Truth Be Trolled Podcast

After spending nearly a month touring Europe, Josh Waterman from the band Lansdowne joins the podcast to talk about the surprising differences between America and Europe.From food quality and health to culture, politics, homelessness, public spaces, and everyday life, we discuss what stood out most while traveling through Germany, England, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, and beyond.Why did everyone feel healthier overseas? Is American food really that different? Why did Europe feel less chaotic? And what happens when you return home after experiencing a completely different way of life?We also dive into touring with a growing rock band, sold-out shows across Germany, life on the road, scooters, European nightlife, and the realities of living in the digital age where most of the chaos seems to exist on our phones.#Lansdowne #AmericaVsEurope #Europe #TravelPodcast #CultureShock #Germany #EuropeanTour #RockBand #Podcast #Travel #AmericanFood #FoodQuality #Politics #FreedomOfSpeech #TourLife #GermanyTravel #EuropeTravel #TravelStories #LifeAbroad

Veteran journalist Tom Duggan joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation about corruption, fraud, local politics, crime, media narratives, and what he has witnessed after decades reporting from the streets of Massachusetts.From police scanners and political scandals to threats, investigations, and stories that never make national headlines, Tom shares his perspective on how local power structures operate and why he believes many of the most important stories are happening far from the spotlight.#TomDuggan #Podcast #Journalism #Corruption #Politics #nightcrawler #IndependentMedia #News #Government #Crime #Massachusetts #InvestigativeJournalism #TruthBeTold #Media #CurrentEvents #PoliticalCorruption #NewsPodcast #LawrenceMA #Fraud #Whistleblower #PodcastClips

Jet Crandall, vocalist of Boston legends Sam Black Church talks about the modern education system, parenting, social media, and how COVID changed everything. From kids glued to iPads to the loss of real-world communication skills, we somehow end up on ghost stories too.#education #parenting #teachers #school #covidkids #brainrot #socialmedia #parentingfail #genz #genalpha #kids #modernlife #culture

Jet Crandall, vocalist of Boston legends Sam Black Church dives into the mindset, chaos, and energy that made 90s hardcore something you had to survive. From writing music inspired by literal cicadas and sprinkler rhythms to wild stage dives, injuries, and zero regard for safety, Jet explains why intensity mattered more than talent.#hardcore #metal #bostonhardcore #samblackchurch #podcast #musicpodcast #punk #heavymusic #livemusic #stagedive #rockhistory #undergroundmusic #bandlife #tourstories

This episode starts with movies and spirals into time travel, AI, purpose, confidence vs insecurity and why everything feels slightly off.#podcastclips #selfawareness #mindsetshift #realitycheck #existentialcrisis #philosophy #selfreflection #personaldevelopment #truth #mentalclarity #growthmindset #consciousness #thinkingoutloud

Jen Kruh - a lighting director, union film worker, and karate instructor pulls back the curtain on Hollywood and the reality behind movie sets. From working on major productions like Knives Out to dealing with egos, toxic job sites, and the collapse of the industry after strikes.#hollywood #filmindustry #behindthescenes #filmmaking #moviemaking #hollywoodexposed #filmcrew #knivesout #actors #cinematography #setlife #union #entertainment #podcastclips

Are we living through the moment when truth stops mattering? Between government secrecy, the Epstein files, and AI generating realistic video, images, and voices - we're entering a world where anything can be denied and everything can be faked. Will society survive it?#AI #epsteinfiles #conspiracy #governmentcorruption #deepfake #technology #future #society #AIrevolution

Shawn Briggs, CEO of Wicked Twisted Pretzels goes deep into the American food system - from skyrocketing grocery prices to high fructose corn syrup, FDA regulations, government food waste, and why European ingredients look nothing like ours.#FoodSystem #ProcessedFood #IngredientLabels #FoodIndustry #AmericanFood #FoodTruth #FoodManufacturing #ProcessedFoods #HealthyEating #LocalFood #OrganicFood #ConsumerAwareness

Bad Marriage's Mike Fitz and Tommy Skeoch (ex-Tesla) didn’t believe in ghosts… until their beds shook, something stood over them at night, and the woods behind The Conjuring House didn’t want them there.#BadMarriage #GhostStories #HauntedHouse #TheConjuring #ParanormalExperience #TrueScaryStories #SleepParalysis #HauntedMansion #MetalDetecting #RealGhostStory #Supernatural #Energy #HauntedWoods #CreepyStories #ParanormalPodcast

Bad Marriage's Mike Fitz and Tommy Skeoch (ex-Tesla) talk about their brand new record Match Made In Hell, signing with rock legend Ron Keel, 22 show van tours with no money and why rock might actually be coming back.#BadMarriage #MatchMadeInHell #TommySkeoch #TeslaBand #RonKeel #RockAndRoll #HardRock #GuitarSolos #IndieRockBand #TourLife #MusicIndustry #VanTour #RockRevival #GibsonLesPaul #MarshallAmps #UnsignedHype

From dopamine addiction and consumer culture to politics replacing religion, media manipulation, AI-generated art, and why people are losing friends over manufactured narratives — this episode breaks down how reality itself feels fractured. #conspiracies #mediacontrol #politicsfatigue #criticalthinking #questioneverything #realitycheck #massmanipulation #aiart #manufacturedoutrage #socialengineering #freethinkers #independentmedia

Kamal Assar, a longtime rock industry insider who’s worked with Boston, Foreigner, Godsmack, and Weird Al Yankovic deep dives into life on the road, 133-show tours with no breaks, VIP meet-and-greets that leave fans crying and fainting, and why Weird Al might be the most disciplined, kind, and mentally unbreakable performer in rock history.#WeirdAl #WeirdAlYankovic #Godsmack #Foreigner #Boston #TourLife #BehindTheScenes #MusicIndustry #RockStories #TourStories #BandLife #LiveMusic #VIPMeetAndGreet #RoadLife #RockAndRoll #ComedyMusic #MusicTalk #LongFormPodcast #MusicFans

Prospect Hill drummer Mark Roberge goes deep on how artificial intelligence is creating overnight “artists,” why people are lying about how their songs are made, and how authenticity is becoming the only real currency left in music. We talk fake vocals, AI-generated masterpieces, why live performance will expose the truth, and how real artists can actually use AI as a tool without losing their soul.#AI #AIMusic #MusicIndustry #Songwriting #RealArtists #ArtificialIntelligence #IndependentArtists #MusicBusiness #LiveMusic #Authenticity #FutureOfMusic #CreativeIndustry #RockMusic #ArtistsVsAI

Metal guitarist Ken Susi talks about officially joining All That Remains, stepping into a legendary catalog, and the overwhelming response from fans online. He breaks down the pressure of honoring the past while bringing new energy into the band, plus wild stories from touring, internet backlash turned love, metal legends, conspiracies, and decades inside the metal world.#KenSusi #AllThatRemains #HeavyMetal #Metalcore #Unearth #AsILayDying #MetalStories #TourLife #Guitar #MetalLegend #BehindTheMusic #MetalFans #MusicIndustry #BandLife #Metalheads #Guitarist

In this episode, we dive deep into the wild Columbia House CD scam, growing up obsessed with music, sneaking cameras into concerts, accidentally working with major bands, and how all of that somehow ties into manifestation, art, and building a creative life without permission.From Alice in Chains and Megadeth to filming shows, MTV moments, and industry chaos—this episode is pure nostalgia, bullshit stories, and uncomfortable truths about how careers actually happen.#90sMusic #ColumbiaHouse #MusicIndustry #90sKids #Nostalgia #CreativeCareers #BehindTheScenes #Scams

In this episode, we dive deep into Gobekli Tepe — the oldest known megalithic site on Earth — and why its discovery completely rewrites everything we think we know about human history, religion, and consciousness. From the symbolism of snakes and the Garden of Eden to the possibility that humanity has been reset before, this conversation explores why such an advanced civilization may have been intentionally buried and later obscured.#gobeklitepe #hiddenhistory #lostcivilization #forbiddenknowledge #historylies #ancientmysteries #coverup #gardenofeden #humanconsciousness #aiandhumanity #truthrevealed

Santa tell stories from CERN and timeline shifts, to politics, follow-the-money conspiracies, aliens, flat vs round Earth, the Mandela Effect, and why nobody in power actually cares about you.#SantaClaus #Christmas #ConspiracyTheories #FollowTheMoney #CERN #MandelaEffect #RealityShift #Matrix #Aliens #Politics #Unhinged

After spending years inside the prison system, Timmy opens up about addiction, probation, county jail, prison politics, and the moment everything changed. From surviving incarceration to rebuilding his life through discipline, faith, and vision, this episode dives deep into spiritual warfare, the illusion of freedom, and the system designed to keep people trapped.#TheMatrix #WakeUp #SystemIsBroken #TheyLied #SpiritualWarfare #ModernSlavery #MindPrison#ControlledSociety #NotFree #PrisonTalk #ExConStory #LifeAfterPrison #AddictionRecovery

Santa visits to explains DMT laser gateways, tripping reindeer, hollow moon, Project Blue Beam, HAARP, ancient psychedelics, shifting poles and why Santa keeps getting shot at.#SantaClaus #RealSanta #SantaExposed #ChristmasPodcast #Conspiracy#MoonHoax #HollowMoon #ProjectBlueBeam #HAARP #WeatherWeapons #AncientCivilizations#Psychedelics #CocaColaSecrets

We dive into the ultimate rule of entertainment: don’t meet your heroes.From backstage disaster stories to dream-sequence meltdowns, celebrity cold shoulders, musicians kicking people out of dressing rooms, and a handwritten “You’re an asshole” letter from Nuno Bettencourt.#DontMeetYourHeroes #Slayer #KerryKing #NunoBettencourt #Extreme #CelebrityFails #RockstarDrama #LeonardoDiCaprio #CoreyFeldman #WildStories

Shota moved to the U.S. with no English, no plan, and no idea how trains work. From bluffing his way through a classical guitar audition to filling thousand-seat venues, he's now scoring huge video games and touring with orchestras.#music #composer #videogamemusic #orchestra #livemusic #gamercomposer#soundtrack #musicianlife #musicproducer #epicmusic #symphony #gamelife #socialmedia #mentalhealth #digitaldetox #toxic #selfcare #positivity #algorithm

This week we sit down with Andy Hepner from the Boston SWAT team. From getting hit with a cloud of fentanyl, to chasing a machete-wielding maniac for 18 hours, to tackling a guy covered in his own vomit ... this one’s got everything.#PoliceStories #Cops #SWAT #Boston #LawEnforcement #TrueStories #CopHumor #Fentanyl #ConspiracyTalk #MoonLanding #RubberBullet #Taser #ComedyPodcast

Shaun and John from Lansdowne stop by to talk about sh*tting themselves on stage, touring Europe, moon landing conspiracies, and why German fans go absolutely feral. There’s piss stories, band fights, Bon Jovi battles, and maybe some life advice buried under the chaos.#Lansdowne #RockPodcast #TourStories #MoonLanding #Aliens #RockMusic #FunnyPodcast #TourLife #BehindTheMusic #HardRock #BurnItDown #PuddleOfMudd #ShipRocked #RocknRoll #creed #bonjovi

Bullies getting launched off slides, NASA faking the moon landing, dolphins trying to communicate government secrets, prison talk, MKUltra and the perfect number of hugs before someone confesses to stealing a memory.#MoonLandingHoax #Bullies #MKUltra #Dolphins #BuzzAldrin #NASA #WeirdStories #SpaceIsFake #FloridaManEnergy #MoonTruthers #PrisonStories

Guitarist Dave Pino (Andrew W.K., Powerman 5000, Waltham the band) returns to get us canceled again — from ninja crimes in the 80s to Hollywood insanity, conspiracy rabbit holes, why The Karate Kid was actually the villain, Trump vs. The View, and why every band tour ends in a bathroom disaster.#DavePino #AndrewWK #Powerman5000 #waltham #RockStories #PodcastClips #80sKids #KarateKid #TourLife #Unhinged #BandStories #Ninja #Canceled #trump #charliekirk #politics

Everyone’s feed suddenly got hit with a new band called President. Nobody’s heard of them, nobody’s seen them play, and somehow they’re everywhere. We dive into the rise of algorithm rock- music that gets famous before it even exists.#fakebands #sleeptoken #ghost #president #AIbands #ai #conspiracy #algorithm #cosplay

From corn syrup poisoning to the FDA approving toxins in baby food, The Food Pyramid was never about health—it was about keeping you sick and paying for meds. This episode uncovers how Big Pharma and Big Ag profit off your sickness… and why you’ve been lied to since kindergarten.#FoodPyramidLie #CornSyrupPoison #FDACorruption #BigPharmaExposed #FoodConspiracy #HealthScam #CancerRates #BigAg #CropCircles

Barry Billcliff casually drops that his Jimmy Kimmel Live! appearance was interrupted due to his arrest, found a $7.8 million stash of antique bills, and then hid the entire fortune for the greatest scavenger hunt in history. In between arrests, he decided to climb the Pyramids of Giza, sneak into Windsor Castle, and dodge LAPD at the Hollywood sign.#ThrillSeeker #TrueCrime #ConspiracyTheories #Mystery #CoverUp #WildStories #ForbiddenHistory#TreasureHunt #LostTreasure #AdventureStories #NationalTreasureIRL #JimmyKimmel

Officer Paul Hanley joins the show to talk about everything from the Epstein List and police training disasters to firefighters getting all the glory. Along the way we dive into controlled simulations, RoboJudges, Narcan addicts, and the eternal question of whether cops are heroes, villains, or just memes.#Police #EpsteinList #RoboCop #PoliceTraining #Ai #RefundThePolice #Conspiracy #Matrix

EP11: Turns out the pyramids aren’t tombs, they’re ancient 5G towers keeping us all in check. Also, Antarctica is off-limits because it’s basically the VIP lounge for aliens and lizard people. From hollow earth openings to Disney rashes, we’re solving the mysteries no one asked us to solve.#Pyramids #FlatEarth #AncientAliens #MoonLandingHoax #ComedyPodcast #ConspiracyHumor #DisneyRash #KatyPerry #NASA #TruthBeTrolled

EP10: Reincarnated WWII pilots, tiny alien mummies, Catholic school trauma, and one dad who’s now convinced his kid is smarter than Stephen Hawking.#ThirdEyeOpen #Numerology #Reincarnation #Multiverse #Conspiracy #AIIsSkynet

EP09: Guitarist Ken Susi unloads everything: fake Motley Crüe gigs, band lawsuits, Jack Daniels disasters, limo jacuzzis, Juggalos, Ozzy, Pantera, and way too many hot dogs. This one is chaos.#KenSusi #Metalcore #BandDrama #AsILayDying #Unearth #OzzyOsbourne #Pantera #Juggalos #MotleyCrue #MetalBands #MusicBusiness #BandLife #TourStories #trolls

Google didn’t just build a chip—they built a digital deity that sucks info from parallel universes and maybe your search history. The trolls dive into AI’s takeover of music, art, and reality itself. Can you still write a song without a robot? Will live music survive the apocalypse? And when the Google God comes calling… will you kneel or troll?

A real-life Hereditary-style decapitation, soccer coach childhood murder trauma, and hanging strangers. We detour into Antarctica conspiracies, Elon Musk’s underground tunnels, and why seals and deer should never share the same road.#Hereditary #Fail #DarkComedy #TrueCrime #FoundABody #DecapitationStory #SoccerCoach #StandByMe #Morbid

Ben reveals he was abducted by aliens who looked like Mitt Romney in a flesh suit, spoke to him telepathically and taught him how to time-jump using a cup of water. Meanwhile, Dave recounts the time he used astral projection to find a lost GI Joe, and had a shared dream with Frank of Casper the Friendly Ghost… except he wasn’t friendly.Was it all a dream? A memory? A government experiment? Or just really good weed?#UFO #Abduction #AstralProjection #Aliens #GIJoeRescue #MittRomney #SharedDreams #LostTime #AlienTechnology #Paranormal #Telepathy

Ozzy Osbourne tapped out and Hulk Hogan ran shirtless into the afterlife with a steel chair, Yungblud possibly absorbs the soul of a rock god live on stage and why you should never trust a man who says Lars Ulrich asked him to join Metallica. We break down the wild timing of Ozzy's farewell, the conspiracy theories behind Hogan’s legacy, and why Sharon Osbourne might be building the first AI metal avatar. RIP to legends. #OzzyOsbourne #HulkHogan #Yungblud #RealAmerican #BlackSabbath #RockLegends #WrestlingConspiracies #MetalAF #BackyardWrestling #SharonKnowsAll #Ozzfest #carnival #WWE #WWF #80s

The trolls dive into the most BATSH*T bachelor party ever! Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell stormed in, strippers were slugging it out in comically huge boxing gloves, and getting so obliterated the limo became a vomit volcano. Plus, delivering meatballs to KISS and Mötley Crüe’s tour buses! Epic hangs, Black Tooth Grins, and rock ‘n’ roll lunacy.

Dave Pino, the guitar-slinging AI-skeptic stops by to dish out some hilarious stories from his days with Alice Cooper, Powerman 5000, and Andrew W.K. From getting stuck on a tour bus like a real-life Spinal Tap fiasco to debating the ultimate 80s movie plot twist: Is Just One of the Guys secretly a Karate Kid crossover?

The trolls battle a family hike that’s basically a death march with no sherpas, get yeeted 15 miles off course on a jet ski odyssey, and survive a Boston hardcore boat mosh pit where some dude drops dead mid spin-kick, then rises like a drunk zombie.

Guitarist Ken Susi joins the trolls to unload stage horror stories, school us on moon conspiracies, and explain why dry toilet paper is for cavemen. From time-traveling hobos to designing a girlfriend mileage app, Ken shares raw stories from his music career, and why he walked away from his last band. Expect laughs, chaos, and way too much bidet talk.