Today we talk about the disappearance of Percy Fawcett, the legendary British explorer who vanished into the "green hell" of the Amazon rainforest in search of a lost civilization.

In 1925, Fawcett, his eldest son, and a friend set out to find what he called the "Lost City of Z" - an ancient, advanced metropolis he believed lay hidden deep within the Mato Grosso region of Brazil. Having spent years mapping the Amazon and surviving disease, starvation, and hostile encounters, Fawcett was convinced Z would rewrite human history. They walked into the jungle, sent one final letter home, and were never seen again.

In this episode, we’re tracing the final footsteps of the man who inspired Indiana Jones. We’ll explore the countless rescue missions that vanished in his wake, the modern archaeological discoveries that suggest Fawcett might hav ...