Do you know what went down at the Viper Room, the Knight River Phoenix died? Or how about the

mysterious death of Britney Murphy? Are you aware of how Steve McQueen escaped murder at the hands of the

Manson family? The obsessive killing of Dorothy Stratton, the real-life murder that inspired David

Lynch's Twin Peaks, the three conspiracies surrounding Marilyn Monroe's death.

These stories and more are told in the Hollywoodland podcast

where True Crime and Tinsletown collide.

Hollywoodland is hosted by me,

Jake Brennan,

creator of the award-winning

music and true crime podcast,

Disgraceland.

Follow and listen to Hollywoodland

wherever you get your podcasts.

In 1992, Esquire magazine ran a cover story with the headline, The Most Powerful

Fraternity in America. It was about a secret organization at the University of Alabama,

known as the Machine.

It's so secretive that its own members deny it exists.

And yet, its presence is everywhere.

The article's subtitle reads,

It controls life at the University of Alabama, but nobody can see it.

Its influence extends to the State House, but nobody can see it. Its influence extends to the statehouse,

but nobody can touch it. It reeks of corruption, but nobody can smell it. It is simply the machine.

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