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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April 30, 2024 • 65 mins
In this episode we'll be discussing some of the worst theme park accidents of all time.
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April 23, 2024 • 61 mins
Three minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928 the St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending over 12 billion gallons of water and debris rushing down the Santa Clara River Valley from San Francisquito Canyon to the Pacific Ocean, 54 miles away. In five and a half hours more than 400 peoples lives were claimed as they were swept away in the dark and murky waters. It is considered to have been one of the worst American civil engineeri...
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April 16, 2024 • 54 mins
A car accident left retired couple, Tom and Linda Bosworth, stranded in the New Mexico wilderness. To survive they faced a grueling hike through heat and hostile environment back to safety before they died of dehydration.
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April 9, 2024 • 69 mins
From 1346 to 1352, the Bubonic Plague or the Black Death claimed one-third of the European human population, with mortality rates as high as 70% to 80%. Let's talk about the people who lived through that horrific time!
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April 2, 2024 • 70 mins
In this episode we'll be discussing a man who made the wrong decision near a lion, a close call with a golf course alligator, and a woman who was ambushed by a cougar while mountain biking!
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March 26, 2024 • 45 mins
17-year-old Josh Long and his best friend, 15-year-old Troy Driscoll, decided they wanted to go shark fishing one Sunday afternoon in 2005. The two planned to spend a few hours in the ocean off the coast of South Carolina in a small row boat, however things got bad very quickly when their small boat got caught in a very strong rip tide that pulled them out to sea in a matter of minutes. The teenage boys would have to spend the...
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March 19, 2024 • 83 mins
Dave Kroupa was casually dating Liz Golyar and Cari Farver in 2012 near Omaha, Nebraska Despite maintaining to both women that he wasn't looking for a serious relationship, their story ended up turning into a twisted tale of stalking, arson and murder.
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March 12, 2024 • 59 mins
On November 15th 2004, police discovered the deceased, Peter Porco, lying in a pool of blood at the base of his stairs and his wife, Joan Porco, in their bedroom clinging to life after they were viciously attacked with an ax. When police asked Joan if she knew who did this to her, she shook her head yes, and when they asked her if her son Christopher Porco had done this, she nodded yes again. However when Joan woke up in the h...
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March 5, 2024 • 49 mins
36-year-old Ted Porter decided to do a solo hike in Glacier National Park in 2013. After hitting poor conditions on the glacier he made the responsible decision to cut his journey short, but on his way down he cut some corners. What he thought would be an easy walk back turned into Ted sliding straight into a massive crack in the earth and falling forty feet down. Despite his excruciating injuries, Ted needed to get out of the...
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February 27, 2024 • 47 mins
In 1998, Tomoaki Hamatsu, nicknamed Nasubi, starred in a reality competition series "Denpa Shonen: A Life of Prizes." He was cut off from outside world, stripped naked, and told he had to survive only off of only prizes he won from magazine sweepstakes. He would be able to leave the room once he won one million yen in prizes, which took him 335 days to complete.
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February 20, 2024 • 37 mins
In September of 1995, 13-year-old Jessyca Mullenburg was kidnapped by her father's neighbor, 38-year-old Steven Oliver. Oliver gained her father's trust by pretending to have a contact at a large publishing company and by helping Jessyca with her writing to get her published. But in reality, Steven Oliver had become obsessed with Jessyca and had a very sinister and thought out plan to take her away.
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February 13, 2024 • 55 mins
In this episode we'll be discussing some unbelievable freak accidents, including a man with a drill through his head, a girl who hung upside down from a power line, a paraglider who was never strapped in and more!
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February 6, 2024 • 45 mins
On September 8th 2010, after not showing up for her morning meeting at work, Marti Hill was found in a pool of blood on her basement floor by law enforcement. As Marti lay unconscious in the hospital, investigators tried to piece together what could've happened to a woman whom everyone loved.
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January 30, 2024 • 51 mins
In September of 1995, 18-year-old Bram Schafer was on a hunting trip with his friends and family. But when he decided to take off from the group, Bram found himself caught between a mama grizzly bear and her cub. After Bram's encounter with the bear, a massive storm rolled in on the mountain and he was left on his own to fend for himself.
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January 23, 2024 • 54 mins
In May of 2005 Will Slattery went on a dream vacation with his friends, Jimmy Simplicio and Many Sanchez, to parachute in Costa Rica. On their last parachuting trip, their plane was taken down by unexpected weather and turbulence. The three men had to jump out of the plane to save their lives, however they were all about to be split up and Will would find himself alone in the middle of the ocean.
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January 16, 2024 • 44 mins
When multiple women began being killed execution style in Laredo Texas, the community was terrified and police were at a loss. It wasn't until one woman escaped the killers grasp that justice was served.
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January 9, 2024 • 70 mins
This week we're diving into terrifying stories from the Let's Not Meet subreddit!
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January 2, 2024 • 64 mins
May 19th 1992 started out as a normal day for stay-at-home mother, Mary Jo Buttafuoco. But when her doorbell rang around 11:30 that morning, her whole life changed in a matter of seconds.
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December 19, 2023 • 65 mins
After Jung Myung-Seok was arrested for the first time he wanted revenge on those who got him caught. In part two we're going to talk about how JMS stayed in control and all the damage he caused along the way.
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December 12, 2023 • 64 mins
Jung Myung-Seok started the Jesus Morning Star church in the 1970s in South Korea. The movement was able to gain popularity very quickly, especially among university students in Seoul and has even expanded to other countries. However, the church has been called a “sex cult” in the media due to the numerous allegations of sexual assaults made towards their leader and founder.
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