SCOUT· 38%1h 00m·2026-10-19·Storytelling489: No Coincidence, No Story!
We asked listeners to send us their best coincidence stories, and we got more than 1,300 submissions! There were so many good ones that we decided to make a whole show about them. From a chance encounter at a bus station to a romantic dollar bill to a baffling apparition in a college shower stall. Start a Life…
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“Omg! My name is Dontclosethe Manholecover. That's such a coincid”
“You can’t spell coincidence without coin! I can’t believe they missed that one!!😂”
“No big thing....but interesting to me. I was working as a CSR (Customer Service Representative) for a medication mail-order service when back-to-back-to-back last names of callers were: Pushard, Tilcock, Filsme. I laughed for quite awhile.”
“I’m 50, I live in Canada near Toronto I have had the pocket change thing happen to me. It was the result of falling asleep with my pants on. LESSON :Change your clothes before bed if you don’t want change in the shower.”
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