SCOUT· 64%1h 14m·2026-08-27·Arts CulturePart Two: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist?
Robert concludes the tale of Percy Fawcett by discussing how he came to believe a hidden jungle portal would turn his son into a god (spoiler: they died horribly). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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“From the Monty Python Mountaineer sketch: "The purpose of this year's expedition is to see if we can find any trace of last year's expedition."”
“Very much like chumps who went on the crusades because they wanted to find the seal of Solomon so they could use it to control demons.”
“So, Percy's adventuring was like an extended set of "gap years" aimed at "finding himself" ---- and what he found was exactly what the British class system instilled in him....😳😖”
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