What does it feel like to fall through the sky? Two women who have broken barriers and mastered the art of skydiving from India and the United States tell Kim Chakanetsa the answer.
The very first time Rachel Thomas flew in an aeroplane, she jumped out of it at 4,500 feet. Fast forward to 2002 and she became the first Indian woman to skydive and set foot on ... Show More
Feb 2021
Episode 53: Sophie And Willa
No one could have predicted that Sophie Blanchard would become France's leading aeronaut, but she flew higher than any woman before her. Willa Brown was the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in America, but her accomplishments didn't end there. In many ways, she deserve ... Show More
34m 50s
Mar 2023
EM CAREY: Skydiving gone wrong!!!
Em Carey didn’t fall from the sky and into the studio, but she did drop in with Chloe and Ellidy to unpack her incredible story.
10 years ago, one week into the backpacking adventure of a lifetime, Em Carey fell 15,000 ft to the ground in a skydiving accident. The fact she even s ... Show More
47m 55s
Jul 2022
How Black Climbers Are Closing the Adventure Gap
Ever since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, there has been a long list of firsts: the first ascent without supplemental oxygen, the first in winter, and the first full ski descent, to name a few. The first Black climber reached the roof of th ... Show More
30m 44s
Jun 2024
Dame Sarah Storey, athlete
Dame Sarah Storey is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian, winning 17 gold, eight silver and three bronze medals. She was just 14 when she took two weeks off school to compete as a swimmer in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, where she won her first two gold medals. Since th ... Show More
50m 33s