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422: Billy McFarland | From Fyre Fest Fiasco to Federal Prison
Season 1
Episode 422
Published 5 years, 4 months ago
Description
Billy McFarland co-founded the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival, and is currently serving six years in federal prison for defrauding investors of $27.4 million.
What We Discuss with Billy McFarland:
- The ideas that sparked what Fyre Festival was trying to achieve on an epic scale and the shortcomings that transformed it into a fraudulent, failed mess.
- The countless things Billy would do differently if he could have a do-over.
- The numerous ways in which prisons are warehouses of unmet potential.
- How Billy stays safe and sane when he's in solitary confinement.
- Billy's biggest regrets and what he hopes to have a chance to accomplish after he's served the time he agrees he deserves.
- And much more...
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