Episodes

  • True Stories #440 - A Pug's Life

    True Stories #440 - A Pug's Life
    Dec 22 2025
    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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    6 mins
  • True Stories #439 - The Wrestler

    True Stories #439 - The Wrestler
    Dec 19 2025
    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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    6 mins
  • True Stories #438 - "Abnormal"

    True Stories #438 - "Abnormal"
    Dec 17 2025
    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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    6 mins
  • True Stories #437 - The Sleeping Giant

    True Stories #437 - The Sleeping Giant
    Dec 15 2025
    Jean Ferré suffered from gigantism. When he died, his wish to be cremated became a logistical nightmare.

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    6 mins
  • True Stories #436 - Quick Release

    True Stories #436 - Quick Release
    Dec 10 2025
    Peter Roberts invented a quick-release socket wrench. He then went to war with Sears over his creation.

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    7 mins
  • True Stories #435 - Sawing Logs

    True Stories #435 - Sawing Logs
    Dec 8 2025
    Tab Babbitt watched lumbermen literally breaking their backs on the whipsaw and thought, "There must be a better way."

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    7 mins
  • True Stories #434 - A Stranger in the Night

    True Stories #434 - A Stranger in the Night
    Dec 3 2025
    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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    6 mins
  • True Stories #433 - A "Bright Kid"

    True Stories #433 - A "Bright Kid"
    Dec 1 2025
    Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was smart. Yet MIT almost blocked her at the door.

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    6 mins