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Hosted by Luke Heffley · history · EN-US
Welcome to Top Fold, a podcast about “All the news that would have been” with your host Luke Heffley. Here at Top Fold we explore monumental events that didn't make the top story only because -- that spot was already taken.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Top Fold, a podcast about “All the news that would have been” with your host Luke Heffley. Here at Top Fold we explore monumental events that didn't make the top story only because -- that spot was already taken.
Top Fold is hosted by Luke Heffley. The show has published 31 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Lone Survivor: Final Answer" (13 April 2026, 17 minutes), "Sparks Fly - Season 4 Ep 8" (22 April 2025, 14 minutes), and "Your Number is UP - Season 4 Ep. 7" (17 September 2024, 16 minutes).
Top Fold publishes roughly irregularly, with episodes averaging 14 minutes across 31 episodes.
Booking probability for Top Fold is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Top Fold requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Top Fold's contact route on record: public web form.
Luke Heffley hosts Top Fold, a history podcast with 31 episodes published.
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Episode #1
Would you believe a man survived an airplane crash in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and no one could locate him or the crash for thirty-six hours! Then, when rescued, it still didn't make the top story! What was...
Episode #8
When a major catastrophe at a nuclear missile facility happened most people weren't aware because another major event on the West Coast stole the headlines. Find out what it was on this episode of Top Fold. Top Fold is...
Episode #7
The Boeing Company is currently trying to stay out of the headlines, but to no avail. Once they created a huge publicity event that was sure to make wonderful headlines all over the world, but hardly anyone noticed...
Episode #6
When the President of Russia abruptly decided to quit and transfer power to an unknown former KGB agent, it surprised everyone including the United States. What event was making headlines all over the world that when...
Episode #5
Would you believe that the shocking news from the murder trial of a National Civil Rights Icon did not make the top story? What huge event on this day was changing headlines across the nation? Find out on this episode...
Episode #4
What catastrophic events happened on Lake Michigan within days of each other and STILL wasn’t the top story? What huge event captured front page headlines during that week in almost EVERY newspaper? Find out on this...
Episode #3
Would you believe that the news of an American soccer team being almost killed by the opposing players and fans and then again playing just two days later in the same stadium WASN'T what everyone was talking about...
Episode #2
How could a tragic nightclub fire with mass casualties not be what everyone was talking about? What started out as an afterthought, then suddenly became the headline story? Find out what was on this episode of TOP FOLD...
Episode #1
The Induction of an Archbishop, a visit to the United Nations, and even a scheduled trip to Hawaii for discussions on ending the Vietnam War were not enough to keep President Johnson the top story. What happened on this...
Episode #6
At the exact same time that the President was giving the Medal of Freedom to former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, almost 1700 miles away there were bombs, bullets, and bedlam. Find out why the headlines changed and the...
Episode #5
Would you believe that the brutal murders of four young employees at a fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana was NOT top headlines? How could such a horrific event, with no suspects NOT be the lead story all over...
Episode #4
Would you believe that a deadly fire at the largest casino in Las Vegas was NOT what everyone was talking about? How could such a monumental disaster not be the topic of conversations all around the country? Find out...
Episode #3
Would you believe the top story was NOT an explosion in a Texas harbor that was SO massive that it leveled every building in sight, blew out windows TEN MILES away and registered on a seismograph over a thousand miles...
Episode #2
Would you believe that a popular governor perishing in a plane crash was NOT the lead story? On the exact same day, the networks were airing ANOTHER huge breaking news event . Find out which one on this episode of Top...
Episode #1
How could ten thousand union strikers battling 1300 Ohio National Guardsmen in hand-to-hand combat in the streets of Toledo NOT be the main headline? What other story could everyone else have been talking about even...
Episode #8
Everyone should have been discussing the catastrophic airplane crash into the icy waters of the East River in New York City, instead everyone from coast to coast were talking about another historic event? Find out which...
Episode #7
Would you believe that when the first documented female serial killer in the United States confessed to multiple murders, it didn’t make the headlines? What monumental event kept her story from newspapers all over the...
Episode #6
On the night of the biggest ever break-in of an FBI office, NO ONE heard or saw a thing. What had EVERYONE'Ss attention for days before, during, and after the raid which kept the crime from making headlines until much...
Episode #5
Her Royal Majesty came to America, on the world's largest yacht no less, but no one was talking about Her. What had everyone's attention that the Queen of England was NOT the top story. Find out in this episode of Top...
Episode #4
Would you believe the arrest of a CIA double agent who spied for Russia and had at least ten foreign agents killed wasn't the headline story? What possibly could have had everyone's attention so that nothing else...
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