This Is Actually Happening

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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. Read more

Society & Culture True crime

Episodes

360: What if you were lost in an Arctic blizzard?

Yesterday (04/29/2025) 00:55:06Listen Now: Death County, PA

04/28/2025 00:05:44 359: What if you nearly froze to death?

04/22/2025 00:41:17358: What if you were recruited to fight an invisible war?

04/15/2025 00:47:10357: What if you were the girl locked upstairs?

04/08/2025 00:56:59 Show all episodes

Our take on This Is Actually Happening podcast

A podcast that tells extraordinary, unique and true stories of events that have dramatically changed the lives of ordinary people, that´s This Is Actually Happening all about. Prepare yourself to listen to stories about parents who have murdered their own children, people who develop multiple personalities to commit murders, wake up in the morgue, and more. After listening to these real-life stories, your life will never be the same again. But why? It can just happen to you at any time.