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Against The Odds

Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph.

Episodes

Total: 246

Author Dean King traveled across the world to retrace Captain Riley’s footsteps through the Sahara D

Sidi Hamet’s family is hundreds of miles away, far across the Sahara. Hamet yearns for his wife but

When Captain Riley and his crew are divided amongst warring nomadic tribes, Riley needs to devise a

Captain James Riley’s ship is marooned off the coast of Northwest Africa, where the Sahara meets the

In August 1815, a ship called The Commerce runs aground off the coast of Northwest Africa. Onboard a

On August 1, 2008 Mountaineer Fredrik Sträng was on K2, the second highest mountain on Earth. He’d r

Mountaineer Fredrik Sträng survived the deadly turn of events on K2 in 2008. In part 1 of this 2-par

Unforeseen conditions have put the world's strongest climbers to the test as they battle their way d

An international group of climbers are close to summiting one of the world’s tallest, and most dange

In the summer of 2008, mountaineers from eight different countries gather at the foot of the world’s

After five years in captivity, John McCain and his fellow POWs try to keep their spirits up by findi

John McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years. John's son, Doug McCai

John McCain’s body and mind are starting to deteriorate after months of imprisonment. To surviv

Lieutenant Commander John McCain’s plane was shot down on a bombing mission and he survived the cras

It's 1967, and American Naval Pilot John McCain is on a bombing mission in the midst of the Vietnam

Jessica Buchanan was kidnapped by Somali land pirates, and spent 93 days in captivity before her dar

After months in captivity, Jessica Buchanan is battling a kidney infection, and her body’s on the ve

As days and then weeks go by, Jessica tries to adjust to life as a hostage in the Somali desert, but

In the fall of 2011, humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan is traveling through the Somali desert

The two hosts of Against the Odds, Mike Corey and Cassie De Pecol, interview each other on their liv