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The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast

Tom Hanks played the lead role in the movie about a man who took on various jobs with a high level of incompetence, and many of the stories from the real man's book have been proven to be fake.

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Catch me if you can.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 2, 2024

Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 2, 2024

Tom Hanks played the lead role in the movie about a man who took on various jobs with a high level of incompetence, and many of the stories from the real man's book have been proven to be fake.

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Catch me if you can.

I guess they've proven that a bunch of that he made up.

The Dan Patrick Show

The book was referenced as a point of comparison, saying the situation was like "Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can."

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It's like, you know, Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can.

— Episode: The Best of The Dan Patrick Show

Episode: The Best of The Dan Patrick Show

The book was referenced as a point of comparison, saying the situation was like "Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can."

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It's like, you know, Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

The book 'Catch Me If You Can' was mentioned in a comparison to George Santos, hinting that his story was similar in terms of deception and fabricated identity.

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It's like, you know, Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can.

— Episode: Hour 2 - Democrat Lawfare Collapses

Episode: Hour 2 - Democrat Lawfare Collapses

The book 'Catch Me If You Can' was mentioned in a comparison to George Santos, hinting that his story was similar in terms of deception and fabricated identity.

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It's like, you know, Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

The true story of Frank Abagnale, a prolific scammer, was actually made up. It was revealed that he was a petty criminal who was in jail for check fraud for most of the time he claimed to have been committing the scams he described in his book.

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It was frank abagnale from catch me if you can wow but i'd already been podcasting for 11 years by then so it's not like i just called frank abagnale who turned out to be a scammer by the way like his...

— Episode: 992: Royals | Skeptical Sunday

Episode: 992: Royals | Skeptical Sunday

The true story of Frank Abagnale, a prolific scammer, was actually made up. It was revealed that he was a petty criminal who was in jail for check fraud for most of the time he claimed to have been committing the scams he described in his book.

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It was frank abagnale from catch me if you can wow but i'd already been podcasting for 11 years by then so it's not like i just called frank abagnale who turned out to be a scammer by the way like his whole story is a lie it was a scammer pretending to be frank

So frank abagnale of catching me if you can that movie right he's that big scammer and he goes through that whole thing and now he's like a consultant turns out none of that ever happened he just lied about it he was like a petty criminal and it's all bullshit that's amazing though isn't it that's almost better it should be the final scene when leo climbs out of the airplane toilet and it's just like by the way none of this happened there's a director's cut waiting to happen where at the end he's like hey that whole thing you just saw never happened yeah so they're the whole thing he never worked the fbi like it's all bullshit it's just all bullshit the whole thing about him being this prolific scammer is also just a scam he was in jail for check fraud during most of the time that he said all of these other things happened wow that's amazing

Episode: 1: Frank Abagnale | Scam Me If You Can

Frank's first book, which was discussed multiple times, was the inspiration for the movie of the same name and was mentioned as a favourite of the host.

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Catch me if you can's one of my favorite movies of course I read the book multiple times I'm just a big fan of that.

you mentioned in the book that you put on the uniform and then I'm paraphrasing here but you put on the uniform to feel better about yourself in some ways or to feel important

there's a scene in the movie that Stephen Spielberg had which is so true is that and actually I did walk up to a TWA counter I was getting it was in a uniform I was getting ready to purchase a ticket and she said to me are you buying or riding I said a bag of pardon are you riding the plane or you're buying the ticket you want to be in the jump seat I said the jump seat yeah I gave you a pass just go on the jump seat

you remember the story that I got on board one of the flights and for the first time a pilot said the fAA tower wants me to see your license I said oh um you know I put that in my flight bag and I checked it and he told him that and they said okay so then I thought to myself boy I have an ID card but I can't let that happen again

I saw an ad where you could have a actually a plaque made of your fAA license it would be a aluminum plaque with black letters and velvet around it in a wood frame all you had to do is supply them the information so I sent it in said I was this pilot this is equipment I flew on my height my weight and they came back with this plaque and then this plaque I went into a printing shop in new york and I said to the guy look this is my pilots license on a plaque but I'd like to be you know like a diploma I'd like to keep it in my wallet can you do something with it

Episode: 1: Frank Abagnale | Scam Me If You Can

The book, written by Frank Abagnale, was mentioned multiple times during the show, and served as the basis for the famous movie of the same name.

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Catch me if you can's one of my favorite movies of course I read the book multiple times I'm just a big fan of that.

I saw the movie and I went okay good I can live vicariously through Frank Abignail's story and then not go to the prison in France with no lights and no toilet.

you mentioned in the book that you put on the uniform and then I'm paraphrasing here but you put on the uniform to feel better about yourself in some ways or to feel important

there's a scene in the movie that Stephen Spielberg had which is so true is that and actually I did walk up to a TWA counter I was getting it was in a uniform I was getting ready to purchase a ticket and she said to me are you buying or riding

of course I rewatched the movie recently you walk up to the counter she goes are you my dead head to Miami and Leonardo DiCaprio goes what right because he never heard that before right

Episode: 1: Frank Abagnale | Scam Me If You Can

It was one of Jordan Harbinger's favourite movies and he had read the book multiple times in the past. He felt it was a good way to live vicariously through Frank Abagnale's story without going to prison.

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Catch me if you can's one of my favorite movies of course I read the book multiple times I'm just a big fan of that.

I saw the movie and I went okay good I can live vicariously through Frank Abignail's story and then not go to the prison in France with no lights and no toilet.

you mentioned in the book that you put on the uniform and then I'm paraphrasing here but you put on the uniform to feel better about yourself in some ways or to feel important

there's a scene in the movie that Stephen Spielberg had which is so true is that and actually I did walk up to a TWA counter I was getting it was in a uniform I was getting ready to purchase a ticket and she said to me are you buying or riding I said a bag of pardon are you riding the plane or you're buying the ticket you want to be in the jump seat I said the jump seat yeah I gave you a pass just go on the jump seat

I rewatched the movie recently you walk up to the counter she goes are you my dead head to Miami and Leonardo DiCaprio goes what right because he never heard that before right

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The book was referenced as part of a comparison, likening the George Santos story to the narrative of "Catch Me If You Can."

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It's like, you know, Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can. I mean, the guy who'd winked everyone.

— Episode: Hour 3 - NFL headlines

Episode: Hour 3 - NFL headlines

The book was referenced as part of a comparison, likening the George Santos story to the narrative of "Catch Me If You Can."

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It's like, you know, Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can. I mean, the guy who'd winked everyone.

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