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The brand new official Just The Gist podcast is right here (and we've had a glow up)!
Rosie Waterland tells amazing stories about anything and everything, but with just enough detail to make you sound impressive at a dinner party. Let's get Gistening....
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All the kids are saying it. Teachers are banning it. South Park did an episode about it. And it was just named Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word Of The Year. So where did 6-7 come from? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Rosie did some research to get to the bottom of it all, including getting the scoop from Official JTG Kidz Correspondents: her 12-year-old nephew Malekai and 6-year-old twin nieces Layla and Layelle. (And yes, she mixes them up during the interview.)
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:
Forbes article trying desperately to understand the KidZ and their six-seven nonsense
Dictionary.com trying to explain themselves
Music video of ‘Doot Doot (6 7)’ by Skrilla
Video of the original 6 7 kid ‘doing’ 6 7 at a basketball game
Video of the entire restaurant cheering when order ‘67’ is called at an In-N-Out Burger
South Park clip from the recent ‘6-7’ episode (this explains it better than anything tbh)
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There is a movie that exists that is SO bad, the lead actress who signed on had to be legally forced to finish filming it. In 1996, recent Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg had signed on to star in a gritty, sci-fi drama, but the final script had turned it into a buddy cop film in which she starred opposite a talking dinosaur puppet wearing Converse sneakers and a backwards cap. Whoopi tired to back out, the producers sued, and she ended being forced to film Theodore Rex against her will (she is so unhappy to be there you can literally see her sighing on screen in some scenes in the movie). With a budget of $33.5million, Theodore Rex was never released in cinemas, making it the most expensive direct-to-video movie ever made (and the biggest regret of Whoopi Goldberg’s career).
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Theodore Rex Wikipedia page - Complete film history and production details
A.V. Club - "An oral history of how a bomb like Theodore Rex is made" (2015)
YouTube - Theodore Rex Theatrical Trailer
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IT’S THE DELIGHTFUL CAPER WE ALL NEEDED. On October 19 2025, four thieves (in disguise!) stole $102million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris. They casually parked a basket lift truck out the front of the building, rode it to the first floor balcony and stepped right inside the Apollo Gallery - home to what’s left of France’s ‘Crown Jewels’. One glass cutter and a couple of minutes later, they rode away on Yamaha scooters with 9 precious items (well, 8 - they dropped a diamond-encrusted tiara that once belonged to Napoleon’s wife). Two men have been arrested, but no jewels have been found, and even George Clooney said he’s proud of the thieves for pulling it off. But why was it so easy to do? Who was the mysterious DAPPER MAN photographed at the scene of the crime? And will they even be able to sell what they stole?
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
This is Rosie’s absolute favourite thing she has read about The Louvre Heist: The Atlantic - "The Louvre Heist Is Terrific" (2025) by Caity Weaver
The Guardian - "French police arrest two men over €88m Louvre jewel heist" (2025)
AP News - "Thieves use basket lift in daring Louvre robbery, steal priceless jewels" (2025)
AP News - "A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris" (2025)
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In May 2013, Nigerian cook Harrison Okene was sitting on the toilet when his tugboat capsized in a freak wave, trapping him 30 meters underwater in complete darkness. While his 11 crewmates drowned, Harrison found himself in a tiny air pocket, listening to their final screams before silence fell. For 60 hours, he survived on a can of Coke and sardines, fighting off crayfish that fed on his body, praying and singing hymns while the freezing water slowly rose around him. When South African divers finally found him during what they thought was a body recovery mission, they couldn't believe he was alive - making Harrison one of the most miraculous survival stories ever recorded.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
The Guardian's original report - "Nigerian sailor 'a phenomenon' for surviving in air pocket for 60 hours" (2013)
The Guardian's 10-year follow-up - "I survived three days in a capsized boat on the ocean floor – praying in my air bubble" (2023)
Rescue footage on YouTube - Harrison Okene: Moment divers find man alive in sunken ship
Harrison's interview - Man Rescued From Sunken Boat Talks About Ordeal
Harrison's Instagram - Follow Harrison's current life as a professional diver
Jascon-4 incident Wikipedia page - Complete details of the tugboat disaster
BBC News coverage - "Nigerian cook 'survived 60 hours' in sunken ship air bubble" (2013)
CNN interview transcript - Harrison Okene on Larry King Live (2013)
National Geographic feature - "How One Man Survived 60 Hours Trapped Underwater" (2013)
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In December 2001, Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting nearly $6,000 worth of designer clothes from Saks Fifth Avenue, sparking one of the most bizarre celebrity trials of the 2000s. The '90s indie queen claimed her director told her to shoplift for a role, but the jury convicted her of felony grand theft anyway. From the iconic "Free Winona" t-shirt movement to Marc Jacobs making her their campaign face after she stole their designs, this is the scandal that made Winona disappear from Hollywood for a decade—until her Stranger Things comeback proved we should've freed her all along.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Vogue UK - "A grass roots campaign to 'free' Winona Ryder" (2002)
Recordnet - "Ryder's try at humor not defusing scandal" (2002)
W Magazine - "Winona Ryder: Ryder on the Storm" (2002)
Interview Magazine - "Winona Ryder" (2013)
YouTube - "free winona: the winona ryder shoplifting scandal" (2024)
Disgraceland Podcast - "Winona Ryder: Drowning, Designer Theft, and a Deadly Kidnapping" (2025)
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In what eventually became known as ‘THE CRAPPENING’, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of toilet waste while driving across the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago in 2004. And in an example of what might be the most perfect - yet unfortunate - timing ever, there just happened to be an open-air sightseeing tour boat passing directly under the bridge at the exact same time…
Dave Matthews Band tried to deny being involved, but after being soaked in what was described as a "rust-coloured waterfall” the 120 passengers who were aboard ‘Chicago’s Little Lady’, and soon the entire city of Chicago, were demanding answers.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Dave Matthews Band bus incident Wikipedia page - Complete incident details and aftermath
WBEZ 20-year anniversary coverage - "20 years after that disgusting Dave Matthews Band incident, victims now can laugh about it" (2024)
CBS Chicago retrospective - "Remembering the disgusting Dave Matthews Band bus incident 20 years later" (2024)
Chicago Tribune vintage coverage - "Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering the Dave Matthews Band bus incident, 20 years later" (2024)
The Crappening documentary - Filmmaker seeking witnesses for documentary about the incident (2024)
CBS Chicago vault footage - Original 2004 news coverage
Chicago mascots tribute video - Benny the Bull, Staley Da Bear, and Tommy Hawk pay respects on anniversary (2024)
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In 2014, Elizabeth Holmes was hailed as the youngest female billionaire in America, promising to revolutionize healthcare with her blood-testing company Theranos. With just a drop of blood from a fingerprick, she claimed her Edison machines could run hundreds of tests faster and cheaper than traditional labs. But behind the black turtlenecks, deep voice, and Steve Jobs comparisons was one of the biggest frauds in Silicon Valley history. The technology never worked, patients received dangerous false results, and investors lost over $900 million. Holmes and her business partner Sunny Balwani were both convicted of fraud, with Holmes sentenced to over 11 years in prison, where she remains today still claiming her innocence.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou - The definitive book on the Theranos scandal (2018)
Elizabeth Holmes Wikipedia page - Complete biography and timeline
United States v. Elizabeth A. Holmes Wikipedia page - Full trial details and verdict
Sunny Balwani Wikipedia page - Holmes' co-defendant and former partner
BBC News coverage - "Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes loses fraud appeal" (2025)
People Magazine prison interview - Elizabeth Holmes breaks her silence from prison (2025)
People Magazine current status - "Where Is Elizabeth Holmes Now?" (2024)
The Dropout Hulu series - Amanda Seyfried's Emmy-winning portrayal (2022)
The Inventor HBO documentary - "Out for Blood in Silicon Valley" trailer (2019)
ABC News documentary series - "The Story of Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos" complete coverage
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In 1912, four-year-old Bobby Dunbar vanished during a family fishing trip to Swayze Lake in Louisiana, sparking a massive eight-month search. When authorities found a boy matching Bobby's description in Mississippi with traveling handyman William Walters, the Dunbar family claimed him as their son. But another woman, Julia Anderson, recognised the boy's picture in the paper and insisted he was actually her son Bruce. After a sensational trial, the court awarded the child to the Dunbars, and he lived his entire life as Bobby Dunbar. But nearly a century later, DNA testing revealed the shocking truth.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar Wikipedia page - Complete case details and DNA revelation
This American Life episode - "The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar" comprehensive investigation (2008)
This American Life transcript - Full episode transcript with all details
Medium retrospective - "The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar: The story of the missing boy who was replaced with another" (2020)
Newspapers.com clipping - "But where is Bobby?" vintage newspaper coverage (2019)
A Case for Solomon book - Tal McThenia and Margaret Dunbar Cutright's definitive account (2012)
BuzzFeed Unsolved episode - "The Bizarre Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar" (2018)
History by Day analysis - "Who Was Bobby Dunbar? A Century-Old Case Finally Solved"
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Remembered for being one of the most famous murderers of the 20th century, there's not many people who don't know about Charles Manson and the Sharon Tate/LaBianca murders. But it tends to be one of those topics everybody assumes they know everything about, until they hear the bizarre details. Did you know that Manson didn't actually kill movie star Sharon Tate himself, or any of the victims that 'The Manson Family' are most known for slaughtering? Or that Charles Manson was good friends with The Beach Boys, to the point where one of his songs even ended up on one of their albums? Or that the public were so fascinated with him that he was put on the cover of Rolling Stone?
It's a famous story that's been told a gazillion times, but there's way more crazy 'impress your friends at a dinner party' details in this one than you think.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
The AMAZING 'Charles Manson's Hollywood' series of the 'You Must Remember This' podcast by Karina Longworth: http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes…
This bestselling book considered one of the definitive texts about it all:
'Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson' by Jeff Guinn: https://www.amazon.com.au/Manson-Life-Times-Charle…
'Helter Skelter' by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry - probably the most famous book about Manson, written by the lawyer who prosecuted him:
https://www.amazon.com/Helter-Skelter-Story-Manson…
The Rolling Stone cover story from 1970 'Charles Manson: The Incredible Story of the Most Dangerous Man Alive': https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/…
Charles Manson's first televised prison interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbW0agGFv88
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It was supposed to be the biggest streaming service the world had ever seen. Launched in 2020 by industry heavyweights Jeffrey Katzenberg (the former head of Dreamworks) and Meg Whitman (former CEO of Ebay), Quibi was expected to end up bigger than Netflix and Youtube combined. It had two billion dollars invested in it and the biggest talent in the world - everyone from Reese Witherspoon to Steven Spielberg - was making shows for it. Yet just six months after launching, the streamer shut down, becoming the second biggest start-up failure in history - behind only Theranos. So what the hell happened to Quibi - the biggest streaming service you’ve never heard of?
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Quibi Wikipedia page - Complete company history and timeline
The Wall Street Journal investigation - "Quibi Was Supposed to Revolutionize Hollywood. Here's Why It Failed" (2020)
The Verge's comprehensive breakdown - "11 reasons why Quibi crashed and burned in less than a year" (2020)
Deadline's exclusive shutdown interview - Jeffrey Katzenberg & Meg Whitman detail decision to shut down (2020)
Forbes analysis - "The Fatal Miscalculation That Doomed Katzenberg And Whitman's Streamer" (2020)
NBC News post-mortem - "A look at why Quibi failed so soon after launching" (2020)
BBC behind-the-scenes report - "Quibi: Why did the video app go so wrong?" (2020)
The Guardian's cautionary tale - "They built it, but people did not come: the cautionary tale of Quibi" (2020)
Entrepreneur's marketing analysis - "What Can Marketers Learn From Quibi's Failure?" (2020)
The Media Moment's post-mortems - "What Went Wrong For Quibi: The Post-Mortems" (2020)
Quibi Super Bowl commercial - The expensive ad that confused everyone (2020)
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In 2012, a six-year-old beauty pageant contestant named Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson became America's most controversial reality TV star, thanks to her 'Go-Go Juice' and brilliant catchphrases like "A dollar makes me HOLLAR (Honey Boo Boo Child)!" What started as an appearance on TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras turned into the phenomenon reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, following Alana's entire family in rural Georgia - including Mama June Shannon, Sugar Bear, Chickadee, Chubbs and Pumpkin. But behind the viral memes and record-breaking ratings was a dark story of family dysfunction, drug addiction, and financial abuse. The show was abruptly canceled in 2014 amid major family scandals that shocked America. Now in her twenties, Alana Thompson has narrated a revealing 2025 Lifetime movie called 'I Was Honey Boo Boo', exposing the disturbing truth about what really happened behind the cameras - and where everyone in the infamous Honey Boo Boo family has ended up today.
CW: This episode includes some brief discussion (without any detail) of sexual abuse.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
This article from The Hollywood Reporter
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo review from The A.V. Club
This article from Los Angeles Times
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Wikipedia page
Alana's recent interview on Barely Famous Podcast
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On October 15, 2009, the world watched in horror as a homemade helium balloon shaped like a flying saucer drifted across Colorado skies with six-year-old Falcon Heene allegedly trapped inside. The "Balloon Boy" saga captivated millions for hours until the balloon landed empty and Falcon was found hiding in his family's attic. But when little Falcon told CNN "we did this for the show," the story took a dramatic turn. What followed was a media frenzy, criminal charges, and years of debate about whether the Heenes staged the whole thing as a publicity stunt or if it was a genuine accident that spiraled out of control.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Balloon boy hoax Wikipedia page - Complete timeline and investigation details
Netflix's Trainwreck: Balloon Boy documentary - The family tells their side of the story (2025)
The Hollywood Reporter interview - "But What if 'Balloon Boy' Wasn't a Hoax?" (2025)
People Magazine update - "Where Is the Balloon Boy Now? All About His Life After the 2009 Hoax" (2025)
TIME Magazine analysis - "The True Story Behind 'Trainwreck: Balloon Boy'" (2025)
ABC News 10-year retrospective - "'Balloon Boy's' family discusses life 10 years after incident" (2019)
Medium retrospective - "Let's Revisit Balloon Boy. A hoax we'd no longer believe" (2021)
Netflix trailer - Official Trainwreck: Balloon Boy trailer (2025)
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In the 1960s, Margaret Howe Lovatt became part of a NASA-funded experiment to teach a dolphin named Peter to speak English. What started as groundbreaking interspecies communication research quickly turned into something much more controversial when Margaret moved into a flooded house to live with Peter 24/7 for six months. As Peter reached sexual maturity, their relationship crossed boundaries in ways that would overshadow the entire experiment and become one of the most shocking animal research scandals in scientific history.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
The Guardian's comprehensive investigation - "The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong" (2014)
The Atlantic's detailed report - "How A Science Experiment Led to Sexual Encounters Between a Woman and a Dolphin" (2014)
BBC documentary - "The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins" (2014)
BBC documentary clip - "Teaching a dolphin to speak English" footage
Margaret Howe Lovatt Wikipedia page - Complete biography and experiment details
John C. Lilly's book - "Man and Dolphin" - The original research that started it all (1961)
Medium article analysis - "The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins: Watch this documentary if you are into space" (2021)
News18 retrospective - "When The Love Story Of A Dolphin And Woman Made News In The 60s" (2023)
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On June 18th, 2023, the OceanGate Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, instantly killing all five people on board including CEO Stockton Rush. But this wasn't a freak accident - it was the predictable result of years of ignored safety warnings, with over 30 deep-sea experts telling Rush his experimental carbon fiber design would kill people. The four-day international rescue mission captivated the world, but the violent implosion had scattered the death trap submarine across the ocean floor in milliseconds.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
WIRED's exclusive investigation
The New Yorker's detailed report
The Fifth Estate investigation
Titan submersible implosion Wikipedia page
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In November 2016, California mother Sherri Papini vanished while jogging, sparking a massive search effort and national media frenzy. When she was found 22 days later on Thanksgiving Day, chained and emaciated on the side of a freeway, she claimed 'two Hispanic women' had kidnapped her for sex trafficking. But in 2022, the FBI arrested Sherri for faking her own kidnapping - revealing she'd actually been hiding at her ex-boyfriend's apartment, asking him to hurt her to make the injuries look real. Sherri was released from prison in 2023, after serving 10 months of her 18-month sentence. And in 2025, she (of course) started doing the media rounds, because she had a LOT to say. (Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence and abuse.)
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
ABC News report - Sherri Papini claims boyfriend abducted her in 2016 hoax kidnapping (2025)
Sherri Papini kidnapping hoax Wikipedia page - Complete timeline and case details
Perfect Wife documentary - Keith Papini's side of the story (2024)
Sherri Papini: Caught In The Lie documentary - Sherri's version of events (2025)
Sherri Papini on the Viall Files - Sherri tells her story (2025)
People Magazine coverage - Where is Keith Papini now (2024)
Daily Mail report - Sherri Papini's husband demands sole custody (2022)
7News analysis - Sherri Papini's theatrics are what got her caught (2022)
True Crime Daily podcast episode - Sherri Papini busted: California mom's kidnapping fake (2022)
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Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Produced and hosted by Rosie Waterland. Produced and edited by James Joseph. Additional production support by Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley, along with Acast legends Guy Scott Wilson and Simon McDermott. Production Assistant: Pocket
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On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic - the largest, most luxurious ship ever built - struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage. Over 1,500 people died in what became one of history's most famous disasters. This is Just The Gist of how an "unsinkable" ship designed with revolutionary safety features became a death trap, how the crew's lack of training turned evacuation into chaos, and how a nearby ship that could have saved everyone just... didn't.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Titanic Belfast - Official Titanic Fact File
Britannica - Titanic: History, Sinking, Survivors & Facts
Encyclopedia Titanica - Comprehensive Titanic Database
National Geographic - Titanic: The Real Story
Smithsonian Magazine - New Titanic Evidence
BBC History - The Titanic Disaster
Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Produced and hosted by Rosie Waterland. Produced and edited by James Joseph. Additional production support by Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley, along with Acast legends Guy Scott Wilson and Simon McDermott. Production Assistant: Pocket.
Looking for Breakin’ Nooz? It drops on every Tuesday, along with a whole lot of other bonus audio, video and behind the scenes content, which you can access for just a couple of bucks via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Subscriptions.
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For years, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was the poster child for childhood illness - confined to a wheelchair, battling leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and countless other conditions. Her devoted mother Dee Dee cared for her around the clock, and the community rallied to support them with charity and free trips to Disney World. But in 2015, Dee Dee was found stabbed to death in her bedroom.
What police discovered next shocked everyone: Gypsy could walk, had never had cancer, and had been systematically abused through a condition called Munchausen syndrome by proxy. This is the story of how a desperate young woman orchestrated her mother's murder to escape a prison of fake illnesses, and why the case divided public opinion like no other true crime story in recent memory.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
HBO Documentary: Mommy Dead and Dearest
Hulu Series: The Act
BuzzFeed News: Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick
Springfield News-Leader: The Gypsy Blancharde Case
People Magazine: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Case Details
ABC News: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Prison Interview
The Cut: The Disturbing Case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
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Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Produced and hosted by Rosie Waterland. Produced and edited by James Joseph. Additional production support by Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley, along with Acast legends Guy Scott Wilson and Simon McDermott. Production Assistant: Pocket
Looking for Breakin’ Nooz? It drops on every Tuesday, along with a whole lot of other bonus audio, video and behind the scenes content, which you can access for just a couple of bucks via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Subscriptions.
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In 2017, Billy McFarland promised the world's most exclusive music festival on a private island once owned by Pablo Escobar. Supermodels, private jets, gourmet food, and the biggest artists - all for just $1200 a ticket. What festival-goers got instead was the influencer version of The Lord Of The Flies.
This is the story of how a 26-year-old scammer with a gift for nonsense convinced thousands of people to pay for a party that never existed, and how it all came crashing down in the most meme-worthy way possible. Plus, find out what Billy McFarland is doing now after selling the entire Fyre brand on eBay - for an amount that even he was shocked by.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Netflix Documentary: FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Hulu Documentary: Fyre Fraud
Rolling Stone: Inside the Fyre Festival Disaster
Vanity Fair: My Fyre Festival Hell
The New York Times: The Fyre Festival Was Always Going to Be a Disaster
Business Insider: Billy McFarland's History of Failed Ventures Before Fyre Festival
Vice: We Called Billy McFarland During Fyre Festival's Meltdown
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Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Produced and hosted by Rosie Waterland. Produced and edited by James Joseph. Additional production support by Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley, along with Acast legends Guy Scott Wilson and Simon McDermott. Production Assistant: Pocket
Looking for Breakin’ Nooz? It drops on every Tuesday, along with a whole lot of other bonus audio, video and behind the scenes content, which you can access for just a couple of bucks via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Subscriptions.
Follow Just The Gist on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube @JustTheGistPodcast
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Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au
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This has been called one the ‘worst shark attack stories of all time’. After their yacht, ‘The Trashman’, sank in a major storm, five crew members were stranded in the middle of the ocean in a tiny inflatable dinghy. Sharks soon started circling them, taking the crew one by one, but not before starvation and thirst caused them to mentally unravel and turn on each other (seriously - one crew member got so delirious they started acting like a possessed zombie). Strap in… this one is a WILD ride.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more there’s this:
‘I Shouldn’t Be Alive’ Season 1, Episode 1 ‘Shark Survivor’ (available on Amazon Prime)
Newsweek: We Just Hear This Shrill Scream. Then It Was Over. The Sharks Got Him.
Wikipedia: Deborah Scaling Kiley
Deborah Scaling Kiley’s book ‘Albatross: The True Story Of A Woman’s Survival At Sea’
CNN: Transcript of Deborah Scaling Kiley’s interview on Larry King Live
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Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Produced and hosted by Rosie Waterland. Produced and edited by James Joseph. Additional production support by Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley, along with Acast legends Guy Scott Wilson and Simon McDermott. Production Assistant: Pocket
Looking for Breakin’ Nooz? It drops on every Tuesday, along with a whole lot of other bonus audio, video and behind the scenes content, which you can access for just a couple of bucks via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Subscriptions.
Follow Just The Gist on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube @JustTheGistPodcast
Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland
Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au
Don’t forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!
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