The Treasure Hunter Revisited

PRETEND

Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In today's episode, we revisit the captivating story of Seafarer Exploration and its quest to unearth a 300-year-old treasure buried beneath the ocean waves off Florida's coast. Join us as we delve into the tale of Kyle Kennedy, CEO of Seafarer Exploration, and his fateful encounter with Dr. Michael Torres, a man whose promises and credentials were as deep as the ocean itself. What begins as a hopeful journey into the past, seeking lost treasures of a Spanish galleon quickly spirals into a lawsuit and allegations of fraud. This rebroadcast from our previous series shines a light on the treasure hunters, the technology they dream of, and the deception that lurks beneath the surface. Guest Speakers: Kyle Kennedy, CEO of Seafarer Exploration Experts in maritime archaeology and treasure hunting Legal analysts breaking down the lawsuit against Michael Torres Listen to the Entire Series: Don't miss out on the full adventure of treachery, technology, and sunken treasures. Click on the links below to listen to the entire series and explore the mystery surrounding Florida's Treasure Coast. Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6S0XjD4QyyXvuFBh1dOyVY?si=c55b75b8eff4478e Part 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/19xvUTQQDILhRLrrtiB7Dk?si=df330a9fd2a54c3a Part 4: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69e2SjjyDLJ3CmbU8mfpvn?si=06e9742270b749d4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Apple.
0:04.0	All right, so I'm working on the next season of Pretend, and I have almost all the interviews
0:10.5	recorded, so I'm putting them all all together and it's going to be a
0:13.3	collection of different types of cons and scams cons that you can't even
0:19.7	imagine are real I mean these are stories that come out of left field.
0:24.8	And I'm working with my friend Michelle Khan,
0:27.8	who is the White Hat that you heard in the Stalker series.
0:31.4	And we are working on an investigation that could turn out to be fruitful.
0:35.4	I mean, wait to you see what we found out.
0:37.6	I'm just going to leave it there because this could have a huge impact.
0:42.4	So yeah, I have a lot of stuff cooking and I need a little
0:45.8	bit of time to put things together so I started thinking what episode in the back
0:51.2	catalog would be really nice to play for some of our new listeners
0:56.0	or some listeners who have maybe listened to it but haven't heard it in a long time?
1:01.3	And then I thought of the Treasure Hunter series because it is actually one of my
1:05.9	favorite series it has adventures it has con on con action.
1:13.8	It's everything you want in a story
1:15.6	and it's one of my favorite rabbit holes
1:18.4	that I've gone down and I think you're gonna enjoy it.
1:21.9	Now, there were four episodes in the series,
1:24.6	so I'm only going to play for you the first episode,
1:27.2	but if you want to listen to it
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