This Is Actually Happening

A True Crime podcast by Wondery

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What if your mother left to follow a cult… or you woke up in a morgue… or if your boat got caught in a storm and began to sink -- 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 finds out a celebrity crush isn’t who she seems 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.New episodes come out every Tuesday for free, with ad-free episodes and exclusive past episodes available for Wondery+ subscribers.

Recent Episodes

384: What if you were run over three times?
Published: November 18, 2025
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383: What if you survived Jeffrey Epstein?
Published: November 11, 2025
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Listen Now: Against The Odds | Tsunami In Thailand
Published: November 5, 2025
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382: What if you spent four months as a doctor in Gaza?
Published: November 4, 2025
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381: What if you opened a portal to the world next door?
Published: October 28, 2025
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380: What if you had a spontaneous awakening?
Published: October 21, 2025
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379: What if you witnessed your client’s execution?
Published: October 14, 2025
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378: What if your private nightmare was also theirs?
Published: October 7, 2025
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377: What if you were a gay, Mormon, drug-dealing, federal informant?
Published: September 30, 2025
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376: What if a car crash shattered your world?
Published: September 23, 2025
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