There's a good chance that if you don't live in San Antonio, Texas, you may not know who scientist/adventurer Tom Slick is. Today we tackle the story of the most interesting man you've never heard of.
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# Stuff You Should Know - Tom Slick Episode Summary
This episode dives into the fascinating life of Tom Slick Jr., a wealthy oil heir and curious inventor who funded groundbreaking scientific research and mounted expeditions to find cryptids like the Yeti. From creating the still-popular Brangus cattle breed to establishing multiple research institutes that contributed to early oral contraceptives, Slick applied his fortune and adventurous spirit to everything from genetics to architecture. The hosts explore how this enigmatic figure—whose life intersected with everything from the Machine Gun Kelly kidnapping to potential CIA operations in Tibet—became one of the most interesting people nobody's ever heard of, while grappling with the challenge of separating documented fact from the tall tales that surround his extraordinary legacy.
Adaptation.
2002
1h 55m
★ 7.3
"That would have been amazing. Just like adaptation. — Chuck references the film Adaptation when joking about Nicolas Cage potentially playing both Tom Slick and the Yeti in the same movie."
— Chuck
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
TV-14
★ 8.2
"I did watch the first couple of seasons of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and it's great. — Josh mentions watching the first few seasons of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and enjoying it."
— Josh
George of the Jungle
1967
★ 5.6
"It was like a George of the Jungle partner show. — Josh uses George of the Jungle as a comparison point for understanding what the Tom Slick cartoon was like."
— Josh
"When Andy Sandberg was doing Nick Cage on SNL, one of the lines he really got me one week was on the Weekend Update. — Josh references Andy Samberg's impersonation of Nicolas Cage on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment."
— Josh
That's My Boy
2012
R
1h 56m
★ 5.8
"I saw the most work he did in That's My Boy, which I actually loved. — Chuck mentions watching Adam Sandler's film That's My Boy and enjoying it."
— Chuck
"It was like a George of the Jungle partner show. — Josh describes Tom Slick as a cartoon show that was similar to George of the Jungle."
— Josh
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