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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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310: What if your mother disappeared?
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309: What if you gave everything to The Job?
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308: What if they couldn’t wake me up?
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What if you spent 15 hours on the edge of sanity? [Rebroadcast #89]
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What if you discovered you were the enemy? [Rebroadcast #230]
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307: What if you fell hard for the scam?
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306: What if you lived someone else’s life?
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305: What if you were expected to do no harm?
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304: What if you were poisoned?
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What if you swallowed 48 bags of cocaine? [Rebroadcast #156]
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What if you rescued everyone to save yourself? [Rebroadcast #198]
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What if you grew up in a violent gang? [Rebroadcast #163]
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303: What if your brother became a monster?
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302: What if you could only find closure within?
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301: What if you were pulled into the abyss?
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300: What if your boyfriend lit himself on fire? (300th episode)
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299: What if your only hope for life was choosing death?
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298: What if you were caught in the gears of the machine?
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297: What if you were a human jumper cable?
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296: What if you were haunted by the living and the dead?
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295: What if you had to betray your family to save them?
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294: What if you shot your girlfriend?
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293: What if you believed your son was possessed?
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292: What if a shocking lie revealed your inner truth?
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291: What if your wife had 21 personalities?
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290: What if your husband entered The Void?
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289: What if you walked into your high school with a shotgun?
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288: What if you didn't know you were in a cult?
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287: What if you couldn’t explain his heinous act?
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286: What if you were born without a hand?
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285: What if your life was not your own?
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284: What if you found the antidote in the venom?
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283: What if you saved your family from annihilation?
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282: What if you believed you were unlovable?
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281: What if you entered the belly of the Narco beast?
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280: What if you lived on the line between life and death?
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279: What if you survived online child exploitation?
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278: What if you couldn't keep her safe?
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277: What if you survived the Bosnian genocide?
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276: What if you left your kids held hostage?
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275: What if the demons were too large to see?
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274: What if you were crushed by 10,000 pounds of stone?
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Point Blank: Bonus Interview with Connor Sheets
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Point Blank: Inside the Mind of the Rancho Tehama Gunman
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273: Point Blank #5: What if you were the sister of the gunman?
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Point Blank: Bonus Stories - Jared and James
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272: Point Blank #4: What if you made yourself a target?
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271: Point Blank #3: What if you shielded your students?
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270: Point Blank #2: What if your grandson was orphaned?
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269: Point Blank #1: What if you pled for your life?
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