Looking for ABC’s The Con and Good Morning America‘s full interview with Billy McFarland that landed the Fyre Festival promoter in solitary confinement? You’re in the right place! Billy McFarland co-founded the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival, and is currently serving six years in federal prison for defrauding investors of $27.4 million. What We Discuss with […]
Fascinating Stories
Jordan Harbinger podcast interviews that will take you on a wild ride. From the intense to the incredible, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
353: Jordan Harbinger | A Darknet Diaries Origin Story
Jordan shares the seedier side of his origin story — from hacking phones and buying pizza with fake credit card numbers to catching online predators and understanding the fundamentals of social engineering — with Jack Rhysider (@JackRhysider) of Darknet Diaries. [Featured art by habblesthecat] What Jack and Jordan Discuss: What Jordan learned about the mysterious […]
333: Isaac Lidsky | Eyes Wide Open
Isaac Lidsky (@isaaclidsky) is the only blind person to serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. He’s also an entrepreneur, he was once a child actor on a popular ’90s sitcom, and now he’s the bestselling author of Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can’t See […]
299: Steve Elkins | Finding the Lost City of the Monkey God
Steve Elkins is a cinematographer and explorer whose discovery of and expedition to a legendary settlement in the rainforest of Honduras is chronicled in The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston. [All featured photos by Ryan Hartford of Ecliptic Media] What We Discuss with Steve Elkins: How did Steve […]
288: Erik Weihenmayer | A Blind Man Sees No Barriers
Erik Weihenmayer (@ErikWeihenmayer) has kayaked the Grand Canyon and climbed Mount Everest — blind. He is the author of Touch the Top of the World and co-author of No Barriers and The Adversity Advantage. What We Discuss with Erik Weihenmayer: How challenges unite us as human beings — no matter our hardships or handicaps. Why […]
286: Jack Barsky | Deep Undercover with a KGB Spy in America Part Two
Jack Barsky (@DeepCoverBarsky) joins us to discuss his book Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America. This is part two of a two-part episode; part one can be found here! What We Discuss with Jack Barsky: We continue Jack Barsky’s story that began in episode 285. Make sure […]