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Against The Odds
Against The Odds
Wondery

Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds. In this immersive... more

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Nome Serum Run: Race Against Death | Togo’s Descendants

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the Nome Serum Run, Maine musher Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes is recreating the run.... more

18 Feb 2025 · 36 minutes
Introducing: Blood Vines

Get ready for a whole new vintage of true crime podcast with Blood Vines, available exclusively on Wondery+.Hosted by Chris... more

13 Feb 2025 · 8 minutes
Nome Serum Run: Race Against Death | The Final Miles

With a blizzard gaining force, the Mayor of Nome decides the safest choice is to halt the relay, rather than... more

11 Feb 2025 · 41 minutes
Nome Serum Run: Race Against Death | The Ice Factory

The diphtheria outbreak in Nome is spreading fast as a relay of dogsled teams races across Alaska, carrying the only... more

04 Feb 2025 · 43 minutes
Nome Serum Run: Race Against Death | Outbreak

It’s the winter of 1925 and in the remote town of Nome, Alaska, children are dying from a diphtheria outbreak... more

28 Jan 2025 · 43 minutes
Crashed in the Canadian Wilderness | The Bonds Forged by Wapiti 402

In 1984, Carol Shaben was just 22-years-old when her father, politician Larry Shaben, narrowly survived the Wapiti 402 crash. Nearly... more

21 Jan 2025 · 35 minutes
Crashed in the Canadian Wilderness | Search and Rescue

As the freezing night drags on, the four survivors of a plane crash in the remote Canadian wilderness are running... more

14 Jan 2025 · 38 minutes
Crashed in the Canadian Wilderness | Stranded

The survivors of a plane crash in the remote Canadian wilderness free themselves from the wreckage and must rely on... more

07 Jan 2025 · 44 minutes
Crashed in the Canadian Wilderness | Ice

On an icy October night in 1984, a young, overworked pilot took off from Edmonton, Alberta, in a small commuter... more

31 Dec 2024 · 34 minutes
Nine Days in the Desert | Return to the Marabout

In his Netflix sports docuseries Losers, director Mickey Duzyj explores how people respond to failure in a culture where “winning... more

24 Dec 2024 · 35 minutes
Nine Days in the Desert I The Finish Line

Mauro Prosperi has lost count of how many days he’s been lost. In despair, he attempts to take his own... more

17 Dec 2024 · 43 minutes
Nine Days in the Desert I Delirium

Mauro Prosperi wakes up alone and lost in the middle of the Sahara Desert. He’s forced to drink his own... more

10 Dec 2024 · 41 minutes
Nine Days in the Desert I The Race

It’s April 14, 1994, and an Italian policeman and ultramarathoner named Mauro Prosperi is running the world’s most challenging footrace:... more

03 Dec 2024 · 44 minutes
Whakaari: Eruption on White Island | Dad and Daughter Remember

On December 9, 2019, Pastor Geoff Hopkins and his 22-year-old daughter, Lillani, visited Whakaari/White Island to celebrate Geoff’s 50th birthday—a... more

26 Nov 2024 · 33 minutes
Whakaari: Eruption on White Island | A Long Way Home

Aboard the Phoenix, the boat carrying many of the survivors back to the mainland, passengers tend to the wounded, who... more

19 Nov 2024 · 46 minutes
Whakaari: Eruption on White Island | Hell on Earth

As a wave of burning steam, ash and debris rolls down toward the shore, 47 tourists and guides sprint for... more

12 Nov 2024 · 38 minutes
Whakaari: Eruption on White Island | A Perfect Day

On December 9, 2019, 47 tourists and guides set off to visit New Zealand’s most active volcano — Whakaari /... more

05 Nov 2024 · 38 minutes
Encore: K2 - The Savage Mountain I The Final Descent

Unforeseen conditions have put the world's strongest climbers to the test as they battle their way down the mountain. Before... more

29 Oct 2024 · 48 minutes
Encore: K2 - The Savage Mountain I The Death Zone

An international group of climbers are close to summiting one of the world’s tallest, and most dangerous, mountains. Their goal was... more

22 Oct 2024 · 43 minutes
Encore: K2 - The Savage Mountain | Summit Fever

In the summer of 2008, mountaineers from eight different countries gather at the foot of the world’s second tallest mountain,... more

15 Oct 2024 · 40 minutes
Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Rescued

By sheer chance, an American bomber pilot on a routine test flight has spotted the survivors of U.S.S. Indianapolis, who... more

08 Oct 2024 · 43 minutes
Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Holding On

It’s been two days since U.S.S. Indianapolis sank, and the number of survivors is dwindling. They’re being picked off by... more

01 Oct 2024 · 42 minutes
Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Troubled Waters

The nine hundred men who survived the torpedo attack on the U.S.S. Indianapolis are either drifting in the sea, fighting... more

24 Sep 2024 · 43 minutes
Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Abandon Ship

In the final weeks of World War II, the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was attacked and sunk by a Japanese... more

17 Sep 2024 · 43 minutes
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | A Survivor Remembers

Diver Ed Punchard loved his job and the people on Piper Alpha, even if it meant working on a noisy... more

10 Sep 2024 · 35 minutes
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Collapse

At 10:52pm, Piper Alpha is hit by the biggest explosion yet. Soon, the rig begins to break apart and tumble... more

03 Sep 2024 · 45 minutes
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Explosions

As the fire continues to rage on Piper Alpha, rescuers in small motorboats race to get workers off the burning... more

27 Aug 2024 · 42 minutes
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Inferno

After an explosion rocks the Piper Alpha oil rig, a huge, smoky fire begins to spread, taking down the rig’s... more

20 Aug 2024 · 39 minutes
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | The Leak

On July 6th, 1988, workers clock in to a typical night shift aboard Piper Alpha, the world’s largest offshore oil... more

13 Aug 2024 · 43 minutes
Bitten by a Rattlesnake

On a warm day in April 2017, Outside Magazine writer Kyle Dickman was hiking near Yosemite National Park with his... more

06 Aug 2024 · 38 minutes
Everest '96: Trapped in the Death Zone | Big Business

When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Mount Everest in 1953, high-altitude climbing was only done by the most elite... more

30 Jul 2024 · 36 minutes
Everest '96: Trapped in the Death Zone | Frozen

After a severe blizzard engulfs Mount Everest on May 10th, fifteen people are left stranded on the mountain, unable to... more

23 Jul 2024 · 50 minutes
Everest '96: Trapped in the Death Zone | Descent Into Darkness

As the climbers descend from the summit, it becomes a race against time to get back to camp before dark.... more

16 Jul 2024 · 40 minutes
Everest '96: Trapped in the Death Zone | Top of the World

As the climbers make their final push for the summit, time is of the essence. They must make it to... more

09 Jul 2024 · 43 minutes
Everest '96: Trapped in the Death Zone | Mountain Madness

In May 1996, two expert mountaineers and their clients set off to climb the world’s tallest peak — Mount Everest.... more

02 Jul 2024 · 46 minutes
Voyage to the North Pole | Finding USS Jeannette

When author and historian Hampton Sides was deep into researching another polar expedition, he stumbled upon the tragic journey of... more

25 Jun 2024 · 36 minutes
Voyage to the North Pole | Siberia

After months of trekking across the polar ice, the crew of USS Jeannette finally reach open water. Now, they must... more

18 Jun 2024 · 49 minutes
Voyage to the North Pole | The Skeleton Pack

It’s June 1881, and USS Jeannette has been crushed between ice floes and sunk to the bottom of the Arctic... more

11 Jun 2024 · 46 minutes
Voyage to the North Pole | Crushed

Trapped in polar pack ice, the crew of USS Jeannette settle in for a long, dark winter. As the temperature... more

04 Jun 2024 · 44 minutes
Voyage to the North Pole | Icebound

It’s September 1879 and the crew of USS Jeannette encounters pack ice that’s thicker than they expected, due to unseasonably... more

28 May 2024 · 44 minutes
Voyage to the North Pole | Arctic Dreams

In July 1879, 33 men set sail aboard USS Jeannette on a two-year mission to become the first humans to... more

21 May 2024 · 45 minutes
Encore: Meltdown at Fukushima | The Devil's Chain Reaction

After a week of unrelenting disasters—and with Tokyo itself now under threat—the managers of the Fukushima nuclear power plant are... more

14 May 2024 · 44 minutes
Encore: Meltdown at Fukushima | Collapse

Now contending with multiple damaged reactors, engineers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant hatch a series of increasingly desperate plans... more

07 May 2024 · 45 minutes
Encore: Meltdown at Fukushima | Pressure

Crippled by a tsunami of unprecedented scale, one of the reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is in... more

30 Apr 2024 · 42 minutes
Encore: Meltdown at Fukushima | Triple Disaster

In March 2011, one of the largest earthquakes in history struck eastern Japan, followed by a massive tsunami. This one-two... more

23 Apr 2024 · 47 minutes
BONUS: When Animals Attack with Tooth & Claw

On this special episode of Against the Odds, wildlife biologist and host of the podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories... more

16 Apr 2024 · 45 minutes
Buried Alive | The Elusive Gary Krist

Atlanta-based journalist Steve Fennessy began researching Gary Steven Krist’s past for an article he was writing for Atlanta Magazine back... more

09 Apr 2024 · 35 minutes
Buried Alive | The Chase

It’s been days since Barbara Mackle has been buried alive in the cold Georgia clay. She has no idea how... more

02 Apr 2024 · 44 minutes
Buried Alive | The Drop

Barbara’s father, Robert Mackle, has gathered $500,000 in 20-dollar bills into a suitcase. Then, following the kidnappers’ instructions, he goes... more

26 Mar 2024 · 44 minutes
Buried Alive | The Box

Drugged and sick with flu, Barbara Mackle begs her kidnappers not to bury her underground. But soon she’s sealed inside... more

19 Mar 2024 · 42 minutes
Buried Alive | Taken

It’s December, 1968, and 20-year-old Emory University student Barbara Mackle is taken at gunpoint from the Atlanta motel room she’s... more

12 Mar 2024 · 41 minutes
Johnstown Flood | Prepare for the Worst

National Park Ranger Doug Bosley’s existence hinges on a few dangerous seconds in the life of his great-great grandfather, William... more

05 Mar 2024 · 35 minutes
Johnstown Flood | Fire on the Water

After the flood leaves many Johnstown residents trapped by debris and fighting for their lives, several oil slicks from leaking... more

27 Feb 2024 · 48 minutes
Johnstown Flood | Cascade

Despite the efforts of engineer John Parke, the South Fork Dam does break. The ensuing flash flood sweeps up a... more

20 Feb 2024 · 40 minutes
Johnstown Flood | Overflow

Engineer John Parke and a team of workers furiously shovel dirt, trying to shore up the South Fork Dam as... more

13 Feb 2024 · 41 minutes
Johnstown Flood | The Dam

It’s May, 30th 1889, and the South Fork Dam in Western Pennsylvania is in danger. After nearly a month of... more

06 Feb 2024 · 47 minutes
Adrift in the Pacific | Creatures of the Sea

Over 100 days have passed since the Baileys’ yacht sank, leaving them adrift on a life raft in the Pacific... more

30 Jan 2024 · 44 minutes
Adrift in the Pacific | Distress Signals

It’s March 1973, and Maurice and Maralyn Bailey are floating on a small life raft in the middle of the... more

23 Jan 2024 · 45 minutes
Adrift in the Pacific | The Sinking

In the summer of 1972, Marilyn and Maurice Bailey decide to leave their quiet lives in suburban England behind, to... more

16 Jan 2024 · 42 minutes
Encore: Donner Party | In Their Footsteps

In December of 1846, a small group split off from the Donner Party in a desperate attempt to find help.... more

09 Jan 2024 · 34 minutes
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In December of 1846, a small group split off from the Donner Party in a desperate attempt to find help. The party,... more