# Adele: The Pop Star Repurposed by the Criminal Underworld Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771/adele-the-pop-star-repurposed-by-the-criminal-underworld Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771/adele-the-pop-star-repurposed-by-the-criminal-underworld.md Podcast: [DISGRACELAND](https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771) Published: 2026-06-02T07:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/disgraceland/ladgl04-adele-clfmix01b-052826 Audio file: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/6832e3a9-08f5-4abe-9187-b41a010fdf8a/5eb70d7c-22cf-4967-8beb-b45d0035c0bb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=27cefb58-d75d-4314-b368-b41a010fdf9b Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/disgraceland-1373771/episodes/adele-the-pop-star-repurposed-by-the-criminal-underworld Duration seconds: 2534 ## Resource With the release of her smash sophomore album 21, Adele became one of the most beloved pop stars of the 21st century. Her songs were the most played at karaoke bars, weddings, and funerals – not to mention a criminal element in America which sought to use Adele’s newfound fame for their nefarious purposes. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.disgracelandpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to exclusive bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠disgracelandpod.com/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GET THE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (formerly Twitter)  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/disgraceland-1373771/episodes/adele-the-pop-star-repurposed-by-the-criminal-underworld/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771/adele-the-pop-star-repurposed-by-the-criminal-underworld.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.