🏞️ Sign up for free and exclusive updates: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ Billy McFarland, the host of the infamous Fyre Festival, talks about the worst days leading up to the event, his plans for Fyre Fest 2.0, and what the Netflix and Hulu docs about him GOT WRONG. WELCOME TO CAMP. Thanks to BlueChew, The Freeze Pipe, & Morgan & Morgan for sponsoring today's episode! Produced & Edited by @WillSchwartzz Intro Edited by @99OvrAll 00:00 Welcome to Camp 01:31 Paying Millions in Restitution 07:48 Tried to Fix Your Mistakes? 08:57 Billy Hasn't Seen the Documentaries 13:06 The Search for Freedom 16:56 Building Social Equity at 13 18:51 The Mirror Pic Selfie Story 22:00 Why Billy Studies Jiu Jitsu 24:36 Never Being Satisfied with Freedom 33:17 Most Stressful Day in Fyre Festival 37:44 Is Billy Secretly a Genius? 43:52 Is Billy a Narcissist? 49:05 Getting Sentenced & Parents React 53:36 First Reactions From Investors 1:00:26 Billy's Good Intentions 1:04:08 Ja Rule's New App Controversy 1:05:50 First Days in Prison 1:11:33 7 Months in Solitary 1:14:23 Prison Currency 1:19:07 How He Survived Solitary 1:22:35 Fulfillment & Search for Meaning 1:25:46 Fyre Festival Musical??! 1:28:46 Let's Talk About Fyre Festival 2 1:31:14 "I Am the Poorest Person Alive" What’s good people, today were talking to Billy McFarland and John Cerasani. Billy McFarland is the co-founder of Fyre Festival, one of the most infamous event-disasters in history. Today, we discuss how he got over $26 million dollars in debt, how he survived four years in prison and seven months in solitary, his plans for a broadway musical adaptation of Fyre Fest, and why people still want to invest in Fyre Festival 2.