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Badlands was a true crime podcast that explored the real life stories of the famous at their most infamous. The kinds of stories that were once told here can now be found in the DISGRACELAND podcast feed, where you can listen to episodes about Hollywood stars caught up in scandal and true crime, musicians getting away with murder, athletes falling from grace, and more. Remastered versions of past Badlands episodes will continue to roll out in DISGRACELAND, so make sure you follow that show s ...
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Presenting DISGRACELAND - Bobby Brown: Cocaine Chicken, Horny Ghosts, and His Prerogative
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Bobby Brown thrusted and gyrated his way to the top of the charts with Don’t Be Cruel, one of the biggest records of the late 1980s and an album that brought hip-hop’s hard-knock sensibilities to R&B. But fame did not change the Boston bad boy. At the height of his superstardom, Bobby Brown was arrested onstage for violating a lewd act law. He clai…
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Presenting DISGRACELAND - O.J. Simpson: Stolen Memorabilia, Armed Robbery, and Fake Gangsters
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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 that involves sports memorabilia, ex-cons, a gun, a simple plan gone horribly wrong, and one of the most unbelievable armed robberies in Las Vegas’s s…
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Are you a fan of edge-of-your-seat storytelling about Hollywood icons getting caught up in wild scandals and true crimes? About athletes falling from grace? Rockstars getting away with murder and more? All of these types of stories can be heard in the DISGRACELAND podcast feed, hosted by award winning podcaster Jake Brennan. DISGRACELAND publishes …
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Presenting DISGRACELAND - Jose Canseco: SWAT Teams, Smuggled Drugs, and 'Roid Rage
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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 fans but the world, ate it up. The private encounter with Madonna in her apartment that nearly cost him a spot on the roster. The obsession with perfor…
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Presenting DISGRACELAND - R. Kelly: Superstars, Super Predators, and a 20-Year Reign of Sexual Terror
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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 attention away from his own troubling allegations, and he wrote that song while he was illegally married to a 15-year old. That marriage eventually brou…
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Presenting DISGRACELAND - William S. Burroughs: Obscenity, a Decapitated Mouse, and the Deadly William Tell Routine
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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 musicians, from the Rolling Stones and Patti Smith to Nirvana and Sonic Youth. But long before all that, in 1951, when he was an unknown and mostly faile…
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Presenting DISGRACELAND - Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba's Revenge
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He was a professional killer. A warrior trained from birth. A member of the deadliest squad of assassins in The Association. But that was before he tried to go solo. And before they tried to kill him. They made one mistake though – they didn’t finish the job. Now the Black Mamba is back and he won’t stop until he’s got his hands on the ultimate pri…
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Presenting DISGRACELAND: Steve McQueen: Mustangs, Magnums, and Manson's Hit List
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Hustling on the streets of New York. Wagering with a U.S. president over who could sleep with more women. Knocking back beers with Elvis. Waving his gun around at the funeral of Jay Sebring, one of the victims of Charles Manson’s murderous family. The same family that had their sights now set on the King of Cool, Steve McQueen, who needed the speed…
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Presenting DISGRACELAND: Anthony Bourdain: Junk, Romance, and a Lust for Life
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Anthony Bourdain had a lust for life. He went all in on adventure, indulgence, food, romance – including the romance of a heroin addiction that he chased through the restaurant kitchens and grimy rock clubs of 1980s Manhattan. For years he was a struggling cook and writer, but his first book, published when he was 43 years old, was an overnight suc…
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Welcome to DISGRACELAND in 2024. Jake Brennan will continue to bring you the most insane stories about rock stars getting away with murder and behaving very badly ... and will also tell other stories about icons from beyond the world of music who possess dangerously compelling rock 'n roll hearts. Like Anthony Bourdain. Andy Warhol. Hunter S. Thomp…
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Presenting Disgraceland - Derek and the Dominos: Clapton, Cocaine, Motorcycles, and Murder
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In 1960s London, for young guitar enthusiasts, believing that “Clapton is God” was practically the 11th Commandment. In 1970 he lent his big, sticky tone to yet another band: Derek and the Dominos. The group’s white-hot blues burned bright for barely more than a year, but their impact was massive. Guided by drug, alcohol and heartbreak free-fall, E…
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Presenting Disgraceland - Mariah Carey: Armed Guards, Gang Burglaries, and the True Meaning of Christmas
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Mariah Carey once lived under constant surveillance in her own home. Her husband planted cameras and recording devices around their prison-like mansion to watch her every move. He hired armed guards to follow her everywhere but the bathroom – the same armed guards who nearly shot Mariah’s collaborators when she unexpectedly dipped for a 30-minute j…
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U2: Death Threats, a Song that Inspired a Killer, and the Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer
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Years before a free album made them the most unpopular popular band on the planet, U2 ran into the arms of America. In 1987, touring behind their blockbuster album The Joshua Tree, their songs became lightning rods for violence. They received death threats in the States and became targets of terrorists back in their native Ireland. But it was the s…
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Homicidal maniacs, home surveillance, a killer on the loose, attacks in the street, and an evil song that led to murder. Find out which music legends are featured in Season 14 of DISGRACELAND. New episodes drop every Tuesday starting November 14, with bonus episodes dropping every Thursday. Rocka rolla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…
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Bruce Springsteen: Shootouts, Killing Sprees, and the Making of Nebraska
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Unprovoked killing sprees. Nightclub gunfights. Mafia assassinations. True crime stories and modern folklore make up the backbone of many of the characters from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, one of the Boss’s greatest albums. Which ones are real, and which ones are myth? This is the story of those stories: the story of the making of Nebraska. This …
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Mafia assassinations, drag racing, extortion, eternal life, and doing time at Rikers Island and San Quentin. Find out which music legends are featured in Season 12 of Disgraceland. New episodes drop every Tuesday starting May 16th, with bonus After Party episodes dropping every Thursday. Rocka rolla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…
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Episde 382: Garak Appreciation Station, Backloggin'
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Jake & Oz talk about Garak, Garak and more Garak.By The Damn Woods
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Jake & Trev talk about Films, Cage oriented and otherwise, from The BacklogBy The Damn Woods
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Jake and Oz talk about Neon Genesis Evangelion. Are either of us experts in this field? No. Has that stopped us before? No.By The Damn Woods
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Episode 379: An Adventure to DS9 from the Backlog
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Jake & Oz talk about Star Trek DS9 with Car Campit from Friends Against GovtBy The Damn Woods
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In 2020 there was an Election Level Event
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Jake & Oz talk about the 2020 election, politicians in general and how to take your own Hunter Biden Style lewd selfies.By The Damn Woods
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Jake & Car talk about BitcoinBy The Damn Woods
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Jake & JP talk about Disco Reconstruction, the Chicago music scene and moreBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 376: Completely Off The Rails In Under 10 Minutes
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Jake & Eigen talk about Streaming!By The Damn Woods
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Episode 375: Warren Beatty must be brought to justice.
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Jake & Oz talk about Richard TracyBy The Damn Woods
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Jake & Oz talk about The Beginning of The EndBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 373: Finally a competitor for the Super Mario Brothers movie.
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Jake & Oz talk about Detective PikachuBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 372: killed by a hallucinogen-distorted dwarf
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Jake and Chaos talk about Roguelikes, MUDs and Caves of QudBy The Damn Woods
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Jake & Oz talk E3 2019.By The Damn Woods
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Episode 370: The Unnecessary Sequel-Reboot
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Jake & Oz talk about The PredatorBy The Damn Woods
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Jake & Oz talk about The NunBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 368: A Very Dark Doctor Who Episode
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Jake & Oz talk about Patient ZeroBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 367: Gold Diggers & Doom Metal
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Jake & Oz talk about music from Quercus, Release The Longships, Body Count, Laibach, Dee Snider, Space Slug & WindhandBy The Damn Woods
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The Damn Woods Official Unofficial Relaunch
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Jake & Oz talk about The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The BigfootBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 366: Tom Hardy stars in: Edward Murderhands
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Jake & Oz talk about VenomBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 365: Guillermo del Toro Presents: A Room Full of Weird Creatures He Made Up
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Jake & Oz talk about HellboyBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 364: Allan Quatermain and The Lost Plot
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Jake, Oz & Tipsy talk about King Solomon's Mines & The Lost City of GoldBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 363: An International Incident Involving Vampires
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Jake, GMan & Dolores talk about Vampire the Masquerade & the new Pathfinder betaBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 362: French hardcore, Polish black metal & a Texan Goatman
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Jake & Oz talk about music from Bones, Pouya, Rise of the Northstar, Agnarkea, Batushka, Author & Punisher, & Oranssi PazuzuBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 361: Yung Celluloid Returns to Fight Aquaman
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Jake & Trev talk about some new trailer for Aquaman and a host of other bad filmsBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 360: Blizzcon 2018: At least they didn't add lootboxes
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Jake & Oz talk about Blizzcon 2018By The Damn Woods
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Episode 359: Accidental Jean Reno Appreciation Week
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Jake & Oz talk about Wasabi & RoninBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 358: Jake & Oz vs Mail Order VHS Magic
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Jake & Oz talk about VHS Ritual MagicBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 357: Please Do Not Cause An International Incident By Sleeping With The Fish Lady
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Jake & Oz talk about Cold Skin & PyewacketBy The Damn Woods
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Jake, Bird, Paz & Joe talk about The Reverse Vampires & The Saucer PeopleBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 355: Contentious Rap Opinions
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Jake & Bird talk about music from Xavier Wulf, Dave East, $uicide Boy$, Black Thought & 9th Wonder, DJ Smokey & moreBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 354: Astral Plane Adventures
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Jake & Oz talk about the Insidious SeriesBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 353: Plastic Crack & Pathfinder 2 Roundup
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Jake & Gman talk about tabletop gamesBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 352: That cow was inside out when we got here
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Jake & Oz talk about the goings-on at Skinwalker RanchBy The Damn Woods
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Episode 351: The Dark Souls of Podcasting
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Jake & Chris talk about Video GamesBy The Damn Woods
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