Listen Now: Against The Odds

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds. In this immersive series from Wondery, host-adventurers Mike Corey and Cassie De Pecol will share thrilling stories of survival. From the daring rescue of a soccer team trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand, to a woman taken hostage by Somali pirates, these stories made headlines around the world. Against The Odds will make you feel as though you’re living these experiences with our heroes as they push themselves to their limits. Listen to Against The Odds: Tsunami In Thailand: Wondery.fm/ATO_WWTL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On the day after Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia,
0:09.0	triggering a devastating tsunami.
0:12.1	It struck Thailand without warning.
0:14.8	No alarms, no cell phone alerts, no evacuation.
0:20.1	Against the Odds is a podcast from Wondry that tells inspirational human stories about
0:27.5	regular everyday people who found themselves fighting for their lives against unthinkable
0:33.1	odds.
0:34.6	Through vivid storytelling and immersive sound design, you'll be transported into the shoes of the
0:40.3	heroes who survived to tell the tale.
0:43.3	In the latest season of Against the Odds, experience one of the deadliest natural disasters
0:50.3	in history through three perspectives of those who did everything they could to survive.
0:57.3	I'm about to play a clip from Against the Odds, Tsunami in Thailand.
1:03.0	Follow Against the Odds, Tsunami in Thailand, on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcast.
1:20.1	Music on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcast. 34-year-old Wachari Tongtay sits on the front steps of her home in the village of Namkem, Thailand.
1:26.9	She sticks a knife into a watermelon and
1:29.2	cuts off two slices. Her daughters, eight-year-old Rati Khan and three-year-old Sudarat, eagerly
1:35.7	hold out their hands. Watchery smiles at them as she hands on the fruit. It's late morning on
1:42.4	December 26, 2004, and already a bright, warm day. Watchery loves where she lives,
1:50.1	just a few feet from the beach. From her porch, she can see the white sand glittering from between
1:55.9	the stands of palm trees. She goes back to slicing the watermelon, but then a commotion distracts her.
2:04.0	It sounds like people are arguing on the beach.
2:06.8	She tilts her head, but she's too far away to make out what they're saying, and she can't
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