Incredible Feats

Incredible Feats

They’ve broken records, made history, and turned the impossible into the incredible. Every weekday, join comedian Dan Cummins as he profiles amazing achievements made by people from all over the world. Incredible Feats is a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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Episoder(251)

3 Hours. 1 Wave. Surf’s Up!

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 Mai 20217min

A Perfect Day For A Perfect Game

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 Mai 20216min

Trapped In Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

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 Mai 20217min

Running On Empty

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 Mai 20217min

Surgeon, Soldier, Captive, Spy

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 Mai 20216min

Climbing Mt. Everest, Blind

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 Mai 20216min

World’s Fastest Marathon

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 Mai 20217min

Saving Lives With Soap

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 Mai 20217min

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