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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.

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5:33

True Stories #410 - Self-Inflicted

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/10/01

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.

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5:49

True Stories #409 - The Sick Secret

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/09/29

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.

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6:25

True Stories #408 - Starting Small

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/09/26

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.

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6:12

True Stories #407 - Run from the Gun!

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/09/24

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.

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7:17

True Stories #406 - She's Insane!

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/09/22

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.

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5:33

True Stories #405 - And the Oscar Goes to

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/09/17

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.

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6:37

True Stories #404 - Well Suited

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/09/01

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.

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6:49

True Stories #403 - The White Death

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/08/22

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.

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6:01

True Stories #402 - The Mayor of Monowi

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/08/18

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.

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6:58

True Stories #401 - Blue Plate Special

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/08/08

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.

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6:52

True Stories #400 - The Good Shepherd

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/08/04

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.

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5:53

True Stories #399 - Lucky Shot

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/08/01

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.

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5:30

True Stories #398 - Creature Comforts

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/30

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.

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7:24

True Stories #397 - A Whole New Ball of Wax

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/28

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.

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4:49

True Stories #396 - The Throne Room

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/25

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.

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7:06

True Stories #395 - The Rocket Man

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/23

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.

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6:33

True Stories #394 - Go Ahead. Test Me.

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/21

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.

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6:01

True Stories #393 - Rent Free

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/14

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.

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5:54

True Stories #392 - The Maxim Machine Gun

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/09

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.

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4:58

True Stories #391 - Hard Headed

True Stories with Seth Andrews ·

2025/07/07

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.

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