Incredible Stories Podcast

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 square gone wrong taking place in Appalachia.   Show Notes: A very detailed account of … The post Tom Dooley, A Murderous Song appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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? Listen and find out their crazy plan.   Show Notes: YouTube documentary on the rescue: … The post WWII Jungle Rescue appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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 history in this week’s episode. Show Notes: Picture source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/goddesssherry/105370244/in/photostream/  … The post The Women’s Kingdom appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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 Notes: Minoan Bull Leaping Fresco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-Leaping_Fresco#/media/File:Bull_leaping_minoan_fresco_archmus_Heraklion.jpg Rescortes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXAk91PltMI Course Libre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mECQ7p1W6OM&t=83s… The post Bullfighting, Bull Worship & Bull Crap appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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 the city of LA on edge. Show Notes: Some 90’s nostalgia, Check out the Cherry … The post The Zoot Suit Riot appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

Learn about how the mysterious disease of Pellagra ravaged the American South and lead to changes in how we eat corn today!   Show Notes: Evolution of Corn: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/selection/corn/… The post Pellagra The Corn Epidemic appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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, but it was lost.  Learn how Disney got it back with a little help … The post Oswald The Lucky Rabbit appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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 traditional hunter-gather life before being found by modern society.         Show Notes: … The post The Pintupi 9 appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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 the story: 11:22 Headlines: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2110522-googles-neural-networks-invent-their-own-encryption/ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37650274 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/dinosaur-fossil-brain-tissue-paleontology-animals-science/ http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/10/31/Panda-fights-off-enclosure-invading-man-at-Chinese-zoo/1421477932428/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wikileaks-ufos-united-nations_us_5813aa17e4b0390e69d0322e?section=us_weird-news http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/metta-world-peace-ghosts_us_5817c889e4b0990edc3327e7?section=us_weird-news… The post Warrior Queens of Vietnam appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

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 go straight to the story: 10:00   Headlines: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/asia/china-terrifying-school-run-ladder/index.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3866832/Pacific-islanders-carry-DNA-… The post Trapped Under The Sea appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

Zane and Josh talk about who was the wealthiest person in history. Skip the headlines and go straight to the story: 10:45 Headlines: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/controversy-surrounds-artifacts-azores-islands-evidence-advanced-ancient-021028  https://www.sciencenews.org/search?st=article%20superflexible%203%20d%20printed%20bones%20trigger%20new%20growth  http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/this-robot-can-do-more-pushups-because-it-sweats  http://gizmodo.com/ten-thousand-endangered-scrotum-frogs-have-mysteriously-1787921365  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lsd-dog-imaginary-fire_us_58047c78e4b0e8c198a8daa6 http://www.livescience.com/56455-alien-life-may-survive-on-cosmic-rays.html … The post Who is History’s Blingiest? appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

The guys talk about the shortest player in MLB baseball history. Skip the headlines and go straight to the story: 11:06 Headlines:  http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/10/05/human-live-125-limit-lifespan/#.V_0J_fkrJhE http://www.sciencealert.com/a-weird-patch-of-cold-earth-in-china-stays-frozen-through-blazing-summers http://www.space.com/34323-mysterious-balls-of-fire-speed-by-star.html http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/us/hurricane-matthew-ordinance-folly-beach-trnd/ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/rescuers-reach-russian-meteorologists-trapped-polar-bears-n648021 http://fortune.com/2016/10/11/president-barack-obamamars   Mercury Logo      … The post Baseball’s Shortest At Bat appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

The guys talk about the real life inspiration for Robinson Crusoe.  Learn about a man, an island, and lots of goats! Skip the headlines and go straight to the story: 10:30 Headlines:  http://gizmodo.com/british-man-may-be-the-first-person-cured-of-hiv-1787334810 http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/how-breeding-ancient-human-species-gave-tibetans-their-head-heights-021009 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/world/what-in-the-world/india-sanjivani-ramayana-uttarakhand.html?_r=0 https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-woman-lies-clown-attacking-her-134354372.html http://news.sky.com/story/stuntman-successfully-completes-evel-knievel-canyon-jump-10581263 http://news.sky.com/story/japanese-karate-expert-63-fights-off-bear-with-black-belt-skills-10562866  … The post The Real Robinson Crusoe appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

Did you know that Apollo 13 had a plutonium powered payload it had to dump somewhere?  Find out more about this little known side issue of the famously doomed NASA mission to the moon.   Headlines:  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/three-parent-baby-world-first-born-mexico-a7333191.html http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/26/in-growing-trend-colleges-offer-ball-pits-for-students-seeking-emotional-satefy.html http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/watch-police-chase-ufo-down-8564234 http://phys.org/news/2016-09-russian-geneticist-dog-domestication-foxes.html… The post Apollo 13’s Plutonium Problem appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.

Learn about the Theban army made of male lovers, the Sacred Band of Thebes, and how they defeated the Spartans.   Headlines: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3797258/Human-skeleton-discovered-Antikythera-shipwreck-2-000-years-bottom-sea http://www.dailygrail.com/Fresh-Science/2016/9/Is-Ball-Lightning-Portal-Another-Universe http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/we-can-turn-water-wine-8036804 http://www.popsci.com/pigeons-reading-study http://gizmodo.com/pluto-is-emitting-x-rays-and-thats-really-weird-1786709072 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cow-vs-helicopter-australia_us_57e0dc39e4b08cb14097b8bb… The post The Sacred Band of Thebes appeared first on Incredible Stories Podcast.