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Against The Odds

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New episodes come out every Tuesday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will tr...

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Hugh Glass: The Real Life Revenant | Death Watch | 1

On August 23, 1823, a fur trapper named Hugh Glass was attacked and brutally mauled by a grizzly bear in present-day South Dakota. Glass’s f...

00:44:58Oct 20, 2026

Listen Now: Audible True Crime – Ghost Story

Audible True Crime is a dedicated podcast feed where we bring you the best podcasts in true crime, with episodes dropping every single week....

00:09:18Oct 12, 2026

The Great Northern Railroad Avalanche | Stranded on a Train | 4

In the early hours of March 1st, 1910, an avalanche roared down onto passengers stranded on the Seattle Express, smashing the cars into the...

00:36:59Oct 12, 2026

The Great Northern Railroad Avalanche | A Roaring Cascade | 3

It’s been a week since the train was stranded. Finally, railroad employees agree to escort the passengers on foot nine miles down the tracks...

00:49:07Sep 29, 2026

Listen Now: My Mom’s Murder

Lauren Malloy was a baby when her mother, Lori, was murdered in East Providence, Rhode Island. For thirty years, no one told her. Everyone s...

00:05:18Sep 28, 2026

The Great Northern Railroad Avalanche | Buried Deep | 2

Superintendent James O’Neill races to clear the tracks of snow so the train stuck in the Cascade Mountains can escape before an avalanche hi...

00:44:11Sep 22, 2026

The Great Northern Railroad Avalanche | Snowed In | 1

On February 22, 1910, passengers board the Seattle Express train in Spokane, Washington. They include a pair of lawyers, a new widow, and a...

00:47:24Sep 15, 2026

In Their Own Words: 9-11: A Survivor Remembers | 1

Sujo John and his wife Mary emigrated from India to the U.S. in February, 2001. Both found work at the World Trade Center – one in the North...

00:36:12Sep 8, 2026

FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | The Last Lifeboat | 4

Rescue workers begin the painstakingly slow process of airlifting cruise ship evacuees one by one from their lifeboats. But a typhoon has tu...

00:42:54Sep 1, 2026

FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | Adrift | 3

With the fire aboard Prinsendam now burning out of control, the captain gives the order to abandon ship. Passengers, some dressed only in pa...

00:43:35Aug 25, 2026

Listen Now: Audible True Crime

Introducing Audible True Crime, a dedicated podcast feed where we bring you the best podcasts in true crime, with episodes dropping every si...

00:06:03Aug 24, 2026

FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | Dead in the Water | 2

As crew members aboard Prinsendam work to contain the fire, passengers shiver on the decks in the cold night air. The mood is mostly festive...

00:38:58Aug 18, 2026

FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | The Blaze | 1

In October of 1980, the luxury cruise ship Prinsendam set sail from Vancouver with more than 300 passengers aboard, many of whom were elderl...

00:41:31Aug 11, 2026

In Their Own Words: Andrew Cotton — Wipeout at Nazaré | 1

Professional big wave surfer Andrew Cotton — “Cotty” — discovered he had a knack for riding waves that most other surfers wouldn’t dream of...

00:37:45Aug 4, 2026

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | The Aftermath With Journalist Holly Bailey | 4

Journalist Holly Bailey returned to Moore, Oklahoma on May 21st, 2013, the day after an EF5 tornado ripped through the city. As a child, she...

00:36:39Jul 28, 2026

Listen Now: I Am Not Nicholas

“I am not Nicholas Rossi!” gasps Arthur Knight through an oxygen mask in March 2022. Recently discharged from a Covid ward in Glasgow, he's...

00:04:42Jul 22, 2026

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | What Remains | 3

When the tornado finally passes, survivors crawl from the wreckage to find their town in ruins. A shaken Gary England and his team at KWTV r...

00:51:06Jul 21, 2026

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | It's Here | 2

As a massive mile-wide tornado approaches the town of Moore, Oklahoma, meteorologist Gary England warns viewers to take shelter wherever the...

00:46:22Jul 14, 2026

Listen Now: Dan Taberski’s Manifesto

Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, follow Dan Taberski ( Hysterical, 9/12, Missing Richard Simmons ) as he sets off on his most comp...

00:08:01Jul 13, 2026

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | Storm Watch | 1

On May 20, 2013, residents of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, awoke to a severe weather watch. But no one was overly concerned. Tornadoes...

00:47:55Jul 7, 2026