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Podcast · 69 episodes

Real Survival Stories, page 3

by NOISER · English

True stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. Stranded in the desert. Lost in the jungle. Marooned in the mountains. Shipwrecked on the high seas. You'll hear from individuals who had everything against them. But even then, they refused to give in… Hosted by John Hopkins. New episodes Thursdays. Get every episode a week early and ad-free with Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed to get started or head to noiser.com/subscriptions. Go to https://surfshark.com/survival or use code SURVIVAL at checkout to get 4 extra months of SurfsharkVPN! For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception.

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Burning Alive: Escape from the WreckageSurvival after a charter plane crash on South Thormanby Island (British Columbia) in November 2008, focusing on Tom Wilson’s escape from burning wreckage, attempts to find help, eventual rescue, and…13 Nov 2025 · 54 min · 23 chapters
Kidnapped in Colombia: Into the Jungle (Part 2 of 2)Real Survival Stories (Part 2/2) follows 19-year-old Matt Scott’s escape from a 2003 hostage situation in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, his 12-day trek through jungle and river systems,…6 Nov 2025 · 50 min · 12 chapters
Kidnapped in Colombia: Gap Year Gone Wrong (Part 1 of 2)British backpacker Matt Scott is kidnapped with other tourists during a guided trek to Colombia’s Lost City (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) in September 2003, and he tries to escape while captors…30 Oct 2025 · 47 min · 15 chapters
Critical Error: Zeebrugge Ferry DisasterThe episode “Critical Error: Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster” follows 16-year-old Gillian Lashbrook on March 6, 1987, when the Belgian ferry Herald of Free Enterprise departs Zeebrugge for England and…22 Oct 2025 · 49 min · 14 chapters
One Misstep: The 1500ft FallSolo survival after a fall on Pyramid Peak (14,000 ft) in Colorado on March 5, 2017; includes injuries, improvised shelter, and eventual rescue.15 Oct 2025 · 52 min · 20 chapters
Coast Guard Rescue: Jumping Into a Seething OceanA Real Survival Stories account of Coast Guard rescue swimmer Michael Odom and backup swimmer Mario Vitone during the Jan 23–24, 1995 Mirage sailboat disaster off Savannah, GA—rescues in a violent…8 Oct 2025 · 50 min · 18 chapters
Introducing Jane Austen Stories: EmmaA taster/preview of Jane Austen Stories: Emma, set in Highbury. It follows Emma Woodhouse’s post–Miss Taylor marriage loneliness and her habit of matchmaking, while new arrivals and “quiet mysteries”…6 Oct 2025 · 47 min · 9 chapters
One Earthquake, Then Another: Chaos on Mount LoganSolo mountaineering survival on Mount Logan in Canada after a magnitude 6 earthquake triggers aftershocks, crevasse/bridge collapse, and a severe ice-and-wind storm that forces Natalia Martinez to…1 Oct 2025 · 59 min · 22 chapters
Hole in the Ocean: Into the VortexA luxury fishing boat crew survives a catastrophic rogue-wave event that opens a “hole” in the ocean, capsizes the vessel, kills communications, and leaves two men adrift in shark-infested, stormy…24 Sep 2025 · 51 min · 26 chapters
Underwater Labyrinth: Wedged Beneath the WavesA real survival story about 22-year-old amateur diver Nikki Daniels and her boyfriend/buddy Chris getting trapped upside down in a dead-end storage compartment inside the WWI battleship HMS Hood…17 Sep 2025 · 48 min · 21 chapters
Alone in Zambia: Scorching Sun, Out of WaterChaz Powell’s solo continuation of a Zambezi River source-to-mouth hike after his Zambian guide bails, culminating in extreme dehydration and a near-fatal cliff descent to reach the river; he later…10 Sep 2025 · 52 min · 23 chapters
No Mans Canyon: Brothers in TroubleA real survival story set in Robber’s Roost (southeastern Utah) where David Cicatello is stranded in No Man’s Canyon after his older brother Lewis falls during a 100-foot rappel; David survives six…3 Sep 2025 · 57 min · 24 chapters
Earthquake in India: Buried AliveThe January 26, 2001 Bhuj, Gujarat earthquake (7.7) and Viral Dalal’s survival after being trapped for nearly five days in a coffin-sized air pocket beneath a collapsed six-story apartment block; his…27 Aug 2025 · 54 min · 22 chapters
Trapped in the Tropics: Stranger to SaviourWarren MacDonald’s survival after a boulder collapse on Hinchinbrook Island (April 1997), including his night trapped in a stream bed as water rises, rescue by a stranger (Geert van Kulen), later…20 Aug 2025 · 54 min · 27 chapters
Deadliest Day on EverestJules Mountain’s Everest story, triggered by the April 25, 2015 Kathmandu earthquake that caused an avalanche and destroyed Everest Base Camp; his survival, first aid leadership, evacuation, and…13 Aug 2025 · 49 min · 30 chapters
Shipwreck off Australia: Dragged Towards the RocksThe MV Blythe Star sinks off Tasmania (Oct 1973), stranding 10 crew in an emergency life raft in the Southern Ocean.6 Aug 2025 · 54 min · 18 chapters
Kidnapped at Gunpoint: 81 Days in CaptivityPhotojournalist Jonathan Alpuri is kidnapped by rebel fighters in war-torn Syria, held for 81 days, tortured and interrogated, then released via a ransom paid by a wealthy intermediary and…30 Jul 2025 · 54 min · 19 chapters
Lost in the Amazon: Rainforest NightmareA six-day survival ordeal in the Amazon rainforest after Dave Boyer and Crystal get off the marked White Trail, lose navigation, endure storms, insects, dehydration, and depression, then escape by…23 Jul 2025 · 54 min · 20 chapters
Deep Dive Mystery: Hit by the BendsCave-diver Martin Robson’s January 2012 expedition to find the hidden water source of Russia’s Blue Lake (Sherikol/“Rotten Waters”), and his survival of severe decompression sickness (“the bends”)…16 Jul 2025 · 52 min · 14 chapters
Plane Down in Africa: Search Party LostA South African farmer, John Moore, and a newly qualified pilot, Mark Freeman, charter a small Piper Cherokee to search from the air for stolen cattle in the Drakensberg mountains.9 Jul 2025 · 51 min · 14 chapters
Alone in the Valley: Outdoorsman in PerilSolo hunting accident and self-rescue in Oregon’s Blue Mountains after a tree stand collapses, leading to severe injuries, a long trek back to his truck, inability to breathe, and eventual rescue by…2 Jul 2025 · 54 min · 22 chapters