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What I survived

Jack Laurence
Pan Am Flight 73
Somalia
North Korea
Mumbai
Will Pike
Survival Stories
Bangkok Hilton
Panama
Evaristo Salas Jr.
Nigel Brennan
Amanda Lindhout
Al-Shabaab
Thailand
Jamie Hull
Prison
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Mental Health
Survival
David Mcmillan

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 by terrorists, falling 15,000 feet from a plane after a parachute failure, and other extreme, life-or-death situations.

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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 organi... more

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 organi... more

Season 3 is almost here!

This season, we have an incredible line-up of guests, from an FBI agent who went undercover inside one of New Jersey’s most notorious Mafia crime families, a British explorer who found himself hopelessly lost in one of the m... more

I don't think a week goes by when someone doesn't mention to me the name Evaristo Salas Jnr.

Evaristo's story has touched so many people, it's had us in tears of sadness and of joy and today is most certainly the latter as I sit down with Jnr after ... more

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Evaristo Salas Jr.
Former inmate; exonerated after 27 years
Episode: Getting Jnr Home - P13
Evaristo Salas Jnr
Convicted of murder at 15, later pursuing appeal and exoneration
Episode: Getting Jnr Home - P9
Michael Leonard
Defense attorney with decades of trial experience
Leonard Trial Lawyers
Episode: Getting Jnr Home - P8
Evaristo Salas Jr
Former juvenile offender and subject of the interview
Self/Former inmate
Episode: Getting Jnr Home - P6
Evaristo Salas
A survivor who was convicted of murder as a child, later discussing the case and new evidence
Subject of the documentary
Episode: Getting Jnr Home - P5
Ira Todd
Former Detroit police officer and interrogations specialist
Law enforcement
Episode: Getting Jnr Home - P4
Evaristo Salas, Jr
Former juvenile offender who was arrested for murder at 15
Central figure in the case discussed
Episode: Getting Jnr Home - P3
Holly Deane-Johns
Former prisoner, author of Holly's Hell
Episode: Hollys Hell P2
Holly Dean Johns
Survivor with a challenging early life and incarceration abroad
Independent
Episode: The Night Mumbai Burned - Will Pike p3

Host

Jack Laurence
Host and creator of the show; known for guiding in-depth survivor stories with a calm, exploratory interviewing style.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 542 ratings
  • Been waiting!

    Love the show Jack! All your shows! My grandfather Stanley Cross was the supervisor over the coal mine at Brushy Mountain state prison in the late 40 early 50s . He got fired because he called the warden one night drunk and told him to “Shove the job up his …. ! My mom told me !

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sandy bugs
    United States13 days ago
  • Wild Bill Retract

    So many riveting stories but did you not realise that wild bill was lying over 70pc of the time or more. Mistakes are fine but having this episode available is a disservice to those others that shared

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    billingbris
    Australia16 days ago
  • Good but…

    It’s good but there’s a pretty good amount of misinformation about US prisons in episodes. So when you hear some of the things, just be skeptical

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    JUtah31
    United Statesa month ago
  • Just do one hour episodes dude seriously

    I actually like this podcast but you do multiple 30 minute episodes when you can just do one hour or longer episodes. Honestly it’s annoying

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    MLNR_
    Australia2 months ago
  • Triggering

    I listened to almost every episode, and loved the journalism and story telling. While you would expect other episodes to be more triggering, for different reason, the TikTok fugitive felt like the worst decision to air his story. Family law is not a threat, and if u have endless amounts of money, u usually get to control the narrative. While this is not the case, this guy has total sociopathic behavioural issues. Do better.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    caromelz
    Australia2 months ago

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Immersive stories with empathetic interviewing and strong production value.
Audiences question the show's fact-checking at times but praise storytelling and survivor focus.
The host draws out deep, personal moments without sensationalism.

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Season 3
Q: Do you remember the first time you found out that your father had killed someone for the mafia?
The guest recalls learning about the mob and realizing his father was a “wise guy,” with others telling him that his father did a lot of “work,” implying murders.
Getting Jnr Home - P4
Q: What impact did the show Wrong Man have on the case?
The Wrong Man investigation led to revisiting the informant's testimony and contributed to public and investigative scrutiny of the case, highlighting the potential for misrepresentation in testimonies and the handling of witnesses.
Getting Jnr Home - P4
Q: Did you get given a public defender?
Jnr describes starting with a public defender and then eventually receiving a different attorney through his family's finances, but he criticizes the lawyer as mediocre and not communicative, which he believes affected the quality of his defense.
Getting Jnr Home - P9
Q: What does the guest see as the biggest challenges to life after release?
The biggest challenges include dealing with accumulated fines and court costs, barriers to obtaining visas or travel due to prior charges, and finding entry-level work to restart a life with dignity and stability.
Getting Jnr Home - P9
Q: What are the immediate next steps if the court vacates the conviction or grants a new trial?
If the conviction is vacated or a new trial is ordered, the path toward travel freedom and post-release reintegration would be opened, with continued legal efforts focused on clearing remaining obstacles such as fines and potential separate charges.

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The show features immersive, survivor-centered storytelling that follows people who faced extreme life-and-death situations and the aftermath they faced afterward. Episodes typically pair intimate first-person accounts with expert commentary or investigative context, exploring the moments of crisis, decision-making under pressure, and the long road to recovery and reintegration. A standout element is the host's empathetic interviewing style and the way narratives are threaded with both human resilience and systemic questions about justice, safety, and rehabilitation. Listeners often stay for the thoughtful, trauma-informed storytelling and the emphasis on resilience, accountability, and rebuilding lives after catastrophe.

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1. Evaristo Salas Jr.
2. Evaristo Salas Jnr
3. Michael Leonard
4. Evaristo Salas Jr
5. Evaristo Salas
6. Ira Todd
7. Evaristo Salas, Jr
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