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TRUE STORY by Explore English

Explore English

9 episodes

TRUE STORY is an English-learning podcast from Explore English that brings real stories to life through natural, engaging storytelling. Each episode helps English learners strengthen their listening comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation, and understanding of natural spoken English—all while enjoying a story worth hearing.

Episodes

  1. The Day Boston Was Flooded with Molasses

    · 6:01

    Imagine walking down a busy street when suddenly, an enormous wave of molasses comes rushing toward you. Sounds impossible, right? But in 1919, that's exactly what happened in Boston, Massachusetts. What caused this…

  2. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky—and Survived

    · 6:56

    On Christmas Eve in 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke boarded a plane with her mother, expecting to spend the holidays with her family. But when lightning struck their aircraft over the Amazon rainforest, everything…

  3. The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice.

    · 9:26 · Episode 7

    In 1925, a charming con artist named Victor Lustig convinced a businessman that the French government was secretly selling the Eiffel Tower. The businessman believed him. He paid for it. And Lustig disappeared with…

  4. The Woman Who Went Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

    · 4:54

    In 1901, 63-year-old schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor had a plan to change her life. She would climb inside a wooden barrel, go over Niagara Falls—and hopefully become rich and famous. It sounds impossible. But she…

  5. The Crime That Finally Brought Down Al Capone

    · 3:57

    Al Capone was one of the most notorious gangsters in American history. His name was connected to organized crime, violence, corruption, and murder. But proving it was another matter. For years, authorities struggled…

  6. The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa

    · 4:32

    In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia walked into the Louvre Museum in Paris and left with something rather important—the Mona Lisa. No elaborate heist. No team of professional thieves. And somehow, nobody noticed until the next…

  7. The Family Who Turned a Six-Month Trip Into a Life of Adventure

    · 4:30

    A young couple from Argentina set out for Alaska in a 70-year-old car. The plan? Six months on the road. But six months came and went. Then they became parents. And somewhere along the way, a simple road trip turned…

  8. The Billion-Dollar Skill Nobody Talks About

    · 3:57

    Before building Spanx, Sara Blakely spent years selling fax machines door to door. Discover how rejection, persistence, and the ability to talk to strangers helped shape her success.

  9. The Actor Who Wouldn’t Give Up Rocky

    · 3:14

    Before Rocky Balboa became one of cinema's most famous underdogs, the actor who created him was fighting his own battle for a chance.

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