Tales of alcohol- and drug-fueled-debauchery are as common in music as playing guitar, whether it be onstage antics (Jim Morrison, Ozzy), the trashing of a hotel room (Rolling Stones, Rick James, Sid Vicious, countless others), or a “lost weekend” in the case of John Lennon. Many of these real-life experiences …
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Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan know what first draws people into their podcast: shock value. Before the two Oklahoma mothers were hosts of the hit series I’ve Had It, they were stars on the short lived Bravo reality television series Sweet Home Oklahoma and Sweet Home — which followed …
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Best friends know the good and bad about each other — which is why Brianna LaPaglia isn’t surprised when her BFFs cohost Josh Richards is running late to their interview with Rolling Stone. In fact, she thinks it’s an absolutely perfect start. “This is our ongoing bit for the tour …
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“I have a hook for your story,” a podcast producer told me as soon as I called her up earlier this summer. “Pineapple Street announced it’s going out of business today.” I’d already been reporting on the collapse of the narrative podcast industry for several weeks, talking with executives and …
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Pulitzer Prize-winning podcaster Maggie Freleng has spent years advocating for the wrongly incarcerated — and her next project is a hell of a tale. A burned body, an alleged violent sexual assault, reportedly crooked cops, and a citizen sleuth with the power to potentially ruin lives, Bone Valley 3: Graves …
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Rolling Stone debuts its new podcast Nashville Now, a weekly audio and video production recorded in Nashville that dissects all things country: from the latest news and must-hear songs to the cultural and political issues that are defining the genre today. The first episode looks at Willie Nelson’s subtle but …
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Despite his allegiance to the conspiracist far-right and a McDonald’s visit with anti-vax health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., it seems that Elon Musk draws the line at claiming that vaccines are totally ineffective and potentially dangerous. Earlier this week, Musk’s podcaster pal Joe Rogan hosted Dr. Suzanne Humphries, a …
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Michelle Obama will co-host the video podcast IMO, with her brother and basketball executive Craig Robinson. Higher Ground, a production company founded by the Obamas, announced the podcast Monday. IMO, which stands for “in my opinion,” will feature special guests including Issa Rae, Keke Palmer, Seth Rogen, and Tracee Ellis …
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T he first thing you see when you walk into the foyer of Monica Lewinsky’s apartment is a neon-pink sign that reads “Always Believe That Something Wonderful Is Going to Happen.” Her Los Angeles home is sunny and bright, with books lining the shelves, smiling snapshots of family and friends, …
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Kelsey McKinney might be one of the most famous names in the gossip game. As the creator and former host of Defector’s hit podcast Normal Gossip, she’s covered a wide breadth of the most mundane to riotous recollections in the podcast, which takes niche gossip — like a midnight community …
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