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Stranger Than Fiction

Season 9 Episode 18 | 26m 24s

Truth can be more unbelievable than anything imagined. These storytellers share real-life experiences that prove just how strange – and surprising – reality can be.

Aired: 05/17/26
Stories from the Stage is a collaboration of WORLD and GBH.
Extras
At times, we have to improvise with what we have or bend a rule to get what we need.
Real life can be stranger than fiction.
Ten years, hundreds of voices, and countless unforgettable moments.
Headlines share the facts, but not always the emotions behind them.
Love changes. People leave. Time moves on. But some love leaves a mark that lasts.
We’re taught to protect the heart – until love asks us to lead with it
Truth can be more unbelievable than anything imagined.
Sometimes, determination calls for creativity.
The path to – and through – motherhood is rarely a straight line.
Sometimes what guides us most feels as natural as breathing.
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At times, we have to improvise with what we have or bend a rule to get what we need.
Real life can be stranger than fiction.
Headlines share the facts, but not always the emotions behind them.
Love changes. People leave. Time moves on. But some love leaves a mark that lasts.
We’re taught to protect the heart – until love asks us to lead with it.
Sometimes, determination calls for creativity.
The path to – and through – motherhood is rarely a straight line.
Sometimes what guides us most feels as natural as breathing.
Not all gifts come neatly wrapped or arrive when we expect them.
Love is rarely simple, and it almost never looks the way we imagine it will.