The 2018 Tham Luang Cave Rescue

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! In 2018, twelve boys and their soccer coach entered a cave in northern Thailand and were trapped when monsoon rains flooded the passage behind them. What followed was a race against time involving thousands of rescuers, expert cave divers, engineers, soldiers, and doctors from around the world. Against overwhelming odds, they attempted one of the most dangerous and complex rescues ever undertaken. Amazingly, every single one of the trapped people survived. Learn more about the Tham Luang cave rescue on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED TrueWerk Get 15% off your first order at truewerk.com with code everything DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code everything for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 2018, 12 boys and their soccer coach entered a cave in northern Thailand and were trapped when monsoon rains flooded the passage behind them.
0:08.9	What followed was a race against time involving thousands of rescuers, expert cave divers, engineers, soldiers, and doctors from around the world.
0:18.0	Against overwhelming odds, they attempted one of the most dangerous and complex
0:21.7	rescues ever undertaken. And amazingly, every single one of the tramp people survived. Learn more
0:29.0	about the Tham Luwong Cave Rescue on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:18.9	Welcome to the I Can't Sleep Podcast with Benjamin Boster.
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1:30.3	I help quiet your mind by reading random articles from across the web to bore you to sleep
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1:57.2	That's I Can't Sleep with Benjamin Boster. On June 23rd, 2018, a Thai-Uts soccer team known as the Wild Boers completed practice and decided to celebrate
2:19.5	one of their teammates' birthdays. Consisting of 12 boys aged 11 to 16 and their 25-year-old
2:25.2	assistant coach, the group decided to explore a nearby cave. Cave exploration wasn't a new
2:31.5	hobby for the team. They had done this many times before.
2:34.8	They decided to enter the Tham Luang Nang Nang Nang Kave System in northern Thailand.
2:39.9	The cave system spans about 6.2 miles or 10 kilometers.
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