Against The Odds
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Against The Odds
Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds. In this immersive series from Wondery, host-adventurers Mike Corey and Cassie De Pecol will share thrilling stories of survival. From the daring rescue of a soccer team...
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The Big Burn | Evacuations | 3
As teams of firefighters and forest rangers find themselves trapped by the megafire and unable to help, residents of Wallace and Avery prepare to evac...
The Big Burn | The Blow-Up | 2
As the fires spread, ranger Ed Pulaski tries to lead his men on a last-ditch effort to save the town of Wallace. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Soldiers race...
The Big Burn | The Driest Summer | 1
In the summer of 1910, a severe drought turned Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene National Forest into a tinderbox. Spot fires cropped up around the mining towns o...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Making Peace With It, With Simon Yates | 4
In 1985, high on Peru’s Siula Grande, everything went wrong, and two climbers made choices that became mountaineering lore. Simon Yates joins host Cas...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Keep Moving | 3
Simon Yates begins his lonely return to base camp, convinced that his partner Joe Simpson is dead. He wrestles with guilt and grief, unsure how he’ll...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Long Way Down | 2
After Joe Simpson fractures his leg, his climbing partner Simon Yates begins lowering him down the mountain, 300 feet at a time. But near the bottom,...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | First Ascent | 1
It’s June 1985. Two young British climbers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, set out to conquer the unclimbed west face of Siula Grande, a towering 21,000...
FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Discovery | 4
As the search for the missing climbers enters its second day, rescuers redouble their efforts to find the lost students and their adult guides. But th...
FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | River's End | 4
After weeks on the River of Doubt, Theodore Roosevelt’s expedition is on the verge of collapse. But hope emerges when they find clues that Brazilian f...
FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Search and Rescue | 3
Morning provides no relief for the Oregon Episcopal School climbers trapped without food or water high on Mount Hood. The storm that forced them to ta...
FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Considered Lost | 2
With night falling, the student climbers and their adult chaperones must take refuge in a cramped, frigid, and hastily dug snow cave. Their leader, Fa...
FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | A Killer in Their Midst | 3
Challenges mount as the expedition travels farther down the river. With the end of their journey nowhere in sight, hunger and disease take their toll...
FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Whiteout | 1
In May 1986, a group of high school students and faculty embarked on a journey to the top of Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain. The climb was part...
FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | River of Doubt | 2
As Theodore Roosevelt’s expedition sets off down the River of Doubt, it doesn’t take long for the going to get rough. Their canoes are no match for th...
Business Wars Presents: The AOL-Time Warner Disaster
Think business is boring? What about when your streaming bill goes up, or your favorite restaurant files for bankruptcy? Do you ever wonder what’s goi...
FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | Headwaters | 1
In 1913, former President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a perilous expedition to explore one of the last unmapped rivers in the Amazon. Roosevelt was...
In Their Words: Ali Truwit — Shark Attack Survivor | 1
In May of 2023, competitive swimmer Ali Truwit had just graduated from Yale, completed her first marathon, and had a job lined up in New York City. Bu...
Alone in Antarctica | The Last Man | 3
The Far Eastern Party’s two surviving members, Douglas Mawson and Xavier Mertz, must take drastic measures if they’re going to make it back to their b...
Alone in Antarctica | The Far Eastern Party | 2
Douglas Mawson and his companions Belgrave Ninnis and Xavier Mertz are losing precious time on their journey across uncharted territory in Antarctica....
Alone in Antarctica | The Windiest Place on Earth | 1
It’s 1912, the golden age of Antarctic exploration, and teams from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition are preparing to journey into the wilderness....
Oceanos: Rescue off the Wild Coast | Into the Waves | 4
In August 1991, Lorraine Betts set sail aboard the Oceanos as cruise director, overseeing passenger entertainment and well-being. But when the lights...
Oceanos: Rescue off the Wild Coast | Sink or Swim | 3
With all the lifeboats launched, the remaining passengers aboard the Oceanos cling to railings as the ship lists hard to one side. When helicopters ar...
Oceanos: Rescue off the Wild Coast | Abandon Ship | 2
As a hellish storm batters the Oceanos off the South African coast, senior crew members flee aboard a lifeboat, leaving passengers behind. With no lea...
Oceanos: Rescue off the Wild Coast | “Just A Precaution” | 1
On the night of August 3, 1991, the cruise ship Oceanos sets sail from South Africa’s eastern cape with 571 people aboard—despite a massive storm barr...
An Exclusive Excerpt From Our New Book | 1
We’ve got a new book! How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales & Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters is out today from Wondery and HarperColli...
Mount St. Helens | Still Alive | 4
Rescue helicopters finally reach the campers, Sue and Bruce, as well as other stranded survivors like TV reporter David Crockett and logger Jim Scyman...
Mount St. Helens | Blast Zone | 3
The survivors of the Mount St. Helens eruption find themselves in an alien world, with toppled trees, mudslides, and thick, hot ash covering everythin...
Mount St. Helens | Hell on Earth | 2
When Mount St. Helens erupts, Sue Ruff and her boyfriend Bruce Nelson are camping with four friends about 14 miles north of the volcano. They were tol...
Mount St. Helens | Awakening | 1
In March 1980, after 120 years of dormancy, the volcano Mount St. Helens in Washington State begins showing signs of life. Scientists warn that a majo...
Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Keg Point | 4
It's March 10, 1979—24 days since their sailboat sank and 15 days since Elmo and Randy arrived at a remote cabin, trapped, powerless to save Cindy and...
Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Cabin | 3
Elmo and his son Randy leave the girls behind, paddling ahead in their Sport-Yak to find help—but trouble continues to follow. Though they eventually...
Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Raft | 2
After a powerful storm destroys their sailboat and leaves them stranded on a remote Alaskan island, Elmo Wortman and his children build a raft, determ...
Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Home | 1
It’s February 13, 1979. Elmo Wortman and his three children are sailing home to Alaska across the frigid North Pacific after a routine orthodontist vi...
In Their Own Words: Fallen on Mount Whitney | 1
In April of 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend had nearly completed a 230-mile cross-country ski trip through California’s Sierra Nevada Mountain...
ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Breaking Free | 4
When the Americans finally act out and decide to fight for their lives, they’re left alone in an inhospitable mountain rage full of rebel militants an...
ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Fight or Flight | 3
Days without food or water start to weaken the young climbers as their captors push them further into the mountains and further from civilization. But...
ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Hostage Situation | 2
After being kidnapped by rebel militants in a remote region of Kyrgyzstan, four American rock climbers are forced at gunpoint toward the Uzbekistan bo...
ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Welcome to Paradise | 1
In August of the year 2000, four American rock climbers set out to explore the majesty of the Pamir Alai Mountain range in Kyrgyzstan. But only a week...
ENCORE - In Their Own Words: Stranded in Joshua Tree | 1
On May 22, 2018, Claire Nelson set out on what she thought would be a four-hour hike in Southern California’s Joshua Tree National Park. An experience...
Nome Serum Run: Race Against Death | Togo’s Descendants | 4
In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the Nome Serum Run, Maine musher Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes is recreating the run. And he’s doing it with a team...