That which doesn’t kill us…
Hosted by award-winning filmmaker Dan Bush, Alive Again is a weekly series featuring extraordinary stories from people who faced death—and came back changed. From near-death experiences to near-fatal accidents and moments of profound crisis, each episode dives into the transformation that happens on the other side of survival.
Told in their own words, these first-hand accounts explore not just what happened in the moment, but how everything changed after: perspectives, priorities, purpose. Some stories are miraculous. Others are brutal. All of them are unforgettable.
Our mission is to find, explore, and share these stories to remind us all of our shared human condition.
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you don’t die– this show is for you.
* If you have a transformative near-death experience to share, we’d love to hear your story. Please email us at [email protected]
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45 | Overtime: A Conversation With Dr. David Fajgenbaum
Mar 03, 2026
Today’s guest is Dr. David Fajgenbaum, survivor, scientist, physician, and disease hunter. Dr. Fajgenbaum is a world-renowned physician-scientist, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and…
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44 | Fourteen Bullets
Feb 24, 2026
On May 5, 1994, South Australian police officer Derrick McManus was shot 14 times in under five seconds and left bleeding on the ground for nearly three hours while a 40-hour siege raged around him…
43 | Rip
Feb 17, 2026
Zoe Cooper grew up around parachutes—her parents were skydivers—and by her eighth jump she felt like a pro. Then the parachute ripped. Spinning low, she and her instructor had to cut away and…
42 | Extraordinary Awakening: A Conversation with Filmmaker Jonas Elrod
Feb 10, 2026
Filmmaker Jonas Elrod never set out to become a spiritual seeker. While making a documentary in San Francisco, his life was suddenly upended: lights flickered, voices appeared, and a portal opened in…
41 | Angel Falls
Feb 03, 2026
At 26, Taylor Maxson was searching for purpose while working with at-risk youth in Kentucky. After months of exhaustion and stress, he and two friends set out on the Cumberland River for what was…
40 | The Bondage of Self
Jan 27, 2026
In this unforgettable episode of Alive Again, Charlie Collins shares the moment that changed everything: when he was electrocuted by 12,500 volts on top of a moving train in New York. Legally blind…
39 | Maybe It Saved My Life
Jan 20, 2026
On a 110° Grand Canyon trek rerouted by wildfire, Drew Seibert collapsed alone—hallucinating a friend, cooling in a cave, and realizing he might die there. He didn’t. A river guide’s sat phone…
38 | Play The Tape Through
Jan 13, 2026
At UC Santa Cruz, Brooke Knisley fell more than twenty feet from a redwood while drinking and spent ten days in a coma. What followed was the long, messy work of living with a traumatic brain injury…
37 | Threshold Metaphysics
Jan 06, 2026
In 2015, Robert was poisoned by someone he knew. A rapidly spreading infection sent him into emergency surgery—then into a profound near-death experience. In a vivid desert vision, a calm “guide”…
36 | From Whom All Blessings Flow
Dec 30, 2025
When a falling rock shattered Rhesa Bailey’s pelvis at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, survival became immediate and bodily— improvised splints, a perilous raft run to the remote ranger station, a…
35 | A Delightful Little Life
Dec 23, 2025
Angelyn Pass was an actress-turned-artist, making holiday ornaments in her Midtown studio, when a massive headache dropped her to the floor. Hours later she woke in Emory’s neuro-ICU, intubated…
34 | Surviving the Boxing Day Tsunami
Dec 16, 2025
On the day after Christmas, Dwayne Meadows was packing for a beach day in Thailand when a distant “white line” on the sea became a wall of water. Swept through his bungalow and into a churning maze…
33 | Born Astride a Grave
Dec 09, 2025
Aileen Loy grew up inside a storm—descended from indentured laborers, raised in a rigid, often violent household, and taught to keep the family together at any cost. At 13, she watched a Halloween…
32 | No Soul Left Behind: A Conversation With Dr. Eben Alexander
Dec 02, 2025
“We've taken huge steps backwards in the last few years with warfare and with violence and with disregarding the rights of human beings. It's time to reverse that and start acknowledging this much…
31 | The Death of Craving
Nov 25, 2025
Content note: This episode includes strong language, discussion of opioid/heroin and crack use, overdose, stroke, withdrawal, arrest/incarceration, and suicidal hopelessness. Listener discretion…
30 | Strong In A Different Way
Nov 18, 2025
At 17, Nicholas Tecosky, one of our Alive Again story producers, slipped on a rock face above Gem Lake and nearly fell thirty feet to his death—then spent hours lost on the wrong side of the…
29 | Living Is Forgiving
Nov 11, 2025
Trigger warning: This episode contains a frank discussion of sexual molestation and drug overdose. Listener discretion advised. After a lifetime of compounded trauma—childhood sexual abuse…
28 | Bulletproof Love
Nov 04, 2025
Trigger warning: Discussion and images of gun violence. At 33, championship-level ultimate player and teacher Eileen Murray started coughing up blood—then spent a year being dismissed by doctors…
27 | No One Makes It On Their Own
Oct 28, 2025
On a dangerous Australian beach, actor Frankie Mulinix was swept down the coast by a powerful undertow, slammed against rocks, and pulled under again and again. Time telescoped; panic rose; then came…
26 | The Countdown Clock
Oct 21, 2025
When Maggie Slepian flipped her kayak on Montana’s Gallatin River, she found herself trapped underwater, fighting to escape a spray skirt she had never practiced removing. In those harrowing moments…
25 | Unfortunate Brain News
Oct 14, 2025
What happens when the part of you that defines your identity begins to fail? Dana Swanson was a rising creative force—an award-winning writer-producer at Adult Swim, a voice actor, a musical…
24 | When the Rain Stopped
Oct 07, 2025
When a tornado ripped through his Alabama neighborhood, Chris Alonzo found himself clutching his young son in a closet as the walls shook and the front door blew open. In that moment of terror, his…
23 | Living on Extra Credit
Sep 30, 2025
Thrill seeker, Nate Dorn, never saw himself living past the age of 25, until he set sail for Cuba on a 28-foot boat with no idea he was heading straight into the storm that would change his life…
22 | My Body Is Not My Enemy
Sep 23, 2025
At 18, Jessica Sanchez thought she was dealing with wisdom tooth pain. Instead, doctors found a tumor that would lead to 18 surgeries, chemotherapy, and a near-fatal bleedout. Years later, she faced…
21 | A Better Person Than I Was The Day Before
Sep 16, 2025
When Matthew Fortune flatlined for 45 minutes, he didn’t see a tunnel or meet a divine being—he experienced nothingness. But coming back to life forced him to confront everything. In this unflinching…
20 | Only The Word Gets Out Alive
Sep 09, 2025
Our episode title is a lyric by Scott McCaughey, the beloved singer-songwriter behind bands like Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5. McCaughey was also a member of R.E.M.’s touring band and…
19 | I'm The Hero Of My Own Story
Sep 02, 2025
At 20 years old, Amanda Kloehr was a quirky, irreverent Air Force airman trying to find her way in the world. But everything changed in an instant when her car collided with the back of an…
18 | Beyond Ground Zero
Aug 25, 2025
The deepest wounds aren’t always physical. Cliff Bauman was stationed near the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and was among those who raced into the smoke and fire to help in the aftermath of the…
17 | The Sacred Threshold: A Conversation With Dr. Sarah Kerr
Aug 19, 2025
What if death isn’t an ending—but a sacred transition? In this deeply moving episode of Alive Again, we sit down with Dr. Sarah Kerr, a death doula, ritual healing practitioner, and founder of The…
16 | We Are Strongest When We Are Most Vulnerable
Aug 12, 2025
On August 3rd, 2008, U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Nick Bradley’s life changed forever when a 20-pound IED detonated under his Land Cruiser during a mission in Afghanistan. Thrown from the vehicle…
