S1101: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 1

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This might be my favorite PRETEND series of all time. Remember the movie Catch Me If You Can? Most people believe the film is based on a true story. But, did you know it's mostly made up? I spent the last few weeks and months pouring over court records, police reports, and other documents to prove that Frank Abagnale faked his entire life story. It turns out that the real story behind Catch Me If You Can is actually a lot more fascinating than the one you thought you knew. _______ Fact-checking for this episode by Kate Gallagher. Special thanks to Alan Logan, author of The Greatest Hoax on Earth: Catching Truth, While We Can Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/173619741X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_5EAWP7S0XC5J1WJQF2D5 _______ Jordan Harbinger Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Babel
0:11.0	Do you remember the movie catch me if you can?
0:13.6	It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a dashing young con artist named Frank Avognell and Tom
0:20.6	Hanks as the FBI agent who relentlessly hunted him down.
0:26.1	If you recall, Leonardo DiCaprio plays a teenager who poses as a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer,
0:32.3	all while playing a game of cat and mouse with the FBI.
0:37.1	In the end, I hate to spoil it for you, but DiCaprio's character gets caught and eventually
0:42.4	starts working for the FBI.
0:45.6	What an unbelievable story.
0:47.7	I mean, literally unbelievable.
0:52.2	And the most interesting part is that Steven Spielberg claims it's based on a true story.
0:58.4	Wow, Frank Avognell, the real life man, must be the greatest con man who has ever lived.
1:09.5	I've tried to get Frank Avognell on this podcast for five years now.
1:13.8	Actually, since season one, his people wrote back to me and said,
1:17.6	Dear Mr. Leyva, thank you for your email.
1:20.4	As noted on our website, Mr. Avognell doesn't grant interviews dealing with his past.
1:26.0	Thank you for the invitation and we appreciate your understanding.
1:30.6	What?
1:31.7	The guy is the best of the best.
1:34.0	He fooled everyone, even the FBI, and almost got away with it, too.
1:39.9	Why wouldn't he want to tell his story?
1:42.6	I mean, I get it.
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