Real Survival Stories

podcast

True stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. Stranded in the desert. Lost in the jungle. Marooned in the mountains. Shipwrecke...

#8 US · Self-Improvement 174 recordings 18 h 2023 → today Weekly updated 6 days ago

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Nuclear Missile Malfunction: Into the Silo… 49 min · John Hopkins, Dame Julie Andrews · 6 days ago

Introducing Jane Austen Stories: Emma 48 min · John Hopkins · 9 days ago

Vineyard Misadventure: Long Crawl Out 44 min · Greg Jenner · 13 days ago

K2 Disaster: Alone in the Death Zone 55 min · John Hopkins · 20 days ago

Stranded in the Outback: Stuck Fast in Mud 46 min · John Hopkins · 27 days ago

Glissading Gone Wrong: Into the Abyss 51 min · John Hopkins · Aug 12

Seven-Hour Swim: Real-Life Jaws 47 min · John Hopkins, Tammy Ennis · Aug 5

Winter Storm: Two Friends in a Swirling Vortex 45 min · John Hopkins, James Osborne · Jul 29

Electrocuted in a Hot Air Balloon 40 min · Rebecca Hay, John Hopkins · Jul 22

Avalanche at the Mine: Buried Under a Machine 45 min · John Hopkins, Les Morlang · Jul 15

Seaplane Crash: Flipped Upside Down 45 min · John Hopkins, Désirée Kruithof, Marco Kruithof · Jul 8

Apex Predator: Stalked by a Wild Beast 47 min · John Hopkins, Andy Peterson · Jul 1

Walk in the Woods: Submerged in Icy Water 48 min · John Hopkins, David Dwyer, Kelly Dwyer · Jun 24

Father & Daughter Thrown Overboard: A Parent's Nightmare 44 min · Ruby Anderson, Glenn Anderson, John Hopkins · Jun 17

Introducing: Founding Fathers: An American Dream - Episode 1 1 h 00 min · Jeremy Scahill, Professor Alan Taylor, Clarke Peters · Jun 15

Tragedy in Greece: Honeymoon in Flames 47 min · Zoe Holohan, John Hopkins, Unknown · Jun 10

Water Gun Malfunction: Freak Accident 45 min · John Hopkins, Richard Bradley · Jun 3

Family Plane Crash: Ripping Through the Trees 45 min · John Hopkins, Andy Godfrey, Mark Godfrey · May 27

Tasmania Emergency: Needle of Rock in the Waves 43 min · John Hopkins, Celia Bull, Unknown · May 20

Saved by a Humpback Whale 41 min · John Hopkins, Nan Hauser · May 13

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Charts

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#8 Self-Improvement · United States

🇦🇺 #2 · 🇿🇦 #4 · 🇨🇦 #6 · 🇳🇿 #6 · 🇬🇧 #7 · 🇮🇪 #11 · 🇮🇩 #16 · 🇵🇭 #18 · 🇫🇮 #22 · 🇵🇱 #28 · +20 more

charted in 31 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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5 episodes · last 30 days · avg 47 min

Wed 30Thu 22Mon 3

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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True stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. Stranded in the desert. Lost in the jungle. Marooned in the mountains. Shipwrecked on the high seas. You'll hear from individuals who had everything against them. But even then, they refused to give in… Hosted by John Hopkins. New episodes Thursdays. Get every episode a week early and ad-free with Noiser+. Click th...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-16, Real Survival Stories ranks #83 on Apple Podcasts in South Africa, and appears on charts in 5 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇿🇦 South Africa as of 2026-09-16

🇿🇦 South Africa #83 🇦🇺 Australia #90 🇨🇦 Canada #113 🇳🇿 New Zealand #132 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #162 History #7 Apple

Chart records

First charted2025-04-19

Best ever#22 on Spotify (New Zealand) · 2026-01-15

Days on chart386

Countries now5

CategoriesHistory

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