371: What if you survived a catastrophic hurricane?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Born and raised on a remote Bahamian island, a woman who has weathered countless storms must fight to keep herself and her family alive as the unprecedented Category 5 Hurricane Dorian consumes everything.
Today’s episode featured Tara Pyfrom. You can contact her here: tarapyfrom.com/contact
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Tara is the author of “The Ocean in Our Blood”, available on her website, tarapyfrom.com – which also includes video of her family and dogs, and many pictures from the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Sara Marinelli
Content/Trigger Warnings: homophobia, hurricane, storm, near drowning, drowning deaths, PTSD from near death, flood, explicit language
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| 0:00.0 | Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to exclusive episodes of This Is Actually Happening |
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| 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. |
| 0:36.5 | It was just minute-to-minute survival, and it's painstakingly slow in this adrenaline-pumping survival situation, except you're not moving. |
| 0:39.6 | There's very little talking and we're just sitting, bracing for death. |
| 0:51.3 | From Wondery, I'm Whit Misseldine. |
| 0:54.8 | You're listening to This Is Actually Happening. |
| 1:01.5 | Episode 371. |
| 1:04.9 | What if you survived a catastrophic hurricane. |
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