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CRACKPOP
Welcome to CRACKPOP! My name is Jacob Granado- pop culture obsessor, enthusiast, and commentator. Each week I will bring you along on an audio-immersive ride through all of my research as we try to CRACK pop culture’s darkest mysteries, conspiracies, and secrets!
Episodes
35 episodes
EPISODE 305: THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
When the "Master of Mystery" himself, Edgar Allan Poe, showed up lying alone in a gutter outside of a bar in Baltimore on October 3, 1849, he was delirious, in a state of semi-consciousness, and could not relay how he had gotten there.A...
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Episode 5
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EPISODE 304: CHRISTMAS EVE AT SCOTT AND LACI PETERSON'S
After a 7&1/2 month pregnant Laci Peterson went missing on Christmas Eve of 2002, all eyes were on her husband Scott who claimed he was out fishing while she disappeared.Once the public learned of Scott's infidelity and many lies, t...
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Episode 4
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EPISODE 303: MURDER IN THE HOUSE OF GUCCI
When Maurizio Gucci, an heir to the massive Gucci family fortune, met Patrizia Reggiani, his entire world changed. Though his father warned him that Patrizia was only after their money, Maurizio married Patrizia anyways on October 28, 1972....
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Episode 3
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EPISODE 302: PERFECTLY POSED: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Early in the morning on January 15, 1947, a woman came across a perfect posed, lifeless body of a young woman who had been cut in half at the torso, had pieces of her flesh removed, and had a deep cut across her mouth that stretched out towards...
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EPISODE 301: THE EXORCISMS OF TERRANCE COTTRELL, JR. & KENNEDY IFE
This is the story of two real-life stories of two individuals from the last two decades who were murdered in botched exorcisms. Terrance Cottrell, Jr. & Kennedy Ife lost their lives on the same night, thirteen years apart.The saddes...
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Episode 1
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EPISODE 210: PRINCESS DIANA: ACCIDENT OR MURDER?
Most of the 750 million people worldwide who tuned in to witness the royal wedding between Prince Charles and his bright-eyed, young beauty Princess Diana, believed in the fairytale and magic that this newlywed couple were creating together.
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Episode 10
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THE PADILLA FAMILY'S GHOST STORY
When Jasmine Padilla is finally introduced to her six-year-old daughter Hannah's imaginary friend Missy, she couldn't be more excited for her! Jasmine finds clever ways to incorporate Missy into their lives, even using her to inspire Hannah to ...
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EPISODE 209: MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT THE CECIL HOTEL
When 21-year-old Elisa Lam checked into LA’s haunted Cecil Hotel in LA in January 2013, she couldn't have possibly known that she would never check out.Twenty days after she was reported missing, Elisa's lifeless body was found drowned i...
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Episode 9
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1:00:57
EPISODE 208: WHO WROTE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS?
It is undeniable that the man, the actor William Shakespeare existed- he was born in Stratford upon Avon and died in Stratford upon Avon- the few records that exist at least tell us this much; so then WHY do so many believe to this day...
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Episode 8
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EPISODE 207: DISNEY SECRETS (PT. 2)
You might think you know everything there is to know about Disneyland in Anaheim, CA (one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world), but there's a lot that goes on behind the scenes that cast members and Imagineers don't WANT you t...
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Episode 7
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EPISODE 206: IS LADY GAGA A MURDERER?
Despite all of her humanitarian efforts and all of her many accomplishments in the music industry, there’s a darker side to one of your favorite pop stars- a secret side that some believe she has fought for over a decade to keep hidden.O...
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Episode 6
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1:09:46
BONUS EPISODE: THE CHAMBERS FAMILY'S GHOST STORY: Q & A
You've heard me tell her family's horrifying story, but in this Q&A, you'll get to hear some of the most troubling details directly from Veronica Chambers herself!
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THE CHAMBERS FAMILY'S GHOST STORY: PART TWO
When Veronica and her family started seeing multiple spirits in their home, and when multiple people suggest that there is a demon that is trying to possess her, her family turns to an exorcist for help.But how can you banish a de...
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1:01:53
EPISODE 205: JAMES DEAN'S DEATH CAR
James Dean’s life was cut tragically short when he was killed in a car accident in 1955 while driving his brand new Porsche 550 Spyder.But that was just the BEGINNING of the trouble and destruction that his car would bring to the lives ...
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Episode 5
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52:00
THE CHAMBERS FAMILY'S GHOST STORY: PART ONE
When Veronica Chambers was gifted a Ouija Board for Christmas in 2009 by her older cousin, her life was going to be forever changed... and not for the better. Listen as I retell one of our listeners' chilling tale!
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EPISODE 204: THE CURSE OF THE LITTLE RASCALS
Long before the classic 1994 film "Little Rascals," a series of short films titled "Our Gang," (which the film was based on) dominated American cinema from its debut in 1922 until it wrapped in 1944. After their time on the show, h...
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Episode 4
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1:06:01
MY FAMILY'S GHOST STORY: PART THREE
Welcome to the FINAL episode of My Family's Ghost Story, where I'll take you through the two scariest memories that I have from our house that still haunt me to this day- one that I was alone for, but one that I have three witnesses to at...
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51:08
EPISODE 203: WHAT HAPPENED AT DYATLOV PASS?
On January 23, 1959- a group of young Soviet hikers set out on a 16-day skiing expedition to the peak of Mt. Otorten in the Ural Mountains of Russia.When the group never returned home, search groups were dispatched and came across the r...
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Episode 3
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1:03:45
MY FAMILY'S GHOST STORY: PART TWO
Welcome to PART TWO of "My Family's Ghost Story," where I will introduce you to the little boy who haunted my family for years, uncover where we believe he came from, and revisit the first two times that he was actually SEEN in our house.
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EPISODE 202: THE SIMPSONS PREDICTIONS
Some insist that wherever reality seems to take us, the Simpsons have beat us to it and have already been through the exact same thing before. But how is that possible? How has the show and its writing staff successfully predicted so many of th...
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Episode 2
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1:07:26
MY FAMILY'S GHOST STORY: PART ONE
Welcome to our brand new segment: "My Family's Ghost Story" which will air biweekly in between our normal CRACKPOP episodes.And this is just the beginning of the full story. Listen as I revisit my first...
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EPISODE 201: WHO KILLED MARILYN MONROE?
At approximately 3:00 A.M. on the night of August 4, 1962, the Hollywood legend and beauty queen Marilyn Monroe was discovered lifeless in her bed by her housekeeper at her home in Brentwood, California.But the time between when s...
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