Forrest Fenn and His Deadly Treasure Hunt

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Forrest Fenn was a decorated Air Force pilot, art dealer, and author who lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He collected rare artifacts from around the world. After surviving cancer in the late 1980s, he devised a wild plan: hide a treasure chest filled with valuable items and challenge people to find it. Fenn published a book in 2010 titled The Thrill of the Chase. Inside it, he included a mysterious poem. This poem, he said, held the clues to find a hidden treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. It didn’t take long for the hunt to gain attention. People from all over the world traveled to the mountains to try to solve the clues. The treasure was said to be worth up to $5 million, and many were eager to claim it. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tilln.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode link: https://tilln.com/forrestfenn Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch The Lost Dutchman Mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZmfMZETZBE&ab_channel=ThingsILearnedLastNight Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Harry.
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0:30.1	Hey, welcome to things I learned last night.
0:31.5	This is a comedy podcast where you learn something new every week.
0:34.9	This week is no different.
0:37.3	Yeah, we're learning about the guy that did not.
0:39.7	Yep.
0:40.8	Forrest Finn is a Vietnam veteran and wrote a very controversial book.
0:45.9	Yeah.
0:46.7	And led hundreds of thousands of people on a chase.
0:49.9	So, yeah, I think you'll like it.
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