Incredible Stories Podcast

Ever wonder how some of your favorite food dishes got their names?  From Fettuccine Alfredo to Kung Pao Chicken, we take a look at some...

Learn about 6 mysteries that science doesn’t have answers to yet.  What is dark energy? Why are you right handed? How do butterflies migrate? These questions and...

What happens when reasonable men must do unreasonable things?  They make their own tank out of a bulldozer and level a town of course.  Hear the story...

Why does the world no longer eat the delicious banana known as the Gros Michel?  Learn about what happened to this banana, and why we eat...

Receiving the key to a city can be a big honor, but did you know Saddam Hussein once got the Key to Detroit?  Find out...

Also known as the Princess of 10,000 Horses, Khutulun influenced Asia as a military leader and undefeated wrestler!  Learn how this Mongolian warrior-princess left her mark...

Their names may not be as well known as those who came in 1st, but the 2nd people to climb Everest, barrel over Niagara, break the sound...

Can you live off eating nothing but air and light?  Some people claim they can do just this, learn about the practice of Breatharianism in...

Around the globe there are reports of strange lights seen close to the ground.  These mysterious orbs are seen from Australia to Texas, and this...

In the remote regions of Mexico there is said to be a large fierce cat with long limbs and big ears.  Known as the Onza,...

Lake Ronkonkoma is the largest lake on Long Island, New York, and is also one of the most eerie lakes in the country.  Learn about the ghostly Native...

In 1933 a group of prominent businessmen got together and devised a plot to overthrow the president of the United States.  Learn about the Business...

If you have a computer you know the risk of viruses, but did you know the first computer virus was actually pretty harmless?  Learn about...

Many cultures have stories of gigantic birds, and some feathered creatures may have inspired myths and tall tales of these large fliers.  Learn about some truly big...

Professor Moriarty is one of the most iconic literary villains, but do you know the story of the person who inspired this Sherlock Holmes character?...

The Golden Spruce was a very special and rare tree.  It was sacred to native peoples, it puzzled scientists and left us an unsolved mystery....

Hear the Polynesian tale of how cultural hero Maui snared the sun, thus slowing it down to give us longer days.     Show Notes: Thanks...

The Boyce-Sneed feud is one of the most infamous stories of revenge, love triangles and frontier justice in Texas history.  Learn about what went down...

Do you know the story of how George Washington died? Did you know there was a plan to bring him back from the dead?  Well...

You probably can’t afford this potato, but it is most likely pretty tasty.  Learn about the world’s most expensive potato.   Show Notes: La Bonnotte...

The 1892 Rojas Murders marked a significant leap in policing.  Learn about the first time in history that fingerprints were used to determine a criminal’s guilt....

Learn about the real people, places and story of the most popular baseball poem ever ‘Casey At The Bat’.  Who was Casey? Where is Mudville? Find out...

Learn how a Boy Scout named David Hahn built a nuclear reactor in his mother’s backyard shed in 1994. Part 2 of 2.    ...

In 1994 a Boy Scout named David Hahn caused a panic by attempting to build is own nuclear reactor in his backyard.  Did he succeed? Learn...

In 1956 a Marine Corps Drill Instructor marched his ill-fated platoon into the swampy Ribbon Creek at Parris Island.  This incident left a dark mark on...

As the first female aeronaut Sophie Blanchard took ballooning to new heights.  Hear her amazing story of adventure in the skies as she captivated the...

Real or fake? This is the strange story of the man who claimed to discover a South American ape.  The creature was used to bolster racist...

Hear the incredible story of the only man officially recognized to have survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.   Show Notes: 1940’s Slang: http://www.cultureify.com/1940s-slang-lingo-phrases/...

Continuing the odd story of Dr. Brinkley, the man who transplanted goat glands into people. His quackery took him on a journey of radio pioneering, international...

The odd story of Dr. Brinkley, the man who transplanted goat glands into people. His rags-to-riches-to-rags story involves medical quackery, radio pioneering & international politics!...

We all think oil is pricey, and while valuable it’s far from the most expensive liquid in the world.  Here are some of the most...

For Saint Olga, the ruler of the Kievan Rus, revenge was a dish best served hot.  Learn about this bad-ass lady’s epic story of revenge...

The world is home to some truly old organisms.  Learn about some of the oldest things in this episode and find out which entity holds...

What happens when Hollywood’s biggest star, both figuratively & literary, goes on trial for murder in the 1920s? Learn about the Fatty Arbuckle scandal in...

Did you know Napoleon’s wife, Empress Josephine, set the ball rolling on the modern rose and warring countries set aside their difference to give her roses?...

The Gulabi Gang is a women’s activist group in India known for wearing pink and taking justice into their own hands.  Learn more about this...

The ‘Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor’ is one of the oldest written stories in history!  More than 4,000 years old hear this inspirational Egyptian story...

In 1969 a Rolling Stone joke article leads to the signing of the greatest super group ever created … The Masked Marauders.  There was just...

Learn about the oldest company in the world and how adult adoptions contribute to business longevity.   Show Notes: The Economist Article: http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21567419-family-firms-adopt-unusual-approach-remain-competitive-keeping-it-family The oldest Hotel,...

You may be familiar with the children’s song “Mary Had A Little Lamb”, but did you know there was a real Mary?  Find out how...

This episode you learn about the true story behind the popular folk song ‘Tom Dooley’ involving a post Civil War confederate soldier and a love...

This week, the unbelievable rescue of 3 survivors of a plane crash from the jungles of Papua New Guinea during WWII. How do they escape?...

In China there is an area known as the Kingdom of Women where females call the shots.  Learn about the Mosuo people’s unique customs and...

Do you want to know how bulls are intertwined with society? From Bull Fighting to common words, learn more in this week’s episode.   Show...

You may be familiar with the song ‘Zoot Suit Riot’, but did you know it was an actual thing? Learn how a fancy suit put...

Learn about how the mysterious disease of Pellagra ravaged the American South and lead to changes in how we eat corn today!   Show Notes:...

This week we discover Walt Disney’s lost mascot, Oswald Rabbit. The Rabbit could have been the corner stone of the world-wide super power that is Disney,...

This week features a new format, and the incredible story of the Pintupi 9. Learn about the last Aboriginal group in Australia to live a...

Learn about the Trung Sisters; two bad-ass sisters who ruled their own kingdom after kicking out the Chinese. Skip the headlines and go straight to...

Listen to the incredible story of a Nigerian man who spent nearly 3 days under the ocean! #OkeneCoke, make it happen. Skip the headlines and...