meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
DISGRACELAND

Mariah Carey: Armed Guards, Gang Burglaries, and the True Meaning of Christmas

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

Society & Culture, Music, True Crime

4.613.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Mariah Carey once lived under constant surveillance in her own home. Her husband planted cameras and recording devices around their prison-like mansion to watch her every move. He hired armed guards to follow her everywhere but the bathroom – the same armed guards who nearly shot Mariah’s collaborators when she unexpectedly dipped for a 30-minute joy ride. Despite her record-breaking five-octave pipes, Mariah Carey didn’t didn’t have a voice in her relationship for years. And when she did finally speak up to get a divorce, that’s when her husband’s stalking ended…and his sabotage on her career began. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at ⁠www.disgracelandpod.com⁠. This episode was originally published on December 19, 2023. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Double Elvis.

0:06.0

Speck Saver's best worst team is back for another season, and this time we're following Wally FC.

0:13.0

So just how bad are they?

0:15.0

Last year, we only got four points.

0:18.0

We finished rock bottom of Brentwood Sunday League Division 3. Follow the club's journey as we try

0:22.9

and turn Wally FC's fortunes around.

0:25.9

Search Specsaver's

0:27.0

best, worst team on YouTube now.

0:31.9

Disgraceland is a production of Double Elvis.

0:36.2

Music Double Elvis.

0:48.1

The stories about Mariah Carey are insane.

0:53.0

Her sister drugged her and pimped her out when she was only 12 years old.

0:56.4

Her first husband hired not one but two security guards to follow her every move. Then he held her at knife point, well, a butter knife

1:02.6

in front of his friends. She lived under a microscope in a mansion full of hidden cameras and

1:08.4

recording devices. A squadron of armed guards patrolled her home.

1:13.1

That same squadron almost shot her colleagues when she disappeared for a 30-minute joyride.

1:19.6

But even when she endured an oppressive home life, no one could imprison the decade-defining

1:24.9

five-octive voice of Mariah Carey. She wrote countless number one

1:30.0

albums and number one singles while essentially in lockdown, including that undying

1:35.1

harbinger of holiday joy that starts playing the moment your Thanksgiving leftovers hit the

1:40.5

freezer. I'm talking, of course, about all I want for Christmas is you, because under

1:46.2

any circumstances, Mariah Carey made great music. Unlike that music, I played for you at the top of the

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jake Brennan, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jake Brennan and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.