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True Stories Episodes

Stories that make us ask questions about life, war, events, and so much more.
Aug. 28, 2017

THE COMMANDO RAID ON ST. NAZAIRE: THE MOST DARING RAID OF WWII

The St. Nazaire Raid, also known as Operation Chariot, was a British Amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie drydock at St. Nazaire on March 26th, 1942. The objective of the raid was to destroy the drydock in German-held St. Nazaire, thus...

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Aug. 14, 2017

AMELIA EARHART AMERICA'S GREATEST AVIATION MYSTERY: (PT II) CRASH, …

"Amelia Earhart (pt. 2) Crash, Capture & Cover-Up":  Our Story: In AMELIA EARHART PT II we will discuss a mountain of witness (direct and indirect) testimony telling us that Earhart and Noonan survived their crash and were taken to Japanese...

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July 31, 2017

AMELIA EARHART (PT 1): AMERICA'S GREATEST AVIATION MYSTERY : CRASH, C…

A trail of Naval Intelligence photos, airplane parts, and witnesses to Amelia Earhart's crash landing on Barre Reef at Milii Atoll in the Marshalls point to the fact she and Fred Noonan survived their flight only to end up as prisoners of the Japanes...

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May 1, 2017

BLACKBEARD: THE MAN & THE MYTH: 2017

The story continues to live on that Blackbeard, also known as Edward Thatch, or Teach, was from Bristol England, had 14 wives, one of whom was named Mary Ormond, that the men he killed were many, that he had left buried treasure from Nova Scotia to Tex...

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Feb. 13, 2017

THE HEROES OF JADOTVILLE

The true story behind one of history's forgotten battles-the Seige of Jadotville- in Katanga Province, Congo, in 1961, recently made famous by the movie "The Seige of Jadotville" on Netflix.Music: Republic of Ireland's The Soldiers Song National Th...

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Feb. 6, 2017

THE GOLD WRECK OF WALES

The incredible true story of the wreck of the Royal Charter on the coast of Anglesey, Wales, in 1859, as she neared the end of her voyage from the Australian goldfields carrying over 400 passengers and crew. The song "Isaac Lewis" about one of the yo...

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Dec. 26, 2016

THE LOST SQUADRON: VANISHED IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

On December 5th, 1945, 5 Grumman Avenger airplanes carrying 14 men and 13 men in a Martin Mariner Search and Rescue Seaplane were swallowed up in the Bermuda Triangle, leaving no trace of their existence, despite a search by over 300 ships and planes. ...

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Sept. 27, 2016

#JE SUIS CHIEN: OUR CANINE HEROES

1001 Heroes honors the police and military dogs that put their lives on the line every day to protect our freedoms. Includes the story of Diesel, the French police dog that lost his life in the terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists in the city of Par...

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April 12, 2016

THE BATTLE FOR JUSTICE IN ATHENS, TENNESSEE 1946

This true story, often called "The War in Athens, Tennessee", describes the actions of the citizens of a small town, in this case mostly GI's recently returned from the battlefields of WWII, as they armed themselves to insure a fair election against a ...

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March 22, 2016

LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

In this sequel to our previous "FOUR AND TWENTY BLACKBIRDS", we discuss the real meaning behind some of those of those innocent nursery rhymes that kids have been enjoying for years., and look at the "grim" facts behind some well known fairy tales....

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March 12, 2016

TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES

It is the kind of story you expect to find in the movies- but this one is taking place in real life. When 21 year-old American soldier Norwood Thomas met 17 year-old Joyce Durrant on the banks of the River Thames in London a few weeks before the JUne 6...

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Feb. 18, 2016

BLOOD BROTHERS: THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE JOHN WAYNE WESTERN …

"Blood Brothers: The True Story That Inspired the John Wayne Movie "The Sons of Katie Elder". On the evening of January 19th, 1889, two wagons and a buggy slowly crossed Dry Creek, two miles east of Graham, Texas. The lead wa...

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Feb. 13, 2016

THE AMERICAN ARMY OF TWO

This long-lost American tale tells the true story of two young girls, Abigail and Rebecca Bates, the daughters of a lighthouse keeper in Scituate, Massachusetts, who turn back a British warship during the War of 1812. Early in September, 1814, a Br..

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Feb. 4, 2016

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLEN POE

On September 7, 1849, Edgar Allen Poe, at the top of his career, kissed his fiance goodbye at his home in Richmond, VA, and began a business trip to Philadelphia. He then dropped out of sight for a week, he was found in Baltimore on October 3rd, inside...

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Jan. 20, 2016

THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN & THE THREE SECRETS OF FATIMA

We originally did this story about a year ago, and just came back to it recently knowing that there was more to tell...actually a story within a story, and one that needs telling, in light of the challenges the world and the Catholic Church are facing....

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Dec. 23, 2015

"UNSINKABLE" MOLLY BROWN

"Unsinkable Molly Brown- A Rags To Riches Story of a Titanic Survivor"-Born Margaret Tobin Brown to poor Irish immigrants in Hannibal Missouri in 1867, "Maggie" Brown worked stripping tobacco leaves to support her family unti...

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Nov. 6, 2015

THE SILENT WITNESS AT APPOMATTOX

"The Silent Witness at Appomattox"- This episode tells the little known story of the McLean family's unwilling participation at both ends of the Civil War, beginning with their Northern Virginia farmhouse being bombarded at t...

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Sept. 25, 2015

THE BOYS OF POINTE DU HOC

"The Boys of Point Du Hoc"- D-Day #WWII  The most dramatic and deadly event of D-Day, June 6, 1944, and there were many, occurred as the Army Rangers 2nd Battalion stormed the 100 foot high vertical cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc at Normandy ti silence...

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Sept. 18, 2015

GRACE SHERWOOD-THE WITCH OF PUNGO

"Grace Sherwood: the Witch of Pungo"-The true story of Virginia's Grace Sherwood, who was the last person to be tried and convicted as a witch in the state of Virginia. Her accusers were many, and while her husband lived they...

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Aug. 29, 2015

THE GREAT TRAIN CRASH IN CRUSH, TEXAS

"The Great Train Crash in Crush, Texas"-On Sept. 15th, 1896, the KATY railroad staged a big publicity stunt in North Central Texas that drew an estimated 40,000 onlookers. The draw: a staged crash of two steam powered locomot...

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July 19, 2015

JULIA CHILD'S RECIPE FOR SHARK REPELLENT

"Julia Child's Recipe For Shark Repellant"-One of TV's most beloved chefs was also one of the OSS's most beloved agents in WWII, according to documents recently declassified at the CIA. Listen to her story here, and join us a...

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July 3, 2015

HOW P.J. HOLLAND FOUND HIS FAMILY

"How PJ Holland Found His Family"-Imagine for a moment that you have been alive for over 80 years and never been part of a family. You have no parents, real or adopted, no brothers or sisters, no cousins...nobody. Then,thanks to the kindness of a...

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June 8, 2015

DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?: FINDING A MISSING HERO IN THE HEART OF A…

"Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?"-Born John Rowland to a prostitute in England in 1841 who promptly abandoned him, Henry Morton Stanley emigrated to America in 1861, joined the Confederate Army, was wounded at Shiloh, captured, a...

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