The Rest of the Story
Foot Tall but Never Erected Due to Flaw
by
Read by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story presents brief, carefully narrated accounts of people and events, often revealing an unexpected detail that changes how a familiar story is understood. Harvey’s distinctive voice and measured delivery guide each segment toward its concluding revelation.
The program blends biography, history, and anecdote, drawing attention to lesser-known turns in the lives of notable figures and to surprising origins behind familiar ideas. Each story is shaped as a compact narrative, with the key detail held back until the end.
Warm, polished, and gently suspenseful, the series is built around the pleasure of discovery. Harvey’s storytelling makes these short pieces easy to follow while giving their final twist room to land.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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