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Season 17 Episode 176
The conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn Monroe’s death in 1962 continue to entertain the imaginations of those obsessed with celebrity and scandal. The stories, many of them fantastical and one o…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: Forces of Nature, Jealousy, and Grief Will Out Itself
Season 17 Episode 175
This week in the After Party, Jake talks the impact of departing icons, jealous exes, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Marilyn Monroe, and of course your emails, texts, DMs, and voicemails. Which …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Marilyn Monroe (Part 1): JFK, RFK, and a Conspiracy Theory that Won't Quit
Season 17 Episode 175
Marilyn Monroe is one if not the greatest Hollywood stars of all time. She rose from orphan to icon by creating an on screen character America could not peel their eyes away from. And she did it all …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: Overrated Authors, a Boy Scout Knife, and I Can Get the Cabin
Season 17 Episode 174
This week in the After Party, Jake talks the uncanny fascination with Beat poets, their numerous run-ins with musical icons, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on William S. Burroughs, and of course yo…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
William S. Burroughs: Obscenity, a Decapitated Mouse, and the Deadly William Tell Routine
Season 17 Episode 174
William S. Burroughs was a literary icon whose novel Naked Lunch, one of the signature works of the Beat Generation, was banned and went on trial for obscenity. His writing inspired generations of mu…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Criminal Element, Awkward Garth, and Armchair Psychoanalysts
Season 17 Episode 173
This week in the After Party, Jake talks humans' fascination with true crime, crossing the line, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Garth Brooks, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemail…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Garth Brooks: Earthquakes, Internet Rumors, and Missing Persons
Season 17 Episode 173
Garth Brooks has more albums that have sold over 10 million copies than any other artist in history. He cut one of the biggest record deals in history – bigger than Madonna or Prince, a deal matched …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: Rap-Metal Schlock, A DAT Dilemma, and It's All Folk Music
Season 17 Episode 171
This week in the After Party, Jake talks collaborations, new genres, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Public Enemy, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. Which artist has best rep…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Jean-Michel Basquiat: New York City Squalor, Art-World Slumming, and the 27 Club
Season 17 Episode 172
Jean-Michel Basquiat's graffiti in Lower Manhattan was mistaken for a CIA operation. He was the toast of the New York art world while sleeping on floors in squalid apartments. He sold his first paint…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Public Enemy: Revolution, Scandal, and a Message Louder than a Bomb
Season 17 Episode 171
Public Enemy were revolutionaries – both in their message and their music. In the 1980s and 1990s, they elevated hip-hop to an art form. They did this with Chuck D's booming voice, Flavor Flav's comi…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago