This Is Actually Happening

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.... Show More

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147: What if your best friend was dying?

January 28, 2020 • 48 min

“It’s much better to try to move forward with your life and accept that things are nebulous, and there are no clear answers.”

Editors: Sara Marinelli, Whit Missildine

Producer: Whit Missildine

Content/Trigger Warnings: explicit language

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Intro Music: "Illabye" - Tipper

Music Bed: “Re-entry” – Lee Rosevere

Outro Music: "The Moon is Down" - El Diablo & Adam Schraft (Rojo y Negro) @eldiablosf @rojo-y-negro www.eldiablobass.com/

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