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Not Today
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 126: A Hot Mess
When a Hollywood camera crew set out to film an active volcano they end up in a helicopter crash into the volcano.
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Episode 125: The Abbotsford Killer
On Friday the 13th of October 1995, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith were walking to a friends birthday party around midnight when a man emerged…
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Episode 124: Preseason Plunge
Blake Stanfeild and his father Neil planned to go on a six day rafting trip in the remote Alaskan wilderness, sixty miles from civilization, to celebrate…
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Episode 123: Leap of Faith
In 2015 Victoria Cilliers nearly plummeted to her death after jumping out of an airplane and discovering that both her initial and reserve parachute had…
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Episode 122: Madness At Mount Carmel Part 2
In Part 2 we're going to discuss the 51 day stand off between the Branch Davidians and the United States government; and all the major mistakes that were made.
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Episode 121: Madness At Mount Carmel Part 1
In early 1993 in Waco Texas, a 51-day stand off between a religious apocalyptic cult, called the Branch Davidians, and the US government took place. In part…
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Episode 120: Surviving The Storm Of The Century
Join us this week as we read one of our listeners first hand accounts of their journey through Hurricane Katrina.
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Episode 119: The Antifreeze Murders
In 2012, two members of the Staudte family passed away in a six month span. Both of them experienced flu like symptoms before death and were found with a ring…
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Episode 118: The 2013 Moore Tornado Tragedy
On the afternoon of May 20, 2013, a large and extremely violent EF5 tornado ravaged through Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people and injuring 212 others. The…
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Episode 117: Forced Bank Robbery
In November of 2000, three masked gunmen broke into the home of bank manager Michelle Renee. They took Michelle, her seven year old daughter Breea, and her…
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Episode 116: Just Keep Swimming
Melissa Armstrong and David Tomlinson set out to have an easy 30 minute dive around an active volcano. But when unexpected bad weather caused stronger…
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Episode 115: Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
At the age of sixteen, Erin Caffey masterminded a plot to kill her entire family.
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Wondery Presents: Stolen Hearts
Sergeant Jill Evans is a small-town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three…
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Episode 114: Where The Wind Takes You
In 2018, 31-year-old Spencer and 24-year-old Jessica Christiansen decided to take a trip into the Darby Canyon wind and Ice Cave in Wyoming. They believed this…
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Episode 113: Apex Predator
On July 24th 2013 Matt Dyer took a trip into Canada's Torngat Mountains National Park. He thought he would be extremely lucky to see a polar bear on this trip…
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Episode 112: The Craigslist Killer
On April 10, 2009, 29-year-old Trisha Leffler, an escort, was gagged, bound, and robbed at gunpoint at a Westin hotel in boston by a man who had responded to…
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Episode 111: Be The Change
Katrina Cooke Brownlee was 18-years-old when she got into a relationship with corrections officer, Alex Irvin. In that abusive relationship, Katrina was…
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Episode 110: Under The Ice
On November 22, 1997, Caleb Record drove his friend, George Place, home from basketball practice. After hitting a patch of ice, the car went over a ledge, and…
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Episode 109: Left For Dead
On April 27th 2006, 17-year-old Ashely Reeves went missing. Following a job interview she had scheduled that day, she had planned on playing basketball with a…
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Episode 108: Becoming The Prey
In 2003, Greg Rasmussen crashed his small plane in the African savannah while searching for a lost rhino. After sustaining multiple broken bones, internal…
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107: Episode 107: Tiffany Mead
On the night of July 23rd 2013, Tiffany Mead called 911 claiming she had injured herself in an attempt to take her life, while her ex husband Kris sat in the…
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106: Episode 106: Hanging on for Dear Life
Long time friends and mountaineers Jim and Mike were on a trip to summit one of America's highest peaks, Mount Rainer. With a lot of effort, and some…
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105: Episode 105: Terror In Salt Creek
Backpackers Lena and Beatrice were looking for a lift and a little adventure when they accepted a ride from a man they had never met, named Roman Heinze…
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104: Episode 104: Fork In The Road
In the summer of 1975, Linda Skvarna set off on a solo road trip across the United States with her dog Coco Gin. Her last stop of the trip was the Grand…
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103: Episode 103: The Candyman
On Halloween 1974, five children were given Pixy Stix laced with potassium cyanide. After consuming the candy that night, Timothy O'Bryan was killed in only a…
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102: Episode 102: The Escape From Alcatraz
In Spring of 1961, Alcatraz inmates Frank Morris, Alan Clayton West, and brothers, John and Clarence Anglin, began planning what would be one of the most…
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Bonus Episode #9: Swallowed By Clouds Promo
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101: Episode 101: Noela Rukundo
Noela Rukundo was happily living life with her eight children and husband Balenga in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. As a refugee from Burundi, she thought…
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Listeners Episode #6
This week we're going to read the stories that you have sent in to us! We're gonna talk about creepy men, murderous pets, and one very spooky summer camp…
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Episode 100: No Other Choice
In 1971, the Uruguayan Old Christian's rugby team was flying to Chile to defend their most recent championship win a year earlier. In the air, spirits were…
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Episode 99: The Durable Mike Malloy
During the height of the Great Depression in New York City, speakeasy owner Tony Marino and his friends were desperate for cash. They needed quick money and…
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Episode 98: The Kidnapping of Katie Beers Part 2
We continue where we left off last week, with the police all over John Esposito. However, they can't seem to find any trace of Katie, despite searching John's…
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Episode 97: The Kidnapping of Katie Beers Part 1
Katie Beers was dealt a bad hand from day one. For the first 9 years of her life she endured severe neglect from her mother, and constant abuse by her aunt and…
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96: Episode 96: Shipwrecked
John and Jean Silverwood set out to sail the world with their four children. The family was on the last leg of the two year journey when their sailboat struck…
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Episode 95: Human Error
Eastern Airline's Flight 401 from New York to Miami was about to touch down, when their landing gear malfunctioned. The crew promptly engaged autopilot and…
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Episode 94: The Fast Food Killer
In 1997 there had been a string of robbery/homicides throughout some of the fast food restaurants around Nashville Tennessee. The perpetrator always had the…
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Episode 93: Abduction of Carolynne Watson and Julian Buchwald
Julian and Carolynne had been dating for 2 years, and planned to have a picnic on the 1200 acre property that Julian's mom owned in Budgeree, Australia. They…
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92: Episode 92: Pinned
When a rockslide pins Warren Macdonald and prevents him from moving, he must hold out in hopes, through rain and rising water levels, that his new friend will…
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91: Episode 91: A New Meaning For Grateful
In Newburgh, New York, cousins JJ and Pappito were having fun with their friend Cathy in the snow the day before Thanksgiving. There was a snowbank that was 8…
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90: Episode 90: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
In a small rural community in Illinois, Julie Rae and her son Joel were sleeping in their home when Julie was awoken by a scream. She dashed out of bed to find…
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89: Episode 89: Hijack Horror
Auburn Calloway, a flight engineer for Fed Ex, boarded cargo flight number 705 with a guitar case and a sinister plan. Shortly after the flight stabilized at a…
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Listeners Episode #5
It's been a while. Let's talk about the stories you sent in! PATREON ($2/mo ad-free early access episodes + discord server, $5/mo extra episode + voting power)…
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88: Episode 88: Too Good To Be True
Gabby McKenzie was only 16 years old when she met 20 year old Andy Wilson. At first everything with him was great, the two had started dating and soon enough…
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87: Episode 87: Ocean Marathon
Jim Holly and Jens Lundy wanted to get closer to both of their fathers, and decided to plan a joint fishing trip to Mexico. However, instead of taking a…
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86: Episode 86: Jennifer Asbensen
19-year-old Jennifer Asbensen desperately needed a ride to work after missing the bus one evening in September of 1992. When a seemingly kind stranger pulled…
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85: Episode 85: Patty Hearst Part 2
We start off part 2 where we left off, at the beginning of what was the longest shootout in LAPD history. The SLA are cornered, and Patty is still at large…
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84: Episode 84: Patty Hearst Part 1
Patty Hearst, the granddaughter of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a revolutionary marxist "army". She…
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83: Episode 83: Pet Heroes #2!
Let's talk about some amazing animals that saved people's lives! We love these. Ad free early episodes, and an extra episode a month --> Patreon Instagram Tik…
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Bonus Episode 1: Promo
Three masked men broke into the home of a man named Michael and demanded a million dollars they believed Michael had. They threw Michael and his roommate Mary…
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Episode 82: Everything You Have And Then Some
In 2007 Eduardo Valseca was living a great life with his wife Jane and their three children in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The small town was rich in…
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Episode 81: PCP Zombie
11 year-old Mijalina Ortega lived with her PCP addicted father, Michael. He was constantly paranoid, and she would have to tip toe around his outbursts in…
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Episode 80: Structurally Deficient
Chaos ensues when the I35W bridge in Minneapolis collapses during rush hour. Around a hundred cars found themselves immediately in free fall, along with the…
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79: Episode 79: Hollywood Horror
Kendra Beebe was going through a nasty divorce when she met successful actor, Shelley Malil. The two hit it off, however over time Shelley became more and more…
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Episode 78: The River Road Fellowship
In the late 90s, Lindsay Tornambe's family moved to Minnesota to be on a farm that was owned and run by the River Road Fellowship. The group was an extreme…
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Bonus Episode 3: "She's Going Down!" Promo
On January 13th 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck an underwater rock after the captain made some extremely poor decisions. Much of this…
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Episode 77: Whale of a Tale
Michael Packard is a self-proclaimed fishaholic who fishes professionally in Cape Cod catching lobster and tuna. What's unique about Michael is that he…
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76: Episode 76: One Survived
This is the story of how a 10-year-old girl took down a serial killer. Ad free early episodes, and an extra episode a month --> Patreon Instagram Tik Tok…
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75: Episode 75: A Miner Accident
On August 5, 2010, more than 700,000 tons of rock suddenly caved in, blocking the central passage to the tunnels in the San José Mine in Chile’s Atacama…
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Listeners Episode 4
You know the drill! If you have a story of your own, send it to notodaypodcast@gmail.com Ad free early episodes, and an extra episode a month --> Patreon…