Ellen DeGeneres’s complicated legacy: Part two

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🗓️ 24 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Happy Monday, besties! Welcome to part two of our Ellen DeGeneres series. She was a lightning rod for queer representation on our screens, and one of the most successful talkshow hosts in history. So when allegations of workplace bullying came to light, it sent the Queen of Kind’s reputation into a tailspin. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Calm for making this episode possible. Head to CALM.COM/SHAMELESS for 40% off Calm’s premium subscription and unlimited access to Calm’s entire library. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Click here to subscribe to ShameMore: http://apple.co/shamelesspod Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

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0:59.0	She was a lightning rod for queer representation on our screens and one of the most successful
1:04.1	talk show hosts in history. So when allegations of workplace bullying came to light,
1:08.9	it sent the Queen of Kind's reputation into a tailspin. Welcome to Scandal from Shameless Podcast, the stories of the biggest
1:16.2	celebrity controversies revisit it.
1:21.9	Hello, Zara McDonald. Welcome to Part 2, Mich and we are talking about all the other
1:27.9	things to do with Ellen's career. All the other stuff. If you guys listen to episode one you'll already know this but
1:34.4	let's give you a quick recap anyway in that episode we spoke a lot about the
1:38.9	rise of Ellen Degenerous how she started out doing stand-up comedy as a woman in the 80s which for its time
1:45.0	was like very different to what we were seeing in the stand-up comedy space
1:48.3	how she transitioned into lead roles on television and how she bravely came out as gay and became the first
1:55.5	queer TV lead with her sitcom Alan.
1:58.4	Yeah, we also talked about the backlash and discrimination she faced after both her and her TV character came out,
2:05.0	and how this ultimately did lead to the show being cancelled a year later.
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