What if you discovered you were the enemy? [Rebroadcast #230]
This Is Actually Happening
Audible
4.6 • 10.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Growing up with a sense of heroic duty, a man becomes a cop fighting the drug war, when the sobering realities of his job lead him to profound awakening.
Today's episode featured Neil Woods. You can find out more about Neil by going to neilwoods.net, where you can also find links to his two books: Good Cop, Bad War and Drug Wars, with more about his own experience and about the War on Drugs in Britain. To find out more about his organization, LEAP, or Law Enforcement Action Partnership, go to lawenforcementactionpartnership.org.
Listen to exclusive episodes of This is Actually Happening ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/this-is-actually-happening/ now.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Social Media:
Instagram: @actuallyhappening
This Is Actually Happening Discussion Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201783687561039/
Website: www.thisisactuallyhappening.com
Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.com
Content/Trigger Warnings: near death, violence, suicide, mention of sexual assault, mention of gang rape, domestic violence, explicit language
Support the Show: Support The Show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/happening
Shop at the Store: The This Is Actually Happening online store is now officially open. Follow this link: https://www.thisisactuallyhappening.com/shop to access branded t-shirts, posters, stickers and more from the shop.
Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: Ambient Themes by Nigel Coutinho
Services
If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Crisis Text Line: Within the US, text HOME to 741741
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.1 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode and for more information about support services. |
| 0:09.7 | Hi everyone, this is Andrew Waitz, a co-producer for This is Actually Happening. |
| 0:17.0 | On February 1st, Witt, the Creator and Host suffered a serious medical emergency. |
| 0:22.0 | He's doing well, but we're pausing the show for two weeks |
| 0:25.4 | with rebroadcast episodes while he recovers. We'll return February 27th with new episodes. |
| 0:31.4 | Thank you for your understanding and for your continued support of this is actually happening. |
| 0:37.0 | We look forward to being back on a regular schedule soon. It's just terror. |
| 0:49.0 | It's just terror. |
| 0:50.0 | It's just fear with no object. It's so purely guttural and instinctive. It's almost like the |
| 0:56.6 | prey of a tiger that is giving its last kicks to try and stay alive. The moment that it knows it's about to be ripped apart. It's that |
| 1:06.3 | moment of utter horror. From Wundery, I'm Witt Misleine. You are listening to this is actually happening. Episode 2.30. What if you discovered you were the enemy? |
| 1:41.0 | Hiring? With indeed, your search is over. If you need to hire you need indeed. |
| 1:48.0 | Indeed is your matching and hiring platform with over 350 million global monthly visitors according to Indeed Data and a matching |
| 1:56.7 | engine that helps you find quality candidates fast. |
| 2:00.4 | Ditch the busy work. |
| 2:01.9 | Use Indeed for scheduling, screening, and messaging, |
| 2:05.0 | so you can connect with candidates faster. |
| 2:07.5 | And listeners of this show will get a 100-pound sponsor job credit |
| 2:11.5 | to get your jobs more visibility at indeed. |
| 2:14.6 | dot com slash wondery podcast indeed dot com slash wondery podcast terms and |
| 2:20.0 | conditions apply need to hire hire? You need indeed. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audible, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Audible and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.