates, audience-submitted opinions and advice about relationships, with occasional guests such as Lucy adding…
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Maddie takes spring cleaning from phone and news habits into the house.
Maddie starts her spring cleaning with the routines that shape her day: putting down the phone, spending time outside, and setting limits on the news. She recalls asking Ray to stop telling her what he had seen in the news for a couple of weeks because she needed a break.
Maddie and Lucy joke about maternity leave, talk earnestly about art, and urge listeners to go to the theaters.
Maddie welcomes Lucy back by joking that Lucy might take over the podcast during Maddie's maternity leave. The joke soon reaches a practical point: the leave is close, and Lucy thinks they should start recording ahead.
Audience-submitted hills get Maddie talking about life coaches, 3D printing and sleep training.
An Instagram question about oddly specific hills to die on gives Maddie plenty to work with. Audience submissions bring her to life coaches she believes exploit mothers seeking support, then to the plastic clutter people print at home.
Maddie moves from an attachment question to pregnancy thirst, then offers hope after divorce.
Maddie starts with a listener's question about anxious attachment, then follows a thought of her own: pregnancy has left her thirsty. She recalls stops at Raising Cane's and In-N-Out and describes the pull of a 44-ounce Diet Coke. Her comparison is unusually specific.
Maddie Murphy-West makes a warm, practical case for friendship that goes both ways.
Maddie Murphy-West starts with the kind of friend a person hopes to have, then asks what they are willing to give in return. For her, friendship means showing up for someone and taking pleasure in their good news, rather than looking mainly for validation.
Des Moines mornings with bite-sized arguments.
Business, culture, and power in motion.
Milwaukee food news with bite and butter.
Tiny food stories, treated seriously.
Philadelphia food, reported one kitchen at a time
Host Maddie discusses her conflicted feelings about being a showgirl and recaps a successful live event despite being exhausted.
Maddie kicks off the fifth annual Halloween-themed episode of The Bad Broadcast in a Buzz Lightyear costume, sharing her costume shopping story with her two-year-old.
Maddie and Lucy kick off a pop culture draft episode, discussing recording ahead and the risk of dated content.
Host Maddie discusses spring cleaning as a metaphor for emerging from a pregnancy-related rut and embracing personal transformation.
Maddie discusses her pregnancy journey, including her glucose test and concerns about gestational diabetes.
Maddie introduces her brother McKay, the youngest brother, and they discuss their age gap and his birthday.
Maddie discusses the surprise sell-out of her live show and plans to add a second show.
Maddie announces her first live Bad Broadcast show in Salt Lake City on May 6th, with tickets going on sale March 18th.
Maddie and Lucy use an Oscars-prep episode to quiz each other on Academy Awards history, from the "Big Five" to record-breaking winners.
Audiobooks, Braille, Kindle, and subtitles all count as reading to Maddie.
Maddie spends much of the episode on recent life updates, including no video while she figures out a new studio before preparing for a baby.
Host Maddie shares a personal anecdote about her last morning in LA, visiting a popular diner and reflecting on her dream of owning a restaurant.
Maddie apologizes for forgetting to mention Pride and then discusses how to lose a friend in 10 days, offering friendship advice.