Trapped In The Rubble

Trapped In The Rubble

From The Modern Mann by Olly Mann

February 10, 2026 · 1h 38m · Season 17 · Episode 2

About this episode

Robbie Greatrex shares his harrowing experience of being trapped in the rubble after a devastating earthquake in Morocco.

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude rocked Morocco’s Atlas Mountains in September 2023, causing around 3,000 fatalities. For six hours, British tourist Robbie Greatrex was trapped in the rubble; unable to feel his legs, unsure he would emerge alive. Locals clubbed together in the rescue effort, improvising tools from what came to hand. The prognosis was not good. In this compelling conversation with Olly, Robbie recounts his agonising rescue, his complex surgeries and his long road to recovery. He explains why his experience left him shaken but not angry; how he got himself through the hardest moments in the disaster’s aftermath; and why you should *always* buy travel insurance… —------- Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart tries his hand at ‘vibe coding’. With a carefully-crafted series of AI prompts, can he create a functional web app from scratch? And, if he can, what does that say for the future of web design and computer coding? Ollie has a warning for the currently complacent… —------- Elsewhere, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox, fresh from discovering exciting news about her future prospects, is on-hand for a listener whose sex life is troubled by his wife's UTI. How can you get…

People in this episode

Hosts: Olly Mann, Ollie Peart, Alix Fox

Guest: Robbie Greatrex

Topics covered

  • earthquake
  • rescue
  • travel insurance
  • health
  • UTI
  • web design
  • AI

Keywords

  • earthquake
  • Morocco
  • Robbie Greatrex
  • rescue
  • travel insurance
  • UTI
  • web app
  • AI prompts

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Morocco, Atlas Mountains

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