Podcast · 75 episodes
Against The Odds, page 2
by Audible · English
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, 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. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Against The Odds ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
All episodes, page 2
In Their Own Words: Slipped Off a Glacier | 1Climate/environment reporting and survival after a hiking accident on Norway’s Fulgafana Glacier, including how gear failure, dehydration, storms, and delayed rescue nearly killed Alec Loon.19 May 2026 · 48 min · 17 chapters
WWII Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | The "Battling Belles" of Bataan | 6WWII American Army nurses stationed in Manila (“Pearl of the Orient”) who were unprepared for Japan’s Dec 1941 attack, became prisoners of war after the Bataan and Corregidor sieges, and survived…12 May 2026 · 37 min · 11 chapters
WW II Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | A Risky Plan | 5WWII Navy nurses and other POWs at Los Baños, Philippines, face starvation and an imminent Japanese mass execution; the episode follows the raid’s planning and execution to liberate them on Feb.5 May 2026 · 47 min · 16 chapters
WW II Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | A Taste of Freedom | 4WWII Allied intelligence and the liberation of Los Baños POW camp (renamed “Camp Freedom”), focusing on starvation, abuse, and the planning of a multi-pronged raid to prevent Japanese plans to…28 Apr 2026 · 46 min · 14 chapters
WW II Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | The Devil You Know | 3American Navy nurses imprisoned at Santo Tomas (Manila) and later transferred to Los Baños, focusing on cruelty, survival, improvised medicine, and a high-stakes appendicitis surgery.21 Apr 2026 · 50 min · 19 chapters
WW II Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | Captured | 2WWII U.S. Navy nurses captured after Japan takes the Philippines; their transfer from Santa Scholastica to Santa Tomas and escalating brutality, including medical sabotage, executions threats,…14 Apr 2026 · 42 min · 13 chapters
WW II Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | An Act of War | 1WW II Navy nurses in the Philippines experience the Japanese attack, mass casualties, and eventual abandonment that leads to capture as prisoners of war.7 Apr 2026 · 47 min · 13 chapters
Lightning Strike on Half Dome | Survive the Night | 2A two-part dramatization of the July 27, 1985 Half Dome lightning strike in Yosemite National Park, focusing on how five hikers shelter in a summit granite cave, get struck, and how survivors are…31 Mar 2026 · 50 min · 15 chapters
Lightning Strike on Half Dome | The Storm | 1A two-part true-crime-style survival story about a July 27, 1985 lightning strike during a Half Dome summit hike in Yosemite, starting with “The Storm” (Episode 1).24 Mar 2026 · 39 min · 15 chapters
In Their Own Words: Chris Lemons – Deep Sea Diving Crisis | 1Saturation diver Chris Lemons’ September 18, 2012 crisis in the North Sea, when a ship-positioning failure drifted the diving bell away, his umbilical snagged and snapped, severing comms and gas…17 Mar 2026 · 38 min · 14 chapters
FAN FAVORITE: Alaska Bear Attack | Three Long Hours | 2A two-part true-story dramatization of a February 6, 2021 brown bear attack on backcountry skiers near Haines, Alaska, and the hours-long rescue that follows, plus later fallout for bear behavior and…10 Mar 2026 · 48 min · 19 chapters
FAN FAVORITE: Alaska Bear Attack | In Defense of Life and Property | 1A two-part look at escalating human–coastal brown bear conflict in Haines, Alaska, driven by reduced natural food (salmon and berries) and “food-conditioned” bears learning to raid human attractants.3 Mar 2026 · 47 min · 16 chapters
Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Not Forgotten | 5The January 12, 1888 “Children’s Blizzard” that struck the Upper Midwest (Dakota Territory, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa), killing thousands—especially schoolchildren trying to get home.24 Feb 2026 · 37 min · 19 chapters
Schoolchildren's Blizzard | The Frozen Remains | 4The 1888 “Children’s Blizzard” episode follows multiple children and families stranded in the January 13–16 blizzard across Nebraska/Dakota Territory, focusing on survival, rescue, and aftermath…17 Feb 2026 · 42 min · 14 chapters
Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Exposed | 3Episode 3 of Against the Odds (“Exposed”) dramatizes the January 12, 1888 blizzard near Groton in the Dakota Territory and its aftermath.10 Feb 2026 · 34 min · 12 chapters
Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2The January 12, 1888 “Children’s Blizzard” that hits the Dakota Territory and Nebraska with sudden, deadly whiteout conditions; multiple children and adults struggle to survive, guided or misled by…3 Feb 2026 · 41 min · 14 chapters
Schoolchildren's Blizzard | No Warning | 1“Schoolchildren’s Blizzard | No Warning | 1” dramatizes the Jan 12, 1888 Dakota Territory blizzard and why no severe cold/blizzard warning was issued, focusing on children, settlers, and Army weather…27 Jan 2026 · 40 min · 12 chapters
Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Still Waters | 3Fitz and Holly Fitzgerald’s survival after being stranded in the Amazon swamp on their homemade raft, the Pink Palace, in February–March 1973, and their rescue and recovery.20 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 20 chapters
Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Dead End | 2Fitz and Holly Fitzgerald’s homemade raft trip down Peru’s Madre de Dios River turns into a deadly border incident, then a multi-day “dead end” in a flooded swamp, forcing them to ration food, patch…13 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 17 chapters
Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Delayed Honeymoon | 1Newlyweds Fitz and Holly Fitzgerald attempt a “delayed honeymoon” across South America to the Amazon, but a plane crash strands them at SEPA, a National Penal Colony of Peru, forcing them to wait for…6 Jan 2026 · 44 min · 16 chapters
FAN FAVORITE: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping | Buried Alive | 2The 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapping (“Buried Alive”): 26 children and driver Ed Ray are hijacked, transported about 100 miles to a quarry, and imprisoned in a moving underground truck; the…30 Dec 2025 · 41 min · 13 chapters
FAN FAVORITE: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping | Vanished | 1The 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapping, focusing on the hijacking and the children/driver being hidden in an underground truck at a quarry.23 Dec 2025 · 42 min · 11 chapters
Miracle in the North Atlantic | The Seal Man | 2The 1984 sinking of the Icelandic trawler Helissae and lone survivor Gudlöger “Løyje” Friddorsen’s nine-hour ordeal in 41°F North Atlantic water, followed by medical testing in London and his later…16 Dec 2025 · 39 min · 16 chapters
Miracle in the North Atlantic | The Dark Ocean | 1A two-part series opener about the March 11, 1984 sinking of the Icelandic fishing trawler Helisei VE-503 off Iceland in the North Atlantic after its dragnet repeatedly snagged on seabed lava/igneous…9 Dec 2025 · 36 min · 13 chapters