What Didn't Kill Me

This episode is a "little" bit late. And by a little I mean over a month. We had a few medical issues and personal celebrations (congratulations to the newlyweds) that delayed our normal productions. Now that that is all over with, we hope to bring things back to normal. Sorry about the delay for those few of you who listen and thank you for your patience.

That being said, this episode includes one very lucky man, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived BOTH the nuclear bomb attacks on Japan during WWII; and a brave strong woman, Cheryl Thomas, who survived one of the nation’s most notorious serial killers.

This week we dive back into our favorite subject, the ocean. This is a story about how Harrison Odjegba Okene survived a harrowing sunken ship for more than 2 days as he awaited divers to rescue him. We also tell the story of Amanda Bostic who survived flying out of a roller coaster! We also have added a special outro for our podcast recorded by my son and husband who does his best to edit this podcast. I say it all the time but, please feel sorry for him folks we are still very much amateurs!

This week we did something a little different. We met in person with our guest host Michelle Williams for the first time! She and Darri Murphy, a masters degree nurse, discuss Covid-19 and Michelle's experience with surviving it. We had a lot of trouble with the sound in this episode. We are still armatures and were unprepared for the exponential increase in difficulty having 4 people in the same room with a single mic. Our editor did his best to clean it up, but, we apologize for the quality in some parts. 

This week we discuss the harrowing kidnapping of Ethan Turner off of a school bus  and a plane crash that left Juliane Koepcke trapped in the Amazon for 11 days! I bet she was wishing they had 2 day delivery!

This week we talk about the unsinkable "Molly" Brown who survived the most famous ship wreck of all time. I'm sure you'll figure that one out... We also discuss Tanya Rider a woman who went missing for 8 days. You know, just "hanging out" waiting for law enforcement to do their jobs. 

Please note we do take these cases seriously, we just try to use a bit of humor to lighten things up.

Julian Hohnen and Jean Hilliard avoid their cold fates in this weeks tales of bravery, perseverance and bad directions!

Jade starts us off this week with the survival story of Jeanna Giese who is one of the first people to survive rabies. Sylvia then steps outsider her comfort zone and tells of an attack at an elementary school with a hero principal named Norina Bentzel. 

Five episodes in and we finally were able to squeeze two stories in an episode as we had originally planned! We also managed to stay in the allotted time we planned. So all in all this could be considered our 5th or 1st depending on how you view it ;)

The incredible tale of how Jennifer Morey managed to fight off her assailant, despite her injuries, and remain clear-headed enough to call for help. Oh, and if you ever hear screaming for help in the night, call someone, do NOT just ignore it.

So... this is 2 days late. Sorry about that, did we mention we are new? Anyhow enjoy the episode!

Today we are discussing a survivor that may not be very well known in the True Crime Community, but is famous in the Psychology world for not only surviving his horrific accident but for how he lived in the years after it. More than likely if you have taken a psychology class then you have heard of a man by the name Phineas Gage. This is also our shortest episode yet! Which may or may not be a good thing... We're still getting our format down. Oh, and did we mention this is Jade's 1st story?

This week we talk about Paul De Gelder who survived a vicious shark attack that cost his arm and leg. He's known as a co-host on Discovery's Shark Week and one of the first survivors I thought of when I imagined this podcast. Also, don't worry this one isn't 2 hours long! :)