Disgraceland · Double Elvis Productions

Bonus Episode: Underrated and Influential Women From Music History, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees, and our Inductee Picks

March 19, 2026·42 min·3 clips

The host argues we don't get Madonna without Patti Smith — and we don't get either without the Go-Go's writing their own songs first.

A party after the party. The host treats this bonus run like Disgraceland's backyard: listener calls, emails, comments, DMs, a Libertines preview, and Rock Hall picks. The setup gets big for a second. He talks about uncovering truth, confronting myth, and reclaiming story, then points that energy at underrated women in music history. Nina Hagen is not settled business. The host asks Amy for help, gives out a 617 number, and leaves Hagen on the research pile instead of pretending the case is closed. Brooklyn gets in quickly. Andrew brings up Wendy O. Williams, and the host sounds genuinely interested, noting that she is already on the list for a coming Disgraceland story. Western Pennsylvania goes for Joan Jett. Clint makes the case for her roots, attitude, and long run through the wringer. Then the side road becomes the point. A Joan Jett call sends the host back to Light of Day, Michael J. Fox, and the Euclid Tavern in Cleveland, where his own band once played after driving in from Queens. The glamour is tiny, which is the fun of it. He remembers the van, the cramped road grind, the bad money, and the oversized fantasy that they were somehow Black Flag in the 80s. That is the show's move here: a prompt about women in rock turns into fan mail, scene memory, and a messy little shrine to places that mattered. The ending switches to ledger mode. On May 14, 2005, the Pretenders and Chrissy Hynde enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while Billboard runs through Gwen Stefani, the Game, 50 Cent, Ciara, Ludacris, and Akon. Cut it, basically. It feels less like a lecture than an after-hours monologue, with the mailbag steering until an old band memory yanks the wheel.

As heard by us

Disgraceland turns listener calls about overlooked women in rock into a loose, fan-driven music-history hang with a sharp Joan Jett detour.

Disgraceland's After Party hands the floor to listeners making their case for women in rock history who deserve more attention, with Nina Hagen, Wendy O. Williams, and Joan Jett all coming up in the calls.

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If the Rock Hall nominees make you argue at dinner, this is where those arguments get taken seriously.

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