242: What if you woke up and couldn't move?

A woman shares a sobering memoir of a family burdened with sexual abuse in the 1950s.Today’s storyteller wishes to remain Anonymous. ProducersWhit Missildine, Andrew WaitsContent/Trigger WarningsSexual Abuse and Assault, Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) / Child Abuse, Domestic ...  Afficher plus

Something strange is happening to us. The intelligent machines we’ve built to serve us have started to sound like us, look like us and even think like us. The line between real and artificial is dissolving… so, what awaits us in the uncanny valley?Across six episodes, award-winni ...  Afficher plus

#podcast #coma #neardeathexperience #survival Imagine being trapped in your own body—unable to move, speak, or respond—while everyone around you believes you're gone. This is the terrifying reality one man faced after being diagnosed with a terminal brain disease that left him ...  Afficher plus

On this episode of Our American Stories, aHayden Perkins shares the story of his accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down—and how he chose to live his life. Support the show ( https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Support the show: https://www.ouramericanstories.co ...  Afficher plus

John wrote in after hearing a specific Otherworld episode, saying that he had experienced something very similar. After being diagnosed with a rare medical condition, he was eventually rushed into emergency surgery which resulted in his heart stopping him having a very unique nea ...  Afficher plus

Did the pandemic make you feel like you woke up in a new life? Do you wish you could go back to a certain moment in time? In this episode, we talk about the weird disconnect the pandemic caused in our lives, losing sight of reality, and trying to live in the present. Enjoy! Need ...  Afficher plus