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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First African Woman To Win A Nobel Prize
December 30, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesKenya’s first female professor, Wangari Maathai, went up against a dictator to protect green space in Nairobi. The movement she started has gone on to plant over 51 million trees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Propelling Into Peril
December 29, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesWhen three hikers found themselves stranded on the tenth highest mountain in the world, Daniel Aufdenblatten and Richard Lehner risked their own lives to pull off a daring rescue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Doubles or Nothing: 100+ Mile Running
December 28, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesBreast cancer survivor Nicky Spinks has run hundreds of miles through the wilderness, breaking records as she conquered steep, muddy, mountainous routes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doubles Or Nothing: 100+ Mile Running
December 28, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesBreast cancer survivor Nicky Spinks has run hundreds of miles through the wilderness, breaking records as she conquered steep, muddy, mountainous routes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Sodder Family Tragedy: 75 Years Later (Pt. 3)
December 21, 2020 08:10 - 41 minutesFor decades, family members and sleuths have tried to determine what really happened the night of the fire. As of yet, they have been unsuccessful. But the clues remain, the questions linger, and the case unofficially stays open… This episode is presented by Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. For more of history’s greatest puzzles, follow Unexplained Mysteries free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
The Sodder Family Tragedy: 75 Years Later (Pt. 2)
December 21, 2020 08:05 - 42 minutesIn the aftermath of the fire, a startling number of tips, twists, and witnesses came forward regarding the fate of the Sodder children. Their father, George, followed the clues for decades, driven by a suspicion of the “official” story and a belief that the blaze was no accident. This episode is presented by Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. For more of history’s greatest puzzles, follow Unexplained Mysteries free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn m...
The Sodder Family Tragedy: 75 Years Later (Pt. 1)
December 21, 2020 08:01 - 38 minutesEarly Christmas day in 1945, Jennie Sodder woke up to her house on fire. The blaze consumed her home, and five of her young children. Or did it? Strange events, prescient remarks, and a lack of human remains hinted at more nefarious — though no less tragic — outcomes. This episode is presented by Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. For more of history’s greatest puzzles, follow Unexplained Mysteries free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about yo...
Single-Handedly Reforesting India
December 18, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesTo save his island home from flood-driven erosion, Jadav Payeng began planting trees. Decades later, there’s over a thousand acres of forest. And he’s still planting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“The Greatest” Earns His Nickname
December 17, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesIn a much-anticipated 1964 match, he floated like a butterfly… stung like a bee… and defeated the champion boxer that everyone had favored to win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Solo Row Across The Atlantic
December 16, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesKiko Matthews spent nearly two months rowing over 3,000 miles in the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for the hospital that twice saved her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Hero And A Heart In Need
December 15, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesAfter a bar fight in 1893, James Cornish was rushed to Chicago’s first interracial hospital, helmed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, for a pioneering open-heart surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Hero and A Heart In Need
December 15, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesAfter a bar fight in 1893, James Cornish was rushed to Chicago’s first interracial hospital, helmed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, for a pioneering open-heart surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Revolutionary 1080
December 14, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutes12-year-old Tom Schaar trained on one of the only Mega Ramps in existence to become the first person ever to land a 1080 on a skateboard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Sign Of A Breakthrough
December 11, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesBy 1887, the Kellers had run out of ideas on how to educate their 6-year-old daughter, Helen. Enter 21-year-old Anne Sullivan, whose unusual methods would revolutionize the way deaf and blind children around the world would be taught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Champion Gets Back On The Horse
December 10, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesWith a dire cancer prognosis and an unfulfilled dream, professional jockey Bob Champion resolved to win the Grand National race with his horse, Aldaniti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First Sub-4 Minute Mile
December 09, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesThey said it couldn’t be done. That it was physically impossible for a human body. But in 1954, Roger Bannister proved everyone wrong by running a mile in under 4 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Reaching Earth’s Highs And Lows
December 08, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesVanessa O’Brien is the first and only woman to have reached our planet’s highest peak and lowest depth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Reaching Earth’s Highs and Lows
December 08, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesVanessa O’Brien is the first and only woman to have reached our planet’s highest peak and lowest depth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Extreme Makeover: Skin Edition
December 07, 2020 08:01 - 8 minutesFormer art student Cindy Jackson holds the record for most cosmetic procedures, while performance artist Lucky Diamond Rich boasts layers of tattoos in the most unlikely places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Reporting in the Line of Fire
December 04, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesDickey Chapelle became one of the first woman war correspondents during WWII, sneaking onto the front lines and putting her life on the line to cover stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reporting In The Line Of Fire
December 04, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesDickey Chapelle became one of the first woman war correspondents during WWII, sneaking onto the front lines and putting her life on the line to cover stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First Woman To Race Indy 500 & Daytona 500
December 03, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesRacing pioneer Janet Guthrie made motor sports history after qualifying to compete in both the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Daredevil Death Jump
December 02, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesIn 1999, Robbie Knievel launched his motorcycle straight over the edge of the Grand Canyon in a stunt not even his father, the famed Evel Knievel, had ever attempted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Sister, A Secret & A Record-Breaking Slam
December 01, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesSerena Williams faced her stiffest competition at the 2017 Australian Open in Melbourne. But we don’t call her the GOAT for nothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Swimming 110 Miles Through Shark-Infested Waters
November 30, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesDiana Nyad was 26 when she dreamed up a long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida. Several decades and multiple attempts later, she did it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
You Snooze, You Lose
November 27, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesNo sleep tonight! 17-year-old Randy Gardner stayed awake for days on end, in what started as an experiment to see if sleep deprivation could induce paranormal abilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jumping Into The Record Book
November 26, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesBob Beamon shot into the air for an epic, world record-breaking long jump at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Walking In Space, Crashing In Siberia
November 25, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesCosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to ever walk through outer space. But his inaugural spacewalk nearly ended in disaster… twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trapped 22 Feet Below
November 24, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesThey say it takes a village to raise a child. How about rescuing one? In 1987, hundreds of people came together to save a toddler trapped in a well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lost Then Found: Solving A Titanic Mystery
November 23, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesA secret Navy-funded mission gave one oceanographer the opportunity to find the Titanic’s final resting place, over seventy years after a tragic maritime disaster sank the steamship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bond Springs Into “Action!”
November 20, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesThe opening scene of the ‘95 Bond film “GoldenEye” showcases a record-setting bungee jump performed by stuntman Wayne Michaels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In A Class Of His Own
November 19, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesManny Pacquiao has won more world titles in more weight classes than any other boxer in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“Jumping” Jack Dives In
November 18, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesYou’re 69 years old, planning your next birthday celebration. How about a swim in the ocean — handcuffed, shackled, and pulling rowboats filled with people? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Throwdown In King’s Court
November 17, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesPigs, lollipops, and very high stakes: When tennis players Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs faced off in a so-called “battle of the sexes,” they spared no effort — in skill or in spectacle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ada’s Trial Of Survival
November 16, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesWhen a celebrity Arctic explorer assembles an inexperienced team to claim Wrangel Island for the British Empire, Ada Blackjack signs on as the party’s seamstress... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Barreling Down Niagara Falls
November 13, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesAnnie Edson Tyler’s 1901 tumble down Horseshoe Falls was actually a get-rich-quick scheme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Throws Like a Girl… Strikes Out Legends
November 12, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutes17-year-old Jackie Mitchell went up against the greats, and pitched strikes that left Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig slouching back to the dugout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Throws Like A Girl… Strikes Out Legends
November 12, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutes17-year-old Jackie Mitchell went up against the greats, and pitched strikes that left Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig slouching back to the dugout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Babe Breaks Through
November 11, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesBabe Didrikson Zaharias was a Renaissance woman of sports, proving to 1930s America that anyone can be an all-around phenomenal athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Death Threats To Peace Prize
November 10, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesAn assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai’s life only served to further amplify the young leader’s verve for education advocacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thor’s Voyage Across The Pacific
November 09, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesIn 1947, anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove a point, and crossed over 4,000 miles of open ocean to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The French Spiderman
November 06, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesIn 2011, Alain Robert scaled a soaring skyscraper in Dubai. At 2,717 feet high, it’s the tallest structure in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Surfing The World’s Biggest Wave
November 05, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesA voice in a dream helped Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa make the comeback of a lifetime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Saved By An Undersea Air Bubble
November 04, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesWhen a tugboat capsized off the coast of Nigeria, a team of divers was sent in after nearly 3 days to recover bodies. But one man had survived. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
High-Diving Into A Killer Whale Tank
November 03, 2020 08:01 - 7 minutesClimbing hand over hand up a thin metal tower, Dana Kunze scaled the equivalent of 16 stories before plummeting straight down — for a record-breaking 172-foot dive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Picking Up Where Her Hero Left Off
November 02, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutesBurning wires, faulty brakes, armed soldiers… Geraldine Mock’s 1964 solo flight around the world wasn’t the smoothest. But every bit of turbulence was worth it to pay homage to her hero, Amelia Earhart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Defying Death In The “Upside Down”
October 30, 2020 07:01 - 7 minutesIt was the Great Houdini’s last act before his untimely death — a trick so dangerous and inventive, he found a way to patent it and keep its secrets safe from copycats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Where There’s A Wilt, There’s A Way
October 29, 2020 07:01 - 6 minutesA 1962 NBA game between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks set the stage for Wilt Chamberlain’s legendary scoring record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cape Town To Cairo: Traversing A Continent
October 28, 2020 07:01 - 7 minutesMonsoon rains, jail time, malaria… Explorer Mario Rigby experienced all of it and more as he walked and kayaked through Africa, traveling over 7,500 miles south to north. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Major League Eating
October 27, 2020 07:01 - 7 minutesIn 2020, champion eater Joey Chestnut broke his own world record for most hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes. #AmericanHero? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices