2nd Chances

Astonishing Legends

Scott Philbrook

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2016

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes we get a second chance and sometimes it seems we had no chance at all. What we can count on getting is a cycle of the heartwarming followed by heartbreak, the mundane punctuated with despair and assuaged by moments of joy. But greater than our earthly concerns, the cycle of life continues. Birth follows death as spring follows winter. And within this cycle, every once in a while just to keep it interesting, the wondrous happens. Whether you view the seemingly impossible as merely a coincidence, as a mistaken observation, or as proof that miracles do happen and that love never dies the choice is up to you. Which one sounds like more fun?

Tonight's Quote:

“It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.”

— Voltaire

Show Links:

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Forrest's favorite version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol http://bit.ly/2hDWXP0 Rod Hull and his Emu on the Hudson Brothers' Razzle Dazzle Show http://bit.ly/2h3JSgX Rod Hull on Wikipedia and his Untimely Death http://bit.ly/2hWN8rW Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to Orbit Earth http://bit.ly/2hG8XMR Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer http://bit.ly/2hPfDM9 Greg Lake on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/2gTiaD8 Kingman, Arizona, 20 Miles West of Where Scott Broke Down http://bit.ly/2hG37ex Alcides Moreno's Miraculous Survival after a 47 Floor Fall http://nyti.ms/2gTj5n2 Fox News report on Alcides Fall http://bit.ly/2gJzcQM Guardian Story on his Recovery http://bit.ly/2gSHhHY The Splat Calculator http://bit.ly/2h90LUS Highest Freefall Ever Survived http://bit.ly/22za9CY Skydiver Survives 12,000 Foot Fall http://dailym.ai/2hWVeAD How to Fall 35,000 Feet and Survive: Popular Mechanics http://bit.ly/25ao7fW Amazing Old 'Desert' Magazine Article on the Hatbox Baby http://bit.ly/2hDyRBk The Hatbox Baby from Our Favorite Show, Unsolved Mysteries Wiki http://bit.ly/2h96ASp Pro Crime Writer's Blog Entry on the Hatbox Baby http://bit.ly/2gTnV3N Fascinating Arizona Republic Interview with the Hatbox Baby http://bit.ly/2hWSO5d Wordsmith Blog on 'Tunket' http://bit.ly/2hDxjar More on 'Tunket' http://bit.ly/2hCLbEm Tophet, the Origin Word for Tunket http://bit.ly/2hsgFN3 Tophet on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/2h99oP4 Ma Dana of Mesa, Arizona http://bit.ly/2gSPtrF Newsreel of United 610 Crash http://bit.ly/2hDBHXc Wreck Chasers at the Crash Site http://cbsloc.al/1uXBr56 NY Daily News on the Spanish Fork Car Crash http://nydn.us/1E7e26p Officer Beddoes' Bodycam Footage from Crash Site (Warning: Emotionally Intense) http://bit.ly/2hCQjZ9

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Credits:

Episode 057 - "2nd Chances" Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Edited by Sarah Vorhees, Ryan McCullough Sound Design; Research Assistance by Tess Pfeifle and the astonishing League of Astonishing Researchers, a,k.a. The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2016 (last one of the year!) Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. All Rights Reserved.

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0:00.0	This week's episode of astonishing legends is sponsored by the Great Courses Plus,
0:03.4	Harrys.com, Blue Apron, and Sherrys Berries.
0:06.7	And we're back for the last show 2016. This year has had no shortage of surprises, let me tell you.
0:14.2	That it has for astonishing legends especially. Tonight's episode will likely push us past
0:19.4	10 million downloads. It's difficult to convey how grateful we are for you guys and all of the
0:24.6	support you've given us since we started out a little over two years ago. We're taking the
0:28.5	holidays to plan out 2017 and we wanted to let you know that it's our goal to make next year
0:33.3	our best yet with a ton of intriguing topics as well as live appearances on YouTube.
0:37.5	Oh, if you're really? And one or two more in person even.
0:40.5	Speaking of that, I'll be in New York City on business for the show February 25th and for a few
0:45.5	days after. It's not firmed up yet. I'm planning a meet-up for listeners while I'm there. So if
0:50.0	you live in the Big Apple, listen to our January 2017 shows for more details on that.
0:55.4	All right, let's get down to business.
0:58.8	Welcome back to astonishing legends. I'm Scott Philbrook and this is Forest Burgess.
1:17.1	It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void or the planets.
1:22.7	It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.
1:26.7	Voltair. It's the end of the year and last week we shared the stories of some
1:30.8	extremely unusual deaths. This week we embrace hope and second chances that the new year brings
1:35.9	as we take a look at some miraculous stories of survival.
1:45.5	All right, so we're back at it and the first thing that I want to point out is a correction
1:49.6	to our last episode. All right, what did I screw up? Well, we were pretty buttoned up,
1:54.4	but there was one thing. Remember when you mentioned Rod Hall and his
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