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Not Today covers unbelievable but true stories of survival. Join Steph and Alex as they discuss real incredible people who made it out of unimaginable circumstances against all odds.
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Episode 247: Trapped in the Beaconsfield Mine
On April 25th 2006, a small earthquake triggered an underground rockfall at the Beaconsfield gold mine in northern Tasmania. Of the seventeen people who were…
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Episode 246: Let's Not Meet
Let's talk about some terrifying Reddit Let's Not Meet stories, including two men in purge masks on the side of the road, an attempted kidnapping, a dog named…
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Episode 245: Armed and Dangerous
Benjamin Obadiah Foster was the subject of a statewide multi-day manhunt after he attacked his ex-girlfriend, Justine Siemens, beat her unconscious, then fled…
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Episode 244: Frozen Solid
On December 20, 1980 in Lengby, Minnesota, 19-year-old Jean Hilliard was involved in a car crash in sub-zero temperatures. Instead of staying in her car and…
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Episode 243: Erin Patterson's Death Cap Mushroom Poisoning
On July 29th 2023, five people sat down for what was supposed to be a special lunch at the home of Erin Patterson, a 48-year-old woman from Victoria Australia…
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Episode 242: Sorry Not Sorry
In 2010, Cynthia Guy-Thomas, an addiction therapist, blackmailed her patient into helping her find a hitman to kill her ex-husband.
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Episode 241: Listener Stories!
This week we'll be diving into some of the stories of our listeners!
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Episode 240: Anthony Templet
17-year-old Anthony Templet was charged with second degree murder after he shot and killed his father, Burt Templet, in June of 2019. On the surface, the case…
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Episode 239: Bonnie and Clyde Part 2
In Part 2 we'll be diving into the many crimes of the Barrow Gang and the inevitable demise of Bonnie and Clyde.
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Episode 238: Bonnie and Clyde Part 1
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were a pair of infamous American outlaws who, along with their gang, engaged in a spree of bank robberies and murders across the…
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Episode 237: Caught in a Blizzard
Best friends, Jamie Andrew and Jamie Fisher, decided to leave their group vacation to take on one of the most difficult climbs in the French Alps. While…
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Episode 236: Phrogging and Stalking
Phrogging is the act of secretly living in someone else's home without their knowledge or permission. It's a form of hidden intrusion, where the perpetrator…
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Episode 235: Abducted At Random
In 2014, Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was abducted at random off the street in Philadelphia. Thanks to Carlesha's quick thinking and a witness to the crime…
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Episode 234: Heatwave
Five teenage boy scouts and their guides had a plan to hike one of the most difficult trails into the Grand Canyon. They only had enough water to make it down…
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Episode 233: Framed
Seemona Sumasar spent seven months in jail after her ex-boyfriend orchestrated an elaborate scheme to frame her in a spree of faked armed robberies. This show…
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Episode 232: Freak Falls
In this episode we'll be discussing people who almost lost their lives after a freak fall off a cruise ship, over Niagara Falls, and even from an airplane mid…
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Episode 231: The Pan Family Attack
On November 8th, 2010, Jennifer Pan called 911 to report a home invasion. Three men had entered her home, tied her to a banister and shot both of her parents…
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Episode 230: Hit By A Boulder
In July 2014, Gregg Hein survived six days on Mt. Goddard in Kings Canyon National Park after a boulder came loose and hit his leg causing a compound fracture.
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Episode 229: The White Island Volcano Eruption
On December 9th 2019, Whakaari Volcano on White Island in New Zealand explosively erupted. The volcano was a popular tourist destination, and at the time of…
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Episode 228: The Black Widow Stacey Castor
Stacey Castor wanted people to believe that her life had been crippled by tragedy, but when authorites investigated her second husband’s “suicide” things…
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Episode 227: The Beatrice Church Explosion and The Kentucky Meat Shower
The West End Baptist Church Explosion and the Kentucky Meat Shower are the odd and unexplained mysteries we'll be covering this week. On Wednesday March 1st…
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Episode 226: The Survival Of Natascha Kampusch
Natascha Kampusch was only 10 years old when a deranged man abducted off the street in March of 1998 and held her captive in the cellar of his house for eight…
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Episode 225: Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon, commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born American cook who is believed to have infected between 51 and 122 people with typhoid fever in…
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Episode 224: Movie Stunts Gone Wrong!
Movie stunts are an iconic part of action films, but not all of them go according to plan. This episode explores some of the most memorable stunt mishaps in…
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Episode 223: The Sinking of the Oceanos
In early August of 1991, the Oceanos was close to finishing a seven day cruise from Cape Town, South Africa to Durban. While sailing through a treacherous…
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Episode 222: Ohio Serial Killer
On September 13th 2016 at 6:48AM, 911 received a call from a woman reporting her own kidnapping. After police arrested the man responsible, they would soon…
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Episode 221: Dan Bigley's Fight To Survive
On July 14th 2003, Dan Bigley was wrapping up a day of fishing with his friend John when moments from the safety of their car, the pair unknowingly put…
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Episode 220: Grain Factory Explosion
On June 8, 1998, a spark caused by jammed machinery and ignited by highly flammable grain dust caused a massive explosion at the DeBruce Grain elevator. The…
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Episode 219: Let's Not Meet!
This week we'll be discussing some Reddit Let's Not Meet stories about a terrifying sound proof "music studio", a man in a crawlspace, a creep and a dead body…
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Episode 218: Murderer In The Family
On December 10, 2003, the Whittacre family went out to dinner to celebrate their son Bart’s college graduation,but when they returned home they found a masked…
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Episode 217: Blue Eyed Monster
In 1979, Sherry Hopsen met a charming parachute instructor named Bruce Lindahl and the two hit it off. After dating for a few months, Bruce became very…
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Episode 216: The Unabomber Part 2
After the Unabomber was seen after placing his 12th bomb in 1987, he disappeared for six years. The public hoped he was finished, however Ted Kaczynski was far…
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Episode 215: The Unabomber Part 1
In 1978 Ted Kaczynski began what would become a series of bombings around the United States over the next two decades. Kaczynski, who was then an unknown…
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Episode 214: Roar
In 1971, Noel Marshall, Tippi Hedren, and their family raised and purchased over 100 lions, tigers, and other big cats for an adventure comedy movie they…
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Episode 213: Alone In The Amazon
From a very young age Benedict Allen dreamed of becoming an explorer. At the age of twenty two he saved up just enough money to get himself to South America…
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Episode 212: Wilderness Therapy Gone Very Wrong
In 1988 Steve Cartisano founded the Challenger Foundation Camp in southern Utah for troubled teens. The program brought the teens into the Utah desert and was…
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Episode 211: New Year New Listener's Stories!
Let's chat about some unbelievable stories our listeners have sent to us!
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Episode 210: Near Death Experiences
A near-death experience, or NDE, refers to a profound, often life-changing event that occurs when a person is close to death, or becomes clinically dead for a…
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Episode 209: Horror and Heroism
Steven Stayner was abducted at the age of 7 in 1972 by Kenneth Parnell, who held him captive for seven years. Steven eventually escaped in 1980 at the age of…
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Episode 208: You're Not A Cop, Right?
Justin Dewitt wanted to hire a hitman to murder his business partner, Chad Williams, Chad's wife Angie, and their two small children over a lost landscaping…
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Episode 207: Miracle On The Hudson
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549, piloted by Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, struck a flock of geese shortly…
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Episode 206: The Nightmare of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is a classic film millions have enjoyed since its release in 1939. Based on the children's novel by L. Frank Baum, the movie recounts an…
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Episode 205: Let's Not Meet!
Let's dive into some terrifying reddit let's not meet stories about creeps and stalkers! To get 15% off your next gift, go to Uncommongoods.com/nottoday
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Episode 204: A Terrifying Crime Spree
On the morning of July 24, 2016, Camron Reimhofer woke up to find his girlfriend, Kaylee Sawyer, hadn't returned home after they’d had an argument the night…
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Episode 203: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
In 1959, nine young hikers ventured into Russia’s remote Ural Mountains, but they never returned. When a search team arrived, they found the group’s tent…
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Episode 202: WITCH!
The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a series of hearings and prosecutions in colonial Massachusetts, where 20 people were executed and over 200 accused of…
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Episode 201: One Wrong Step
In October of 2009 Jordan Nicurity survived a terrifying fall off a cliff that left him with a shattered pelvis while on a solo trip to Hornby Island in…
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Episode 200: Reincarnated Children
Some young children, usually between the ages of 2 and 5, speak about memories of a previous life they claim to have lived. They often show behaviors, such as…
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Episode 199: Buried Alive
In 2011, Michelina Lewandowska was attacked by her ex-fiancé, Marcin Kasprzak, who bound her with tape and buried her alive in a cardboard box. Left for dead…
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Episode 198: The True Story of Moby Dick
The whale ship Essex, set sail from Nantucket in 1819 on a whaling expedition. In 1820, the ship was struck by a large sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean…
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Episode 197: 1 in 100 Billion
We're going to be discussing a wide range of events that are seemingly impossible to survive, and yet there were survivors. From a terrifying parachuting…
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Episode 196: The Sun Gym Gang Part 2
After Marc Schiller's narrow escape from the Sun Gym Gang, their criminal ambitions only grew darker. In Part 2 we'll dive into the gang's escalation after…
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Episode 195: The Sun Gym Gang Part 1
The Sun Gym Gang, a notorious group of Miami bodybuilders, made headlines in the 1990s for a string of violent crimes that shocked the nation. Led by Daniel…
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Episode 194: Amateur Detective
On New Years Eve 1989, 11-year-old Collier Landry was awoken out of his sleep by the sound of a scream and two loud thuds. The next morning he discovered that…
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Episode 193: The Radium Girls
Around the 1920s young women and girls were elated to land a high paying job at US Radium Company. Their task would be to paint radium based paint on watch…
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Episode 192: The Labyrinth
In this episode we'll be reading an epic tale submitted by our listeners who almost lost their lives while cave diving in Florida! Check out our merch shop!!…
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Episode 191: Into The River
In November of 1991, 44 year old David Whittlesey took on a solo rafting trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. After his raft capsized, David was…
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Episode 190: George Harrison's Assassination Attempt
Lead guitarist for The Beatles, George Harrison, was almost the second band mate to have been assassinated, because like John Lennon, George Harrison also…
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Episode 189: The Backpacker Murderer
Ivan Milat, infamously known as the Backpacker Murderer, lured, tortured, and brutally murdered seven backpackers between 1989 and 1993 in the Belanglo State…
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Episode 188: Abandon Ship!
The Robertson family began their journey around the world in January of 1971. However after 18 months at sea, the 43-foot schooner was attacked by three killer…