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 trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand, to a woman taken hostage by Somali pirates, these stories made headlines around the world. AGAINST THE ODDS will make you feel as though you’re living these experiences with our heroes as they push themselves to their limits.Listen to Against The Odds on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/shows/against-the-odds now.
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Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2 (00:40:33)
On January 12th, 1888, residents of the Dakota Territory and Nebraska woke to an unseasonably warm day. Farmers took advantage of the mild weather to tend to chores and children headed off to school i...
Schoolchildren's Blizzard | No Warning | 1 (00:39:53)
In the 1800s millions of people moved to the American midwest, drawn by promises of cheap, fertile land. But they were caught unprepared in January 1888, when a cold front swept down from Canada and c...
Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Still Waters | 3 (00:47:35)
More than a week into their ordeal, Fitz and Holly FitzGerald are trapped deep in a jungle swamp. Jaguars scream in the night, insects ravage their skin, and starvation is taking hold. With no way out...
Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Dead End | 2 (00:47:30)
Fitz and Holly FitzGerald set out on their handmade raft, the Pink Palace, drifting down the Madre de Dios under sparkling sunlight. But when night falls, everything changes. After a tense encounter a...
Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Delayed Honeymoon | 1 (00:43:49)
In 1973, American newlyweds Fitz and Holly FitzGerald travel to Peru, hoping to ride a riverboat down the wild Madre de Dios River on their way to Bolivia — and ultimately, the Amazon. But from the st...
FAN FAVORITE: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping | Buried Alive | 2 (00:41:02)
The kidnapped children and their bus driver are trapped underground in the back of a moving truck, and they’re running out of food and water. They decide the only way out is to dig their way to the su...
FAN FAVORITE: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping | Vanished | 1 (00:41:45)
In the summer of 1976, three masked gunmen hijack a school bus full of children in rural Chowchilla, California. The twenty-six kids and their bus driver are driven to a quarry and buried alive. Back ...
Miracle in the North Atlantic | The Seal Man | 2 (00:39:26)
In 1984, a young fisherman named Gudlaugur Fridthorsson — better known as “Laugi”— headed out to sea off the coast of Iceland in a small fishing trawler. But the first night of the trip, their boat ca...
Miracle in the North Atlantic | The Dark Ocean | 1 (00:35:58)
In 1984, a young fisherman named Gudlaugur Fridthorsson — better known as “Laugi”— headed out to sea off the coast of Iceland in a small fishing trawler. But the first night of the trip, their boat ca...
In Their Own Words: Trapped After a Car Crash | 1 (00:34:03)
In December of 2023, Matt Reum spun off a freeway in Indiana to avoid something in the road. His pickup truck rolled down a hill and landed under a bridge where no one could see him. Matt spent the ne...
Tsunami in Thailand | The Missing | 4 (00:39:00)
By the early afternoon, the water started to recede back out to sea. But the destruction left in its wake was devastating. Communications were down, roads were washed out. First responders raced to re...
Tsunami in Thailand | Devastation | 3 (00:31:15)
As the force of the waves lessened, survivors faced a new problem: they were trapped in the mass of debris the tsunami generated. Stuck between a swirl of cars, building remains, and dead bodies, the ...
Tsunami in Thailand | Overtaken | 2 (00:30:14)
As the wave barreled ashore on Thailand’s west coast, people were sucked under a powerful wall of water that was so strong it ripped the clothes off their backs. It separated husbands from wives, and ...
Tsunami in Thailand | Strange Tide | 1 (00:40:42)
On the morning of December 26th, 2004, a 9.1 earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean, triggering a tsunami. Along Thailand’s west coast, tourists like Ed and Helen Muesch, and residents like fisherman W...
In Their Own Words: Mauled By A Grizzly | 1 (00:51:08)
In the summer of 2005, 17-year-old Alex Messenger sets out on a 42-day canoe trip in the remote wilderness of northern Canada. For nearly a month, he and his fellow campers paddle through rivers and l...
The Big Burn | Fight Fire with Fire | 4 (00:43:04)
The Buffalo Soldiers evacuate women and children from Avery, Idaho by train, but they don’t get far before the fire catches up to them. Emma Pulaski receives terrible news about her husband. With the ...
The Big Burn | Evacuations | 3 (00:41:09)
As teams of firefighters and forest rangers find themselves trapped by the megafire and unable to help, residents of Wallace and Avery prepare to evacuate. While Ed Pulaski and his crew take shelter i...
The Big Burn | The Blow-Up | 2 (00:38:11)
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 to build firebreaks around Avery, and head ranger ...
The Big Burn | The Driest Summer | 1 (00:41:24)
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 of Wallace and Avery and it was the job of forest r...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Making Peace With It, With Simon Yates | 4 (00:33:50)
In 1985, high on Peru’s Siula Grande, everything went wrong, and two climbers made choices that became mountaineering lore. Simon Yates joins host Cassie De Pecol to talk about risk, survival, and bei...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Keep Moving | 3 (00:50:02)
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 ever explain what happened to those back home. Mea...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Long Way Down | 2 (00:41:47)
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, Simon unknowingly lowers Joe over the edge of a sh...
Siula Grande: Over the Edge | First Ascent | 1 (00:45:04)
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-foot peak in the Peruvian Andes. But high on the ...
FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Discovery | 4 (00:44:20)
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 the vastness of the search area presents major chall...
FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | River's End | 4 (00:47:56)
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 frontiersmen may be living and working in the wilde...
