Dec 23, 2021
When writer/director Seth Ferranti received a twenty-five-year LSD kingpin conviction, after faking his suicide and landing on the US Marshals Top-15 Most Wanted list, he thought his life was over. As a first time, non-violent offender, the lengthy sentence attracted media attention from The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, The Washington Times, and others. Listen in to hear what happens next…
In this episode, we learn what it means to go through everything Seth has gone through and overcome it.
00:00 Intro
03:50 Legal substances
07:08 Three tips for anyone going to prison
11:14 Gorilla Convicts
18:55 25 years
23:34 Why Seth went into the direction of movies/documentaries
27:30 Smart people in jail
34:00 His wife waited 25 years.
36:25 go https://www.gorillaconvict.com or follow Seth at @sethferranti
40:40 “If I depicted someone in the wrong way, they could come and stab me…so that’s how I learned journalism.” - Seth Ferranti
46:00 Writing for different publications
52:50 “I wasn’t addicted to the drugs, I was addicted to the lifestyle.” - Seth Ferranti
54:09 Brian and Gabby’s case
55:50 The rules for hierarchy in jail
58:00 “Everything that's happened to me made me who I am today.” - Seth Ferranti
01:00:06 Tangle roots the four part series Seth is working on
01:06:21 “My number one attribute is that I am relentless.” - Seth Ferranti
01:08:17 Brad’s acting career