Dead and Kind of Famous

About Dead and Kind of Famous

Is the breaking news of today breaking you? Are true crime podcasts making you feel like trash? Then come on down and listen to us talk about old news and dead people who were NOT murdered!! Oooo ethical AND intriguing... This is the podcast where two friends - one who's a nobody (Courtney Blomquist) and one who's kinda famous (Marissa Rivera) - dive into the life stories of dead folks who enjoyed a touch or two of fame in their time and now reside permanently in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. So if you need to escape the now for an hour and you want to show your respect for some amazing life stories that have perhaps been forgotten, hit that follow button. Because with your help, we can make sure that the stories of Hollywood's dead never die. And believe me - these stories are WAY too good to be forgotten.

Publisher

Courtney Blomquist and Marissa Rivera

Category

arts · comedy · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Oct 2024

Latest episode

20 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 26 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Skatingly (and Scathingly) Yours: Mabel Fairbanks Part 3

   Host Nora Nagatani interviews about Mabel Fairbanks's legal education, trailblazing coaching career, and defiance against racist judges, revealing her resilient spirit.

2. 

   2 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   She Knew Her Worth: Mabel Fairbanks Pt 2

   Host [Host Name] interviews Mabel Fairbanks as she navigates Hollywood deals and personal integrity, revealing her extraordinary life filled with adventure and resilience.

3. 

   14 Jul 2026

   She Ignored the Haters to Be an Ice Skater : Mabel Fairbanks Part 1

   Host Marissa Rivera interviews listeners about Mabel Fairbanks' inspiring journey from homelessness to becoming a pivotal figure in figure skating.

Inside a recent episode

Skatingly (and Scathingly) Yours: Mabel Fairbanks Part 3

Published 20 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And to make sure that they couldn't get in her way, Mabel had enrolled in law school, which is amazing. Love that. Yes. Now, a few more details about that. Mabel was short on some credits, I guess, to join the law school. So she had to take additional courses at LACC, which is like L.A. Community College. And she decided to take another path of courses. That also had to do with law. I took a police science and that was really easy. Of course it would be. If it's what I'm thinking it is. Okay. All we had to do is write papers on the right things to do and have someone to come in to talk, no matter whether they were a doctor or what. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85