250: What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery?

250: What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery?

Growing up Black and queer in the South, a man finds an identity for himself through the arts and establishes a wonderful marriage with children, until one day, when his husband is late coming home, there’s a ring at the door and his entire life unravels.

Content/Trigger Warnings: use of a derogatory racial slur, use of a derogatory homophobic slur, mention of gun violence, mention of suicide, mental illness, drug use, drug overdose, explicit language

Producers: Whit Missildine, Sara Marinelli

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135: What if a minor procedure left you permanently altered?

135: What if a minor procedure left you permanently altered?

“My personhood had been shattered into a thousand pieces that I and my family were left to pick up one at a time.” Producer: Whit MissildineEditor: Whit MissildineEpisode Summary: After self-medicatin...

13 Aug 201943min

Season 9 Announcements

Season 9 Announcements

Announcements for Season 9 of This Is Actually Happening. Includes updates on the release schedule, the new This is Actually Happening store, and more. If you'd like to submit a design for a This Is A...

6 Aug 20192min

134: What if your singular dream fell to pieces?

134: What if your singular dream fell to pieces?

“How could I allow myself to mourn what I had lost? Because if I mourned it, then it was like a death, and I couldn’t accept that the me that I knew had died.” Producer: Whit MissildineEditor: Whit Mi...

11 Juni 201939min

133: What if your life went up in flames?

133: What if your life went up in flames?

“All that traumatized people are really looking for is not a fix-it but more like a validation or acknowledgement that it matters.” Producer: Whit MissildineEditor: Nigel CoutinhoEpisode Summary: A wo...

28 Maj 201939min

132: What if you were kept from the one you loved most?

132: What if you were kept from the one you loved most?

“It’s interesting always having this void, knowing that you have something so wonderful that could love you so much and you could love so much that exists out there.” Producer: Whit MissildineEditor: ...

14 Maj 201929min

131: What if a psychotic break split your life wide open?

131: What if a psychotic break split your life wide open?

“I have a fear every single day am I going crazy and I don’t even know it? I didn’t know the things that I was doing and the things that I was saying were so extreme.” Producer: Whit MissildineEditor:...

30 Apr 201931min

130: What if you had thoughts of harming those you love most?

130: What if you had thoughts of harming those you love most?

“People say you should always trust your gut feelings. But I couldn’t trust my gut feeling and I still can’t to this day, because to me a gut feeling is in turn thinking about hurting somebody else.” ...

16 Apr 201937min

1: What if your boyfriend lit himself on fire? (1st episode)

1: What if your boyfriend lit himself on fire? (1st episode)

"We're still here. What part are we playing in all this?"Producer: Whit MissildineEpisode Summary: After finally deciding to settle into a long term relationship, a woman becomes tangled in a web of c...

11 Sep 201312min

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