Bullying
Subject in Social Sciences
Bullying has come up in 6 episodes across 6 podcasts in TMT, including Morbid, Notes from the Edge, Good Hang with Amy Poehler. 4 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
John CenaAmerican actor and retired WWE professional wrestler
Cena says he was bullied daily as a scrawny kid for his flamboyant clothing and responded by lifting weights rather than learning to fight.
“So I didn't learn to fight. I wasn't like, yo, I got to learn to fight. I'm just going to project the art of like, the math isn't so much in your favor anymore”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: John Cena (Jul 21, 2026) · Listen from 25:57
Chuck BryantCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Bryant urges parents to teach children that classmates with visible birthmarks are no different and should not be teased.
“just explain to your kids if there's another kid in their class that has, you know, a pretty obvious birthmark, that they're just the same”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 44:41
Sean KellyHost of the Digital Social Hour podcast
Kelly argues bullying is worse for today's children because social media makes it constant.
“now I feel like it's way worse for kids cause they're getting bullied on social media too. So it's 24 seven now”
Digital Social Hour: Urijah Faber Reveals His Secret Struggle... | DSH #1963 (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 47:58
Brené BrownAmerican research professor and author on vulnerability, shame, and courage
Brown reports research indicating bullied individuals become violent specifically when humiliation accompanies the bullying.
“Their study suggests that bullying alone does not lead to aggression. Instead, individuals who are bullied become violent specifically when feelings of humiliation accompany the bullying”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 12:13
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Morbid · 1 episode
- Notes from the Edge · 1 episode
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 1 episode
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
- Digital Social Hour · 1 episode
- The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · 1 episode
Episodes
Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew LillardMorbid · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 52 min
Actor Matthew Lillard joins Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart to discuss Mike Flanagan's Carrie, Scream, Five Nights at Freddy's, his career and Dungeons & Dragons.
How Do You Know When Work Becomes Trauma? Toxic Work Culture with Natalie HolderNotes from the Edge · Oct 2, 2026 · 50 min
Lisa Lacy talks with employment attorney Natalie Holder about workplace trauma, exclusion, affinity bias, and how to plan a deliberate career pivot.
John CenaGood Hang with Amy Poehler · Jul 21, 2026 · 1 h 7 min
Amy Poehler talks with John Cena about growing up in West Newbury, building his mother a house, wrestling improvisation, retirement, charity work, and his film Little Brother.
Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the DevilStuff You Should Know · Jun 20, 2026 · 50 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain the types, causes, treatments, and folklore of birthmarks, plus a listener's list of band names from past episodes.
Urijah Faber Reveals His Secret Struggle... | DSH #1963Digital Social Hour · May 13, 2026 · 51 min
UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber tells Sean Kelly about early MMA, Team Alpha Male, his businesses, longevity and blood work, wrestling, and fatherhood.
The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many FeelThe Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · Apr 23, 2026 · 60 min
Brené Brown and Adam Grant discuss shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment, how shame fuels violence and control, shame resilience, and imposter syndrome.