Jackalope Tales on Radio Misfits
Jackalope Tales pulls back the curtain on the strange, spooky, and sometimes shocking urban legends that lurk within the music industry. Hosts, and founding members of the platinum selling band Toadies, Charles Mooney and Lisa Umbarger explore the weird and wacky stories behind music's biggest names. Some legends are too bizarre to be true, while others may have a kernel of truth buried beneath the hype. You'll never listen to your favorite songs the same way again after you hear the outlandish myths behind them on Jackalope Tales.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Jackalope Tales – Pardon My Hoof Flop
Swedish Death Metal tales of terror with a pig hoof cameo, Merle Haggard’s prolific recording and criminal career, and the cannibalistic lore of Big Lurch. [EP 17]
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Jackalope Tales – A Jackalope Thanksgiving
Lots to be thankful for this year, including a Huey Lewis family tradition that came to a screeching halt during the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and Mariah Carey’s slightly vindictive and no…
Jackalope Tales – Duck and Cover
A starstruck Panic! At The Disco goes naked in celebration of Blink 182, Harry Styles and his Mad Jacko beginnings, and Jelly Roll’s Goth phase. [EP 14]
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Jackalope Tales – All In The Family
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A TRIGGER WARNING Debunking a Slipknot myth, Iron Maiden’s “crotch fruit” make their way in the music world, and the family tribulations of the Judds. If you or someone you know…
Jackalope Tales – Boot Jackin’
Shout-outs to Dwight and Willie, Toby Keith’s salute to his gender-bending grandma, liquored-up lawnmower adventures with George Jones, and Jason Aldean’s manscaping tricks. Sign our petition to make…
Jackalope Tales – Celestial Snacks and Cadillac Clouds (A Jackalope Halloween)
It’s Jacko-Ween! Ellen’s serves up ghostly Meat Loaf, Kendrick Lamar is visited by the ghost of Tupac, and the Gallagher brothers of Oasis upset the spirit world. [EP 11]
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Jackalope Tales – Boy Meets Ground
A stage diving primer & world record wall of shame, leapin’ Lizzo, and Indonesia’s teen sensations get swept away. [EP 10]
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Jackalope Tales – You Can Have Cocaine Up Your Ass and Still Be a Great Dad
It’s a deep dive into Rod Stewart’s cocaine bum, Led Zeppelin & Vanilla Fudge & The Myth of The Mud Shark, and Barbie meets Bush. [EP 9]
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Jackalope Tales – Night of the Licking Dead
Get spooked with Bruce Hornsby & The Bunny Man, Panic! At The Disco’s pee-soaked ghost encounter, and the legend of Juice Newton’s “licked hand.” [EP 9]
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Jackalope Tales – Charles in Charge… of Death
Tales from the intersection of music and murder, including Blondie & Bundy, Manson’s musical aspirations, and rap’s first serial killer. [EP 7]
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Jackalope Tales – Musician’s Last Supper
Blood, Tears, and Ear Wax? Kiss’ bloody comic book, Fall Out Boy’s tear-stained vinyl, and a KPop band’s naughty wax sculptures. [EP 4]
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Jackalope Tales – Come at Me, Hank
Rock & roll’s brotherly love/hate fest Ray & Dave Davies of The Kinks, Henry Rollins vs. Cronos of Venom, and Norwegian Black Metal bloodlust with Mayhem’s Varg vs. Euronymous! [EP 2]
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Jackalope Tales – Is it real, or is it a Jackalope Tale?
Is it real, or is it a Jackalope Tale? Toadies founding members Lisa Umbarger and Charles Mooney take on the myths and urban legends in music, starting with a few of their own. They discuss how vampi…