Encore: Thai Cave Rescue | On the Set of Thirteen Lives with Rick Stanton | 5

Against The Odds

Wondery

Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The story of the Thai cave rescue captivated the world – spawning numerous books, documentaries, and most recently, the Hollywood film, Thirteen Lives, directed by Ron Howard. On today’s episode, British rescue diver Rick Stanton returns to discuss his time consulting on the movie. He’ll share what it was like working with Viggo Mortensen, the actor who plays Rick, and how the dives were meticulously recreated for the film.

Later, we’ll go inside the rescue with an excerpt from our 2021 interview with Rick. You can hear that full interview here.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Against the Odds at Free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:15.0	From Wondery, I'm Mike Corey, and this is Against the Odds.
0:20.0	We're all asking for the ride to you in my own way.
0:29.0	Over the last four episodes, we revisited our very first series on the daring rescue of a boy's soccer team,
0:35.0	trapped inside a cave in Thailand. When the series first aired, we brought on Rick Stanton,
0:41.0	one of the British cave divers who was called in to help lead the rescue.
0:45.0	We'll play a portion of that conversation in a bit, but first, we're bringing Rick back for an update.
0:51.0	Since our last chat, his book, Aquanaut, a life beneath the surface, was released worldwide.
0:57.0	Rick also flew to Australia to consult on the set of the new film, 13 Lies, directed by Ron Howard,
1:04.0	and inspired by the rescue. Vigo Mortensen of The Lord of the Rings fame plays Rick in the movie.
1:11.0	Our conversation is coming up next.
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1:54.0	And I promise you that if you give me just five minutes of your time, I'm going to help you revolutionize your life.
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2:22.0	Well Rick, since we last spoke, a lot of exciting things have happened.
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