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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

3854 Giving Thanks Always Classic

A chance meeting at a grocery store gives Tom an opportunity to investigate and scrutinize the religion that has caused a wedge between he and his wife. Will his worst fears be realized, or will he be surprised by the truth? Find out in this special Thanksgiving Classic coming soon on Unshackled!

Nov 23, 202430 min

3853 Charles Daymon (PG)

Charles Daymon suffered horrible abuse as a child. As an adult, he’s arrested for drug trafficking and faces a hundred-year prison sentence. Don’t miss this powerful story of how an encounter with a prison chaplain changed his life forever, on the next Unshackled!

Nov 16, 202430 min

3852 Holland Oates Classic

For years Holland Oates was a stonecutter and a drunk. Then he stumbled over a Stone the builders rejected, and he was never the same. Don’t miss this remarkable true testimony from the Classic files of Unshackled!

Nov 09, 202430 min

3851 Joseph Stump

Joe Stump had a problem he couldn’t solve that drove him to despair. He found the answer in the most unlikely place as you’ll hear in this Classic true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

Nov 02, 202430 min

3850 Laura Swaringim

The truth may hurt, but denying the truth can hurt even more as Laura Swaringim learned when her husband left her for another woman. Don’t miss this relevant exploration of commitment, another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

Oct 26, 202430 min

3849 Louis Holguin

If you feel that you’re being tested to the limit of endurance, don’t miss the dramatic story of Louis Holguin who was tested repeatedly. Invite others to hear his true testimony coming soon on “Unshackled!”

Oct 19, 202430 min

3848 Daniel Martin

With such a rough childhood, it was no surprise that Daniel’s life centered around just getting by — coping. In high school, the consequences caught up with him and landed him in jail. Will he make it out? Don’t miss his exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

Oct 12, 202430 min

3847 The Not-So-Great-Reset Part 2

Cal and Marie Freeman were a happy couple. They took full advantage of the lifestyle the government provided. But almost overnight, their lives changed when they decided they didn’t want to take the life of their unborn daughter. Sound far-fetched? Listen to “The No-So-Great Reset Part 2,” coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

Oct 05, 202430 min

3846 The Not-So-Great Reset Part 1

Cal and Marie Freeman are a happy couple. They don’t make waves, and they abide by the rules the one-world government has put in place for the betterment of people-kind. What does a good person do when the government expects you to kill your own child? Listen to The Not-So-Great Reset, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

Sep 28, 202430 min

3845 Virginia Sartin

What kind of father would all-but-abandon his six motherless children? Virginia Sartin will give you the answer in her gripping testimony…another true dramatization coming soon on “Unshackled!”

Sep 21, 202430 min

3844 William Livezey

As a child, Bill Livezey’s life was ransacked as he witnessed his father become a drug dealer and fugitive from the law. Bearing the same name, would he follow in his father’s footsteps? Find out in this exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

Sep 14, 202430 min

3843 Michael Buhrman Part 2

Michael Buhrman received a 40-year sentence for a crime he planned but never committed. He reluctantly agrees to read his cellmate’s Bible, but only if his cellmate promises never to talk about God again. Don’t miss the compelling conclusion of Michael’s story, all on the next on Unshackled!

Sep 07, 202430 min

3842 Michael Buhrman Part 1

Michael Buhrman was five years old when his father left. Michael numbs his rejection with alcohol and drugs, which eventually leads to an armed robbery. Don’t miss Part 1 of this powerful story and of just how far his rebellion would take him, all on the next Unshackled!

Aug 31, 202430 min

3841 Yolande Murdock

Donate here to UNSHACKLED's Office Renovation!: https://gofund.me/84156573 When Yolanda’s mother left the family for a married man, life was never the same. Without anyone caring if she was coming or going, Yolande believed what she did, didn’t matter. Expelled from college she embraced the partying life until she reached her end. What did she find there? Find out in her exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

Aug 24, 202430 min

3840 The Dairyman's Daughter

Donate here to UNSHACKLED's Office Renovation!: https://gofund.me/84156573 A Reverend honors a request from a poor family in the community, not expecting anything in return. But what he received would show him a blessing and kindness of supernatural proportions. Don’t miss Legh Richmond’s story of The Dairyman’s Daughter on the next UNSHACKLED!

Aug 17, 202432 min

3839 Mary Slessor

Donate here to UNSHACKLED's Office Renovation!: https://gofund.me/84156573 A uneducated woman living in the slums and working in a mill hears the adventurous stories of a missionary and decides she too can venture out for God. In the foreign jungles of Africa, what would it take for her to stand for God against tribal gods and superstitious killings? Don’t miss Mary Slessor’s historic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

Aug 10, 202430 min

3838 "Hope" Part 2

Donate here to UNSHACKLED's Office Renovation!: https://gofund.me/84156573 Hope’s journey to escape addiction and find a better life took her to frightening and dangerous situations. Would she find the strength to survive? Find out in Part 2 of the true story of Hope.

Aug 03, 202430 min

3837 "Hope" Part 1

Growing up in a stepfamily, Hope searched for ways to fit in. But when her search led to overwhelming addictions, she was faced with an unexpected choice. Would her decision keep her from destroying her life? Find out in Part One of her true story, right now on Unshackled! Donate here to UNSHACKLED's Office Renovation!: https://gofund.me/84156573

Jul 27, 202430 min

3836 Ike and Billy

Dwight Eisenhower was a General and the 34th President of the United States — the leader of the free world following World War 2. But like everyone he had doubts, doubts about his abilities and doubts about his spiritual condition. Will his friendship with a well-known evangelist deliver the assurance he needs? Don’t miss the true story we call, “Billy and Ike,” right now on UNSHACKLED!

Jul 20, 202434 min

3835 Charles Palmer Classic

Although his marriage was crashing on the rocks of selfishness, Charles Palmer kept rejecting the Lifeline thrown to him…until he himself almost sank. Don’t miss this true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

Jul 13, 202430 min

3834 Jettie Evans Classic

She grew up in poverty and had to quit school, but Jettie Evans dreamed of having a good home. Invite your friends to hear the story of how her dreams came true…another true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

Jul 06, 202430 min

3833 Hijack Classic

What starts out for Ray and Mary Carney as an Independence Day vacation trip in a motor home…soon devolves into a scene of abduction and danger. Don’t miss this riveting holiday classic called “Hijack”...all on the next Unshackled!

Jun 29, 202430 min

3832 Worth Ellis Classic

Worth Ellis had a gambling problem until he took a chance on someone who once made him bitter and angry. Invite your friends to hear this moving true testimony, coming soon from the Classic files of Unshackled!

Jun 22, 202430 min

3831 Daniel and Françoise Dossmann Classic

Daniel and Françoise Dossmann grew up in Paris and examined all the world's major faiths, hoping to find out which one was true. Don’t miss their powerful story and what they discovered on the next Unshackled!

Jun 15, 202430 min

3830 Allen Hons

Allen Hons would cause a deep rift when leaving the church he attended his entire life. But while his family and community were at odds with his decision, he was receiving great strength and affirmation from another source. Learn all about it in this exciting true story, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

Jun 08, 202430 min

3829 Misty River

Growing up in an environment of violence, neglect and alcoholism, Misty tries to break the cycle of destruction in her own life. But attempt after attempt would show her how futile her efforts were. That is, until she discovered the power of true surrender. Don’t miss her exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

Jun 01, 202429 min

3828 John Stehr Classic

John Stehr set his sights on being a high-class waiter and traveling the world. But a vital question would haunt him on his international travels. Don’t miss his inspiring testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

May 25, 202432 min

3827 Jack Ferguson Classic Part 2

Jack Ferguson chose a life of hardship and danger to share with others the Way that changed his life. Don’t miss the conclusion of his gripping testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

May 18, 202429 min

3826 Jack Ferguson Classic Part 1

What kind of teenager would burn his own picture out of the school yearbook? We’ll hear about that and other crises in the first part of the Classic true testimony of Jack Ferguson, coming soon on Unshackled!

May 11, 202430 min

3825 Trey Dawson Part 2

Trey Dawson struggled for decades with drug addiction and was incarcerated in dozens of jails across the country. But an encounter with dogs in prison would change his life forever. Don’t miss Part Two of this powerful true story on the next Unshackled!

May 04, 202430 min
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