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Inspired by the classic radio broadcasts of Paul Harvey, "True Stories" episodes are short vignettes (averaging five minutes in length) featuring strange, compelling, and entertaining human stories from our past and present.

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    True Stories #382 - A Red Letter Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 6:07


    If "you've got mail" at this box in Susami, Japan, you've just received a remarkable souvenier.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #381 - Man Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 6:50


    An airline just for men? Welcome to the sexism of the sixties.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #380 - Code of Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 6:09


    Joe Woodland drew a line in the sand...literally!Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #379 - Pencil Me In

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 5:47


    Stephen Wiltshire can draw whole cities. He still doesn't completely understand how or why.Stephen's website: https://bit.ly/4keRScbShow website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #378 - A Bruised Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 6:52


    Ryan Waller was a murder suspect with a black eye and a crazy story.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #377 - The Nazi Rally

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 5:58


    It was a celebration of hate, but it was also a Nazi rally unlike any others.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #376 - Left Brained

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 6:57


    Phineas Gage changed all of neuroscience...but he wasn't a doctor. He was a victim.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #375 - Light Reading?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 5:42


    Enjoy a good, long book? Good luck with Raymond Queneau's book of sonnets.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #374 - Sober Sue

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 5:14


    How long could you keep a straight face?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #373 - The First Webcam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 7:22


    Two Cambridge computer lab researchers changed the world back in 1991. This is the story of the world's first webcam.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #372 - The Art Boom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 5:16


    Evelyn Rosenberg is an artist with volatile ideas.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #371 - And Around We Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 7:08


    How big is our planet, and who first figured it out?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #370 - The Chernobyl Solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 5:17


    Scientists are using a remarkable little "miracle" to help restore the Chernobyl disaster site.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #369 - Forget About It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 6:25


    Every year, patients recover from surgery without fully recovering. The reason is alarming.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #368 - Plane Crazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 6:11


    Pilot Jim landed at a small Jamacian airport. Then...people starting shooting at his plane.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #367 - The Noise Villains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 6:37


    Ever fantasized about getting even with a noisy neighbor?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #366 - The Heat of the Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 6:08


    An architecture disaster in London got a lot of people in hot water.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #365 - In One Ear

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 5:28


    Bradford Gauthier fell asleep wearing his earbuds. The next day, he was in the emergency room.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #364 - Amazing. Five Stars!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 9:22


    Can you trick TripAdvisor? Oobah Butler decided to find out.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #363 - Life Cycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 7:35


    Cyclist José Meiffret had a need for speed...even at the risk of his own life.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #362 - Scene One: Take Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 7:17


    Visionary director Andrei Tarkovsky shot his groundbreaking film...twice!Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #361 - A Wine in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 5:55


    Here's a vintage wine you can only drink with your eyes.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #360 - Look, Mom. It Talks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 6:46


    Tom came up with an ingenious money-making product. Its failure became legendary.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #359 - Sticky Fingers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 5:36


    The holidays are a tempting time for thieves seeking five-fingered "discounts."Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #358 - Abducted

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 6:39


    On one terrible day, Li Jingzhi's son disappeared. She moved heaven and earth to find him.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #357 - Ghastly Gowns?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 5:56


    Are these out-of-the-box wedding gowns tasteful or tragic?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #356 - A Dangerous Drug

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 6:41


    It was considered one of the most and addictive substances of the 1800s!Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #355 - Confess!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 5:48


    Peter's Church in Lucerne has created a way for Catholics to confess their sins directly to "Christ."Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #354 - The Shoot 'Em Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 5:46


    A South Dakota wild west show became wilder than anyone expected!Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #353 - The Mood Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 5:19


    Would you wear a ring that can (supposedly) measure your well-being?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #352 - The Game Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 7:17


    Toru Iwantani was weary of violent video games. His solution changed the world.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #351 - The Hair Suit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 5:48


    Would you wear a suit made from human hair?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #350 - The Domain Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 6:51


    Think you have really big handwriting? You've got nothing on Jimmie Luecke.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #349 - The Straight Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 6:12


    Alvin Straight needed to cover 240 miles without a driver's license. But...he found a way.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #348 - The Ambulance Driver

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 6:01


    Here's a story about a wild role-reversal where a paramedic became the patient.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #347 - What's in a Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 7:14


    Would you trust a stranger to choose the name of your baby?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #346 - Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 6:12


    Northeast Flight 823 crashed just after takeoff...into a community of saviors.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #345 - Disloyal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 8:00


    Lucas got a tempting WhatsApp message from a beautiful young woman. How far would he go?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #344 - The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 6:52


    Sherri Rasmussen was murdered in 1986. Decades later, cold case detectives would break the investigation wide open.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #343 - Last Day on Death Row

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 5:30


    The inmate was scheduled for a morning execution. Then...fate stepped in.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #342 - This Job Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 6:46


    John Bridges got sucked into a jet engine. What a way to go.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #341 - Love at First Swipe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 6:51


    Dating apps connect people every day, but they weren't connecting bachelor Aaron Smith. So he designed an app of his own.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #340 - Comical Court Cases

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 8:09


    Lawsuits aren't always serious business. Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #339 - The Rat Catcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 6:29


    In 1943, the Port of Baltimore had a rat problem. So, it created a new military job for rodent riddance.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #338 - The No-Glow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 7:55


    Factory-working women were painting military watches. Then...they started dying.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #337 - Of a Sound Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 5:59


    Steven Morris had a unique gift. His homeroom teacher would soon discover it.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #336 - Terror on Flight 159

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 7:01


    Daallo Airlines Flight 159 departed Mogadishu with 81 passengers and one bomber. The day could be called both a disaster and a miracle.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #335 - The Frozen Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 6:17


    Jean Hilliard collapsed in sub-freezing Minnesota weather. She wasn't found for six hours. Unsurvivable?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #334 - Colorblind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 6:51


    Paul Leonard was betrayed by his eyes. Or was he?Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #333 - Get This Through Your Skull

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 5:26


    16-year-old Yasser Lopez went spearfishing. He did not expect to become the catch.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

    True Stories #332 - Over Their Graves

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 5:38


    Would you let someone build a runway over your grandfather's grave? This was a question faced by a Georgia family in 1942.Show website: www.truestoriespodcast.comBecome a Patreon Supporter: https://bit.ly/3XLR99vBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.

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