Podcast Episodes

Rolling Stones Pt. 1: Swinging London, a Prison Break, East End Gangsters and the Anti-Beatles

Season 5 Episode 60

London was swinging. Keith Richards was in jail. The Kray Twins were menacing about. Brian Jones was on too much LSD. Aristocrats were tripping over themselves to hang out with the Rolling Stones. En…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Prince (Pt. 1): Dark Funk and Fentanyl

Few pop artists achieved the dizzying creative and career highs that Prince did. An artist who famously stayed away from drugs and most anything that would cause him to lose control, Prince was aided…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Studio 54: Disco Decadence, a Dead Body and Bags of Cash

Season 5 Episode 58

In the late seventies, Studio 54 was the place to be for musicians and celebrities alike. John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and others all famously hung out at the notoriou…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Nipsey Hussle: A Crenshaw Murder, Community Activism, Rollin 60s Crips, and Lost Potential

Season 5 Episode 57

Nipsey Hussle was more than just one of this generation’s most promising voices in hip hop. He was a social activist, a community leader, and an aspirational entrepreneur. His death was senseless and…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness, Randy Rhoads’ Plane Crash and the Saving Grace of a Strong Woman

Season 5 Episode 56

Ozzy Osbourne, along with his bandmates in Black Sabbath, invented heavy metal, and throughout Ozzy’s post-Sabbath solo career he would invent new, self-destructive forms of sabotage. Arrested at an …

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness, Randy Rhoads’ Plane Crash and the Saving Grace of a Strong Woman

Season 5 Episode 56

Ozzy Osbourne, along with his bandmates in Black Sabbath, invented heavy metal, and throughout Ozzy’s post-Sabbath solo career he would invent new, self-destructive forms of sabotage. Arrested at an …

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Run DMC: Innovation, Evolution and the Mysterious Death of Jam Master Jay

Season 5 Episode 55

Run DMC is directly responsible for elevating hip hop to previously unimagined heights. They took rap music into an entirely different direction and helped mainstream the genre. They were beloved as …

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Run DMC Pt. 1: Innovation, Evolution and the Mysterious Death of Jam Master Jay

Season 5 Episode 55

Run DMC is directly responsible for elevating hip hop to previously unimagined heights. They took rap music into an entirely different direction and helped mainstream the genre. They were beloved as …

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Joe Exotic: Tiger King, Budding Country Star, Confidence Man Extraordinaire

Season 5 Episode 54

Joe Exotic, the gun toting, mullet wearing, polyamorous subject of the hit Netflix series Tiger King was more than just a murder-minded conman. He could sing! You saw those videos. We did too. As a s…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

John Denver: A Folk Singer, a Sniper and America’s Darkest Day

Season 5 Episode 53

(This is a bonus April Fools’ episode of Disgraceland that is satire and not true crime.) John Denver was a one of the biggest stars of the Seventies. His easy listening mainstream folk and his squea…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago