Admiral Overboard! (sort of)

S2-E6 Summit 1,000 Days to Jamboree

S2 - E6 1,000 Days till Jamboree A 3 a.m. call in Abu Dhabi. A $50 million gift. Ten thousandacres of raw wilderness. And a deadline: 1,000 days. In this episode, MikePatrick reveals the high‑stakes, high‑adventure story behind the creation ofthe Summit Bechtel Family Reserve — the permanent home of the National ScoutJamboree. Packed with behind‑the‑scenes details, massive engineering feats, andthe spirit of Scouting at its best, this is the origin story of a place builtto challenge, inspire, and transform

Formula Pizza

The Pizza That Had to Be Perfect” In the fall of 2010, Mike Patrick arrived in Abu Dhabi tohelp open the world’s fastest roller coaster — but the story that stole theshow wasn’t about speed at all. It was about a pizza. This episode takes you behind the scenes of Ferrari World’sGrand Opening: the pressure, the precision, the legacy of Enzo Ferrari… and thehigh‑stakes quest for AVPN certification at Mama Stella’s, where a singleMargherita pizza had to meet standards as strict as any engineering test onFormula Rossa. From hydraulic launches to hand‑stretched dough, from safetydrills to Neapolitan tradition, Mike reveals how two teams — operations andculinary — raced toward perfection under the same question: Would Enzoapprove? Plus, the trivia answer you’ve been waiting for: whyFerrari’s iconic color is red. A story of craft, culture, and the pursuit of excellence —lived in a theme park kitchen thousands of miles from Italy

S2 -E4 Bristol Zoo Legend

For decades, one story has bounced around the attractions world like gospel:a mysterious man in a tiny booth outside Bristol Zoo quietly collecting parkingfees for twenty years… only for everyone to discover he didn’t work for anyone. A perfect scam. A perfect legend. Andcompletely untrue. In this episode, Mike Patrick dives intothe origins of the Bristol Zoo parking‑lot myth, why it spread across theglobe, and the strange family of “phantom employee” stories that have hauntedzoos, theme parks, airports, and government offices for years. From safariparks in South Africa to ghost workers in government agencies — and even a wildNinja‑in‑the‑night tale from Busch Gardens Tampa — this episode explores whythese stories stick, what they reveal about the attractions industry, and whywe love a clever outlaw who outsmarts the system. Plus: the answer to this week’s triviachallenge about the famous glass‑bottom boats of Silver Springs. If you enjoy unbelievable stories,industry folklore, and the hidden culture of theme parks and zoos, this one’s aride.

Suez Canal Caper

S2 • E3 — The Suez Canal Caper What happens when a determined dad in Cairo decides he’sgoing to surprise his son aboard a 900‑foot U.S. container ship… in the middleof the night… in the Red Sea? In this episode, Mike pulls off one of hisboldest adventures yet: a clandestine 1:30 a.m. boarding of the M/V Cyprene, a full transit of the SuezCanal, and a daring mid‑voyage extraction before the ship reaches theMediterranean. Along the way: Navy submarines in the dark, Egyptian Armyreenactments, the chaos of canal convoys, and a tattoo shop in Singapore thatonly opens when it feels like it. Plus — this week’s trivia answer reveals thesurprising connection between the Suez Canal and one of America’s most iconicmonuments.

Never Heard That Story

In this episode Mike Salutes Memorial Day and shares a harrowing story of Naval history and heroism that his family never knew before his Dad's passing in March. He also teases an upcoming story about a crashed B-17 heading for England in 1942 and is now on display in the National WWII museum in New Orleans. His Uncle was on that plane.