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UNSHACKLED! Audio Dramas

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Real people, real stories, stirring dramatic accounts of hopelessness…and the hope that changes everything. These are UNSHACKLED! Audio Dramas, with the award-winning storytelling that's been unique to UNSHACKLED! Ministries for more than 70 years -- but this time, with a behind-the-scenes look. So join us as we dramatize true stories of transformation and share lesser-known details that have made us the longest running audio drama in history.
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Episodes

3794 Debbie Stilley Classic

Unable to fit in at school, Debbie struggled to feel like she belonged. A feeling that was only compounded when, after her mother passed away, her father put her up for adoption. Would she ever recover from the trauma? Find out in her exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

Oct 01, 202330 min

3793 Ernie Scott Part 2 (PG)

Ernie Scott committed a horrible crime which he hid for many years. Only after he’s sent to prison does he find the forgiveness he was searching for. Don’t miss part 2 of this powerful story of redemption, right now on Unshackled!

Sep 24, 202330 min

3792 Ernie Scott Part 1 (PG)

Ernie Scott worked hard for a living, and when a stranger offered to invest in his business he was convinced that it would make him wealthy. Don’t miss part 1 of this powerful story of how hatred turned to murder, right now on Unshackled!

Sep 17, 202330 min

3791 "Second Best" Classic

Hearing the news of his son in jail, David could feel his successful life fraying at the seams. He split town thinking his leaving would help him find clarity. But what he learned is that his entire life had been a series of “second best” choices…Would he ever recover? Find out in this classic episode called “Second Best", right now on UNSHACKLED!

Sep 10, 202330 min

3790 Adoniram and Ann Judson

In the early 1800’s, Adoniram and Ann Judson became the first missionaries to witness in Burma. They soon discovered why no one would go there. Don’t miss the powerful true story about this remarkable historical couple, right now on UNSHACKLED!

Sep 03, 202330 min

3789 Jonathon Brandemihl Part 2 (PG)

Jonny Brandemihl grew up in a troubled home filled with alcohol and abuse. Once he moves out he falls into an addiction that destroys his marriage and threatens his life. Don’t miss Part Two of this powerful story right now on Unshackled!

Aug 27, 202330 min

3788 Jonny Brandemihl Part 1 (PG)

Jonny Brandemihl grew up in a troubled home filled with alcohol and abuse. After he moves out, he falls into a drug addiction that threatens his marriage and his life. Don’t miss Part One of this powerful story, all right now on Unshackled!

Aug 20, 202330 min

3787 "Leslie" (PG)

She thought she was in control of her young life until her obsessions lead her into the snare of the internet. Would she find her way out before it was too late? Find out in "LESLIE’S" true story right now on Unshackled.

Aug 13, 202330 min

3786 Matt Henderson

As an attorney, Matt Henderson knew the law, but he didn’t know the Lawgiver. Don’t miss the timely story of how he broke the law and was forgiven…another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

Aug 06, 202330 min

3785 Richard Haddad Classic

Richard Haddad had everything going for him, until a dizzy spell at work changed the course of his future. With this health on the decline, and doctors unable to make a diagnosis, Richard turned to alcohol to console him. Then things got even worse. Would it all turn around? Find out right now on UNSHACKLED!

Jul 30, 202330 min

3784 "Eda"

How would anyone learn about God if the word for him doesn’t exist and there are no churches or Bibles? Don’t miss the remarkable testimony of an Albanian woman’s liberation…another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

Jul 23, 202330 min

3783 Doug Surland (PG)

Growing up in a home without structure, a man seems doomed to a life of addiction and shame. Is there any hope of redemption? Find out as we bring you the true story of Doug Surland, right now on Unshackled!

Jul 16, 202330 min

3782 Stephen Lungu Classic Part 2

The man in our story led a group of rebels into an evangelical tent intending to bomb it, but he walked out a transformed man. What he’d do with his newfound hope in the gospel would change countless lives. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

Jul 09, 202330 min

3781 Stephen Lungu Classic Part 1

In 1962 in a country that was then called Rhodesia in southern Africa, black teenagers, weary of subjugation and poverty, joined a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the white government. The young man in our story led a group of rebels into an evangelical tent intending to bomb it but walked out a transformed man. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

Jul 02, 202330 min

3780 The Temblor - 4th of July Classic

Trapped in a canyon following an earthquake, highly-vocal leaders pit themselves against one another, failing to serve the group. What would it take for them to learn their views lack perspective? And how would an unborn baby be used to humble their pride? Find out in this exciting Independence Day Classic right now on UNSHACKLED!

Jun 25, 202330 min

3779 Candice Talbot Part 2

Candice Talbot escaped a troubled home only to end up a troubled single mom. Don’t miss the conclusion of this powerful story of how God redeems her and gives her a purpose she never thought possible, right now on Unshackled!

Jun 18, 202330 min

3778 Candice Talbot Part 1 (PG)

Candice Talbot grew up in a troubled home where she raises her younger brothers and makes one bad decision after another. Don’t miss part 1 of this powerful story of her quest for meaning, right now on Unshackled!

Jun 11, 202330 min

3777 Bob Gardner Classic

He was born blind, but Bob Gardner was also spiritually blind. Don’t miss the remarkable true testimony of his rise to country music stardom, right now from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

Jun 04, 202330 min

3776 Gail and Alice Evans Classic

Gail Evans hoped his family going overboard with religion was just a phase…one he certainly wouldn’t allow himself to be pulled into. But facing God in the stillness, would test his resolve. Find out what happens right now on UNSHACKLED!

May 28, 202330 min

3775 Sarah Gonzalez

Sarah Gonzalez grew up in a religious family, but the death of her father while she was still very young drove her away from God. Searching for fulfilment in drugs, alcohol, and mysticism didn’t satisfy her either. And an encounter with demonic forces compelled her to make a choice. Don’t miss Sarah’s true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

May 21, 202330 min

3774 Andy Gonzalez Classic

Andy Gonzalez wanted to be a gang member, with all it’s perceived glamour, ever since he was a kid. But he didn’t realize how much of his life would take place within the walls of a prison. Then how is it even possible that in an environment of hatred, racism and crime, he could find a peace that passes all understanding? Find out in this true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

May 14, 202330 min

3773 "Chang" (PG)

Pastor Chang was raised in a Christian home but decades of communist rule in China tried to silence his faith. Don’t miss this powerful story of how God protected him through years of betrayal and harsh imprisonment, right now on Unshackled!

May 07, 202330 min

3772 Johnny Catalin Classic

Johnny Catalin learned to meet setbacks with his fists raised. Boxing didn’t just pay the bills, it was a way of life. But would all this fighting lead to his demise? Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

Apr 30, 202330 min

3771 Anna Wyatt

While Anna Wyatt’s mother lost her hold on reality, her father tried his best to hold the family together without losing faith in God. But it would test Anna’s faith when all seemed lost. Don’t miss her compelling true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

Apr 23, 202330 min

3770 Raul Ries Part 2

A violent survivor, Raul Ries believed he was master of his domain. But it would all come crashing down upon seeing his wife’s packed suitcases. Would it be too late and would he have gone too far? Find out on this conclusion of his exciting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

Apr 16, 202330 min

3769 Raul Ries Part 1

When the pain of abuse overwhelmed Raul Ries, he found taking out his fury on someone else helped ease his burden. But as the traumas grew, his anger couldn’t keep up. But Raul would discover that God’s grace could, and it changed his life forever. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

Apr 09, 202330 min

3768 Mike Adkins & A Man Called Norman Part 2

After befriending Norman, the town eccentric, Mike Adkins was feeling good about what he was able to offer in this new friendship...that is until God called him to an even deeper level of charity. Don’t miss the conclusion of this heart-warming true story about loving your neighbor as yourself, right now on Unshackled.

Apr 02, 202330 min

3767 Mike Adkins & A Man Called Norman Part 1

Little did Mike Adkins know, when he moved into his new home, that one of his neighbors was "Weird Norman," the old eccentric every town seems to have. It would be the beginning of a years-long friendship where both men would learn what it really means to "Love your neighbor as yourself." Don’t miss Part 1 of this heart-warming true story, right now on Unshackled.

Mar 26, 202330 min

3766 Tim Lee Classic Part 2

An athlete in high school, Tim Lee was also running from God. Then he went to Vietnam and stopped running. Don’t miss the conclusion of his dramatic two-part testimony right now from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

Mar 19, 202330 min

3765 Tim Lee Classic Part 1

Tim Lee was a preacher’s kid who rebelled against his parents’ teaching. He joined the Marine Corps to get away. Don’t miss the first of his exciting two-part story … another true dramatization from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

Mar 12, 202330 min
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