Garth Brooks: Earthquakes, Internet Rumors, and Missing Persons

DISGRACELAND

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🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Garth Brooks has more albums that have sold over 10 million copies than any other artist in history. He cut one of the biggest record deals in history – bigger than Madonna or Prince, a deal matched at the time only by Michael Jackson. His live shows are just as big, like when he triggered an actual earthquake in Baton Rouge. But it was along Garth Brooks’ seismic tour route that online detectives began to suss out a rumor…a rumor tying together the cities in which Garth Brooks performed and missing persons cases. A rumor that left some people asking, “Where are the bodies, G?”

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0:00.0	This episode contains content that may be disturbing to some listeners.
0:03.9	Please check the show notes for more information.
0:07.4	Disgrace Land is a production of Double Elvis.
0:20.7	The stories about country megastar, Garth Brooks, are insane.
0:26.3	He has more albums that have sold over 10 million copies than any other artist in history.
0:31.8	He cut one of the biggest record deals of all time, bigger than Madonna, bigger than Prince,
0:37.0	a deal matched at the time only by
0:39.2	Michael Jackson. He triggered an earthquake at a concert in Baton Rouge. His touring route has been
0:46.5	scrutinized by online detectives looking to suss out a rumor about missing persons cases,
0:52.6	a rumor that alleges people vanish when Garth Brooks stops
0:56.5	by to play music. Great music. Some of the greatest country pop songs of all time. Unlike that
1:03.9	loop I played for you at the top of the show, that wasn't great music. That was a preset loop
1:09.3	from a Melotron called millions of people now viving,
1:12.9	MK1. I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to all about that bass by Megan
1:19.2	Traynor. And why would I play you that specific slice of right junk in the right places cheese
1:25.3	could I afford it? Because that was the number one song in
1:29.8	America on November 11, 2014, and that was the day that Garth Brooks joined Facebook with a video
1:37.8	so bizarre that it launched a conspiracy theory, one that continues to have ripple effects to this day.
1:45.2	On this episode, online videos, conspiracy theories, earthquakes, missing persons, and Garth Brooks.
1:54.5	I'm Jake Brennan, and this is Disgraceland.
2:28.1	Thank you. This is disgrace land. Country Music Television, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show.
2:33.9	Just a few media outlets that have at one time referred to Garth Brooks as groundbreaking.
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