Greatest Hits: Balloon Boy & The Hillbilly Heist

Just the Gist

It's a two-fer baby! Jacob and Rosie need a little break so we're pulling out two more stories from the archives - revisiting two wild stories from the Just The Gist live tour; The Hillbilly Heist and Balloon Boy.

We give you just the gist but if you want more; 

Balloon Boy 

  • Watch "Balloon Boy's' family discusses life 10 years after incident" from Nightline via Youtube https://bit.ly/balloonboy-interview .
  • Read 'The Ballon Boy Hoax - Solved!' by Robert Sanchez for 5280.com from 2019 https://bit.ly/3CDFEW9 . 
  • Read 'Couple behind 2009 'balloon boy' hoax in US granted pardons' from Colorado for The Guardian https://bit.ly/balloonboy-theguardian .
  • Read The Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax

The Hillbilly Heist of 1997 

  • Read 'The Book of Dave: A New Path After a $17 Million Misstep' by by David Gantt  https://bit.ly/3p4M8u6 .
  • Watch 'Masterminds' trailer - the movie based on the Loomis Fargo robbery in which Zach Galifianakis plays David Gantt https://bit.ly/3NBcOMc .

FOLLOW THE SHOW:

  • Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram .
  • Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok .
  • Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG .
  • Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig .

CREDITS

Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley  
Executive Producer: Elise Cooper 
Audio Imager: Nat Marshall 
Social Producer: Zoe Panaretos 
Managing Producer
: Sam Cavanagh 

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