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Narratively Out Loud brings you the latest storytelling from Narratively.com, plus some vintage favorites, read aloud — from our revealing memoir, to explorations of quirky subcultures, to profiles that celebrate the diversity of humanity.
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The Extremely Enchanting, Totally Perplexing, Possibly Never-Ending Quest for the Golden Owl
Listen now (63 mins) | For 30 years, this labyrinthine treasure hunt has had thousands of players cracking codes and digging up the French countryside…
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The Sisterhood of Sex and the Quest for Porno Power
Listen now (65 mins) | Directors with gross demands. Feminists branding them as brainwashed. Five ’80s porn stars were over the not-so-sunny side of the…
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21 Days of Staring Down Death: Diary of a Hunger Strike
Listen now (45 mins) | One activist’s drastic protest fiercely divided my country — and his own family — on whether he was a hero or a fool. I had to…
The Man Who Pierced the Iron Curtain in a Flying Go-Kart – and Left Civilization Forever
Listen now (43 mins) | Escaping Communism in a DIY aircraft wasn’t enough for Ivo Zdarsky. So he invented his own way of life — in a Utah desert ghost…
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The Greatest Game Ever Played Behind Barbed Wire
Listen now (49 mins) | Imprisoned in a WWII internment camp, these Japanese-American teens held tight to their love for America’s pastime—building a…
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The “Insane Pirate” Drifter and the Double Killing at the Fourplex
Listen now (59 min) | In the midst of Portland, Oregon’s “dumpster fire” chaos of 2020, two transient lovers met a quirky hustler offering a dream…
The Gutsy Undercover Cop Who Took Down Chicago P.D.’s Most Crooked Crew
Listen now (39 mins) | A Black sergeant was the only one willing to take on a risky FBI mission targeting drug-dealer-extorting cops. He reveals how he…
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