23 episodes
The Ballad of Billy Balls iHeartPodcasts
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- Society & Culture
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4.4 • 290 Ratings
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It’s 1982, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. Author and activist iO Tillett Wright and Crimetown Producer Austin Mitchell unravel a mystery of love and loss, the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Created by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier.
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S2 [1] Billy Balls and His Babygirl | The Ballad of Billy Balls
New York City. The 1970s. Artists flock to the East Village hoping to make a name for themselves. Enter Rebecca, an aspiring model, who meets Billy Balls, a rock and roll musician like no other. They fall madly in love and are inseparable, until one night, when Billy is mysteriously shot.
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S2 [2] He's Not Done Yet | The Ballad of Billy Balls
After Billy dies, his body disappears and strange things start to happen. Rebecca insists the whole thing is a cover up and we set out to find the truth.
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S2 [3] Billy the Kid | The Ballad of Billy Balls
As the investigation begins, iO explores Billy's journey to New York City.
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S2 [4] Get in the Wind | The Ballad of Billy Balls
iO explores a darker side of Billy - did it lead to his death?
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S2 [5] Those High-Powered Lawyers | The Ballad of Billy Balls
Was there a conspiracy to murder Billy in order to keep him quiet? iO's search for an answer leads to a sobering reality.
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S2 [6] Amanda | The Ballad of Billy Balls
Amanda, a game-changing character, tells her story.
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Customer Reviews
Emotional ride (season 2)
Only listened to season 2 of this podcast so far and it’s a difficult listen at times. I think getting through the first 2 episodes is hard as they feature a lot of Rebecca who seems narcissistic, proud, and frankly kind of awful. After that the episodes get easier to listen to and are more about the presenters difficult life story than about this Billy character. Worth a listen if you can get past the Rebecca interviews.
Emotional rollercoaster
A podcast that looks at how past events can affect a family. The podcast is raw and you feel a range of emotions throughout.
The Mum comes across as narcissistic , however, you realise there is more to her character then that. She has been through a lot. You really feel for IO who is telling this story.
I relate to the relationship between IO and Rebecca the Mum.
Good pod
Listened to every ep and enjoyed the story