
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
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 609 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicTrue Crime | |||

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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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.
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.
Great Listening!
Listen closely, there're facts to be learned in each episode.
Mare-inn city? Ma-Ren city. C’mon. MFM hails from 20 miles north of Marin City! Research.
Love the end speech about rock and rollers as feral animals!
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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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DISGRACELAND launched 9 years ago and published 609 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on DISGRACELAND include:
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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