URBAN LEGENDS V: MR. ROGERS A NAVY SEAL? , THE EXPRESS TRAIN TO HELL, & OTHER URBAN LEGENDS

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Those crazy, often twisted stories you hear from your friends about things they will swear are true, plus other stuff. Our line-up: 1. Free Cable TV? 2. The Flat Tire 3. The Express Train To Hell 4. Mr. Rogers- A Navy Seal? 5. Julia Child- A Daring OSS Agent in WWII? 6. Topless Woman in Disney’s Animated Movie “The Rescuers”? 7. Shapeshifter Account 8. Dog Suicide Bridge 9. Nancy Reagans Letter to Hinkley 10. A Well Planned Retirement 11. The Clinton Body Count Legend. Editor's Note. There are no facts here, only legend. And we make this clear throughout. Many times. More than 5 times, I believe. It is not meant to be political or hateful. But apparently some people are still offended by the mere suggestion that this strong and vibrant political family may have ever been involved in anything less than pure. Its very possible that this innocent married couple has never done anything wrong or unseemly since they entered politics in Arkansas. Yet the legends continue to swirl around them. We know this is unfair, yet we didn't create the legend. So if you don't want to know what the legend about the Clinton body count says, or you think it might make you angry and want to strike out at us, simply skip this portion. If it offends you, don't write a bad review that hurts the entire show. 12. A Letter From The Old Folks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the Welcome to another episode of one thousand one heroes, legends, histories, and mysteries.
0:27.0	We've been promising another round of urban legends for a while and I really enjoy researching these stories. So here you go. I listed the links to our previous urban legends episodes in our show notes so you don't have to try and dig them up in the archives.
0:42.0	This collection covers the whole range from so you don't have to try and dig them up in the archives.
0:43.0	This collection covers the whole range from horror to humorous,
0:46.6	and we hope you enjoy them.
0:48.6	And now Urban Legends 5. The headline for our first Urban Legend,
0:55.0	Free Cable TV?
0:57.0	Yes, that's an urban legend all right,
0:59.0	given a little help with tricky advertising
1:01.0	by companies like TV Frog that promises access to lots of channels for a one-time fee of around $90.
1:08.0	The advertising, versions of which claim, never pay for cable TV again,
1:12.0	and cable companies hate this.
1:15.0	Claims to allow you to watch your favorite TV shows and movies for many TV.
1:20.0	And yes, that's true, except not all your favorite TV shows and movies.
1:25.0	Just the ones you can find on the internet.
1:27.2	So yes, the TV frog, just like Roku and the others,
1:30.7	enables televisions without smart TV functions to access services like
1:35.0	Netflix and YouTube. But you're not going to get this week's live event on ESPN or
1:40.3	your new fixer-upper on HD TV unless they're also running it on their website.
1:46.0	TV Frog does claim to have an active user interface, unlike existing similar services,
1:51.0	which allows you to put apps and other software on it.
1:55.0	Big Whoop, some would say.
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