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Yes! That Really Did Happen

by Jon Phenicie

Exploring the strange, bizarre and interesting stories that sound like fiction but really did happen.

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Episodes

  1. The Story of the NS Savannah the Worlds First Nuclear Powered Merchant Ship

    Ever wonder why Cargo Ships are not Nuclear Powered? The story of the NS Savannah might be the answer.

  2. Jet Powered Trains? Yes they have been built.

    In what can only be described as the locomotive equivalent of a Wiley Coyote ACME product, we explore what happens when you strap a jet engine to the roof of a train car.

  3. Nuclear Powered Aircraft? Yes, we really did try that!

    What ways can you power an aircraft? Turbine power, yes, piston power yes, Air Cooled Nuclear Reactor...........OH HELL NO!

  4. Silver Thursday, Market Manipulation or Currency Paranoia?

    In 1980 the Hunt Brothers controlled 2/3rds of the world's privately held Silver Bullion Market. was it market manipulation or fear of the us economy crashing?

  5. The Crash at Crush what passed for entertianment in 1896

    Have you ever used the term "It's like watching a train wreck?" Well in the late 19th century people paid good money to do exactly that. in 1896 People paid the equivalent of $130 do watch two locomotives crash

  6. Sports Promotions That Really Missed Their Mark

    Promoting Sports can be hard, sport are unpredictable, bit then a lot of human behavior is predictable, Follow along as I discuss a few.

  7. The Hollywood Origins of Big League Chew

    Hollywood, Single A Baseball, people who defied Authority and Chewing Tobacco, all adds up to over 1 billion pouches of gum sold.

  8. Disco Demolition Night. Another Night of CHaos at a Major League Baseball Game

    50,000 angry rock and roll fans, explosives and baseball, what could go right?

  9. Ten Cent Beer Night, A really Bad Idea

    What happens when you sell beer for 10 Cents a cup with no limit? Well a Baseball riot like you've never seen.

  10. The Great Boston Molasses Flood

    2.3 million gallons of molasses raced through the streets of Boston at 35 MPH, how does that happen?

  11. Combat Con Artists, the Ghost Army of WWII

    What does it take to fake out an enemy? A few records, some inflatable decoys and a lot of cunning and bravery.

  12. How Howard Hughes Changed Vegas, and helped inspire the movie Casino. Yes that did happen

    Howard Hughes, Pilot, Industrialist, Hand Washing Enthusiast, takes a trip to Las Vegas and ends up owning half the strip. How did this allow the mob to take control of the Stardust? Listen to find out.

  13. Air Canada Flight 143 the Gimli Glider, how new technology and the metric system almost caused disaster

    How does a brand new Airplane run out of gas? The answer might surprise you on this episode of Yes! That really ddi happen.

  14. Episode 6 The Ghost Trains of Northern Maine

    Why are their 2 abandoned steam locomotives in the Maine woods miles from any civilization?

  15. Two Men Who Saved the World from Nuclear Armageddon

    Can a single person make a difference? Can humans compete against AI, were Cold War Movies the least bit accurate? I explore all of this.

  16. Alice Ramsey's Record Setting Cross Country Drive

    America 1909, women do not have the right to vote, men think they should not be driving cars, 4 women set off across the Country and beat the existing cross country record. See why it should be the Alice Run not the Cannonball Run

  17. The SS Mont Blanc and the Halifax Harbor Explosion

    Today we examine the largest Wartime Accident in North America

  18. The Kaiser's Gold Ship, Caught with no home. The Story of the Crown Princess Cecilie

    In the summer of 1914 things were happening very quickly, in a time before instant transactions and international air travel, people and money move very slowly, sometimes too slow.

  19. The Amazing Story of the Glomar Explorer

    Come with me on a journey of a ship and the crazy purpose it was built for.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Exploring the strange, bizarre and interesting stories that sound like fiction but really did happen.

HOSTED BY

Jon Phenicie

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Exploring the strange, bizarre and interesting stories that sound like fiction but really did happen.

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