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True Stories with Seth Andrews
Seth Andrews
445 episodes
5 days ago
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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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.
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Society & Culture
Episodes (20/445)
True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #444 - The Sniff Test
Explosives-detection dogs save lives. But on a March day in 2016, a dog training exercise failed the sniff test. (Relax. The dogs are fine.)

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5 days ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #443 - Sergeant Stubby
Stubby was a brave guy with a funny name. During the first world war, he would save lives and make history.

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1 week ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #442 - Make Me a Sandwich!
Young arctic skier Jade Hameister was insulted by online sexists after her 2016 trek to the North Pole. Her response to the bigots was legendary.

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1 week ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #441 - Let's Do Lunch
In the 1940s, the United States government began its public school lunch program. But were its motives all that noble?

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1 week ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #440 - A Pug's Life
In the 18th Century, a secret group of masons created a society themed around one of the planet's most popular dogs.

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2 weeks ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #439 - The Wrestler
A 22-year-old scrapper in New Salem, Illinois was known as "The Grand Wrestler." His story became a famous piece of history.

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2 weeks ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #438 - "Abnormal"
For centuries, the Catholic Church (and others) were terrified of a human attribute that's about as threatening as a pet kitten. Here's the story.

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2 weeks ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #437 - The Sleeping Giant
Jean Ferré suffered from gigantism. When he died, his wish to be cremated became a logistical nightmare.

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3 weeks ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #436 - Quick Release
Peter Roberts invented a quick-release socket wrench. He then went to war with Sears over his creation.

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3 weeks ago
7 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #435 - Sawing Logs
Tab Babbitt watched lumbermen literally breaking their backs on the whipsaw and thought, "There must be a better way."

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4 weeks ago
6 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #434 - A Stranger in the Night
For decades, every January 19th, a mysterious figure walked the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, Maryland. Who was this person?

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1 month ago
6 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #433 - A "Bright Kid"
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was smart. Yet MIT almost blocked her at the door.

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1 month ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #432 - The Tempermental Musician
John's talent got him a job. His temper got him jailed.

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1 month ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #431 - Let the Games Begin
A decades-old comedy movie gave birth to one of the most epic "sports" networks of all time.

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1 month ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #430 - Catastrophe
Oh no! The black cat Nemo had gone missing. The story of his return is a crazy one.

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1 month ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #429 - The Mansplainer
Rebecca and a friend went to a party. Their male host decided to "teach" them about "very important" things.

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1 month ago
6 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #428 - Just What the Doctor Ordered
Medical paperwork glitches can be dangerous, even deadly. What's happening, and how can it be fixed?

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1 month ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #427 - The Ice Station
There's a lonely home to 150 people at the bottom of the world. Their lives are science and survival.

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1 month ago
5 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #426 - The Great Train Robbery
August 8th, 1963 saw one of the greatest train heists in railroad history. But did the robbers get away with it?

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1 month ago
6 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
True Stories #425 - Bail Money
How far would you go to get a lover out of jail?

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1 month ago
4 minutes

True Stories with Seth Andrews
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.