Best John B Grimes Podcasts (2024)

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REWIND - James Brown: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag... Of Meth 34:07

8h ago34:07

34:07

By Double Elvis Productions

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Bonus Episode: Crime and Grime in 1977 NYC, Great Music Cities, CBGB Qu'est-ce que c'est? 38:56

1d ago38:56

38:56

This week in the After Party, Jake talks about the unique social conditions that created the vibrant 1970s NYC music scene that birthed Talking Heads, the subject of this week's episode. Crime, grime, sanitation strikes, baseball, blackouts - Jake covers it all, plus your emails texts, and voicemails. What are the best books and films about 1970s N…

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Talking Heads: Punk Rock, New Wave, Blackouts, and Psycho Killers 47:01

3d ago47:01

47:01

From 1976 to 1977, unsuspecting young people in New York City were snuck up on in the darkness and shot in cold blood. Six dead, murdered by David Berkowitz, AKA the Son of Sam, a serial killer who held all five boroughs in the grip of fear for one year. A year in which punk rock and new wave took hold, the Yankees went on a tear, a garbage strike …

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REWIND - Whitney Houston: Cracks in the Mirror, Crack on the Mirror, and One Fateful Choice 38:31

7d ago38:31

38:31

By Double Elvis Productions

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REWIND - Ray Charles: Busted for Heroin and Busting Genres with the Best Damn R&B 43:56

8d ago43:56

43:56

Ray Charles was hooked on heroin, arrested by federal agents, and once survived a near-death plane ride by helping the pilot - as a blind man. He invented R&B. He was powerful enough to bring black and white culture into one. He was a genre-melding musical genius. Despite being born into a literal dirt poor existence in the Jim Crow era Deep South,…

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Gianni Versace: Sly Stallone, Madonna, Elton John, a Serial Killer, and the Death of the Sun King 49:11

10d ago49:11

49:11

Gianni Versace was a runway iconoclast who outfitted the likes of Madonna, Demi Moore, Prince, Sylvester Stallone, and Don Johnson. He lived like Louis XIV and counted Princess Di and Elton John among his friends. He was plagued by rumors of ties to the Calabrian mafia and a secret health diagnosis. Those rumors continued to persist long after he w…

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REWIND - Prince: Control, Ecstasy, Dark Funk and Fentanyl 45:35

14d ago45:35

45:35

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 in his legendary musical output by a small army of creative alter egos, who helped him maintain control and helped him reign supreme as one of the gre…

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Bonus Episode: Scene Showdown, Partying With Tyson, and Juvenile Stickups 31:00

15d ago31:00

31:00

This week in the After Party, Jake talks different music scenes, balancing points of view, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Bobby Brown, and of course your emails, texts, DMs, and voicemails. What is the greatest music scene of all time? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or on socials @disgracelandpod, and come join the A…

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Bobby Brown: Cocaine Chicken, Horny Ghosts, and His Prerogative 39:00

17d ago39:00

39:00

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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Bonus Episode: Justin Timberlake, Eighteen Banners, and Ghostwriter Grandstanding 27:09

22d ago27:09

27:09

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. What charitable organization benefiting victims of drunk driving should Jake donate to? Which three disgraced athletes would you team up with for your …

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O.J. Simpson: Stolen Memorabilia, Armed Robbery, and Fake Gangsters 39:40

24d ago39:40

39:40

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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REWIND - XXXTentacion: Mellow Beats and Ultra Violence 44:46

28d ago44:46

44:46

XXXTentacion was one of Generation Z’s most talented hip hop stars but his ascent was marked by violence and drama; beatdowns, beefs (what’s up, Drake?) and abuse. XXXTentacion’s music quickly rose from Soundcloud to the top of the charts due in part to the relative loneliness and alienation he repped in his lyrics, sentiments his audience quickly …

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Bonus Episode: The Punk-Rock Dock Ellis, Canseco the Troll, and "a Gorilla in a Zoo" 31:33

29d ago31:33

31:33

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 your emails, texts, DMs, and voicemails. What athletes embody the rock star vibe? Get in touch at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or on socials …

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From Motocross Mayhem to Hero Mindset: Kevin Rempel’s Unstoppable Journey 49:14

1M ago49:14

49:14

Kevin's story begins with a passion for motocross, fueled by the adrenaline of performing gravity-defying stunts. But life took a dramatic turn when a catastrophic accident left him paralyzed. In a split second, Kevin had to decide between two grim outcomes: staying on his bike and risking a broken neck or jumping off and potentially breaking his l…

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Jose Canseco: SWAT Teams, Smuggled Drugs, and 'Roid Rage 40:21

1M ago40:21

40:21

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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Bonus Episode: Suppressing the Truth, A Brother Under the Bus, and Profit as Virtue 29:53

1M ago29:53

29:53

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, DMs, and voicemails. Is R. Kelly the most evil villain in music history? Drop a line at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or on socials @disgrac…

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R. Kelly: Superstars, Super Predators, and a 20-Year Reign of Sexual Terror 39:06

1M ago39:06

39:06

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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Seizing Today: Jonathan Tuteur’s Journey with Epilepsy and Finding Purpose 35:35

1M ago35:35

35:35

In this episode, host John Grimes sits down with Jonathan Tuteur, an executive leadership coach, speaker, and author of the forthcoming book, Seizing Today, to discuss his remarkable journey with epilepsy. Johnathan shares his story, from frequently being misidentified as John Stewart to his life-changing epilepsy diagnosis at the age of 30. With o…

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Bonus Episode: Trust, Mythmaking, and Twin Joyrides 27:18

1M ago27:18

27:18

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, DMs, and voicemails. What story from pop culture do you call BS on? Get in touch at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or on socials @disgraceland…

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Bob Dylan: How Does It Feel to Be Booed, Heckled, Hated, and Attacked? 39:09

2M ago39:09

39:09

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-splitting, confrontational music. Many of those fans heckled him. One even tried to attack him on stage with a knife. He returned home from a European t…

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Bonus Episode: Dealing With the Darkness, Book Club, and WHERE IS IT?! 38:20

2M ago38:20

38:20

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, DMs, and voicemails. Which explanation of Marilyn Monroe's death do you think is most plausible? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.…

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Marilyn Monroe (Part 2): The Three Deaths of an Iconic American Actress 34:53

2M ago34:53

34:53

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 of them true, feature cameos by the likes of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and Rat Pack members Frank Sinat…

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Bonus Episode: Forces of Nature, Jealousy, and Grief Will Out Itself 33:33

2M ago33:33

33:33

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 celebrity death affected you the most? Is Marilyn Monroe the biggest icon in entertainment history? Has anyone else captured the public’s imagination f…

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Marilyn Monroe (Part 1): JFK, RFK, and a Conspiracy Theory that Won't Quit 38:01

2M ago38:01

38:01

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 while battling anxiety, depression and addiction. Along the way she bedded, married and otherwise conquered America’s most impressive men; Joe DiMaggio…

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Bonus Episode: Overrated Authors, a Boy Scout Knife, and I Can Get the Cabin 30:31

2M ago30:31

30:31

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 your emails, texts, DMs, and voicemails. Which icons, living or dead, do you think are overrated? What are your thoughts on Burroughs and his place among…

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William S. Burroughs: Obscenity, a Decapitated Mouse, and the Deadly William Tell Routine 41:57

2M ago41:57

41:57

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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John B Grimes Podcasts

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Destiny Is Debatable

John B Grimes

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DISGRACELAND

Double Elvis Productions

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REWIND - James Brown: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag... Of Meth 34:07

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Bonus Episode: Crime and Grime in 1977 NYC, Great Music Cities, CBGB Qu'est-ce que c'est? 38:56

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Talking Heads: Punk Rock, New Wave, Blackouts, and Psycho Killers 47:01

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REWIND - Whitney Houston: Cracks in the Mirror, Crack on the Mirror, and One Fateful Choice 38:31

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REWIND - Ray Charles: Busted for Heroin and Busting Genres with the Best Damn R&B 43:56

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Gianni Versace: Sly Stallone, Madonna, Elton John, a Serial Killer, and the Death of the Sun King 49:11

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REWIND - Prince: Control, Ecstasy, Dark Funk and Fentanyl 45:35

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Bonus Episode: Scene Showdown, Partying With Tyson, and Juvenile Stickups 31:00

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Bobby Brown: Cocaine Chicken, Horny Ghosts, and His Prerogative 39:00

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Bonus Episode: Justin Timberlake, Eighteen Banners, and Ghostwriter Grandstanding 27:09

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O.J. Simpson: Stolen Memorabilia, Armed Robbery, and Fake Gangsters 39:40

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REWIND - XXXTentacion: Mellow Beats and Ultra Violence 44:46

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Bonus Episode: The Punk-Rock Dock Ellis, Canseco the Troll, and "a Gorilla in a Zoo" 31:33

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From Motocross Mayhem to Hero Mindset: Kevin Rempel’s Unstoppable Journey 49:14

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Jose Canseco: SWAT Teams, Smuggled Drugs, and 'Roid Rage 40:21

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Bonus Episode: Suppressing the Truth, A Brother Under the Bus, and Profit as Virtue 29:53

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R. Kelly: Superstars, Super Predators, and a 20-Year Reign of Sexual Terror 39:06

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Seizing Today: Jonathan Tuteur’s Journey with Epilepsy and Finding Purpose 35:35

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Bonus Episode: Trust, Mythmaking, and Twin Joyrides 27:18

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Bob Dylan: How Does It Feel to Be Booed, Heckled, Hated, and Attacked? 39:09

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Bonus Episode: Dealing With the Darkness, Book Club, and WHERE IS IT?! 38:20

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Marilyn Monroe (Part 2): The Three Deaths of an Iconic American Actress 34:53

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Bonus Episode: Forces of Nature, Jealousy, and Grief Will Out Itself 33:33

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Marilyn Monroe (Part 1): JFK, RFK, and a Conspiracy Theory that Won't Quit 38:01

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Bonus Episode: Overrated Authors, a Boy Scout Knife, and I Can Get the Cabin 30:31

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William S. Burroughs: Obscenity, a Decapitated Mouse, and the Deadly William Tell Routine 41:57

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