The CRUX: True Survival Stories
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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 183
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Flight 1549: The Miracle on the Hudson | E 142
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Survival in the Bernese Alps: The Incredible 1946 C-53 Dakota Crash and Rescue | E 141
Surviving the Bernese Alps: The Incredible 1946 C-53 Dakota Crash and Rescue
In this episode of The Crux True Survival Stories, host Kaycee McIntosh and co-host Julie Henningsen explore the dramatic …
Surviving King Philip's War: Mary Rowlandson's Incredible Story | E 140
In this episode of the Crux True Survival Story Podcast, Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh delve into the riveting survival tale of Mary Rowlandson from colonial America. Set against the backdrop …
The 780 MPH Ejection: The Impossible Survival of Captain Brian Udell | E139
In this episode of The Crux True Survival Stories, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen delve into the astonishing survival story of Captain Brian Udell, an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot who ejected…
Abandon Ship: The Costa Concordia’s Night of Chaos | E 138
In this episode of the Crux True Survival Story Podcast, hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh recount the catastrophic events surrounding the sinking of the Costa Concordia on January 13, 2012.…
83 Seconds: The Frank Slide Catastrophe | E137
In this episode of the Crux True Survival Story podcast, hosts Kayce McIntosh and Julie Henningsen delve into the catastrophic Frank slide of 1903 in Frank, Alberta. The episode explores how the smal…
311 Days Underground: An Iraq Hostage's Fight for Survival | E136
In this episode of Crux True Survival Stories, host Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh recount the harrowing survival story of Roy Hallums, an American contractor held captive for 311 days in Iraq.…
Darkness on the Bering Sea: The Sinking of the Alaska Ranger | E135
In this episode of The Crux: True Survival Stories, host Kaycee McIntosh and guest Julie Henningsen recount the harrowing tale of the Alaska Ranger's sinking on Easter morning 2008 in the Bering Sea.…
They Should've DIED From These Snake Bites... But Somehow Survived! | E134
In this episode of the Crux True Survival Story Podcast, hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh delve into gripping recounts of snakebite survival stories. Julie takes us on a journey from Montan…
Helene's Path: 500 Miles of Destruction | E133
The Crux True Survival Stories, hosted by Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen, delves into the harrowing accounts of survival and devastation brought by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. The ep…
When Joy Turned to Horror: Inside Indiana's Halloween Nightmare | E132
In this episode of The Crux True Survival Stories, hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh explore the tragic Halloween Night Coliseum Explosion in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 31, 1963. Duri…
The Venomous Snake that Fell from the Sky | E131
In this episode of the Crux True Survival Stories podcast, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen recount the extraordinary true story of Peggy Jones in Silsbee, Texas. While mowing her lawn, Peg…
A 60-Foot Fall, 4 Days Alone: Amy Racina's Incredible Survival in the Sierra Nevadas | E130
Hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh, dive into Amy Racina's extraordinary survival story in the Sierra Nevada mountains in 2003. Amy's solo adventure in Kings Canyon National Park takes a harr…
Attack of the Warthog: When a Pet Warthog Fights Back, and Other Exotic Animal Encounters | E129
In this episode of 'The Crux True Survival Stories,' hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen delve into the riveting story of Austin Riley, a ranch hand in Texas Hill Country who narrowly survived…
Capsized: The Tamwoy Siblings' Unbelievable Fight for Survival | E128
The Incredible Journey of the Tamwoy Siblings
In this episode of Crux True Survival Stories, hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh delve into a remarkable tale of resilience featuring the Tamwoy…
Lost and Barefoot: Surviving a Month in the Cascades | E127
In this episode of Crux True Survival Stories, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen dive into the gripping tale of Robert Schock, a 39-year-old drifter who vanished during a day run in the Nort…
The Great Molasses Flood of 1919: A Sticky Historical Disaster | E126
In this weeks episode of The Crux True Survival Story Podcast, hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh unravel one of history’s most unusual disasters—the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Sparked by …
Surviving the Wild: Shane Burke's Battle with a Grizzly in the Tetons | E125
In this gripping episode of Crux True Survival Stories, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen sit down with Shane Burke, who recounts his terrifying encounter with a grizzly bear in the Tetons. …
Terror in the Skies: Pilots Lose Control of a Flight at 37,000 Feet | E124
In this gripping episode of the Crux True Survival Story Podcast, hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh recount the harrowing and heroic tale of United Flight 232. On July 19, 1989, Captain Al H…
Escape from Hell: One Photographer's Fight to Survive Mount St. Helens | E123
In this episode of Crux True Survival Stories, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen recount the harrowing experiences of photographers Robert Landsburg and Reid Blackburn during the catastrophi…