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This Is Actually Happening — 323 episodes

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404: What if you were stricken with the flesh-eating disease?

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403: What if your childhood bully actually apologized?

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402: What if a deadly tornado helped to heal old wounds?

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401: What if you were ambushed on a dark desert highway?

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400: What if you suspected your father was the infamous Tylenol Murderer?

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399: What if a hormonal disorder rewrote your identity?

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398: What if you witnessed the best and the worst of humanity?

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397: What if you survived a terrorist attack in Paris?

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396: What if you were held captive by child soldiers?

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395: What if your son murdered your daughter?

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394: What if you found yourself naked, starving and surrounded by cops?

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393: What if your doctors weren’t allowed to help you?

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392: What if you were a whistleblower against your own father?

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391: What if you forgave the neo-Nazi who killed your father?

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390: What if your unresolved grief led to a fatal decision?

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389: What if you were pushed into the path of an oncoming train?

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What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery? [Rebroadcast Ep250]

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What if you survived the Bosnian genocide? [Rebroadcast Ep277]

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What if your daughter committed a seemingly unforgivable act? [Rebroadcast Ep182]

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What if your daughter committed a seemingly unforgivable act? [Rebroadcast Ep182]

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What if you found the antidote in the venom? [Rebroadcast Ep284]

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What if you were crushed by 10000 pounds of stone? [Rebroadcast Ep274]

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388: What if you woke up in a tsunami?

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387: What if your partner accused you of attempted murder?

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386: What if you woke up with someone's hands around your neck?

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385: What if you found healing through saving abandoned dogs?

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384: What if you were run over three times?

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383: What if you survived Jeffrey Epstein?

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382: What if you spent four months as a doctor in Gaza?

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381: What if you opened a portal to the world next door?

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380: What if you had a spontaneous awakening?

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379: What if you witnessed your client’s execution?

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378: What if your private nightmare was also theirs?

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377: What if you were a gay, Mormon, drug-dealing, federal informant?

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376: What if a car crash shattered your world?

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375: What if you had to fight your way out of the jungle?

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What if you were mauled by a grizzly bear? [Rebroadcast #262]

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What if you didn’t sleep for 120 hours? [Rebroadcast #170]

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What if you could never be what they wanted? [Rebroadcast #246]

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What if you signed a billion-year contract? [Rebroadcast #243]

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What if you woke up and couldn’t move? [Rebroadcast #242]

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What if you went missing? [Rebroadcast #196]

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What if you never stopped searching? [Rebroadcast #195]

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What if you ran through the pain? [Rebroadcast #208]

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What if you entered the belly of the NARCO beast? [Rebroadcast #281]

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374: What if a brutal assault saved your life?

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373: What if your boyfriend ghosted you for his wedding?

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372: What if you were lost on the Pacific Crest Trail?

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371: What if you survived a catastrophic hurricane?

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370: What if a bullet took your sight but not your vision?

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369: What if you lit yourself on fire?

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368: What if you were the only one left to grieve?

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367: What if you were imprisoned in the Federal Supermax?

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366: What if you infiltrated a doomsday hate militia?

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365: What if they believed you staged your own kidnapping? Part 2: Denise

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364: What if they believed you staged your own kidnapping? Part 1: Aaron

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363: What if you dedicated your life to ending human trafficking?

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362: What if you wrote your way out of prison?

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361: What if your sister’s death was an unsolved mystery?

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

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359: What if you nearly froze to death?

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358: What if you were recruited to fight an invisible war?

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357: What if you were the girl locked upstairs?

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356: What if they stole a year of your life?

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

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

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

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Restorative Justice in the UK vs the US: A Conversation with Keeva Baxter

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352: A World Beyond Revenge: What if they got the wrong guy?

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The Framework of Restorative Justice: A Conversation with Yoana Tchoukleva

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351: A World Beyond Revenge: What if your brother was murdered in a hate crime?

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350: What if nothing could tear us apart? Part 2: Daniel

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349: What if nothing could tear us apart? Part 1: Donna

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348: What if you survived the Burundian genocide?

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347: What if you were held captive in plain sight?

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346: What if you risked your freedom to liberate the animals?

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345: What if you were a political hostage in Iran?

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What if you survived a serial killer? [Rebroadcast #259]

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What if you ran the ER five blocks away? [Rebroadcast #202]

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What if nine bullets shattered your dreams? [Rebroadcast #240]

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344: What if you spent 7 years in a Thai prison?

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343: What if you were caught in a spiral of violence?

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342: What if you suffered decades of excessive punishment?

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341: What if you had an unquenchable thirst for danger?

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340: What if you kept knocking at death’s door?

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339: What if someone gave up everything to save you?

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338: What if you thought you got away with it?

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337: What if they delighted in your misery?

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336: What if you escaped a polygamous cult?

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335: What if you were left for dead?

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334: What if your parachute didn’t open?

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333: What if you saw the black mass of death?

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332: What if the worst was yet to come?

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What if you had to relearn who you are?? [Rebroadcast #111]

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331: What if you killed the wrong person?

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330: What if your son was murdered at Sandy Hook?

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What if you were on the 68th floor? [Rebroadcast #203]

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What if a horrifying loss led to a grand adventure? [Rebroadcast #179]

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What if your cry for help led to an unthinkable tragedy? [Rebroadcast #173]

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What if you couldn't stop shining? [Rebroadcast #189]

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What if you faced the monster in the mirror? [Rebroadcast #215]

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The 82 Percent: Podcast Live Event at Mannys

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What if they died in your hands? [Rebroadcast #220]

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The 82 Percent: Bonus Conversation with Alex Chen

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329: The 82 Percent #6: What if you became your husband’s guardian?

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328: The 82 Percent #5: What if you were a seahorse dad?

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327: The 82 Percent #4: What if you found your family on the path of celibacy?

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The 82 Percent: Bonus Conversation with Jessica Fern

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326: The 82 Percent #3: What if you discovered a new way to love?

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325: The 82 Percent #2: What if you grew up in a polyamorous family?

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The 82 Percent: Bonus Conversation with Heath Schechinger and Lily Lamboy

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324: The 82 Percent #1: What if you were asexual?

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323: What if you were suddenly a blank slate?

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322: What if you kept hitting rock bottom?

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321: What if they tried to erase you?

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320: What if your mom believed she was the good witch?

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319: What if you couldn’t find your way home?

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318: What if your daughter went missing?

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317: What if you found peace in the fog of war?

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316: What if a masked man appeared at the foot of your bed?

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315: What if your life became a movie?

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314: What if you harbored an unrelenting fury?

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313: What if you had to find your own salvation?

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312: What if you believed your love could cure him?

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311: What if you danced for those who couldn’t?

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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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268: What if he followed you into the house?

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267: What if you were forced to keep the nanny's secret?

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266: What if you thought everyone was dead?

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265: What if a routine pickup led to a crushing blow?

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264: What if you were carjacked at gunpoint?

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263: What if a darkness destroyed your family?

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262: What if you were mauled by a grizzly bear?

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261: What if your mother was a victim of a secret government experiment?

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260: What if your husband claimed you were dead?

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259: What if you survived a serial killer?

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258: What if you fell in love with a vampire?

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257: What if you didn't know who to believe?

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256: What if you prepared your boyfriend's body?

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255: What if they didn't ask and you couldn't tell?

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254: What if your father annihilated the family?

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253: What if you couldn't even remember the crash?

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252: What if you watched your mother disappear?

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251: What if a false allegation stole what you valued most?

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250: What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery?

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249: What if you knew your baby was going to die?

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248: What if an invisible disease blew up your life?

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247: What if you didn't see the signs?

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246: What if you could never be what they wanted?

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245: What if you were taken to the dark side?

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244: What if you could never make him proud?

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243: What if you signed a billion-year contract?

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242: What if you woke up and couldn't move?

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241: What if you were the other woman?

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What if you suddenly felt like a werewolf? - [Rebroadcast - #119]

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What if a minor procedure left you permanently altered? - [Rebroadcast #135]

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240: What if nine bullets shattered your dreams?

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239: What if a single decision led to a spiral of loss?

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238: What if you were tortured in an Iranian prison?

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237: What if your mom hoarded 90 cats?

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236: What if you had the worst roommate ever?

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235: What if delusion consumed your family?

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234: What if your joy came with a tragic price?

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233: What if they invaded your home?

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232: What if you committed a hate crime?

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231: What if they all betrayed you?

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230: What if you discovered you were the enemy?

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229: What if your life unraveled thread by thread?

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228: What if you grew up with the ghosts of war?

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227: What if you faced a terrifying beast?

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226: What if you had three different faces?

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225: What if you stared into the abyss?

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224: What if they stole your childhood?

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223: What if you were the dirty little secret?

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222: What if you were a stranger in your own home?

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221: What if you were addicted to each other?

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220: What if they died in your hands?

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219: What if you bled to death?

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218: What if the family glue came undone?

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217: What if you saw the face of death?

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216: What if you opened Pandora's Box?

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215: What if you faced the monster in the mirror?

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214: What if you woke up in oblivion?

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213: What if they were murdered trying to protect you?

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212: What if everyone pretended you were dead?

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211: What if you had to let her go to save yourself?

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210: What if you didn't know where they were taking you?

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208: What if you ran through the pain?

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207: What if you faced the ultimate betrayal?

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206: What if no one believed you?

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The Long Shadow: Bonus - Interview with Whit Missildine and Dan Taberski

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205: The Long Shadow: What if you processed the remains?

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204: The Long Shadow: What if you fought the fire?

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203: The Long Shadow: What if you were on the 68th floor?

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202: The Long Shadow: What if you ran the ER five blocks away?

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201: What if you believed it was all your fault?

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200: What if you were consumed by your only cure?

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199: What if your deepest friendship was your darkest fate?

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198: What if you rescued everyone to save yourself?

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197: What if you died?

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What if you survived a genocide? [Rebroadcast - #113]

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What if you had a ten-year nightmare? [Rebroadcast - #103]

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196: What if you went missing?

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195: What if you never stopped searching?

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194: What if you ran but couldn't hide?

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193: What if your deepest secret was shared with the world?

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192: What if one wrong turn meant life or death?

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191: What if you suffered from trichotillomania?

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190: What if your fairytale was finally within reach?

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189: What if you couldn't stop shining?

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188: What if you spent four years inside?

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187: What if you were trapped all over again?

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186: What if you were consumed by a preposterous phobia?

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185: What if you kept shaking hands with death?

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184: What if you didn't know who he was?

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183: What if everyone was watching you?

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182: What if your daughter committed a seemingly unforgivable act?

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181: What if you committed a seemingly unforgivable act?

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180: What if your plane was hijacked?

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179: What if a horrifying loss led to a grand adventure?

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178: What if you couldn't tell him what really happened?

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177: What if you woke up two months later?

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176: What if you were trapped in a never-ending dream?

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175: What if you had their knee on your neck?

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174: What if you couldn't remember that night?

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173: What if your cry for help led to an unthinkable tragedy?

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172: What if you were lured into an unspeakable hell?

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171: What if you saw inside the belly of the beast?

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170: What if you didn't sleep for 120 hours?

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169: What if you were an Adult Baby Diaper Lover?

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168: What if you believed you were Jesus Christ?

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167: What if you had a fetish for disgust?

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166: What if you didn't have any fear?

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165: What if you were a blind dominatrix?

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164: What if a shocking accusation devastated your family?

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Introducing This is Actually Happening (via This Is Actually Happening)
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163: What if you grew up in a violent gang?

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162: What if you grew up in a cult?

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161: What if you suffered a shocking loss?

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Happenings Vol. 1: No Man's Land

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160: What if you were assaulted by a stranger in the dark?

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159: What if someone you love committed a monstrous crime?

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158: What if you entered The Void?

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157: What if you couldn't tell anyone?

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156: What if you swallowed 48 bags of cocaine?

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155: What if you had to pull the plug?

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154: What if your mom was murdered by a serial killer?

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BONUS Episode - Tyson Was Abducted - from What Was That Like podcast

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153: What if you wanted to disappear?

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152: What if you were a human shield?

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151: What if he made you think you were crazy?

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150: What if you were trapped in a cycle of abuse?

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149: What if you committed child sexual abuse?

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148: What if you killed someone?

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147: What if your best friend was dying?

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146: What if you thought your mother was a robot?

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145: What if your best friend met a tragic fate?

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144: What if you suffered from postpartum depression?

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143: What if you were seduced into a whole new world?

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142: What if it happened in broad daylight?

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141: What if you witnessed a horrific act?

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140: What if you were entangled in a web of shame?

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139: What if your father disappeared?

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138: What if at three months pregnant your world was turned upside down?

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137: What if you were the one to break the silence?

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136: What if you had to fight for your life?

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135: What if a minor procedure left you permanently altered?

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Season 9 Announcements (via This Is Actually Happening)
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134: What if your singular dream fell to pieces?

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133: What if your life went up in flames?

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132: What if you were kept from the one you loved most?

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131: What if a psychotic break split your life wide open?

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130: What if you had thoughts of harming those you love most?

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1: What if your boyfriend lit himself on fire? (1st episode)

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