The Story Trek
Art Postponed
Todd randomly meets a man who had to put down his paint brush to pick up a gun and serve his country. And a record setting day of door knocking ends up in a blast from Todd’s anchorman past.
Episodes: The Story Trek
list viewA Look Back
Originally aired: 2/26/2013
In the season finale, Todd and The Story Trek crew take a look back at their favorite moments, answer viewer questions, and give a peek behind...
A Deadly Plane Crash
Originally aired: 2/19/2013
Todd ends up at the home of a family whose son was one of four people killed in a tragic plane crash just months earlier.
A Family In Crisis
Originally aired: 2/12/2013
Todd comes across a family in the middle of a tragic crisis. Todd also shares the story of a husband and wife dealing with the loss of their...
The Gregs
Originally aired: 2/5/2013
Todd comes across two men with the same name and a woman whose life was saved thanks to her son’s medical training.
God Has Something Better
Originally aired: 1/29/2013
Todd ends up in the Southeast where he finds a woman who is finally back, in many ways, after being away for so long and a woman who turned her...
The Message
Originally aired: 11/22/2012
Todd finds a woman who says an old answering machine message has become a priceless gift, a man who says losing his father at a young age has...
The Family Name
Originally aired: 11/15/2012
Todd stumbles upon a young man who made a drastic decision that he knew would disappoint his entire family, but says he’ll stop at nothing to...
Hamming It Up
Originally aired: 11/8/2012
The random dart on the map takes Todd back to the Midwest where he meets a man who hams it up on a regular basis, an unlikely college student and...
Art Postponed
Originally aired: 11/1/2012
Todd randomly meets a man who had to put down his paint brush to pick up a gun and serve his country. And a record setting day of door knocking...
The Child Entrepreneur
Originally aired: 10/25/2012
Todd visits the Midwest and meets a 10-year-old girl who runs her own business and a man who lived on his own at the age of 12.
The Mamma Bird Man
Originally aired: 10/18/2012
Todd ends up at the home of a man who saved a life and accidentally took on a role he never expected.
Route 66
Originally aired: 10/11/2012
Todd randomly ends up in a small town along historic route 66 made famous by a song from the 70s. There he meets a man with an amazing range of...
The Bullied Beauty Queen
Originally aired: 9/19/2012
Todd meets a young girl who endured bullying, violence, and even death threats that actually helped her to win a crown and take her story to a...
Defining Moments
Originally aired: 9/12/2012
Todd ends up in the Southeast and stumbles across three different people who share defining moments. During one interview, a shocking twist...
Piano Prodigies
Originally aired: 7/25/2012
Todd randomly ends up with two different stories about men who’ve each spent a lifetime in front of the piano. After a serious accident and head...
Biker Gangs And Basketball
Originally aired: 7/18/2012
Todd randomly ends in what is probably the smallest town he’s ever visited. He meets a woman who's putting the past behind her after growing up...
How To Change The World
Originally aired: 7/11/2012
A spin of the dial randomly sends Todd to the home of a man who says he wants to change the world—so he is! Todd also comes across a father and...
Friends For Life
Originally aired: 7/4/2012
Todd randomly ends up in the South where he finds a rare group of friends who’ve stuck together for decades through some very difficult times.
An Amazing Mind
Originally aired: 6/27/2012
Todd meets a small-town genius who says a simple task helps keep him sane. Todd also meets a man who chose health and family over money, and an...
Work Now And Play Later
Originally aired: 6/20/2012
Todd meets a young man who says he's considered strange compared to most kids: he's willing to sacrifice now so he can enjoy his life in the...
My Miracle
Originally aired: 5/30/2012
Todd finds an amazing story of a woman who says the musical "The Miracle on 34th Street" is the miracle that changed her life. He also meets a...
The Unlikely Hero
Originally aired: 5/16/2012
Todd randomly ends up in Cajun country where he meets an unlikely hero, a hard driving woman in her 90s, and a couple that doesn’t let a little...
The Accident That Changed My Life
Originally aired: 5/2/2012
Todd meets a young woman who says she shouldn't be alive—but the accident that almost killed her is what saved her from a life she hated.
Stay Linked
Originally aired: 4/25/2012
Todd gets sent down south to an area where everything revolves around Friday night football.
A Different Road
Originally aired: 4/11/2012
Todd gets sent to the coast where he meets a widow, a doctor, a drop out, and a dog lover—each drawn to their new hometown by a different road.
Season Finale
Originally aired: 12/20/2011
Todd recounts some of his favorite moments and gets updates on some past stories.
Serving the Country
Originally aired: 12/13/2011
Todd stumbles on multiple stories from foreign war veterans.
The Glass Is Always Full
Originally aired: 12/6/2011
Todd comes across an incredible story filled with tragedy and horror, but one woman refuses to let any of it change her positive outlook.
Tough Love
Originally aired: 11/22/2011
Todd randomly ends up in an area of the Great Plains where people are scarce, but great stories are plenty. One of those stories is the...
The Random Virtuoso
Originally aired: 11/15/2011
Todd meets a world-class musician who gives an impromptu concert on the porch, a woman who focuses on the positive of a terrible tragedy, and a...
A Marvelous Experience
Originally aired: 11/8/2011
Todd meets perhaps the most interesting man in the world, a woman who is still reconciling something that happened decades earlier, and more.
A Better Life
Originally aired: 11/1/2011
Todd meets a 97-year-old woman and hears her story of immigration through Ellis Island. He also meets two other people in pursuit of the American...
Protecting Strangers
Originally aired: 10/25/2011
Todd finds a woman who is using her own painful experience to protect others, and a teenager who cherishes friendship because of a tragic loss.
The "Perfect" Family
Originally aired: 10/18/2011
Todd finds a family that looks perfect on the outside, but they share the very difficult struggles that almost tore them apart.
Quest For A Story
Originally aired: 10/11/2011
Todd gets sent east and has the hardest time yet finding people who will share their stories.
A Walk On The Beach
Originally aired: 10/4/2011
A high-energy volunteer takes over the show and meets a woman who serves despite the ravages of cancer, a man who holds out hope that the love of...
Be Good. Be Smart. Be Careful.
Originally aired: 9/27/2011
Todd visits a historic location and meets exceptional people who survived childhood in desperate circumstances.
Culture Shock
Originally aired: 9/16/2011
Todd and the crew find the most adventurous woman they may ever meet, a man who hopes to bring two cultures together, and a man who loves to find...
A Rude Awakening
Originally aired: 9/9/2011
A little bit of danger and a lot of frustration won’t keep Todd from finding stories of people who are focused on taking care of others.
Light Where There Was No Light
Originally aired: 9/2/2011
Todd stumbles across an amazing story of survival and gets a home makeover history lesson.
Extra Special Day
Originally aired: 8/12/2011
A family finally answers the door on what they deem an “extra special day”—the day their son returns from his stay in a foreign country. The crew...
I Miss him Every Day
Originally aired: 7/29/2011
The crew ends up on the West coast and meets a man who battled a deadly disease while living in a foreign country, a family suffering from...
Olympic Dreams
Originally aired: 7/15/2011
Thanks to some athletes and coaches, Todd ends up at the home of an amazing artist, a reformed gang member, and a man on the street whose roots...
The Big Apple
Originally aired: 7/1/2011
Journey to America's heartland with Todd and discover amazing stories that all have one thing in common: the importance of marriage.
Losing a Loved One
Originally aired: 6/24/2011
Todd runs across the stories of a woman who grew up in a log cabin, a family that cherishes their children after a tragic loss, and a family from...
Every Day is for Them
Originally aired: 6/17/2011
Todd heads to the Deep South and comes across a tragic love story that began in India. Meet a girl that has always prayed to be on TV and a...
A Tragic Twist
Originally aired: 6/10/2011
Todd considers switching careers after being inspired by a wannabe rap star. The random stories Todd finds range from funny to compelling, with a...
It's My Country
Originally aired: 6/3/2011
Todd gets sent to his first warm-weather climate. Behind the first door he knocks on, Todd meets a WWII veteran, who tells his amazing story. But...
Yesterday I was in Jail
Originally aired: 5/27/2011
Todd ends up at the home of a man who, just a few hours earlier, was in jail. Todd earns his keep with some unscheduled snow removal and finds...
Excited About Nothing
Originally aired: 5/20/2011
Todd gets sent to one of the Rocky Mountain states, where he knocks on doors until someone agrees to be on TV. Todd then braves single-digit...
The Trek Begins
Originally aired: 5/13/2011
The spin of a pen, a random direction, and some strangers eating breakfast send Todd Hansen knocking on strangers' doors, where he finds amazing...
A Look Back
In the season finale, Todd and The Story Trek crew take a look back at their favorite moments, answer viewer questions, and give a peek behind the scenes.
A Deadly Plane Crash
Todd ends up at the home of a family whose son was one of four people killed in a tragic plane crash just months earlier.
A Family In Crisis
Todd comes across a family in the middle of a tragic crisis. Todd also shares the story of a husband and wife dealing with the loss of their daughter.
The Gregs
Todd comes across two men with the same name and a woman whose life was saved thanks to her son’s medical training.
God Has Something Better
Todd ends up in the Southeast where he finds a woman who is finally back, in many ways, after being away for so long and a woman who turned her life around and lead countless others to church.
The Message
Todd finds a woman who says an old answering machine message has become a priceless gift, a man who says losing his father at a young age has helped him remain healthy, and a woman who revitalized her community by restoring a historic home.
The Family Name
Todd stumbles upon a young man who made a drastic decision that he knew would disappoint his entire family, but says he’ll stop at nothing to honor his family name.
Hamming It Up
The random dart on the map takes Todd back to the Midwest where he meets a man who hams it up on a regular basis, an unlikely college student and a young man who says a special teacher changed his life.
Art Postponed
Todd randomly meets a man who had to put down his paint brush to pick up a gun and serve his country. And a record setting day of door knocking ends up in a blast from Todd’s anchorman past.
The Child Entrepreneur
Todd visits the Midwest and meets a 10-year-old girl who runs her own business and a man who lived on his own at the age of 12.
The Mamma Bird Man
Todd ends up at the home of a man who saved a life and accidentally took on a role he never expected.
Route 66
Todd randomly ends up in a small town along historic route 66 made famous by a song from the 70s. There he meets a man with an amazing range of friends from movie stars to murderers.
The Bullied Beauty Queen
Todd meets a young girl who endured bullying, violence, and even death threats that actually helped her to win a crown and take her story to a national stage. Todd also meets an Olympic hopeful and man who “swings for the fences.”
Defining Moments
Todd ends up in the Southeast and stumbles across three different people who share defining moments. During one interview, a shocking twist provides Todd with one of the most compelling moments of his entire career.
Piano Prodigies
Todd randomly ends up with two different stories about men who’ve each spent a lifetime in front of the piano. After a serious accident and head injury, one man says his ability to play music was the only thing that wasn’t affected.
Biker Gangs And Basketball
Todd randomly ends in what is probably the smallest town he’s ever visited. He meets a woman who's putting the past behind her after growing up in a biker gang and a family that loves basketball so much they’ve made it a lifestyle.
How To Change The World
A spin of the dial randomly sends Todd to the home of a man who says he wants to change the world—so he is! Todd also comes across a father and son with a one-of-a-kind relationship.
Friends For Life
Todd randomly ends up in the South where he finds a rare group of friends who’ve stuck together for decades through some very difficult times.
An Amazing Mind
Todd meets a small-town genius who says a simple task helps keep him sane. Todd also meets a man who chose health and family over money, and an unlikely rodeo champion.
Work Now And Play Later
Todd meets a young man who says he's considered strange compared to most kids: he's willing to sacrifice now so he can enjoy his life in the future.
My Miracle
Todd finds an amazing story of a woman who says the musical "The Miracle on 34th Street" is the miracle that changed her life. He also meets a couple that says it’s a miracle that they can keep dancing through life.
The Unlikely Hero
Todd randomly ends up in Cajun country where he meets an unlikely hero, a hard driving woman in her 90s, and a couple that doesn’t let a little thing like a hurricane keep them down.
The Accident That Changed My Life
Todd meets a young woman who says she shouldn't be alive—but the accident that almost killed her is what saved her from a life she hated.
Stay Linked
Todd gets sent down south to an area where everything revolves around Friday night football.
A Different Road
Todd gets sent to the coast where he meets a widow, a doctor, a drop out, and a dog lover—each drawn to their new hometown by a different road.
Season Finale
Todd recounts some of his favorite moments and gets updates on some past stories.
Serving the Country
Todd stumbles on multiple stories from foreign war veterans.
The Glass Is Always Full
Todd comes across an incredible story filled with tragedy and horror, but one woman refuses to let any of it change her positive outlook.
Tough Love
Todd randomly ends up in an area of the Great Plains where people are scarce, but great stories are plenty. One of those stories is the compelling drama of a man who says his life was saved thanks to the tough love of his family.
The Random Virtuoso
Todd meets a world-class musician who gives an impromptu concert on the porch, a woman who focuses on the positive of a terrible tragedy, and a young man with a tale of addiction and overcoming.
A Marvelous Experience
Todd meets perhaps the most interesting man in the world, a woman who is still reconciling something that happened decades earlier, and more.
A Better Life
Todd meets a 97-year-old woman and hears her story of immigration through Ellis Island. He also meets two other people in pursuit of the American dream.
Protecting Strangers
Todd finds a woman who is using her own painful experience to protect others, and a teenager who cherishes friendship because of a tragic loss.
The "Perfect" Family
Todd finds a family that looks perfect on the outside, but they share the very difficult struggles that almost tore them apart.
Quest For A Story
Todd gets sent east and has the hardest time yet finding people who will share their stories.
A Walk On The Beach
A high-energy volunteer takes over the show and meets a woman who serves despite the ravages of cancer, a man who holds out hope that the love of his life will one day return, and more.
Be Good. Be Smart. Be Careful.
Todd visits a historic location and meets exceptional people who survived childhood in desperate circumstances.
Culture Shock
Todd and the crew find the most adventurous woman they may ever meet, a man who hopes to bring two cultures together, and a man who loves to find his own stories—in the past.
A Rude Awakening
A little bit of danger and a lot of frustration won’t keep Todd from finding stories of people who are focused on taking care of others.
Light Where There Was No Light
Todd stumbles across an amazing story of survival and gets a home makeover history lesson.
Extra Special Day
A family finally answers the door on what they deem an “extra special day”—the day their son returns from his stay in a foreign country. The crew catches the reunion on camera and then finds two other stories of service, love, and travel.
I Miss him Every Day
The crew ends up on the West coast and meets a man who battled a deadly disease while living in a foreign country, a family suffering from layoffs thanks to the economy, and a tragic story that he likely only got thanks to his name.
Olympic Dreams
Thanks to some athletes and coaches, Todd ends up at the home of an amazing artist, a reformed gang member, and a man on the street whose roots run deep in his small town.
The Big Apple
Journey to America's heartland with Todd and discover amazing stories that all have one thing in common: the importance of marriage.
Losing a Loved One
Todd runs across the stories of a woman who grew up in a log cabin, a family that cherishes their children after a tragic loss, and a family from the Midwest who find themselves a long way from home.
Every Day is for Them
Todd heads to the Deep South and comes across a tragic love story that began in India. Meet a girl that has always prayed to be on TV and a former truck driver trying to make ends meet after a nearly fatal heart attack.
A Tragic Twist
Todd considers switching careers after being inspired by a wannabe rap star. The random stories Todd finds range from funny to compelling, with a shocking and tragic twist.
It's My Country
Todd gets sent to his first warm-weather climate. Behind the first door he knocks on, Todd meets a WWII veteran, who tells his amazing story. But it takes plenty of knocking before other people in this coastal state agree to be on the show.
Yesterday I was in Jail
Todd ends up at the home of a man who, just a few hours earlier, was in jail. Todd earns his keep with some unscheduled snow removal and finds two other amazing random stories.
Excited About Nothing
Todd gets sent to one of the Rocky Mountain states, where he knocks on doors until someone agrees to be on TV. Todd then braves single-digit temperatures to find amazing human drama and even his own private rap concert.
The Trek Begins
The spin of a pen, a random direction, and some strangers eating breakfast send Todd Hansen knocking on strangers' doors, where he finds amazing stories from everyday people.
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