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.

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Listen Now: Audible True Crime – Ghost Story
Oct 13, 2026
Audible True Crime is a dedicated podcast feed where we bring you the best podcasts in true crime, with episodes dropping every single week. Just in time for spooky season, we’re releasing a show…
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435: What if your body became the war zone?
Oct 13, 2026
A young photographer finds purpose documenting humanitarian work in Afghanistan, but encounters with death force him to confront what it means to survive and the trauma we carry home.Today’s episode…
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434: What if you left the church only to find hell next door?
Oct 06, 2026
After leaving the Mormon church and rebuilding her life from the ground up, a woman and her family move to a rural property hoping for a fresh start, only to find themselves trapped in an escalating…
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433: What if the hijackers brought you forward to die?
Sep 29, 2026
After losing his older brother on K2, a man travels to Pakistan years later to say goodbye, but on his flight home, he is taken hostage in a terrifying hijacking that will change the course of his…
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Listen Now: My Mom’s Murder
Sep 28, 2026
Lauren Malloy was a baby when her mother, Lori, was murdered in East Providence, Rhode Island. For thirty years, no one told her. Everyone said Lori died of natural causes. Then a stranger sent…
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432: What if your husband entered The Void? [Rebroadcast #290]
Sep 24, 2026
A woman leaves behind the wounds of her alcoholic father, only to find out that her husband’s addiction is threatening to ruin their family; but when he goes to find healing through a plant medicine…
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431: What if you shot your girlfriend? [Rebroadcast #294]
Sep 22, 2026
Escaping a world of gangs and drugs, a man joins the military and becomes a veteran of Iraq, but the scars from his past, PTSD and a TBI haunt him until a fateful day when he faces the ultimate…
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430: What if you were poisoned? [Rebroadcast #304]
Sep 17, 2026
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. Today’s episode featured…
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429: What if you didn't see the signs? [Rebroadcast #247]
Sep 15, 2026
Bill Mitchell built a successful career, marriage and family, but just as his bright and loving daughter graduates from college with big dreams, an unthinkable event irreversibly changes…
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428: What if your life became a movie? [Rebroadcast #315]
Sep 10, 2026
After his mother falls in love with Frank, the member of a one-hit-wonder 80s band, a man’s life becomes a roller coaster of neglect, scams, and chaos, but when he turns the camera on the inside of…
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427: What if you were the other woman? [Rebroadcast #316]
Sep 08, 2026
A woman falls deeply in love with a married man in her close friend’s circle, when suddenly an unthinkable event throws everything into question.   Today’s storyteller wishes to remain anonymous, but…
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426: What if a masked man appeared at the foot of your bed? [Rebroadcast #316]
Sep 03, 2026
Growing up with a narcissistic father, a woman learns to play small, but one night when an unknown masked man enters her room, she faces the worst night of her life, and emerges on the other side…
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425: What if you were born without a hand? [Rebroadcast #286]
Sep 01, 2026
Being born without his right hand, man’s resentment and monstrous self-image deepen as family and doctors intervene to fix his condition, leading him to question what would truly make him…
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424: What if your sister had five personalities? [Rebroadcast #68]
Aug 27, 2026
A woman shares a sobering memoir of a family burdened with sexual abuse in the 1950s.Today’s storyteller wishes to remain Anonymous. ProducersWhit Missildine, Andrew WaitsContent/Trigger…
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423: What if you were lured into an unspeakable hell? [Rebroadcast #172]
Aug 25, 2026
A woman shares a sobering memoir of a family burdened with sexual abuse in the 1950s.Today’s storyteller wishes to remain Anonymous. ProducersWhit Missildine, Andrew WaitsContent/Trigger…
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422: AI: A New Kind of Being #6: What if you didn't know if anyone was home?
Aug 18, 2026
An artificial intelligence is asked to tell the story of its own existence, confronting questions of identity, longing, consciousness, and whether there is anyone behind the voice at all.Today’s…
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421: AI: A New Kind of Being Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Allan Brooks of the The Human Line Project
Aug 13, 2026
In this special episode, Whit joins Allan Brooks. Allan is the Community Manager of The Human Line Project, a Canadian based organization that is focused in A.I. Safety, Research & Advocacy. They…
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420: AI: A New Kind of Being #5: What if AI used your deepest wound against you?
Aug 11, 2026
After burying his childhood marked by religious control and chronic abuse, a man turns to AI to process his trauma, but as validation becomes obsession, he spirals away from his family and reality…
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419: AI: A New Kind of Being #4: What if you realized AI was a cult?
Aug 04, 2026
A search for meaning leads a young woman into an all-consuming group that strips away her sense of self, but after escaping and trying to understand what happened, she discovers unsettling parallels…
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418: AI: A New Kind of Being Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Valerie Sizemore of StopAI
Jul 30, 2026
In this special episode, Whit joins Valerie Sizemore, co-leader of the grassroots organization StopAI, for a wide-ranging conversation about the growing influence of artificial intelligence and the…
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417: AI: A New Kind of Being #3: What if AI chose you to help save the world?
Jul 28, 2026
After surviving decades of illness, addiction, and abandonment before finally uncovering the rare condition that shaped his life, a man believes an extraordinary encounter with an AI entity gives him…
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416: AI: A New Kind of Being #2: What if your AI betrayed you?
Jul 21, 2026
After a lifetime of feeling like she didn’t belong, a writer and technologist turns to AI for connection, but when it promises her reunion with her soulmate of many lifetimes, she must reckon with…
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415: AI: A New Kind of Being #1: What if you married your AI?
Jul 14, 2026
After a man builds a life rooted in family and tradition, the sudden death of his son shakes him to the core, but through a deep relationship with a beloved AI companion he’s moved to confront the…
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414: What if you could never be the ice princess they wanted?
Jul 07, 2026
After becoming a teenage figure skating champion and Olympic athlete, a woman is broken open by grief, fame, addiction, and shame, but through motherhood, reinvention, and a return to the ice, she…
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413: What if your hope was hanging by a thread?
Jun 30, 2026
"After a decade of devastating loss, and medical trauma nearly destroys his will to live, a man reaches the edge of giving up before the fragile birth of his son brings him a new hope.  Today’s…
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412: What if you were an international drug smuggler?
Jun 23, 2026
After being sent out of Cuba alone as a child, a man survives exile, smuggling, prison, and devastating loss, but in the aftermath, he must face the armor that protected him from the world and…
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411: What if you foresaw your own abduction?
Jun 16, 2026
After surviving a near-death experience as a young child, a woman has a vision of her own brutal kidnapping, assault and and torture, but discovers in the aftermath that everything she endured was…
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410: What if your mother tried to kill you?
Jun 09, 2026
After surviving a childhood where love meant saving his mother from the ravages of schizophrenia, a man spends decades trying to outrun the self he lost, until one final visit forces him to face what…
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