This Is Actually Happening

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Rating
4.6
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9043 reviews
This podcast has
365 episodes
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Explicit
Yes
Date created
2012/01/22
Average duration
50 min.
Release period
7 days

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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. New episodes come out every Tuesday for free. Listen 1-week early and to exclusive past episodes - all ad-free - with Wondery+ or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

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What if you spent 15 hours on the edge of sanity? [Rebroadcast Episode #89]
2024/02/20
An impromptu hiking trip turns suddenly to disaster.
What if you discovered you were the enemy? [Rebroadcast Ep230]
2024/02/13
Growing up with a sense of heroic duty, a man becomes a cop fighting the drug war, when the sobering realities of his job lead him to profound awakening.
What if you fell hard for the scam?
2024/02/06
A woman growing up in poverty in Jamaica is abandoned by her mother at an early age, and as her story of unworthiness deepens, she falls prey to a cruel world.
Listen Now: Academy - Featuring Myha'la
2024/02/05
Welcome to Bishop Gray Academy, a world of high-stakes and cut-throat competition.   Academy, a riveting coming-of-age audio drama co-produced by AT WILL MEDIA and Wondery, follows the story of Ava Richards, a scholarship student who transfers to Bishop Gray, one of the most elite and competitive boarding schools in America.   As Ava tries to find her place in this high-pressure environment, she soon crosses paths with an underground society known as The Night of the Wolf, which caters to the school's wealthiest students and enforces strict secrecy. With trust in short supply, Ava must navigate a dangerous and alluring world where friendships will be tested, romances will bloom, and ambitions cut short.    Listen to Academy: Wondery.fm/Academy_ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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What if you lived someone else’s life?
2024/01/30
After learning to endure a toxic relationship with his father, a man crafts a ‘good life’ filled with the privileges of success, but only when he finds himself on the other side of death’s door does he find out what it really means to be alive.
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What if you were expected to do no harm?
2024/01/23
Growing up in a family full of secrets, a woman experiences a complex trauma and buries a secret of her own, but after finding her passion in medicine, she is faced with dilemma that brings everything to the surface.
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What if you were poisoned?
2024/01/16
A young woman on a backpacking trip in Bali faces a series of misfortunes, but just as she’s leaving for the next chapter of her journey, her future is thrown into darkness.
What if you swallowed 48 bags of cocaine? [Rebroadcast #156]
2024/01/09
A young man looking for a quick way to get rid of student loan debt gambles with his life and nearly pays the ultimate price
What if you rescued everyone to save yourself? [Rebroadcast #198]
2024/01/02
A woman with severe harm OCD encounters the many faces of death and dying but finds renewal in caring for others and ultimately herself.
What if you grew up in a violent gang? [Rebroadcast #163]
2023/12/26
After tragedy strikes a Vietnamese refugee family, a young man finds his new home in a violent gang, forever marking his life path through acts of destruction and redemption.
What if your brother became a monster?
2023/12/19
Growing up in a broken home with a loving mother, a woman faces disturbing and routine abuse from her brother, but after it escalates, and the unthinkable happens, the terror never ends.
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What if you could only find closure within?
2023/12/12
A woman experiences a childhood trauma, facing silence and betrayal in the aftermath, but a when unexpected tragedy comes, the answers begin slipping out of reach.

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4.6 out of 5
9043 reviews
Unsolved mystery lover 2024/02/15
Great show
I love this podcast , can’t wait every week for a new episode .
Dtu254 2024/02/14
Pretty Good
About 90% of the episodes are worth listening to.. good driving podcast
toni-roma 2024/02/15
I get it…
No shade toward the ITAH fam, and totally understanding of the medical emergency noted in the newest rebroadcast…but I’m actually super disappointed. ...
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clsullie 2024/02/15
306 made me want to claw my eyes out
Hit or miss. The guy in 306 is a self important choad. I couldn’t complete. Whit should really screen folks better.
J.A.N.132 2024/02/14
Questionable
I enjoyed this podcast for a while. Although, lost some faith when a certain speaker came on. He talked about his wife having Multiple Personality Di...
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Rick 645446669 2024/02/08
The city of rails
This rich white lady from Santa Monica to San Francisco can’t find a way to find her next season of her podcast. It’s an amazing podcast. I’d like to ...
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Shezza Incognito 2024/02/11
Over all great, with a few lackluster guests
Overall I enjoy this show, but it’s hit or miss based on the guest speaker. I really like when they give a brief background about themselves before th...
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USA Mknitter 2024/02/08
Re: Point Blank #2 about Gage & his club feet
I was born in the Sacramento (Calif) area in the early 1950s (I was number 2 of 6 children) with TWO club feet. Casts were immediately placed on my fe...
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plbffguggjugfiftfvkofdjjfu 2024/02/07
Remarkable
This podcast is truly wonderful I have learned so much and look forward to listening to every episode I share it with my friends and family I can rela...
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kehlseee 2024/02/02
“healed people heal people”
this podcast is wonderful already. I just found it for the first time today, but I felt compelled to leave a review after listening to the jon romano ...
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