This Is Actually Happening podcast

This Is Actually Happening

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What if you were trafficked into a cult...or were mauled by a grizzly bear...or were stabbed 27 times by a serial killer - what would you do? This is Actually Happening brings you extraordinary true stories of life-changing events told by the people who lived them. From a man who woke up in the morgue to a woman stranded in a Mexican desert fighting to survive, these stories will have you on the edge of your seat waiting to hear what happens next. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of This Is Actually Happening ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

What if you were trafficked into a cult...or were mauled by a grizzly bear...or were stabbed 27 times by a serial killer - what would you do? This is Actually Happening brings you extraordinary true stories of life-changing events told by the people who lived them. From a man who woke up in the morgue to a woman stranded in a Mexican desert fighting to survive, these stories will have you on the edge of your seat waiting to hear what happens next. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of This Is Actually Happening ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

 

#316

397: What if you survived a terrorist attack in Paris?

After surviving the 2015 ISIS terrorist attacks at a Paris café, a woman begins the painfu... more

Yesterday

54 MINS

54:48

Yesterday


#315

396: What if you were held captive by child soldiers?

When a family sailing journey ends in capture by child soldiers during Mozambique’s civil ... more

03 Mar 2026

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:59

03 Mar 2026


#314

395: What if your son murdered your daughter?

After overcoming addiction and rebuilding her life around motherhood, a woman's world is s... more

24 Feb 2026

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:10

24 Feb 2026


#313

394: What if you found yourself naked, starving and surrounded by cops?

After the sudden death of his father leaves him drowning in guilt, a man unknowingly spira... more

17 Feb 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:17

17 Feb 2026


#312

393: What if your doctors weren’t allowed to help you?

After a lifetime of striving for control, a woman is thrust into unimaginable loss when a ... more

10 Feb 2026

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:25

10 Feb 2026


#311

392: What if you were a whistleblower against your own father?

When a son discovers that the man who raised him is capable of unimaginable harm, he is fo... more

03 Feb 2026

56 MINS

56:42

03 Feb 2026


#310

391: What if you forgave the neo-Nazi who killed your father?

After a white supremecist killed his father at a Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee, Pardeep... more

27 Jan 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:14

27 Jan 2026


#309

390: What if your unresolved grief led to a fatal decision?

After killing a cyclist while driving drunk, a woman confronts the consequences of her act... more

20 Jan 2026

51 MINS

51:00

20 Jan 2026


#308

389: What if you were pushed into the path of an oncoming train?

After surviving a stranger’s shove into the path of a subway train, a man confronts his mo... more

13 Jan 2026

51 MINS

51:40

13 Jan 2026


#307

What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery? [Rebroadcast Ep250]

Growing up Black and queer in the South, a man finds an identity for himself through the a... more

08 Jan 2026

54 MINS

54:56

08 Jan 2026


#306

What if you survived the Bosnian genocide? [Rebroadcast Ep277]

From an idyllic childhood in communist Yugoslavia, as a teenager, Mirsad’s world becomes a... more

06 Jan 2026

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:35

06 Jan 2026


#305

What if your daughter committed a seemingly unforgivable act? [Rebroadcast Ep182]

A mother struggles to raise her child through a series of chaotic relationships, when one ... more

01 Jan 2026

46 MINS

46:30

01 Jan 2026


#304

What if your daughter committed a seemingly unforgivable act? [Rebroadcast Ep182]

After a traumatic childhood, a young woman spirals into mental illness and in her darkest ... more

30 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:14

30 Dec 2025


#303

What if you found the antidote in the venom? [Rebroadcast Ep284]

Growing up Muslim in the Middle East, a woman juggles the chaotic expectations of a severe... more

25 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:46

25 Dec 2025


#302

What if you were crushed by 10000 pounds of stone? [Rebroadcast Ep274]

Struggling to prove himself and find his identity growing up, a man eventually builds a ca... more

23 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:49

23 Dec 2025


#301

388: What if you woke up in a tsunami?

After narrowly surviving the devastating tsunami of 2004, a woman begins an unexpected jou... more

16 Dec 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:03

16 Dec 2025