Podcast Episodes

Oceanos: Rescue off the Wild Coast | Abandon Ship

Season 55 Episode 2

As a hellish storm batters the Oceanos off the South African coast, senior crew members flee aboard a lifeboat, leaving passengers behind. With no leadership in sight, the entertainers step up, guidi…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oceanos: Rescue off the Wild Coast | “Just A Precaution”

Season 55 Episode 1

On the night of August 3, 1991, the cruise ship Oceanos sets sail from South Africa’s eastern cape with 571 people aboard—despite a massive storm barreling up the coast. Soon, a breach in the hull kn…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

An Exclusive Excerpt From Our New Book

Season 54 Episode 1

We’ve got a new book! How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales & Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters is out today from Wondery and HarperCollins. Go inside life-or-death situations where ever…

Published on 3 months ago

Wondery Presents: How to Survive Against the Odds

Inspired by Wondery’s hit podcast Against the Odds—learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at you through gut-twisting true stories of survival on the brink

How to Survive Against the Odds plac…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Mount St. Helens | Still Alive

Season 53 Episode 4

Rescue helicopters finally reach the campers, Sue and Bruce, as well as other stranded survivors like TV reporter David Crockett and logger Jim Scymanky. But with nightfall approaching, Sue worries t…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Mount St. Helens | Blast Zone

Season 53 Episode 3

The survivors of the Mount St. Helens eruption find themselves in an alien world, with toppled trees, mudslides, and thick, hot ash covering everything. Unsure when or if rescue is coming, campers Su…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mount St. Helens | Hell on Earth

Season 53 Episode 2

When Mount St. Helens erupts, Sue Ruff and her boyfriend Bruce Nelson are camping with four friends about 14 miles north of the volcano. They were told this was well out of range of any eruption, but…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mount St. Helens | Awakening

Season 53 Episode 1

In March 1980, after 120 years of dormancy, the volcano Mount St. Helens in Washington State begins showing signs of life. Scientists warn that a major eruption is coming, but they’re unable to compl…

Published on 4 months ago

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Keg Point

Season 52 Episode 4

It's March 10, 1979—24 days since their sailboat sank and 15 days since Elmo and Randy arrived at a remote cabin, trapped, powerless to save Cindy and Jena, and consumed by guilt and grief. Once they…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Listen Now: Death County, PA

Lamont Jones leaves Dauphin County Prison for the last time, a free man ready to move on with his life. But when his young cousin dies in that same jail, he learns that this is not the only mysteriou…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago