DISGRACELAND podcast

DISGRACELAND

You know the myths. You’ve seen the biopics. But if you’re the kind of music fan who craves the rest of the story—the stuff they buried or cleaned up for streaming and theaters—this is your podcast. DISGRACELAND is the award-winning show that reveals the deeply human, highly dramatic, true crime–fueled chaos behind legendary musicians like Amy Winehouse, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Grateful Dead, Blondie, and more. While we dig into the dark side, we do so with reverence for the artists—and an understanding of the extreme highs, lows, and personal costs that come with fame and making great art. This is music history like you’ve never heard it—edge-of-your-seat stories exploding with drama and the kind of information that’ll make you dangerous at dinner parties. New, fully scripted and sound-designed episodes drop every Tuesday. On Thursdays, we hand the mic to you—and feature listener voicemails, texts, and emails in our interactive bonus episodes. And on Fridays, we revisit the wildest stories from our 250+ episode archive with “Rewind” drops that’ll transport you back into music history’s most entertaining moments. DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast—it’s an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are occasionally fictionalized for dramatic effect, as is common in scripted entertainment based on real stories. Sources and credits for each episode are available at www.disgracelandpod.com. To hear every episode ad-free—and get access to exclusive monthly episodes, weekly bonus content, and stories too wild for the main feed—become a Disgraceland All Access member at www.disgracelandpod.com/membership.

You know the myths. You’ve seen the biopics. But if you’re the kind of music fan who craves the rest of the story—the stuff they buried or cleaned up for streaming and theaters—this is your podcast. DISGRACELAND is the award-winning show that reveals the deeply human, highly dramatic, true crime–fueled chaos behind legendary musicians like Amy Winehouse, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Grateful Dead, Blondie, and more. While we dig into the dark side, we do so with reverence for the artists—and an understanding of the extreme highs, lows, and personal costs that come with fame and making great art. This is music history like you’ve never heard it—edge-of-your-seat stories exploding with drama and the kind of information that’ll make you dangerous at dinner parties. New, fully scripted and sound-designed episodes drop every Tuesday. On Thursdays, we hand the mic to you—and feature listener voicemails, texts, and emails in our interactive bonus episodes. And on Fridays, we revisit the wildest stories from our 250+ episode archive with “Rewind” drops that’ll transport you back into music history’s most entertaining moments. DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast—it’s an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are occasionally fictionalized for dramatic effect, as is common in scripted entertainment based on real stories. Sources and credits for each episode are available at www.disgracelandpod.com. To hear every episode ad-free—and get access to exclusive monthly episodes, weekly bonus content, and stories too wild for the main feed—become a Disgraceland All Access member at www.disgracelandpod.com/membership.

 

#374

Bonus Episode: Mystery Recordings and Tortured Geniuses

This week in the After Party, Jake takes a closer look at the tales of mysterious rumored ... more

Yesterday

38 MINS

38:44

Yesterday


#373

Brian Wilson: Love and Mercy, Murder, Theft, and Manipulation

Brian Wilson was the quiet one. The genius in the bathrobe. The ghost at the piano bench. ... more

02 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:02

02 Sep 2025


#372

Bonus Episode: Compton, Conspiracies, and Mercy

This week in the After Party, Jake takes a look at the important musical history of Compto... more

28 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:05

28 Aug 2025


#371

Kendrick Lamar: The Streets, the Studio, and the Struggle for Mercy

Before Kendrick Lamar became one of the greatest lyricists of his generation, he was K.Dot... more

26 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:04

26 Aug 2025


#370

Bonus Episode: 80s Metalheads, Life-changing Concerts, and Ozzy Osbourne

This week in the After Party, Jake looks into some of the rumors and conjecture surroundin... more

21 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:59

21 Aug 2025


#369

Bonus Episode: Suspicious Deaths, Small-Town Myths, and the Record Store That Helped Make Me

This week in the After Party, we’re digging up the stories they didn’t want told. Jake thr... more

14 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:26

14 Aug 2025


#368

The Temptations Pt 2: The Tammi Terrell Tragedy

When Motown singer Tammi Terrell died at the age of 24, Marvin Gaye was the only one from ... more

12 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:51

12 Aug 2025


#367

Bonus Episode: The Culture Changed Every Ten Years… Until It Didn’t

From the Beatles to Nirvana to Pulp Fiction and Friends, every decade used to bring a cult... more

07 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:20

07 Aug 2025


#366

Run-DMC (Pt. 2): Loyalty, Betrayal, and Who Shot Jay

Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay helped take hip-hop global, but behind the decks was a man under ... more

05 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:46

05 Aug 2025


#365

Bonus Episode: Sanitized Biopics, California Wildfires, and Underrated Rock Stars

This week in the After Party, Jake looks further into the CASSM (Corporate Algorithmic Stu... more

31 Jul 2025

34 MINS

34:42

31 Jul 2025


#364

Mark Lanegan: Kurt Cobain’s Drug Runner, Liam Gallagher’s Tormentor, and Matt Dillon’s Firestarter

Mark Lanegan was grunge’s darkest secret – a gravel-voiced hellraiser who ran dope for Kur... more

29 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:38

29 Jul 2025


#363

Bonus Episode: Uncovering Grift, Country Punks, and RIP Ozzy

This week, Jake looks into some possible malfeasance related to the proceeds of a benefit ... more

24 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:58

24 Jul 2025


#362

Bonus Episode: CASSM, Nikki Sixx, and the Gospel According to Jimmy Buffett

This week, Jake dives deeper into Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Part 2), calls out the Corporat... more

17 Jul 2025

48 MINS

48:27

17 Jul 2025


#361

Motley Crue Pt. 2: The Ballad of Nikki Sixx – Dead, Doped Up, and Running Naked with a Loaded .357

He was broke, strung out, and cleaning up other people's puke. Then he got stiffed by a ga... more

15 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:01

15 Jul 2025