Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph.
Trapped in polar pack ice, the crew of USS Jeannette settle in for a long, dark winter. As the tempe
It’s September 1879 and the crew of USS Jeannette encounters pack ice that’s thicker than they expec
In July 1879, 33 men set sail aboard USS Jeannette on a two-year mission to become the first humans
After a week of unrelenting disasters—and with Tokyo itself now under threat—the managers of the Fuk
Now contending with multiple damaged reactors, engineers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant hatch
Crippled by a tsunami of unprecedented scale, one of the reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nucle
In March 2011, one of the largest earthquakes in history struck eastern Japan, followed by a massive
On this special episode of Against the Odds, wildlife biologist and host of the podcast Tooth &
Atlanta-based journalist Steve Fennessy began researching Gary Steven Krist’s past for an article he
It’s been days since Barbara Mackle has been buried alive in the cold Georgia clay. She has no idea
Barbara’s father, Robert Mackle, has gathered $500,000 in 20-dollar bills into a suitcase. Then, fol
Drugged and sick with flu, Barbara Mackle begs her kidnappers not to bury her underground. But soon
It’s December, 1968, and 20-year-old Emory University student Barbara Mackle is taken at gunpoint fr
National Park Ranger Doug Bosley’s existence hinges on a few dangerous seconds in the life of his gr
After the flood leaves many Johnstown residents trapped by debris and fighting for their lives, seve
Despite the efforts of engineer John Parke, the South Fork Dam does break. The ensuing flash flood s
Engineer John Parke and a team of workers furiously shovel dirt, trying to shore up the South Fork D
It’s May, 30th 1889, and the South Fork Dam in Western Pennsylvania is in danger. After nearly a mon
Over 100 days have passed since the Baileys’ yacht sank, leaving them adrift on a life raft in the P
It’s March 1973, and Maurice and Maralyn Bailey are floating on a small life raft in the middle of t
