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The CRUX: True Survival Stories

The CRUX: True Survival Stories

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 Are you drawn to thrilling survival stories where characters overcome impossible odds? The Crux: True Survival Stories is your podcast. Join us for gripping tales of resilience and invaluable insights into wilderness survival and the mindset needed to overcome adversity. Hosted by Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen, both passionate about wilderness and medicine, our podcast is fueled by real-life stories and the pivotal moments that determine life or death outcomes. Tune in for captivating narratives that entertain and educate. Airing every Monday!Kaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen Ciencias Sociales
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  • Somali Pirates vs Navy SEALs: The Shocking True Story Behind Captain Phillips | E171

    Somali Pirates vs Navy SEALs: The Shocking True Story Behind Captain Phillips | E171
    Jun 23 2025
    In this explosive episode of The Crux True Survival Story Podcast, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen dive into five days of pure terror on the high seas. When four armed Somali pirates stormed the Maersk Alabama in 2009, Captain Richard Phillips made a split-second decision that would either save his crew—or cost him his life. What followed was a heart-pounding standoff in a sweltering lifeboat with AK-47-wielding captors, while Navy SEALs prepared for one of the most precise rescue shots in military history. But here's the twist: was Phillips the hero Hollywood portrayed, or did his reckless decisions put everyone in danger? Kaycee and Julie unpack the shocking controversies, the three-bullet rescue that captivated the world, and why Phillips' own crew sued him. Plus, they reveal the terrifying reality of modern piracy—it's bigger, deadlier, and closer to your daily life than you think. 00:00 Introduction to Case Knives 00:30 Exciting News: Disaster Strikes Expands to Patreon 01:21 Meet Your Hosts: Casey and Julie 01:42 Listener Shoutout and Story Request 02:10 The Story of Captain Richard Phillips Begins 06:30 Background on Somali Piracy 12:38 Ruff Greens 13:45 The Pirate Attack on Maersk Alabama 20:55 The Ideal Prisoner Exchange 21:30 Phillips' Lifeboat Ordeal 23:43 Navy to the Rescue 27:08 The Aftermath and Controversy 29:05 Modern Piracy: A Continuing Threat 35:07 The Maersk Alabama's Legacy 37:42 Lessons from Captain Phillips 41:59 Final Thoughts and Listener Engagement Patreon patreon.com/TheCruxTrueSurvivalPodcast Email us! thecruxsurvival@gmail.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecruxpodcast/ Get schooled by Julie in outdoor wilderness medicine! https://www.headwatersfieldmedicine.com/ Sources Wikipedia - "Maersk Alabama hijacking" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maersk_Alabama_hijacking Comprehensive encyclopedia entry covering the 2009 hijacking incident, rescue operation, and aftermath with extensive sourcing Wikipedia - "MV Tygra" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Tygra Article about the ship formerly known as Maersk Alabama, including details about the hijacking and the vessel's current status Wikipedia - "Richard Phillips (merchant mariner)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Phillips_(merchant_mariner) Biographical information about Captain Phillips, including details about the hijacking and subsequent controversies ScreenRant - "The True Story Behind Captain Phillips & The Maersk Alabama Hijacking" https://screenrant.com/captain-phillips-maersk-alabama-hijacking-true-story/ Comprehensive overview of the true events behind the 2013 film, including details about the hijacking timeline and accuracy of the movie portrayal All That's Interesting - "The Story Of The Real Captain Richard Phillips Who Was Kidnapped By Somali Pirates" https://allthatsinteresting.com/captain-richard-phillips In-depth biographical information about Captain Phillips and detailed account of the hijacking events TIME Entertainment - "The True Tale of Captain Phillips" https://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/12/movie-fact-check-captain-phillips/ Fact-checking analysis comparing the Hollywood film to actual events, sourced from Phillips' memoir The Toronto Star - "Captain Phillips: The True Story Behind the Dramatic Rescue" https://www.thestar.com/news/world/captain-phillips-the-true-story-behind-the-dramatic-rescue/article_a347bd32-76db-5474-9f2c-51253d2f64b7.html Detailed reporting on the rescue operation and controversies surrounding the official narrative The Cinemaholic - "The Scary True Story Behind Captain Phillips, Explained" https://thecinemaholic.com/is-captain-phillips-based-on-a-true-story/ Analysis of the true story elements and creative liberties taken in the film adaptation Is True Story - "The True Story Behind Captain Phillips: Separating Fact from Fiction" https://istruestory.com/captain-phillips-story-true/ Comprehensive fact-checking resource examining the accuracy of various story elements Modern Piracy Research Sources Maritime Page - "Modern Day Pirates: A Closer Look at Maritime Crime in the 21st Century" https://maritimepage.com/modern-day-pirates-a-closer-look-at-maritime-crime/ Expert analysis of contemporary maritime piracy, including tactics, statistics, and countermeasures World Atlas - "Modern Day Pirate Attacks By Country" https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/modern-day-pirates-countries-with-the-most-maritime-piracy-today.html Statistical breakdown of piracy incidents by geographic region and country History18 - "Modern Piracy: Do Pirates Still Exist?" https://history18.com/modern-pirates/ Historical context and contemporary analysis of piracy evolution and current hotspots 9News Australia - "Pirates of the 21st Century: Modern Threat Costing the Global Economy $37 Billion Per Year" https://www.9news.com.au/world/modern-day-pirates-what-are-they-everything-to-know-explainer/c56da778-e0a1-4f40-8e93-22b673742c3a Current statistics on modern piracy's ...
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  • Frozen Fifteen Feet from Safety: How Jean Hilliard Survived 6 Hours at -22°F | E170

    Frozen Fifteen Feet from Safety: How Jean Hilliard Survived 6 Hours at -22°F | E170
    Jun 16 2025

    On December 20th, 1980, 19-year-old Jean Hilliard experienced what doctors call medically impossible. After her car slid off an icy road in rural Minnesota during a blizzard with temperatures at -22°F, Jean made the difficult decision to walk two miles through whiteout conditions to reach her friend Wally Nelson's farmhouse. Dressed only in cowboy boots and a winter coat, she battled brutal winds and life-threatening cold for over an hour.

    In a cruel twist of fate, Jean collapsed just 15 feet from Wally's front door, where she lay face-down in the snow for six hours. When Wally found her the next morning, she was frozen solid - literally crystallized, with her body rigid as a board and her skin hard as stone. Hospital staff initially thought he was bringing them a corpse, as her body temperature was too low to register on their thermometers and they couldn't find a pulse or blood pressure.

    Yet incredibly, Jean not only survived but made a complete recovery with no amputations or permanent damage. After 49 days of observation, she walked out of the hospital completely healthy, leaving medical professionals baffled. This episode explores the science behind her miraculous survival, featuring insights from hypothermia expert Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht (aka "Professor Popsicle"), and examines how Jean returned to a normal life after becoming briefly famous as "The Miracle Girl from Lengby, Minnesota."

    0:00 Introduction to Case Knives
    00:32 Welcome to the Crux True Survival Story Podcast
    00:53 Introducing Jean Hilliard's Incredible Survival Story
    01:39 The Fateful Night Begins
    03:47 Jean's Struggle Through the Blizzard
    10:05 The Collapse and Discovery
    15:12 The Medical Miracle
    18:25 Wally Nelson's Dilemma
    21:39 Arrival at the Hospital
    23:38 The Fight for Survival
    24:54 Ruff Greens
    26:47 Primitive Rewarming Methods in the 1980s
    28:22 Jean's Miraculous Recovery Begins
    31:10 Jean's Unbelievable Survival
    33:26 The Science Behind Hypothermia Survival
    41:35 Jean's Life After the Incident
    45:55 Professor Popsicle and Hypothermia Research
    50:36 Final Thoughts on Human Resilience

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    References for Jean Hilliard's Story
    1. Montreal Gazette - "Frozen Solid Teen Girl on Way to Full Recovery" (December 30, 1980)
    2. The New York Times - "Dakota Teen-Ager Recovers After Being 'Frozen Stiff'" (January 2, 1981)
    3. Thirteen Towns newspaper, Fosston - Local coverage with headline "Woman, 19, baffles doctors: Terrible frozen ordeal has happy ending"
    4. MPR News (Minnesota Public Radio) - "Frozen. Thawed. Not dead: Jean Hilliard's amazing Minnesota story" (January 25, 2018)
    5. All That's Interesting - "Jean Hilliard: The Woman Who Froze Solid And Thawed Back To Life" (May 25, 2021)
    6. ScienceAlert - "Amazing True Story: The Woman Who Survived Being 'Frozen Solid'" (October 23, 2023)
    7. Snopes.com - "Jean Hilliard: Miracle on Ice" (February 18, 2015) - Fact-checking article confirming the story's authenticity
    8. Almanac.com - "Frozen Stiff: A True Story of Winter Survival"
    9. Bushcraft Buddy - "Jean Hilliard - Surviving being frozen" (September 22, 2024)
    10. Your Weather UK - "The story of a woman who survived being frozen for 6 hours" (September 29, 2022)
    11. Outside Magazine - "Meet Dr. Popsicle, Hypothermia Expert" and "Meet Prof. Popsicle" (Multiple dates)
    12. McGill University Office for Science and Society - "Professor Popsicle's Physiological Proof" (February 17, 2023)
    13. Pacific Yachting - "Cold Water Shock and Hypothermia" (June 20, 2024) - Details on 1-10-1 Principle
    14. Sage Journals - "Prehospital treatment of hypothermia" by Gordon G. Giesbrecht (2001)
    15. Wally Nelson - Multiple interviews over the decades, including 2018 MPR interview, providing firsthand account of discovering Jean
    16. Jean Hilliard herself - Various interviews from 1980s through present day, including Today Show appearance
    17. Today Show appearance - Jean Hilliard interviewed by Tom Brokaw (1981)
    18. Unsolved Mysteries - Television episode featuring Jean's case
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  • Disaster Strikes! The Haunting Descent: Marco Siffredi's Obsession with Everest's Greatest Line | E 169

    Disaster Strikes! The Haunting Descent: Marco Siffredi's Obsession with Everest's Greatest Line | E 169
    Jun 12 2025
    In 2002, 23-year-old French snowboarder Marco Siffredi vanished without a trace while attempting to snowboard down Mount Everest's treacherous Hornbein Couloir. This gripping episode of Disaster Strikes explores the tragic story of an elite extreme athlete whose deadly obsession with conquering Everest's most dangerous descent route led to one of mountaineering's most haunting mysteries. Discover Marco's meteoric rise in the world of extreme snowboarding, his groundbreaking first successful descent of Everest, and the fatal final expedition that turned him into a legend. Host Kaycee McIntosh examines the thin line between calculated risk and deadly obsession in this cautionary tale of ambition, skill, and nature's ultimate indifference. 00:00 Introduction to Case Knives 00:20 Welcome to Disaster Strikes 01:00 The Story of Marco Sidi Begins 01:50 Marco's Early Life and Influences 03:21 Marco's Rise in Extreme Snowboarding 06:56 The First Everest Descent 08:45 The Obsession with Hornbein Couloir 11:20 Ruff Greens 12:28 The Final Expedition 17:20 The Mysterious Disappearance 22:16 Legacy and Lessons 26:33 Conclusion and Reflection Email us! thecruxsurvival@gmail.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecruxpodcast/ Get schooled by Julie in outdoor wilderness medicine! https://www.headwatersfieldmedicine.com/ Primary Sources and Comprehensive Accounts Books: Evans, Jeremy. See You Tomorrow: The Disappearance of Snowboarder Marco Siffredi on Everest. Falcon, 2021. ISBN 978-1-4930-5303-2. [The most comprehensive English-language account of Marco's life and disappearance]Chandellier, Antoine. La Trace de l'Ange: La vie de Marco Siffredi. Editions Guérin, 2005. ISBN 2-911755-83-9. [French biography] Original Magazine Feature: Cook, Trey. "The Disappearance of Marco Siffredi." TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine, Volume 19, February 2006. [Original definitive account of the disappearance] Online Articles and News Sources Comprehensive Articles: Serena, Katie. "How Marco Siffredi Vanished Without A Trace While Snowboarding Down Mount Everest." All That's Interesting, December 15, 2024. https://allthatsinteresting.com/marco-siffredi"The Disappearance of Marco Siffredi." TransWorld SNOWboarding, September 8, 2013. https://www.snowboarder.com/gear/the-disappearance-of-marco-siffrediRue, Hayden. "Marco Siffredi: Disappearance of the Snowboarder on Everest." Hayden Rue Blog, September 1, 2023. https://haydenrue.com/mountaineering/marco-siffredi/Funnell, Rachael. "What Happened To Marco Siffredi? The First Person To Snowboard Down Mount Everest." IFLScience, December 5, 2024. https://www.iflscience.com/what-happened-to-marco-siffredi-the-first-person-to-snowboard-down-mount-everest-79487Renda, Matthew. "The Unsolved Case of Marco Siffredi." Tahoe Quarterly, April 23, 2021. https://tahoequarterly.com/best-of-tahoe-2021/the-unsolved-case-of-marco-siffredi"Snowboarder's disappearance shrouds Mount Everest." Men's Journal, December 5, 2019. https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/snowboarding-mystery-shrouds-mount-everestBocco, Diana. "Inside Marco Siffredi's Bizarre Daredevil Mt. Everest Death." Grunge, March 10, 2023. https://www.grunge.com/1128610/inside-marco-siffredis-bizarre-daredevil-mt-everest-death/ Recent Everest Ski Attempts: "American Skiers to Attempt Everest Descent." Gripped Magazine, September 17, 2024. https://gripped.com/news/american-skiers-to-attempt-everest-descent/"The American Everest Ski Project Aborts Hornbein Couloir Attempt." Sports Illustrated, October 6, 2024."Americans Abort Attempt to Ski Everest's Hornbein Couloir." ExplorersWeb, October 6, 2024.
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It gives you unbelievable story's and is great for just doing chores and listening to it. I love how they give so much detail. Though I do recommend telling a few scary story's that are like myths that actually came true. Like some stupid teenagers doing stupid stuff and then they see something coming after them that doesn't seem like an animal but seems like someone watching, or following them. But overall it is a great podcast and I love listening to it!!! :D

All of it is great! Definitely recommend!

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I love the banter. Y'all make me laugh. I love hearing the stories. Makes work so much more enjoyable.

Great survivor stories

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