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Hosted by Caitlin Van Mol, this podcast is about people who have been through something they almost didn’t come back from but lived to tell the tale.

Lived to Tell


    • May 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    27: Dave Part Two - "Give Me the Knife Right Now"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 49:54


    Part Two of David's story.  If you haven't listened to part one, "Dave Part One - "Darkness Falls Quick in the Forest," go listen to that first.  Dave and Crystal have been lost in the Amazon Rainforest for six days.  Crystal's feet have been rubbed raw from her boots, and she can barely walk.  If they can't walk, they have no hope of survival.  

    26: David Part One - "Darkness Falls Quick in the Rainforest”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 40:18


    David Boyer and his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Crystal, take their dream vacation to the Amazon Rainforest.  But a misunderstood map and a confusingly marked trail led them to get lost in one of the most remote places on earth.  

    25: Angela - "You're Lucky You're a Fighter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 48:50


    Angela Champange-From was leaving work one day when a man attacked her in the parking garage.  But he got more than he bargained for with Angela. 

    24: Tom - "Soaked in Aviation Fuel Burning Alive"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 49:19


    In 2008, Tom Wilson, six of his coworkers, and a pilot took off from Vancouver in a small floatplane.  Tom would be the only one who would make it home. More about Tom: https://www.momentsofimpact.online/ https://www.facebook.com/momentsofimpactbytomwilson Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    23: Julie - "This Dude Just Stabbed Me"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 45:14


    Julie Carlson was enjoying a night home alone when a man burst through her back patio door.  Later, she learned she was the 19th victim of a serial rapist plaguing the Dallas/Fort Worth area for the past 2 years.  But Julie's quick thinking during her attack would put him away for the rest of his life.  

    22: Kenn - “There Was Blood All Over the Wall, There Was Blood All Over the Ceiling”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 42:21


    Manager Kenn Perrier and his team at an assisted living facility were trying to move resident Linda into a different housing situation better suited to her needs.  But Linda was NOT going to go quietly.  

    21: Audra - "This Is an Awful Way To Die"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 30:31


    Audra Dillon was finally going to be with the man of her dreams after circling each other for many years.  But trying to help a woman in distress would end that dream for good.  

    20: Anne - "I Felt Fire Going Through My Body"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 37:53


    After several unsuccessful relationships, Anne decided to give an old boyfriend another chance.  But that would prove to be a near-fatal mistake.  This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence.  If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call 1-800.799.SAFE or 1-800-799-7233.  You can also find resources at thehotline.org. Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    19: Lana - "You're About to Feel the Most Pain You've Ever Felt in Your Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 32:24


    Lana Hudspeth had a terrible 2005.  Within a span of months, she was drugged and raped, and in a rollover car accident that ended with her getting hit by a freight train.  This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence.  If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call 1-800.799.SAFE or 1-800-799-7233.  You can also find resources at thehotline.org. This episode also contains descriptions of sexual assault.  To speak to someone at the Rape Abuse Incest National Network, call 1-800-656-HOPE or 1-800-656-4673. Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

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    18: Ronny - "Is This Really How I'm Going to Die?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 39:13


    Ronny Ahmed was shot by an active shooter on the Florida State University campus in 2014.  He was immediately paralyzed and had to figure out how to live a whole new life.  This episode contains mentions of suicidal ideation.  If you or someone you know is struggling, call 988 or visit 988lifeline.org.

    17: Elaine - "We Both Lunged for the Knife"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 44:59


    Elaine Winn was happily married and pregnant with their first child when her husband randomly attacked her.   This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence.  If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call 1-800.799.SAFE or 1-800-799-7233.  You can also find resources at thehotline.org.

    16: Vivian - "I Looked Behind Me and Saw the Wolves"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 49:33


    Vivian Mayo and her husband, Scott were experienced campers in Alaska.  But one trip up to their camp in Monahan Flats was anything but typical.  

    16: Season 2 - Coming December 4th

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 1:05


    We're back! I mean, I'm back.  It's back?  Season two of Lived to Tell starts Wednesday, December 4th.  Subscribe now so you don't miss anything!

    Announcement!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 1:00


    I'll be back as soon as I can!  If you have any feedback on the show, you can email livedtotellpod@gmail.com.  Thanks!

    15: Paul - "I'm up to My Waist Down a Hippo's Throat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 48:15


    Paul Templer was an experienced river guide working on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe when an aggressive hippopotamus attacked him.  

    14: Peter - "Read my lips: F. B. I."

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 40:08


    Peter Brandt trusted his contractor enough to let him temporarily stay in his home.  But when Peter threatened to call the police over a missing video camera, the contractor brutally attacked him. Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    13: Jay - "He Put the Gun Right to My Temple"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 52:13


    Jay Wilson was just trying to help a friend when a stranger started shooting him, seemingly at random. Follow Jay: Instagram: @524movement Facebook: facebook.com/524book Website: www.524book.com/ Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    12: Monique - "Dead People Don't Shiver"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 59:09


    Monique Faison Ross and her husband Chris were high school sweethearts who got married when Monique got pregnant.  The relationship was bad from the start but she couldn't have predicted just how dangerous Chris would be.

    11: Joe - "If I Was Going To Die, I Was Going To Die Fighting"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 43:28


    Joe Lozito was minding his business on his morning commute to work when two cops and a man with a knife entered his subway car.  What happened next would have shocking physical and legal consequences for years. 

    10: Craig - "All I See is Just Bright, Red, Bubbly Water Right Under Me"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 39:52


    Craig Hutto was fishing off the beach in Florida when he was attacked by a shark.  His brother fought off the shark but the damage was so bad, Craig had to have his leg amputated.  

    7: Heather - "The Most Peace I've Ever Been with Death"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 27:51


    Heather Gladden was on a cruise with her husband when a zip-lining excursion went horribly wrong.  Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    9: Christian - "It Felt Like King Kong Had Struck Me in the Head"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 30:09


    13-year-old Christian Kimbrough begged his mom to sleep over at his best friend CJ's house.  She allowed it, thinking he'd be safe in a home he had stayed at many times before.  But CJ's family had another houseguest who decided to play Russian Roulette with Christian's life. In this episode, we used an alias for Christian's friend that we're calling CJ.  Christian's socials- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReviveMinds/ Instagram: @unorvm ReviveMinds.com Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    8: Melissa - "He said, 'You're Worth Going to Prison For'"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 47:08


    Melissa Benson finally broke it off with her abusive ex-boyfriend, LaShawn King.  But when he tells her he's leaving town for good, she meets up with him one last time.  What should have been a 5-minute goodbye ends up being a horrifying night kidnapped in her own van.

    6: Anthony - "My Daddy Killed Me"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 37:31


    Anthony Sukto was attacked by his father when he was just 8 years old.  Almost 20 years later, Anthony has forgiven his father and made contact with him. Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    5: Sheri - "I Could See the Bone Sticking Out of My Face"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 48:05


    While on vacation in Hawaii, Sheri was brutally attacked when out for a run.  She struggled with PTSD for years, but the attack inspired her into activism.

    4: Keith - "PY879"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 51:50


    Keith Smith was abducted by a stranger in 1974.  While he managed to escape, that day would change him for the rest of his life. His book, "Men in My Town," is available wherever books are sold.  Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    3: Johan - "The First Things I See Are Teeth and Claws"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 55:46


    Johan Otter and his daughter, Jenna are attacked by a bear in Glacier National Park in 2009.  He would have to spend three months in a medical halo for his spinal injuries but was determined to run a marathon less than a year after the attack.  You can find Johan's book, "A Grizzly Tale, A Father and Daughter Survival Story" here. Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    2: Julia - Why Is My Arm Not Moving?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 34:32


    Julia Kwamya was thrown from a cab in 2019, severing her foot and fracturing her spine.  Her spinal injury caused her to lose the use of her right arm and Julia was up against the clock to get it addressed before the damage became permanent. You can hear Julia's new single, "Say Yes" on Spotify or Bandcamp.  You can follow her on instagram @JuliaKwamya. Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedtoTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    1: Donna - “He Had Taken the Knife and Just Punched It Directly Into My Chest”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 52:52


    Donna Ongsiako was attacked in her home by a teen boy in 2013.  She tells the story of how he stabbed her multiple times and left her for dead.  She went on to start a peer support group called Survivors of Violent Crimes for people in her area.  You can learn more at www.survivorsofviolentcrimes.org.  Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast TikTok: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    Lived to Tell - Coming February 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 1:07


    Show Instagram: @LivedToTellPodcast Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlinvanmol email: livedtotellpod@gmail.com

    1: Welcome to Lived to Tell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 0:35


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