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DEFY PODCAST is a collaboration set with Gravity Magazine and WVUM, both cultural forces at the University of Miami campus. The podcast is dedicated to highlighting the black experience, on campus and off campus, and highlighting the wonders, struggles, and creative energies that Gravity Magazine seeks to highlight. You can find more info related to The Gravity Magazine through their Instagram @thegravitymagazine This series is EXCLUSIVE to podcasting services only, and for more content to explore, check out our Instagram @wvum905, or view our podcast network channel.

Air pollution is chronic across much of industrialized China, but it worsens in winter, when coal-burning heaters fire up and add to the airborne grunge from factories and power plants.

"Chinese Defy Pollution, a Stubborn Visitor" is from the January 06, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Chris Buckley and Adam Wu and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"With Paralympics, Rio Defies the Odds for a Second Time" is from the September 7, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Shpigel and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Capital Trial in Church Massacre Defies Will of Survivors" is from the November 26, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Paul Ryden.

Series Summary Impossible Journeys chronicles three extraordinary tales of survival and transformation that defy conventional limits of human endurance. From a desperate escape across continents to flee political imprisonment, to a harrowing ordeal in the merciless Sahara Desert, to a woman's solitary trek through the wilderness to rebuild her shattered life, these stories reveal the remarkable power of human determination when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. Each journey begins as a physical test but evolves into a profound inner transformation, demonstrating that what appears...