Today we discuss the time he stole an unmovable statue from the desert. The majority of you chose Giovanni Batista Belzoni.įrom apprentice monk, to fugitive, to circus strongman, and finally, tomb raider one could never say Giovanni Belzoni’s life wasn’t eventful. In July I asked readers and listeners to choose a subject from two real world influences on the Indiana Jones movie character. Main texts: This tale was cobbled together from a dozen texts, but grew out of a chapter of Selwyn Raab’s ‘Five Families’Ībout the Author: Simone Whitlow is an academic, collector of odd tales, songwriter and musician. Writing, music, narration, editing all yours truly. I have one tier, $2 a month (US) gets you full access. If you feel this show is worth supporting, join me on Patreon for exclusive, extra content.
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This week is all about presidents, dictators, mobsters, islands and how the theft of a hat was taken a little too seriously.
