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Not Today covers unbelievable but true stories of survival. Join Steph and Alex as they discuss real incredible people who made it out of unimaginable circumstances against all odds.

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Not Today episodes:

05.07.2024
Episode 178: The Butcher Baker Survivor
From 1971 to 1983, serial killer Robert Hansen murdered at least 17 women in Anchorage, AK. Hansen kidnapped and assaulted women before flying them to remote areas in the Alaskan wilderness in his private plane where he hunted them down...
04.30.2024
Episode 177: Terrifying Theme Park Accidents
In this episode we'll be discussing some of the worst theme park accidents of all time.
04.23.2024
Episode 176: The St. Francis Dam Disaster
Three minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928 the St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending over 12 billion gallons of water and debris rushing down the Santa Clara River Valley from San Francisquito Canyon to the Pacific Ocean, 54 miles away....
04.16.2024
Episode 175: Off-road Accident
A car accident left retired couple, Tom and Linda Bosworth, stranded in the New Mexico wilderness. To survive they faced a grueling hike through heat and hostile environment back to safety before they died of dehydration. This episode is sponsored...
04.09.2024
Episode 174: The Bubonic Plague
From 1346 to 1352, the Bubonic Plague or the Black Death claimed one-third of the European human population, with mortality rates as high as 70% to 80%. Let's talk about the people who lived through that horrific time!
04.02.2024
Episode 173: Animal Attacks
In this episode we'll be discussing a man who made the wrong decision near a lion, a close call with a golf course alligator, and a woman who was ambushed by a cougar while mountain biking!
03.26.2024
Episode 172: It Floats
17-year-old Josh Long and his best friend, 15-year-old Troy Driscoll, decided they wanted to go shark fishing one Sunday afternoon in 2005. The two planned to spend a few hours in the ocean off the coast of South Carolina in...
03.19.2024
Episode 171: The Stalker of Dave Kroupa
Dave Kroupa was casually dating Liz Golyar and Cari Farver in 2012 near Omaha, Nebraska Despite maintaining to both women that he wasn't looking for a serious relationship, their story ended up turning into a twisted tale of stalking, arson...
03.12.2024
Episode 170: The Attack of Peter and Joan Porco
On November 15th 2004, police discovered the deceased, Peter Porco, lying in a pool of blood at the base of his stairs and his wife, Joan Porco, in their bedroom clinging to life after they were viciously attacked with an...
03.05.2024
Episode 169: Use Your Equipment
36-year-old Ted Porter decided to do a solo hike in Glacier National Park in 2013. After hitting poor conditions on the glacier he made the responsible decision to cut his journey short, but on his way down he cut some...
02.27.2024
Episode 168: Nasubi's Life of Prizes
In 1998, Tomoaki Hamatsu, nicknamed Nasubi, starred in a reality competition series "Denpa Shonen: A Life of Prizes." He was cut off from outside world, stripped naked, and told he had to survive only off of only prizes he won...
02.20.2024
Episode 167: Missing For Three Months
In September of 1995, 13-year-old Jessyca Mullenburg was kidnapped by her father's neighbor, 38-year-old Steven Oliver. Oliver gained her father's trust by pretending to have a contact at a large publishing company and by helping Jessyca with her writing to...
02.13.2024
Episode 166: Freak Accidents 4
In this episode we'll be discussing some unbelievable freak accidents, including a man with a drill through his head, a girl who hung upside down from a power line, a paraglider who was never strapped in and more!
02.06.2024
Episode 165: No Motive
On September 8th 2010, after not showing up for her morning meeting at work, Marti Hill was found in a pool of blood on her basement floor by law enforcement. As Marti lay unconscious in the hospital, investigators tried to...
02.05.2024
On Our Watch
On Our Watch Season 2: New Folsom is a deeply-reported narrative podcast series from KQED. It follows the stories of two correctional officers in an elite unit who pay a high price for exposing corruption and abuse by their fellow...
01.30.2024
Episode 164: Bear Attack
In September of 1995, 18-year-old Bram Schafer was on a hunting trip with his friends and family. But when he decided to take off from the group, Bram found himself caught between a mama grizzly bear and her cub. After...
01.23.2024
Episode 163: Holding On
In May of 2005 Will Slattery went on a dream vacation with his friends, Jimmy Simplicio and Many Sanchez, to parachute in Costa Rica. On their last parachuting trip, their plane was taken down by unexpected weather and turbulence. The...
01.16.2024
Episode 162: Nightmare on San Bernardo Ave
When multiple women began being killed execution style in Laredo Texas, the community was terrified and police were at a loss. It wasn't until one woman escaped the killers grasp that justice was served.
01.09.2024
Episode 161: Let's Not Meet
This week we're diving into terrifying stories from the Let's Not Meet subreddit!
01.02.2024
Episode 160: The Long Island Lolita
May 19th 1992 started out as a normal day for stay-at-home mother, Mary Jo Buttafuoco. But when her doorbell rang around 11:30 that morning, her whole life changed in a matter of seconds.
12.19.2023
Episode 159: JMS Cult Part 2
After Jung Myung-Seok was arrested for the first time he wanted revenge on those who got him caught. In part two we're going to talk about how JMS stayed in control and all the damage he caused along the way.
12.12.2023
Episode 158: JMS Cult Part 1
Jung Myung-Seok started the Jesus Morning Star church in the 1970s in South Korea. The movement was able to gain popularity very quickly, especially among university students in Seoul and has even expanded to other countries. However, the church has...
12.05.2023
Episode 157: Underneath It All
On March 31st, 2008 Katie Piper had sulfuric acid thrown on her face, and in an instant her entire life changed.
11.28.2023
Episode 156: Freak Accidents and Medical Miracles
We're going to be talking about a couple of survivors of near decapitation, a doctor who had to perform surgery on himself, a close encounter with a hippo and more! Check out our merch shop: https://nottodaypodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off Uncommon Goods: https://www.uncommongoods.com/nottoday
11.21.2023
Episode 155: Stuck In The Middle
April 20th 2022, started out as any other day for forensic scientist, Nicole Lenway Ford. But as Nicki was headed inside the familywise parenting center to pick up her son, a person dressed in all black ran up from behind...
11.14.2023
Episode 154: The Dating Game Killer
Serial killer Rodney Alcala was a photographer who lured women by offering to take their picture. His killing spree lasted from 1968 until 1979. During that time he was also a contestant on the daytime television show The Dating Game....
11.07.2023
Episode 153: The Poison Cheesecake
On August 28th 2016, eyelash extension technician Olga Svik was begged by one of her clients, Viktoria Nasyrova, for an emergency appointment. As a thank you for seeing her last minute, Viktoria brought Olga a piece of cheesecake, however after...
10.31.2023
Episode 152: The Conjuring House
In the winter of 1971, the Perron family moved into a large farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island. For the duration of the 10 years the Perron family lived there, they would experience a haunting unlike any other. This is the...
10.24.2023
Episode 151: Spooky Listener Stories
This week we're discussing a few haunting ghost stories and a break in story that sounds like it came straight out of a movie!
10.17.2023
Episode 150: The Freddy Krueger Killer
When Daniel Gonzalez was 24 years old, the voices in his head told him he needed to kill people. On September 15th 2004, he set out to become a serial killer, just like his favorite horror movie monsters, Freddy Krueger...
10.10.2023
Episode 149: The Hill Abduction
On their way home from a weekend trip, Betty and Barney Hill claimed they encountered a UFO. After their strange experience that night, the couple realized they had a two hour span in which they had no memory. Disturbed and...
10.03.2023
Episode 148: Siegfried and Roy
Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn rose to international stardom while performing with their many jungle cats, The duo then had their live career immediately ended when a tiger named Montecore unexpectedly attacked Roy on stage, nearly killing him.
09.26.2023
Episode 147: Days From Death
Alex Skeel first met his girlfriend, Jordan Worth, at the age of 15. The couple's relationship started out normal however as time went on Jordan became extremely controlling, physically and psychologically abusive. By the time it ended, Alex hadn't seen...
09.19.2023
Episode 146: The Moorehouse Survivor
Kate Moir was only 17 years old when she was kidnapped by two of Australia's most prolific killers after she accepted a lift from the couple after a night out in Perth in November 9, 1986. She had to face...
09.12.2023
Episode 145: Listeners Stories 9
In this episode we're going to discuss a close call at a hotel, a terrifying car accident, an unexplainable ghost story and more! To learn more about microdosing THC go to https://www.microdose.com/ and use code: nottoday to get free shipping & 30%...
09.05.2023
Episode 144: Cat And Mouse
For months, Colorado police departments were sure Travis Forbes was behind the disappearance of Kenia Monge. However due to lack of evidence, they were unable to bring him to justice. That was until July 4th 2011, when another woman crossed...
08.29.2023
Episode 143: The Titanic
Lets talk about what happened the night the Titanic sank and about some of the survivors.
08.22.2023
Episode 142: Disappear Then Reappear
In February 1978, A Michigan college student went missing during a solo cross country ski trip. Over a year later, after being presumed dead, he reappeared without a single memory from the time he went missing. Head to https://factormeals.com/nottoday50 and use code nottoday50...
08.15.2023
Episode 141: Straight To The Stratosphere
In 2007, German paraglider, Ewa Wiśnierska, was in Australia for the Paragliding World Championships. She had been competing in a cross country event when she got caught in a terrible storm cloud. This massive cumulonimbus had sucked her straight into...
08.08.2023
Episode 140: The Family Court Bomber
For years one man terrorized Sydney as he carried out multiple bombings and shootings on the judges of the Family Court of Australia, their families, a church, and innocent members of the public. Throughout this reign of terror the police...
08.01.2023
Episode 139: Bad Science And A Wrongful Conviction
In the early morning of December 5th 1998, 14 year old Michael Politte was having a sleepover with one of his friends, when he was woken up to find his mother’s murdered body on her bedroom floor. But that was...
07.25.2023
Episode 137: Man Of Action
In November of 1981, Yossi Ghinsberg, Kevin Gale, and Marcus Stamm were convinced to take the 'trip of a lifetime' through the amazon rainforest by a man named Karl Ruchprecter. Karl told the group he was an experienced geologist who...
07.18.2023
Episode 136: Even More Freak Accidents!
Let's chat about a man who was almost cut in half by a train, a terrifying bungee jumping accident, a case of life long hiccups and other freaky accidents, in our first GUEST EPISODE!
06.27.2023
Episode 135: Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse
For decades Texas A&M; University held the tradition of burning the annual Aggie bonfire the night before their rivalry football game with University of Texas. The bonfire was made into an enormous wedding cake like structure and was entirely constructed...
06.20.2023
Episode 134: Listener's Stories 8
Let's dive into the stories you send in! This time around we've got a dad who escaped a serial killer, a group who gets stuck between an angry mama moose and a black bear, a really terrifying ghost and more!
06.13.2023
Episode 133: Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt Part 2
Lorena Bobbitt was charged with malicious wounding for cutting off her husband's penis with an 8 inch knife. In this part of the story, we're going to dive into her trial, as well as the after math of it. Lorena...
06.06.2023
Episode 132: Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt Part 1
Early in the morning on June 23, 1993, the Manassas city police received a call reporting a man had been assaulted by his wife, and officers were needed at Prince William Hospital. But when officers arrived at the hospital, they...
05.30.2023
Episode 131: Stranded In The Snow
Jim and Jennifer Stolpa and their infant son, Clayton, were traveling to Idaho to attend a family funeral, when they realized main interstate highway had been shut down due to a bad blizzard. Jim and Jennifer decided to find an...
05.23.2023
Episode 130: Freak Accidents
Let's talk about some truly unbelievable freak accidents!
05.16.2023
Episode 129: Wrong Place Wrong Time
Jennifer Holliday picked up her 18-year-old cousin, Anna Franklin, up from a babysitting job, late one night in May of 2005. The two decided to make a quick stop at a gas station to grab some snacks before heading home,...

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Not Today episodes:

Episode 178: The Butcher Baker Survivor

Episode 177: Terrifying Theme Park Accidents

Episode 176: The St. Francis Dam Disaster

Episode 175: Off-road Accident

Episode 174: The Bubonic Plague

Episode 173: Animal Attacks

Episode 172: It Floats

Episode 171: The Stalker of Dave Kroupa

Episode 170: The Attack of Peter and Joan Porco

Episode 169: Use Your Equipment

Episode 168: Nasubi's Life of Prizes

Episode 167: Missing For Three Months

Episode 166: Freak Accidents 4

Episode 165: No Motive

On Our Watch

Episode 164: Bear Attack

Episode 163: Holding On

Episode 162: Nightmare on San Bernardo Ave

Episode 161: Let's Not Meet

Episode 160: The Long Island Lolita

Episode 159: JMS Cult Part 2

Episode 158: JMS Cult Part 1

Episode 157: Underneath It All

Episode 156: Freak Accidents and Medical Miracles

Episode 155: Stuck In The Middle

Episode 154: The Dating Game Killer

Episode 153: The Poison Cheesecake

Episode 152: The Conjuring House

Episode 151: Spooky Listener Stories

Episode 150: The Freddy Krueger Killer

Episode 149: The Hill Abduction

Episode 148: Siegfried and Roy

Episode 147: Days From Death

Episode 146: The Moorehouse Survivor

Episode 145: Listeners Stories 9

Episode 144: Cat And Mouse

Episode 143: The Titanic

Episode 142: Disappear Then Reappear

Episode 141: Straight To The Stratosphere

Episode 140: The Family Court Bomber

Episode 139: Bad Science And A Wrongful Conviction

Episode 137: Man Of Action

Episode 136: Even More Freak Accidents!

Episode 135: Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse

Episode 134: Listener's Stories 8

Episode 133: Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt Part 2

Episode 132: Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt Part 1

Episode 131: Stranded In The Snow

Episode 130: Freak Accidents

Episode 129: Wrong Place Wrong Time

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