HOLLYWOODLAND

byExactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

HistorySocietyCultureTrue Crime

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...

Episodes(40 episodes)

Bonus Episode: The 10 Most Underrated Heist Films

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Published: May 13, 2026Duration: 57m 41s

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

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/liste...

Published: May 11, 2026Duration: 33m 17s

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

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.

Published: May 8, 2026Duration: 34m 48s

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

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.

Published: May 6, 2026Duration: 1h 1m 17s

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

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 priva...

Published: May 4, 2026Duration: 34m 32s

Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Guncrazy

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.

Published: May 1, 2026Duration: 40m 13s

Bonus Episode: Drew Barrymore’s Rock Star Credentials

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.

Published: Apr 29, 2026Duration: 57m 53s

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

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 crashe...

Published: Apr 27, 2026Duration: 35m 38s

Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Alien

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.

Published: Apr 24, 2026Duration: 42m 28s

Bonus Episode: Top 5 Lists and Hollywood Rock Song Recommendations

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.

Published: Apr 22, 2026Duration: 55m 32s

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

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 th...

Published: Apr 20, 2026Duration: 32m 29s

Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Ghostbusters

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.

Published: Apr 17, 2026Duration: 42m 4s

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

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.

Published: Apr 15, 2026Duration: 50m 52s

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

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. <...

Published: Apr 13, 2026Duration: 33m 41s

Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – Birdman

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.

Published: Apr 10, 2026Duration: 42m 33s

Bonus Episode: To Superhero or Not to Superhero

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.

Published: Apr 8, 2026Duration: 54m 4s

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

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.

Published: Apr 6, 2026Duration: 34m 36s

Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – The Crow

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.

Published: Apr 3, 2026Duration: 41m 45s

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

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.

Published: Apr 1, 2026Duration: 52m 59s

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

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...

Published: Mar 30, 2026Duration: 36m 32s