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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.Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of This Is Actually Happening ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
PodSkip has analyzed 4 episodes of This Is Actually Happening, averaging 3.5 ads per episode (6% of runtime).
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…
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…
Introducing Unreal: When AI Becomes Us
Aug 20, 2026
Something strange is happening to us. The intelligent machines we’ve built to serve us have started to sound like us, look like us and even think like us. The line between real and artificial is…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
409: What if your child’s death opened up your life’s purpose?
Jun 02, 2026
After building the loving family she always wanted, a woman loses her youngest son to an unsecured gun, and turns her grief into a fight to protect other children. Today’s episode featured Kristin…
408: What if your friend was lost in an underwater cave?
May 26, 2026
After a scuba diving trip in Croatia turns deadly, a successful Czech executive is falsely accused of murder and thrown into a foreign jail, where the total loss of control forces him to confront…
407: What if you found humanity in the depths of the criminal underworld?
May 19, 2026
After leaving Portugal to become a journalist, a woman is drawn into the world’s black markets, where dangerous encounters with criminals, extremists, and a military coup reveal the systems that…
406: What if a terminal diagnosis set you free?
May 12, 2026
After a childhood shaped by violence and addiction leads him into years of self-destruction, a man begins to transform himself in prison, only to learn he has 90 days to live. Today’s episode…
405: What if you were accused of murdering your mother?
May 05, 2026
After years of caring for her mother through a devastating decline, a woman helps ease her final suffering, only to be accused of murdering the person she loved most. Today’s episode featured Rachel…
404: What if you were stricken with the flesh-eating disease?
Apr 28, 2026
After suffering from necrotizing fasciitis, a soccer coach sets out to rebuild his body, his identity, and the life he thought he had lost. Today’s episode featured Scott Martin. If you’d like to…
403: What if your childhood bully actually apologized?
Apr 21, 2026
After growing up in a home shaped by violence, racism, and fear, a woman is stunned to receive an apology from the girl who bullied her in middle school, forcing her to reckon with the harm they both…
402: What if a deadly tornado helped to heal old wounds?
Apr 14, 2026
After narrowly surviving one of the deadliest tornados in US history, a woman is driven to confront a long-buried harm, finding in the aftermath a deeper sense of purpose, forgiveness, and…
401: What if you were ambushed on a dark desert highway?
Apr 07, 2026
After spending much of his life trying to outrun the feeling of being trapped, a man’s violent kidnapping on a solo motorcycle trip through Mexico forces him to reckon with the fear, rage, and…
400: What if you suspected your father was the infamous Tylenol Murderer?
Mar 31, 2026
A man grows up in a home defined by violence, secrecy, and fear, and decades later a deathbed confession confirms his belief that his father was responsible for the Chicago Tylenol murders, forcing…
399: What if a hormonal disorder rewrote your identity?
Mar 24, 2026
After decades of stability, a woman’s experience of menopause brings back a lifetime of buried symptoms and reveals an unexpected truth about her identity, forcing her to reexamine everything she…
398: What if you witnessed the best and the worst of humanity?
Mar 17, 2026
After years working as a humanitarian aid worker in war zones and disaster areas around the world, a man is forced to confront the psychological toll of witnessing a broken world he could never…
397: What if you survived a terrorist attack in Paris?
Mar 10, 2026
After surviving the 2015 ISIS terrorist attacks at a Paris café, a woman begins the painful work of confronting buried childhood trauma and reclaiming a life she had never fully allowed herself to…
