Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 hours 3 minutes
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www.xmtspodcast.com Credits: Produced by Jason Seagraves and Branden Morgan Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger. Associate Producer: Margot Carmichael Sound Editor, Mixer and Post Production Supervisor: Zach McNees Music by Blue Dot Sessions, and Soundstripe, with additional original music by Bruce Witkin. Writer, and Narrator: Branden Morgan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What is a BLAZE? Did someone find it? Is it still out there somewhere? We also give some perspective and historical significance to the chase and how it fits into the zeitgeist.
As we near the end of the series…do we have any idea where the chest was hidden? Yup. But that’s just the beginning. The eighth clue, and its possible interpretations are considered. Plus, we shift gears to “search celebrity” Ben Knapple and how his penchant for disruption upended the chase.
Boston police officer and Fenn devotee Michael O’Connell explains his incredible solve, and how it’s hiding in plain sight. Plus, the meaning of the seventh clue is hotly debated among the search community.
Dave Woodard talks us through his complex and incredible solve, and tells us why he believes that Forrest was cheated out of the ending the chase deserved. Plus, we closely examine the sixth clue and why it could very well be Forrest’s masterpiece.
We hear from treasure hunter Barbara Anderson and how her experience with the Fenn treasure hunt went from hobby, to obsession…to the courtroom. Also, the fifth clue is considered along with some intriguing solves from the treasure hunting community.
One of the most important and debated clues in the poem is investigated. We also take a trip back to the early 1980’s to examine the first “armchair” treasure hunt: MASQUERADE.
“The Chase” takes off after Forrest makes several appearances on The Today Show. Plus, Dal Nietzel explains his contributions to the explosion of interest in the treasure hunt, as well as his own herculean efforts to find the treasure himself.