Podcast Episodes

Richard Pryor: Stabbing, Shooting, F***ing, Burning, and Freebasing

Season 22 Episode 220

Richard Pryor was one of the funniest people who ever lived. He elevated stand-up comedy to an art form. But the real life that informed his stand-up – a life of pool halls, brothels, stabbings, shoo…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: Are We Alone in the Universe?

Season 21 Episode 219

This week, Jake wonders what might be coming in future disclosures about UFOs, the JFK assassination, and the Diddy case. What happens if the stories we tell ourselves, the grand conspiracies, the in…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Blink-182: Tom Was Right. Aliens Exist.

Season 21 Episode 219

Everyone thought Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge was a joke, until he proved them all wrong. This is the story of government control, aliens, an arrest, a plane crash, a cancer diagnosis, redemption, and (of…

Published on 11 months ago

Bonus Episode - Official Narratives, Influence, and Telling the Whole Story

Season 21 Episode 217

This week, Jake discusses the Beastie Boys and the challenges of creating an episode about a band that was so influential to him personally, as well as the importance of telling the whole story when …

Published on 11 months ago

Beastie Boys: How They Inspired A Crime Wave, Caused New Laws to be Written, and Influenced Culture

Season 21 Episode 217

The news called the London crime wave an “epidemic." The Beastie Boys inspired it. Liverpool wanted to kill the group. Ad Rock in jail. Numerous other musicians arrested, in part, because of the Beas…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Bonus Episode - The Allegations Against Bill Murray, Your Bill Murray Stories and More

Season 21 Episode 216

This week, Jake wrestles again with the idea that an artist whose work he admires may, in fact, be an a**hole. Plus, a listener's story of rock and roll animalism reignites a dormant memory for Jake!…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Bill Murray: Airport Drug Busts, Backstage Brawls, and Crashing Elvis’s Burial

Season 21 Episode 216

Before Bill Murray was busting ghosts and living in a loop of deja vu, he was a drug-dealing premed student with a knack for comedy. When he was caught with five bricks of pot at the airport, his car…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus Episode - From Charlie Sheen to Caligula, Hedonism Throughout History and More

Season 21 Episode 215

Who is the most hedonistic entertainer from throughout history? Hint: his name might rhyme with “D. Piddy." Caligula is blushing, and your voicemails, texts, DMs, and more.

On Tuesday we're bringing y…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sean “Diddy” Combs (Pt. 2): The Explicit Story Behind the Indictments

Season 21 Episode 215

How does a music mogul satiate himself when he’s rich, famous, and can have whatever he wants? When he compares himself to gangster-pimp-king-hustlers from the past? When he’s one of the most powerfu…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bonus Episode - Disgraceful Music and Movie Recommendations and More

Season 21 Episode 214

In this week's After Party, Jake shares some music and movie recommendations based on the research that went into this year's Disgraceland episodes.

On Tuesday we're bringing you a brand new episode o…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago