Incredible Feats
297 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 532 ratingsThey’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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Three World Cups In Three Decades
February 25, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesWhile many talented soccer players have won a World Cup, Pelé netted an unprecedented three — more than any other player, ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From Poverty To Giving Away Cars
February 24, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesOprah took a job no one wanted and transformed it into a media empire. Now, she’s an icon and a billionaire — but her path was far from easy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
300 Ways To Use A Peanut
February 23, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesGeorge Washington Carver discovered the key to restoring Alabama’s cotton supply and reviving an entire industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NASA’s Unsung Hero
February 22, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesKatherine Johnson’s meticulous math skills helped the first American into space, the first American orbit the Earth, and the crew of Apollo 11 reach the moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Kick So Hard It Ruptures Livers
February 19, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesWhile most fighters rely on precision punching and submission holds, Bas Rutten developed his own special move… and it’s a kicker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Youngest Woman to Win Olympic Snowboarding Gold
February 18, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesAfter years of setting snowboarding records, Chloe Kim dominated the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Youngest Woman To Win Olympic Snowboarding Gold
February 18, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesAfter years of setting snowboarding records, Chloe Kim dominated the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Battling ALS To Uncover Secrets Of The Universe
February 17, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesStephen Hawking worked hard to prove two things: that the Big Bang Theory is plausible and that living with ALS is possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Battling ALS to Uncover the Secrets of the Universe
February 17, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesStephen Hawking worked hard to prove two things: that the Big Bang Theory is plausible and that living with ALS is possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Martial Arts Mainstream
February 16, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesBruce Lee’s legendary fighting sequences kicked off an obsession with martial arts in America in the ‘70s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Freediving In The Himalayas
February 15, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesOne icy lake… Two Croatian freedivers… New world records set at over 15,000 feet above sea level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Freediving in the Himalayas
February 15, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesOne icy lake… Two Croatian freedivers… New world records set at over 15,000 feet above sea level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
World’s Longest Marriage
February 12, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesMany couples feel like they’ve been married forever… But Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher actually got pretty close in a union that spanned more than eight decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Breaking Bans & Barriers To Run Boston
February 11, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesIn 1966, women weren’t allowed to run marathons. So runner Bobbi Gibb did what she had to do to run the race anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hans’ Solo Trip Down Everest
February 10, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesHans Kammerlander would have been happy to set just one record on Mt. Everest in 1996. But there was more in store for the skier… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
World’s First Female Filmmaker
February 09, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesRoll the credits! Alice Guy-Blaché is finally getting her due as a pioneering filmmaker who pushed the boundaries of the medium in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Pen Is Even Mightier In Space
February 08, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesThe 1969 moon landing was completely unprecedented… and almost a complete disaster. What saved the day? A felt-tipped pen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
World’s Oldest Gymnast
February 05, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesHow many great-grandmothers do you know who are also competitive gymnasts? Meet Johanna Quaas, who kept competing well into her 90s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Miami’s Momentous Season
February 04, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesIn 1972, the Miami Dolphins were still a fairly new franchise. But that season, they proved they had the chops to beat the NFL’s best — and make history while they were at it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feuding Physicists Win Nobel Prize
February 03, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesThe invention of the transistor helped three physicists clinch a Nobel Prize — but not even sharing the illustrious award could mend their broken bond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Breaking Sabbath To Save Soldiers
February 02, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesDesmond Doss was a pacifist and a medic who was mocked for his beliefs before saving 75 soldiers during one of the bloodiest battles of WWII. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First Unassisted English Channel Swim
February 01, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutes27-year-old Captain Matthew Webb made himself a household name after swimming nearly 40 miles unassisted across the jellyfish-filled English Channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Lifetime of Royalties in One Day
January 29, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesWhile most songwriters dream of writing even just one hit single, country music legend Dolly Parton wrote two utterly iconic songs… in one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Lifetime Of Royalties In One Day
January 29, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesWhile most songwriters dream of writing even just one hit single, country music legend Dolly Parton wrote two utterly iconic songs… in one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Halftime Becomes Prime Time
January 28, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesNeeding a big spectacle to draw viewers and land a lucrative TV contract, the NFL tapped Motown legend Diana Ross to sing the national anthem at the biggest game of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Diamond In The Rough
January 27, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesShea Diamond wrote her first song while serving a 10-year prison sentence. Now, the singer-songwriter has gone from behind bars to behind the mic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Christmas Hits A High Note
January 26, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesWould you rather have a #1 hit song in four different decades, or the most popular Christmas song of all time? Thankfully, Mariah Carey doesn’t have to choose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rihanna’s Riches
January 25, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesRobyn Fenty wasn’t a household name in 2003 when she auditioned for an American music producer in Barbados. Now, she’s the wealthiest female musician in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
142 Days Buried Alive
January 22, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesWhat would you do to keep a family legacy alive? Geoff Smith spent over four months living underground after his mom’s record was broken by an American. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Magic Of A Comeback
January 21, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesWith a terminal and highly stigmatized diagnosis, Magic Johnson rallied to play in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game… and was named Most Valuable Player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Surviving Back-To-Back Avalanches
January 20, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesKen Jones’s solo hike in Romania became a fight for survival when he was engulfed by twin avalanches and forced to crawl for days to find help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First Female Fortune 500 CEO
January 19, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesWhen Katharine Graham was installed as head of a small D.C. newspaper, she turned it into a historic institution, publishing risky journalism that changed the course of American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Battle Of The Brians
January 18, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesIt was Brian vs. Brian at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, where only one could be crowned the best male figure skating champion in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
World’s Tallest Bridge Saves A Village
January 15, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesA French engineer and a British architect teamed up in 1993 to design and build the Millau Viaduct — a record-breaking bridge that spans a gorge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pitching A No-Hitter, One-Handed
January 14, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesYankees pitcher Jim Abbott — who was born without a right hand — pitched a no-hitter in a 1993 game against the Cleveland Indians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
110 Rounds In The Ring
January 13, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesIn 1893, boxing matches didn’t end until someone was knocked out — explaining how Andy Bowen and Jack Burke once boxed for over seven hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ultimate Trust Fall
January 12, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesIn a breath-taking stunt, daredevil Travis Pastrana put his life in the hands of three near-strangers when he went skydiving without a parachute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mother Of Modern Physics
January 11, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesMarie Curie’s discoveries saved millions of lives — at the expense of her own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tightroping Between the Twin Towers
January 08, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesYears of studying, months of planning, and a nighttime break-in were all precursors to a 1974 stunt in New York City — but this was no heist. It was a high-wire act by Philippe Petit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tightroping Between The Twin Towers
January 08, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesYears of studying, months of planning, and a nighttime break-in were all precursors to a 1974 stunt in New York City — but this was no heist. It was a high-wire act by Philippe Petit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thwarting Hitler’s Olympic Agenda
January 07, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesJesse Owens became the most decorated Olympian at the 1936 Berlin Games, despite Hitler’s best efforts to see Aryan athletes triumph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stalling the #Strawpocalypse
January 06, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesBenjamin Von Wong used 168,000 recycled drinking straws to create a towering art installation. The record-breaking structure was dubbed “The Parting of the Plastic Sea.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stalling The #Strawpocalypse
January 06, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesBenjamin Von Wong used 168,000 recycled drinking straws to create a towering art installation. The record-breaking structure was dubbed “The Parting of the Plastic Sea.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Queen Of Chess
January 05, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesA childhood experiment helped turn Judit Polgár into a chess prodigy, but not everyone was willing to recognize her chops — until she bested her idol in a 2002 tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Queen of Chess
January 05, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesA childhood experiment helped turn Judit Polgár into a chess prodigy, but not everyone was willing to recognize her chops — until she bested her idol in a 2002 tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ending Apartheid
January 04, 2021 08:01 - 7 minutesA political prisoner in South Africa for 27 years, Nelson Mandela was unjustly regarded as an enemy of his country before he helped radically transform it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Gust of Innovation
January 01, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesAt first, all 14-year-old William Kamkwamba wanted to do was power a lamp so he could read at night. But the young Malawian inventor’s ambitions soon grew far bigger… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Gust Of Innovation
January 01, 2021 08:01 - 6 minutesAt first, all 14-year-old William Kamkwamba wanted to do was power a lamp so he could read at night. But the young Malawian inventor’s ambitions soon grew far bigger… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Miracle on Ice
December 31, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesThe 1980 Winter Olympics match-up between the U.S. and Soviet Union hockey teams pit young amateurs against reigning champions. But U.S. coach Herb Brooks had a few tricks up his sleeve… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Miracle On Ice
December 31, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesThe 1980 Winter Olympics match-up between the U.S. and Soviet Union hockey teams pit young amateurs against reigning champions. But U.S. coach Herb Brooks had a few tricks up his sleeve… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices