348: What if you survived the Burundian genocide?
This Is Actually Happening
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4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
During the 1993 mass killing of Tutsis in Burundi, a young man raised in a tight-knit community becomes a target of ethnic cleansing, but as he faces his final, horrifying moments, he runs for his survival, awakening to a new life.
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Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock
Content/Trigger Warnings: mass killing, burning humans alive, machete/chopping of humans, death march, genocide, explicit language
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| 0:00.0 | Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to exclusive episodes of This Is Actually Happening |
| 0:05.0 | by joining Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | This Is Actually Happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:14.0 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:17.0 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:30.9 | Hi listeners. Just a final reminder that if you haven't already, please check out our listener survey. We've come up with a short survey for the audience, which you can find linked |
| 0:34.8 | in our show notes and in the bio of our Instagram page |
| 0:37.5 | at Actually Happening. Although this is the last time I'll mention it here, the survey will remain |
| 0:42.1 | an active link in our show notes going forward. For those of you who've already completed it, |
| 0:46.5 | thank you so much. Your input means a great deal to us. And for those who haven't, we'd love |
| 0:51.3 | to hear your opinions and feedback. And now, we bring you today episode, What If You Survived the Burundian Genocide. |
| 1:01.0 | To survive and to leave, you cannot have a life full of joy. |
| 1:05.6 | If your heart is heavy with hate and anger, vengeance, and that's why I chose to free my mind. |
| 1:22.1 | From Wondery, I'm Wit Misseldine. |
| 1:25.6 | You're listening to This Is Actually Happening. |
| 1:35.1 | Episode 3.48. |
| 1:38.1 | What if you survived the Burundian genocide. |
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