FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | River of Doubt | 2
Against The Odds12 Aug 2025

FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | River of Doubt | 2

As Theodore Roosevelt’s expedition sets off down the River of Doubt, it doesn’t take long for the going to get rough. Their canoes are no match for the boiling rapids, forcing them to trek through an unforgiving jungle rife with insects, predators and disease. As their movement slows, their food supplies dwindle. Roosevelt’s son Kermit takes a bold risk to speed their progress . . . but the turbulent waters deliver more peril than he bargained for.

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In Their Own Words: Chris Lemons – Deep Sea Diving Crisis  | 1

In Their Own Words: Chris Lemons – Deep Sea Diving Crisis | 1

In 2012, Chris Lemons had a bright future ahead, with a fiancee and a good job fixing oil infrastructure on the ocean floor. One night in September, he went to work on a pipe about 300 feet beneath th...

17 Mar 37min

FAN FAVORITE: Alaska Bear Attack | Three Long Hours | 2

FAN FAVORITE: Alaska Bear Attack | Three Long Hours | 2

After Bart Pieciul is mauled by a bear in the Alaska wilderness, his friends have to use all of their outdoor knowledge to keep him alive. The three men are stranded in the mountains for hours, waitin...

10 Mar 47min

FAN FAVORITE: Alaska Bear Attack | In Defense of Life and Property  | 1

FAN FAVORITE: Alaska Bear Attack | In Defense of Life and Property | 1

The residents of Haines, Alaska are used to living alongside bears. The region surrounding their small town has one of the densest bear populations in the world. But as climate change curtails the bea...

3 Mar 47min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Not Forgotten | 5

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Not Forgotten | 5

Early settlers to the Midwest were accustomed to harsh winters, but the blizzard that hit the Great Plains on January 12th, 1888 caught thousands of pioneer families off guard. The storm was especiall...

24 Feb 36min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | The Frozen Remains  | 4

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | The Frozen Remains | 4

By the morning of January 13th, 1888, the blizzard had passed, and a frantic search for survivors began. Farmer Johann Albrecht looked for his missing son, and Wilhelm Woebbecke hunted for his foster ...

17 Feb 42min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Exposed | 3

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Exposed | 3

As the blizzard raged, its winds blew up to 60 miles per hour. Those caught out in the storm faced white-out conditions. With few landmarks on the flat prairie, even residents who knew the area well f...

10 Feb 33min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2

On January 12th, 1888, residents of the Dakota Territory and Nebraska woke to an unseasonably warm day. Farmers took advantage of the mild weather to tend to chores and children headed off to school i...

3 Feb 40min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | No Warning | 1

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | No Warning | 1

In the 1800s millions of people moved to the American midwest, drawn by promises of cheap, fertile land. But they were caught unprepared in January 1888, when a cold front swept down from Canada and c...

27 Jan 39min

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