AHC NewsCap - Volume 1

What's up AHC fans, we've got something new for you this week! Instead of taking one famous person through our courtroom, we're going to cover a number of different people who are making themselves famous for all the wrong reasons. From shock collar-using moms, to real monsters under the bed, poorly thought out awards, we'll even throw in a story about an AHC-alum, and a whole lot more! Think of it as your weekly news source, only AHC-style. Enjoy!

Do you ever have those moments where you think “man, I’m glad no one was around to see that?”  Well, the Shannon family of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo fame, has let viewers into their home with an unfiltered look at their lives and have many times left viewers wondering, “what did I just see?!?”  The matriarch of the family, Mama June Shannon, has made a name for herself with her questionable parenting skills and overall, pretty nasty antics.  Over the past couple years, she has battled an addiction issue that’s torn the family apart.  Is everything that we see on these reality TV shows real?  Did they really eat roadkill as a family dinner delicacy?  How would you feel if Mama June crop dusted you in an elevator?  We’ll dive into these questions and a whole lot more in the latest episode of AHC Podcast.           Intro music credit: Artist: Silent Partner Title: Grace Behind the Curtain License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported “Share Alike” (CC BY-SA 4.0) License. – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Music promoted by YTMusic: https://goo.gl/Bw41sw   Calvario‍, L. (2020, June 13). Mama June opens up about HER $2,500-a-Day Meth HABIT (EXCLUSIVE). Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.etonline.com/mama-june-opens-up-about-her-2500-a-day-meth-habit-exclusive-147998#:~:text=Last%20March%2C%20Mama%20June%20and,substance%20and%20drug%20paraphernalia%20charges. Garrity, K. (2021, April 02). Mama june needs a walker due to her possibly fatal disease. Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.distractify.com/p/why-is-mama-june-walking-with-a-walker Honore, P. (2021, April 03). Mama June is reportedly worth $50,000 in 2021 - how much of her income comes from her REALITY SERIES? Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.distractify.com/p/how-much-does-mama-june-make-per-episode Le Pétomane. (2021, March 17). Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane Matthews, H. (2019, April 14). 20 things that really happened on 'here Comes Honey Boo Boo'. Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.babygaga.com/20-things-that-really-happened-on-here-comes-honey-boo-boo/ Nantwich, M. (2018, December 11). Here comes Mama June: What the fans don't know. Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.pensandpatron.com/lifestyle/here-comes-mama-june/ Palan, E. (2013, September 19). The 10 Craziest quotes from here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.phillymag.com/news/2012/08/10/10-craziest-quotes-here-honey-boo-boo/ Sager, J. (2021, January 08). The biggest secrets about Honey Boo Boo's Family. Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.nickiswift.com/8079/biggest-secrets-honey-boo-boos-family/ Shannon family. (2021, April 27). Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_family#:~:text=June%20Edith%20%22Mama%20June%22%20Shannon,divorced%20when%20she%20was%20two. Whetzel, J. (2019, August 16). Mama June's Tragic real-life story. Retrieved May 08, 2021, from https://www.nickiswift.com/155657/mama-junes-tragic-real-life-story/

Today, we’re diving into the wild, leather-clad legend of Jim Morrison—the man who fancied himself a poet, a prophet, and a psychedelic sex god all rolled into one. He was the voice of a generation, or at least the voice echoing through a lot of smoke-filled dorm rooms. Frontman of The Doors, self-proclaimed Lizard King, and walking contradiction, Morrison blurred the line between genius and trainwreck with every slurred monologue and shirtless stage dive. Was he a visionary artist or just your drunk philosophy major friend with a tambourine and a God complex? Let’s find out—on this episode of Asshole Court. MUSIC CREDIT: "Bobby Renz - Oceans" is under a Free To Use YouTube license / bobby-renz-524042408 Music powered by BreakingCopyright: • [Non Copyrighted Music] Bobby Renz - ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYCR0kvz2R4&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkJ0thUypSlonFr1cgJdtiLj&index=9 SOURCE CITATIONS: Davis, S. (2004). Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend. New York, NY: Gotham Books. Hopkins, J., & Sugerman, D. (1980). No One Here Gets Out Alive. New York, NY: Warner Books. Densmore, J. (1990). Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors. New York, NY: Dell Publishing. Manzarek, R. (1998). Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors. New York, NY: Putnam. Wall, M. (2014). Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre: A Biography of The Doors. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press. The Guardian. (2020, February 15). John Densmore: ‘I miss Jim Morrison – but I hated him at times too’. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com Biography.com Editors. (2020). Jim Morrison Biography. Biography.com. Retrieved from https://www.biography.com/musician/jim-morrison Far Out Magazine. (2021). When Jim Morrison died in a Paris nightclub bathroom. Retrieved from https://faroutmagazine.co.uk CTInsider. (2021). Remembering the Doors' infamous 1967 New Haven concert when Jim Morrison was arrested on stage. Retrieved from https://www.ctinsider.com Rolling Stone. (1991). Jim Morrison: The Last American Poet. Rolling Stone Archives. Retrieved fromhttps://www.rollingstone.com

We’ve all heard the phrase, “don’t ever meet your heroes” and while it may ring true for some Hollywood elites, there are some exceptions to the rule.  It would depend on what kind of “meeting” you would want to have with today’s show subject, but for most, we would most likely ask to be dropped off after dinner and a couple drinks. Lawrence Taylor is considered by many to be the greatest defensive player the NFL has ever seen.  His recklessness and athleticism were something the league hadn’t seen before, leading to new blocking schemes to try and slow him down, extensive professional accolades, and two Super Bowl rings along the way.  LT seemed to have the football part of his life down pat.  But to quote the late, great Rick James, “cocaine is a hell of a drug”.  LT lived a hard partying lifestyle of epic proportions, and at some point, it almost cost him his career.  Did his love of the white lady ever effect his play on the field?   How early did all his drug use start?  How many hookers did this guy buy in a day?  We’ll dive into all this and more in the Lawrence Taylor episode of AHC Podcast.       Intro Music Credit: [ FREE NO COPYRIGHT BEAT ] Short Trap Instrumental [ Hip Hop Rap Type Beat ] Terri Skillz - KINGS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zBjlKls-R0&list=PLxtj0Fzm7DkhQlXlBXVot_xbqjdcn8N_k&index=4 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/       Citations: Evans, G. (2014, February 4). A history of Lawrence Taylor’s craziest moments. Complex. https://www.complex.com/sports/a/gavin-evans/lawrence-taylor-crazy Golding, B. (2012, October 25). Lawrence Taylor: I only lasted “a couple minutes” in sex romp. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2012/10/25/lawrence-taylor-i-only-lasted-a-couple-minutes-in-sex-romp/ Lawrence Taylor - Growing up. Growing Up - Football, Catcher, Little, and School - JRank Articles. (n.d.). https://sports.jrank.org/pages/4765/Taylor-Lawrence-Growing-Up.html Leung, R. (2004, September 10). L.T. over the edge. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lt-over-the-edge-642605/ Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, March 20). Lawrence Taylor. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor

Have you ever been around someone that just makes you nervous the whole time?  You never know what they are going to do, what they may say, or what kind of trouble YOU may get in just by being around them.  From the image he’s created over the years, Conor McGregor definitely seems like someone you would want to be on your toes around.  He’s knockout out many of people, legally, in the octagon, becoming one of UFC’s most celebrated champions.  But he has a tendency to not keep his hands to himself when playing with others in the sandbox of life, and it’s seems it could start to catch up with him.  Can Conor chill with the public pugilism and enjoy the bookoos of bucks he’s made, or will he find his way into the cancel culture whirlwind?  We’ll dive into this and more in this episode of AHC Podcast.         Intro Music Credits: Title: Fiddle-De-Dee Artist: SilvermanSound Genre: Celtic    "SilvermanSound - Fiddle-De-Dee" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0) Music promoted by BreakingCopyright:     'Fiddle-De-Dee' b...   SilvermanSound https://www.silvermansound.com/   BreakingCopyright Twitter: https://twitter.com/BreakingCopy       Citations: Boyd, F. (2017, October 3). True stories of the incredible, unbelievable, unstoppable Conor McGregor! Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2727681-conor-mcgregor-stories-dublin-friends-coaches Brown, L. (2017, August 26). This is why Conor McGregor is one of the world's best-paid athletes. The Independent. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/conor-mcgregor-net-worth-value-money-vs-floyd-mayweather-live-fight-prize-money-sponsors-endorsements-purse-earnings-value-how-much-a7895201.html Dyce, M. (2015, July 8). 30 little-known facts about Conor McGregor. FanSided. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://fansided.com/2015/07/08/ufc-189-30-little-known-facts-about-conor-mcgregor/2/ Dye, N. (2023, January 27). Conor McGregor OK after being hit by car while biking: 'could've been dead'. Peoplemag. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://people.com/sports/conor-mcgregor-ok-after-being-hit-by-car-while-biking/ Glasspiegel, R. (2023, January 24). 'possessed' Conor McGregor attacked, threatened to Drown Me On Yacht: Woman. New York Post. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://nypost.com/2023/01/24/conor-mcgregor-accused-of-yacht-attack-police-reopen-case/ Nag, A. (2021, February 6). Conor McGregor's family members: What does each of them work as? Sports news. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/conor-mcgregor-s-family-members-what-work-as Panja, T., & Draper, K. (2021, January 19). After criminal case ends without charges, Conor McGregor is sued in Ireland. The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/sports/conor-mcgregor-lawsuit-ufc.html Raimondi, M. (2023, January 24). Conor McGregor under investigation in Spain after alleged assault. ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/35518226/conor-mcgregor-denies-assaulting-woman-yacht Seto, J. L. (2020, March 9). Conor McGregor's childhood struggles explain why he became 'obsessed with fighting'. Sportscasting. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.sportscasting.com/conor-mcgregors-childhood-struggles-explain-why-he-became-obsessed-with-fighting/ Staff, T. M. Z. (2019, September 19). Video of Conor McGregor punching Old man in head in whiskey dispute. TMZ. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/15/conor-mcgregor-irish-pub-old-man-punch-whiskey-dispute/ Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 24). Conor McGregor. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_McGregor

Back in the 80’s you had the surfer bros out in California and of course the Wall St. bros on the east coast. Time evolves and we had to endure the popped-collar Jersey Shore bros, and most recently we may have run into the most annoying version of them, the crypto bros. And this show is about none other than the king of the crypto bros, Sam Bankman-Fried.  SBF (as the bros call him) made a massive splash as he took his company, FTX, to the top of the crypto world in very short order.  There were celebrity endorsements, cutting-edge software and lots and lots of money to be made.  Until it all came crashing down and the ponzi scheme SBF had been running was brought to light and he now gets share a cell block with Diddy and Luigi.  What got Sam into the crypto space to start with?  Did his upbringing lead him down the path he went down?  Is he going to trim those curly locks in prison?  We’ll dive into this and a whole lot more in the Sam Bankman-Fried episode of AHC Podcast.       Intro Music Credits: FAYZED - Nat's Tea Trap Beat, Instrumental, Hip-Hop&Rap [No Copyright Sound] [ FREE USE MUSIC ] - FAYZED - Nat's Tea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqjgHvub_ps&list=PLxtj0Fzm7DkhQlXlBXVot_xbqjdcn8N_k&index=166 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/       Citations: BBC. (2023, October 9). FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried believed in ‘effective altruism’—what is it? https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231009-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-believed-in-effective-altruism-what-is-it CNBC. (2024, March 27). How FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried went from crypto king to convicted conman. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/27/how-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-went-from-crypto-king-to-convicted-conman-.html Investopedia. (n.d.). What went wrong with FTX? https://www.investopedia.com/what-went-wrong-with-ftx-6828447 Kauflin, J. (2022, November 19). How did Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research lose so much money? Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2022/11/19/how-did-sam-bankman-frieds-alameda-research-lose-so-much-money/ Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Sam Bankman-Fried. Wikipedia. Retrieved [Month Day, Year], from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bankman-Fried

It appears history lets a few folks slip through the cracks when it comes to who makes the history books.  The show subject today lived a life that’s straight out of a James Bond movie – espionage, bribes, business deals and of course, multiple women. But it seems as though most of the public has never heard of this dude.  Armand Hammer worked directly with 7 presidents, along with Russian leaders, to grow diplomacy and his personal fortune in the process.  But there was a lot of ulterior motives behind a lot of what Hammer did.  How does a guy that supported Russian spies in the US now have highways named after him?  Was his relationship with the Russians in good faith, or was he a traitor to the country that made him rich?  And how far did he go to try and hide his mistress from his wife?  We’ll dive into all this and more in the Armand Hammer episode of AHC Podcast.       Intro Music Credit: [No Copyright Sound] Trap Beat [Rap, Hip-Hop, Instrumental] [ FREE USE MUSIC ] - FAYZED - Rebirth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX5Y73nMcsw https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/       Citations: Boyarsky, B. (1996, October 27). A virtual spy : Dossier: The secret history of armand hammer. by Edward J. Epstein (Random House: $30, 418 pp.). Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-27-bk-58288-story.html Callaway, J. (2024, October 16). John Callaway interviews: Armand Hammer. Media Burn Archive. https://mediaburn.org/video/john-callaway-interviews-armand-hammer/ The New York Times. (1981, November 29). The riddle of armand hammer. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/29/magazine/the-riddle-of-armand-hammer.html Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, December 14). Armand Hammer. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Hammer

It couldn’t be truer that people pay attention to who the President, King, or Prime Minister is hanging out with.  It would make sense that the people closest to the person in charge would have at least a voice in the ear of the person calling the shots.  We have an interesting situation going on now, but imagine if the person closest to the person in charge of an empire was a self-proclaimed mystic and faith healer?   What would it look like with Ms. Cleo in the ear of George W. during the tough days following 9/11?  Enter the tale of Rasputin.  Grigori Rasputin came from the remote area of Siberia to become one of the major influences of the Russian Empire.  His rise to prominence was carved by the path of religion and many thought he had healing powers, including the King and Queen.  But did Rasputin live the holy life he preached about?  What was his relationship with the King’s children really like?  If he wasn’t funny, and not good looking at all, how did he pull so much tail?  We’ll dive into all this and more in the Rasputin episode of AHC Podcast.       Intro Music Credit: TIK TOK [No Copyright Sound] Trap Beat [Hip Hop, Rap, Instrumental] [ FREE USE MUSIC ] - Deceiver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dJC5lLHnXU&t=0s https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/         Citations: Smith, D. (2016). Rasputin: Faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.   Landau, S. (2018, August 7). The long, hard journey of Rasputin's penis. All That's Interesting. Retrieved from https://allthatsinteresting.com/rasputin-penis Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Grigori Rasputin. In Wikipedia. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin

We always like to start the year off on a positive note and this show subject most certainly fits the bill.  Betty White had a career in show business that lasted seven decades.  She was one of America’s sweethearts and won over the hearts of many in her prime-time roles.  Just when you thought she was in her twilight years, she had a career resurgence like we’ve never seen before.  She entertained us until she was in her 90’s and the country mourned when she passed.  But with all the people and characters she ran into during her career, was it all sunshine and roses? How did her co-stars feel about her?  Was the beef with her and Bea Arthur real?  We’ll dive into all this and more in the Betty White episode of AHC Podcast.       Intro Music Credits: [No Copyright Sound] Pop Beat [ Instrumental ] [ FREE USE MUSIC ] - MBB, Jonas Schmidt - Moving On https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG6gYbEPydM https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/       Citations: Betty White - age, Health & Family. Biography.com. (2021, December 31). https://www.biography.com/actors/betty-white Fact Check, R. (2022, January 13). Fact check: Conspiracy theories appear about actress Betty White following her death | reuters. Reuters.com. https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/conspiracy-theories-appear-about-actress-betty-white-following-her-death-idUSL1N2TT2DE/ Fitzgerald, T. (2022, January 3). Betty White’s early years: How she became one of TV’s first superstars. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2021/12/31/betty-whites-early-years-how-she-became-one-of-tvs-first-superstars/ Kussin, Z. (2022, February 10). Betty White’s “golden girls” castmates called her “the C-word”: New podcast. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/betty-whites-castmates-on-the-golden-girls-hated-her/ Staff, C. (2017, December 24). Betty White had dreams of working as a park ranger during her childhood. Closer Weekly. https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/betty-white-childhood-149523/ White, B. (1995, January 1). Here we go again : My life in television : White, Betty, 1922- : Free download, Borrow, and streaming. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/herewegoagainmyl0000whit_p1g5/page/16/mode/2up?q=%22Merry%2BWidow%22 Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, December 17). Betty White. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_White

There is a reason that the story of Robin Hood is a classic and appeals to the masses as a story of one that steals from the rich to give to the poor.  If you’re not part of the ultra-wealthy, odds are you feel at least a little slighted by “the man” at times.  Well, once in a while, one of “the men” truly does work to give more to those he serves. But as time has shown, as will this show, the ability to stay true to your values often goes out the window when power and the almighty dollar is involved.  Huey “The Kingfish” Long was a powerful Senator that had eyes on the presidency, running on a platform of “every man is a king, but no one wears a crown” policies.  It sounded great to many, but obviously not that great to the people that gunned him down.  But were Long’s intentions as pure as he portrayed?  Did he himself get tied up in political corruption?  And how many times will the guys mistake Huey Long for Huey Lewis during this episode?  We’ll dive into all this and more in the Huey Long episode of AHC Podcast.     Intro Music Credit: [No Copyright Sound] Old Times - Aries Beats - [ FREE USE MUSIC, Creative Commons, Rap, Hip Hop, Sad, Old School,  Instrumental Beat ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIsSZx7lR8Y https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/