A Hint of Fiction

Every episode we provide you three stories: two of which are true and one is false. Can you find the line between fact and fiction? Find out every Wednesday!

The Most Mysterious Place on Earth - Disneyland 07/21/2022

The Most Mysterious Place on Earth - Disneyland To all who come to this Happy Place, Welcome! In this episode, we celebrate Disneylands birthday with a star studded extravaganza! Ghosts, we got em, Yeti's, check, black widow brides looking for their next lover, oversided mice, we have it all! Our three stories include: Counterprotestors take over the Disneyland Park, three animatronics dissapear and reapper and Walt gets a little help from the CIA, can you tell which story is true? Intro: 00:46 The Day the Yippies Invaded 8:18 The Animatronics That Left and Then Came Back 25:21 The building of a city, with a little help from a spy 40:16 Outro: 48:02 /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/23812538

The Greatest Objects Never Seen Again - Lost Artifacts 05/31/2022

The Greatest Objects Never Seen Again - Lost Artifacts Legends of objects of value and grandeur surround people of similar nature, we look to these relics as milestones of our accomplishments as humans and sometimes these objects take on stories of their own. Weapons of great power and destruction, secrets that could change the world or powerful objects that in the wrong hands could cause the end of everything. These sacred and special artifacts sometimes go missing and lost to time, where do these pieces of our history go and what happened to these mythic items? Today, we bring you three stories of powerful artifacts lost to time. A feudal swordsmakers most powerful sword goes missing during a World War, a bardian original is lost to the annuals of the stage and an engine is created that smells good. Intro - 00:59 The Greatest Sword from the Greatest Swordmaker - 3:07 When Love Was Won and Lost - 18:10 The Engine That Smelled Good - 31:01 Outro - 43:12 Audio Editor - Veekalp Sharma ([email protected]) /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/23274734

It's Where you Live - Strange Towns 05/18/2022

It's Where you Live - Strange Towns We all come from somewhere and all towns have a story. While many feel safe and secure, sometimes dark truths lurk just under the surface. What truth’s will you uncover in your cozy little hamlet’s and homesteads? And what if those truths are not always what they seems In this episode, we discuss three strange and in some cases deserted towns, filled with their own dark stories. A man obsessed with flight makes a journey above the skies, An ancient seaside town, is actually a den of sin and debauchery and a small coal mining town becomes abandoned after an accident. Intro: 0:57 The City of the Skies: 2:40 The Sunken City of Sin: 18:51 Fires All the Way Down: 26:23 Outro: 37:02 /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/23147567

I Put a Curse on You and Now Youre Mine - Curses 04/27/2022

I Put a Curse on You and Now Youre Mine - Curses Curses are the great equilizer in our world, we see them in our history, our media and our mythos. But how do curses affect the real world and how do you try and stop one? In this episode, a bad contract affects all who work on the Man of Steel, Death shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the King, and a cursed forest attracts wedding bells. Intro - 1:07 The Curse of the Man of Steel - 5:14 Curse of the Ancient Mummy - 20:31 The Cursed Forest that Wants Wedding Bells - 34:16 Outro - 41:51 /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/22924847

By Air, By Land and By Sea - Cryptids 03/16/2022

By Air, By Land and By Sea - Cryptids Humans are considered to be the top of our food chain, we are the biggest apex predators on the planet, contending with Great White Sharks, Lions, Tigers and Crocodiles…. Oh my. The question I put to you is, what if we were not? Stories of large humanoid creatures, flying beasts in far flung jungles and massive sea creatures make us question our place at the top of the food chain. Do these cryptids pose a threat to our very existence? In this episode, a bat creature attacks an expedition team in a remote jungle, a large sea creature is unearthed after some major construction and an ugly creature cries tears of amber for its lost incarnation. One of these stories isn’t true, can you figure out which one? Welcome to A Hint of Fiction Story Timestamps A Screech in the Night - 3:44 Monsters on the Seven Seas - 12:29 The Crying Cryptid - 22:16 /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/22461395

Dont Go Breaking My Heart - Breakup Stories 02/16/2022

Dont Go Breaking My Heart - Breakup Stories Love is amazing, it lifts us up, it binds us, and it makes us become something more than the sum of our parts. On the other hand, losing love can feel like losing a part of yourself, and can make you to make outlandish decisions in the scramble to be whole again. In this episode, a goddess ghosts a aggressive suitor, a Emporer and his wife are just awful and a poet scorns the love of a mistress, which causes her to go insane. Intro: 1:12 Do as the Greek’s do and Ghost: 2:47 A King in Heartbreak, A Tyrant of Rome: 16:01 Nothing Like a Lover’s Scorn: 31:59 /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/22151072

Black Cats and Rocking Chairs - Strange Occurences 01/12/2022

Black Cats and Rocking Chairs - Strange Occurences Things occur in collective history that are unusual, strange and downright weird, we discuss three of these stories this week. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/21748361

Who Ya Gonna Call - Ghosts 05/12/2021

Who Ya Gonna Call - Ghosts Ghosts, what are they? Are they the actual living spirits of humans long since passed? Or are they emotional ties to a place of great importance? Or something even sinister? /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/19073078

What Goes Bump In The Night - Urban Legends 05/06/2020

What Goes Bump In The Night - Urban Legends Welcome to Half Halloween, it's like Halloween...we'll you get it. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/14302664

A Pirates Life for Me - Pirates 03/18/2020

A Pirates Life for Me - Pirates Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum! Alex and Will explore the true history of pirates and talk about some of the greats! Did pirates bury their treasure? What is a buccaneer? Why was the rum always gone? /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/13605188

Trials Of the Millenia - Trials 01/22/2020

Trials Of the Millenia - Trials Alex and Will put you on trial, and talk about the most curious, oddest and downright strangest trials in human history. We ask the hard hitting questions to open these cases right up. "Can you handle the truth?!" We hope so as you enjoy our episode on trials! /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/12841484

Dancing in the Streets Until you Die - Medical Mysteries 01/08/2020

Dancing in the Streets Until you Die - Medical Mysteries In this episode, we dive into the mysteries of the medical field. Stories of things that seem unlikely, and conditions that can't be true. Mostly things that make Will uncomfortable and intrigue Alex. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/12657737

Watch out for Sea Monsters - Christmas Traditions 12/12/2019

Watch out for Sea Monsters - Christmas Traditions In this episode, Alex and Will enjoy a little egg nog, sit down by the fire and discuss some of the more unusual Christmas traditions. This is a mini-episode, so instead of doing 3 stories, we decide to do 6 smaller stories, 4 being true and 2 being false! /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/12373763

A Hint of Fiction - Superman gets Jealous - DC Comics 11/29/2019

A Hint of Fiction - Superman gets Jealous - DC Comics In this weeks episode Will and Alex delve deep into the history of DC Comics to find stories that boggle the mind and fictions that keep you guessing. From Batman to Flash and beyond, you can find all sorts of DC goodies in this episode /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/12216941

Just the Facts 11/13/2019

Just the Facts In this episode William and Alex take a break from storytelling to talk to you our fans! We answer questions about the show, things that have been bugging you and your thirst for answers! We have the facts and we give them to you! /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/12018092

The Reality Stone of Podcasts - Marvel Comics 11/06/2019

The Reality Stone of Podcasts - Marvel Comics This week William and Alexandria talk about one of Will's favorite pastimes, Marvel Comics and all form of comic book enjoyment. While trying to keep Will on track was hard this week, we tell three stories from the comic realm hoping to find the fiction within Marvel's fiction. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11926187

Just the Fiction 10/30/2019

Just the Fiction In this mini-sode, we decide to skip the fact and head right into the fiction. That's right, this episode is one fiction story, played out by your loveable hosts William and Alexandria. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11835848

The Ones that Got Away - Unsolved Murders 10/23/2019

The Ones that Got Away - Unsolved Murders In our spooky scary Halloween episode, Alex and Will discuss several cases of serial killers who were never caught. These deranged individuals preyed on small and large town alike, but were never brought to justice. We deal with three stories of serial killers who were never caught, a monster straight out of a horror film terrorizes a small Texas town, an unusual set of victims may suggest a killer of vampiric nature and a seemingly harmless family sets up shop and destroys the peace of a small Kansas city /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11749556

Operation BirdSeed - Heists 10/16/2019

Operation BirdSeed - Heists When we think of heists the idea of intricate pieces of a puzzle working together to steal something valuable or rare often come to mind. The truth behind real life heists are never as glamorous or sophisticated, or are they? /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11657402

A Dose of Awwww 10/09/2019

A Dose of Awwww Animals and humans have always had a symbiotic relationship. From loving companions, to help with work or protection, animals have been used in a myriad of ways! Today we discuss three stories of unique and wonderful animals from the course of history. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11569952

Why are Step-Mothers so Mean in Fairy Tales 10/02/2019

Why are Step-Mothers so Mean in Fairy Tales Fairy Tales reach out from our childhood and touch our hearts through nostalgia, mystery and wonder. While these stories may bring happiness to our hearts, the truth behind many of these stories are cold, heartless and even sometimes murderous. In this episode,the origins of a sleeping princess are buried in Norse mythology, a hairy child is forced to live in a cage and amuse French royalty, and a woman with skin as white as snow is put to sleep by a poisoned apple. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11477312

Gaming for Gold - Video Games 09/25/2019

Gaming for Gold - Video Games In this episode, Alex and Will discuss one of their favorite topics video games. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11384822

A Lord and A Legend Walk Into a Brothel - Colonial American 09/18/2019

A Lord and A Legend Walk Into a Brothel - Colonial American In today's episode Alexandria and William talk about three subjects from Colonial America. A man who self appoints himself a lord, a women and her brothel who helps turn the tides of the American Revolution and the true story of an american legend. /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11269601

Trailer - A Hint of Fiction Podcast 09/11/2019

Trailer - A Hint of Fiction Podcast Welcome to A Hint of Fiction! A show where we toe the line between fact and fantasy. Every week we provide three tales, stories of the mysterious, the surprising and the downright weird. But there's a catch. One of these stories isn't true, a work of pure fiction. Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? /episode/index/show/hintoffiction/id/11211824

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