Very Special Episodes
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On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.
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The Mysterious Death of Andy the Sneaker-Wearing Goose [Re-Release]
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May 20, 2026 |
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Dock Ellis: High and Outside
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May 13, 2026 |
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The Family Who Vanished Into Siberia for Over 40 Years
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May 06, 2026 |
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A Very Special Mini-Mailbag
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Marilyn, Hamilton + John Wilkes Booth's Statue: NYC History Hiding in Plain Sight
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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The Unintended Insanity of the 1994 Caribbean Cup (w/John Green and Daniel Alarcón of The Away End)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Bar Trivia: How a Staten Island Pub Made College Hoops History
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Richard Nixon and the Magic Suitcase
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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10 Minutes to Live: Hawaii's Text Message Fiasco of 2018
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Zero Gravity: The Zambian Space Program
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Movie Mystery: The 2000 Oscars Heist
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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The Galápagos Murders
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Taking On Water
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Olympic Prison
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Breaking the Olympics
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Meet the Steagles
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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JFK's Forgotten Summer [Best of 2025]
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Big in Japan: Kentucky Fried Christmas
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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The Cabbage Patch Crisis
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Skylab Is Falling
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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The Fundamental Magical Element
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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A Very Special Thanksgiving Mailbag
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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The Dogs of Chernobyl
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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The Grocery Store That Killed Communism
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Arctic Balloon
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Being Joe Isuzu
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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A High School Brawl in the Panama Canal Zone
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Introducing: Hoax! with Dana Schwartz and Lizzie Logan
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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The 1932 Crime That Birthed Superman
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Hush! The Battle Over 'Goodnight Moon'
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Who Really Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? [Re-Release]
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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JFK's Forgotten Summer in Journalism (with Rob Reiner)
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Richard Nixon's Alien Adventure
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Hemidemisemiquaver: A Modern Quiz Show Scandal
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Big Bird Goes to China
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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How a Three-Point Shot Saved Thousands of Lives [Re-Release]
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May 28, 2025 |
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David Chase's Wonder Years
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May 21, 2025 |
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The Night the Harlem Globetrotters Finally Lost
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May 14, 2025 |
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Operation Lunar Eclipse [Re-Release]
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May 07, 2025 |
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The Popsicle Kings of Mexico
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May 05, 2025 |
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North by North Korea
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Spies and Dolls
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The Pizza Funeral
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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How Gatsby Went From Total Flop to Great American Novel
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Mysterious Death of Andy, the Sneaker-Wearing Goose
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Night of a Thousand Weddings
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Live From New York, It's Your Grandmother
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Super Streaker
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Hot Wheels of Fortune
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Stealing Baby Jesus
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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An Artificial Christmas
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Big Parma
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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The Spider-Man Wedding
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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The Landfill
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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E.T. and Me
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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The Joyride: Amelia and Eleanor's Excellent Adventure
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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The Case of the Missing Novelist
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Eugene Bullard: Freedom in the Skies
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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The Amazing Journey of the Three Kichis
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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The Furby Files
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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The Legend of SwordQuest
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Art of Gold: The Olympic Art Competitions
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Mark Twain
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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The Shot: A Buzzer-Beater That Saved Lives
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May 22, 2024 |
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The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
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May 18, 2024 |
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The Buffet Table
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May 01, 2024 |
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Signs of Life: Revisiting Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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On the Hunt for Math's Most Mysterious Number
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Westward Hoax: The Secret History of Palisade, Nevada
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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The Worldwide Sensation That Started as an April Fools' Joke
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Up, Up and Away: The Superman Heist
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Seed Wars: History's Deadliest Botany Rivalry
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Spider-Man's Surreal Adventures on Broadway
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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The Case of the Two Nancy Drews
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Happy Leap Day
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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The Pledge: Who Really Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Old Man on Campus
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Operation Lunar Eclipse
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Boat Trip: The Attempted Sinking of Titanic
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Introducing: Very Special Episodes
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Jan 24, 2024 |