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Close Calls Podcast

Close Calls Podcast

By: Lizzy Cassidy and Kevin Casey White
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 Have you ever almost died? We have, and we think those are some of the best stories. Comedians Lizzy Cassidy and Kevin Casey White bring you a podcast all about near death experiences, where they tell stories of survival with gallows humor, and some good old fashioned jokes. Featuring guests from HBO, Comedy Central, CONAN, The Tonight Show, and more! Tales of getting lost at sea, trapped in a vulcano, and kidnapped on purpose round out just a few stories you’ll hear in this hilarious, dark, and captivating podcast. Listeners are encouraged to participate too! Call us at 470-NOT-DEAD or email us at closecallspodcast@gmail.com and we’ll tell your story! Close Calls is a listening experience to die for…see what we did there? We hate it too.Lizzy Cassidy and Kevin Casey White
Episodes
  • David Drake: Jamaican Me Crazy

    David Drake: Jamaican Me Crazy
    Sep 16 2025

    Lizzy and Kevin invite their good friend and prolific comedian David Drake on the pod to talk about his new special Big Break (available now on YouTube) as well as college infidelity, cruise ships, and drug deals in the Caribbean.
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    53 mins
  • Hiroo Onoda: The Thirty-Year War

    Hiroo Onoda: The Thirty-Year War
    Jul 22 2025

    What if no one told you the war was over for 29 years?This week, Lizzy and Kevin explore the unbelievable story of Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who kept fighting World War II well into the 1970s. Living in the jungle, dodging imaginary enemies, and refusing to surrender—because no one officially told him to.Is it loyalty? Delusion? He just missed the memo? Either way, this is one of the most bizarre and committed close calls in history.
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    54 mins
  • Ricky McGee: Surviving 71 Days in the Outback

    Ricky McGee: Surviving 71 Days in the Outback
    Jul 18 2025

    Kev and Lizzy dive into the unbelievable (and downright bizarre) story of Ricky McGee—the man who survived 71 days lost in the Australian outback.Ricky woke up buried in a shallow grave... only to spend the next two months drinking from puddles, eating bugs, and catching frogs like some kind of Mad Max wilderness guru.
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    54 mins
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