Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VI

Tonight, I have two stories to tell you. And what makes these exceptional is that they're both just excellent stories to be told around a campfire. Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel next Friday, May 1 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se ...  Show more

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped - with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links ...  Show more

You know their names: the Unabomber and Son of Sam. Two of the most recognizable killers in history, both using the press to amplify fear. In 1995, Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto hits the Washington Post, and in 1977, David Berkowitz’s letter rattles the New York Post. We trace how th ...  Show more

Stories in this episode: Total Creep | Stachixy (0:41)Why You Shouldn't Run Late at Night | Axse996 (8:12) "Did I Ever Tell You You Look Like Jesus, Man?" | Silver721 (15:13) Me and Two Men on a Bridge Alone | Alternative-Fill5516 (19:31) This Happened a Few Months Ago But I Stil ...  Show more

Stories in this episode: - Someone was in my House, by CollateralDamage (1:54)- Knife Party, by Leboove (8:35)- The Man in the Cornfield, by Calihan (22:45)- The First and LAST Time I Biked to School, by UdontWannaNo (30:34)- An Off The Grid Story from Joel’s podcast Let’s Read ( ...  Show more

Robert Telles was a rising political star in Las Vegas—until journalist Jeff German exposed the truth. In Part 1, we uncover Telles’s history of manipulation, sexual misconduct, and the paranoia that turned one reporter into a threat he couldn’t ignore. Killer Minds is a Crime Ho ...  Show more