That Doesn't Happen Every Day

Stories from everyday people about things that don't happen everyday.

That Doesn't Happen Every Day is a society podcast hosted by Dean Petersen, with 69 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dean Petersen hosts That Doesn't Happen Every Day, a society show with 69 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  Jake Warga the Skeptic Ghost Hunter

  Feb 9, 202615 minS5

  <p>Send a text</p><p>What happens when you love hunting ghosts, but you're also a skeptic? What happens when you finally do see a ghost, or at least you think you might have, but again, you're a skeptic? What would it take for you to believe your own eyes? </p><p>We hear some of Jake Warga's scary stories and try to find out why he's still not convinced.</p><p>Here's a link to Jake's story about the haunted summer camp featured on This American Life.</p><p>Please check out some of Jake's other work here.</p...

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  Episode #10

  The Grattan Incident

  Oct 30, 202527 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>In 1854, violence broke out in what today is a corn field in Eastern Wyoming. A dead cow, a new West Point Lieutenant, a drunken translator, and an entire village of Lakota Sioux came together in the greatest defeat of US Soldiers to a native force west of the Mississippi to that date. Today we visit the site of the battle and learn about the odd and unusual elements that kicked off years of violence in this part of the American West.</p><p>Left or Right, Jaeger Held & CJ Young in front of...

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  Episode #9

  Trapped in Paradise (Sort of)

  Oct 1, 202514 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Have you ever wanted to quit you job and just go someplace where you can listen to the waves crashing on a tropical beach? On this episode we hear the story of two cousins and what happened to them when they did. </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Support the show</p>

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  Episode #8

  Tales from The Avenues - Salt Lake City

  May 19, 202522 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Salt Lake City's Avenues District is the oldest neighborhood in one of the oldest cities in The Mountain West. From polygamists, to golf promotors, a house that was used as the set of a horror movie, to a rumored rental of Ted Bundy, this old neighborhood played host to some of the strangest and most quirky stories in SLC. On this episode we hear Cevan LeSieur, author of two books about the avenues, tell us some of the more interesting stories from this small neighborhood with a big history.</p><p>PHOTO: This...

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  Episode #7

  Famous Peoples' Pets

  Apr 28, 202537 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>From Mark Twain to Saddam Hussein, Curt Cobain to John Wayne, Presidents, Dictators, Outlaws, and Artists have kept pets and on this episode we talk about some of the weirder ones. </p><p>Sources:</p><p>The Presidential Pet Museum Drunkard and Satan  Presidential Cow<br/>Jefferson's Ram killed a little boy Tiger cubs The Coolidge Pets<br/>Presidential Alligators? The Yuki Johnson Duets The Carter Elephant<br/>Reagan’s fish The Prince's Fish Biden’s dog Major<br/>Biden's Dog Commander Hemingway  Hunter S Thompson<br/>Hitler and Blondie Stalin and HIs Bear Mao...

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