Episodes 31
Avg. Duration 12m
Activity Highly Active
Since May 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Semi-Annually
Format
Episodic
Hosting
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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

S5E1 Lone Survivor: Final Answer

Apr 13, 2026 16m

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…

S4E8 Sparks Fly - Season 4 Ep 8

Apr 22, 2025 14m

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…

S4E7 Your Number is UP - Season 4 Ep. 7

Sep 17, 2024 16m

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…

S4E6 Yeltsin 2 Kremlin: "I QUIT !" - Season 4 Ep. 6

Jun 21, 2024 16m

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…

S4E5 The Beat Goes On Season 4 - Ep. 5

Feb 03, 2024 17m

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…

S4E4 Going Down, Down, Down - Season 4 - Ep. 4

Jun 01, 2023 17m

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?…

S4E3 An Instant Classic - Season 4 - Ep. 3

Apr 18, 2023 18m

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…

S4E2 Beverly Hills Cantina Season 4 Episode 2

Dec 02, 2022 11m

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…

S4E1 A President, a Bishop, & a King - Season 4 Ep1

Jul 15, 2022 15m

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. …

S3E6 Stone Kohl Killers - Season 3 Episode 6

Jan 29, 2022 14m

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…

S3E5 Innocence Lost - Season 3 Episode 5

Dec 17, 2021 11m

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…

S3E4 The Burning Question - Season 3 Episode 4

Nov 17, 2021 10m

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…

S3E3 Shattered Season 3 Episode 3

Jul 23, 2021 12m

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…

S3E2 Executive Branch Season 3 Episode 2

Jun 18, 2021 8m

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…

S3E1 Holy Toledo - Season 3 Episode 1

May 20, 2021 11m

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…

S2E8 Mayday Mayday - Season 2 Episode 8

Apr 30, 2021 14m

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…

S2E7 A Monster Storm - Season 2 Episode 7

Mar 31, 2021 14m

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…

S2E6 Met Their Match - Season 2 Episode 6

Mar 03, 2021 14m

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…

S2E5 Cheerio, Ta-Ta, and Amen - Season 2 Episode 5

Feb 17, 2021 9m

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…

S2E4 Skating The Law - Season 2 Episode 4

Feb 03, 2021 15m

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…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Top Fold have?

Top Fold has published 31 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Documentary, History.

Is Top Fold still active?

Top Fold is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 12m.

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