461: Trainwreck: Balloon Boy

A six-year-old boy is trapped in a weather balloon when it accidentally takes of for over an hour of flight time. Or... was he? Fam, we have a loooooooooooooooooot of thoughts on both sides as we discuss the Heene family and the media firestorm this brief flight created. Were they distraught parents... or faking it for the attention?

And stay tuned all the way to the end for an update on the case!!!

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This was great episode

Some of the more recent episodes have let me down a bit because it seemed like they were phoned in. A lot of repetition. A lot of Patrick saying "you know what i mean" 20 times an episode and I was almost starting to lose faith in my 2 fave podcasters. Honestly I kind of listen out of order so I may be referring to some 2024 episodes, but anyway, this was a classic ep with that old feeling from way back in year 2 and 3 lol. Lots of good information, funny side bits, and no filler! Hope they keep it up.