About this episode

The episode explores the true story of Freddie Mercury and the portrayal of Queen in the biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

Queen is one of the biggest-selling bands in music history, and Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the highest-grossing biopics of all time. But did the movie give us a true portrait of Freddie Mercury – or is the real story so debauched, so insane, that it borders on unbelievable? 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 . Visit www.disgracelandpod.com/merch to see the latest Disgraceland merch! 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jake

Topics covered

• music history
• biopics
• Freddie Mercury
• Queen
• true crime
• debauchery

Keywords

• Freddie Mercury
• Queen
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• music history
• biopic
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Queen, Exactly Right, iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Bohemian Rhapsody

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