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In the spring of 1860, a young woman was attacked in the mountains of southern Arizona, left badly wounded, and abandoned miles from help.
What followed became one of the most extraordinary survival stories of the American frontier. Weak from illness, alone in the wilderness, and unable to walk, she began an agonizing journey back toward civilization—one painful mile at a time.
But surviving the mountains was only the beginning.
This is the remarkable true story of a woman who refused to let the worst thing that happened to her define the rest of her life.
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A NASA engineer was working on a serious scientific experiment when an unexpected blast of water changed everything.
What began as an idea in a bathroom would take years of rejection, persistence, and one unforgettable meeting before becoming one of the most successful toys of all time.
This is the remarkable true story of Lonnie Johnson, the engineer whose accidental discovery became the Super Soaker—and how a toy helped him continue pursuing the scientific work he cared about most.
Sometimes the invention that changes your life is the one you never meant to create.
Listen now to The Billion-Dollar Accident on Twist of Fate Radio.
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The Last Standing Rosie: Jeanne Gibson's Final Flight
At 18 years old, Jeanne Gibson picked up a welding torch and helped build destroyers during World War II. Like millions of women who answered America's call, she expected no fame—only the chance to serve her country.
After the war, she became a teacher, earned a Ph.D., learned to fly airplanes, and quietly lived a life dedicated to inspiring others. Decades later, she became one of the last surviving "Rosie the Riveters," sharing her remarkable story with schoolchildren and visitors so the sacrifices of the Home Front would never be forgotten.
Then, in the final days of her life, something extraordinary happened.
Honored at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park and celebrated before thousands during a San Jose Earthquakes halftime ceremony, Jeanne received one last standing ovation. What no one in that crowd knew was that they weren't simply honoring a hero—they were saying goodbye.
Just four days later, Jeanne Gibson passed away at the age of 100.
In this episode of Twist of Fate Radio, discover the remarkable life of one of America's last Rosies and the poignant twist that turned a public celebration into a nation's final farewell.
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The Boy Who Played a Broom
Before the sold-out concerts, screaming crowds, and international fame, he was a poor boy in Seattle pretending that a broom was a guitar.
A five-dollar instrument, an unexpected second chance, and one life-changing encounter would eventually place him on the path to becoming one of the most influential musicians in history. But his rise was almost as brief as it was extraordinary.
In this episode of Twist of Fate Radio, discover how a child with little more than imagination transformed the sound of music—and became a legend before his death at only 27 years old.
Can you identify him before the final reveal?
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In 1943, actress Agnes Moorehead entered a CBS studio and delivered a performance that would become one of the most celebrated moments in radio history.
With little more than a microphone, a telephone and the power of her voice, she held listeners captive as a woman slowly discovered that the murder she had overheard being planned was her own.
Before she became known as Endora on Bewitched, Moorehead had already worked alongside Orson Welles, appeared in Citizen Kane and helped demonstrate how completely radio could capture the public’s imagination.
Discover the woman behind the voice—and the unforgettable performance that proved an audience does not need to see danger to feel it.
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In 1776, an American captain facing capture threw his ship’s records into the Atlantic—but chose to save three papers. One of them was a rare early printing of the Declaration of Independence.
Captured by the British, mislabeled as “another paper,” and forgotten in naval archives for nearly 250 years, the document resurfaced just before America’s 250th anniversary.
This is the remarkable true story of the Declaration the enemy captured—and accidentally preserved.
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Inside a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, a young American officer found an unexpected way to fight despair.
With no proper tools, no quality wood, and almost nothing to work with, he began building a violin from scraps gathered inside the camp. Bed slats, table legs, broken glass, and salvaged glue slowly became an instrument that would bring music back to men surrounded by barbed wire.
Decades later, that handmade violin would become a treasured piece of family history and a powerful symbol of survival, ingenuity, and hope.
This is the remarkable true story of the soldier who made music in the middle of war.
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In the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, rescue workers found a baby girl alive beneath the wreckage.
She survived because, in the final seconds of her mother’s life, one choice changed everything.
This episode of Twist of Fate Radio tells the heartbreaking story of a young mother, a devastating earthquake, and the kind of love that refuses to let go.
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A college student walked out of the Florida State University library with a few borrowed books in his backpack, never imagining they were about to become the reason he survived.
In this episode of Twist of Fate Radio, we tell the true story of Jason Derfuss, a student who escaped the 2014 FSU library shooting without realizing a bullet had struck the backpack he was carrying. It was only later that he discovered the impossible detail: the books he had just checked out had stopped the bullet.
A routine library errand. A backpack full of books. And one terrifying moment where the smallest object made all the difference.
This is the story of The Book That Took the Bullet.
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Before the Booth name became forever tied to one of the darkest moments in American history, another Booth made a very different choice.
Years before Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, famous actor Edwin Booth stood on a crowded train platform when he saw a young man fall into danger beside a moving train. Acting quickly, Booth grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back to safety.
Only later did he learn who he had saved: Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of President Abraham Lincoln.
In this episode of Twist of Fate, we explore the haunting true story of the Booth who saved a Lincoln — and the unbelievable coincidence that connected two families before tragedy changed history forever.
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