aired the week of August 21, 2023

The Lost City of Z: a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon by David Grann introduces Col. Percy Fawcett a British explorer who after hearing tales of an advanced civilization hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest mounts several attempts to locate this city he calls Z.  On his final expedition he and his son and a friend disappear in 1925 never to be heard from again.  Since that time many have looked for them without success.  Reporter David Grann follows Fawcett's trail researching the man, the myth and the area looking for what has kept people fascinated by this story for almost a century.