Wise Guy Bedtime

Uncle Sal tucks in his nephew with a true story about a self-made man: the failures, the comebacks, and the name you already know.

Tonight's story

Episode 3: P.T. Barnum

No. 3 · The Greatest Show on Earth · 1810–1891

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The Family Business

Every story so far. Newest on top.

Episode 3: P.T. Barnum New

The Greatest Show on Earth · 1810–1891

“15 years old. Couldn't afford shoes for his dad's funeral.”
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Episode 2: Soichiro Honda

Honda Motor Co. · 1906–1991

“Bombs flatten his factory. An earthquake knocks down another.”
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Episode 1: Milton Hershey

Hershey's chocolate · 1857–1945

“His first candy shop went bust. So did the next one.”
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