Public Apology

“I thought it would be funny.” - Mary BaleThe internet disagreed.This week, Sophie, Milo and Ed dust off the CCTV footage of Mary Bale, who stopped to stroke a friendly tabby named Lola—and then put her in a wheelie bin.From a suburban street to nationwide outrage, the gang revisit the moment one bank clerk became the Cat Bin Lady and Facebook practically declared a civil war. A cat, a bin and Britain’s most bizarre 15 minutes of infamy.Meow x 🐈🗑️

“I’ma let you finish.” - Kanye WestHe didn’t. And neither did the internet.This week, Sophie, Milo and Ed unpack Taylor Swift vs Kimye: a feud that went from an infamous microphone grab at the 2009 VMAs to the 2016 phone call heard around the world.From recorded conversations and weaponised Snapchat stories to a tidal wave of snake emojis and eventual vindication, the gang dissect the PR chess match between Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. Bad blood? There’s plenty. 🐍

“I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don’t expect to be forgiven.” - Logan PaulThis week, Ed, Sophie and Milo revisit Logan Paul’s trip to Japan and one of the most infamous public apologies of the internet age.Enter the twisted world of YouTubers, where the camera keeps rolling, the backlash becomes content and the road to redemption might just involve three weeks off vlogging.Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe. Apparently, that’s how this works.

“I would rather cry in my Rolls-Royce than laugh on a bicycle.” - Patrizia ReggianiThis week on Public Apology, Sophie, Milo and Ed unravel fashion’s most scandalous bloodbath: the assassination of Maurizio Gucci.From clairvoyants and bitter divorce battles to luxury loafers stained with betrayal, the gang unpick a story of money, murder and spectacularly bad blood.High fashion has never been so cut-throat.

All rise for the podcast. If you come back for the second episode of Public Apology, Sophie, Milo and Ed are guilty of tackling the multiple scandals of British boyband Blue.From ill-advised 9/11 comments to taking a waz on a cash machine, the gang uncover the absolute truth of this Y2K pop chaos… even if that means a restraining order from Antony Costa. One love x

It’s 1961, the Cold War is in full swing, and Britain’s Secretary of State for War is tangled up in a scandal involving a 19-year-old woman, a Soviet spy and an osteopath.In the first episode of Public Apology, Sophie, Milo and Ed get to the bottom of the Profumo affair, and what an osteopath actually is.

Public Apology is a podcast about scandals from comedians Milo Edwards and Sophie Garrad and journalist and podcaster Ed Campbell. The show covers every kind of scandal from long ago and the present day, from the historical and political to pop culture fiascos  and the occasional media circus about a cat in a bin. Public Apology is a wry, humorous look scandals and what they can tell us in an era of ‘cancel culture’.