DISGRACELAND

About DISGRACELAND

DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5th wife? Dead. Sid and Nancy? Both dead. Why? Because musicians are insane, and insane things happen to them. Why did we lose Amy Winehouse at 27? Was Debbie Harry really abducted by Ted Bundy as she claims? Is Patti Smith not just the "Godmother of Punk", but also the "Original True Crime Girl"? What really happened the night of the Jay Z nightclub stabbing? What do the Diddy indictments truly reveal? All these stories and more, on artists from every genre and their true crimes, in our massive 260-plus story archive. The Dead, the Stones, Johnny, Willie, Frank, Kurt, Courtney, Gaga, Lana, Taylor, and too many to name. DISGRACELAND is music history come to life through audio storytelling as you've never heard it before, with revealing facts: yes, assassins are the real reason the Beatles quit touring—reclaimed myths: no, Mama Cass didn't die from choking on a ham sandwich––and constant reckoning between art and artist––all told through the lens of true crime. This is the podcast for the self-proclaimed "Disgos", the musically obsessed and the true crime heads; the outsiders, the independent thinkers who know that the best history is the history that gets buried. DISGRACELAND is where host Jake Brennan tells the stories they didn't want told. The kind you'll end up telling someone else. Get ready to uncover hidden truths and buckle up for truly edge-of-your-seat storytelling. New, fully scripted, sound-designed episodes are released every Tuesday. Bonus chat-style episodes where Jake responds to voicemails, texts, and emails from Disgos hit on Thursdays, and "Rewind" episodes from our archive drop on Sundays. DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast. It's an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are dramatized, as is common in scripted entertainment based on real stories. Sources and credits for each episode are available at www.disgracelandpod.com (http://www.disgracelandpod.com). To unlock ad-free listening, exclusive content, and connect with your fellow Disgos, go to www.disgracelandpod.com (http://www.disgracelandpod.com) to become an All Access member. Rocka Rolla.

Publisher

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Category

music · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Feb 2018

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

344 of 568 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bobby Fuller: Who Killed Bobby Fuller?

   Host Jake Brennan investigates the unsolved mystery of musician Bobby Fuller's death, revealing the killer and motive.

2. 

   20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Travis Scott and Astroworld: The Devil Went Down to Houston (Rewind)

   Host Jake Brennan investigates the mysterious and potentially evil forces behind Travis Scott's deadly Astroworld festival tragedy.

3. 

   17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bonus: Mysterious Crosby Cowboy, Robin Thicke Bank Robbery, and More

   Host Jake Brennan interviews listeners about surprising revelations concerning David Crosby, Robin Thicke, Lil Wayne, and Wayne Coyne.

Inside a recent episode

Bobby Fuller: Who Killed Bobby Fuller?

Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Not only has Bobby's version been covered by The Clash, it's also been featured in countless films on television and referenced endlessly throughout pop culture since its release. Bobby's version, his second recorded version, climbed to number nine on the Billboard charts back at the end of 1965. And by the summer of 66, the song had paved the way for Bobby Fuller to make a real run at the Beatles chart dominance. But that wasn't going to happen. Because by July 18th, 1966, 23-year-old Bobby Fuller was dead. His body was discovered by his mother in the parking lot adjacent to his Los Angeles apartment. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

4,883

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

12,836 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

2,291 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

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

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

100

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