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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.Listen to exclusive episodes of This is Actually...
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346: What if you risked your freedom to liberate the animals?
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345: What if you were a political hostage in Iran?
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What if you survived a serial killer? [Rebroadcast #259]
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What if you ran the ER five blocks away? [Rebroadcast #202]
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What if nine bullets shattered your dreams? [Rebroadcast #240]
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344: What if you spent 7 years in a Thai prison?
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343: What if you were caught in a spiral of violence?
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342: What if you suffered decades of excessive punishment?
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341: What if you had an unquenchable thirst for danger?
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340: What if you kept knocking at death’s door?
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339: What if someone gave up everything to save you?
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338: What if you thought you got away with it?
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337: What if they delighted in your misery?
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336: What if you escaped a polygamous cult?
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335: What if you were left for dead?
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334: What if your parachute didn’t open?
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333: What if you saw the black mass of death?
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332: What if the worst was yet to come?
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What if you had to relearn who you are?? [Rebroadcast #111]
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331: What if you killed the wrong person?
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330: What if your son was murdered at Sandy Hook?
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What if you were on the 68th floor? [Rebroadcast #203]
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What if a horrifying loss led to a grand adventure? [Rebroadcast #179]
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What if your cry for help led to an unthinkable tragedy? [Rebroadcast #173]
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What if you couldn't stop shining? [Rebroadcast #189]
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What if you faced the monster in the mirror? [Rebroadcast #215]
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The 82 Percent: Podcast Live Event at Mannys
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What if they died in your hands? [Rebroadcast #220]
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The 82 Percent: Bonus Conversation with Alex Chen
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329: The 82 Percent #6: What if you became your husband’s guardian?
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328: The 82 Percent #5: What if you were a seahorse dad?
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327: The 82 Percent #4: What if you found your family on the path of celibacy?
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The 82 Percent: Bonus Conversation with Jessica Fern
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326: The 82 Percent #3: What if you discovered a new way to love?
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325: The 82 Percent #2: What if you grew up in a polyamorous family?
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The 82 Percent: Bonus Conversation with Heath Schechinger and Lily Lamboy
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324: The 82 Percent #1: What if you were asexual?
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323: What if you were suddenly a blank slate?
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322: What if you kept hitting rock bottom?
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321: What if they tried to erase you?
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320: What if your mom believed she was the good witch?
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319: What if you couldn’t find your way home?
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318: What if your daughter went missing?
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317: What if you found peace in the fog of war?
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316: What if a masked man appeared at the foot of your bed?
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315: What if your life became a movie?
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314: What if you harbored an unrelenting fury?
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313: What if you had to find your own salvation?
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312: What if you believed your love could cure him?
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311: What if you danced for those who couldn’t?
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