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.

 

#410

Bonus Episode: Lady Gaga, Elvis Presley, and the Orion Conspiracy

What do Lady Gaga and Elvis Presley conspiracies have in common? Maybe the story of the my... more

7 hrs Ago

36 MINS

36:50

7 hrs Ago


#409

Bonus Episode: Disgraceland Q1 2026 Preview

In this special bonus episode of the show, Jake and Zeth take you behind the scenes and in... more

06 Jan 2026

48 MINS

48:54

06 Jan 2026


#408

Bonus Episode: New Year’s Stories of Rock ‘n’ Roll Redemption

From Ozzy to Tina to the Chili Peppers, hope springs anew each New Year’s and has led to s... more

01 Jan 2026

41 MINS

41:46

01 Jan 2026


#407

Bonus Episode: A Disgraceful Christmas List – Rockstars Set Up, Busted, and Sentenced During the Hol...

This week in the After Party, Jake takes a look at all the disgraceful deeds committed by ... more

25 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:27

25 Dec 2025


#406

Bonus Episode: Let’s Make a Non Traditional Christmas Mix and Load the Chamber for Russian Roulette

You guys love non-traditional Christmas songs so Jake took all of your favs and put them i... more

18 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:59

18 Dec 2025


#405

Bonus Episode: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and Other Great Music History Christmas Moments

This After Party features a very special announcement plus a look into the greatest Christ... more

11 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:24

11 Dec 2025


#404

Phil Spector: Silent Night, Loaded Gun

A gun-waving showdown with the Ramones. A death threat from the Genovese crime family. A t... more

09 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:33

09 Dec 2025


#403

Bonus Episode: Are Rockstars Part of the UFO Disclosure Theory? Plus Psychopedia’s Brooke Slater on ...

On the heels of the release of the excellent new documentary The Age of Disclosure, and ou... more

04 Dec 2025

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1:00:26

04 Dec 2025


#402

Merle Haggard (Pt. 2): Surviving Christmas, Cosmic American Aliens, and Cocaine Clarity

A cosmic-country dust-up with Gram Parsons. A months-long cocaine spiral. An alien obsessi... more

02 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:00

02 Dec 2025


#401

Bonus Episode: Killer Concert Films

Why The Last Waltz is the greatest concert film of all time plus, in the exclusive section... more

27 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:52

27 Nov 2025


#400

Bonus Episode: A Brief History of Gun Violence from Music’s Past

“The Devil’s Right Hand" – the gun. Many have died by it in music history. From the unknow... more

20 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:45

20 Nov 2025


#399

Dr. John: A Shooting, Federal Prison, and Voodoo Healing

A gunshot ended his career as a guitar player, but opened up a path to becoming an iconic ... more

18 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:11

18 Nov 2025


#398

Bonus: From the Nitrous Mafia to the Italian Mafia, the Criminal Enterprises That Infiltrate Music C...

Gangsters, rude boys, drug dealers, soviet bootleggers, ticket scalping syndicates, and ps... more

13 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:49

13 Nov 2025


#397

Phish: Community, Hippie Crack, and the Nitrous Mafia

A parking lot ruled by shady nitrous oxide dealers. And a bandleader whose addiction nearl... more

11 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:17

11 Nov 2025


#396

Bonus: The Next Incel Killer Already Has A Playlist

This episode is being published for the first time on Friday, November 7th. An episode of ... more

07 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:01

07 Nov 2025


#395

AC/DC Pt. 2: Dirty Deeds, Dead Friends, and Murder for Hire

This is the story of the greatest rock ’n’ roll band on earth. AC/DC was forged in discipl... more

04 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:52

04 Nov 2025


#394

Bonus Episode: Why Does Hollywood Ignore The Most Impactful Music?

This week in the After Party, Jake wonders why horror film soundtracks, despite their impo... more

30 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:41

30 Oct 2025


#393

Bonus Episode: Backmasking and the Death of the Dangerous Rockstar

This week in the After Party, Jake looks back at the 1980s satanic panic and the uproar ov... more

23 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:28

23 Oct 2025


#392

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

21 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:55

21 Oct 2025


#391

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


#390

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


#389

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


#388

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


#387

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


#386

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

This week in the After Party, Jake is thinking about movies that have a rock 'n' roll atti... more

18 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:35

18 Sep 2025


#385

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


#384

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

This week in the After Party, Jake contrasts the cultural irrelevancy of the MTV Video Mus... more

11 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:45

11 Sep 2025


#383

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

37:49

09 Sep 2025


#382

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


#381

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