On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka The Rap Jim Garrison, aka The Pierogi Poet, aka Hennessy Hemingway's guest is comedian Scott Kidd. The two discuss social media bannings, the effect large arenas have on stand-up comedy, union work, fighting Skynet with laughter, and who got peed on by Jim Morrison? Follow Scott Kidd on In…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka J The S, aka the Cinematic Snob, aka Scorsese Eyebrows, discusses the most memorable movie villains, what makes them menacing, teaching kids bad words, why a great bad guy is so important, and best character arc ever. This episode has SPOILER ALERTS. Follow Jake on IG @jakefraczek @damag…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, J The S, aka Jakub Fronczek, aka Dr. Snakelton's guest is comedian Scott Kidd. The two discuss originality, different perspectives on joke stealing, the perils of Dubstep, the downside to having good vision, reading the ingredient labels on food, how G.I. JOEs were the best toys ever, and the precious value…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka Jake Fraczek, aka Dr. Snakelton, aka The Medicine Man, discusses the jobs artists have on the way to being able to eat off their craft, and how even some famous and succusfel creatives have to go back to having a second, "regular" job if their career takes a bad turn. Plus, he shares the…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jakub the Snakeub, aka the Hennessy Hemingway, aka the Pierogi Poet's guest is entrepreneur & old friend Cyrus Kam. The two discuss the value of transparency in business, being proud of having regrets, great heist movies, wearing disguises, cultural and political changes in Iran, words bei…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka J The S, aka Dr. Snakelton, aka The Human Driftwood's guest is comedian Scott Kidd. The two discuss watching movies with sex scenes on airplanes, pros & cons of clean comedy, tackling meth-head fans off stage at concerts, hecklers & being quick off the cuff, and why crazy relationships tea…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, J the S, aka Jakub the Snakeub, aka The Cinematic Snob, aka The Mystic Critic, discusses the recent onslaught of musician biopic movies, some underrated and overlooked ones that got it right, disrespecting legacies, and why the Hollywood monster can't stop, won't stop. Follow Jake @jakefraczek @damagedgoods…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka J the S stands for Jake the Snake, aka the Pierogi Poet's guest is writer and actor Dustin Green. The two discuss the release of his new audiobook A.V.A.R.I.C.E., why some books don't adapt well to the screen, what makes feedback worthy, ego getting in the way of perfecting a project, & mo…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka You can't pronounce his last name, aka The Pierogi Poet, aka The Borscht Boss's guest is author, writer, and adventurer Brendan Heneghan. The two discuss his new book, The Hard Road, why bully twins suck, how wild road trips fueled his first novel, the satisfaction of revenge, political …

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka Jack the Snack, aka the Former Cheeto Bandido, discusses five infamous myths that have existed in the world of music. From the removal of one's own bones for pleasure, to chicken heads going missing, to CIA songwriters, & more, Jake touches on what turned out to be urban music folklore. …

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka Jake Fraczek, aka The Snza Snake, aka The white Justin Timberlake's guest is Hip-Hop producer, The Vinyl Villain. They discuss why the best producers have DJ backgrounds, his recent project "Mookie Blaylock" with Jiles, the pros and cons of your own ego, the toll networking takes on your…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake the Snake, aka J the S, aka Jake the Fraczek, aka Jakeub the Snakeub, in a part 1 of 2, discusses the world of music artists' merchandise, the stories behind some of music's most iconic logos, wearing shirts of artists you don't listen to, egging the patch-kids, terrorizing a Burger King drive-through,…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka J the S, aka the raspy voiced vagabond, aka Young Indy's guest is artist, broadcaster, & photographer, Khari Lester. The two discuss why chefs usually aren't racist, his recent and personal art project & show sparked from his cousin's murder, shock jocks, owning silence, and why not all …

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Dr. Snakelton, aka the Pierogi Pulitzer, aka Eastern Promises' guest is artist, musician, and MMA fighter Quizimodo Nu-Machina. The two discuss why people confuse Hip-Hop with the Rap music industry, regrets in artistry, the bumps & bruises of MMA training, a crazy Bruce Lee/kidnapping sto…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka the Rap Jim Garrison, aka chef of the Tin-foil crab-boil, aka the Pierogi Poet's guest is writer and actor Dustin Green. The two discuss getting his chops working in sports TV, growing up in Baltimore, forming a strong reconnection with his faith, his current short story anthology & upco…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jakub the Snakeub, aka J THEE S, aka Young Indiana Jones, aka Eddie Fingers, brings the second part of dynamic duos, discussing five special MC & producer duos in Hip-Hop. What makes these team-ups unique? What do these artists bring out of each other when they collaborate that you don't get when they work …

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka Martin Scorsese's eyebrows, aka Francis Ford Dopeala, aka Pistol & Ebert, brings the first of a two-parter, discussing great director & actor duos in movies (part 2 will focus on MC & producer duos in Hip-Hop). Jake shares his cinematic snob origin story, working in a video store, what m…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka It's Jake The Snake Cause You Can't Pronounce The Last Name, aka the Disaffected Malcontent, aka Jakub Jozef Fronczek's guest is writer and artist Mr. Omar King. The two discuss why artists need thick skin, bullying & going against the grain, Jake thinking Omar was pulling a Keyser Soze,…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka the Snza Snakelton, aka Young Indiana Jones, aka the Moet Poet, discusses the 1993 film Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes, and it's parallels to today's societal and cultural happenings. Rat Burgers. VR Sex. All Taco Bell Everything. Was it just another action f…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Dr. Snakelton, aka Word is VagaBond, aka Snza Snake, discusses the hypnotic power of music & popular songs that sound upbeat, happy, or soft, but are actually about things far from upbeat or happy. Thought is was just a sweet pop hit? Nope. Dark, serious, and twisted themes snuck in throug…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake The Snake, aka J The S, aka Mister Michelada brings the second part of Artists & Crminals, discussing more musicians, actors, and writers with ties to organized crime and gangs, as well as some themselves have commited crimes, and how all that effected their careers. In this part, Jak…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jakub Józef Frączek, aka Young Indy, aka the Pierogi Poet, discusses famous music artists, actors, and writers with ties to organized crime and gangs, and some who were criminals themselves. Whether fascinated with the mob life, using connections to help their careers, or being related to …

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Snake the Jake, aka Word is Vagabond, aka J the S, shares stories of some of his most memorable, wild, and sketchy experiences at live music events, from the perspectives of attending as a fan, a performing artist, and a touring roadie for other acts. Trippy encounters, active shooters, cr…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jakethesnake is Easier to Say, aka Young Magnum P.I.,aka J the Sssss' guest is artist, MC, & producer Quizimodo Nu Machina, (formerly know as Amadeus the Stampede). The two discuss pros & cons (and more cons) of gatekeepers in music, liars with no regrets, Quiz's latest projects, Hip-Hop c…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Dr Snakelton, aka J the S-Ington, aka Shank Sobotka’s guests are recording engineer, drummer & mind behind Concrete Wav Records, Alan DaGreat, and music artist Diziah. They discuss the transition from touring in a band to behind the scenes engineering, why the dab rig is kept close, engine…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Dr. Snakelton, the skinny Frank Sobotka, aka The Hennessy Hemingway discusses some truths, facts, and perspectives that may be hard to swallow pills for some people, ranging from certain music artists' successes, pets, to superhero movies, & health trends. Follow Jake @jakefraczek @damaged…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake THEE Snake, aka the Tortilla Tyrant, aka the Taco Terminator's guest is live music touring merchandise director, Kyle Stokes. The two recap their Taco Crawl of Doom after hitting four of L.A.'s top taco spots in under two hours, how & why cooking is art, famous actors that hung out wi…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka J the S, aka the Rap Sigmund Freud, aka the Psychedelic Psychiatrist discusses what happens when the ego takes over, the dangers of Yes-men, and successful athletes & actors who have tried (and failed, for many) their crack at professional careers in music. Jake touches on Bruce Willis, Ko…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jakeman the Snakeman, aka NOT the former crack-smoking wrestler Jake The Snake, aka the poetic Polak's guest is musician, singer/songwriter, and mastermind behind the band Little Sister, Audrey Hazel. The two discuss her unusual creative process, teaching herself to sing and play instrumen…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Snake the Jake, aka Young Indiana Jones, brings the second part of The Sophomore Jinx in Hip-Hop, discussing second albums from artists that outshined & out performed their first. This episode, Jake touches on albums from Biggie, Gza, The Roots, Ghostface Killah, The L.O.X. & more, as well…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka Jakub the Snakub, discusses the notion of the "sophomore jinx" in hip-hop, and goes through many sophomore albums that actually outshine and outperformed the artists's debuts. Part 2 will cover some more as well as sophomore albums that were jinxed, that did suck, and that you probably s…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka The Wacky Jakester, aka The White Justin Timberlake's guest is hip-Hop duo Ides of March, consisting of writer/MC/actor Rhett Kidd, and producer & engineer Neko G. The three discuss the fun of having night terrors, their new EP, Free Bread, the myth about "chasing the dragon" with drugs,…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka The Poetical Polak, aka Jakub The Snakub's guest is writer and musician Dan Shapiro. The two talk about harnessing your inspiration and feeding it, inspiration coming from positive VS negative emotions, using Substack to work on his new book, living in China, how to not let LA suck your so…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka J The Sssss, aka The Cheetos Bandido, discusses what's beef in Rock n' Roll? He talks about a few notable "diss tracks" from one Rock star towards another, and the backstories of the beef, including artists such as The Beatles, Nine Inch Nails, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Foo Fighters, Gwen Stef…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka J The S, aka Young Indiana Jones with the beautiful poems, goes into part 2 of Conspiracies & Music. Jake goes into depth about the conspiracies revolving around Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love and Kurt's death, Jimi Hendrix and his manager, and the death of Bob Marley & the CIA. Follow Jake @…

On this episode of Damaged Goods podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake The Snake, aka Snza Snake with the sizzle steak, delves into the first part of a two-part episode dealing with various conspiracies theories within the realm of music. This episode, Jake touches on some of the "lighter" conspiracies that have become embedded in pop culture as of late,…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake, aka Jakub Fronczek, aka The Word is Vagabond's guest is musical artist & broadcaster, Samuel Patrick. The two discuss how all artists have control issues, rappers they got bored of, burning your mouth with coca leafs, the effect of van life & traveling on his music, and adversity & rough tim…

On this episiode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake The Snake, aka the Integrity Tiger, the Sellout Seal, aka the Moral Oracle, discusses moments of selling out in hip-hop, what constituites selling out, and a horrific tale of sexual drunken butchery of a Jay-Z lyric that haunts Jake til this day. Follow Jake @jakefraczek @damagedgood…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake The Snake, aka Jakub the Snakub's guest is barber extraordinaire Ronnie McCoy. The two discuss the skill of seeing opportunities and knowing when to capitalize on them, being a barber for the likes of Big Sean, Trevor Noah, A$AP ROCKY & others, carrying on family tradition, how he got…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake the Snake, aka J The S, aka J The F, aka Jake Fraczek's guest is comedian, writer, and host of The Solo Podcast with Scott Kidd, Scott Kidd. The two discuss how to react if asked "what do you do?" when you're a comedian, improving your mood, Louisiana life, the real Magic Mike, his various writing tech…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake the Snake, aka The Rotten Tomato Sauce Boss, embraces his Cinematic Snobbery, and speaks on/reviews three movies, "Amsterdam", "The Hunt For Red October", and "Dio: Dreamers Never Die", with his unique perspective, pointing out what worked, and what certainly did not. There are no spo…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka J The S, aka J The S stands for Jake The Snake which is a trademark he actually owns, discusses the matter of social media and how it impacts artists. Jake talks about social media as a double-edged sword, how it leveled the playing field and circumvented gatekeepers, the negative effects …

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake The Snake, aka Jack The Snack's guest is artist Brendan Donnellly. They discuss his new book, "I Wanted to be an Actor but I Could Never Remember My Lines", childhood experiences that shaped the way in depicts pop-culture in his art, the dark side of Hollywood, the genius of Porn-rema…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka the Snakeman, aka The Snackman, aka he has no self control with snacking, follows up the prevous episode, "Dark Cloud pt. 1", by discussing the robbery portion of L.A.'s long history of rappers being robbed & murdered in the city, looking at current crime statsitics compared to the past, w…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake The Snake, aka Dr Snakleton, discusses PNB Rock's murder in LA, and the longstanding history of rappers being robbed & murdered in Los Angeles. Follow Jake @jakefraczek @damagedgoodspodcast @jthes

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podvcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Snakeman, aka Snackman, aka Permanent Munchies' guest is writer/singer/actress Jenna-Rose Hannah. The two discuss her new one-woman show "5150...A Musical", using her art to cope with trauma, how working in Radio helped sharpen her performance skills, shedding social stigmas, dogs invadin…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka J The S, aka J The S Stands For Jake The Snake, Jake discusses the concepts of biting and plaigarism within music and writing, famous cases of plaigarism, how to avoid inspiration turning into biting, and shares a wild 9/11 story. Follow Jake @jakefraczek @damagedgoodspodcast @jthes…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, aka Jake the Snake, aka J The S, aka Jakub the Snakub's guest is writer/MC/actor, Nat Anglin. They discuss his new EP, The Business Is The Pleasure, the unmatchable high from performing on stage, being at Woodstock '99 at fourteen years old, how, as a writer, he views the remake/reboot force i…

As a second-part follow to the previous Damaged Goods Podcast episode, Jake Fraczek, aka Dr. Snakelton, aka Young Indy, breaks down the Top 5 Blaxploitation Film Soundtracks ever ever ever. There's also a brief discussion on varying thoughts on the causes of child obesity. Follow Jake @jakefraczek @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast…

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake Fraczek, bka J The S, aka Jake The Snobby movie crtic, aka the rap Siskel and/or Ebert, discusses the top 5 original motion picture soundtracks of all time, what makes them so, and why some of the best movie soundtracks couldn't make this list. Follow Jake @jakefraczek @damagedgoodspodcast @jthes…