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What I Survived explores the extraordinary true stories of people who survived the unthinkable. Each story takes you back to who these people were before everything changed, then inside the moment their lives were pushed to the edge, shipwrecked at sea for weeks, held captive…

Podcast · By Jack Laurence · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
7
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Sep 22, 2026
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Aug 13, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Benedict Allen: He Ate His Dog to Survive P2 (opens the original)

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    Lost and alone in the Amazon, British explorer Benedict Allen contracted two forms of malaria, including a potentially deadly strain. Starving, feverish and running out of options, the 22-year-old faced a decision that would stay with him for decades. In Part 2 of Lost in the Amazon , Benedict takes us deeper into his fight for survival as his physical condition deteriorates and the reality of his situation begins to set in. With little food and his body being ravaged by malaria, Benedict was fo

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Benedict Allen: Lost and Dying in the Amazon | Lost in the Amazon P1 (opens the original)

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    At just 22 years old, British explorer Benedict Allen set out to travel 600 miles through the remote northeast Amazon. It was supposed to be an expedition. Instead, it became a fight for survival. Gold miners hunted him. His canoe capsized, swallowing his supplies. Malaria burned through his body — two types of it, including one that could kill him in 24 hours. Starving, feverish and alone, Benedict made a choice that would haunt him for decades. He eventually walked out of the jungle. But somet

  3. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    Undercover in The Real Soprannos P4 (opens the original)

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    For three years, Giovanni Rocco lived two lives. By day, he was a man with a wife and children. By night, he was Giovanni Gatto—a mob associate climbing the ranks of the DeCavalcante crime family, one of America's most powerful organised crime organisations. He was brilliant at it. Too brilliant. So brilliant that his captain, Charlie Stango, loved him like a son. So brilliant that he was proposed for membership—to become a made man. But there was a price. Everything he built was a lie. Everyone

  4. Episode · Sep 1, 2026

    Undercover in The Real Soprannos P3 (opens the original)

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    For three years, Giovanni Rocco lived two lives. By day, he was a man with a wife and children. By night, he was Giovanni Gatto—a mob associate climbing the ranks of the DeCavalcante crime family, one of America's most powerful organised crime organisations. He was brilliant at it. Too brilliant. So brilliant that his captain, Charlie Stango, loved him like a son. So brilliant that he was proposed for membership—to become a made man. But there was a price. Everything he built was a lie. Everyone

  5. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    Undercover in The Real Soprannos P2 (opens the original)

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    For three years, Giovanni Rocco lived two lives. By day, he was a man with a wife and children. By night, he was Giovanni Gatto—a mob associate climbing the ranks of the DeCavalcante crime family, one of America's most powerful organised crime organisations. He was brilliant at it. Too brilliant. So brilliant that his captain, Charlie Stango, loved him like a son. So brilliant that he was proposed for membership—to become a made man. But there was a price. Everything he built was a lie. Everyone

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