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BADLANDS is a true-crime anthology podcast from Jake Brennan, creator and host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. BADLANDS Season 2: Sportsland is all about the shocking rise and fall of sports legends. Beginning September 22nd, 2021, listen each week for wild stories about Mike Tyson, Oscar Pistorius, Aaron Hernandez, Evel Knievel, Tonya Harding, Pete Rose, Sonny Liston, Spider Sabich, Ty Cobb, and, of course, O.J. Simpson. Follow BADLANDS on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Wondery+ or wherever you get your podcasts. BADLANDS Season 2: Sportsland premieres September 22nd with new episodes available every Wednesday. Or, beginning September 22nd, you can binge the whole season of 10 episodes on Amazon Music.

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    The BADLANDS: SPORTSLAND podcast is an absolute gem for sports enthusiasts and fans of Jake Brennan's storytelling style. From the very start, Jake's captivating narration pulls you in and keeps you hooked until the very end. The podcast never fails to deliver powerful punches, with each episode leaving a lasting impact. The storytelling elements are so well-crafted that you can vividly picture the stories playing out in your mind, making it feel like you're right there in the action. It's a truly immersive experience that sets this podcast apart from others.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Jake Brennan's ability to balance both class and edginess in his delivery. His voice has a soothing quality that lulls you in, while his sharp wit and clever writing keep you engaged throughout. Additionally, the scoring and music choices in the podcast are spot on, adding another layer of depth to the stories being told.

    However, there are a few minor drawbacks to The BADLANDS: SPORTSLAND podcast. In some episodes, there may be instances where Jake and his team have a limited understanding of certain topics or events. This can be slightly frustrating for listeners who have a deeper knowledge or love for those particular subjects. However, these instances are few and far between, and they do not take away from the overall enjoyment of the podcast.

    In conclusion, The BADLANDS: SPORTSLAND podcast is an absolute must-listen for anyone who appreciates great storytelling and sports history. Jake Brennan's talent shines through in every episode as he expertly weaves together fascinating tales that will leave you wanting more. Whether it's diving into Hollywood scandals or exploring iconic sports figures, this podcast delivers top-notch content that will keep you entertained from start to finish. Don't miss out on this incredible gem!



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    Latest episodes from BADLANDS: SPORTSLAND

    Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Sofia Coppola, and The Bling Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 33:17 Transcription Available


    In the early 2010s, a group of burglars ransacked Hollywood homes like the city was their personal shopping mall. No celebrity was safe from their sticky fingers: Not Lindsay Lohan, not Orlando Bloom, and especially not Paris Hilton, who perhaps lost the most luxury loot of anyone. The thieves pocketed over $3 million dollars' worth of custom couture, cocaine, and cold card cash before they were caught. And when “The Bling Ring” finally traded their designer digs for orange jumpsuits, the world learned the most shocking aspect of the entire case: They were only teenagers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – No Man's Land

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 34:48 Transcription Available


    This week it’s all about stolen Porsches, chop-shop garages, undercover cops, and a yuppie Charlie Sheen as Zeth looks back at the 1987 crime drama ‘No Man’s Land,’ directed by Peter Wener, written by Dick Wolf, and co-starring D.B. Sweeney. Plus we make a mixtape inspired by the movie including songs by Beth Orton, Prince, Todd Terje, and more. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Self-Sabotage and Self-Destruction in Music and Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 61:17 Transcription Available


    On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth and Jake are talking about great music and movies made by or about the self-destructive and self-sabotaging. Plus your voicemails, DMs, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Charlie Sheen: Tiger Blood, Porn Stars, and the High-Priest Vatican Assassin Warlock

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 34:32 Transcription Available


    Not one but two of Charlie Sheen’s Mercedes were found crashed into a ravine off Mulholland Drive on separate occasions. By that point, he was working on running his career off the road for a second or third time, in a haze of alcohol, cocaine, $30,000 one-night stands, awkward dinner dates with porn stars and his ex-wife, livestream rants, LAPD house raids, and a triumphant ascent to a Beverly Hills rooftop with a machete and a bottle of red liquid labeled “Tiger Blood.” And that’s only part of the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Guncrazy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 40:13 Transcription Available


    Let’s get crazy about ‘90s-era B-movies, exploitation films, and French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard’s theory that to make a great movie, “all you need is a girl and a gun.” Zeth is looking back at Tamra Davis’ 1992 neo noir ‘Guncrazy’ starring Drew Barrymore and James Le Gros. Plus we make a mixtape inspired by the movie including songs by PJ Harvey, Steely Dan, Sloan, and more. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Drew Barrymore's Rock Star Credentials

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 57:53 Transcription Available


    On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth and Jake discuss why they think we need a new term for “nepo baby” – and then they talk about great performances by children of famous actors and musicians. Plus your voicemails, DMs, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Drew Barrymore: Curses, Corpses, and a Coked-Up Child Star in the Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 35:38 Transcription Available


    Drew Barrymore spent her childhood charming audiences on movie screens and cramming cocaine up her nose at the most exclusive clubs in the country. Her breakout role as Gertie in E.T.: The Extraterrestrial rocketed her to such far-reaching fame that she became a regular at Studio 54 when she was only 7 years old. Her early taste for unchaperoned nightlife would lure her into other exceptionally adult addictions, nearly extinguishing her flourishing film career before Drew reached high school. As Drew’s grandfather and father before her already proved, no one acts – or parties – quite like a Barrymore. No one crashes and burns quite like a Barrymore, either. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 42:28 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking with Double Elvis’ Head of Production, Matt Beaudoin, about Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece Alien, starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, and Veronica Cartwright. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Top 5 Lists and Hollywood Rock Song Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 55:32 Transcription Available


    On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is making lots of Top 5 lists and wondering: what are your movie-themed Top 5’s? Plus, Zeth and Jake recommend some great songs named after Hollywood stars – and as always, your calls, texts, emails, and DMs. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sigourney Weaver: A Goddess, Beasts and Demons, and Paying Tribute from Death Row

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 32:29 Transcription Available


    In classic ‘80s films like Ghostbusters and Aliens, Sigourney Weaver battled beasts and demons. But to one particular inmate on death row in Georgia, Sigourney Weaver battled beasts and demons in real life as well. To Alexander Williams, a convicted murderer, she was a goddess, a divine being sent to this earth to do battle with evil. He worshiped her from the floor of his prison cell. And as his day of reckoning drew closer, he waited for glimmers of hope that his goddess would send in hopes that his fate would be altered. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including depictions of suicide, sexual assault, and child abuse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Ghostbusters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 42:04 Transcription Available


    Grab your proton pack and join Zeth to talk all about the 1984 film ‘Ghostbusters’ and how it is the perfect fodder for anti-authoritarians and DIY’ers alike. Plus we make a mixtape inspired by the film featuring songs by Frank Zappa, The Specials, King Missile, and more. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Smartass Anti-Authority Figures, Bill Murray, and Your Favorite Ghost Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 50:52 Transcription Available


    On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the avatar for smartass anti-authority figures, Bill Murray, as well as the real reason behind the conspiracy theory that Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing. Plus, your voicemails and texts about your favorite ghost movies. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bill Murray: Airport Drug Busts, Backstage Brawls, and Crashing Elvis's Burial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 33:41 Transcription Available


    Before Bill Murray was busting ghosts and living in a loop of deja vu, he was a drug-dealing premed student with a knack for comedy. When he was caught with five bricks of pot at the airport, his career in medicine came crashing down, forcing him to make a living with his smart mouth. His obsession to rise above “medium talent” brought him to volatile blows with musicians, fellow actors, and even himself. Yet in his cockiest moments and most despairing lows, the universe always found a way to show Bill Murray he still had a lot to learn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Birdman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 42:33 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about fantasy vs. reality, dreamstates, telekinesis, the history of long takes a/k/a “oners,” and the 2014 film Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: To Superhero or Not to Superhero

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 54:04 Transcription Available


    On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the stigma of the superhero movie and why some actors put on capes and tights while others ward them off like a bad omen. Plus, DISGRACELAND’s Jake Brennan is back to talk music and movie recommendations. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    George Reeves: Elusive Truth, Absent Justice, and the American Way...Hollywood Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 34:36 Transcription Available


    Superman may be more powerful than a locomotive, but George Reeves, the actor who famously portrayed the Man of Steel on TV in the 1950s, was very much a mortal man. Did George Reeves really take his own life in June 1959, as the official report stated? Was he actually murdered by an impulsive girlfriend? Or was his death a highly orchestrated hit by one of Hollywood’s most infamous fixers?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – The Crow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 41:45 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about ‘90s-era scuzz and sleaze, pre-MCU comic book movie adaptations, and why the 1994 film ‘The Crow’ reminds him of ‘King of New York.’ Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: AI Val Kilmer and the Greatest Movie Soundtracks of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 52:59 Transcription Available


    On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth reacts to the news that an AI version of Val Kilmer will “star” in an upcoming film, and looks back on Brandon Lee on the 33rd anniversary of his death. Plus, we have your voicemails, texts, and emails abot your favorite movie soundtracks of all time. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Brandon Lee: Hungry Ghosts, Cursed Movies, and a Goth Masterpiece

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 32:32 Transcription Available


    Haunted by the legacy of his superstar father. Haunted by an old family curse. Brandon Lee tried to outrun his past, but it came after him all the same. It was said that his father, Bruce Lee, was taken by that family curse at just 32 years old. And that it then followed Brandon, when he was 28, to the set of The Crow, a cross between a superhero blockbuster and a brooding art film that was all goth. The shoot was plagued by injury, electrocution, storms, fires, and car crashes – and culminated in tragedy when a prop gun fired a real bullet. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Vertigo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 39:04 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth gets to the bottom of why Alfred Hitchcock pulled one of his most beloved films, Vertigo, from theaters and didn't allow it to be seen for over 20 years. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Obsession, Suspense, and Hitchcock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 42:33 Transcription Available


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the master of suspense and the template for the contemporary director, Alfred Hitchcock. Plus, your voicemails, texts, and emails about the movies you're obsessed with. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Alfred Hitchcock: Killers, Auteurs, and Survivors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 36:19 Transcription Available


    Alfred Hitchcock grew up on murder. He was the OG crime junkie; obsessed with true stories of stranglers, bodysnatchers, necrophiliacs, and serial killers. He was also afraid – not so much with these ghoulish figures, but of authority, the dark, crowds, and of being alone. He channeled his obsessions and his fears into some of the greatest movies of all time. And he abused his power as a controlling auteur by having his way with an actress who he assumed to be powerless. That actress, Tippi Hedren, demonstrated remarkable strength and survived both personally and professionally to tell her story.This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including graphic depictions of violence, sexual assault, and stalking. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Out of the Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 39:14


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about how Dennis Hopper took control of an ill-fated film production in Canada, rewrote a screenplay over a weekend, and created the highly transgressive 1980 movie Out of the Blue. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Out of the Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 35:14 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about how Dennis Hopper took control of an ill-fated film production in Canada, rewrote a screenplay over a weekend, and created the highly transgressive 1980 movie Out of the Blue. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Uncompromising Risk Takers, Dennis Hopper, and Movies That Broke Your Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 52:51


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about Dennis Hopper's place in the pantheon of greatest uncompromising risk takers of Hollywood history. Plus, your voicemails, texts, and emails about the movies you saw way too young. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: Uncompromising Risk Takers, Dennis Hopper, and Movies That Broke Your Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 47:52 Transcription Available


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about Dennis Hopper's place in the pantheon of greatest uncompromising risk takers of Hollywood history. Plus, your voicemails, texts, and emails about the movies you saw way too young. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dennis Hopper: Dynamite, Cocaine, Cheating Death, Subverting Hollywood, and Life on the Fringe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 37:43 Transcription Available


    Dennis Hopper revolutionized American cinema by bringing the counterculture to the mainstream with his 1969 film Easy Rider. But he also lived his life in tandem with his art, on the fringes of society and sanity. His stubborn attitude and crazy ideas quickly transformed him from a hippie prophet into a longhaired loser. Hopper's journey from success to failure and back again took him through jungles, deserts, and mountains, and involved varying degrees of drugs, guns, hallucinations, and ex-wives – all part of a lifelong search to save his career, and his life.This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including domestic violence. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Chinatown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 38:37 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about the trials and tribulations behind the making of ‘Chinatown,' the 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Chinatown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 42:37


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about the trials and tribulations behind the making of ‘Chinatown,' the 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: What Good Are the Oscars Anyway? Plus Ranking Nic Cage Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 50:57


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth reveals the results of our recent Academy Awards poll, and asks the question: why do we care about the Oscars, anyway? Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: What Good Are the Oscars Anyway? Plus Ranking Nic Cage Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 46:57 Transcription Available


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth reveals the results of our recent Academy Awards poll, and asks the question: why do we care about the Oscars, anyway? Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    John Huston: A Duel, a Fatal Car Crash, and Living Hand to Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 37:52


    Director John Huston lived the adventurous life that was frequently depicted in his movies. As a young man, he was made an honorary lieutenant in the Mexican army. He was nearly shot during a poker game and challenged to a duel in the middle of the street. His thrill-seeking antics soon turned fatal, when he accidentally struck and killed a woman with his car while driving down Sunset Boulevard. He ran off to London to lay low, but soon found himself with no job, no money, no prospects–and no choice but to live on the streets and beg for change. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    John Huston: A Duel, a Fatal Car Crash, and Living Hand to Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 33:53 Transcription Available


    Director John Huston lived the adventurous life that was frequently depicted in his movies. As a young man, he was made an honorary lieutenant in the Mexican army. He was nearly shot during a poker game and challenged to a duel in the middle of the street. His thrill-seeking antics soon turned fatal, when he accidentally struck and killed a woman with his car while driving down Sunset Boulevard. He ran off to London to lay low, but soon found himself with no job, no money, no prospects–and no choice but to live on the streets and beg for change. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Prisoners

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 43:40


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about the 2013 film ‘Prisoners,' directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Prisoners

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 39:40 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about the 2013 film ‘Prisoners,' directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Jim Carrey Imposter Theory and Elvis Is Back on the Big Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 42:37


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the conspiracy theories online that an imposter accepted Jim Carrey's Cesar Award in Paris, as well as the revelatory new film ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.' Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: The Jim Carrey Imposter Theory and Elvis Is Back on the Big Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 38:38 Transcription Available


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the conspiracy theories online that an imposter accepted Jim Carrey's Cesar Award in Paris, as well as the revelatory new film ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.' Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Patty Hearst: Brainwashing, Cyanide Bullets, and an Heiress-Turned-Terrorist 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 41:20


    Before Patty Hearst appeared as an actress in John Waters' movies, she captivated America on the silver screen as a hostage terrorized by the Symbionese Liberation Army. When the newspaper heiress was kidnapped by the radical organization in 1974, the country sympathized with her plight. But after just a few months, the SLA's guns weren't pointing at Patty anymore. Suddenly, Patty was firing her own weapons during fistfights and bank robberies as a member of the same terrorist group that once kept her locked in a closet. In court, Patty claimed she was brainwashed and that she played along for her own safety. It's true that Patty Hearst gave the performance of a lifetime — but we still don't know which part of her life was the performance. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including graphic depictions of violence. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Patty Hearst: Brainwashing, Cyanide Bullets, and an Heiress-Turned-Terrorist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 37:21 Transcription Available


    Before Patty Hearst appeared as an actress in John Waters' movies, she captivated America on the silver screen as a hostage terrorized by the Symbionese Liberation Army. When the newspaper heiress was kidnapped by the radical organization in 1974, the country sympathized with her plight. But after just a few months, the SLA's guns weren't pointing at Patty anymore. Suddenly, Patty was firing her own weapons during fistfights and bank robberies as a member of the same terrorist group that once kept her locked in a closet. In court, Patty claimed she was brainwashed and that she played along for her own safety. It's true that Patty Hearst gave the performance of a lifetime — but we still don't know which part of her life was the performance. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including graphic depictions of violence. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Drag Me to Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 36:52


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth's talking about Sam Raimi and the directors who returned to their indie/DIY/genre roots after doing time in the Hollywood system. Also: movies about curses, 21st century horror films, and a mixtape inspired by Raimi's 2009 film ‘Drag Me to Hell.' To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Drag Me to Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 32:53 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth's talking about Sam Raimi and the directors who returned to their indie/DIY/genre roots after doing time in the Hollywood system. Also: movies about curses, 21st century horror films, and a mixtape inspired by Raimi's 2009 film ‘Drag Me to Hell.' To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Anti-Westerns and Hollywood Curses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 47:20


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the 1961 film ‘The Misfits,' which was both cursed and ahead of its time. He's also talking about books by Chris Whitaker and Donna Tartt, Al Pacino and ‘Sea of Love' – plus, your emails, calls, and DMs. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: Anti-Westerns and Hollywood Curses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 43:20 Transcription Available


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the 1961 film ‘The Misfits,' which was both cursed and ahead of its time. He's also talking about books by Chris Whitaker and Donna Tartt, Al Pacino and ‘Sea of Love' – plus, your emails, calls, and DMs. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Misfits: Car Wrecks, Heart Attacks, Marilyn Monroe, and One of Hollywood's Most Cursed Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 40:43


    Glenn Danzig named his punk band after one of the most cursed Hollywood films of all time. The Misfits was where actor Montgomery Clift, permanently disfigured from a car accident, tried in vain to restart his stalled career. The director, John Huston, lost the film's entire production budget at a craps table. The lead actor, Clark Gable, suffered a heart attack the day after shooting ended and died ten days later. But was there any truth to the rumor that Gable was driven to an early grave not because of a grueling shoot or poor health, but by his demanding co-star, Marilyn Monroe? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Misfits: Car Wrecks, Heart Attacks, Marilyn Monroe, and One of Hollywood's Most Cursed Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 36:43 Transcription Available


    Glenn Danzig named his punk band after one of the most cursed Hollywood films of all time. The Misfits was where actor Montgomery Clift, permanently disfigured from a car accident, tried in vain to restart his stalled career. The director, John Huston, lost the film's entire production budget at a craps table. The lead actor, Clark Gable, suffered a heart attack the day after shooting ended and died ten days later. But was there any truth to the rumor that Gable was driven to an early grave not because of a grueling shoot or poor health, but by his demanding co-star, Marilyn Monroe? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – At Close Range

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 40:49


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth's got the sins of the father on his mind – as well as Christopher Walken's incredible mustache. Take a trip back to 1986 as we look at one of the most underrated films in Walken and Sean Penn's filmographies. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – At Close Range

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 36:49 Transcription Available


    This week in the Screening Room, Zeth's got the sins of the father on his mind – as well as Christopher Walken's incredible mustache. Take a trip back to 1986 as we look at one of the most underrated films in Walken and Sean Penn's filmographies. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bonus Episode: Robert Duvall, Frederick Wiseman, and the Art of Rolling with It

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 42:13


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is reflecting on the legacies of Robert Duvall and Frederick Wiseman, as well as breaking down Sean Penn's stiff walk in ‘One Battle After Another.' Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs about the bad boys (and girls) of movie history. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bonus Episode: Robert Duvall, Frederick Wiseman, and the Art of Rolling with It

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 38:13 Transcription Available


    On this week's Wrap Party, Zeth is reflecting on the legacies of Robert Duvall and Frederick Wiseman, as well as breaking down Sean Penn's stiff walk in ‘One Battle After Another.' Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs about the bad boys (and girls) of movie history. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sean Penn: A Prison Escape, The Night Stalker, and Madonna's True Blue Bad Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 39:35


    In the summer of 1985, Sean Penn's marriage to preeminent material girl Madonna was an epochal moment for ‘80s-era Hollywood. The bad boy from Bad Boys and the boy-toy pop superstar blissfully brought together the worlds of movies and music on a Malibu bluff overlooking the Pacific. But their subsequent attempt to make a movie together was anything but blissful. A wild film shoot in China would lead to even wilder things, like the time Sean dangled a photographer upside-down from a ninth-story balcony. Or the time he escaped a prison in Macau and had to have a pardon from the government negotiated by a former member of the Beatles. Or the time he spent in an American prison, where he found himself passing notes with a fellow inmate down the hall…one who happened to be one of the most notorious serial killers in history. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Sean Penn: A Prison Escape, The Night Stalker, and Madonna's True Blue Bad Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 35:35 Transcription Available


    In the summer of 1985, Sean Penn's marriage to preeminent material girl Madonna was an epochal moment for ‘80s-era Hollywood. The bad boy from Bad Boys and the boy-toy pop superstar blissfully brought together the worlds of movies and music on a Malibu bluff overlooking the Pacific. But their subsequent attempt to make a movie together was anything but blissful. A wild film shoot in China would lead to even wilder things, like the time Sean dangled a photographer upside-down from a ninth-story balcony. Or the time he escaped a prison in Macau and had to have a pardon from the government negotiated by a former member of the Beatles. Or the time he spent in an American prison, where he found himself passing notes with a fellow inmate down the hall…one who happened to be one of the most notorious serial killers in history. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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