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** A top 10 true crime podcast in the USA **
**WINNER of Australian Podcast Awards: "Best New Podcast 2023"**
**WINNER of Shorty Impact Award: "By Content (Human Rights) 2023"**
**GOLD HONOR (2nd place) in Shorty Impact Awards: "Best Podcast"**
**FINALIST of Australian Podcast Awards: "Best True Crime Podcast" & "Best Documentary",**
**FINALIST in Anthem Awards: Humanitarian Action & Services**
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The Fight of My Life is a multi-season documentary-style true crime podcast that tells powerful, true stories of people caught in moments of profound injustice, and exploitation—and the individuals who chose to step in the fight beside them.
Each season spotlights a different fight for freedom, justice, and survival, capturing the resilience of those who refuse to give up and the quiet courage of those who walk with them.
Told through raw storytelling, in-depth investigation, and firsthand accounts, The Fight of My Life reveals how, in the face of overwhelming odds, ordinary people can uncover extraordinary strength—and how one life’s fight can echo far beyond itself.
15 Episodes
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1"Finding Ruby", the first season of The Fight of My Life premieres on September 5th. Join Ruby on her remarkable true story; a journey from the protection of the mountains to the nightmare of an online sex-trafficking den, from the heat of the courtroom to the cool of the aftercare shelter, from fear to freedom, from captivity to restoration. From being lost to being truly found Find out more about this episode: findingruby.com (NB: Minor in artwork is an actor, not an actual victim or surv...
"Piece by piece, the layers of protection around Ruby are pulled away. It is into this space that the message arrives on Facebook." It all begins with a greeting from an unknown woman over Facebook, offering sixteen year-old Ruby a job in a computer shop. Full of hopes and expectations of a better life, and wanting to escape from the pain of her very recent past, Ruby journeys across the sea to the city of Pampanga and directly into her worst nightmare. Far from her quiet mo...
Ruby is caught in the online sex trafficking den. The days are gruelling but she is determined to escape. When Ruby arrives at the house in Pampanga, the lady who first reached out to her is nowhere to be seen. The next morning, she comes face to face with her ‘boss,’ Nadine. Ruby tells her immediately that she wants to get out. Nadine explains that Ruby must work to pay back her travel costs. But there’s a catch: she makes this virtually impossible for Ruby to achieve. Ruby learns...
"Who exactly is on the other side of the webcam? We come face to face with the kind of men exploiting Ruby. " Just who are these perpetrators who commit this heinous crime, and why? This episode opens a little differently: from the point of view of an overseas perpetrator. If we want to combat this crime, we need to understand something about those who commit it. We rejoin Ruby as she attempts for the first time to escape the online sex trafficking den. Ruby reaches an all time low and tur...
"Light breaks into the darkness. A painstaking investigation leads to the rescue of Ruby and the other girls." Listeners are given behind the scenes access to how a rescue operation is built–and spoiler–it isn’t all busting down doors! We travel alongside Attorney Rey of International Justice Mission as he works alongside Philippines police to gain access to the house Ruby and the girls are trapped in, and see what it is like firsthand to work in such a dark area, bringing light one step ...
Episode 5 - The Trial: The fight for justice now begins. Ruby’s perpetrators belong behind bars, but their lawyer will do anything to stop that from happening. Ruby and the girls from the house are brought to the DSWD for safekeeping while the criminal trial against the perpetrators is prepared. Ruby’s fierce young lawyer, Attorney Kath of IJM, AKA ‘The Dainty Dragon’ is introduced for the first time, and we learn how her own life story of hardship and injustice impacts her quest fo...
Episode 6 - The Triumph: Bitterness and anger well up in Ruby as she tries to move on with her life. Can she overcome this and truly heal? We open with Ruby’s dream. She is walking in a lush green field where she feels safe and free. The dream echoes Psalm 23 and comes after Ruby and her social worker at the DSWD pray about Ruby moving to a new safe house in the country. It is here, at the new house, that Ruby gradually recovers from her trauma and reclaims her life. Change isn’t...
Season 2 of the multi-award-winning podcast The Fight of My Life returns with Escaping Scam City—a six-part true crime series about love, deception, and survival inside Southeast Asia’s hidden scam compounds. Season 2 of The Fight of My Life - Escaping Scam City delves into the alarming rise of forced scamming, exploring what has been termed the "pig butchering epidemic and its global impact. Produced as a six-episode immersive podcast, Escaping Scam City centers around the true story of a yo...
Season 2 of the multi-award-winning podcast The Fight of My Life returns with Escaping Scam City—a six-part true crime series about love, deception, and survival inside Southeast Asia’s hidden scam compounds. Young couple Micah and Ava apply for what they think is a dream job in Cambodia. Ava arrives first and realises it’s in fact a scamming factory, targeting people overseas like you and me. She warns Micah not to come, but he decides to follow her in – and hopefully get them both out. PLUS...
**Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence. Listener discretion is advised.** Trapped with Ava in a heavily guarded compound, Micah learns that escaping won’t be as easy as he thought. He forms a daring plan, but when he sees other workers brutally punished and beaten, knows he’s taking a major risk. Even still, he acts. PLUS: we fly to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to follow Micah’s footsteps and see for ourselves that scam factories are operating out in the open, and unche...
Conditions in the compound worsen as the scammers are forced to extract more money from victims. An emotional encounter with a victim leaves Ava shaken and depressed. Micah’s escape plan backfires terribly: he’s been caught. PLUS: we speak to an American who lost his life savings, and break down just how “pig butchering” scams work – and why they’re so effective. Show website: fightofmylifepodcast.com
Micah is sold to another scam center, bigger and more brutal than the last. Tasers. Dark rooms. So-called “suicides,” and co-workers who simply disappear. He’s close to giving up, when he stumbles upon a person on the internet, who might be his last hope of escape. PLUS: We ask transnational crime expert - and show producer - Jacob “Jake” Sims (an American) why governments in Southeast Asia aren’t doing much to stop forced scamming. Show website: fightofmylifepodcast.com
We discover that the person Micah reached out to for help was none other than our producer Jake. The wheels for rescue are put into motion but the scam boss discovers that Micah has been asking for help, and calls him in to face the consequences. PLUS: Americans lost $12.5 billion in 2024 alone to online scams. How is the government responding? The answer might surprise you. Show website: fightofmylifepodcast.com --- Here's that video of the police raid (the bit at DV is ~3:15 onwards): http...
Micah is finally free, but Ava is still trapped. When dramatically she does get released, instead of finding a joyful reunion, she’s handcuffed and charged as a criminal. Both Micah and Ava realize that though they’ve escaped Sihanoukville, there’s a long journey ahead to rebuilding their lives. PLUS: What’s the connection between recent U.S. funding cuts, Chinese crime syndicates, and your bank account? And with hundreds of thousands of people still trapped in scam compounds, what can you, t...
Ava's verdict was handed down - and it was not what any of us had been hoping for. ---- LINK TO GIVE TO AVA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/vxg4d-support-avas-legal-battle-in-thailand
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