The MJCast is an audio podcast that discusses topics and news as it relates to American singer and entertainer, Michael Jackson, and the Jackson family. The podcast was founded in 2015 with the goal of keeping Jackson’s legacy alive by interviewing guests who were closest to the singer. The MJCast continues to release new episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.[1]

The MJCast
Podcast logo for The MJCast
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Jamon Bull
  • Elise Capron
Genre
Created by
  • Jamon Bull
  • Q Gabriel-Smith
  • Damien Shields
  • Chris Bennett
LanguageEnglish
Length15-329 minutes
Production
Audio formatMP3
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes148 (as of September 24, 2022)
Publication
Original releaseFebruary 13, 2015 (2015-02-13) –
present
Related
WebsiteThe MJCast

Format

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The podcast was founded by Jamon Bull and Q Gabriel-Smith. Bull and Elise Capron are the show hosts. Charlie Carter is the show's audio producer. There are three distinct formats: The first format is regular news and discussion episodes. Secondly, there are roundtable discussions on specific topics like albums and videos. The third format is special interviews with guests who knew and worked with Michael Jackson personally and professionally. Some of their past guests include Michael Jackson's nephews from R&B singing group, 3T, brother Tito Jackson, Jacksons's personal photographer, Steven Paul Whitsitt, American sculptor, Diana Walczak, Jackson's 2005 trial lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, choreographer Vincent Paterson, Savage Garden's frontman Darren Hayes, pianist and keyboardist John Barnes and many other Jackson family members, Jackson friends, celebrities, and musicians that worked with the star.[1][2][3]

Acknowledgements

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In 2017, The MJCast was acknowledged by Mashable and Rolling Stone when they called for boycotts of the British comedy special Urban Myths for their portrayal of Jackson, which prompted the entertainer's daughter, Paris Jackson, to vehemently object to Joseph Fiennes portraying her late father.[4][5] In 2021, The MJCast was interviewed by Podcast Magazine. The publication focused on the hosts and their reasoning behind doing the podcast, the history of the show, and the show's success.[1]

Episodes

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# Episode Air Date Runtime
000 Testing, Testing, Testing! February 13, 2015 15m
001 I Love to Tour! February 22, 2015 1h 51m
002 They turned it Into a Glee Episode March 8, 2015 1h 41m
003 Syl Mortilla Special March 20, 2015 1h 7m
004 That's Enough Plugging! April 4, 2015 1h 57m
005 Kerry Anderson Special April 9, 2015 1h 23m
006 Tommy Organ Special April 20, 2015 39m
007 We Come in Peace May 3, 2015 2h 41m
008 Xscape Origins Special May 22, 2015 2h 15m
009 Sausage Fest? June 5, 2015 1h 46m
010 Vindication Day 10th Anniversary Special with Tom Mesereau June 13, 2015 2h 4m
011 June 25th Special with Darren Hayes June 24, 2015 2h 21m
012 Hair Cast July 11, 2015 1h 56m
013 Take a Fire Department to Cool Her Down July 25, 2015 2h 23m
014 Traveling With a King July 25, 2015 1h 15m
015 Brad Sundberg Special August 28, 2015 2h 14m
016 Jermaine Jackson is the Lord of the Rings September 12, 2015 2h 23m
017 No Kaiju! October 7, 2016 2h 17m
018 Can You Hear My Footprints? October 19, 2015 1h 51m
019 Thriller Night Halloween Special With LaVelle Smith Jr. October 30, 2015 1h 23m
020 Taj Jackson Special November 15, 2015 3h 5m
021 Man Crush Monday November 29, 2015 2h 31m
022 Moonwalk Talk Simulcast December 14, 2015 3h 17m
023 Christmas Extravaganza! December 24, 2015 5h 9m
024 They've Got Chalk to Sell February 16, 2016 3h 15m
025 Right Place, Right Time... Black Magic February 27, 2016 3h 20m
026 Diana Walczak Special March 12, 2016 2h 31m
027 Sony/ATV Purchase Roundtable March 25, 2016 2h 36m
028 Just the Two of Us April 9, 2016 2h 10m
029 Just the Q of Us April 21, 2016 1h 11m
030 Rob Hoffman Special May 06, 2016 1h 42m
031 Making Michael Special With Mike Smallcombe May 28, 2016 1h 16m
032 Dammn Baby, Dammn Indeed June 04, 2016 2h 17m
033 Vindication Day Special with Scott Ross June 12, 2016 2h 42m
034 June 25th Special with Kevin Stea June 25, 2016 2h 35m
035 MJ101 Special: The Performances July 09, 2016 2h 15m
036 The Other Bernie Sanders July 23, 2016 2h 48m
037 The Land of the Piñata August 06, 2016 2h 40m
038 Michael it's Your Birthday, Happy Birthday Michael August 28, 2016 3h 36m
039 A Kind of Deflated Pepsi Logo September 11, 2016 5h 4m
040 The Gold Pants Brigade September 25, 2016 3h 50m
041 Michael Jackson & Prince Roundtable (Part 1) October 8, 2016 3h 36m
042 Michael Jackson & Prince Roundtable (Part 2) October 22, 2016 2h 39m
043 Thriller Night Special feat. CJ DeVillar October 30, 2016 3h 29m
044 World Music Awards 2006 10th Anniversary Special November 15, 2016 1h 15m
045 Dangerous 25 Roundtable (Part 1) November 26, 2016 3h 12m
046 Dangerous 25 Roundtable (Part 2) December 3, 2016 2h 20m
047 The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson Special with Elizabeth Amisu and Karin Merx December 12, 2016 3h 36m
048 Season Two Christmas Special December 16, 2016 2h 53m
049 Season Two Mix Tape January 14, 2017 2h 16m
050 Tito Jackson Special February 18, 2017 1h 31m
051 He’s a Lover, Not a Fighter March 5, 2017 3h 10m
052 Michael Prince Special March 19, 2017 3h 35m
053 You Don’t Feel it Coming? April 4, 2017 3h 29m
054 CJ DeVillar Special April 12, 2017 1h 46m
055 You’re Muted for Two Weeks April 29, 2017 3h 1m
056 Remixed by Nick* Special (Urban Jungle Mix) May 14, 2017 1h 58m
057 We Are Not as Young as We Look May 25, 2017 2h 29m
058 Vindication Day Special (Pirates in Neverland: The Michael Jackson Allegations) June 13, 2017 3h 5m
059 June 25th Special with Isabelle Petitjean and Brice Najar June 24, 2017 1h 48m
060 The Laura Comedy Hour July 7, 2017 2h 33m
061 Jonathan ‘Sugarfoot’ Moffett Special July 21, 2017 2h 17m
062 They Didn’t Need an Expert to Say That August 7, 2017 4h 1m
063 Q Q&A August 17, 2017 1h 13m
064 Vincent Paterson Special August 28, 2017 1h 41m
065 Hector Barjot Special September 16, 2017 1h 20m
066 Long Hair Don’t Care October 7, 2017 3h 28m
067 Joseph Vogel Special October 21, 2017 1h 45m
068 Thriller Night Special with Ola Ray October 30, 2017 1h 19m
069 C Q&A November 15, 2017 2h 30m
070 Nobody Gonna be Payin’ Us December 1, 2017 2h 10m
071 MJ101 Special: Bad 30 December 18, 2017 2h 50m
072 Season Three Christmas Special December 24, 2017 3h 38m
073 Season Three Mixtape January 9, 2018 2h 24m
074 J Q&A February 17, 2018 2h 8m
075 I’m a Strange Guy March 23, 2018 2h 26m
076 MJ101 Special: Thriller 35 April 6, 2018 2h 50m
077 Let’s Make HIStory Special with Brice Najar A April 21, 2018 1h 30m
078 That was a Q-incidence May 4, 2018 2h 19m
079 Bryan Loren Special May 19, 2018 2h 9m
080 A Good Kind of Weird June 6, 2018 2h 23m
081 Vindication Day Special with Aphrodite Jones June 13, 2018 1h 50m
082 June 25th Special with Damien Shields and TJ June 23, 2018 3h 25m
083 Reflections on Joseph Jackson Roundtable July 1, 2018 1h 15m
084 Judith Hill Special July 12, 2018 1h 28m
085 For all the YANA Lovers Out There? July 28, 2018 3h 1m
086 Dick Zimmerman Special August 17, 2018 1h 39m
087 Happy 60th Birthday MJ! August 29, 2018 1h 49m
088 Janet Got Busy September 22, 2018 3h 19m
089 John Barnes Special October 14, 2018 2h 5m
090 Thriller 3D Roundtable October 27, 2018 2h 8m
091 The Rarest of Beards November 22, 2018 2h 44m
092 Humanitarian: The Real Michael Jackson Special December 9, 2018 1h 47m
093 Season Four Christmas Special December 24, 2018 5h 29m
094 Harrison Funk Special January 13, 2019 3h 34m
095 Leaving Neverland Roundtable February 3, 2019 2h 33m
097 Bill Whitfield Special March 16, 2019 2h 1m
098 We Had a Break…Allegedly… March 31, 2019 3h 37m
099 Leaving Neverland Q&A April 18, 2019 1h 50m
100 Brad Buxer Special May 5, 2019 2h 35m
101 Taryll Jackson Special May 18, 2019 2h 11m
102 Eggs for Breakfast June 8, 2019 1h 53m
103 Vindication Day Special with Larry Nimmer June 13, 2019 57m
104 June 25th Special with Jenny Winings June 25, 2019 2h 3m
105 Don’t Forget Your Lanyard July 12, 2019 2h 17m
106 That’s Why I Do the Hashtags July 27, 2019 1h 27m
107 Allan ‘Big Al’ Scanlan Special August 23, 2019 2h 9m
108 Back to Square One September 19, 2019 2h 29m
109 Michael Trapson Special October 5, 2019 2h 1m
110 Thriller Night Special with Paul Black and Adam Green October 26, 2019 3h 11m
111 It’s Not a Hangover November 19, 2019 2h 17m
112 Oiling Lanes December 18, 2019 2h 33m
113 Season Five Christmas Special December 24, 2019 4h 15m
115 Kevin Dorsey Special March 15, 2020 2h 13m
116 We’re All Experts in the Rearview Mirror April 8, 2020 1h 55m
117 Howard Bloom Special May 3, 2020 1h 44m
118 Steven Paul Whitsitt Special May 26, 2020 2h 36m
119 HIStory 25 Roundtable June 21, 2020 3h 21m
120 I’ve Found Peace Within Myself July 5, 2020 2h 38m
121 The New Adventures of Charlie Thomson August 2, 2020 2h 42m
122 Eddie Garcia Special August 29, 2020 2h 32m
123 The Story of HIStory Special with Pez Jax September 20, 2020 2h 10m
124 Travis Payne Special October 23, 2020 2h 27m
125 It’s All for Love December 4, 2020 2h 33m
126 TJ Jackson Special December 17, 2020 2h 29m
127 Season Six Christmas Special December 22, 2020 2h 50m
128 An Exotic Location Called Ohio February 20, 2021 2h 44m
129 Talitha Linehan Special March 20, 2021 2h 10m
130 An Evening With Charlie and Jamon April 17, 2021 3h 00m
131 A Tale of Two Estates May 3, 2021 3h 11m
132 Aileen Medalla Special June 5, 2021 1h 15m
133 Vindication Day Special With Carol LaMere June 12, 2021 2h 3m
134 My Father Was Ready to Go August 1, 2021 2h 42m
135 Christian James Hand Special August 27, 2021 1h 35m
136 Living My Danish Gay Life September 18, 2021 2h 51m
137 He Is Not Committed to the Lean October 25, 2021 1h 48m
138 30th Anniversary Celebration Roundtable November 29, 2021 2h 41m
139 Invincible 20 Roundtable December 16, 2021 3h 41m
140 Season Seven Christmas Special December 24, 2021 2h 49m
141 Janet Jackson Documentary Roundtable March 19, 2022 2h 21m
142 Reflections on John Barnes Roundtable April 11, 2022 2h 11m
143 Sonic Fantasy Special with Marcos Cabotá May 7, 2022 2h 1m
144 We Love All the Charlies May 27, 2022 1h 54m
145 Vindication Day Special with Brett Barnes June 13, 2022 2h 25m
146 Cascio Tracks Removal Roundtable July 5, 2022 2h
147 Big British Q&A August 12, 2022 2h 25m
148 It’s Been a Minute September 24, 2022 1h 58m

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The MJCast: Furthering Michael Jackson's Reach". November 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "The story behind the album and CD cover for Michael Jackson's 1995 'HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'". August 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Rogerson, Ben (March 21, 2022). "Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye piano/keyboard player John Barnes has died, say reports". MusicRadar.
  4. ^ Haysom, Sam (January 12, 2017). "Michael Jackson's daughter tweets reaction to Joseph Fiennes casting". Mashable.
  5. ^ Legaspi, Althea (January 12, 2017). "Paris Jackson Blasts Joseph Fiennes' Michael Jackson Part". Rolling Stone.
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