{"podcast":{"title":"DISGRACELAND","slug":"disgraceland-1373771","podcast_index_feed_id":1373771,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/b36e29/www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/6832e3a9-08f5-4abe-9187-b41a010fdf8a/27cefb58-d75d-4314-b368-b41a010fdf9b/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.disgracelandpod.com/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/6832e3a9-08f5-4abe-9187-b41a010fdf8a/27cefb58-d75d-4314-b368-b41a010fdf9b/image.jpg?t=1775716296&size=Large","author":"Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts","episode_count":477,"summary":"DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5th wife? Dead. Sid and Nancy? Both dead. Why? Because musicians are insane, and insane things happen to them. Why did we lose Amy Winehouse at 27? Was Debbie Harry really abducted by Ted Bundy as she claims? Is Patti Smith not just the \"Godmother of Punk\", but also the \"Original True Crime Girl\"? What really happened the night of the Jay Z nightclub stabbing? What do the Diddy indictments truly reveal? All these stories and more, on artists from every genre and their true crimes, in our massive 260-plus story archive. The Dead, the Stones, Johnny, Willie, Frank, Kurt, Courtney, Gaga, Lana, Taylor, and too many to name. DISGRACELAND is music history come to life through audio storytelling as you've never heard it before, with revealing facts: yes, assassins are the real reason the Beatles quit touring—reclaimed myths: no, Mama Cass didn't die from choking on a ham sandwich––and constant reckoning between art and artist––all told through the lens of true crime. This is the podcast for the self-proclaimed \"Disgos\", the musically obsessed a…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T14:20:54.111681+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771"},"episode":{"title":"Jennifer Hudson: An American Idol, a Triple Homicide, and Undying Faith (Rewind)","slug":"jennifer-hudson-an-american-idol-a-triple-homicide-and-undying-faith-rewind","published_at":"2026-06-21T07:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771/jennifer-hudson-an-american-idol-a-triple-homicide-and-undying-faith-rewind","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/disgraceland/jennifer-hudson-an-american-idol-a-triple-homicide-and-undying-faith-rewind","audio_url":"https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/6832e3a9-08f5-4abe-9187-b41a010fdf8a/acd513b3-c693-4e4f-a8d5-b470001e5dfa/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=27cefb58-d75d-4314-b368-b41a010fdf9b","summary":"Jennifer Hudson shocked her hometown of Chicago when she was eliminated from American Idol in 2004, only to surpass everyone’s expectations when she later raked in awards and rave reviews for her role in  Dreamgirls . Yet grief washed over Chicago again when her mother and brother were found slain in their Englewood home, and the smallest member of the Hudson family was declared missing. Their tragic story begins with betrayal and ends with a heartbreak so severe, only Jennifer’s long-standing faith could put it back together. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including graphic depictions of violence .  This episode was originally published on September 20, 2022. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to weekly 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.","meta_description":"Jennifer Hudson shocked her hometown of Chicago when she was eliminated from American Idol in 2004, only to surpass everyone’s expectations when she…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/disgraceland-1373771/episodes/jennifer-hudson-an-american-idol-a-triple-homicide-and-undying-faith-rewind/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disgraceland-1373771/jennifer-hudson-an-american-idol-a-triple-homicide-and-undying-faith-rewind.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}