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Not Today

Not Today covers unbelievable but true stories of survival. Join Steph and Alex as they discuss real incredible people who made it out of unimaginable circumstances against all odds.

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66:40

Episode 139: Bad Science And A Wrongful Conviction

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2023/08/01

In the early morning of December 5th 1998, 14 year old Michael Politte was having a sleepover with one of his friends, when he was woken up to find his mother’s murdered body on her bedroom floor. But that was only the beginning of the hell he was about to endure. At only the age of 14, Michael would be arrested for murdering his mother, Rita Politte.

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87:30

Episode 137: Man Of Action

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2023/07/25

In November of 1981, Yossi Ghinsberg, Kevin Gale, and Marcus Stamm were convinced to take the 'trip of a lifetime' through the amazon rainforest by a man named Karl Ruchprecter. Karl told the group he was an experienced geologist who knew the jungle better than his own backyard and would guide them through the jungle to see things no one ever had. However after almost a month of trekking through the jungle, the group decided to split up leaving Yossi and Kevin to raft down the massive Tuichi River

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69:07

Episode 136: Even More Freak Accidents!

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2023/07/18

Let's chat about a man who was almost cut in half by a train, a terrifying bungee jumping accident, a case of life long hiccups and other freaky accidents, in our first GUEST EPISODE!

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59:28

Episode 135: Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse

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2023/06/27

For decades Texas A&M University held the tradition of burning the annual Aggie bonfire the night before their rivalry football game with University of Texas. The bonfire was made into an enormous wedding cake like structure and was entirely constructed by students in the months leading up to the game. However on November 18th of 1999, students were putting the finishing touches on their beloved bonfire when the structure unexpectedly jolted and fell to the ground. The tragedy that followed was

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61:24

Episode 134: Listener's Stories 8

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2023/06/20

Let's dive into the stories you send in! This time around we've got a dad who escaped a serial killer, a group who gets stuck between an angry mama moose and a black bear, a really terrifying ghost and more!

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54:19

Episode 133: Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt Part 2

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2023/06/13

Lorena Bobbitt was charged with malicious wounding for cutting off her husband's penis with an 8 inch knife. In this part of the story, we're going to dive into her trial, as well as the after math of it. Lorena Gallo Foundation: https://lorenagallofoundation.org/ The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 SMS: Text START to 88788

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49:06

Episode 132: Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt Part 1

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2023/06/06

Early in the morning on June 23, 1993, the Manassas city police received a call reporting a man had been assaulted by his wife, and officers were needed at Prince William Hospital. But when officers arrived at the hospital, they learned this would be far from a routine call. The victim of this assault, John Wayne Bobbitt, had his penis cut off; and the severed penis was still missing. Did Lorena Bobbitt slice off her husband's penis in a fit of jealous rage, or was there something far more sinister

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44:21

Episode 131: Stranded In The Snow

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2023/05/30

Jim and Jennifer Stolpa and their infant son, Clayton, were traveling to Idaho to attend a family funeral, when they realized main interstate highway had been shut down due to a bad blizzard. Jim and Jennifer decided to find an alternate route, however instead of going around the storm like they intended, the couple drove directly into it, and got stuck in the snow. By the time they got stuck, it was dark, the were in the middle of nowhere, and no one knew they had changed course.

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62:53

Episode 130: Freak Accidents

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2023/05/23

Let's talk about some truly unbelievable freak accidents!

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42:49

Episode 129: Wrong Place Wrong Time

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2023/05/16

Jennifer Holliday picked up her 18-year-old cousin, Anna Franklin, up from a babysitting job, late one night in May of 2005. The two decided to make a quick stop at a gas station to grab some snacks before heading home, however their worlds were about to collide with an evil man who was fueling his rage with exorbitant amounts of drugs and alcohol. They didn't know it at the time, however after leaving the gas station, Eric Parnell followed close behind.

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63:09

Episode 128: Early Psychiatric Hospitals

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2023/05/09

Psychiatric hospitals in the 20th century were a really terrifying place to be. In this episode we're going to discuss the conditions and treatments in mental institutions during that time, as well as a few people who experienced them and lived to tell the tale!

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45:50

Episode 127: The Sea Orphan

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2023/05/02

In the fall of 1961, Julian Harvey had been pulled out of the ocean from a dinghy. He claimed the Bluebell, a ship he had been the captain for, had hit an unexpected squall which caused the ship to sink, taking everyone on board down with it. That story was believable until 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault was found near death on the open ocean after 4 days on a small cork raft. Terry Jo had a much different version of events from the night the Bluebell sank.

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50:16

Episode 126: A Hot Mess

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2023/04/25

When a Hollywood camera crew set out to film an active volcano they end up in a helicopter crash into the volcano.

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54:45

Episode 125: The Abbotsford Killer

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2023/04/18

On Friday the 13th of October 1995, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith were walking to a friends birthday party around midnight when a man emerged from the bushes and attacked them with a baseball bat. Hours later, Misty woke up in the grass dazed and confused but managed to stumble her way to the nearby emergency room. However the Abbotsford killer was only getting started. Terry Driver spent the next seven months taunting the police with phone calls and letters and terrorizing the city

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53:19

Episode 124: Preseason Plunge

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2023/04/11

Blake Stanfeild and his father Neil planned to go on a six day rafting trip in the remote Alaskan wilderness, sixty miles from civilization, to celebrate Neil's 65th birthday. But when their raft hit an unexpected patch of ice, the strong current sent the men underneath. The two managed to find a pocket of air under the ice covering the raging river, however this was only the start of their fight to stay alive.

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56:58

Episode 123: Leap of Faith

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2023/04/04

In 2015 Victoria Cilliers nearly plummeted to her death after jumping out of an airplane and discovering that both her initial and reserve parachute had malfunctioned. Victoria miraculously survived the fall, however an investigation was promptly opened after experts had been lead to believe that her kit had been tampered with. After uncovering more of what was going on behind the scenes in Victorias life, investigators discover the person responsible for the faulty parachute may have attempted to

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65:08

Episode 122: Madness At Mount Carmel Part 2

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2023/03/28

In Part 2 we're going to discuss the 51 day stand off between the Branch Davidians and the United States government; and all the major mistakes that were made.

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48:07

Episode 121: Madness At Mount Carmel Part 1

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2023/03/21

In early 1993 in Waco Texas, a 51-day stand off between a religious apocalyptic cult, called the Branch Davidians, and the US government took place. In part one we're going to discuss David Koresh, the leader of this cult, and take a look into what this religious group believed and practiced.

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67:43

Episode 120: Surviving The Storm Of The Century

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2023/03/14

Join us this week as we read one of our listeners first hand accounts of their journey through Hurricane Katrina.

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49:42

Episode 119: The Antifreeze Murders

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2023/03/07

In 2012, two members of the Staudte family passed away in a six month span. Both of them experienced flu like symptoms before death and were found with a ring of blood around their mouths, however their deaths were determined to be from natural causes. But when a third member of the family fell ill not long after, the local police received an anonymous tip suggesting the mother of this family may be behind these untimely deaths. Go to https://hellofresh.com/nottoday60 and use code nottoday60 to

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