Episode 303: Fly the Friendly Skyjackers Part Two: The Ballad of D.B. Cooper

Show Notes Episode 303: Fly the Friendly Skyjackers Part 2: The Ballad of DB Cooper This week Host Dave Bledsoe dons a white turtleneck sweater and corduroy jacket and offers to take photographs of large women. (He is NOT just like Leonard Nimoy no matter what he says) On the show this week, we meet the most famous Skyjacker of them all, Dan Cooper! (Yeah, that DB thing, totally made up!)  Along the way we learn that Leonard Nimoy is the only honest man in America for an entire generation. (And the sexiest!) From there we dive right into the exploits of the legendary DB Cooper, who took Thanksgiving travel to the ultimate extension of avoidance! (Honestly, who among us has NOT contemplated hijacking the plane just to get home in time for stuffing?) We check out everything we know about who Dan Cooper was (Turns out, CANADIAN!) and what evidence we have on his identity. (Slim and none, and slim left town) Finally, we talk about DB Cooper’s impact on pop culture and how he just MIGHT be either Tommy Wiseau or Don Draper! Check back NEXT WEEK for the people who MIGHT be the real DB Cooper! Our Sponsor this week is the Parachute Palace, when it absolutely, positively HAS to open, choose Parachute Palace. We open the show with the most trustworthy show on television and close with Miriam Stone singing about a man she respects! Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/GwRR0zo0Xa0 We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: Unmasking D.B. Cooper https://nymag.com/news/features/39593/ Wikipedia D. B. Cooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper The Mystery of D.B. Cooper https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-mystery-of-db-cooper Uncited Additional Reading: https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/has-mystery-skyjacker-db-cooper-finally-been-solved-1236196 https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/d-b-cooper https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/scientist-uncovers-new-clues-db-cooper-ransom-money/281-86659a00-86c1-49fa-b6bf-04d6cd649318 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-70015-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices