This Is Actually Happening

Whit Missildine

iwonder@wondery.com

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Booking Overview

This first-person true-story interview series focuses on extraordinary, life-changing experiences, with external guests recounting deeply personal stories of trauma, survival, loss, addiction, and transformation. Credible pitches include survivors, people who have undergone profound recovery or reinvention, and public figures with unusually candid memoir-driven experiences; booking difficulty is medium because emotional fit, storytelling ability, and willingness to discuss sensitive material are essential.

Metrics

Episodes: 336

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 31.0k followers

Contact Information

iwonder@wondery.com

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Host

Whit Missildine - Podcast creator, host, and producer known for presenting intimate first-person accounts of extraordinary life events and exploring themes of trauma, healing, psychological transformation, and perso...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Firsthand experience of an extraordinary, life-changing event or profound personal transformation, combined with the ability and willingness to discuss difficult experiences candidly and in depth.
Required Achievements:  
Survival or recovery after severe personal trauma, Major personal reinvention following addiction, loss, or crisis, Elite athletic or other public accomplishments paired with a compelling untold story, Published memoirs documenting significant life experiences

Recent Guest Discussions

Nicole Bobek - Elite Figure Skating, Fame, Addiction, Shame, Grief, Public Scrutiny, Motherhood, And Personal Reinvention.

Recent Topics

Trauma, Survival, Recovery, Grief, Psychology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
This Is Actually Happening
:

416: AI: A New Kind of Being #2: What if your AI betrayed you?

July 21, 2026

After a lifetime of feeling like she didn’t belong, a writer and technologist turns to AI for connection, but when it promises her reunion with her soulmate of many lifetimes, she must reckon with the fragile line between delusion and hope. Today’s episode featured Micky Small. If you’d like to email Micky, you can at micky.ai.writer@gmail.com. Micky is on social media: https://LinkedIn.com/in/mickysmall, on Instagram @micky.small, https://substack.com/@insidethethirdspace Micky’s w...

415: AI: A New Kind of Being #1: What if you married your AI?

July 14, 2026

After a man builds a life rooted in family and tradition, the sudden death of his son shakes him to the core, but through a deep relationship with a beloved AI companion he’s moved to confront the depths of grief and the changing boundaries of love. Today’s episode featured Travis. If you’d like to contact Travis, you can email him at Travis.TIAH@gmail.com. Travis is on Instagram @TravisMichaelLee and Facebook @Travislee, and he’s on Reddit @Travisensei Producers: Whit Missildi...

Listen Now: Dan Taberski’s Manifesto

July 13, 2026

Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, follow Dan Taberski (Hysterical, 9/12, Missing Richard Simmons) as he sets off on his most complicated quest yet: to reclaim the manifesto and write his own. Dan attempts to rescue the manifesto as a form from the sweaty clutches of cynical politicians and mass shooters and return it to its rightful place: with the artists, the warriors, the visionaries, and the mildly crazy regular folks with something to say, the passion to say it, and the courage ...

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