TWENTY-SEVEN is not a myth.
It’s not a list.
And it’s not a club anyone ever chose to join. In this special episode of Jonny’s Dead Air, the narrator is Death himself—not as a villain, not as a spectacle, but as a quiet witness. From dim hotel rooms to silent apartments, from moments of relief to moments of shock, Death remembers the final hours of five artists whose lives ended at the same age—and under eerily similar conditions.

This is not a story about fame.
It’s a story about loneliness.

Through calm, conversational reflection, Death revisits the rooms, the weather, the unfinished thoughts, and the silence that surrounded these final moments. There is no gore here. No romanticizing. Only truth—told gently, painfully, and with deep compassion.

TWENTY-SEVEN asks the listener not to fear a number, but to recognize the conditions that build toward it… and to consider who might be slipping away quietly in rooms just like these.

Some stories are meant to be remembered.
This one is meant to be felt.

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Written by Jonny Hartwell
Voiced by Jonny Hartwell
Music Credit: Reel World Audio.
A iHeart Radio Production

DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains discussions of sensitive topics...Listener discretion is strongly advised. While the stories you’ll hear are rooted in real events, not every detail is strictly historical—some moments are dramatized with creative license to bring the narrative to life. Please keep this in mind as you listen.

Jonny’s Dead Air Podcast
Written, hosted, and produced by Jonny Hartwell.
A production of iHeartRadio Pittsburgh.

Thanks for listening—and for keeping the light on.