Taylor Strecker Show & Kenny Zimlingshow Fans » Wake Up Cancellled?!?!

Hawr-rible · 10/17/2017 9:03 am

Greattaste, your name cracks me up too, lmao!! I can just hear Taylor saying it- "greaaaat taaaaaaste!" I literally read your name like that in my head when I saw it.

Don'tEverGoToTheBeach · 10/17/2017 9:15 am

TayTay wrote:
I just found this board in my search for news about the show. I have been a listener for 8+ years and am extremely sad that the show is gone.

With that being said, here is my conspiracy theory:
I've read that Carly announced her contract had been renewed on Friday and then Taylor and Carly hung out on Friday evening, right? Is it possible that Taylor found out the terms of Carly's new contract and that it upset her? Maybe Carly was offered a sweet deal that rubbed Taylor wrong?? I love both gals and I hope that wasn't the case, but that's the first thing I thought.

I think this could have something to do with it. Especially because Matt keeps posting on IG about how she has something else coming. Also, if this did happen, she should not have been surprised, especially after what happened with Kenny. Sirius obviously didn't value him enough to pay him to work remotely.

WhosBecky? · 10/17/2017 9:21 am

Accidentalfarts wrote:
Heard bits and pieces again of Just Jenny this AM...Katie was on more - and Jenny now calls her "Katie" (not Kate).

I never thought I'd say this since jenny H has never been a show I can listen to on a regular basis, but today has been a good show! So nice to hear new fresh stuff. And she's great at getting others in the room into the convo.
So nice to hear more Katie!

WhosBecky? · 10/17/2017 9:27 am

Don'tEverGoToTheBeach wrote:
TayTay wrote:
I just found this board in my search for news about the show. I have been a listener for 8+ years and am extremely sad that the show is gone.

With that being said, here is my conspiracy theory:
I've read that Carly announced her contract had been renewed on Friday and then Taylor and Carly hung out on Friday evening, right? Is it possible that Taylor found out the terms of Carly's new contract and that it upset her? Maybe Carly was offered a sweet deal that rubbed Taylor wrong?? I love both gals and I hope that wasn't the case, but that's the first thing I thought.
I think this could have something to do with it. Especially because Matt keeps posting on IG about how she has something else coming. Also, if this did happen, she should not have been surprised, especially after what happened with Kenny. Sirius obviously didn't value him enough to pay him to work remotely.

Or didn't bring in enough listeners to make it worth it. Jenny McCarthy works from home several times a week! You gotta admit Taylor and Kenny's careers have both benefited immensely from Sirius, but what has Sirius gained??? I never went to one of Kenny's shows when he was on air....did he ever say "subscribe to Sirius to listen to me every day on WUWT?"...you know hype Sirius? (I'm guessing not because it doesn't seem like his personality to do something like that)

FKFriday · 10/17/2017 9:30 am

Don'tEverGoToTheBeach wrote:
TayTay wrote:
I just found this board in my search for news about the show. I have been a listener for 8+ years and am extremely sad that the show is gone.

With that being said, here is my conspiracy theory:
I've read that Carly announced her contract had been renewed on Friday and then Taylor and Carly hung out on Friday evening, right? Is it possible that Taylor found out the terms of Carly's new contract and that it upset her? Maybe Carly was offered a sweet deal that rubbed Taylor wrong?? I love both gals and I hope that wasn't the case, but that's the first thing I thought.
I think this could have something to do with it. Especially because Matt keeps posting on IG about how she has something else coming. Also, if this did happen, she should not have been surprised, especially after what happened with Kenny. Sirius obviously didn't value him enough to pay him to work remotely.

I hope they do have something planned. I think though as her manager, he has to talk like that. If he makes it seem like there is stuff in the works, may bring other offers if people think she's a hot commodity. I think its super telling that there isn't anything about her on the internet leaving save for here & FB.

greattaste · 10/17/2017 9:31 am

WhereIsVictoria wrote:
Greattaste, I was hoping you weren't being literal, which is why I ended with the "maybe you meant first world problems" thing. I'm sorry if I offended you!

Nope not offended at all. White person problems is essentially a synonym for first world problems. It's actually a Luis CK bit. Just wanted to make sure I didn't come across as disrespectful to other races!

piopio12 · 10/17/2017 9:32 am

FKCSTMom wrote:
What’s a Patreon?

Arron Carroll from Pete Dominick’s show has one and ask that you support it and now Jackie Schimmel has one too, i feel like stassi is probably next To go that route If she hasn’t already.

greattaste · 10/17/2017 9:35 am

I would be interested to see if she does a podcast what it's like. I don't know what following she would need to gain the stability and income she had with Sirius, but the problem is she actually has to follow through, book guests, come up with topics, etc. etc. More work than just showing up and phoning it in. Is it actually going to pull through?

I want her to be able to do it because I think she is talented. I loved the show back in the day, but starting something like that takes a lot of work and discipline, which I don't think we have seen from her.

idontcarethatmuch · 10/17/2017 9:36 am

Carly commented on the last post on IG. Lots of Hearts. It wasn't Carly at all. Maybe just maybe it was just T.
I find it funny that so many will blame anyone and everything as long as T isn't blamed. It's sad. And ridiculous. And really? We are going to give her money to do a job that really noone is
paying her to do??? Oh, I keep forgetting this is the world of GofundMes. Every time someone gets a bug up their ass, they start a GoFundMe.

micdrop · 10/17/2017 9:38 am

yeah greattaste...she would really have to work to make a podcast successful.

micdrop · 10/17/2017 9:40 am

i guess in a way i'm kinda mad at taylor...like she could've hustled and done so much better than she did. her ego really got the best of her.

piopio12 · 10/17/2017 9:41 am

Dr. Wider tweeted to Jenny hutt about how she’s graciously filling in during this difficult time....I can’t wait to find out what actually happened.

Don'tEverGoToTheBeach · 10/17/2017 9:43 am

If she did leave voluntarily, it's pretty shitty of her to not let anyone know, especially since people are flooding FB and IG with comments supporting her and cancelling their SXM subscriptions. I don't know how she could possibly have a "real" job. Even the Morning Breath show she did with Claudia, I could tell Claudia has to put in way more work than Taylor ever did on Wake Up.

kbk88 · 10/17/2017 9:45 am

I'm still so intrigued by this whole thing.

A podcast would make so much sense but as other people have said, that is a lot of work to get off the ground and I'd imagine Sirius will block her from going to a network or something where she might actually have help. Also to make a podcast successful she would need to seriously step up her social media game. I just don't see any of that happening.

As much as I had mixed feelings about the show post Kenny leaving and felt Taylor could have done many things better than she did, a big part of me does feel bad for her. As other people have mentioned, she doesn't really seem to have other marketable skills outside of radio. And if Sirius has any type of non-compete clause (and with a company that big/powerful I have to imagine they do), she is in a really shitty position now.

WineGoddess · 10/17/2017 9:52 am

Like everyone else, I thought my SiriusXM App was on the fritz the last two nights when I tried to pull down my WUWT shows. Listen to them every night before I hit the hay. So sad that she's gone.

Even though there are may negative comments out there about Taylor's habits (lazy, calling in sick at the last minute, complaining) that's what made her so likeable to me! She didn't make excuses for who she was and owned it!

So . . . not to change the subject a bit. Does anyone know the name of the podcast for Kenny and Dr. Wider? I was searching for it and can't seem to find it. Time to start a new tradition for my nightly routine!

greattaste · 10/17/2017 9:52 am

micdrop, I agree. I think it's frustrating. I do think she is talented, but there is a ton of talent out there, and she didn't hustle. She got too comfortable. So many other people would work their asses of for the breaks she has gotten and be grateful, but she is just entitled and complains about how much work she has to do when we as listeners saw hardly any output compared to people like Nicole or others.

Don'tEverGoToTheBeach · 10/17/2017 9:53 am

WineGoddess wrote:
Like everyone else, I thought my SiriusXM App was on the fritz the last two nights when I tried to pull down my WUWT shows. Listen to them every night before I hit the hay. So sad that she's gone.

Even though there are may negative comments out there about Taylor's habits (lazy, calling in sick at the last minute, complaining) that's what made her so likeable to me! She didn't make excuses for who she was and owned it!

So . . . not to change the subject a bit. Does anyone know the name of the podcast for Kenny and Dr. Wider? I was searching for it and can't seem to find it. Time to start a new tradition for my nightly routine!

It's called Open Wider or Zimlingshow. I think you can find it under either.

FKFriday · 10/17/2017 9:56 am

WineGoddess wrote:
So . . . not to change the subject a bit. Does anyone know the name of the podcast for Kenny and Dr. Wider? I was searching for it and can't seem to find it. Time to start a new tradition for my nightly routine!

If you have an iPhone, can search it in the podcasts. Otherwise here ya go

https://soundcloud.com/kennyzimlinghaus/open-wider-number-1

micdrop · 10/17/2017 10:02 am

Taylor used her Sirius XM gig to make contacts and meet people but she didn't care about her actual work. It was the card in her pocket that she could pull and now she doesn't have it and she doesn't have much to fall back on.

greattaste · 10/17/2017 10:05 am

She used it to socially climb...seems appropriate given some of the Babette stories she told.

Problem with social climbing is you are using things or people, not appreciating them and seeing their inherent value. Plus you can never really get where you are trying to go because you are always focusing on your next conquest (unless if you are Beyonce - she is the top of the social climbing ladder).

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WineGoddess · 10/17/2017 10:10 am

FKFriday wrote:
WineGoddess wrote:
So . . . not to change the subject a bit. Does anyone know the name of the podcast for Kenny and Dr. Wider? I was searching for it and can't seem to find it. Time to start a new tradition for my nightly routine!
If you have an iPhone, can search it in the podcasts. Otherwise here ya go

https://soundcloud.com/kennyzimlinghaus/open-wider-number-1

Thanks for the link to Kenny/Wider podcast. Time to start a new listening tradition!

DestinationAwesometown · 10/17/2017 10:19 am

WhosBecky? wrote:
Hawr-rible wrote:
Longtimelistener wrote:

You know.....Carly is the one of the only co-hosts that has been completely silent about the whole thing (I think- not sure if Clay has said anything) Lori replied about stuff, Emma replied to me personally when I posted to her, and Rob, too. Carly didn't reply to a single thing on her Insta yesterday which surprised me because I thought she would be the one saying the most, she is just kinda blunt like that. But didn't acknowledge any of this yesterday (that I saw at least). I wonder.......
That’s a good theory!

Yes! I think we need to discuss this theory a little more! Now does this tie into her "bad Thursday morning with Katie" quip? Or was there maybe a snowball between that and a possible Saturday night drunken comment that led Taylor to quit or make an ultimatum?

There is no way Taylor quit.

Hillaryb613 · 10/17/2017 10:21 am

Although I find it weird that Carly hasn’t posted anything, none of them are going to post ABOUT the show/what happened/what they know just yet. Also – they are probably pissed too! Ever think of that? Lol… They got into a groove with their weekly days and I am sure that this is a setback and a blinded slap to them, too. Not just Tay. I miss Carly though and regardless of what happened I am a fan of hers, and all of the for that matter. I hope we get back to “normal” soon.

Hawr-rible · 10/17/2017 10:56 am

micdrop wrote:
yeah greattaste...she would really have to work to make a podcast successful.

She sure will. And if she charges for a podcast I don't know that I will sign up for it. What if it's just more "when I used to be married", "my ex in-laws suck" "being a bridesmaid sucks", "what do we think about mean girls?", "what makes a bad friend?", etc. etc. etc. I'm not paying to hearing all that shit again- and I fear that is what it will be because she might have new listeners on a podcast and she will definitely keep it biographical, at least for awhile. If it's free I'll check it out, but I know if she starts one she will charge for it. Boo.

kbk88 · 10/17/2017 11:01 am

Most podcasts that I know of that use Patreon do it as a like a bonus (get an extra episode a week that isn't public or something). If she just straight up launches a subscription podcast I don't see how that will go anywhere at all. But then I remember that video from that Miami trip (I think it was Miami?) and I realize if anyone would try to do that it would be Taylor.

Kicked_off_the_trampoline · 10/17/2017 11:26 am

I tried emailing about the getaway and my email was bounced back. I am now even more convinced the trip was the reason Taylor was fired. I bet she was forced to delete that email address.

FKFriday · 10/17/2017 11:29 am

Kicked_off_the_trampoline wrote:
I tried emailing about the getaway and my email was bounced back. I am now even more convinced the trip was the reason Taylor was fired. I bet she was forced to delete that email address.

I think it was posted here that she had taken the bathing suit post down Sunday? The link was still in her bio, so I emailed for info and never heard anything back.

Kicked_off_the_trampoline · 10/17/2017 11:32 am

FKFriday wrote:
Kicked_off_the_trampoline wrote:
I tried emailing about the getaway and my email was bounced back. I am now even more convinced the trip was the reason Taylor was fired. I bet she was forced to delete that email address.
I think it was posted here that she had taken the bathing suit post down Sunday? The link was still in her bio, so I emailed for info and never heard anything back.

It was taken down Saturday night. Then the link was taken down yesterday morning I think? The message I got when I emailed them just now was that the email address does not exist. I guess I was wondering if there was an inkling that the trip was still a possibility since the Philly thing is still happening.

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Kicked_off_the_trampoline · 10/17/2017 11:39 am

Kicked_off_the_trampoline wrote:
FKFriday wrote:
Kicked_off_the_trampoline wrote:
I tried emailing about the getaway and my email was bounced back. I am now even more convinced the trip was the reason Taylor was fired. I bet she was forced to delete that email address.
I think it was posted here that she had taken the bathing suit post down Sunday? The link was still in her bio, so I emailed for info and never heard anything back.

It was taken down Saturday night. Then the link was taken down yesterday morning I think? The message I got when I emailed them just now was that the email address does not exist. I guess I was wondering if there was an inkling that the trip was still a possibility since the Philly thing is still happening.

Also...if the t&c trip was simply called off (for unrelated reasons) wouldn't taylor still keep the gmail account open so she could reply to people who were inquiring about the trip? Or simply log out? Or just post something on IG saying the trip was called off? It is very telling to me that the email was shut down completely.

micdrop · 10/17/2017 11:41 am

I also emailed just for kicks and haven't heard back at all.