Nighttime Tells

The Night Clerk

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Nighttime Tells shares strange stories, unexplained encounters, and odd moments that happen after dark. Narrated by the Night Clerk, each episode delivers a brief mystery that lingers long after you listen.

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MrBeast's Feastables sold 1 million chocolate bars at Walmart

MrBeast's Feastables chocolate bars sold more than 1 million units at Walmart after a $10 million launch gamble in January 2022.

MrBeast’s Feastables Sells 1 Million Bars at Walmart

Mitch McConnell's ability to serve questioned amid speech difficulties

Questions arise about Mitch McConnell's fitness to serve as senator amid speech difficulties. He is one of eight senators over 80.

Mitch McConnell’s Ability to Serve Questioned

Broken speaker makes Petra speak through my teeth

A broken speaker in an empty pool leads to a dead friend's voice speaking from behind the narrator's teeth.

Broken Speaker Makes Petra Speak Through My Teeth

Debbie Fields risked her savings on warm cookies in Palo Alto

Debbie Fields and her husband Randy opened a small cookie shop in Palo Alto in 1977, investing their savings in what became Mrs. Fields' Cookies.

Debbie Fields Opens First Cookie Shop

Why people line up early at airline gates

A pilot reveals why airline passengers line up early at gates: they want to secure overhead bin space before it runs out.

Why People Line Up Early at Airline Gates

Davey Fogarty searches for CEO who could take control of his company

Davey Fogarty searches for a CEO to lead his company to $1 billion, but the hire could take control if they hit the milestone.

Davey Fogarty Searches for Cozyware CEO in Australia

Beliefs people hold without any proof

People share beliefs they hold with complete certainty despite having no proof, from lizard people to political conspiracies.

Beliefs People Hold Without Any Proof

News of the World closed after 168 years over phone hacking claims

The Murdochs closed the 168-year-old News of the World in 2011 over phone hacking allegations at a cost of one billion pounds.

News of the World Closes After Phone Hacking Scandal

Eight everyday foods that support your thyroid's daily work

Eight nutrients that help your thyroid make hormones, protect its cells, and deliver signals throughout the body.

Thyroid Tune-Up

Trump voters on gas prices and groceries: two very different views

Two perspectives on Trump voters who cited gas and grocery prices: one predicts vindication, the other says anger was the real motive.

Trump Voters on Gas Prices and Groceries

What if all Americans could enroll in Medicare regardless of age

A Florida congressman proposed letting all Americans opt into Medicare during the Obamacare debate, but it never received a vote.

What If All Americans Could Enroll in Medicare?

Worker finds her own coat in a room that's been locked for years

Nadia found damp footprints and water under a sealed receipt at a locked equipment room. Inside was her own coat on a chair.

Nadia Finds a Strange Coat in the Sealed Pump Room

Why I don't reply to texts right away

Why one person refuses the modern expectation of instant text and call responses, preferring the relaxed communication culture of the early 2000s.

Why I Don’t Reply to Texts Right Away

Eight building blocks that help keep your eardrum healthy

Eight foods that supply omega-3, collagen, protein, magnesium and other nutrients to support eardrum health and middle ear function.

Eardrum Fuel

Radio set to tomorrow's date predicted weather and gas leak

A neighbor's radio predicted rain, hail, and a gas leak with perfect accuracy before Hollis found the apartment empty and the radio unplugged.

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