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A Fiction Serial Podcast
Dive into the heart of Southern California during the flashy 1980s with our Comedy Serial Podcast, “Mafia Hairdresser.” This fiction podcast transports listeners to a time when designer trends, pop icons like Madonna, and a culture fueled by extravagance and cocaine reigned supreme. Follow the story of Jessy, an ambitious young hairdresser in Los Angeles with dreams of making it big.
His journey takes a wild turn when he starts moonlighting for Big-Don, the campy king of infomercials with a secret empire built on drug supply to Hollywood’s glitterati. As Jessy navigates the dangerous waters of Big-Don’s world and the advances of Big-Don’s wife, his life at the upscale salon, Beautious Maximous, starts to unravel. Gossip, betrayal, and the shadow of a burgeoning health crisis add layers of complexity to his already tumultuous life.
“Witty Snarky Loads of Fun!”
“Mafia Hairdresser” is a whirlwind tale of ambition, deception, and the search for identity amidst the excesses of the Me Generation. With VIP parties, luxury gifts, and high-stakes drama, Jessy’s story is a rollercoaster ride through the darker side of Hollywood’s glamour. Will he rise to the occasion, or will the cost of success prove too high? Tune into our fiction podcast to find out if Jessy can navigate the treacherous terrain of love, loyalty, and ambition without losing himself.
26 Original Fiction Podcast Episodes + Bonus Episodes
iTunes Reviews
This is a great podcast! I was so involved with everyone, especially with their snippy voice tones. Season one is my favorite so far.
Excellent funny serial drama. Looking for a fun serial audio drama? Check out Jon-David’s incredible podcast, The Mafia Hairdresser Chronicles based on stories from his actual career. Highly Bingeable. Especially for commutes and exercise routines. Don’t miss it!
Exactly what I needed! Witty snarky and loads of fun. Can’t wait to share this awesome podcast with friends. Cheers!
Listen to What This Podcast is. Teaser for Season One.
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Adapted from the Book!
Jessy, a young hairdresser in Los Angeles wanted to get rich quick and got more than he set out for by moonlighting for Big-Don, LA’s campy infomercial king for his chain of auto-repair shops, which are, in-reality, the front for his actual business of supplying drugs to the Hollywood elite.
Jessy becomes the “Mafia Hairdresser” is gifted cars, clothing, all-you-can-snort cocaine, Hawaiian vacations and VIP invites to music & movie industry parties until he’s asked to baby-sit the out-of-control mob couple by their mysterious associate, Smokey Topaz.
To live or die, quit or stay… must this Mafia Hairdresser resort to drugs, blackmail and a possible accidental manslaughter?
Mafia Hairdresser is Book One in a series and is based on the author’s own fabulously dangerous lifestyle.
This Campy Crime Comedy Novel is book 1 in a series called The Mafia Hairdresser Chronicles – NOW A HIT PODCAST!
Amazon Reviews
*****5.0 out of 5 stars“Great Read!!
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down!
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “Sit back and enjoy”
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “Must must must read”
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “A zealous read”
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “Fantastic book!”
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “Fast, furious, funny!”
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “A Trip Behind the Scenes”
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “A fun, exciting, page-tuner”
**** 4.0 out of 5 stars 80s “Time Machine”
A Glowing 90’s LGBTQ PODCAST
Step into the dazzling, neon-lit world of “The Glow Stick Gods,” an LGBT Podcast that dances through the night with a campy, unapologetic flair. This fiction podcast dives deep into the heart of Chicago’s party scene, following Jessy, the reinvented Mafia Hairdresser turned A-list party icon. With his crew of eclectic friends, including a celebrity book agent, a cater-waiter with dreams, and a celebrity psychologist with a penchant for the night, Jessy navigates a world filled with electrifying highs, devastating lows, and everything in between.
As Jessy falls for a rave scene newcomer, they explore the hedonistic lifestyle armed with a secret manual for partying safely in a city where the night never seems to end. From Mayor Daley’s war on drugs to the shocking true events that inspired the podcast, including a notorious A-lister’s crime, “The Glow Stick Gods” serves up a cocktail of irony, hypocrisy, and hilarity.
Laugh along with the talking glow stick, a campy companion through tales of fabulously dangerous living. This LGBT Podcast doesn’t just tell stories; it immerses you in an unapologetic expose of a lifestyle that sparkles, dazzles, and sometimes, darkens. Tune in to “The Glow Stick Gods” for a fiction podcast experience that promises to be as fun and intriguing as the nights it celebrates.
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Adapted from the Book!
Bored with L.A. scene, Jessy, the Mafia Hairdresser, reinvents himself as an A-List Chicago party boy and befriends celebrity book-agent, Tarin, who encourages him to party-on and write about the nightlife as only he can. As Jessy’s seemingly whimsical chapters begin to reflect the dark side of living high in the LGBTQ Cirucuit Boy Ecstasy decade, he falls in love with a “Newbie.”
Enter the shocking insiders-only nightlife world of the hairdresser, the cater-waiter, the book-agent, the celebrity psychologist and their doctor-friend who prescribes fun with a pay-later attitude.
The Glow Stick Gods is inspired by the author’s own experiences and true events, including Chicago Mayor Daley’s war on drugs, the party circuit, and the Chicago “A-lister” who killed a cab driver with his own cab. Irony, hypocrisy or hilarity, jon-david’s unapologetic expose’ of a fabulously dangerous lifestyle will keep you laughing, even if many of his friends did not survive to laugh with you.
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Amazon Reviews
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars “Glow stick Gods, very entertaining”
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars90’s “Party Time!”
A racy romp through the 90’s party scene.A good read, set up in an interesting format of many stories within the story. Follow Jon-David on his escapades though Chicago, Miami & Toronto. Highly recommended!
How I Killed My Mother
A Podcast of Short Stories
Short Stories and True Confessions from a Mafia Hairdresser: The latest original narrative podcast from Mafia Hairdresser: Tales of the author’s fantastical life including tell-alls about his celebrity friends, his “Karen” hair clients, living through the lootings and violence in Chicago, his dog best dog stories and how he killed his mother.
These non-fiction podcast episodes drop every Monday.
Available on most podcast apps, YouTube and now Kindle Vella for Readers.
Special True Crime Podcast Episodes
The newly renovated The Boca Raton resort, spa & salon was newly purchased and renovated by The Northview Hotel Group. The author narrator was thrilled to be hired and work there until he retired from the salon industry. But the company lied, committed fraud and fraud inducement to the author and all the staff.
“I went broke, lost my health insurance, my health, and my home as well as my financial security.”
Listen to this true crime podcast and how the stupid decisions of one company, The Boca Raton, ruined people’s lives.
5 Shocking Non-Fiction Episodes
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Jon-David, internationally recognized as a social media pioneer. A noted author, playwright, screenwriter, salon owner, consultant and speaker, Jon-David is Co-Founder of Made In Chicago Speaker’s Bureau and founder of SalonSpaChat, the first online social media show for the salon and spa industry.
A lifetime working as a colorist, as well as being a 2nd City (Toronto/Chicago) and an Acting Studio Studio trained actor imbues Jon-David’s communication and performing skills.
Jon-David is the narrator of the hit LGBTQ podcast “The Mafia Hairdresser Chronicles“ which includes the campy, coming out, comedy crime story of Mafia Hairdresser and the circuit boy 90’s rave tale of The Glow Stick Gods based on the author’s real life, as well as his two non-fiction podcasts: Jon-David & Goliath and How I Killed My Mother.
