Mini-Stories: Volume 19

We keep score of everything these days. But what happens when the numbers start changing what we actually care about? Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting ... Show More

Before the Declaration of Independence was even a twinkle in the founding fathers' eyes, there was James Otis. Journalist Jack Hitt returns to tell the wild, tragic story of America’s forgotten proto-founding father and his inflammatory 1764 pamphlet. A story that is, in many way ... Show More

Before the internet went global, one undersea gamble made it possible. Jane Ruffino’s story, "Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible," appears in the May-June issue of Wired magazine. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 9 ... Show More

Today’s stories include slapping the bag, a mother’s intuition, geocaching gone wrong, being saved by spirits, synchronicities and sibling pranks. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and ... Show More

Today’s stories include lighting strikes, protective birbs, family lore, finding yourself, poor planning and a strangely large amount of pet psychics. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!Listen to Watch Her Cook on Apple and Spotify! Follow us ... Show More

<p>This week the gang's all here as Marcus joins Ben 'n' Henry for a classic grab bag of Side Stories including the South Carolina woman impaled by a beach umbrella, a man who got a little too frisky with the family cat, the "best" UFO photo ever found, a surprise hero of the wee ... Show More

The most memorable stories are often the ones filled with... surprises! Today we begin a new storytelling series, bringing lessons on business, investing, and life. Expect the unexpected.... (2:51) Hail to Dorothy — the Wicked Witch is Dead!  (8:58) Priceline and Me (16:11) H ... Show More

Today’s stories include small town legends, embarrassing young canoodling, haunted cheese factories, Hidebehinds and visits from the great beyond. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!Listen to Watch Her Cook on Apple and Spotify! Follow us on ... Show More

Today’s stories include haunted government housing, mystery hair, almost animal attacks, breaking the (leash) law, family trauma bonding and bad shipwreck vibes. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!For a full list of our sources, visit npadpod ... Show More

Today’s stories include dumpster lemons, haunted marathons, national park first dates, night hippos, hero dads and being saved by science. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, f ... Show More

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<p>Ben 'n' Henry bring you this week’s side-iest of stories: a Murdaugh-Murder Family Update, French Nightclub Needle Attacks, a bottomless Restaurant Window Smasher in Queens, the Mystery of Phantom Hums, yet another Murder for Hire - Gone Wrong, Biohacker Struggles, Hero and Vi ... Show More

<p>On our new weekly lightning round mini ep with 24kGoldn, we're fucking around with finishing college, interning at a hedge fund, neck pillows that look like penises vs. penises that look like neck pillows, shaving your head vs. not getting head for a year, album leaks vs. DM l ... Show More