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 exclusive, bonus, and behind the scenes content––the stories they don't want you to hear—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 exclusive, bonus, and behind the scenes content––the stories they don't want you to hear—become a Disgraceland All Access member at www.disgracelandpod.com/membership.

 

#391

Judas Priest: Satanic Panic, Censorship, Heavy Metal Suicide, and Defenders of the Faith

They helped create the genre of heavy metal, and then Satan and the censors tried to destr... more

Yesterday

44 MINS

44:59

Yesterday


#390

Bonus Episode: Music and Monsters

This week in the After Party, Jake is thinking about monsters – the fictitious kind and th... more

16 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:35

16 Oct 2025


#389

Bonus Episode: Musical Sherpas and Spooky Sounds

This week in the After Party, Jake suggests some songs for spooky season and wonders if Ch... more

09 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:57

09 Oct 2025


#388

Pentagram: Demons, Curses, and Doom

In 1971, a teenage metalhead named Bobby Liebling flipped a five-pointed star upside-down,... more

07 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:20

07 Oct 2025


#387

Bonus Episode - Spooky Stories and Superbowl Shows

This week in the After Party, Jake reacts to the news that Bad Bunny will perform at this ... more

02 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:37

02 Oct 2025


#386

Led Zeppelin Pt. 2: The Haunting at Headley Grange

In 1971, Led Zeppelin holed up in an old English house in the countryside to make the albu... more

30 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:12

30 Sep 2025


#385

Bonus Episode - Rock 'n' Roll Movies, Music Headlines, and Buford Pusser

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18 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:35

18 Sep 2025


#384

Jimmy Buffett: Escape Artist, Incorporated.

Key West drug traffickers, God’s Own Bad-Ass, flying bullets, and the billion-dollar busin... more

16 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:02

16 Sep 2025


#383

Bonus Episode: Hanging with Hip Hop Stars, the VMAs, and the Return of the Biggest Band on the Plane...

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11 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:45

11 Sep 2025


#382

50 Cent Pt. 2: Federal Raids, a Stabbing in the Studio, and a Dead Man’s Game

Curtis Jackson took his name from a stickup man – and then proceeded to play by that dead ... more

09 Sep 2025

37 MINS

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09 Sep 2025


#381

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

04 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:44

04 Sep 2025