UnFictional
Unfictional Holiday Special 2016
A whole year's worth of the best UnFictional stories packed into one hour. It's the UnFictional Holiday Special.
By Bob Carlson • • 57m ListenA whole year's worth of the best UnFictional stories packed into one hour. It's the UnFictional Holiday Special.
In this episode
5 storiesCastaway
When Brian Finkelstein first watched Castaway, he was drawn to the emotional seclusion of living on a desert island. The heartbreak only comes when Tom Hanks comes back to society, he thought. And that's how he lived for most of his life – in a state of self-imposed emotional isolation.
Read the story12 minProm Queen
As any former high schooler knows, prom is a big deal. That was especially true for Landon Patterson, whose bid for prom queendom at her Missouri high school came complete with a wave international media attention – and a visit from the haters.
Read the story10 minA Star Is Born
For Kenny Tarr, hoaxing wasn't a way to make quick a buck, it was his art. And the world of daytime television was his canvas. A gypsy, an adulterous trucker, a plumber trapped in a mortuary - Tarr pretended to be all these characters and more. He successfully tricked his way onto a significant number of different talk shows.
Read the story18 minLightning Strikes Once
On July 27, 2014, a bolt of lightning struck Venice Beach in Los Angeles. Nick Fagano, a 20-year-old student, died from the strike. Robert Kilroy, a chiropractor and lifeguard, was also at Venice Beach that day, and was struck by the same bolt.
Read the story7 minWe Are Not Alone
The desert means different things to different people. It can be a magical, meditative place. It can also be a place of loneliness - profound solitude amidst the nothingness.
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