"There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line."-Oscar LevantView us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

With his birthday just days ago it's only fitting that we hear the tale of Ted Geisel, his beginnings, his failures, his tenacity, and ultimately his success. His whimsy has touched the hearts and minds of countless people.

If I told you that our story tonight was about a great fire that occurred on October 8, 1871, you’d probably guess we were talking about the Great Chicago Fire. Well, on that very night, two great fires occurred. And the one we’re talking about took more lives than the Great Chicago Fire. Some estimates put it at almost 10 times the lives lost to tragedy. This is the story of Peshtigo, Wisconsin and the fire that ravaged the town and destroyed 12 nearby communities on that October night, turning the small town, albeit briefly, into hell on earth.View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.com

This week we hear another personal tale. Harry takes us on a trip back to his struggling younger self, tells the story of an amazing running coach, and we learn how the two things became intertwined and an integral part of Harry's success.View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

Have you ever left your keys at home or taken someone else's keys with you? It can be an anxious experience, to be sure. When David Blair, a British Merchant Seaman and later a recipient of a silver medal for gallantry and an act of courage by the King of England, was asked to assume a new role aboard another ship, he took with him a very important key. A key that would create a sense of guilt within him and his family unlike any other.

This week we take a trip back to the first world war. Heroes of war come in all shapes and sizes. Listen to the tale of Cher Ami, a very unlikely war hero and the possible reason for the end of the war.View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comCheck out our website for more - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

Going around the world in 80 days was called an impossibility by many, and surely imagined by Jules Verne to be just that in the late 1800s. Impossible is not a word that Nellie Bly, whose very nature seemed to be up for challenging gender stereotypes, would accept and deemed it a challenge in 1889. Listen on to hear the story of a truly remarkable woman.

Molasses. That sweet, brown, viscous liquid. Harmless enough when you buy a jar at the store, but destructive and damaging when hundreds of thousand of gallons come rushing at you at 35 miles per hour. A cold January day in Boston sets the scene for an unlikely flood.View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

The bandit may have given up being a bandit, but meet the man who had a 66 year long career; and that was after he had already died!

This week we depart from US soil to tell the tale of what has often been called the strangest battle of World War II — Americans, Germans, and prisoners all fighting together against a common foe.View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com