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Episode 92: Pinned Aug 02, 2022

When a rockslide pins Warren Macdonald and prevents him from moving, he must hold out in hopes, through rain and rising water levels, that his new friend will be able to climb down the mountain and return with help.

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Episode 91: A New Meaning For Grateful Jul 26, 2022

In Newburgh, New York, cousins JJ and Pappito were having fun with their friend Cathy in the snow the day before Thanksgiving. There was a snowbank that was 8 feet tall in a nearby parking lot, and a snow fort was being built. As you might imagine, it was lit. That was until their parents noticed that JJ and Pappito had not come home before their curfew. Mild concern turned into an intense panic as the parents realized that the kids were nowhere to be found. It was especially concerning because Newburgh had one of the highest rates of crime in New York state, and a five year old had turned up dead in a suitcase not long ago. The police were called and the K9 unit shortly after to turn the neighborhood upside down to find JJ and Pappito.
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Episode 90: Guilty Until Proven Innocent Jul 19, 2022

In a small rural community in Illinois, Julie Rae and her son Joel were sleeping in their home when Julie was awoken by a scream. She dashed out of bed to find an intruder wearing a ski mask. She tried to chase him down, assuming he was kidnapping Joel, but the man knocked her on the ground, beat her head while she was down, and walked off into the night. When police arrived on the scene, Julie learned that things were much worse than she originally believed, and she was their number one suspect.
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Episode 89: Hijack Horror Jul 12, 2022

Auburn Calloway, a flight engineer for Fed Ex, boarded cargo flight number 705 with a guitar case and a sinister plan. Shortly after the flight stabilized at a cruising altitude, Calloway put his plan into action. He attacked the flight crew, sparking an intense fight to survive, thousands of feet above the ground. The tactics the crew used to gain the upper hand, pushed their bodies and the aircraft to their absolute limit.
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Listeners Episode #5 Jul 05, 2022

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Episode 88: Too Good To Be True Jun 28, 2022

Gabby McKenzie was only 16 years old when she met 20 year old Andy Wilson. At first everything with him was great, the two had started dating and soon enough, had moved in together. But things changed when Gabby got pregnant. Andy became extremely possessive and violent. Gabby got up the strength to leave him, but he told her if she ever found a new boyfriend, he'd kill the guy. And he meant it.

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Episode 87: Ocean Marathon Jun 21, 2022

Jim Holly and Jens Lundy wanted to get closer to both of their fathers, and decided to plan a joint fishing trip to Mexico. However, instead of taking a commercial flight, Jim would fly all of them down in his own plane. The flight went well until they got over the Gulf of Mexico, where there was an unexpected storm system. Jim decided to fly through it, thinking it was small enough to power through., but the storm never let up. Jim pulled the plane up to get above the storm, and just a few moments after breaking free, the plane's engine failed. Jim and Jens were about to have a bonding experience with their fathers in a way they never expected.

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Episode 86: Jennifer Asbensen Jun 14, 2022

19-year-old Jennifer Asbensen desperately needed a ride to work after missing the bus one evening in September of 1992. When a seemingly kind stranger pulled up and offered one, Jennifer hesitated, but ultimately decided to get into the car to avoid being late and losing her job. However Jennifer was about to be abducted, tortured and almost killed in a remote desert by one of America’s most prolific serial killers.

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Episode 85: Patty Hearst Part 2 Jun 07, 2022

We start off part 2 where we left off, at the beginning of what was the longest shootout in LAPD history. The SLA are cornered, and Patty is still at large with Bill and Emily Harris. Unsurprisingly, the shooutout does not end well for the SLA, but Bill, Emily, and Patty continue to escape capture for over a year after this. This party crosses state lines, and by party I mean domestic terrorism. It culminates in their most grotesque forms of "activism" with a new cast of characters. Will anyone be held accountable? Unfortunately money talks quite loudly.

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Episode 84: Patty Hearst Part 1 May 31, 2022

Patty Hearst, the granddaughter of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a revolutionary marxist "army". She was used in order to force her family to donate food to those in need. It was a story like no other at the time, and to make it even more sensational, Patty seemed to begin taking the side of her captors? This story continues to not make sense to us.

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Episode 83: Pet Heroes #2! May 24, 2022

Let's talk about some amazing animals that saved people's lives! We love these.

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Bonus Episode 1: Promo May 20, 2022

Three masked men broke into the home of a man named Michael and demanded a million dollars they believed Michael had. They threw Michael and his roommate Mary Barnes into the back of a van and drove out into the desert where they were convinced Michael had buried this money. But when they didn't get what they wanted, these psychotic men tortured Michael and left the two of them for dead. Once police got involved, the case took so many twists and turns that this story should really be turned into a Netflix series.
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Episode 82: Everything You Have And Then Some May 17, 2022

In 2007 Eduardo Valseca was living a great life with his wife Jane and their three children in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The small town was rich in history, and their kids went to a school that they had helped set up on their 1,000 acre property. However, their lives would change forever when a highly organized group kidnapped Eduardo as he and Jane were driving home from the school. Fortunately, they left Jane behind after initially grabbing them both, but she was left to come up with their ransom for Eduardo of 8 million USD. Eduardo was subject to incredibly horrific physical and psychological torture nearly every minute of his waking hours. There was no way for Jane to come up with the money, and even with help from Federal Mexican police getting Eduardo back would be the hardest thing she would ever do.

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Episode 81: PCP Zombie May 10, 2022

11 year-old Mijalina Ortega lived with her PCP addicted father, Michael. He was constantly paranoid, and she would have to tip toe around his outbursts in order to survive. One night while under the influence he was arrested for creating a disturbance. Mijalina was taken into child protective services, but was released soon after to Michael WHILE HE WAS STILL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PCP. When they got home, she started to get ready for her first day of sixth grade, but Michael had a mental break that would alter their lives forever.

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Episode 80: Structurally Deficient May 03, 2022

Chaos ensues when the I35W bridge in Minneapolis collapses during rush hour. Around a hundred cars found themselves immediately in free fall, along with the construction workers on site. First responders had to scramble to save lives with bystanders who jumped into action, while the victims fought to get to safety. It was a horrific tragedy that brought out the best in all the people who acted without hesitation.

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Episode 79: Hollywood Horror Apr 26, 2022

Kendra Beebe was going through a nasty divorce when she met successful actor, Shelley Malil. The two hit it off, however over time Shelley became more and more controlling of Kendra. She broke up with him a couple times before completely blocking his number. This toxic relationship all came to a head when Shelley showed up unannounced at Kendra's house to end her life.

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Episode 78: The River Road Fellowship Apr 19, 2022

In the late 90s, Lindsay Tornambe's family moved to Minnesota to be on a farm that was owned and run by the River Road Fellowship. The group was an extreme religious cult led by Victor Barnard, who had declared himself to be Jesus in the flesh. Things were more or less alright until Victor chose 10 first born girls to be his "maidens", including 13 year-old Lindsay and 12 year old Jess Schweiss. The maidens would live with Victor, tend to his every need, and abide by his strict rules. The abusive arrangement was allowed and even celebrated by their parents. It would continue for over 10 years because of how brainwashed the cult members had become.

Bonus Episode 3: "She's Going Down!" Promo Apr 15, 2022

On January 13th 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck an underwater rock after the captain made some extremely poor decisions. Much of this disaster could have been avoided if the captain had told the passengers of the ship what was going on, but instead he lied to everyone around him. It was the worst cruise disaster since the Titanic.
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Episode 77: Whale of a Tale Apr 12, 2022

Michael Packard is a self-proclaimed fishaholic who fishes professionally in Cape Cod catching lobster and tuna. What's unique about Michael is that he actually dives down to the bottom to catch lobster and tuna in a scuba suit! All was well until one day while fishing, he was literally swallowed whole by a whale pinocchio style.

Episode 76: One Survived Apr 05, 2022

This is the story of how a 10-year-old girl took down a serial killer.

Episode 75: A Miner Accident Mar 29, 2022

On August 5, 2010, more than 700,000 tons of rock suddenly caved in, blocking the central passage to the tunnels in the San José Mine in Chile’s Atacama Desert. This collapse left 33 men trapped deep under ground in extreme conditions beneath some of the hardest rock on the planet. The rescue operation that followed was an extraordinary effort with an enormous time pressure and involved teamwork by hundreds of people from different organizations, areas of expertise, and countries.

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Episode 74: Sheri Papini Mar 15, 2022

In 2016 Sheri Papini disappeared one afternoon after going on a run, leaving behind only her cell phone in the grass. When her husband Keith Papini returned home from work that day to find only his wife's cellphone on the ground with bits of her blonde hair tangled into her headphones, he immediately called 911. Police and volunteers searched far and wide for Sherri while the entire nation prayed for her safe return. However from day one this case was surrounded by controversy and theories. When Sherri returned home 22 days later, people wanted answers. Still to this day we don't have all the answers as to what actually happened to Sherri Papini, but every day new information about this confusing case comes out. So let's talk about it!

Episode 73: Pet Heroes! Mar 08, 2022

I said I'd do it so here it is! This week we're diving into 4 stories where pets save their humans!

Episode 72: A Dry Heat Mar 01, 2022

Shelli Hubbard decided to take her two daughters Michaela and Tiffany along with her boyfriend, Roger, out to the Arizona desert for lunch one afternoon. Shelli had been taking trips like this since she was a child and thought it would be the perfect bonding experience for her kids and her new boyfriend. Everything was great until their drive out of the desert when Roger got the car stuck in the sand, leaving them stranded. Shelli and Roger had only anticipated being out there for the afternoon so the group had no more food, only two small water bottles, and a dead cell phone.

Episode 71: Brittani Marcell Feb 22, 2022

17-year-old Brittani Marcell was attacked in her home by a man wielding a shovel. The man was able to escape through a window as Brittani's mother came home, leaving behind only a single drop of blood. Due to the severity of the attack Brittani lost all memory of the events that day, which left everything down to the drop of blood. For years the case was cold until Brittani underwent through pyschotherapy and was able to give investigators a name.

Episode 70: Cheri Tate Feb 15, 2022

Cheri Tate met Edward Allen Covington while working at her bar in 1993 and the two hit it off, but the timing wasn't right. So, 7 years later, when Eddie walked back into her bar, she took it as a sign from god. The two quickly started dating and moved in together but the red flags didn't start to show themselves until after the two were married. Eddie quickly became violent and turned not only Cheri's family and friends against her, but also the police. She managed to leave Eddie, but that didn't stop him from terrorizing her to the fullest extent until one day he completely snapped. This man is a monster.

Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse

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Episode 69: The Crocodile Flap Feb 08, 2022

Alistair Gelatley and Arthur Taylor were both experienced hunters in the African Bush and would regularly take trips onto the beautiful but dangerous Zambezi River. The two, accompanied by Arthurs wife and in-laws, decided to go on a fishing trip as a last hurrah for their weekend getaway. The day started out normal, but everything changed when a lone hippo flipped their boat leaving the five of them stranded in the middle of extremely crocodile infested waters.
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Episode 68: The Tulsa Race Massacre Feb 01, 2022

On the morning of May 31st 1921, 19-year-old Dick Rowland, a Black shoeshiner, was accused of assaulting Sarah Page, the 17-year-old white elevator operator of the Drexel Building. After being arrested, a white mob formed outside of the county courthouse, where he was being held, with the intention of taking Rowland out and murdering him. The black citizens of Tulsa knew that Rowland was innocent and that they needed to do something in order to keep him alive. But when the mixture of the angry white men, combined with the concerned black men, violence broke out. Over 18 hours a white mob attacked residents, homes and businesses in the predominantly black Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, destroying everything in their path.
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Listener Stories 3 Jan 25, 2022

Comin' at you this week with stories that you guys wrote in! We discuss attempted kidnappings, creepy stalkers, car accidents and more! If you have a story of your own you'd like to send in, email us at notodaypodcast@gmail.com!
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Episode 67: Stockholm Syndrome Jan 18, 2022

On August 23rd 1973, Jan Erik Olsson broke into a Kreditbanken branch in Stockholm Sweden. A complete media frenzy broke out once shots were fired and Jan took 3 hostages inside the bank. He demanded millions of kroner, a get away car, and to have his friend who was still in prison, be brought to the bank to assist him. All at once, and to the world's surprise, the hostages turned on police, siding with their captors instead. It was the first incident of the psychological phenomenon we all now know as Stockholm Syndrome!
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Episode 66: A Series of Unfortunate Events Jan 11, 2022

On the way to a weekend trip with her two young daughters, Kelli Groves was hit by a semi truck that veered into her lane on the highway. The truck ended up plowing through a bridge leaving Kelli and her children dangling over the side of a ravine in the remains of her mangled vehicle.

Episode 65: Baby Fever Jan 04, 2022

Nine months into her pregnancy, Sarah Brady received a phone call out of the blue from another expectant mother named Sarah Brody. Due to their similar names, Sarah Brody had informed Brady that a package of hers, from the Babies R Us registry site, had been sent to her address by mistake. But what Sarah Brady thought was an innocent mistake was actually a deadly set up.

Episode 64: Five Thousand Percent Dec 21, 2021

In the early morning of August 5th 2009, Dalia Dippolito returned home from the gym to find the streets in front of her condo covered in yellow caution tape and swarmed with police. What should've been a routine morning, turned into a true nightmare for Dalia and her new husband Mike. But things are not always as they seem.

Episode 63: Escape From Everest Dec 14, 2021

Lincoln Hall was a mountaineer from a very young age, and had an intense passion for getting to summit Mount Everest. After a first failed attempt, Lincoln was given one last opportunity 22 years later at the age of 50. He knew he had to rely on mental strength to conquer Everest in this last attempt, however making it to the top is only half the battle. After getting to the summit, Lincoln experienced a severe form of altitude sickness while still very close to the top, which caused him to pass out in the snow and fall into a comatose state. Believing Lincoln was dead, his two guides had to make the difficult decision to leave him on the mountain, taking all of his belongings with them to give back to Lincoln's loved ones. After waking up a few hours later, the very confused Lincoln, needed to keep himself alive at the top of Mount Everest with no gear, food, water, or oxygen.

Episode 62: Fight or Flight Dec 07, 2021

In 2018, hip hop artist Jet McKee broke into the home of Blake Davis and Hannah Quinn, heavily armed, high on crystal meth, and hellbent on robbing the couple. In a panicked state and after a violent attack, Blake Davis grabbed a decorative samurai sword he had in the room to protect both Hannah and himself. Davis said he had no choice when he used the sword, and if he hadn't McKee would've killed Hannah. But instead of waiting for police, the couple fled the scene, and what should have been an act of self defense turned into a murder investigation.

Listener Stories 2 Nov 30, 2021

More listener ghost stories this week! One story came with diagrams, while a couple others taught us to stay away from ouija boards and battery powered cradles. Thanks to everyone that wrote in, and if you'd like to write in about your survival/ghost/interesting story, email notodaypodcast@gmail.com. We just might include it in a future episode. Just keep breathin out there

Episode 61: Bomb On Board Nov 23, 2021

On December 11th 1994, highly skilled bomb maker and terrorist, Ramzi Yousef boarded Philippine Airlines flight 434 with service to Tokyo with intent to kill everyone on board. He had created a highly lethal liquid explosive that he was able to get through security by concealing it in a saline solution bottle. After assembling the bomb in the bathroom on board the aircraft, he walked back to his seat and planted it in the lifejacket pocket under his seat. After the plane landed in Cebu, he departed as 256 new passengers got on board for what would turn into a terrifying crime scene.

Episode 60: The Match.com Murder Nov 16, 2021

Mary Kay Beckman met Wade Ridley on Match.com in 2010. It took only 10 days of dating for Mary Kay to see some very obvious red flags and call off their short lived romance. After a short stay in a mental hospital, Wade made a list of people who had wronged him that he wanted to kill, and Mary Kay was at the top of that list.

Episode 59: Charla Nash Nov 09, 2021

Sandra and Jerome Herold purchased Travis the chimpanzee at only three weeks old to have him as a pet, however he quickly became more like a son, as well as a staple in their town. Although Travis acted out at times, the community believed he wasn't a danger to those around him. Long time friend and employee, Charla Nash, would regularly drop into the Herold home to feed Travis. So in February of 2009, when Travis began acting out, Sandra called Charla for help, hoping a familiar face wouldn't set him off, however she was very wrong. Travis' attack on Charla ended in irreversible damage and tragedy all around.

Episode 58: When Life Gives You Lemons Nov 02, 2021

When the computer systems on a ship tasked with fixing an oil rig give out in the middle of rough seas, it leaves the divers below seriously f***ed. Especially Chris Lemons. His lifeline snagged on the structure he was fixing before it snapped. Noone is truly certain about how Chris got through, but he was just lucky enough.

Episode 57: The Girl In The Box Part 2 Oct 26, 2021

In the second and final part of this unbelievable story we're going to talk about the escape of Colleen Stan! Not only that, but we're going get into the outrageous court case that followed.
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Episode 56: The Girl In The Box Part 1 Oct 19, 2021

For Colleen Stan the decision to hitchhike to southern California to surprise a friend for her birthday proved to be a fateful one. In May of 1977, Colleen Stan got into the car of Cameron and Janice Hooker for an uneventful ride, however what followed was years of torture. Her captor was unfortunately crafty, and over the next seven years she spent the majority of her time in a number of different confined boxes he designed. Imagine existing in a coffin all day, every day for years. Trigger warning: this one sounds rough, because it is.

Listener's Stories 1: Ghosts! Oct 12, 2021

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Episode 55: Madman And A Machete Oct 05, 2021

February 2nd 2001 started out as any other day for the principal of Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School. As Norina Bentzel got prepared to leave her office to settle a group of rowdy children in the cafeteria, she noticed a man unsuccessfully attempting to enter the building through a locked door. Thinking this man was a grandparent of one of her students, she set off to help him, but when he got inside her whole world turned upside down as she had to not only fight for her own life, but for the lives of the 350 children in her school.

Episode 54: Don't Go Chasin' Waterfalls Sep 28, 2021

After only a couple weeks of dating, Brandon Day and Gina Allen decided to take a day trip up to Mount San Jacinto to take a nice walk and snap a few pictures. They never imagined that after one mistake their short walk would turn into a fight for their lives in one of the most unforgiving and desolate parts of the Southern Californian wilderness.

Episode 53: Fight Like Hell Sep 21, 2021

Brie and Kaylli Lasley were having a normal evening when Robert Burger forced his way through Brie's bedroom window. Brie tried everything she could to get Robert out but he was there to cause as much damage as possible. Although the girls attempted to contact emergency services it would be up to them to fight like hell and make it out of this attack alive.

Episode 52: Jaycee Lee Dugard Sep 14, 2021

Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped at the age of eleven as she walked to her school bus stop. Phillip and Nancy Garrido pulled up beside her, shot her with a stun gun and pulled her into their car before speeding off. What followed was years of captivity and abuse that was only prolonged by the failings of our justice system.
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Episode 51: Vallejo CA Gone Girl Sep 07, 2021

Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn's lives were turned upside down when they were woken in the middle of the night to a home invasion. The details of their experience were so unbelievable that the police quickly shifted their suspicion to the very people they should have been helping.

Episode 50: Christy Martin Aug 31, 2021

This week we're talking about the incredible woman who put women's boxing on the map. Christy Martin worked her way to the top quickly while training under Jim Martin. Emotions were high and Jim quickly became Christy's husband as well. On the outside the two looked like a power couple but behind the scenes their relationship was falling apart as Jim did everything in his power to control Christy.

Episode 49: The Élan School Aug 24, 2021

In 1970 Elan School opened its doors promising to be a rehabilitation center and school for troubled teens, but in reality it was a living hell. Teenagers aged 12-18 were subjected to constant emotional and physical abuse, humiliation and dehumanization as a way to be mentally broken and controlled. Not only were these teens subjected to daily abuse, but they were also forced to participate in the abuse of their peers. The first thing you learned at Elan was there was no escaping.

Episode 48: Operation Entebbe Aug 18, 2021

After a group of Palestinian and German hijackers take control of a flight destined for Paris, over 200 passengers are plunged into a nightmare. Their governments break into a frenzy to figure out what exactly is going on, and how they can save as many lives as possible.

Episode 47: Monsters, Miracles, And Hope Aug 10, 2021

Alison Botha’s life completely changed in an instant when a man kidnapped her after he forced his way into her car. She survived one of the most brutal attacks we’ve ever discussed. This one’s intense.

Episode 46: A Very Corny Story Aug 03, 2021

In 2013, Arick Baker was working as a grain farmer alongside his father. That afternoon there was a problem with some of their machinery, causing Arick to need to climb into the gigantic silo full of corn. After one nearly fatal mistake, Arick became instantly engulfed by the corn and was buried alive.

Episode 45: Apollo 13 Jul 27, 2021

Apollo 13 was NASA's third manned mission to the moon. All was well pretty much up until the mission started. A forced engine shutoff was a precursor to the catastrophic failure that send mission control into a frenzy to try and save the unlucky astronauts on board. Houston, we have a problem.

Episode 44: Elizabeth Smart Part Two Jul 20, 2021

This week we're wrapping up the incredible story of Elizabeth Smart!
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Episode 43: Elizabeth Smart Part One Jul 13, 2021

Today we're diving into part one of the survival story of Elizabeth Smart! In 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth was kidnapped out of her bed at knifepoint and led out of her family home. What followed is one of the most well known and equally horrific journeys we have covered to date.

Episode 42: Pour One Out Jul 06, 2021

We hope you like bad news, because this one's chock full of it! Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and after his plane was shot down, endured six months of imprisonment and torture in the dense Vietnamese jungle. Those six months were full of impossibly hard times and heart break but Dieter persisted and became the first captured U.S. airman to escape enemy captivity during the war.

Episode 41: Emergency at Thirty Five Thousand Feet Jun 28, 2021

After walking away from a motorcycle accident on the way to the airport, Paula Dixson decided her injuries weren't that serious and she still wanted to fly that day. What she didn't realize was her injuries were far more extensive than she knew. But luckily for Paula two very experienced and accomplished doctors also boarded her flight that day, and would save her life in the sky.

Episode 40: You Know This Is A Kidnapping, Right? Jun 22, 2021

23-year-old Ashley Ware was getting ready for her shift as an emergency room nurse, when a man knocked on her door and asked for a ride. When she politely declined, he pulled a gun on her and told her that wasn't an option. Any person in that situation would be petrified but Ashley never showed her fear and used incredibly smart tactics to save her own life.

Episode 39: Luckiest Of The Unlucky Jun 15, 2021

Brock Miester has had his fair share of near death experiences, starting from the day he was born. But on January 12th 2018, Brock was on his way to his grandparents house when his car hit a patch of black ice causing an insane car accident. A whopping 99% of people die instantly from the injury Brock sustained, but not only did he survive, he thrived.

Episode 38: The Girl In The Bunker Jun 08, 2021

Elizabeth Shoaf was only 14-years-old when she was led through the woods by Vinson Filyaw, who she believed was a police officer. After being led deeper into the woods for an hour, Elizabeth was horrified to discover that she had been kidnapped and was being forced into a hidden bunker in the ground where she would be kept for the next 10 days. Through an immense amount of bravery Elizabeth was able to outsmart her captor and free herself from his grasp.

Episode 37: Almost Sleeping With The Fishes Jun 01, 2021

In 2013, Harrison Odjegba Okene became an accidental aquanaut when he survived in a sunken ship on the ocean floor for 60 hours, with only an air pocket! UHH NO THANKS.

Episode 36: Everybody's Baby May 24, 2021

On the morning of October 14th 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure got stuck 22 feet underground when she fell down a pipe in her aunt's backyard. This story gripped the nation as an entire community banded together to execute a complicated rescue mission that lasted for days.

Episode 35: The Turpin Thirteen May 18, 2021

From the outside the Turpin family had a picture perfect life and David and Louise Turpin seemed like loving parents to their thirteen children. But that couldn't have been farther from the truth. For their entire lives, the Turpin children endured abuse and neglect to the highest degree.

Episode 34: Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place May 11, 2021

On April 25th, 2003, Aron Ralston planned a day trip to hike Bluejohn Canyon in Canyonland National Park. What started out as a routine expedition for Aron, turned into his worst nightmare after he dislodged a boulder and became trapped 100 feet below the desert surface for days with very little food and water. A few crushed bones and one shitty pocket knife later, Aron made it out and lived to tell the tale.

Episode 33: An Act of Kindness May 04, 2021

This episode delves into the harrowing survival of Brandi Hicks after she and her best friend Liz were guilted into giving Matthew Vaca a ride home from their local Hollywood Movie store. The girls' plan was to have an innocent sleepover, however their night was fated to be anything but that. Only through remarkable mental strength and just enough luck was Brandi able to prevail despite the repulsive evil that possesses Matthew Vaca.
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Episode 32: Honey Where's My Scuba Suit?! Apr 27, 2021

In 2018, an entire youth soccer team was stranded in the belly of an immense cave system with their assistant coach after a storm hit weeks before the monsoon season. As their families descended into despair, a rescue mission the likes of which had never been seen before was forming to find the team. The story immediately made international news, bringing along thousands of volunteers and specialized cave divers to assist the Thai government in delivering the boys from certain death. What ensued was a spectacle that captured the world's attention and displayed the best parts of humanity.

Episode 31: The Belón Family And The Boxing Day Tsunami Apr 20, 2021

On December 26th 2004, Maria Belón and her family were on vacation in Khao Lak, Thailand. Their picture perfect trip would soon turn into a nightmare when they were struck by a wave that reached over 100 ft high. While the waves that had consumed entire buildings engulfed them, the Belón family fought to stay alive and find their way back to each other.

Episode 30: A False Sense Of Security Apr 13, 2021

As a young woman living by herself, Jennifer Morey's main concern was safety. So when she chose to live in an apartment complex that had a 24/7 on premises security guard, she believed she'd have nothing to worry about. But on the night of April 15th 1995, all that would change when Jennifer was woken up by her worst nightmare.

Episode 29: The Girl In The Basement Apr 06, 2021

You may have heard of the movies The Girl In The Basement, or Room, but you may not be familiar with the actual story that these movies were based off of. Elisabeth Fritzl was only 18 years old when her abusive father, Josef Fritzl, lured her into the basement of their family home and locked her in a hidden cellar for years. Telling family and friends that Elisabeth had run away to join a religious cult coupled with a letter Josef forced her to write corroborating that story, sealed Elisabeth's fate. It wasn't until 24 years later that Elisabeth would finally see the light of day once again.

Episode 28: Mary Vincent Mar 30, 2021

This week we delve into the story of Mary Vincent, which pushes the limits of how low a rock bottom can be. While trying to hitchhike to Southern California at the age of only 15, Mary was abducted, sexually assaulted, attacked with a hatchet, and left to die at the bottom of a ravine. She found the will to survive because she didn’t want her attacker to be able to hurt anyone else. Mary was able to overcome so much and her story eventually led to the passing of a very important law! She is an inspiration beyond words.

Episode 27: Woman's Best Friend Mar 23, 2021

As one of the world’s best endurance runners, Danelle Ballengee was always up for a challenge. But when she got severely injured and stranded in the desert for days, she prepared to give up. Thanks to her mental and physical toughness, and her dog Taz, Danelle lived to see another day!

Episode 26: Manipulation, Abduction, Destruction Mar 16, 2021

This week a living personification of all that is evil, Robert Berchtold, meticulously destroys an entire family. He infiltrated by gaining the trust of both Mary Ann and Bob Broberg before having separate affairs with each of them. Yes you read that correctly. Robert then moved to preying on the Broberg’s oldest daughter Jan, who was 12 at the time. The abuse went unnoticed, or denied, for years because of the relationship Berchtold had built with the Brobergs and the elaborate lie constructed to keep Jan within his grasp. She is an incredibly inspiring survivor who endured an intricately complex hell.

Episode 25: The Oslo Bombing and Utoya Island Massacre Mar 09, 2021

In this episode we discuss the unbelievably tragic events that occurred in Norway in 2011, the incredibly brave people who survived, and those who risked their lives to help others. 77 people lost their lives that day due to the twisted hatred of one man. We love Norway, but we despise Anders Breivik.

Episode 24: Kill Or Be Killed Mar 02, 2021

In 2006, Susan Walters was a 51-year-old emergency room nurse in Portland, Oregon. One evening Susan came home from her shift to find a man in her home wearing yellow rubber gloves and wielding a claw hammer. It became clear very quickly why that man was there, and that Susan would have to do everything she could to stay alive. Thank goodness for self defense training and being a badass!!

Episode 23: The Trashman Yacht Disaster Feb 23, 2021

A crew of 4 experienced sailors, and one girl friend along for the ride, is haphazardly assembled to deliver a yacht from Maine, down to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After one successful day at sea, the crew is met by an unforgiving storm that only intensifies, causing the boat to go down fast. The 5 of them find themselves floating in the middle of the ocean in a rubber dinghy with only the clothes on their backs; exposed to the elements and surrounded by sharks. Their situation quickly went from bad, to worse, to nightmarish.

Episode 22: Lisa McVey Feb 16, 2021

Lisa McVey is the epitome of a survivor. She endured abuse starting from the age of two, bouncing from bad situation to bad situation; and at the age of 17 she decided she no longer wanted to live. But on the same day she planned on taking her life, Lisa was kidnapped off her bicycle on her way home from work and was put in the position where she had to fight to stay alive. Lisa's incredible bravery and insanely savvy survival instincts led to a huge break in a high profile case Lisa had no idea she was a part of.
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Episode 21: The Barefoot Bandit Part 2 Feb 09, 2021

Woohoo part 2! The incredible story of Colton Harris Moore comes to a close this episode as we talk about his inevitable downfall. Colton flew a little too close to the sun, but it was quite a ride while it lasted!
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Episode 20: The Barefoot Bandit Part 1 Feb 02, 2021

Alex embarks on his first two part story as we dive into the mind-boggling tale of Colton Harris Moore! Colton escaped from a halfway house at the age of 17 while serving a 3 year sentence for theft. After making a break for it, Colton survives on the run from authorities for over 2 years! During this time he manages to steal just about anything he can get his hands on, including PLANES!? Listen in to find out exactly how a teenager was able to avoid capture from not only local police, but the FBI.

Episode 19: The Epic Tale of Jan Baalsrud Jan 26, 2021

After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his 11 comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud found himself on an epic journey though Norway to avoid capture. For over 2 months, the people of Norway risked their lives to help Jan make his way through the unforgiving snowy mountains to gain safety and freedom in neutral Sweden.
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Episode 18: Don't Drink The Kool Aid Jan 19, 2021

In this episode we're breaking down the enormous tragedy that was Jonestown. Jim Jones founded the People's Temple in 1954 and after quickly gaining a large following, promised members they would start their very own socialist utopia in South America. What should have been a paradise turned into a living hell when Jim Jones descended quickly into a drug fueled paranoia. Members soon realized leaving Jonestown wasn't an option and what Jim Jones described as a revolutionary suicide, was actually a mass murder.

Episode 17: Bro Did You Shoot Me? Jan 12, 2021

In 2007, 17-year-old Ross Capicchioni hesitantly agreed to drive his friend of 10 years to the east side of Detroit. Little did he know that the person he trusted, would force him into becoming the target of a brutal gang initiation!

Episode 16: Dexter Wannabe Jan 05, 2021

Happy New Year, friends! This week we're talking about the walking scab Mark Twitchell. Mark was an aspiring film maker turned killer after getting inspiration from the popular TV show, Dexter. Twitchell would lure unsuspecting single men to his garage by posing as women on the dating site, Plenty of Fish. Although this man is a monster, he's also an actual dumbass so thankfully his reign of terror didnt last long.

Episode 15: Dirty John Dec 22, 2020

This week we're talking about a man so slimy, he might as well be a slug. John Meehan, or rather "Dirty John" makes a living manipulating and terrorizing unsuspecting women. In the fall of 2014, John slithered his way into the life of the beautiful, and overly generous Debra Newell. Blinded by her love, Debra failed to recognize all of John's blaring red flags and allowed him to wreak havoc on her life and her family. Deb seriously couldn't see how toxic and straight up dangerous this man was until it was almost too late! C'MON DEB.

Episode 14: VolcaNO Thank You! Dec 15, 2020

A healing vacation coupled with a series of unadvisable decisions leaves Dewey Gaedcke lost on the most active volcano on the planet. Cuts from falling on the razor sharp rock paired with dehydration and hunger, bring Dewey close to death and certainly into a personal hell. The only things that keep him going are the camcorder he brought along to document his trip and the thought of reuniting with his two daughters. Check out how Dewey manages to get just what he survived for in this astonishing journey!

Episode 13: The Bus Ride to Hell Dec 08, 2020

One afternoon in the small farming town of Chowchilla, California, an entire school bus with 26 children still on board, went missing. After Ed, the town's trusted school bus driver, missed his final stop of the day, the community went into panic mode. Not one person knew what could have happened to vanish an entire bus load of children. Join us this week to find out what happened to Ed and the 26 children and how they made it out of this one!

Episode 12: Slender Man Stabbing Dec 01, 2020

In a dark but odd sequence of events, slender man is partially to blame for a pre-teen murder attempt. When two troubled 12-year-olds become friends in the 6th grade, they construct a plan that will not only prove that slender man is real, but will secure them a spot in the infamous slender man mansion for the rest of time. What could possibly go wrong???

Episode 11: A Desert Surrounded By Water Nov 24, 2020

Hope you’re not as scared of the ocean as Steph is, because we're diving into the grueling survival of Steven Callahan. Steve designed and built his own boat to set sail across the Atlantic. All was well until a GODDAMN WHALE put a gaping hole in the hull of his boat. Guess his design didn't account for that one.... Steve goes onto survive the longest ordeal of this podcast yet, stuck out at sea all on his own.

Episode 10: Surviving For Two Nov 17, 2020

I hope you guys have something to hold onto because this episode is not for the faint of heart. This week we're talking about the incredibly strong, Teka Adams . Teka was 9 months pregnant, a recovering drug addict, and homeless at the time of her abduction. She endured days of torture to save herself and more importantly, the life of her baby.

Episode 9: Mini Skirt and Slightly Concerned Nov 10, 2020

This week Juliane Koepcke survives falling from a plane that was 2 miles in the air! Who needs a parachute? Well, she's quite literally not out of the woods yet and has to make her way out of the dense Peruvian jungle. All this after surviving heights that would make a recreational skydiver shit their pants. Find out how Juliane's unbreakable will to keep going leads her out of an environment that seems extremely well designed to kill human beings.

Episode 8: The Deadly Curling Iron Nov 03, 2020

In this episode, we talk about the Salt Lake Library hostage situation. Mixing an unstable man with explosives is never great, but with a hell of a lot of bravery, Lloyd Prescott was able to save SO many lives. Hero Alert!

Episode 7: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Part 2 Oct 27, 2020

Welp folks, in this episode we discuss the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard and how Gypsy and Nick really thought they'd get away with it. We love an off brand Bonnie and Clyde moment.

Episode 6: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Part 1! Oct 13, 2020

This week Steph is comin' at ya with Part 1 of the story of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard! Strap yourself in because this one is seriously insane. This story is famous for a reason!

Episode 5: The Sur-THRIVER, Melissa Dohme Oct 06, 2020

This episode covers Melissa Dohme's attack from her ex-boyfriend Robert Burton. See how Melissa's intense determination brought her back from the dead twice! Despite this horrific crime, she is still thriving today, continuing to raise awareness about domestic violence. (Her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/melissadohme/ )
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Episode 4: The Cold-Blooded Kidnapping of Jayme Closs Oct 01, 2020

In this episode we discuss the senseless and very recently solved kidnapping of Jayme Closs! Jayme was 13 years old at the time of her parents murder and her cold-blooded kidnapping. Wanna hear about how big of a dickweed Jake Patterson was/is? Tune in this week to find out!

Episode 3: Coming Back to Life Anna Bågenholm Style Sep 22, 2020

In this episode we talk about Anna Bågenholm, a Swedish radiologist that had quite the skiing accident. She literally froze to death and yet somehow this is still a story of her survival?? Tune in to find out how the hell she made it out of this one.

Episode 2: The Incredible Survival of Johan and Jenna Otter Sep 15, 2020

While on a family hiking trip through Glacier National Park, Jenna and Johan had a very unfortunate run in with a MAMA GRIZZLY BEAR. This one's a doozy, let's talk about it!

Episode 1: The Amazing Survival Story of Teri Jendusa Nicolai Sep 12, 2020

Join Steph and Alex as they discuss the badass herself, Teri Jendusa Nicolai, and how she survived a brutal attack by her human shit-stain of an ex husband.

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