Episode

Holding It Together (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Podcast: MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Published: Jun 29, 2026
Duration seconds: 2083
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Summary

In October 1999, a 911 dispatcher in Austin, Texas was nearing the end of a long night shift when a strange call came in. The man said his guts had blown out of his stomach. The dispatcher asked him to explain what happened, but all the caller would say was that he just woke up and his guts were coming out. He was holding them in with his hand. And he needed an ambulance... NOW.