The Funko Pop Store with Brad Evans

Molly takes guest comedian Sara Sabzi to Dr. Simi’s Similandia - a Hollywood pop up experience based around the doctor mascot for a Mexican chain of generic drugstores. Then they return to the studio to learn about the real Dr. Simi, the trend of throwing dolls of him on stage at ... Show More

Molly takes her guest, writer/comedian Andrea More to the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Odditorium on, you guessed it, Hollywood Boulevard. Then they recap the trip and learn about Robert Ripley, the sports cartoonist turned media hustler extraordinaire. See omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

Molly takes today’s guest writer Bethy Squires to Sincerely Syria for lunch where they learn the history of shawarma wraps in America, as well as the story of the Vine Theater and strip club Deja Vu, which formerly housed a haunted house themed club.See omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

After a disastrous break-up with a rich older man in 1989, 22-year-old Heidi Fleiss wasn’t ready to give up the luxuries she's grown accustomed to. Instead, she joined the underground world of high-class Los Angeles escorts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad ... Show More

Sara dives into the OC’s dark underbelly of dirty deals, high stakes scams, and hustlers. A mysterious new friend starts passing Sara off as his sister, and teaches her how to loan money to desperate people to make big returns, quickly. There’s no turning back now. Learn more abo ... Show More

Christine Keeler goes from one risky affair to another – with dangerous consequences.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/britishscandalSee Privacy Policy at ... Show More

When Sara’s mentor vanishes, she poaches his clients and becomes a hard money lender, earning the nickname Lady Mafia. After she falls for a Prince, she takes risks to prove her love, including buying real estate for a marijuana enterprise. A friend sues Sara to get her money bac ... Show More

Hugh Hefner’s world is knocked off its axis when he's targeted by President Nixon’s new war on drugs. Bobbie Arnstein, the Playboy founder’s confidante and close ally, is caught up in the middle. Arnstein's friend Keith Stroup tells the story of her life and death. Power is a Som ... Show More

Among the bearded ladies of the Sideshow, Julia Pastrana’s story is the longest: it spans her short life and long death, revealing the lengths some will go to make a buck. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for priv ... Show More

As Griselda's closest ranks of family and associates turn into a list of enemies and rivals, she flees from Miami to California to escape the heat. But even as the law started to close in on Griselda's operation in the mid-'80s, she wasn't going to go down without a fight. Parcas ... Show More

An extremely successful California career woman keeps falling ill and doctors can’t determine why. When she dies, they still have no explanation, until they find a key figure in her life who has been lying about his past.To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visi ... Show More

Who was Hugh Hefner? Centerfold models, Playboy Bunnies, and other women from the Playboy founder’s inner circle, like TV personality and author Holly Madison, tell journalist Amy Rose Spiegel their side of his story. We hear how Playboy changed their lives, for better and for wo ... Show More