True Stories with Seth Andrews podcast

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] (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss) .

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] (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-stories-with-seth-andrews--5621867/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss) .

 

#437

True Stories #436 - Quick Release

Peter Roberts invented a quick-release socket wrench. He then went to war with Sears over ... more

10 Dec 2025

07 MINS

07:14

10 Dec 2025


#436

True Stories #435 - Sawing Logs

Tab Babbitt watched lumbermen literally breaking their backs on the whipsaw and thought, "... more

08 Dec 2025

06 MINS

06:37

08 Dec 2025


#435

True Stories #434 - A Stranger in the Night

For decades, every January 19th, a mysterious figure walked the Westminster Hall and Buryi... more

03 Dec 2025

06 MINS

06:23

03 Dec 2025


#434

True Stories #433 - A "Bright Kid"

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was smart. Yet MIT almost blocked her at the door.Become a supp... more

01 Dec 2025

05 MINS

05:59

01 Dec 2025


#433

True Stories #432 - The Tempermental Musician

John's talent got him a job. His temper got him jailed.Become a supporter of this podcast:... more

24 Nov 2025

05 MINS

05:08

24 Nov 2025


#432

True Stories #431 - Let the Games Begin

A decades-old comedy movie gave birth to one of the most epic "sports" networks of all tim... more

21 Nov 2025

05 MINS

05:59

21 Nov 2025


#431

True Stories #430 - Catastrophe

Oh no! The black cat Nemo had gone missing. The story of his return is a crazy one.Become ... more

19 Nov 2025

05 MINS

05:39

19 Nov 2025


#430

True Stories #429 - The Mansplainer

Rebecca and a friend went to a party. Their male host decided to "teach" them about "very ... more

17 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:59

17 Nov 2025


#429

True Stories #428 - Just What the Doctor Ordered

Medical paperwork glitches can be dangerous, even deadly. What's happening, and how can it... more

14 Nov 2025

05 MINS

05:54

14 Nov 2025


#428

True Stories #427 - The Ice Station

There's a lonely home to 150 people at the bottom of the world. Their lives are science an... more

12 Nov 2025

05 MINS

05:56

12 Nov 2025


#427

True Stories #426 - The Great Train Robbery

August 8th, 1963 saw one of the greatest train heists in railroad history. But did the rob... more

10 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:10

10 Nov 2025


#426

True Stories #425 - Bail Money

How far would you go to get a lover out of jail?Become a supporter of this podcast: [https... more

07 Nov 2025

04 MINS

04:38

07 Nov 2025


#425

True Stories #424 - What Goes Up Must Come Down

What happens when someone fires a gun into the sky? (Hint: It's not good.)Become a support... more

05 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:35

05 Nov 2025


#424

True Stories #423 - The South Will Rise Again

What happens when your Confederacy surrenders to the Union but you have no intention of su... more

03 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:53

03 Nov 2025


#423

True Stories #422 - William's Tell

William Patrick moved to Nazi Germany to make some money in the world of business...and bl... more

31 Oct 2025

05 MINS

05:44

31 Oct 2025


#422

True Stories #421 - The Mad King

France's King Charles VI was convinced his medical condition might kill him, but his mind ... more

29 Oct 2025

06 MINS

06:16

29 Oct 2025


#421

True Stories #420 - The Leaf Blower

Robert got a primo job as "leaf spreader" on the 1978 horror movie "Halloween." His story ... more

27 Oct 2025

05 MINS

05:40

27 Oct 2025