Fly Boy: The Story of the Great Feather Heist

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Natural conservation is something that most people can get behind. I mean, you see a baby duckling covered in oil and you can’t help but shake your fist at the oil companies that created the mess while you reach for the dish soap, right? When wildfires break out, firefighters from all over the country pack their bags and get on planes to go help. We generally want to keep our communities clean. But sometimes, there are people to whom nature is just a playground. People who will do anything to capture and keep the world’s beauty all for their own selfish gain...and they’ll keep doing it too, unless someone stops them. As the Lorax says, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” Join us for the true crime story of one of the weirdest heists in history--a tale of obsession and "main character syndrome" run wild. If you think this one's gonna be boring, trust us. It ain't.

Sources:
The Feather Thief by Kirk W. Johnson
NPR's "This American Life" with Ira Glass

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0:57.0	And we're here to tell you a true story that is way stranger than fiction.
1:01.0	We're roasting murderers and marshmallows around the true crime campfire.
1:04.7	Natural conservation is something that most people can get behind.
1:15.0	I mean, you see a baby duckling covered in oil and you can't help but shake your fist at the
1:19.2	oil companies that created the mess while you reach for the dish soap, right?
1:23.5	When wildfires break out, firefighters from all over the country pack their bags and get on
1:27.6	planes to go help.
1:29.2	We generally want to keep our communities clean.
1:32.2	But sometimes there are people to whom nature is just a playground. People
1:36.2	who will do anything to capture and keep the world's beauty all for their own selfish gain,
1:41.6	and they'll keep doing it too unless somebody stops them.
1:44.0	As the Lorax says unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing's gonna
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