Season 1
Could music have saved Los Angeles from Charles Manson?
Passport heads to Los Angeles to explore the true crime story that defined a generation and shaped the future of music in the City of Angels.
This week Passport takes on a theory of the Charles Manson murders in Los Angeles with some help from a few amazing people, including Hollywood legend Guinevere Turner. How did Charlie forever change the music in the City of Angels? We discovered something that isn’t often discussed about why he was in LA in the first place: Charles Manson wanted to be a rock star.
The roller coaster journey leads us to a pivotal question – is it possible a record deal could have diffused the bomb that ended a decade of free love?
MORE TO EXPLORE
SAVED PINS
Our picks for the best of sunny but dark Los Angeles!
- THE HELTER SKELTER TOUR
A staple for LA dark tourism – all the shady sides to the sunniest of cities. - WHISKY A GO GO
One of the greatest hippy hangouts of all time is still going strong, with bands and jam nights almost every night of the year. - EL COYOTE CAFE
A kitsch classic that opened in 1931, world famous for its margaritas and some mean, enchiladas, tacos and tamales. - THE MUSEUM OF DEATH (Re-opening Soon)
The world’s largest collection of serial killer artwork, antique funeral ephemera, Manson Family memorabilia and way more. - CREEPY LA
A treasure trove for dark tourists in Los Angeles with hundreds of maps including haunted houses, death sites and strange historical murder sites.
CONNECT WITH US!
On Instagram: @passportpodcast
On The Web: frequencymachine.com/passport
CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS!
Guinevere Turner on Twitter: @turnerguinevere
CREDITS
This week’s episode of Passport was written, produced and edited by Neil Innes.
Huge thanks to Caroline Moser, Jeffery Melnick, Jim DeRogatis, Duke Haney, Guinevere Turner and my dad for helping along the trail…
Music on this episode was created by good friend friend of the show – and genius – Nick Turner.
The show is mixed and mastered by Julian Kwasneski.
Stacey Book, Dominique Ferrari and Avi Glijanksy are hard drinking gumshoe detectives on a steakout somewhere just outside of Los Angeles… they also executive produce the show.
Which is hosted by Neil Innes and the glorious Andres Bartos.
See you in the next place!
Episodes
Episode 38: Australia – Part 2: Asteroids and the Outback
For every Celestial Emu there’s a planet-killing space rock on an inevitable path towards earth. In our season 1 finale, Passport producers Jennifer Carr and Andrés Bartos head back Down Under to talk about asteroids, the scars they leave, and the stories they’ve created.
Episode 37: Australia – Part 1: Stargazing with the Original Astronomers
Exploring the stories hidden in the skies of the southern hemisphere, as understood by the oldest living culture on earth: the Australian Aboriginals.
Episode 36: South Africa: Black Panther, Tribal Mythology & Afrofuturism
South Africa’s art landscape is not about the past and tradition – it’s about a utopian future. Meet Johannesburg’s pioneering new generation of creatives: the South African afrofuturists.
Episode 35: Paris: The Serious Business of Clowning Around
Passport treads the boards of Paris to dive into the city’s age-old love affair with a very distinct form of theatrics – clowning.
Episode 34: Barcelona: The Magical Pooping Log of Xmas
This week, Passport is taking a journey on the Indian Railway. These train cars are a moving microcosm of India, and the inspiration behind some of the country’s greatest love stories – on the Bollywood screen and in real life.
Episode 33: Disney: MisInfoNation – Magic, Wonder and Fabulous (no, really!) food!
This week, Passport is taking a journey on the Indian Railway. These train cars are a moving microcosm of India, and the inspiration behind some of the country’s greatest love stories – on the Bollywood screen and in real life.
Episode 32: India: Love on the Rails
This week, Passport is taking a journey on the Indian Railway. These train cars are a moving microcosm of India, and the inspiration behind some of the country’s greatest love stories – on the Bollywood screen and in real life.
Episode 31: Italy: MisInfoNation – Exorcists, The Mafia, and Italian Weather Girls
MisInfoNation separates the facts from the fictions in a country everyone thinks they already know – Italy.
Episode 30: Portugal: Wine, Women, and Resilience in the Douro Valley
Portugal is known for surf, sunshine, and sad songs. But unlike its neighbors – Spain, France, and Italy – wine has never been the country’s calling card. Until now. Passport heads to the Douro to meet a new generation of women looking to change that.
Episode 29: Passport Goes to the Polls
As the US goes to the polls, Passport goes there too. But not to America. Take a break from the anxiety and divisiveness of the US election with two stories that show the true, positive, power of democracy across the globe.
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