Unlikely Heroes: Stories about coming to the rescue

The Story Collider

Story Collider, Inc.

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Performing Arts, Arts, Science

4.4 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

When life throws challenges our way, sometimes the most surprising people—or even baked goods—step up to save the day. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers remind us that heroes can come in all shapes, sizes, and forms. Part 1: While on a bike ride with her daughter, Rebecca Stronger comes across an unconscious stranger on the ground. Part 2: The only thing standing between Ruby Mustill and being trampled by elephants is a tent. Rebecca Stronger was born and raised in Brooklyn, and she wants you to know that she HAS left the neighborhood a few times. She is a retired acrobat, a veterinarian, a single mother and is just about ready to start calling herself a writer. Ruby Mustill is an evolutionary biology PhD student at Texas A&M University. Before moving to Texas, she graduated from Columbia University with a BA in anthropology, studied monkeys in Puerto Rico, and managed a remote field site in Kasanka National Park, Zambia. Outside of research, Ruby spends her time knitting and talking at length about her elderly cat, Muffin. She hopes to work at a natural history museum in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This Sunday, old rivals go head to head as Liverpool take on Manchester United at Anfield.
0:07.0	Can you believe it?
0:09.0	And you can stream it live on Sky Sports, available with no contract on now.
0:15.0	Absolutely brilliant.
0:16.0	Stream Liverpool versus Manchester United, live this Sunday from 4.30 p.m. head to nowTV.com.
0:26.1	18 plus sky sports content streamed via internet.
0:28.7	Full turns apply.
0:32.0	A science story, huh?
0:35.1	Is NYU scientist the...
0:36.6	I felt... And I just thought, well... It felt huge, but I was so...
0:39.3	And I just thought, well...
0:40.3	It was that golden moment.
0:42.3	Because science was on my side.
0:49.3	Hey everyone, happy New Year.
0:56.5	Welcome to the Story Clider, where true personal stories about science help us to discover how weird and wonderful it is to exist in this world and be human.
1:04.3	I'm your host, Misha Gaiyewski.
1:05.9	In today's episode, we're diving into tales of unexpected bravery and heroes that come in all shapes, sizes, and forms.
1:13.2	Because not all heroes wear capes.
1:15.7	Our first story is from Rebecca Stronger.
1:17.7	Her story was recorded at Pier 57's Discovery Tank in New York City,
1:21.7	and it's one of those nail-biting tales that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through.
1:26.8	I don't want to give too much away because I can't wait for you to hear this incredibly
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Story Collider, Inc., and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Story Collider, Inc. and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.