Episode #263 | 1.27.26

Lady Gaga (Pt.2): How Did Lady Gaga’s Friend and Collaborator Die? And Why Do The Conspiracy Theorists Refuse to Let Go of This Story?

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In this episode

Who was Lina Morgana? Why do people believe she was murdered by Lady Gaga? And what does the Illuminati have to do with Gaga’s seat at the table of unprecedented popstar success? We dissect all of this, as well as Gaga’s complicated relationship with the truth in regards to her own mythmaking, in this part two episode on Lady Gaga.

Sources

Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady GaGa, by Maureen Callahan

Berghain: 36 Hours Inside the Worlds Most Exclusive Nightclub (Paper Mag)

In the Ladies with Lady GaGa (The Times)

Totally GaGa!: The most bonkers conspiracy theory claims Lady GaGa used to be a backup dancer who MURDERED a rising pop star and stole her identity (The Sun)

WHY IS LADY GAGA BEING ACCUSED OF MURDER? (The Outline)

Conspiracy Theorists Go GaGa Over Pops Leading Lady (City on a Hill)

Lina Morgan Haunts Lady GaGa (Forbes)

Lady GaGa gives 50 percent of her earnings to her father (NY Post)

Growing Up GaGa (NY Mag)

Credits

Hosted and written by Jake Brennan.

Mixed by Matt Beaudoin.

DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.

*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak