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Almost True – Stories That Might Be Real

Almost True – Stories That Might Be Real

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In Almost True, we explore the mysterious space between fact and fiction — where truth blurs into rumor, and rumor becomes legend. Each episode dives into a story that's 50% real, 50% speculation — historical anecdotes, eerie coincidences, unexplained events, or strange urban myths that make listeners wonder: "Did that really happen?" With a tone that's mysterious yet grounded, every story invites the audience to question what they know, think critically, and enjoy the thrill of uncertainty.2025 Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • The Man Who Wrote His Own Obituary — Before Dying Exactly as It Said
    Feb 20 2026

    Daniel Harrow, a quiet newspaper copy editor, left a sealed envelope months before his death containing a fully written obituary describing the exact date, time, cause of death, weather, clothing, and even his final words. On October 3rd, everything occurred exactly as written — he suffered a sudden aneurysm by the shoreline and calmly said, "Ah. Right on time," moments before dying. Investigations confirmed the document had been created long in advance, with no medical warning or evidence of foul play. The case left people unsettled, raising the disturbing possibility that Daniel didn't predict his death… he simply already knew how his life would unfold.

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    7 mins
  • The Whispering Statues
    Feb 13 2026

    Episode 16 explores the legend of a public square in Plovdiv where statues are said to whisper at night. For nearly a century, residents, workers, and visitors have reported hearing soft voices, personal messages, and fragments of speech coming from the stone figures. Recordings and investigations failed to find a clear physical cause, while many who listened too closely experienced lasting psychological effects. Whether caused by acoustics, trauma, or something more mysterious, the whispering statues remain a haunting reminder that some places never truly fall silent.

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    8 mins
  • The Vanishing Plane
    Feb 7 2026

    In 1954, Flight 739 of Pacific Skies Airways departed from Manila to Honolulu under clear skies and normal conditions. After a routine final radio transmission, the aircraft suddenly disappeared over the Pacific Ocean without sending a distress signal. Despite massive search efforts, no wreckage, bodies, or debris were ever found.

    Over the following decades, strange reports began to surface. Pilots, fishermen, and sailors claimed to see a silent passenger plane flying low over the ocean. In 1979, a charter crew recorded faint radio messages using outdated 1950s aviation language, matching the era of the missing flight. Later, radar briefly detected an unidentified aircraft, and deep-sea scans found a possible metallic structure before losing the signal.

    Families of the passengers also reported unsettling phone calls and recurring dreams suggesting their loved ones were "still flying." While officials explained the case as a probable crash into deep water, many details remained unresolved.

    Whether the result of misidentification, technological failure, coincidence, or something more mysterious, the disappearance of Flight 739 remains one of aviation's most haunting unsolved cases — a journey that may never have truly ended, and a story that feels disturbingly almost true.

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    9 mins
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