Episode #216 01.14.25 | SOURCES

Bill Murray: Airport Drug Busts, Backstage Brawls, and Crashing Elvis’s Burial

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Before Bill Murray was busting ghosts and living in a loop of deja vu, he was a drug-dealing pre-med student with a knack for comedy. When he was caught with five bricks of pot at the airport, his career in medicine came crashing down, forcing him to make a living with his smart mouth. His obsession to rise above “medium talent” brought him to volatile blows with musicians, fellow actors, and even himself. Yetin his cockiest moments and most despairing lows, the universe always found a way to show Bill Murray he still had a lot to learn.

*illustration by Avi Spivak @avispivak

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