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Survival

When the stakes are life and death, you'd be surprised at the lengths you’d go to survive. Pain, hunger, and fear can seem like paralyzing obstacles, but in the face of real danger, they’re actually w... Read more

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Violet Jessop Pt. 1: Titanic Tragedy

Violet Jessop Pt. 1: Titanic Tragedy

As passengers of Southampton embarked for the RMS Titanic's maiden voyage in 1912, a crew member commented to a traveler... Read more

22 Apr 2019

41mins

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Jan Baalsrud

Jan Baalsrud

As a leader in the Norwegian resistance against the Nazis in the 1940s, 25-year-old Jan Baalsrud endured frostbite, gang... Read more

6 Jan 2020

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Shin Dong-hyuk Pt. 2: Pressing Ahead

Shin Dong-hyuk Pt. 2: Pressing Ahead

After climbing through the high-voltage fence surrounding Camp 14 in January of 2005, Shin Dong-hyuk was only halfway to... Read more

1 Apr 2019

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The Donner Party Pt. 1: Westward Bound

The Donner Party Pt. 1: Westward Bound

On May 12, 1846, a wagon train set out toward the West Coast of North America. Lead by George Donner and James F. Reed, ... Read more

26 Aug 2019

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Rwanda Pt. 1: The Survivors

Rwanda Pt. 1: The Survivors

Central Africa: In the spring of 1994, a paramilitary group called the “Interahamwe” set about exterminating the Tutsi p... Read more

28 Oct 2019

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Brendan McDonough Pt. 1

Brendan McDonough Pt. 1

In 2011, Brendan McDonough joined an elite wildland firefighting crew called the Granite Mountain Hotshots. But no amoun... Read more

9 Dec 2019

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Polaris Crew Pt. 1

Polaris Crew Pt. 1

In 1871, Captain Charles Hall left Brooklyn Harbor, New York with a ship, crew, and a mandate from the US Government: Jo... Read more

25 Nov 2019

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Charlie Cusack Pt. 1: Tornado Warning

Charlie Cusack Pt. 1: Tornado Warning

On May 3rd, 1999, the people of southern Oklahoma County would brace themselves and pray, as they were about to have to ... Read more

8 Apr 2019

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Joe Simpson Pt. 1: Into the Crevasse

Joe Simpson Pt. 1: Into the Crevasse

Siula Grande is a 20,814 foot behemoth that sits along the Peruvian Andes, a challenging ascent for even the most experi... Read more

16 Sep 2019

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The Vladimirovichi Pt. 1: Three Brothers

The Vladimirovichi Pt. 1: Three Brothers

Before Russia was thrown into turmoil in 1917, a set of Romanov brothers spent their days focused on surviving palace po... Read more

11 Nov 2019

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Jeanne Pocius Pt. 1: Shaken

Jeanne Pocius Pt. 1: Shaken

In 2010, volunteer music teacher Jeanne Pocius barely survived a massive earthquake that devastated Haiti. Despite zero ... Read more

1 Jul 2019

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Captain Thomas Musgrave Pt. 1: Castaway

Captain Thomas Musgrave Pt. 1: Castaway

In November of 1863, Captain Thomas Musgrave led his five-man crew on a search for riches on Campbell Island. Unfortunat... Read more

12 Aug 2019

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Best of 2019: The Donner Party Pt. 1

Best of 2019: The Donner Party Pt. 1

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: On May 12, 1846, a wagon train set out toward the West Coa... Read more

24 Dec 2019

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57th Georgia Regiment Pt. 1: Brothers in Arms

57th Georgia Regiment Pt. 1: Brothers in Arms

When Georgia seceded from the Union in 1861, the Vinson brothers volunteered for service in hopes they would be statione... Read more

15 Jul 2019

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Hurricane Camille Pt. 1: It's Raining Death

Hurricane Camille Pt. 1: It's Raining Death

Riding a summer high, the citizens of the Mississippi Coast, also known as the “Riviera of the South,” never expected th... Read more

29 Jul 2019

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Brendan McDonough Pt. 2

Brendan McDonough Pt. 2

At 4 P.M. on June 30th, 2013, the Yarnell Hill wildfire in the Arizona mountains spiraled out of control. Brendan McDono... Read more

16 Dec 2019

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Rwanda Pt. 2: The Survivors

Rwanda Pt. 2: The Survivors

As the Rwandan genocide continued to rage, the Tutsis who had survived the initial violence found themselves in more dan... Read more

4 Nov 2019

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Jonathan Kathrein Pt. 1: Great White Attack

Jonathan Kathrein Pt. 1: Great White Attack

On August 26th, 1998, sixteen-year-old Jonathan Kathrein and his best friend Sean set out for a final surf of the summer... Read more

30 Sep 2019

42mins

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Helen Klaben & Ralph Flores Pt. 1: Alaskan Adventure

Helen Klaben & Ralph Flores Pt. 1: Alaskan Adventure

In 1963, an adventurous 21-year-old chartered a cheap private flight from Alaska to San Francisco. Shortly after takeoff... Read more

6 May 2019

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Glenn McDole Pt. 1: Palawan’s Last POW

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December 14, 1944: Japanese soldiers massacre 139 of 150 American POWs. One of the eleven to survive is U.S. Marine Glen... Read more

14 Oct 2019

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