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Yes! That Really Did Happen - Podcast

Yes! That Really Did Happen

 Jon Phenicie

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

Society & Culture History Documentary
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
19 minutes
Episodes
19
Years Active
2023
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The Story of the NS Savannah the Worlds First Nuclear Powered Merchant Ship

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.
00:21:02  |   Fri 18 Aug 2023
Jet Powered Trains? Yes they have been built.

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.
00:13:13  |   Tue 01 Aug 2023
Nuclear Powered Aircraft? Yes, we really did try that!

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!
00:10:56  |   Wed 19 Jul 2023
Silver Thursday, Market Manipulation or Currency Paranoia?

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?

00:30:39  |   Wed 28 Jun 2023
The Crash at Crush what passed for entertianment in 1896

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 locomo…

00:19:22  |   Wed 21 Jun 2023
Sports Promotions That Really Missed Their Mark

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.
00:18:42  |   Wed 14 Jun 2023
The Hollywood Origins of Big League Chew

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.
00:08:32  |   Tue 06 Jun 2023
Disco Demolition Night. Another Night of CHaos at a Major League Baseball Game

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?
00:13:19  |   Tue 30 May 2023
Ten Cent Beer Night, A really Bad Idea

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.
00:14:37  |   Tue 23 May 2023
The Great Boston Molasses Flood

The Great Boston Molasses Flood

2.3 million gallons of molasses raced through the streets of Boston at 35 MPH, how does that happen?
00:18:39  |   Tue 16 May 2023
Combat Con Artists, the Ghost Army of WWII

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.
00:12:30  |   Tue 09 May 2023
How Howard Hughes Changed Vegas, and helped inspire the movie Casino. Yes that did happen

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 o…

00:16:12  |   Tue 02 May 2023
Air Canada Flight 143 the Gimli Glider, how new technology and the metric system almost caused disaster

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.
00:17:40  |   Tue 25 Apr 2023
Episode 6 The Ghost Trains of Northern Maine

Episode 6 The Ghost Trains of Northern Maine

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

00:22:42  |   Tue 11 Apr 2023
Two Men Who Saved the World from Nuclear Armageddon

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.
00:19:05  |   Tue 04 Apr 2023
Alice Ramsey's Record Setting Cross Country Drive

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 …
00:31:50  |   Tue 28 Mar 2023
The SS Mont Blanc and the Halifax Harbor Explosion

The SS Mont Blanc and the Halifax Harbor Explosion

Today we examine the largest Wartime Accident in North America
00:28:31  |   Tue 21 Mar 2023
The Kaiser's Gold Ship, Caught with no home. The Story of the Crown Princess Cecilie

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.

00:25:07  |   Sun 12 Mar 2023
The Amazing Story of the Glomar Explorer

The Amazing Story of the Glomar Explorer

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

00:23:42  |   Tue 07 Mar 2023
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