HOLLYWOODLAND
Hollywoodland is a podcast that takes place at the intersection of Hollywood and True Crime. It's where you'll hear the stories about our most beloved actors, directors, and other icons of movie history through the lens of the crimes that have impacted them. The mysterious death of Brittany Murphy. The obsessive murder of Dorothy Stratten. Woody Harrelson's father's connection to the JFK assassination. The three conspiracies surrounding Marilyn Monroe's death. Steve McQueen's brush with Charles Manson. The indecent arrest of John Waters. Dennis Hopper's easy riding and raging '70s Hollywood. The shocking small town murder that inspired David Lynch's Twin Peaks. Heath Ledger's overdose. Robert Downey Jr. hitting rock bottom, only to stage the greatest comeback in movie history. From the Golden Age of Hollywood to New Hollywood all the way to contemporary moviemakers, Hollywoodland features tales of murder, kidnapping, organized crime, curses, disappearances, prison escapes, and hauntings. You know, the kind of stuff that makes for the best movies. True to its subject matter, Hollywoodland is a cinematic brand of audio storytelling. Think less of a Ken Burns documentary, and more of a fast-paced, highly transgressive Martin Scorsese film, co-hosted by movie and true crime buffs Jake Brennan and Zeth Lundy. Fully scripted, sound-designed episodes from our archive are released every Monday. These "movies for your ears" are narrated by Jake and feature Double Elvis' edge-of-your-seat audio storytelling. On Wednesdays, we drop brand new "Wrap Party" episodes, a chat-style show in which Zeth responds to voicemails, texts, and emails from listeners, while also talking more about that week's subject and themes (including guest appearances by Jake for weekly recommendations). And then on Fridays, we release new "Screening Room" episodes, in which Zeth deep dives into one film – after which, the audience is encouraged to watch that film over the weekend, and then call or text the show so that we can discuss it further in the following week's Wrap Party.
Episodes
Danny Trejo holds the record for most on-screen deaths by an actor. His go-to role is the bad guy – the baddest guy. The guy you do not mess with. And for the first 25 years of his life, he was that guy for real. He led a life of violence and drugs that landed him in just about every hardcore prison in California, including Folsom and San Quentin. On the inside, he ran the gym, the drugs, and protection rackets. And then...
This week in the Screening Room we’re talking about factory lines, automobiles, unions, blackmail, Dizzy Gillespie for President, and the 1978 film ‘Blue Collar.’ Plus the return of the Hypothetical Theoretical Metaphorical Potentially Possible Mixtape with songs by Tommy James, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
We’re gonna need a sh*tload of dimes cuz Zeth is talking about the 1974 film ‘Blazing Saddles,’ why it endures 52 years later, and its recent appearance at the top of two separate best-of lists online. Later, he’s joined by Disgraceland’s Jake Brennan to give recommendations for songs and movies about comedians. Plus your voicemails, texts, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visitin...
Richard Pryor was one of the funniest people who ever lived. He elevated stand-up comedy to an art form. But the real life that informed his stand-up – a life of pool halls, brothels, stabbings, shootings, and lots and lots of cocaine – was a source of constant pain. A pain that he managed with a freebase habit so out of control it nearly killed him before he was even 40 years old.
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This week we’re talking waterbeds, pinball machines, hot dog stands, full desert sleds out on the eighth hole by the sand trap, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2021 film ‘Licorice Pizza.’ Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
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On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the Hollywood Blacklist, the Hollywood Ten, Dalton Trumbo, and Lucille Ball. Later, inspired by the recent success of the films ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession,’ he’s joined by Jake Brennan to give recommendations for albums and movies made by younger creators. Plus your voicemails, texts, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visiting ...
Lucille Ball might have been a natural boundary-pusher, but America's top TV comedienne had some ‘splaining to do when a damning news broadcast unveiled her former ties to the Communist Party. The hysteria of the Red Scare threatened to bury this redhead at the bottom of the Hollywood blacklist overnight. Even when America put rampant McCarthyism to rest, the United States government kept watching Lucille Ball – and we&...
This week we’re talking gossip and rumors, priests and mechanics, the end of the world, and Hal Hartley’s 1989 film ‘The Unbelievable Truth.’ Plus we make a mixtape inspired by the film including songs by Bonnie Raitt, De La Soul, and Skeeter Davis. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
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On this week’s Wrap Party, spurred on by Netflix’s recent announcement, Zeth is talking about the upcoming epic confluence of crime film directors Quentin Tarantino and David Fincher. Plus, Adrienne Shelly, Phil Collins, Sonny Rollins, Guy Ritchie, and your voicemails, DMs, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
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Adrienne Shelly was an actress, writer, and director whose star was rising when her lifeless body was found in a New York apartment. While the police were eager to rule the death a suicide, the discovery of a footprint near the crime scene turned the investigation on its head.
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This week we’re talking Texas penitentiaries, double crosses, slow-motion violence, Ali MacGraw, and Bloody Sam as we dig into Sam Peckinpah’s 1972 film ‘The Getaway.’ Plus we make a mixtape inspired by the film including songs by Christopher Cross, Willie Nelson, Chuck Berry, and more. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
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On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about Steve McQueen and Charles Manson, and about the letter McQueen sent his attorney while Manson’s crew were on trial. Also, we hear from you about your favorite car chase scenes from movie history, and Jake Brennan joins to recommend great car songs. Plus your voicemails, DMs, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
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Hustling on the streets of New York. Wagering with a U.S. president over who could sleep with more women. Knocking back beers with Elvis. Waving his gun around at the funeral of Jay Sebring, one of the victims of Charles Manson’s murderous family. The same family that had their sights now set on the King of Cool, Steve McQueen, who needed the speed of a Mustang or the power of a Magnum to keep Charlie’s crazy cult at ba...
This week we’re talking horse tracks, crooked cops, femme fatales, and an ex-con with a plan to make a killing as Zeth looks back at the 1956 Stanley Kubrick film ‘The Killing.’ Plus we make a mixtape inspired by the film including songs by Phantom Planet, George Jones, and Danger Doom. Become an All Access member and get ad-free listening by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
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On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking all about heist films – including his list of some of the most underrated from movie history. Later, Jake Brennan joins to recommend great songs and movies that have “stolen” from other songs and movies. Plus your voicemails, DMs, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.
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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 Bli...
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 visiti...
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.
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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 an...
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....
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