First Self-Made American Millionairess
Sarah Breedlove’s job prospects were slim, so she started her own business—and in 1919, the daughter of two formerly enslaved people became a self-made millionaire. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
25 Sep 20207min
World’s Deepest Freedive
Hold your breath: In 2016, William Trubridge broke the world record for freediving, which he had set himself back in 2011. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Sep 20207min
Unprecedented Journey To The North Pole
Barbara Hillary was the first African American woman to reach both poles... which she did in her 70s, after surviving lung cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Sep 20207min
“Little Sure Shot”: The Best In The West
Annie Oakley was an extraordinary markswoman, and the star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Sep 20208min
Setting Records In Space
Peggy Whitson has spent more time in space than any other NASA astronaut… And that’s not the only space record she holds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Sep 20207min
Hysterical Strength
In 2006, a dire circumstance unlocked superhuman strength in Tom Boyle. Nine years later, a similar scenario helped 19-year-old Charlotte Heffelmire save a life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
18 Sep 20207min
King Of Savage Mountain
In 2018, Andrzej Bargiel’s climb up the world’s second highest mountain took three days. But it was his eight-hour ski descent that set a record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
17 Sep 20207min
Crash Landing
Juliane Koepcke’s incredible feat is two-in-one: In 1971, she fell two miles out of a plane and lived. Her next challenge? Surviving the rainforest she landed in. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
16 Sep 20207min
