Top Fold

Luke Heffley Productions
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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.

  1. Sparks Fly - Season 4 Ep 8

    04/22/2025

    Sparks Fly - Season 4 Ep 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 dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for Season 4 Ep 8 https://onlyinark.com/culture/titan-ii-missiles-in-arkansas/  https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/titan-ii-missile-accident-9001/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Searcy_missile_silo_fire https://mybaseguide.com/missile-silo  https://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/Historical-Vignettes/Military-Construction-Combat/018-ICBM-Silos.aspx  https://titanmissilemuseum.org/ https://documents.latimes.com/get-whitey-scream-blood-hungry-mobs/ https://documents.latimes.com/watts-riots-coverage-robert-richardson/  https://cdrewu.libguides.com/c.php?g=363324  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg6HYwZ_ePQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgXGIP6suow  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/649342

    14 min

  2. 09/17/2024

    Your Number is UP - Season 4 Ep. 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.  What monumental event took the spotlight?  Find out on this episode of Top Fold.  Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for Season 4 Ep 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_747_operators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmc9qJHCML4 AP footage of this flight.  No sound.https://cartoblography.com/2023/02/03/the-last-747/ https://sites.northwestern.edu/747anniversary/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_mQ-24XJg Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Promo Film #2 - 1969 https://www.historynet.com/jumbo-boeing-747/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Everett_Factory https://onemileatatime.com/news/final-boeing-747-delivery-flight/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_draft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl29gRRppBg The 1969 Draft Lottery https://www.historynet.com/live-from-dc-its-lottery-night-1969.htm https://time.com/6051363/vietnam-war-women-memorial/ https://www.uswings.com/about-us-wings/vietnam-war-facts/ https://www.americanwarlibrary.com/vietnam/vwc24.htm casualties by month https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal75-1213988

    16 min
  3. Yeltsin 2 Kremlin: "I QUIT !" - Season 4 Ep. 6

    06/21/2024

    Yeltsin 2 Kremlin: "I QUIT !" - Season 4 Ep. 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 the leader of a nuclear superpower suddenly resigned, it WASN’T the top story?  Find out on this episode of Top Fold.   Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for Season 4 Ep6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yeltsin-resigns/  https://www.history.com/news/soviet-union-leaders-order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin   (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_KoNZkf-2k KGBT 4 Archives - Valley Residents Prepare For Y2K (December 28, 1999) Albersons Grocery Store) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem  https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/Y2K-bug/  https://time.com/5752129/y2k-bug-history/  https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/features/y2k071899.htm

    17 min
  4. The Beat Goes On Season 4 - Ep. 5

    02/03/2024

    The Beat Goes On Season 4 - Ep. 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 of Top Fold. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for Season 4 Ep 5   https://southernchanges.digitalscholarship.emory.edu/sc16-1_001/sc16-1_003/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y88N8vxP4A Beckwith bio https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/medgar-evers https://www.mec.cuny.edu/history/justice-of-medgar-evers/ https://casetext.com/case/de-la-beckwith-v-state https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/02/11/live-washington-coliseum/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatlemania https://www.thefest.com/this-week-in-beatles-history-feb-13-21-1964/ https://daytrippin.com/2017/02/06/the-beatles-first-visit-to-new-york-city-in-1964-a-day-by-day-diary/ https://www.edsullivan.com/artists/the-beatles/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles  https://flashbak.com/the-beatles-1964-first-tour-of-the-united-states-the-photos-and-the-mania-7137/  https://lithub.com/did-medgar-evers-killer-go-free-because-of-jury-tampering/  https://blog.genealogybank.com/beatlemania-comes-to-america-7-february-1964.html  https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/02/13/travel-new-york-miami/ https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/02/18/beatles-meet-cassius-clay/ https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/05/1964-beatlemania/100745/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break-up_of_the_Beatles

    17 min
  5. Going Down, Down, Down - Season 4 - Ep. 4

    06/01/2023

    Going Down, Down, Down - Season 4 - Ep. 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 of Top Fold. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for Season 4 Ep 4 Going Down, Down, Down https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/ae-feature/wreck-s.s.-milwaukee/  https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?27506  https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/650  https://pbswisconsin.org/shipwrecks/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Senator  https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/564?region=Index  https://divermag.com/story-of-a-senator/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=354663141281754&set=here-is-the-story-of-the-ss-wisconsin-its-sinking-on-black-friday-1929-its-a-bit  https://www.mlive.com/news/2016/05/senator_shipwreck_nash_motors.html  https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/senator-shipwreck-dive/ https://www.cbs58.com/news/divers-find-shipwreck-from-1929-near-port-washington https://explore.chicagocollections.org/image/chicagohistory/71/804xx7t/  https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash  https://divermag.com/story-of-a-senator/  https://www.britannica.com/event/stock-market-crash-of-1929 https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/stock-market-crash-of-1929 https://www.history.

    17 min
  6. An Instant Classic - Season 4 - Ep. 3

    04/18/2023

    An Instant Classic - Season 4 - Ep. 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? Instead of reporting about the melee, ALL the major networks were coving a HUGE announcement.  Find out what it was on THIS episode of TOP FOLD. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for Season 4 Ep 3 Game Ended by Fight, New York Times April 22, 1985, Section C, Page 6 Multiple texts and phone discussions with Brenthley Yiraiyah Babb (Jan-Apr., 2023) Multiple texts and phone discussions with L. Roitman Brooklyn College Kingsmen & Friends 1977-1992  FB page  Robert De Gale, (gave permission for usage of photos) https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/04/23/Foreign-News-Briefs/3337483080400/ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-exciting-80s-in-nepals-football-history  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANFA_Cup https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/anfa.html#85 https://www.cosmosoccerleague.com/CSL/Team/6849 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-14-sp-930-story.html Len Roitman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnEIJcG8IW4  talking to parents and kids.  https://static.cunyathletics.com/custompages/championship%20programs/2008-09/2008%20Men's%20Soccer%20Program.pdf https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/anfa.html (entire list of the game) ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s9LDhIGHoU&t=210s Harold Burson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbtQQGOuoA debut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqvTMPY8Q_8 www.goizuetafoundation.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola Creative Commons - Max Headroom images -public domain

    19 min
  7. Beverly Hills Cantina Season 4 Episode 2

    12/02/2022

    Beverly Hills Cantina Season 4 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. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for S4 E2 Beverly Hills Cantina https://www.zippia.com/beverly-hills-club-careers-1223190/history/?src=sp-popout-timed https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2021/05/28/opinion-history-says-supper-club-fire-no-accident/7427554002/ https://www.nkyviews.com/campbell/text/eastern_sin_city.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egmqhcziIm4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Zk6yRmstE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcCWWkC9E4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPaTUB5mnyQ  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Supper_Club_fire https://history.ky.gov/2018/11/26/collection-preserves-beverly-hills-supper-clubs-story/  https://www.looper.com/249198/what-it-was-really-like-to-see-star-wars-in-1977/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcCWWkC9E4 https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/12/18/1977-long-time-ago-theater-not-far-away https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/519  https://www.wcpo.com/news/northern-kentucky/new-homes-coming-to-redeveloped-site-of-deadly-1977-beverly-hills-supper-club-fire  https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/12/18/1977-long-time-ago-theater-not-far-away

    12 min
  8. A President, a Bishop, & a King - Season 4 Ep1

    07/15/2022

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

    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 day that changed everything? Find out on this episode of TOP FOLD. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler. Sources for S4 E1 https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/lbjfinalspeech.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/did-the-news-media-led-by-walter-cronkite-lose-the-war-in-vietnam/2018/05/25/a5b3e098-495e-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html https://medium.com/useless-knowledge-daily/which-us-presidents-chose-not-to-run-for-a-second-term-eba9cb2660cb http://www.lbjlibrary.net/collections/daily-diary.html https://prde.upress.virginia.edu/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUcXJAmBGRY https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/martin-luther-king-jr-stabbed-book-signing-1958-article-1.2798298 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Cooke https://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/johnsoncemetery.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUcXJAmBGRYMLK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTZ7r9n1z6Y http://www.lbjlibrary.net/collections/on-this-day-in-history/april.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZm56WUXe9E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqIidpUmFr8

    16 min
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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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  • Creator
    Luke Heffley Productions
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Top Fold
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