00:00 This podcast episode is about Andre the Giant, who was born in France and grew up on a farm.

06:15 Andre the Giant grew rapidly as a child, reaching 6 feet tall and 240 pounds by the age of 12, and later left school in eighth grade to find his fortune in Paris, where he started off moving furniture and eventually became a professional rugby player and wrestler.

11:49 Andre the Giant's parents didn't recognize him when he showed up at their door, but they did recognize John Fair, their favorite wrestler, who claimed to be their son.

17:11 Andre the Giant was known for his enormous size, including wrists nearly a foot in diameter, wearing a size 26 wrestling boot, and being able to lift a 2,000 pound weight, but he was also a legitimately good wrestler and a smart businessman.

22:40 Andre the Giant had a sensitive side about his size, had a beef with Randy the Macho Man Savage over oiling up, and would punish his enemies in the ring by yanking out their hair and farting on them.

29:04 Andre the Giant dominated cage matches, became the highest paid wrestler in the world, was one of the most famous athletes, appeared on TV shows and movies, loved playing cards, and consumed about 7,000 calories of alcohol per day.

34:35 Andre the Giant was known for consuming massive amounts of alcohol, including 52 cans of beer or 11 bottles of red wine in a day, and he could hold his liquor, but eventually it would affect him, leading to drunken escapades and passing out in hotel lobbies; he also suffered from acromegaly, a gland disorder that caused his gigantism and other health issues.

40:08 Andre the Giant had to endure constant attention and scrutiny due to his fame and size, leading to difficulties in finding privacy and experiencing everyday activities, but he found solace in his home in North Carolina and his fish camp in Florida.

45:47 Andre the Giant's fame and size brought attention to wrestling and benefited other wrestlers, particularly Hulk Hogan, who became a huge star thanks to his relationship with Andre.

51:55 Andre the Giant was nervous about his performance in "The Princess Bride" and was unsure how the other actors would accept him, but he was thrilled when they cheered and patted him on the back after the premiere; he loved the movie so much that he carried a VHS copy of it with him and would invite fellow wrestlers to his room to watch it, even tricking them into watching it multiple times.

57:19 Andre the Giant continued wrestling after WrestleMania 3, but the WWF eventually kicked him to the curb, so he went back to wrestling in Japan and Mexico before fighting his last match in Japan just one month before he died.

01:03:14 Andre the Giant spent his last day on earth with his childhood friends, playing cribbage, drinking French wine, and then died in his hotel room from heart failure due to acromegaly.