Episodes

  • An Actual Series of Unfortunate Events
    Apr 22 2025

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    This week Kevin tells Lizzy the story of Frane Selak, the Luckiest Unlucky Man EVER. Whether crashes by bus, train, or even airplane—Frane keeps living to tell the tale!

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    56 mins
  • The Couple that Belays Together Be-Stays Together
    Mar 18 2025

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    Lizzy tells Kevin the story of Rachel and Jeremy, whose casual mountain-climbing first date turns into a stormy, freezing near-death, classic Close Callsian experience.

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Close Calls Celebrates 100 Death-Defying Episodes!
    Mar 4 2025

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    Kevin and Lizzy take a walk down memory lane and live to tell the tale! Enjoy this speed run of all our INSTANT CLASSICS and thank you for being a part of the Close Calls family.

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Crazy Train
    Jan 28 2025

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    Lizzy tells Kevin the story of how she de-escalated a dicey situation...which required her to jump down into the subway tracks in New York City.

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Our Stories part 2
    Jan 14 2025

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    In part two of our 100th episode celebration, Lizzy tells Kevin her true story of surviving a terrifying medical issue as a child.

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    59 mins
  • Our Stories part 1
    Jan 7 2025

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    To celebrate almost 100 episodes of the pod, Lizzy and Kevin tell their own close calls stories! Buckle up, today is all about car accidents.

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Balloonacy: The Lawn Chair Larry Story
    Jan 2 2025

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    We're back with a really fun one to kick the year off right: Kevin tells Lizzy the story of Larry Walters a.k.a. "Lawn Chair Larry" a.k.a. the man who defied the world and took flight by strapping balloons to a lawn chair. It's total balloonacy!

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    56 mins
  • Houston, We Have a Podcast part 2: A Successful Failure
    Nov 22 2024

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    Following our own failure to launch part 2 WE ARE BACK IN ORBIT! Kevin tells Lizzy the exciting conclusion of the Apollo 13 mission.

    To tell us YOUR story, give us a call at 470-NOT-DEAD or write in at CloseCallsPodcast@gmail.com

    Shoutout Tyler Snodgrass (@tyler_snod) for editing these dang things and for making our logo. And if you dig our theme song it's all thanks to Jake Crown (@catsongs)

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    46 mins
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