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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Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, with 1 in 26 Americans experiencing some form of in their lifetimes. Christopher Jones has the condition, and one hell of a survival story.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Mary's husband died tragically. She kept a literal piece of him for the rest of her life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Did gunshot victim Thomas Myers accidentally shoot himself? A lawyer decided to test the case.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
John suffered from a host of health problems...and yet he couldn't tell anyone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
How many A-list movie stars got their start in bad B movies? You might be surprised.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Roger had an irrational fear of firearms. What other phobias are floating around out there?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Elizabeth Packard's husband locked her in an insane asylum. Then...she changed the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Film composing legend John Williams was denied an Academy Award for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." How could this injustice happen?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Bolaji Badejo went to a London pub for a drink and became one of the luckiest men in the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Simo Häyhä became known throughout 1939 Finland as "The White Death." He also made history.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Elsie Eiler literally became a small town savior...by becoming mayor.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Could you eat a delicious steak...if it was dyed blue?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Finn the police dog was horribly injured by an assailant. His story changed the laws in England, and it also warmed the hearts of millions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Richard Williams was a tennis champion who should have been a dead man.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
A hotel in Belgium is renting emotional support animals!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Oil workers kept getting injured on the job. Their solution was literally fashioned from the ground up.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
A Queen refused to sit on the throne, and she had royal reasons.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket...for science!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
History has seen its share of scientists who've experimented on themselves (with mixed results).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Warehouse owner Arnold Segale gave one of his tenants an extension on their rent, and he helped to change the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Inventor Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim would invent the first machine gun...and be a case of strange irony.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
New York's Philip Contos insisted on riding his Harley Davidson without a helmet. He paid an ironic price.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Russia's prison system is its own terrorist organization.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Computer guy Brian McCracy got stung by a traffic camera, but he got his sweet revenge.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Elmer Bendiner was the navigator of a B-17 bomber during World War 2. His plane should have never returned from its mission, but strange luck would visit him that day.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
One 9th Century Pope took his revenge on a predecessor...and made history in the strangest of ways.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
What will you leave to others in your Last Will & Testament? Some final requests have been incredibly odd.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
49-year-old Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov died of a heart attack. Or did she?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
A stranded man in a winter storm attempted to chop his way out of the woods.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
A mysterious corpse from the 1800s remains one of the most widely known (and kissed) faces in the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.