True Stories with Seth Andrews
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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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Description:
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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support.
Language:
English
Episodes
True Stories #382 - A Red Letter Day
3/12/2025
If "you've got mail" at this box in Susami, Japan, you've just received a remarkable souvenier.
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Duration:00:06:07
True Stories #381 - Man Air
3/10/2025
An airline just for men? Welcome to the sexism of the sixties.
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Duration:00:06:50
True Stories #380 - Code of Honor
3/3/2025
Joe Woodland drew a line in the sand...literally!
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Duration:00:06:09
True Stories #379 - Pencil Me In
2/24/2025
Stephen Wiltshire can draw whole cities. He still doesn't completely understand how or why.
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Duration:00:05:47
True Stories #378 - A Bruised Boy
2/17/2025
Ryan Waller was a murder suspect with a black eye and a crazy story.
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Duration:00:06:52
True Stories #377 - The Nazi Rally
2/12/2025
It was a celebration of hate, but it was also a Nazi rally unlike any others.
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Duration:00:05:58
True Stories #376 - Left Brained
2/10/2025
Phineas Gage changed all of neuroscience...but he wasn't a doctor. He was a victim.
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Duration:00:06:57
True Stories #375 - Light Reading?
2/7/2025
Enjoy a good, long book? Good luck with Raymond Queneau's book of sonnets.
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Duration:00:05:42
True Stories #374 - Sober Sue
2/5/2025
How long could you keep a straight face?
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Duration:00:05:14
True Stories #373 - The First Webcam
2/3/2025
Two Cambridge computer lab researchers changed the world back in 1991. This is the story of the world's first webcam.
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Duration:00:07:22
True Stories #372 - The Art Boom
1/31/2025
Evelyn Rosenberg is an artist with volatile ideas.
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Duration:00:05:16
True Stories #371 - And Around We Go
1/29/2025
How big is our planet, and who first figured it out?
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Duration:00:07:08
True Stories #370 - The Chernobyl Solution
1/27/2025
Scientists are using a remarkable little "miracle" to help restore the Chernobyl disaster site.
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Duration:00:05:17
True Stories #369 - Forget About It
1/24/2025
Every year, patients recover from surgery without fully recovering. The reason is alarming.
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Duration:00:06:25
True Stories #368 - Plane Crazy
1/22/2025
Pilot Jim landed at a small Jamacian airport. Then...people starting shooting at his plane.
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Duration:00:06:11
True Stories #367 - The Noise Villains
1/20/2025
Ever fantasized about getting even with a noisy neighbor?
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Duration:00:06:37
True Stories #366 - The Heat of the Moments
1/15/2025
An architecture disaster in London got a lot of people in hot water.
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Duration:00:06:08
True Stories #365 - In One Ear
12/30/2024
Bradford Gauthier fell asleep wearing his earbuds. The next day, he was in the emergency room.
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Duration:00:05:30
True Stories #364 - Amazing. Five Stars!
12/23/2024
Can you trick TripAdvisor? Oobah Butler decided to find out.
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Duration:00:09:22
True Stories #363 - Life Cycle
12/20/2024
Cyclist José Meiffret had a need for speed...even at the risk of his own life.
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Duration:00:07:35