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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April 13, 2026 • 5 mins
Disney employees Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor found themselves lucky in love. Their romance is the stuff of storybooks.
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April 10, 2026 • 5 mins
Lick your lips and enjoy this tribute to an "American classic."
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April 8, 2026 • 4 mins
Maria Paraskeva wanted a wedding dress that she (and the world) would never forget. She certainly achieved it.
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March 11, 2026 • 5 mins
Dr. Pierdante Piccioni was a successful doctor, but not a great human being. Then, a terrible car crash changed everything.
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January 21, 2026 • 6 mins
AI is a billions-of-dollars business, but without realizing it, everyday users are making ChatGPT even more expensive!
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January 19, 2026 • 6 mins
The 1970s and 80s saw rise of two home video giants: Sony Betamax and VHS. Why did one side win as the other waned?
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December 31, 2025 • 5 mins
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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December 29, 2025 • 5 mins
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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December 26, 2025 • 5 mins
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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December 24, 2025 • 5 mins
In the 1940s, the United States government began its public school lunch program. But were its motives all that noble?
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December 22, 2025 • 5 mins
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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December 19, 2025 • 5 mins
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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December 17, 2025 • 5 mins
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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December 15, 2025 • 5 mins
Jean Ferré suffered from gigantism. When he died, his wish to be cremated became a logistical nightmare.
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December 10, 2025 • 7 mins
Peter Roberts invented a quick-release socket wrench. He then went to war with Sears over his creation.
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December 8, 2025 • 6 mins
Tab Babbitt watched lumbermen literally breaking their backs on the whipsaw and thought, "There must be a better way."
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December 3, 2025 • 6 mins
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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December 1, 2025 • 5 mins
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was smart. Yet MIT almost blocked her at the door.
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November 24, 2025 • 5 mins
John's talent got him a job. His temper got him jailed.
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November 21, 2025 • 5 mins
A decades-old comedy movie gave birth to one of the most epic "sports" networks of all time.
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