DISGRACELAND podcast

DISGRACELAND

Musicians. Movie stars. Mayhem. Murder. DISGRACELAND is the award-winning podcast that tells the unbelievable but true stories from the dark side of entertainment history. Rockstars getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Actors engulfed in scandal. Pop stars plotted against and terrorized. Taylor Swift escaping her stalkers. Jerry Lee Lewis allegedly murdering his wife. Brittany Murphy’s suspicious death. Big Lurch, the hip hop star who ate his roommate. The assassination of John Lennon. The Grateful Dead, the CIA, the LSD that turned on the USA, and the real reason Neil Young gave Charles Manson his motorcycle. Robert Downey Jr.’s redemptive rise from addiction. Anthony Bourdain’s destructive lust for life. The true crime stories that inspired Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska and the serial killer inspired by AC/DC’s Highway To Hell. Welcome to DISGRACELAND, where these stories and more will grip you to the edge of your seat and cause you to binge episode after episode.  DISGRACELAND publishes new, fully scripted, and sound-designed episodes every Tuesday and bonus episodes featuring listener voicemails, texts, and emails on Thursdays.  DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast. It is an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are sometimes fictionalized for dramatic purposes, as they are in most scripted entertainment based on true events. Sources and credits for each episode are available at www.disgracelandpod.com . To listen to DISGRACELAND ad-free and get access to an exclusive monthly episode, weekly bonus content, and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at www.disgracelandpod.com/membership.

Musicians. Movie stars. Mayhem. Murder. DISGRACELAND is the award-winning podcast that tells the unbelievable but true stories from the dark side of entertainment history. Rockstars getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Actors engulfed in scandal. Pop stars plotted against and terrorized. Taylor Swift escaping her stalkers. Jerry Lee Lewis allegedly murdering his wife. Brittany Murphy’s suspicious death. Big Lurch, the hip hop star who ate his roommate. The assassination of John Lennon. The Grateful Dead, the CIA, the LSD that turned on the USA, and the real reason Neil Young gave Charles Manson his motorcycle. Robert Downey Jr.’s redemptive rise from addiction. Anthony Bourdain’s destructive lust for life. The true crime stories that inspired Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska and the serial killer inspired by AC/DC’s Highway To Hell. Welcome to DISGRACELAND, where these stories and more will grip you to the edge of your seat and cause you to binge episode after episode.  DISGRACELAND publishes new, fully scripted, and sound-designed episodes every Tuesday and bonus episodes featuring listener voicemails, texts, and emails on Thursdays.  DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast. It is an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are sometimes fictionalized for dramatic purposes, as they are in most scripted entertainment based on true events. Sources and credits for each episode are available at www.disgracelandpod.com . To listen to DISGRACELAND ad-free and get access to an exclusive monthly episode, weekly bonus content, and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at www.disgracelandpod.com/membership.

 

#327

Bonus Episode - Irish Artists, Def Leppard and Huey Lewis

This week in the After Party, all the stars come out to play: Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, Gen... more

14 hrs Ago

35 MINS

35:36

14 hrs Ago


#326

Thin Lizzy: Gangsters, Drugs, Punks and St. Patrick

What made the band Thin Lizzy different from your standard 1970s rock and punk? Crime, tha... more

11 Mar 2025

41 MINS

41:04

11 Mar 2025


#325

Bonus Episode: RIP David Johansen and Gene Hackman

This week, Jake reflects on the recent passing of two legends: David Johansen and Gene Hac... more

06 Mar 2025

43 MINS

43:03

06 Mar 2025


#324

Dennis Hopper: Dynamite, Cocaine, Cheating Death, Subverting Hollywood, and Life on the Fringe

Dennis Hopper revolutionized American cinema by bringing the counterculture to the mainstr... more

04 Mar 2025

44 MINS

44:28

04 Mar 2025


#323

Bonus Episode: The Madness of Moviemaking

This week, Jake talks about his experience trying to get a movie made and reflects on the ... more

27 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:49

27 Feb 2025


#322

Martin Scorsese (Pt. 2): One Night. One Murder. Five Directors.

Hollywood:1975. Martin Scorsese sits in his apartment, enraged. He wants to literally kill... more

25 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:06

25 Feb 2025


#321

Dorothy Stratten: A Playboy Pinup, a Private Investigator, and a Chilling Murder

Dorthy Stratten went from Dairy Queen counter girl to Playboy pinup to murder victim – in ... more

21 Feb 2025

39 MINS

39:29

21 Feb 2025


#320

Bonus Episode: Jay-Z Developments, Sid and Nancy, and a One Buck Utopia

This week, Jake shares some surprising developments in the Jay-Z case and their ramificati... more

20 Feb 2025

40 MINS

40:32

20 Feb 2025


#319

Bonus Episode: Satchmo and Secret Agents

This week, Jake is thinking about the CIA and its role in our culture. Has the CIA played ... more

13 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:07

13 Feb 2025


#318

Louis Armstrong: Gangsters, the CIA, and Hot Music

You know Louis Armstrong, right? Jazz icon? Satchmo? Nice guy from the movies with the tru... more

11 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:38

11 Feb 2025


#317

Bonus Episode: Strange Celebrity Deaths, Great Comedians, and Hot Takes

This week, Jake is thinking about Richard Pryor. If Pryor had died after setting himself o... more

06 Feb 2025

39 MINS

39:19

06 Feb 2025


#316

Richard Pryor: Stabbing, Shooting, F***ing, Burning, and Freebasing

Richard Pryor was one of the funniest people who ever lived. He elevated stand-up comedy t... more

04 Feb 2025

37 MINS

37:23

04 Feb 2025


#315

Bonus Episode: Are We Alone in the Universe?

This week, Jake wonders what might be coming in future disclosures about UFOs, the JFK ass... more

30 Jan 2025

40 MINS

40:05

30 Jan 2025


#314

Blink-182: Tom Was Right. Aliens Exist.

Everyone thought Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge was a joke, until he proved them all wrong. This ... more

28 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:14

28 Jan 2025


#313

Bonus Episode - Official Narratives, Influence, and Telling the Whole Story

This week, Jake discusses the Beastie Boys and the challenges of creating an episode about... more

23 Jan 2025

45 MINS

45:35

23 Jan 2025


#312

Beastie Boys: How They Inspired A Crime Wave, Caused New Laws to be Written, and Influenced Culture

The news called the London crime wave an “epidemic." The Beastie Boys inspired it. Liverpo... more

21 Jan 2025

54 MINS

54:33

21 Jan 2025


#311

Bonus Episode - The Allegations Against Bill Murray, Your Bill Murray Stories and More

This week, Jake wrestles again with the idea that an artist whose work he admires may, in ... more

16 Jan 2025

39 MINS

39:00

16 Jan 2025


#310

Bill Murray: Airport Drug Busts, Backstage Brawls, and Crashing Elvis’s Burial

Before Bill Murray was busting ghosts and living in a loop of deja vu, he was a drug-deali... more

14 Jan 2025

41 MINS

41:05

14 Jan 2025


#309

Bonus Episode - From Charlie Sheen to Caligula, Hedonism Throughout History and More

Who is the most hedonistic entertainer from throughout history? Hint: his name might rhyme... more

09 Jan 2025

44 MINS

44:04

09 Jan 2025


#308

Sean “Diddy” Combs (Pt. 2): The Explicit Story Behind the Indictments

How does a music mogul satiate himself when he’s rich, famous, and can have whatever he wa... more

07 Jan 2025

46 MINS

46:36

07 Jan 2025


#307

Bonus Episode - Disgraceful Music and Movie Recommendations and More

In this week's After Party, Jake shares some music and movie recommendations based on the ... more

02 Jan 2025

42 MINS

42:40

02 Jan 2025


#306

Bonus Episode – What You Guys Have To Say This Christmas

Your wild tales of rock ‘n’ roll animalism, UFOs, Christmas songs, SNL characters, Jay Z a... more

26 Dec 2024

45 MINS

45:31

26 Dec 2024


#305

Chris Farley: Raging Bulls, Insatiable Appetites, Dead Comics, and a Four-Day Plunge off the Edge

Everything about Chris Farley was larger than life. His comedy, his laughs, the risks he t... more

24 Dec 2024

39 MINS

39:23

24 Dec 2024


#304

Bonus Episode – The Cocaine Enema Was Real and More Rock ‘N’ Roll Truths and Mythbusting, Plus Ken a...

This week in the After Party, Jake gets into the great rock 'n' roll myths: we're talking ... more

19 Dec 2024

45 MINS

45:58

19 Dec 2024


#303

Elvis Presley and Johnny Ace: A Deadly Christmas Story

Elvis Presley loved the Memphis singer Johnny Ace. Johnny died long before Elvis’ became t... more

17 Dec 2024

44 MINS

44:04

17 Dec 2024


#302

Bonus Episode - Chilling Words Diddy Allegedly Said Before Jay Z and He Did What? Plus Shane MacGowa...

This week in the After Party, Jake dives into the recent allegations against Jay-Z and hea... more

12 Dec 2024

53 MINS

53:04

12 Dec 2024


#301

Shane MacGowan: Outsiders, Underdogs, and Christmas Eve in the Drunk Tank

Shane MacGowan lived his life as an outsider. He was an Irishman living in England, a trou... more

10 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:03

10 Dec 2024