Paul Harvey: The Rest of the Story

Accidentally Bombed in 1929

English · Radio, Essays & Short Works

Paul Harvey: The Rest of the Story presents brief, carefully shaped accounts of surprising events and lesser-known details behind familiar people and moments. Paul Harvey’s distinctive narration leads each story, holding back key information until the closing reveal.

The program blends historical anecdotes, human-interest stories, and curious turns of fate in a compact radio format. Harvey’s measured delivery and deliberate pauses give each account room to unfold, while the final identification or revelation reframes what the listener has just heard.

Warm, conversational, and often wry, the series makes its appeal through storytelling rather than elaborate production. Its signature cadence and satisfying endings invite close listening as an unexpected piece of history or biography comes into focus.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.