9 Heroes Who Averted Disaster

From the lone guard who prevented deadly riots at the Berlin Wall, to a stubborn scientist who singlehandedly fended off a medical catastrophe, to an unusually resourceful group of flight attendants faced with a kitchen crisis, Gabe and Mary bring you nine incredible stories of disasters that didn’t happen. (But almost did.) Plus: Get in the rice cooker mindset! In a hilariously appropriate-for-this-episode coincidence, James Blunt’s new album is called Airplane Mode. Read more about Karen Arcos’s work on memory and blindness. Did you hear? PTG is ending on Dec. 29. If you want to tell us a fun fact for the road, let us know what the show meant to you, or just say goodbye, call our hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email [email protected]. Nuclear test photo by the U.S. Department of Energy via Wikimedia Commons. Learn more about your ad choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.