This Is Actually Happening

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Audible Original Visit website › Society & Culture · EN · 361 episodes · latest 2026-11-10 · explicit

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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.

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439: What if the lighthouse of your family went dark? E

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434: What if you left the church only to find hell next door? E

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Owner: Audible
Oldest episode in feed: 09/2013 · over 13 years
Typical length: 53 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
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