How I Survived
Amazing, first-hand survival stories from people who have faced the unimaginable and escaped with their lives.
Pacific Podcast Network · Are Media
Show overview
How I Survived has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 49 episodes, alongside 6 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 16 min and 42 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. Roughly 20% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 14 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2019, with 16 episodes published. Published by Are Media.
From the publisher
Amazing, first-hand survival stories from people who have faced the unimaginable and escaped with their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 49 episodesJazz Thornton’s Stalker Travelled 18,000km to Find Her
Belle Burden: My Husband Of 20 Years Became A Stranger Overnight
Maggie Walters: I Have Dissociative Identity Disorder - Motherhood Helped Me Heal
Tracy Hall Fell in Love With a Con Man. Then He Stole $317,000
Dr Lucy Hone: The Day My 12-Year-Old Daughter Died - and How I Survived It
Alexa Leary Was Told She’d Die - Now She’s a Gold Medallist
Robbed Of Her Childhood: Bek Condello On Escaping A Cult
Stephanie Browitt: “I Survived the Volcano. Half My Family Didn’t.”
The Day I Learned My Stepdad Was A Child Killer - Sherele Moody
Jess Denham: The Story She Was Never Allowed To Tell
Charlie Verco: He Paddled Towards The Shark To Save Her
BONUS: You’re Gonna Want To Hear This — Stories of Survival
An Ordinary Day Turned Violent - This Is Chloe & Christine's Story Of Survival
Danielle Bensky: I Was A Teenage Ballerina When I Met Jeffrey Epstein
S4 Ep 7Trapped in the desert for THREE NIGHTS
Setting off to hike to the Lost Palms Oasis, hidden deep within the Joshua Tree National Park, 35-year-old Kiwi Claire Nelson couldn't wait to immerse herself in the Californian desert's otherworldly beauty. She had everything she needed for the four-hour hike, including plenty of water. She'd even left an extra bottle in the car for when she got back. But, in the blazing hot desert, she'd need every single drop... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 6"I wrestled a CROCODILE for 25 minutes"
EIt was a steaming hot March afternoon in Weipa, a mining town on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. At a safety course, 28-year-old mine worker Todd Bairstow couldn’t wait to knock off, treat himself to an ice-cold beer and go fishing. But, finishing up and trudging down to the creek with his little puppy running alongside him, they weren't completely alone. See, crocodiles lurked in the murky waters...*Thinking of you all, and hope you're staying safe and well in spite of everything Covid-19 is throwing at us. Lots of love from the HIS team. xInterview/script/host: Beth YoungProducer: Jake Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 5Crushed in an erupting volcano
*Quick note: We're working from home due to Covid-19, so this podcast is coming to you from Beth's wardrobe. Enjoy, and we hope you're all staying safe and sound. Lots of love, the HIS team xxxHeaving his massive backpack on, 22-year-old Kiwi William Pike was itching to get up the mountain. He and his mate James Christie – who he’d met at uni while studying to be a primary school teacher – were about to conquer Mt Ruapehu, on New Zealand’s north island. It was James’ first taste of mountaineering and William couldn’t wait to introduce his friend to the sport that he was so mad about. Over a week, the lads planned to climb the mountain’s three major peaks – the highest soaring nearly 3000m above sea level. They had all the right gear, the weather forecast was good, but there was another factor that was completely beyond their control - Mount Ruapehu is an active volcano. But, checking in with the local authorities before setting off, they said there was no sign that it was about to erupt...Interview/script/host: Beth YoungProducer: Jake Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 4A stranger stabbed me, then stole my baby
With the TV murmuring softly in the background, Desiree Page, 39, relaxed back into the reclining sofa, cuddling her 13-month-old son Cory. It was late at night, and her husband Gary, a long-haul charter bus driver, was away for work. Usually, Desiree would religiously lock every door and window before she went to bed. But, with her sleeping son in her arms, she dozed off. A sound sleeper, she didn’t hear a peep as a stranger stealthily broke into her home. Suddenly, someone was tugging on Desiree’s leg, shaking her awake…Interview/scriptwriter/host: Beth Young/Producer: Jake Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UPDATE: "My husband tried to gas me to death"
bonusEWhen Pepita Nicholls asked her husband of 18 years, Robert Ridgeway, for a divorce, he hatched a dark plan to get revenge. Now, there's been an update in Pepita's incredible story...Host: Beth Young/Interview: Riah Matthews/Producer: Denis Duggan *Police interview published with permission from Queensland Police. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 3Hang-gliding horror: "I wasn't attached!"
It was a sunny, crisp winter’s day in Interlaken, Switzerland, and Florida couple Chris and Gail Gursky, married for 26 years and parents to a grown-up son, had the perfect plan to get their hearts pumping – hang-gliding over the gorgeous terrain. They loved zip-lining. Now, it was time to up the ante. And they were keen to get started – it was their first day on holidays.The instructor strapped Chris in, then they ran off the edge of the cliff together. But as soon as Chris' feet left the ground, his body sank straight down and he knew something was terribly wrong. Horrifyingly, his harness hadn't been strapped on properly. He wasn't attached. And he was hurtling well above the trees. This is how Chris survived... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.