MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories For a Price
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Jan 22, 2026 Desire always comes with a cost. A dream vacation in Thailand turns into a nightmare when a flash flood traps a couple, leaving one as the sole survivor. Then, a runaway teen's quest for adventure ends in tragedy as he stows away in a plane's wheel well. Finally, a tale from 1870 Canada unveils the dark consequences of greed when a discovery of gold leads to betrayal, murder, and haunting whispers. Such stories reveal that fame, fortune, and adventure can demand their pound of flesh.
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Desire Often Comes With A Price
- The episode ties three stories together under a single theme: desires often carry unforeseen costs.
- John Allen frames fame, fortune, and adventure as things that come with a price, setting the episode's lens.
Resort Vacation Turned Deadly Cave Flood
- Helena Carroll and John Cullen entered Nam Talu cave during monsoon season despite ranger warnings and guides' confidence.
- A flash flood swept away John and the other tourists, leaving Helena as the sole survivor after 20 hours trapped on a ledge.
Runaway Teen Stows Away In Wheel Well
- Fourteen-year-old Keith Sapsford snuck into a plane's wheel well at Sydney Airport to run away and travel the world.
- He fell from the wheel well after takeoff and died, captured unknowingly in photos by a bystander.