Cautionary Tales Presents: Lost Hills - The Dark Prince
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries
4.7 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Today, we're sharing an episode of the gripping Pushkin series Lost Hills: The Dark Prince. The brand-new season takes a deep dive into the surf world to explore the legacy of Malibu's Dark Prince: Miki Dora. A surfer known for his style, grace and aggression, he ruled Malibu from the 1950s to the 1970s. Celebrated for his rebellious spirit, he was also a conman who led the FBI on a 7-year manhunt around the world.
Episodes 1 and 2 are out now: https://apple.co/losthills. And of course, if you'd like to binge all of the season 3 episodes early and ad free, make sure you subscribe to Pushkin+.
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| 0:48.4 | Pushkin. |
| 0:50.4 | From the 1950s to the 1970s, a surfer named Mickey Dora ruled Malibu. He was celebrated for his |
| 1:00.4 | grace, his style, and his rebellious spirit. He was also a con man who led the FBI on a seven-year |
| 1:08.4 | manhunt around the world. Another episode of cautionary tales will be released on the usual |
| 1:14.4 | schedule, but while you wait, why not check out the new season of the gripping Pushkin |
| 1:20.4 | podcast Lost Hills, which takes a deep dive into the world of Malibu's Dark Prince. It's |
| 1:26.4 | available wherever you get your podcasts. And of course, if you'd like to binge all of the |
| 1:31.4 | season three episodes early and ad free, make sure you subscribe to Pushkin Plus. |
| 1:37.4 | I now present to you the first episode of Lost Hills for Dark Prince. |
| 1:45.4 | Not too long ago, I met a surfer named Danny Oberg. He lives in Santa Barbara now, but he |
| 1:52.4 | learned to surf in Malibu when the sport was barely known on the mainland. |
| 1:56.4 | I still go surfing after about 62 years of surfing. I go down to Rinkon and live close by. |
| 2:04.4 | I still have the stoke. |
| 2:08.4 | Danny told me a story about one of his early surf experiences, a day that made an indelible |
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