Introducing This is Actually Happening

Introducing This is Actually Happening

The uncanny, extraordinary, true stories of events that have dramatically altered the lives of ordinary people; a son is shot by his own father, a woman's sister develops multiple personalities, a man wakes up in the morgue. These are riveting, moving and often haunting stories that will stick with you long after you listen.

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What if you never stopped searching? [Rebroadcast #195]

What if you never stopped searching? [Rebroadcast #195]

Decades after her brother disappeared in the early 1980s, a woman becomes deeply involved in the search for a missing friend. Today we bring you the third episode of our annual 5-week summer rebroadc...

19 Aug 202555min

What if you ran through the pain? [Rebroadcast #208]

What if you ran through the pain? [Rebroadcast #208]

A man searches for healing after his father, a disgruntled post office worker, falls into a violent downward spiral.Today we bring you the second episode of our annual 5-week summer rebroadcast series...

14 Aug 202550min

What if you entered the belly of the NARCO beast? [Rebroadcast #281]

What if you entered the belly of the NARCO beast? [Rebroadcast #281]

Escaping the tumult and abuses of his childhood through music, a young man lands a dream gig at a premiere nightclub in Mexico, but when the party’s over, he finds himself inside the underbelly that l...

12 Aug 20251h 3min

374: What if a brutal assault saved your life?

374: What if a brutal assault saved your life?

After being violently attacked outside a bar, a man who spent his life motivated by loneliness and rage, begins forging a new path to peace and healing through Buddhism and awakening to the thread tha...

5 Aug 202559min

373: What if your boyfriend ghosted you for his wedding?

373: What if your boyfriend ghosted you for his wedding?

Still reeling from an abusive relationship and the loss of her mother, a single woman travels to Mexico, plunging into a whirlwind situationship where nothing is as it seems. Today’s episode featured ...

29 Jul 20251h

372: What if you were lost on the Pacific Crest Trail?

372: What if you were lost on the Pacific Crest Trail?

A young woman grows up in chaos and instability but finds strength through education and a deep connection to the outdoors—until a harrowing solo trek on the Pacific Crest Trail challenges her sense o...

22 Jul 202556min

371: What if you survived a catastrophic hurricane?

371: What if you survived a catastrophic hurricane?

Born and raised on a remote Bahamian island, a woman who has weathered countless storms must fight to keep herself and her family alive as the unprecedented Category 5 Hurricane Dorian consumes everyt...

15 Jul 202556min

370: What if a bullet took your sight but not your vision?

370: What if a bullet took your sight but not your vision?

A young father who rose up from the streets to achieve his musical dream is gunned down by a stranger during a trivial altercation, but as he rebuilds his life in the aftermath, a new, deeper dream em...

8 Jul 202556min

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