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
8 episodes
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