Brutal Mercy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Summary
MrBallen shares four true stories where disaster was narrowly averted by bizarre coincidences. A boy struck by lightning in South Africa is miraculously spared by his oxen and a second strike that kills them. A choking baby is saved when an ambulance crash acts as an accidental Heimlich maneuver. A man in Arizona picks up a distant radio distress signal from a sinking yacht in Florida, leading to a rescue. Finally, a mysterious, unidentified doctor saves a flatlined patient in Louisiana, vanishing without a trace.
Topics discussed
Intro and sponsor reads
Story: Lightning Strike and Oxen
Sponsor: Whalefall Movie
Sponsor: DraftKings
Sponsor: Hungry Root
Story: Save the Baby
Sponsor: IXL
Sponsor: BetterHelp
Story: The Distress Call
Story: The New Doctor
Credits and Outro
Sponsor: Ghost in Your Ear
Sponsor: Angie
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