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This Is Actually Happening

Wondery

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 ...

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Episode list

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  • April 1, 2025

    1 hr 23 min

    What if they stole a year of your life?

    Abandoned after his parents’ devastating divorce, a neglected teenage son is committed to a psychiatric facility, whose barbaric practices reveal a far more sinister agenda. Today’...

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  • March 31, 2025

    5 min

    Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat

    Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts about witchcraft and “alien baths” drew in over a million followers, all chasing...

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  • March 25, 2025

    1 hr 13 min

    A World Beyond Revenge: What if you identified the wrong man?

    After a brutal assault in the 1980s, a young woman identifies the wrong man as her attacker, but once DNA evidence proves his innocence, they form an unlikely bond, determined to r...

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  • March 18, 2025

    44 min

    A World Beyond Revenge: What if your son was killed by a distracted driver?

    A turbulent father-son relationship shatters completely when the son is killed by a distracted driver, and the father is left to confront his own profound guilt and the man who cau...

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  • March 17, 2025

    5 min

    Introducing: Law & Crime’s LUIGI

    When Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the media called it a senseless crime. But online, a different story emerged—one of rage, reckoning, and a suspect...

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  • March 11, 2025

    57 min

    A World Beyond Revenge: What if you were the common denominator?

    After committing acts of extreme violence as a teenager, a man is unable to shed his rage and find healing, until he’s able to face the roots of the harm he has caused. This episod...

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