{"podcast":{"title":"HOLLYWOODLAND","slug":"hollywoodland-3236757","podcast_index_feed_id":3236757,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/30f5efd3-5774-4fdf-95c1-b41a010fb1df/9da545d6-3de3-456f-949a-b41a010fb1f0/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.disgracelandpod.com/badlands/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/30f5efd3-5774-4fdf-95c1-b41a010fb1df/9da545d6-3de3-456f-949a-b41a010fb1f0/image.jpg?t=1775716276&size=Large","author":"Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts","episode_count":172,"summary":"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:20:03.409210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hollywoodland-3236757"},"episode":{"title":"Sigourney Weaver: A Goddess, Beasts and Demons, and Paying Tribute from Death Row","slug":"sigourney-weaver-a-goddess-beasts-and-demons-and-paying-tribute-from-death-row","published_at":"2026-04-20T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hollywoodland-3236757/sigourney-weaver-a-goddess-beasts-and-demons-and-paying-tribute-from-death-row","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hollywoodland-3236757","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/hollywoodland/sigourney-weaver-a-goddess-beasts-and-demons-and-paying-tribute-from-death-row-1","audio_url":"https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/30f5efd3-5774-4fdf-95c1-b41a010fb1df/b4be8ff4-470a-49df-a9a5-b4310164ee2e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=9da545d6-3de3-456f-949a-b41a010fb1f0","summary":"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 themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including depictions of suicide, sexual assault, and child abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"In classic ‘80s films like Ghostbusters and Aliens , Sigourney Weaver battled beasts and demons. But to one particular inmate on death row in Georgi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1949,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hollywoodland-3236757/episodes/sigourney-weaver-a-goddess-beasts-and-demons-and-paying-tribute-from-death-row/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hollywoodland-3236757/sigourney-weaver-a-goddess-beasts-and-demons-and-paying-tribute-from-death-row.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}