At 16, Allie Newman's life changed overnight when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. What followed was a grueling 12-month battle involving intensive chemotherapy, a hip replacement, total femur and knee replacement. After beating cancer once, she faced a devastating relapse requiring the removal of most of one lung. Now cancer-free for seven years, Allie has graduated college, traveled the world, and joined Teen Cancer America—an organization founded by The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend—helping to create specialized cancer programs at 97 hospitals and impacting over 18,000 families. Listen to this episode featuring her simple but powerful message: resilience isn't just surviving the mountain in front of you, it's how you choose to climb it.

Among history's greatest composers—Bach, Handel, Mozart—one name stands apart: Ludwig van Beethoven. This is the story of a musical genius who faced an unthinkable fate. Just as he reached the height of his craft, Beethoven began losing his hearing. Instead of surrendering to his imparement he vowed to "seize fate by the throat" and composed his most transcendent work—a symphony so powerful it continues to move listeners today. Listen to our latest episode of how adversity transformed someone who was great into an even greater creative force and explore the story behind one of the most beloved pieces of music ever written.

In the mid-1800s, Milton Wright was a devoted preacher traveling the Midwest while his college-educated wife Susan nurtured their children's curiosity at home. When Milton brought home a simple toy—made of bamboo, cork, paper, and a rubber band—he couldn't have imagined it would spark a revolution.

His sons, nicknamed Ulam and Bubz, became obsessed with the mechanics of flight. Despite dropping out of high school and their father's constant worry, the boys channeled their mother's gift for problem-solving into experiments that would come to change the world.

On December 17, 1903, those two boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright, achieved powered human flight at Kitty Hawk. A decade later, when Milton finally agreed to fly with Orville, he shouted three words that captured everything he'd tried to teach them: "Higher, Orville, Higher!"

Discover how a mother's dedication to teaching her kids creativity and a father's gift of a toy launched humanity into the skies.