Episodios

  • True Stories #444 - The Sniff Test

    True Stories #444 - The Sniff Test
    Dec 31 2025
    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 Stubby

    True Stories #443 - Sergeant Stubby
    Dec 29 2025
    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!

    True Stories #442 - Make Me a Sandwich!
    Dec 26 2025
    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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    6 m
  • True Stories #441 - Let's Do Lunch

    True Stories #441 - Let's Do Lunch
    Dec 24 2025
    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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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