This week, Lead Detective Holly takes us back to more recent days & investigates the 2017 Fyre Festival disaster.

Introduction & red flags of the week 0:00 - 12:23

Meg’s red flag this week involves delirium, fire places & overcooking herself. She asks the tough questions: what even is a blanket? We also tackle electric blankets & whether you’ll electrocute yourself if you wee. Holly’s red flag is sinister as hell: spooky thieves are afoot.

Fyre Festival background & premonitions 12:23 - 28:38

Detective Holly finds out what Constable Meg already knows about the failed Fyre Festival. Did Billy McFarland have a Segway? We don’t find out. Is everything going to set on fyre? What happened to those cute little pigs? Holly gives context to all involved & Meg goes off on a Blink 182 tangent. Plus, find out if Kendall Jenner is giving you compliments & we catch up with the Evian oral guy.

Red flag 1: Pablo Escobar 28:38 - 34:54

Holly & Meg explore the tenuous claims around Pablo Escobar’s island. We also discuss how much it would cost to get haunted by Pablo Escobar’s ghost. Did Billy know his claims were unsubstantiated, or did he not care?

Red flag 2: Big old kids 34:54 - 41:57

Who told McFarland he couldn’t do a music festival that made him want to do a music festival so bad? Holly & Meg discuss what happens when rich people don’t get told ‘no’. Was the festival doomed from the start purely based on the organisers’ behaviour?

Red flag 3: Fyre festival tent trials 41:57 - 45:10

Those tents have saved lives, people. We dig into the red flags around the accommodation plans prior to the festival. A guy called Keith makes a ballsy move that ends in disaster for him.

Red flag 4: Fyre Festival & Magnesis 45:10 - 47:38

Holly tells Meg all about Billy’s previous business ventures and the parallels with Fyre Fest. Is it okay to call someone if a fraudster if they’ve been done for fraud? We think so.

Red flag 5: Fyre Festival & privilege 47:38 - 55:15

How to guarantee a disaster: disrespect all your workers. Holly uncovers more about local Bahamian festivals & we find out just how badly the locals were being shafted. Billy gets played at his own game & we give an update on the legendary woman from the Netflix documentary who lost all her savings to the festival.

Red flag 6: Where did the Fyre Festival money come from? 55:15 - 58:48

The detectives explore the financial impacts of the festival & the estimated amount stolen from investors, as well as what happened to the ticket holders. Was it all worth it to hang out with those pigs for a day? We ask the tricky questions.

Detective’s closing statements 55:15 - 1:02:58

We all know what happened next. But Holly explains just in case. Meg has some severe words for influencers as well as a hot take to share.

Constable’s conclusions: who is the perp? 1:02:58 - 1:03:31

Meg shares her thoughts & there are no surprises here. Did somebody say Segway?

What ever happened to Billy McFarland & Fyre Festival? 1:03:31 - 1:09:58

Did Billy face jail time? If so, for what? We have the answers. Plus - what’s next for Fyre Festival as we discover some shocking news

Hosted by Holly & Meg

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