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True Stories #447 - The Doc Who Forgot11 Mar 202600:05:14
Dr. Pierdante Piccioni was a successful doctor, but not a great human being. Then, a terrible car crash changed everything.

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True Stories #446 - Chit Chat21 Jan 202600:06:59
AI is a billions-of-dollars business, but without realizing it, everyday users are making ChatGPT even more expensive!

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True Stories #445 - Maxed Out19 Jan 202600:06:07
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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True Stories #444 - The Sniff Test31 Dec 202500:05:09
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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True Stories #443 - Sergeant Stubby29 Dec 202500:05:28
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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True Stories #442 - Make Me a Sandwich!26 Dec 202500:05:51
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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True Stories #441 - Let's Do Lunch24 Dec 202500:05:41
In the 1940s, the United States government began its public school lunch program. But were its motives all that noble?

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True Stories #440 - A Pug's Life22 Dec 202500:05:58
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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True Stories #439 - The Wrestler19 Dec 202500:05:39
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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True Stories #438 - "Abnormal"17 Dec 202500:05:57
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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True Stories #437 - The Sleeping Giant15 Dec 202500:05:42
Jean Ferré suffered from gigantism. When he died, his wish to be cremated became a logistical nightmare.

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True Stories #436 - Quick Release10 Dec 202500:07:06
Peter Roberts invented a quick-release socket wrench. He then went to war with Sears over his creation.

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True Stories #435 - Sawing Logs08 Dec 202500:06:37
Tab Babbitt watched lumbermen literally breaking their backs on the whipsaw and thought, "There must be a better way."

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True Stories #434 - A Stranger in the Night03 Dec 202500:06:23
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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True Stories #433 - A "Bright Kid"01 Dec 202500:05:59
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was smart. Yet MIT almost blocked her at the door.

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True Stories #432 - The Tempermental Musician24 Nov 202500:05:08
John's talent got him a job. His temper got him jailed.

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True Stories #431 - Let the Games Begin21 Nov 202500:05:59
A decades-old comedy movie gave birth to one of the most epic "sports" networks of all time.

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True Stories #430 - Catastrophe19 Nov 202500:05:39
Oh no! The black cat Nemo had gone missing. The story of his return is a crazy one.

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True Stories #429 - The Mansplainer17 Nov 202500:06:59
Rebecca and a friend went to a party. Their male host decided to "teach" them about "very important" things.

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True Stories #428 - Just What the Doctor Ordered14 Nov 202500:05:54
Medical paperwork glitches can be dangerous, even deadly. What's happening, and how can it be fixed?

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True Stories #427 - The Ice Station12 Nov 202500:05:56
There's a lonely home to 150 people at the bottom of the world. Their lives are science and survival.

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True Stories #426 - The Great Train Robbery10 Nov 202500:06:10
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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True Stories #425 - Bail Money07 Nov 202500:04:38
How far would you go to get a lover out of jail?

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True Stories #424 - What Goes Up Must Come Down05 Nov 202500:06:35
What happens when someone fires a gun into the sky? (Hint: It's not good.)

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True Stories #423 - The South Will Rise Again03 Nov 202500:06:53
What happens when your Confederacy surrenders to the Union but you have no intention of surrendering?

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True Stories #422 - William's Tell31 Oct 202500:05:44
William Patrick moved to Nazi Germany to make some money in the world of business...and blackmail.

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True Stories #421 - The Mad King29 Oct 202500:06:16
France's King Charles VI was convinced his medical condition might kill him, but his mind was lying to his matter.

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True Stories #420 - The Leaf Blower27 Oct 202500:05:40
Robert got a primo job as "leaf spreader" on the 1978 horror movie "Halloween." His story is fascinating.

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True Stories #419 - Major League Mayhem24 Oct 202500:07:12
Why do sports fans sometimes become violent mobs? This is one of those occasions from Major League Baseball history.

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True Stories #418 - The Women's Bank22 Oct 202500:06:48
The 20th Century saw banks often denying womens accounts and loans, but a group of groundbreakers and history-makers built something new in the Man's World.

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True Stories #417 - The Mascot Mistake20 Oct 202500:06:18
Nolan made a coyote mascot for his new restaurant, but when the costume went wrong, Nolan's destiny changed.

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True Stories #416 - The Night Witches17 Oct 202500:06:54
WW2 saw Russian female pilots literally raining terror onto German soldiers, yet the story of the "Night Witches" is often hidden in history.

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True Stories #415 - A Pet Peeve15 Oct 202500:07:02
A Frontier airlines flier boarded with her emotional support animal. The result was chaos.

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True Stories #414 - The Uncensored Library13 Oct 202500:05:54
Clever journalists have hidden away a library of banned books, and their solution to censorship is pure genius.

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True Stories #413 - Soothe the Savage Beast08 Oct 202500:07:00
Music has been studied for its agitating and calming effects. One series of surveys revealed much about songs and our psyches. 

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True Stories #412 - Seize the Day06 Oct 202500:06:12
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, with 1 in 26 Americans experiencing some form of in their lifetimes. Christopher Jones has the condition, and one hell of a survival story.

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True Stories #411 - A Heart in the Right Place03 Oct 202500:06:06
Mary's husband died tragically. She kept a literal piece of him for the rest of her life.

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True Stories #410 - Self-Inflicted01 Oct 202500:05:33
Did gunshot victim Thomas Myers accidentally shoot himself? A lawyer decided to test the case.

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True Stories #409 - The Sick Secret29 Sep 202500:05:49
John suffered from a host of health problems...and yet he couldn't tell anyone.

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True Stories #408 - Starting Small26 Sep 202500:06:25
How many A-list movie stars got their start in bad B movies? You might be surprised.

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True Stories #407 - Run from the Gun!24 Sep 202500:06:12
Roger had an irrational fear of firearms. What other phobias are floating around out there?

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True Stories #406 - She's Insane!22 Sep 202500:07:17
Elizabeth Packard's husband locked her in an insane asylum. Then...she changed the world.

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True Stories #405 - And the Oscar Goes to17 Sep 202500:05:33
Film composing legend John Williams was denied an Academy Award for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." How could this injustice happen?

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True Stories #404 - Well Suited01 Sep 202500:06:37
Bolaji Badejo went to a London pub for a drink and became one of the luckiest men in the world.

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True Stories #403 - The White Death22 Aug 202500:06:49
Simo Häyhä became known throughout 1939 Finland as "The White Death." He also made history.

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True Stories #402 - The Mayor of Monowi18 Aug 202500:06:01
Elsie Eiler literally became a small town savior...by becoming mayor.

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True Stories #401 - Blue Plate Special08 Aug 202500:06:58
Could you eat a delicious steak...if it was dyed blue?

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True Stories #400 - The Good Shepherd04 Aug 202500:06:52
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.

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True Stories #399 - Lucky Shot01 Aug 202500:05:53
Richard Williams was a tennis champion who should have been a dead man.

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True Stories #398 - Creature Comforts30 Jul 202500:05:30
A hotel in Belgium is renting emotional support animals!

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