Scumbag Dad s Villain Origin Story: Master Chef AGT Reject to Tik Tok Star

Before blowing up on TikTok with over 5M followers, Scumbag Dad was just an ordinary guy who almost made it on America s Got Talent with pirate rap songs and MasterChef with his Sichuan dan dan noodles. But he was rejected because the shows were a bit staged. Now he s vowed revenge and uses social media to expose hypocrisy in other creators influencers. Join trykarat cofounder erictway and Scumbag Dad for an in depth conversation Check out Karat at and sign up for a Karat card at Now available on Spotify at: Follow Karat at Follow Eric at Follow Scumbag Dad at and 00:00 Intro 01:52 What it s Like Being On AGT and Masterchef 10:06 Why Scumbag Dad Started Satire Content 20:23 Why Going Viral Isn t Important 27:19 Doing Good Vs. Feeling Good About Yourself 32:15 The Power Of Viral Lies 38:02 The Just World Hypothesis 43:00 The Ethics Of Informed Consent 48:29 Trying To Wake Up The World Through Satire 56:41 The Next Stage Of Scumbag Dad s Career 01:00:21 Biggest Takeaways From This Podcast