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Season 18 Episode 181
This week in the After Party, Jake talks boring versus exciting news, charitable organizations, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on OJ Simpson, and of course your emails, texts, DMs, and voicemails. …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
O.J. Simpson: Stolen Memorabilia, Armed Robbery, and Fake Gangsters
Season 18 Episode 181
This is not the O.J. Simpson story you were expecting. This is the story of what happened after the former running back was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. It’s an insane story…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Punk-Rock Dock Ellis, Canseco the Troll, and "a Gorilla in a Zoo"
Season 18 Episode 180
This week in the After Party, Jake talks the super-fame of José Canseco, the exploits of Dock Ellis, performance... altering? drugs, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on José Canseco, and of course yo…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Jose Canseco: SWAT Teams, Smuggled Drugs, and 'Roid Rage
Season 18 Episode 180
Jose Canseco was a big league slugger who gave the people what they wanted. Not just massive home runs and a whole lot of stolen bases. He provided entertainment. And his audience, not just baseball …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: Suppressing the Truth, A Brother Under the Bus, and Profit as Virtue
Season 17 Episode 179
This week in the After Party, Jake talks the nefarious nature of social media, the public's denial of obvious horrors, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on R. Kelly, and of course your emails, texts, …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
R. Kelly: Superstars, Super Predators, and a 20-Year Reign of Sexual Terror
Season 17 Episode 179
R. Kelly openly groomed teenage victims while on trial for child pornography – a trial based on sex tapes that were once sold at Tower Records. He wrote a song designed to help Michael Jackson turn a…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: Trust, Mythmaking, and Twin Joyrides
Season 17 Episode 178
This week in the After Party, Jake talks trusting our institutions, myths and conspiracies, the new Disgo Book Club, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Bob Dylan, and of course your emails, texts, D…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Bob Dylan (Part 1): How Does It Feel to Be Booed, Heckled, Hated, and Attacked?
Season 17 Episode 178
Bob Dylan was booed at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival – but not for the reason you’ve been led to believe. He went from Folk Music Jesus to Rock ‘n Roll Judas, alienating thousands of fans with ear-s…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: Dealing With the Darkness, Book Club, and WHERE IS IT?!
Season 17 Episode 176
This week in the After Party, Jake talks the recent Sean Combs developments, the new Disgo Book Club, this week's DISGRACELAND second-part episode on Marilyn Monroe, and of course your emails, texts,…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Chris Cornell: Bad Trips, Crooked DEA Agents, and Four Octaves of Sheer Power
Season 17 Episode 177
As a teenager, Chris Cornell was traumatized by a bad PCP trip that turned him into a recluse for years. Music pulled him out of the darkness when he discovered his four-octave voice by accident – A …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago