Franko Fargo Podcast

Host: So I just read this incredible article about a guy named Franko Fargo, and honestly, I'm still trying to -- Select --wrap my head aroundmade upgets mestringsum it up it. This man survived one disaster after another---trains, planes, buses, cars---you name it. It's the kind of story that sounds -- Select --made upwrap my head aroundcall it quitswildtale, but apparently most of it checks out.

Guest: Right, and what really -- Select --gets mestands outblew my mindsum it upcinematic is the sheer number of close calls. One or two accidents in a lifetime, sure, that happens. But this guy had a whole -- Select --stringtalerough patchesbrushes with deathhard way of them over several decades.

Host: That's the thing---journalists actually called him "the world's luckiest unlucky man," which is such a perfect way to -- Select --sum it upwrap my head aroundbuy intoblurs the linemake it up to. I mean, the train crash alone would be enough drama for most people. Most of us would -- Select --call it quitsmade upgets mestands outupfront on public transport after that!

Guest: Ha! No kidding. But then the airplane story is where things get really -- Select --wildcinematicjaw-droppingcompellingcredible. The article says he was pulled out of a plane mid-flight and landed in a haystack. Now, I have to -- Select --take that with a grain of saltwrap my head aroundbuy intocall it quitssum it up because even the article mentions it's disputed. But still---what a -- Select --talestringskepticrough patcheshard way!

Host: Exactly. There are actually documented cases of people surviving falls from extreme heights. It's just one of those stories that's almost too -- Select --cinematicwildcompellingjaw-droppinggrounded to believe.

Guest: I think the reason this story has -- Select --stuck aroundstands outblew my mindgets mefirst in line so long is because it -- Select --blurs the linesum it upwrap my head aroundbuy intomake it up to between fact and legend. Some parts are clearly verified. But other parts have been -- Select --embellishedbalancedcrediblegroundedupfront over time, probably by journalists looking for a good headline.

Host: Speaking of the lottery---that part -- Select --blew my mindgets mestands outstuck aroundjaw-dropping. After all those near-death experiences, he wins a massive cash prize. You'd think the universe was trying to -- Select --make it up toblurs the linebuy intosum it upcall it quits him for all the -- Select --rough patchesbrushes with deathstringhard waytale.

Guest: And here's the part that really -- Select --stands outgets meblew my mindstuck aroundfirst in line to me: he gave most of the money away. That's a pretty -- Select --groundedbalancedcredibleupfrontcompelling attitude for someone who just became a millionaire -- Select --overnighthard wayfirst in linewildcinematic.

Host: After surviving so many -- Select --brushes with deathrough patchesstringtalehard way, maybe material things just didn't matter as much anymore. He'd already learned what was really important the -- Select --hard wayovernightrough patchesbrushes with deathfirst in line.

Guest: The article does a nice job of being -- Select --upfrontgroundedbalancedcrediblecompelling about what's confirmed and what isn't. It doesn't just -- Select --buy intoblurs the linemake it up towrap my head aroundsum it up the legend completely. That -- Select --balancedupfrontgroundedcredibleembellished approach makes the whole thing more -- Select --crediblebalancedcompellingjaw-droppingcinematic, actually.

Host: Even if half of it is exaggerated, the other half is still -- Select --jaw-droppingwildcinematiccompellingcredible.

Guest: And that's what makes it so -- Select --compellingjaw-droppingcinematicwildcredible. Whether you're a -- Select --skeptictalestringgroundedupfront or a believer, there's something in this story for everyone.

Host: If they ever make a film about Franko Fargo, I'm -- Select --first in lineovernighthard waystands outstuck around for tickets. What a life.