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Britney Spears
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Jane's Addiction
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DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5th wife? Dead. Sid and Nancy? Both dead. Why? Because musicians are insane, and insane things happen to them.

Why did we lose Amy Winehouse at 27? Was Debbie Harry really abducted by Ted Bundy as she claims? Is Patti Smith not just the "Godmother of Pu... more

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Latest Episodes

John Coltrane, too many kids’ baseball games, and a growing obsession with Quentin Tarantino’s next movie. Plus, how Tarantino changed my mind about the Mamas and the Papas, the disturbing story of Papa John Phillips, Buddy Holly’s plane crash, and y... more

“The day the music died” refers to February 3, 1959, as that was the day the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper crashed, killing everyone on board. The official cause of the crash points to a young, inexperienced pilot and... more

No musician owned pop music quite like Britney Spears at the turn of the century. After graduating from Mississippi tween queen to full-fledged American superstar, her fame exploded at a time when tabloids circled celebrities like prey. 30 to 45 pred... more

Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship was an arrangement so strict and unfeeling that it left her without any control of her career, loopy on lithium, and completely silenced for the sake of seeing her sons and boyfriend. As Britney suffered in sil... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Seth Lundy
Guest in the exclusive after party segment
Episode: Bonus: Real “Emo” Notes from the Punk Rock Museum, DIY Recording, and More Bobby Fuller
Dr. Zeth Lundy
Guest discussing Tupac conspiracy theories
University/academic affiliation mentioned in the episode
Episode: Bonus Episode: Tupac Shakur Case Closed?
Joanne Magyelichs
Former girlfriend of Ian Watkins who cooperated with authorities and supported evidence gathering
Individual, not affiliated with Lostprophets at the time of events
Episode: Ian Watkins from Lostprophets: A Nu Metal Monster in the So-Called “Monster Mansion”
Zeth Lundy
Co-host of Hollywoodland and media/film expert
Hollywoodland / iHeart / Exactly Right
Episode: Bonus Episode: A Big Announcement, The True Crime and Grime of the Chelsea Hotel, and More
Michael Veale
Musician, professor of music at Yale
Yale University
Episode: Enter the Shrine, from Fela Kuti: Fear No Man
Lisa Lindsay
Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill specializing in the history of West Africa
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Episode: Enter the Shrine, from Fela Kuti: Fear No Man
John Darten
Pulitzer-winning journalist who wrote for The New York Times about Fela
The New York Times
Episode: Enter the Shrine, from Fela Kuti: Fear No Man
Brooke Slater
True crime expert and host of Psychopedia
Psychopedia
Episode: Bonus Episode: Are Rockstars Part of the UFO Disclosure Theory? Plus Psychopedia’s Brooke Slater on Slayer and Ed Gein
Lee Fields
One of the favorite singers in soul music
Episode: Robert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads

Host

Jake Brennan
Music and true crime storyteller, writer, and creator of Double Elvis

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 18.1k ratings
  • What has the potential to be an interesting and nuanced dig into the darker side of music history is ruined by schlock editorialising, rampant disinformation for the sake of shock value, and rank misogyny. The framing around Nancy Spungen is gross and exploitative. Bad storytelling, bad historical analysis, bad journalism.

    Podcast Addict
    2
    ShinraAlpha
    a month ago
  • Simply Amazing

    Jake, you outdid yourself on the Quincy Jones episode. I think he was a genius. Just how he navigated his way through during such oppressive times. And his arrangements & music are undeniably stellar. I believe him. Thank you for this gem.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Clara Holmes
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • Great Listening!

    Listen closely, there're facts to be learned in each episode.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    kc5uzd
    2 months ago
  • 🤦

    Mare-inn city? Ma-Ren city. C’mon. MFM hails from 20 miles north of Marin City! Research.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    paVEme/nt
    United States2 months ago
  • Direct Line from Crazy to Entertaining!

    Love the end speech about rock and rollers as feral animals!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RBryanLove
    United States3 months ago

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Some listeners find the delivery overly theatrical, self-important, or hard to follow, and want more nuance and careful sourcing.
Listeners praise Jake Brennan's energetic, vivid storytelling and the way musical context and sound design bring stories to life.
Complaints include frequent advertising and self-promotion, alongside occasional concerns about factual accuracy.
Music fans value the unusual details and connections between musicians, music history, and true crime.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

Spotify
#20
United States/Music
Apple Podcasts
#6
United States/Music
Spotify
#36
United Kingdom/Music
Apple Podcasts
#5
Canada/Music
Apple Podcasts
#35
United Kingdom/Music
Spotify
#14
Australia/Music

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Bonus: Good Vs. Evil, Brian vs. Keith, Blind Melon, and Buddy Holly
Q: What is the new one I should read?
Zeth Lundy recommends Billy Summers for its effective midpoint turn and also says he enjoyed The Institute.
Bonus: Good Vs. Evil, Brian vs. Keith, Blind Melon, and Buddy Holly
Q: What does it mean to you? Do you see this as Satan worshiping?
A caller says listeners should consider what music and art mean to them personally rather than accepting meanings projected onto them by others. Jake Brennan agrees that people often impose their own views on art.
Bonus: Reggie Watts’ Ego Was Too Big to Kill
Q: Was wondering your thoughts on that.
Asked about AI being used to inflate music streams and potentially replace musicians, Brennan says AI may be useful for efficiencies but doubts it can make compelling art without substantial human creative input.
Bonus: Reggie Watts’ Ego Was Too Big to Kill
Q: I was just wondering if that was true and if so, you could touch on it and do an episode about it maybe.
A listener asks whether Gregg Allman acted as an informant and let a roadie or driver take the blame for a drug bust. Brennan recommends the podcast's Allman Brothers episode, describing Gregg Allman's story as complicated.
Bonus: Tupac Murder Sentencing and Losing My Religion
Q: Why do people hate Courtney Love more than Sid Vicious?
A caller suggests that Sid Vicious was a fringe figure in his era, while people blamed Courtney Love after Kurt Cobain's death because his death left a void. Brennan agrees that Cobain's and Tupac Shakur's deaths are stories many people resist letting go.

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Frequently Asked Questions About DISGRACELAND

What is DISGRACELAND about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Scripted, sound-designed stories connect musicians and music history with crime, scandal, addiction, fame, and the tension between an artist's work and personal behavior. Jake Brennan narrates in a dramatic, opinionated style, reconstructing cases and careers through vivid scenes, musical context, and lesser-known details. Full-length stories focus on artists across genres, while shorter bonus episodes respond to listener messages and explore questions raised by the main narratives; archive installments revisit earlier stories. The mix suits listeners who want immersive entertainment as well as music history, especially those drawn to the darker stories behind famous artists. The presentation is deliberately theatrical rather than straight ... more

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1. Dr. Seth Lundy
2. Dr. Zeth Lundy
3. Joanne Magyelichs
4. Zeth Lundy
5. Michael Veale
6. Lisa Lindsay
7. John Darten
8. Brooke Slater

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