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The Internet's premiere Michael Jackson podcast. We offer news and discussion on Michael Jackson and special interviews with people who knew and worked with the King of Pop.

The MJCast

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    • Sep 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 2h 26m AVG DURATION
    • 160 EPISODES

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    The MJCast - A Michael Jackson Podcast is an exceptional podcast that provides valuable and insightful content for the MJ community. Through interviews with MJ's family, friends, collaborators, content creators, authors, and fellow fans, listeners can learn a great deal about Michael Jackson's life, work process, and legacy. The podcast covers a wide range of topics including Vindication Day specials, honest discussions on current events in the community, round tables examining MJ's body of work, Thriller Night celebrations, mixtapes, and much more. The hosts of the show including Jamon, Q, Charles, Elise, Damien and all the guests bring honesty and hard work to each episode, producing great content that is appreciated by fans. It's clear that they have done their research and present balanced discussions in a professional manner. The podcast offers varied formats and styles that add pizzazz to the show. Personally speaking as a fan who discovered MJ later in life but quickly became enamored with his music and impact on the industry and culture at large; this podcast has been a fantastic resource for learning about him. I stumbled upon it when I was searching for accurate information on MJ after hearing about Leaving Neverland and finding it ludicrous. Congratulations to The MJCast team for their outstanding work in providing honest insights into MJ's life and career. They are highly appreciated by me as well as many other fans. Keep up the great work! (And hopefully we can look forward to more appearances from Q and Charlie in the future!)

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to educate listeners on various aspects of Michael Jackson's life while also exploring different perspectives within the fan community. The interviews with close friends, collaborators, and experts provide valuable insights into his creative process and personal experiences. Additionally, the round table discussions allow for nuanced conversations about important topics within the community such as allegations against Jackson or controversies surrounding his estate.

    The worst aspect of this podcast is that sometimes episodes featuring fans can be long, talkative, and lack substance. While there are exceptions where fans provide interesting viewpoints or share meaningful stories about Jackson's artistry and ethos, there are times when it feels like listening to individuals who have nothing relevant to say. It would be beneficial for the hosts to curate these fan episodes more carefully to ensure they are engaging and informative.

    In conclusion, The MJCast - A Michael Jackson Podcast is a must-listen for any fan of Michael Jackson. The hosts bring professionalism, extensive research, and a love for MJ to every episode. They provide a wealth of facts, conduct thought-provoking interviews, and create an inclusive community for fellow fans. Whether you are new to Michael Jackson's music or a lifelong fan, this podcast offers valuable insights into his life and legacy that will deepen your appreciation for his artistry. Keep up the excellent work!



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    169: I’m Going to Have to Start Selling Some Organs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 139:21


    Jamon Bull welcomes back MJCast co-founder Q, along with frequent show guest Shawn Shackelford, MJ Radio's Jason Garcia, and YouTuber Hannah Savage for a big fan chat around news and Continue Reading →

    168: Vindication Day Special with Gratian Dimech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 165:51


    Charles Thomson welcomes first-time guest Gratian Dimech to the show for this year's Vindication Day Special. Gratian first saw Michael Jackson live on the Bad Tour and first met him Continue Reading →

    167: Jennifer Batten Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024


    Jamon Bull welcomes iconic guitarist, Jennifer Batten, to The MJCast for a long-awaited, deep-dive interview about her amazing career in music, and her years performing with The King of Pop. Continue Reading →

    166: A Very Awkward Thanksgiving Dinner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 179:13


    Jamon Bull, Charles Thomson, and Charlie Carter welcome first-time guest Danny Oliver to the show, and welcome back Anika Kotecha, co-founder of MJ Innocent, for a big fan chat around Continue Reading →

    165: Both Sides of a Funky Coin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 158:07


    Elise Capron and Jamon Bull are joined by Andy Healy, Casey Rain and first-time guest Bobby Huntley for a round-up of news in the world of Michael Jackson, and a discussion around Continue Reading →

    164: Back in the Saddle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 148:40


    Jamon Bull and Charles Thomson kick off Season 10 of The MJCast with a big round-up of news in the world of Michael Jackson and the Jackson family. They discuss loads Continue Reading →

    163: Season Nine Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 132:03


    Taj Jackson joins Jamon Bull, Elise Capron, Charlie Carter, and Charles Thomson to celebrate the holidays and reflect on this past year… Welcome to The MJCast's ninth annual Christmas special! The crew discusses the year that was, Continue Reading →

    162: Bob Jenkis Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 158:13


    Bob Jenkis, award-winning filmmaker and editor, joins Jamon Bull and Paul Black for an in-depth interview about his career and his work with Michael Jackson. Jenkis is an icon in Continue Reading →

    161: Ghosts Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 142:22


    Adam Green, Paul Black, and Hannah Savage join host Jamon Bull for a deep-dive discussion around Michael Jackson's masterpiece, Ghosts. They chat about all aspects of the incredible short film Continue Reading →

    160: Clearing the Runway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 121:12


    Taj Jackson joins Charles Thomson for a deep-dive discussion around updates in his life and work. The guys talk about developments with Taj’s docuseries on Michael Jackson, “Re-Righting History”, as Continue Reading →

    159: E Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 88:17


    It’s been a minute since we did a Q&A, MJFam! Elise Capron is usually the one asking the questions, but in this episode, she takes a turn in the hot Continue Reading →

    158: Things Just Blow in Through the Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 138:12


    John Cameron joins Jamon Bull and Charlie Thomson for a discussion on loads of recent news updates in the world of Michael Jackson, including a chat around John’s latest episode Continue Reading →

    157: Vindication Day Special with Geraldine Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 137:18


    Geraldine Hughes first came to the world's attention as an anonymous whistleblower. In 1994, the decorated investigative journalist Mary A Fischer published an article about the child molestation allegations levelled Continue Reading →

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    156: The Case for Innocence Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 88:27


    Sheryl and June Valone join Elise Capron and Charlie Carter for a discussion about the origins and behind-the-scenes stories of their podcast series, “The Case for Innocence“. Growing up as Continue Reading →

    155: Just Me and Two Charlies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 101:57


    Charlie Thomson and Charlie Carter join host Jamon Bull for a round-up of all the latest news in the world of Michael Jackson, in this first regular episode of Season Continue Reading →

    154: It’s Really Really Season Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 143:09


    Brad Sundberg, Michael Jackson’s Technical Director, is celebrating ten years as the host of “In the Studio with MJ“, a touring seminar exploring Michael's music. But in January of this Continue Reading →

    153: Season Eight Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 196:51


    Taj Jackson joins Jamon Bull, Elise Capron, Charlie Carter, and Charles Thomson to celebrate the holidays and reflect on this past year… Welcome to The MJCast's eighth annual Christmas special! The crew discusses loads Continue Reading →

    152: Thriller 40 Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 149:40


    Michael Jackson's album, Thriller, is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and important albums in music history. Released 40 years ago, on November 30, 1982, it changed the landscape of Continue Reading →

    151: Matt Forger Special (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 169:25


    Matt Forger, legendary studio engineer and Michael Jackson collaborator, joins co-hosts Jamon Bull and Charles Thomson for Part 2 of an extensive interview in celebration of Thriller's 40th anniversary, Blood Continue Reading →

    150: Matt Forger Special (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 153:54


    Matt Forger, legendary studio engineer and Michael Jackson collaborator, joins co-hosts Jamon Bull and Charles Thomson for an extensive interview in celebration of Thriller's 40th anniversary, Blood on the Dance Continue Reading →

    149: Violet Gaitan Booker Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 144:40


    Violet Gaitan Booker joins host Elise Capron, with guest co-host Velo Kristina, for an incredible discussion around her time working for the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Violet (known as Continue Reading →

    148: It’s Been a Minute

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 118:21


    In this regular news episode, Q joins host Jamon Bull for a round-up of all the latest news in the world of Michael Jackson. The dynamic duo discuss the Estate's gradual Continue Reading →

    147: The Big British Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 145:26


    It’s been quite a while since the team’s last Q&A episode, and this round features three of our favorite Brits in the fan community: Charles Thomson, Samar Habib, and Charlie Continue Reading →

    146: Cascio Tracks Removal Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 119:57


    On November 8, 2010, Sony Music and the Estate of Michael Jackson unveiled the first song from their new Michael Jackson album in a worldwide premiere via michaeljackson.com. The song, Continue Reading →

    145: Vindication Day Special with Brett Barnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 145:27


    It is almost thirty years since Brett Barnes last spoke to a journalist. The last time he gave an interview was in 1993, aged eleven, when he took to the Continue Reading →

    144: We Love All the Charlies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 113:48


    On this first regular news episode of Season 8, Q and Damien Shields join host Elise Capron and Charlie Carter. It's an old-school MJCast reunion, chock full of good ol' Continue Reading →

    143: Sonic Fantasy Special with Marcos Cabotá

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 121:20


    Marcos Cabotá, film director and massive MJ fan, joins Jamon Bull, Elise Capron, Charlie Carter, and John Cameron to discuss his new documentary film, Sonic Fantasy. Currently debuting at film Continue Reading →

    142: Reflections on John Barnes Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 130:48


    Brad Buxer, Matt Forger, and Brad Sundberg join host Jamon Bull for a very special episode in remembrance of the late John Barnes. From Barnes’s early work with Jackson at Continue Reading →

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    141: Janet Jackson Documentary Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 140:48


    The team is back for Season Eight of the The MJCast! Host Jamon Bull is joined by Charles Thomson, Charlie Carter, and Courtney Stribling and Cuzin Kam (co-hosts of the Janet Jackson podcast, Continue Reading →

    140: Season Seven Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 176:54


    Elise Capron, Jamon Bull, Charlie Carter, Charles Thomson and Taj Jackson join forces to celebrate the holidays and reflect on this past year… Welcome to The MJCast's annual Christmas Special! Before Continue Reading →

    139: Invincible 20 Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 203:48


    Released in 2001, Invincible was the seventh adult, solo studio album from Michael Jackson. Having released HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor in uncharacteristically quick succession, Jackson had then Continue Reading →

    138: 30th Anniversary Celebration Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 160:36


    In 2001, the who's who of the entertainment industry poured into New York's Madison Square Garden arena to celebrate the career of Michael Jackson. To mark the 30th anniversary of Continue Reading →

    137: He Is Not Committed to the Lean

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 108:22


    In this regular episode, host Jamon Bull is joined by returning guests Rickey Alexander and Velo Kristina for a big update on news in the world of Michael Jackson. They discuss a restored version Continue Reading →

    136: Living My Danish Gay Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 170:43


    In this regular episode, host Elise Capron is joined by Q, as well as returning guest, Bjørn Hannibal. After Elise drops some huge news, the trio discusses a mega-roundup of Continue Reading →

    135: Christian James Hand Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 95:20


    Christian James Hand joins host Jamon Bull and regular guests Andy Healy and Velo Kristina for a special interview about Christian's amazing history in the music industry, his work dissecting Michael Continue Reading →

    134: My Father Was Ready to Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 161:30


    In this regular episode, host Jamon Bull is joined by co-founder of The MJCast, our very own Q, as well as first-time guest, mega-fan Shawn Shackelford. The guys cover loads of updates Continue Reading →

    133: Vindication Day Special With Carol LaMere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 123:17


    Carol LaMere joins hosts Jamon Bull and Charles Thomson for a special interview as part of the team's series of Vindication Day episodes, which recognize Michael Jackson's acquittal from false Continue Reading →

    132: Aileen Medalla Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 74:38


    Aileen Medalla joins host Elise Capron to discuss her memoir published earlier this year, The King of Pop and I: A Filipino Teacher's Travel Memoir with Michael Jackson and His Children. Continue Reading →

    131: A Tale of Two Estates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 191:17


    In this regular episode, host Jamon Bull is joined by regular guest Charles Thomson, Friend of the Show Casey Rain (creator of the Prince-focused YouTube channel, The Violet Reality), and Continue Reading →

    130: An Evening With Charlie and Jamon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 179:35


    It’s been far too long since The MJCast had a good old fashioned Q&A episode, so the team is bringing this format back with host Jamon Bull and everyone’s favorite Continue Reading →

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    129: Talitha Linehan Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 130:18


    The MJCast is delighted to announce that its first show after International Women's Day 2021 is also its first ever all-female episode! Vibrant duo Talitha Linehan and Talin MacArthur join Continue Reading →

    128: An Exotic Location Called Ohio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 166:10


    We’re back for Season Seven of the The MJCast! In this regular episode, hosts Jamon Bull and Elise Capron are joined by mega-fan Rickey Alexander, who was most recently on the Continue Reading →

    127: Season Six Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 170:00


    Taj Jackson, Charles Thomson, and Q join forces to celebrate the holidays and reflect on this past year… Welcome to The MJCast's annual Christmas Special! Before getting into the bulk Continue Reading →

    126: TJ Jackson Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 149:21


    TJ Jackson joins Jamon and Q (with an appearance by Cousin Kam from The Janet Jackson Podcast) for a very special episode to discuss TJ's new solo EP, “Damaged”, his Continue Reading →

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    125: It’s All for Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 157:01


    Q returns to The MJCast as a guest host for the first time in Season 6, joining Jamon for a massive news and discussion episode! The original MJCast teammates catch Continue Reading →

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    124: Travis Payne Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 146:37


    Travis Payne, one of Michael Jackson's most significant, long-time collaborators, joins host Jamon Bull for a very special interview. A world-renowned choreographer, director, and producer, Payne worked closely with Jackson Continue Reading →

    123: The Story of HIStory Special with Pez Jax

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 129:43


    Pez Jax joins host Elise Capron for a discussion about his new book, The Story of HIStory, as part of The MJCast's continued celebration around #HIStory25. Pez is a long-time Michael Jackson Continue Reading →

    122: Eddie Garcia Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 151:32


    Eddie Garcia joins host Jamon Bull for an incredible discussion in celebration of the King of Pop's 62nd birthday. A world-renowned dancer, choreographer, and director, Eddie exploded onto the scene Continue Reading →

    121: The New Adventures of Charlie Thomson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 161:57


    Charles Thomson returns to The MJCast, joining Jamon Bull for a massive catch-up on everything the investigative journalist has been up to since the release of Leaving Neverland a year and a half Continue Reading →

    120: I've Found Peace Within Myself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 159:02


    Damien Shields returns to The MJCast as a guest host, joining Elise for a jam-packed news and discussion episode! Damien is a long-time Friend of the Show, author, and Cascio Continue Reading →

    119: HIStory 25 Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 201:28


    Twenty-five years ago, Michael Jackson released what is arguably his most important, and certainly his most personal album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. Emerging from the tumultuous mid-90s Continue Reading →

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