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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.

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Bonus Episode: Justin Timberlake, Eighteen Banners, and Ghostwriter Grandstanding
Bonus Episode: Suppressing the Truth, A Brother Under the Bus, and Profit as Virtue
Bonus Episode: Trust, Mythmaking, and Twin Joyrides
Bonus Episode: The Criminal Element, Awkward Garth, and Armchair Psychoanalysts
Bonus Episode: Fantastic Fight Scenes, Predatory Paparazzi, and Goon versus Slapshot
Bonus Episode: Creative Swings, Just a Gigolo, and the Funniest Moment of L.L.'s Life
Bonus Episode: The Red X Tapes, True Badasses, and Ronnie Wood Guys
Bonus Episode: Research, "Rock Stars," and Two-Part Episodes
Bonus Episode: A Major Disgraceland Announcement, the Hunter S. Thompson Episode You Didn’t Know About, and More
Mini Episode: "Something," Ghouls, and Predicted Assassinations
Bonus Episode: Terrifying Tales, Vinyl Vaults, and Funeral Fugues
Mini Episode: Thousands of Baseball Bats, Traveling by Mail, and RIP Rudolph Isley
Mini Episode: Super Groups, Crashing in a Swamp, and Lined by Brother Love
Mini Episode: Prince and Mick, The Code of the Streets, and a Single Stab Wound
Mini Episode: Dealing the Killer Weed, Sputnik I, and Baby Boomer Hubris
Mini Episode: Strip Club Brawls, Federal Informants, and Rooting for the Bad Guys
Mini Episode: Paul is Dead, Open Profanity and Indecent Exposure, and RIP Richard Davis
Mini Episode: Danzig Tattoos, Christmas Day Murders, and RIP Jimmy Buffet and Steve Harwell
Mini Episode: A look back at Keith Moon, Wu-tang arrives, and Jamie Foxx crashes Prince's party
Bonus Episode: Tammy Wynette, Powertrip, and Ted Cruz Killed JFK?
Mini Episode: A new #1 song, The Killer, and news about Disgraceland Season 13

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Bill Murray: Airport Drug Busts, Backstage Brawls, and Crashing Elvis’s Burial
Bonus Episode - From Charlie Sheen to Caligula, Hedonism Throughout History and More
Sean “Diddy” Combs (Pt. 1): A Nightclub Shooting, a Fatal Stampede, and the Cost of Doing Business
The Beach Boys Pt. 2: Endless Bummer, Hollywood Paranoia, Onstage Fist Fights, Incest, and Cocaine
Bonus Episode - Disgraceful Music and Movie Recommendations and More
Derek and the Dominos: Clapton, Cocaine, Motorcycles, and Murder
Chris Farley: Raging Bulls, Insatiable Appetites, Dead Comics, and a Four-Day Plunge off the Edge
Merle Haggard: 17 Arrests, 17 Breakouts, Hard Time at San Quentin, and the Lonesome Fugitive
Mariah Carey: Armed Guards, Gang Burglaries, and the True Meaning of Christmas
Shane MacGowan: Outsiders, Underdogs, and Christmas Eve in the Drunk Tank
The Death of John Lennon (Pt. 2): “The phony must die, said the catcher in the rye.”
The Death of John Lennon (Pt. 1): “John Lennon, I’m going to kill you, you phony bastard.”
Woody Harrelson: Contract Killers, JFK Conspiracies, and Fathers & Sons
Aaliyah: Married Illegally at 15, Drugs, Corruption, and a Fiery Crash
Brandon Lee: Hungry Ghosts, Cursed Movies, and a Goth Masterpiece
Sigourney Weaver: A Goddess, Beasts and Demons, and Paying Tribute from Death Row
Cardi B: Bondage, Beatdowns and Big Ass Beats
Bonus Episode: Freak Offs, Great Television, and a Waitress in the Sky
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Pt. 2: Suicide Samurai
Bonus Episode: One Night at the Viper Room, a Disgraceland Special Event, and Remembering River Phoenix
River Phoenix: Religious Cults, Deadly Speedballs, and a Disappearing Act
Mötley Crüe: Sex, Drugs, and Even More Sex and Drugs: How Are These Dudes Still Alive?
Oasis Pt. 2: The Biggest Band on the Planet, Britop, Private Islands, A Drowning Rolls-Royce, Liam and Noel Off Their T*ts and at Each Other’s Throats
Oasis Pt. 1: Hooliganism, Hedonism, Rock Star Anthems and the “Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Band on the Planet”
Brian Jones: To Be On Your Own Like A Sinking Stone
Bonus Episode: Hollywood and History’s Worst Moms and the Hitchcock Dilemma
Metallica: Thrash Metal, Murder, and the Death of Cliff Burton
REWIND - Britney Spears (Pt. 1): Family Trauma, Predatory Paparazzi, and Mrs-Extra-Extra-This-Just-In
REWIND - Britney Spears (Pt. 2): Lithium, Las Vegas, and a Long-Awaited Emancipation
Bonus Episode: Great Actors of the 1970s, Juvenile Delinquency, and the Luck of The Draw
Al Pacino: Good and Evil, Attempted Robbery, and the Role of a Lifetime
REWIND - Eminem: Taking His Shot, Pulling a Glock, and Facing the Real Slim Shady
Bonus Episode: POV in Storytelling, 1970s Actors, and Sarah Vaughan vs. Ella Fitzgerald
Bonus Episode: Teenage Obsessions, Your Suggestions, and Great Singers
REWIND - Slick Rick: Hustle, Iconic Flow and a Menacing Tormentor
Bonus Episode: "Crazy" Artists, Ultraterrestrials, and Arnt Poppy in the Gararge
Donny Hathaway: Angels, Demons, and Unexplained Visions
REWND - James Brown: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag... Of Meth
REWIND - James Brown: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag... Of Meth
Bonus Episode: Crime and Grime in 1977 NYC, Great Music Cities, CBGB Qu'est-ce que c'est?
Bonus Episode: Scene Showdown, Partying With Tyson, and Juvenile Stickups
Bobby Brown: Cocaine Chicken, Horny Ghosts, and His Prerogative
REWIND - Van Morrison: Astral Weeks, Movement and Murder
O.J. Simpson: Stolen Memorabilia, Armed Robbery, and Fake Gangsters
REWIND - XXXTentacion: Mellow Beats and Ultra Violence
Bonus Episode: The Punk-Rock Dock Ellis, Canseco the Troll, and "a Gorilla in a Zoo"
Jose Canseco: SWAT Teams, Smuggled Drugs, and 'Roid Rage
REWIND - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: Hit Me Again and I'll Burn Your House Down
R. Kelly: Superstars, Super Predators, and a 20-Year Reign of Sexual Terror
REWIND - Johnny Paycheck: Pardon Me, I've Got Someone to Kill
Bob Dylan: How Does It Feel to Be Booed, Heckled, Hated, and Attacked?
REWIND - Motown Records: Pimps, Prostitutes, the Detroit Mafia and the Sound of Teenage America
Bonus Episode: Dealing With the Darkness, Book Club, and WHERE IS IT?!
Bonus Episode: Forces of Nature, Jealousy, and Grief Will Out Itself
Marilyn Monroe (Part 1): JFK, RFK, and a Conspiracy Theory that Won't Quit
Bonus Episode: Overrated Authors, a Boy Scout Knife, and I Can Get the Cabin
William S. Burroughs: Obscenity, a Decapitated Mouse, and the Deadly William Tell Routine
REWIND – Ice-T: Crip Rhymes, a Cop Killer, Thieving Jewels and Inventing Gangsta Rap
Garth Brooks: Earthquakes, Internet Rumors, and Missing Persons
REWIND - Frank Sinatra: Frankie Is the Reason...That the President's Dead
Bonus Episode: Rap-Metal Schlock, A DAT Dilemma, and It's All Folk Music
Public Enemy: Revolution, Scandal, and a Message Louder than a Bomb
REWIND - Marvin Gaye: Father, Father There’s Far Too Many of Us Dying
Heath Ledger: Cowboys, Junkies, and Maniacal Clowns
REWIND - The Ramones: TV Bombs, Psycho Therapy, Toilet Syringes, Turning Tricks and Saving Rock ‘N’ Roll
Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba's Revenge
Bonus Episode: The Assassin's Ring, Air Force Brats, and Clear Demarcations
REWIND - Snoop Doggy Dogg: Murder Was The Case
Bonus Episode: Guacamole Fights, Red Hat Retribution, and Supportive Slayer Stans
Van Halen: Bootleggers, U.S. Marshals, and Protecting Innovation at Any Cost
REWIND - Michael Alig: If a Club Kid Kills, Stuffs the Body in a Box and Tells The World About It Will Anyone Listen?
Peter Tosh (Pt. 2): A Home Invasion, an Assassination, and No Compromise
REWIND - Bob Marley: Rasta Vigilante
Peter Tosh (Pt. 1): Legalizing It, Police Brutality, and the Steppin’ Razor
REWIND - Chuck Berry: Systemic Racism, Sexual Depravity and the Invention of Rock ‘N’ Roll
Andy Warhol: Fame, the Future, and Back from the Dead
Bonus Episode: Just A Cook, Napkin Hats, and Big Country
REWIND - Studio 54: Disco Decadence, a Dead Body and Bags of Cash
Bonus Episode: Great Disco, New Rose Hotel, and Mission-Driven Bands
The Clash: Guns on the Roof, Chased out of Kingston, and a Riot in Times Square
Bonus Episode: Manifested Demons, Supersoakers Full of Beer, and RIP Wayne Kramer
Scott Weiland: Psych Wards, Demonic Forces, and a Kidnapping in Paris
REWIND - Run DMC: Innovation, Evolution and the Mysterious Death of Jam Master Jay
Bonus Episode: Springsteen Switcheroos, Gun Gripes, and the Stuff of Nightmares
Stu Sutcliffe (Beatles Chapter 9): Reeperbahn Debauchery, Gangs, and the Birth of the Cool
Bonus Episode: Steve Earle's Mandolin, Model Punks, and 90s New York Movies
Serge Gainsbourg: Brigitte Bardot, Bonnie & Clyde, and Orgasmic Pop Songs
REWIND - Johnny Cash: Pills, More Pills and Playing With Fire
Bonus Episode: French Crooners, 70s Mellow Vibes, and Seattle Sleepers
Bonus Episode: Enforced Edits, Wild Coyotes, and There’s No ‘G’
Bonus Episode: Funky Snakefoot, Following the Truth, and A Full Embrace of the Criminal Lifestyle
REWIND - The Beach Boys Pt. 1: Endless Summer, LSD, Orgies, Charles Manson and a Steve McQueen Man-Crush
Norwegian Black Metal: Satanic Rebellion, Murder and Worse
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Killer and Getting Away with Murder
REWIND - Derek and the Dominos: Clapton, Cocaine, Motorcycles, and Murder
Bonus Episode: A Swinging Christmas, Electrocutions, and the Unbelievably Cool
Bonus Episode: The Motown Machine, Vince Guaraldi, and Podcasting Advice
Sean “Diddy” Combs: A Nightclub Shooting, a Fatal Stampede, and the Cost of Doing Business
REWIND - Juice WRLD: Percocets, Lucid Dreams and a Whole Lotta Lean
Juice WRLD: Percocets, Lucid Dreams and a Whole Lotta Lean
Bonus Episode: The Vanguard of Alt Rock, New Merch, and RIP Shane MacGowan
Jane’s Addiction: Taking Risks, Enduring Pain, and a Killer on the Loose
REWIND - Jennifer Hudson: An American Idol, a Triple Homicide, and Undying Faith
Bonus Episode: Crossing the Streams, Destroying Albums, and Co-Starring with Beyoncé
INXS’ Michael Hutchence: All-Night Gigs, All-Night Orgies, and a Tragic Climax
Chris Brown: Police Standoffs, Rejection from Rehab, and America’s Most Hated Pop Star
REWIND -Chris Brown: Police Standoffs, Rejection from Rehab, and America’s Most Hated Pop Star
Bonus Episode: Thanksgiving Routines, Incredible Stories, and Actually, it's Mark-Almond
Blondie: Punk vs. Disco, Held Hostage by Phil Spector, and Riding with Ted Bundy
REWIND - Sublime: Hoodlums, Police Helicopters, and Getting Dirty at Denny’s
Bonus Episode: Marc Almond, US Festival, and a Denny's "Deposit"
U2: Death Threats, a Song that Inspired a Killer, and the Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer
Presenting BADLANDS: The Misfits: Car Wrecks, Heart Attacks, Marilyn Monroe, and One of Hollywood’s Most Cursed Films
Big Lurch: Hip Hop Cannibal
Skip James: A Sawmill Shootout, Pimping, Bootlegging, and the Son of a Preacher Man
GZA (Wu-Tang Chapter 10): Quantum Physics, Cop Killers, and a Stock-Trading Scumbag
Masta Killa (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 9): A Mafia Hit, an Alleged Assault, and the Student Becomes the Master
Bonus Episode: Alter Egos, Sad Sack Songs, and a Tribute to Disgos
Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 8): An Attempted Murder Rap, Bloodthirsty Rottweilers, and Self-Immolation
Bonus Episode: Finding Great Music, Boston and NY Hardcore, and I Want Your Skulls
Tupac Shakur Pt. 1: 1960s Radicalism Gives Way to Socially Conscious Rap, a Charismatic Screen Star, and Deadly Violence
Tupac Shakur Pt. 2: Life Behind Bars, Suge Knight Saves The Day, East Coast/West Coast Beef, and What Could Have Been
U-God (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 7): Police Raids, Vengeance, and Mopping Floors at the Statue of Liberty
Cappadonna (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 6): Someone Else’s Crack Rocks, Turning State’s Evidence, and a Rat in the Inner Circle
Inspectah Deck (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 5): Running Scams, Doing Time, and NYC’s Ongoing War Against the Drug Trade
Bruce Lee: Fists of Fury, the Death Touch, Murder Suspect #1, and Hollywood’s Ultimate Outsider
Bonus Episode: The Delfonics, the Ringo Connection, and Major Criminal Organizations
Ghostface Killah (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 4): Angel Dust, an Unlicensed .357 Magnum, and Attempted Robbery
Method Man (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 3): Dice Games, Dodged Bullets, and Murder in the Street
Raekwon (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 2): Dealing Crack, Caught in the Crossfire, and the NYPD Goes TNT
The RZA: (Wu-Tang Clan Chapter 1): Kung Fu in Times Square, Weed on Wall Street, and Attempted Murder in Ohio
Introducing BADLANDS - Johnny Depp: Homemade Bombs, Bootleg Quaaludes, and Unsolved Disappearances

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Sean “Diddy” Combs (Pt. 2): The Explicit Story Behind the Indictments
The Beach Boys Pt. 1: Endless Summer, LSD, Orgies, Charles Manson and a Steve McQueen Man-Crush
Hank Williams: Sanatoriums, Poison Pills, and Fired from the Grand Ole Opry
Bonus Episode – What You Guys Have To Say This Christmas
Bonus Episode – The Cocaine Enema Was Real and More Rock ‘N’ Roll Truths and Mythbusting, Plus Ken and Barbie Did WHAT On Christmas?
Bonus Episode - Chilling Words Diddy Allegedly Said Before Jay Z and He Did What? Plus Shane MacGowan and More
Bonus Episode - Preserving Rock n' Roll, Solo Beatles, and Remembering John Lennon
John Lennon: Violence, Protests, Provoking the FBI, and Pissing off the President
David Bowie: The occult, cocaine, orgies, arrests, exorcisms, a weird flirtation with fascism and a dead body.
Bonus Episode - The Band, Concert Films, and Giving Thanks
Martin Scorsese, The Band, and The Last Waltz: A Thanksgiving Story
Bonus Episode - Disgraceful Disclosures, Conspiracies, and 11.22.63
The Grateful Dead Pt. 2: The Ballad of Pigpen and Old, Weird America—an Origin Story
Grateful Dead Pt. 1: Freedom's Just Another Word for…
Bonus Episode - More Sports, Celebrity Politics, and Diddy's New Digs
Jay Z: Street hustle, a Nightclub Stabbing, a Near Drug Bust and the God MC
Bonus Episode: Sports Towns, Sports Films, and Diddy's Birthday
The ‘86 Mets: Cocaine, On and Off-field Brawls, and a Murder Outside Shea Stadium
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 2: Real life Rocket Queen, Raging Press, Recovered Memories, and the Riverport Riot
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 1: Brawling with Bowie, Juvenile Delinquency, Dealing Dope and Death at Donington
Bonus Episode: Horrifying Books, Disgraceful Diddy Developments, and the Power of Imagination
The Exorcist: Demonic Possession, Mass Hysteria, and NYC’s Unsolved Murders
The Misfits: Robbing Graves, Night of the Living Dead and the Teenagers from Mars
Poltergeist Curse: Paranormal Activity, a Plane Crash, and Murder
Robert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads
Bonus Episode: Dangerous Music, Great Rock n' Roll, and More Shocking Allegations
The Cramps: Zombies, Teenage Werewolves, and Rock ‘N’ Roll Saviors
Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness, Randy Rhoads’ Plane Crash and the Saving Grace of a Strong Woman
Black Sabbath: Satanists, Severed Limbs, Dismembered Fingers, Mountains of Cocaine and the Invention of Heavy Metal
Bonus Episode: Heart Issues and Hurricanes
AC/DC: A Satanic Serial Killer, A Police Man Hunt, and a Media Witch Hunt
Bonus Episode: More Diddy Allegations, Travis Scott and Tony Buzbee
Travis Scott and Astroworld: The Devil Went Down to Houston
N.W.A Pt. 2: Beatdowns, Band Beef, Death Row and LA on Fire
N.W.A Pt. 1: Street Hustle, Reality Rap and Culture-Shifting Violence
Bonus Episode: Deep in the Diddyverse and Sci-Fi Curious
Matthew Perry: The One Where He Dies
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Pt. 1: No Direction Home
Bonus Episode: Sixes and Sevens and Nines
The NFL: A Dead Owner, A Dead Gangster, A League Founded on Gambling
Bonus Episode: Madonna, The Rolling Stones, and a Critical Double Standard
Lana Del Rey: Three Dark Stories Inspired by an American Risk Taker
Brittany Murphy: The Suspicious Death of a Starlet or an Unsolved Murder?
Bonus Episode: Can a Heavy Metal Band Be The Most Successful Band of All Time?
Gianni Versace: Sly Stallone, Madonna, Elton John, a Serial Killer, and the Death of the Sun King
REWIND - Prince: Control, Ecstasy, Dark Funk and Fentanyl
REWIND - Tom Petty: House Fires, Hiding a Heroin Habit, and Run-Down Dreams
REWIND - Selena: Tejano, Deception, and the Death of the Madonna of Mexico
REWIND - Led Zeppelin: Dark Power, Cocaine, Backstage Brawls and Heavy Metal Magick
Anthony Bourdain: Junk, Romance, and a Lust for Life
REWIND - Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell: A Murderous Fan, Brotherly Love and Cowboys from Hell
REWIND - The Beach Boys Pt. 2: Endless Bummer, Hollywood Paranoia, Onstage Fist Fights, Incest, and Cocaine
REWIND - The Temptations: Fame, Drugs, and Paranoia
Bonus Episode: Crossover Episodes, Candy Hangovers, and Jake's Music Searches
Charles Manson the Music Man: Lost Records and a Prosecutorial Song too Crazy to Sing
Led Zeppelin: Dark Power, Cocaine, Backstage Brawls and Heavy Metal Magick
Ringo Starr (Beatles Chapter 8): Busted by Mexican Federales, Threatened by French-Canadian Separatists, and the King of Feel

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