Juggalo News Presents: The Carnival Grounds with Madd Maxxx and Reverend Television

About Juggalo News Presents: The Carnival Grounds with Madd Maxxx and Reverend Television

What is a Juggalo? There's a lot of different answers to that question as it turns out, and most of them have the word "fuck" in them. The short answer is a hardcore fan of the Detroit Wicked Shit Rap duo the Insane Clown Posse, or as they are more colloquially known, ICP. The full answer, however, may surprise you. People have always assumed that Juggalos are mostly just a bunch of white trash losers who constantly act a fool and do tons of drugs at concerts and their annual festival, The Gathering of the Juggalos. Those people are correct. If you can get past the grit and grime though, you'll be made privy to a world you might have never though possible. Juggalo Culture is a very real and deeply hallowed thing to hundreds of thousands of American men, women and children, if not millions of people the world over. We're looked at as outcasts, and that might be true, but for all of our obsession with Axes, facepaint, and cheap soda pop there is a tangible and powerful energy at the core of this following. Join two long time adherents of Juggalo Culture, Madd Maxxx and Reverend Television, as they take you on a journey through the smoke and carnival rides of the Juggalo Worldwith a look at Juggalo Culture that very few others could give you. Maxxx, a self proclaimed Juggalo Rapper of nearly 20 years, got his start in 2004 when Violent J flew him to Detroit to see if he wanted to work with him after hearing one of his songs online. Spoiler alert, he didn't. With that said, he has lived, eaten, slept, and breathed Juggalo culture since many years before that moment and every single moment since. The same could be said of Reverend Television, a longtime Juggalo who has been making independent art, music, and movies since the early 2000's. His work is gritty and subversive, and he credits Juggalo Culture as one of his most influential inspirations. This isn't just a couple of dimwits getting stoned and talking about a bunch of stupid shit. Well, it is that, but it's much more than that. This is a much more educated, even academic look at the works of not only just the Insane Clown Posse, but the multitude of other artists and musicians who have at one time or another entered the sphere of Juggalo Culture. Artists like Ice T, Snoop Dog, Eminem, the Beastie Boys, and that's just the famous ones. That doesn't include the dozens if not hundreds of artists out there who work with ICP or have been directly influenced by their work. There is much, much more through the gates on The Carnival Grounds than you could have ever imagined, so step right up and buy your tickets. There'll thrills, chills, and at least a few spills, though they wont be spills you want to be anywhere near. Unless it's some Faygo, of course.

Publisher

Maximillian Young

Category

history · music · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Jul 2023

Latest episode

27 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Apr 2026

   Episode 35 - Here Comes The Carnival

   On this episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend discuss the second to last Joker's Card of the Second Deck, Yum Yum Bedlam. This album was one of the most unconventional Jokers Cards ever made, but nevertheless it earned its place in the annals of Juggalo Culture as a classic album. The conversation does go all over the place on this one, but the authenticity is at its peak as they discuss realities about the culture that most find too uncomfortable to address. Juggalo Culture is a very deep and multi-faceted thing, and there are many aspects to explore at any given time. This episode marks the second to last episode that will feature Reverend Television as the dedicated co-host, so make sure you don't miss it! The Carnival Grounds never close, and all will always remain welcome.

2. 

   11 Mar 2026

   Episode 34: We just some funny clowns...

   On this newest episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend Television discuss the 4th Joker's Card of the Second Deck, Fearless Fred Fury, as well as the EP Flip The Rat. This was a very important album in ICPs history and thus is treated as such with a very important and long episode. There are nuggets of gold and wisdom hidden althroughout the runtime so hang in there! You'll be glad you did. In this episode we discuss the scene at large, new underground artists, veteran underground artists, and how they mesh with Juggalo Culture as whole.

3. 

   24 Nov 2025

   Episode 33 - It's a Juggalo Party Tonight!

   On this long awaited episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend Television finally make their return to the airwaves after more than a year of waiting with a very special guest, OG Juggalo Legend Boppo the Clown, as we discuss the 3rd Joker's Card in the Second Deck, the albums of Lost & Found that are The Marvelous Missing Link. This very thinly veiled homage to the duality of Heaven and Hell as described in Catholicism/Christianity has always been a very polarizing album to the Juggalos, some love it, most hate it, few are indifferent to it. We discuss the parallels between "God" and "Religion" as well as just kick it old school like you would imagine 3 elder Juggalos would. Don't miss our return to the pod, because now that the final card in the Second Deck has dropped we can finally bring this portion to a conclusion. The Carnival Grounds will always remain, but once we reach The Naught, things will inevitably change. Stay Tuned!

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

13 ratings

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