Dearly Departed Podcast

SOCK! POW! ZOK! We take on the Dynamic Duo and the original Batman television series from the 1960s, and the fates of its many cast members, including Adam West, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, and Vincent Price! We also discuss the passing of Cars frontman Ric Ocasek and singer Eddie Money, host Scott Michaels' days of prank-calling celebrities, and more.   Co-host Mi...

We creepy crawl into Quentin Tarantino's epic Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and host Scott Michaels' credited contributions to the film as a historical consultant. Hear fun behind-the-scenes stories about the film from both hosts, and explore the connections to their 2009 documentary The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter. Also discussed: Peter Fonda, Easy Rider, and more! ***SPOILER ALERT!*** We talk...

We "dive" into the iconic disaster film The Poseidon Adventure and the true fate of its cast. We also discuss the new Tarantino film, ALF's Max Wright, and other odd news of the day! VIDEO: Host Mike Dorsey’s video of the 4th of July earthquake in Southern California LISTING: The LaBianca house is for sale ARTICLE: Former Mouseketeer Dennis Day’s handyman arrested in his death ARTICLE: Holocaust s...

Come and listen to our story 'bout a man named Jed... We talk The Beverly Hillbillies and the cast's fate! We also discuss OJ Simpson, the Oklahoma City bombing, LA's famous Formosa Cafe, Gloria Vanderbilt, and more! ARTICLE: The massive fire at Universal and the scandal brewing from it TWITTER: OJ Simpson's Twitter account WATCH: Two audio recordings of the OKC bombing explosion Host Scott Michae...

We talk about music producer Phil Spector, actor Robert Blake, and the murders of Lana Clarkson and Bonny Lee Bakley! We also discuss Doris Day and her son Terry Melcher, Tarantino's new film, and more. WATCH: Host Mike Dorsey's Tupac and Biggie documentary Murder Rap on Amazon Prime (it's also on iTunes and other sites) Host Scott Michaels with the late Anthony Bourdain WATCH: The Albert Dekker s...

We're all revved up and ready to go as we talk about the Ramones! Scott and Mike also have updates on Luke Perry and former Disney Mouseketeer Dennis Day, and talk about 80s action sports movies, Wes Anderson, Nipsey Hussle, CBGB, and more! The poster for David Winters' Thrashin' (1986) starring Josh Brolin. It's "totally insane"! Listen: Scott's favorite Ramones song, I Just Want To Have Somethin...

We take a fateful trip to Gilligan's Island and talk about the real life fates of the show's creator and 7 main "castaways." We also talk Scott Walker, Bea Arthur, and more! Dearly Departed Podcast host Scott Michaels' photo of Sherwood Schwartz's grave marker Scott Walker (Dezo Hoffman/REX/Shutterstock) Watch: Tribute to Richard Erdman's "Leonard" character on Community Article: Deputy Digby Rowe...

We talk the deaths of Rebel Without a Cause's James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Natalie Wood. And we also discuss Luke Perry, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brody Stevens, Karl Lagerfeld, The Black Dahlia, and more! Scott's The Monkees drum head denying the Manson rumor Video: Comedian Brody Stevens on "The Meltdown" Video: Brody Stevens "The Half Hour" on Comedy Central Link: Read about the Magic Castle Suicide -...

We talk about the death of Walt Disney, and also about the Disney theme parks, with a special guest who played characters at Walt Disney World! We also discuss Yvette Vickers, the Black Dahlia, and more! Video: See Scott explore the home of Yvette Vickers before it was torn down! Link: Check out the channel for Ask A Mortician. Video: Watch actor Dick Miller tell Corey Feldman to shut the %#@! up....

Scott and Mike discuss The Addams Family and the deaths of cast members Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, and Ken Weatherwax. We also talk a little about Carol Channing, the Manson Family, the famous Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and more! Video: Watch a short video of Dearly Departed Tours and Museum's Sharon Tate Birthday Party, with their newly acquired personal effects (Link) Link: Chec...

In this episode we discuss the bizarre murder of B-movie actress Susan Cabot, AKA Roger Corman's The Wasp Woman!  Covered in this Episode: IN THE NEWS Article: People Magazine's 1987 write-up on the missed interview between Molly Ringwald and Lillian Gish (Link) Article: Ringwald's defense of the missed interview (Link) "Early in my career I was asked to do an interview with Lillian Gish and I was...

The Dearly Departed Podcast explores the dark side of Hollywood history. It is led by famed Hollywood historian Scott Michaels -- who operates LA's Dearly Departed Tours and FindADeath.com, and who has been featured as an expert on E! Entertainment multiple times, as well as in his own documentaries like The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter -- and co-hosted by filmmaker Mike Dorsey (The Six Degrees o...