3 Hours. 1 Wave. Surf’s Up!
Gary Saavedra wanted to put Panama in the record books, so he set out to do the impossible: surf the Panama Canal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Touko 20217min
A Perfect Day For A Perfect Game
Yankees pitcher Don Larsen achieves a feat so incredible nobody else has achieved it since. In game 5 of the 1956 World Series, he retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters he faced, throwing the first ...
13 Touko 20216min
Trapped In Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
In 1931 while studying radioactive waves, Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard and his assistant Paul Kipfer flew their custom hot air balloon closer to outer space than anyone before them… only to become ...
12 Touko 20217min
Running On Empty
There was something about running that just didn’t sit well with ultramarathoner Mike McKnight. Every time he ran a marathon he’d eat to keep his energy up… and every time he ate, he puked. So McKnigh...
11 Touko 20217min
Surgeon, Soldier, Captive, Spy
Mary Edwards Walker saved lives and made history as the first woman surgeon in the U.S. military. For her battlefield valor during the Civil War, she received a Medal of Honor — and when the governmen...
10 Touko 20216min
Climbing Mt. Everest, Blind
In 2001, Erik Weihenmayer made climbing history as the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Touko 20216min
World’s Fastest Marathon
In an effort to set the record for a sub two-hour marathon, Eliud Kipchoge designed the perfect course with all the elements and variables he would need to succeed. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
6 Touko 20217min
Saving Lives With Soap
In a field that was dominated by men, Florence Nightingale “cleaned up” the nursing profession and showed the industry a new way to save lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
5 Touko 20217min
