I Should Totally Be Dead Right Now Podcast
We tell true stories of survivors of true crime, natural disasters, and everything else in between. On this bi-weekly podcast, we tell new stories each episode along with discussions and a little banter. We have a special drink each time, so grab a glass and join us! Let’s cheers to these amazing survivors as they should totally be dead right now.
Episodes
Episode 175: Calm, Cool and Connected
This week we talk about Jordan Dinsmore, a college student heading back to her apartment after work. Once she arrives she is greeted by three men with guns. We also talk about Terry Howlett, a 29 year old trying to figure out his next steps…
Episode 174: The Birthday Effect
This week for Caitlyn's birthday episode, we talk about the Birthday Effect. A statistical phenomenon where an individual's likelihood of death appears to increase on or close to their birthday. We tell a few stories where people came close…
Episode 173: Crazy Lucky
This week we talk about Susan Early. Her son fleas a mental institution and visits her at home. Things get heated and she runs out for help as a kitchen knife is still in her head. We also talk about Captain Ingemar Berglund, a pilot who is…
Episode 172: Shot Down
This episode we talk about Amedy Dewey, a teenager coming home from a trip. Her step father picks up her and her mother at the airport. The father drives dangerously and is fighting with the women. He pulls over and takes out a gun! We also…
Episode 171: A Long Fall
This week we talk about Fabienne Witherspoon, a young woman walking to her friend’s house. She sees a homeless man with a sign saying “will work for food”, so she tells him she will give him a few things. She goes into the house telling the…
Episode 170: Perseverance and Adaptability
This week we talk about Jane Doe, a woman getting donations from a friend's house. The man attacks her and ties her up. We also talk about Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiaq woman in the 1920s. She signs up to do an Arctic expedition to be able to g…
Episode 169: An Inspirational Mystery
This week we talk about Faith Robles, a thirteen year old who starts to date a 16 year old she meets at the park. As they get close, she moves in with his family. They move to New York where they tell her that she will be sleeping with men …
Episode 168: Aware of Your Surroundings
This week we talk about Demi Tebow, winner of the Miss South Africa pageant. A few months after her win, she pulls up to a red light and five armed men surround her car. We also talk about Christopher Thomas Knight, a man who enjoys his alo…
Episode 167: Keep Your Head Up
This week we talk about Jennifer Pardini, a young woman who moved back to her parent's house after a break up. She wakes up in the middle of the night to her ex boyfriend inside the house. It turns violent when he finds a hammer near by. We…
Episode 166: Back to the 90s
This week we talk about Alison Botha, a young woman heading home from a night out. A man with a knife forces her in her car and drives to pick up another man. They brutally attack her and left her for dead. We also talk about nine year old …
Episode 165: Dazed and Confused
This week we talk about Malcom Reynolds, a 6 year old taking a nap under a tree at camp. A truck backs up over him to leave, but he gets caught underneath. We also talk about Graham Austin, an avid hiker going on his first overnight trip. A…
Episode 164: Three Cheers for Bravery
This week we talk about Tina Bowen, a teenager experiencing strange occurrences in the home. One day the family comes back to an intruder in the house with a hatchet and steel wrench. We also talk about Donny Wiseman, a father attending a b…
Episode 163: Deep Impact
This week we talk about Jennifer Schuett, an eight year old kidnapped from her bedroom in the middle of the night. She is left for dead in a field on top of a fire ant mound. We also taking about The Unkillable Soldier, Sir Adrian Carton De…
Episode 162: Finding A Safe Home
This week we talk about Susan Wachowich, a woman visiting her home country of Canada. She is staying with her friend, when two men come to the house looking for her friend. They shove their way into the house and beat and zip tie her. We al…
Episode 161: Keep Fighting
This week we talk about Frida Gibbs, a black belt and kickboxer who accepts a ride home from a man at a get together. When he does not listen to your directions, she knows he has a different plan for her. We also talk about Ian and Carol, a…
Episode 160: Working Through Trauma
This week we talk about Kara Robinson Chamberlain, a teenager hanging out at her friend's house when she is approached by a man selling magazines. He reaches into his car and puts a gun to her neck and kidnaps her. We also talk about Charol…
Episode 159: Good Man, Bad Man
This week we talk about Gisele Pelicot, she is approached by policemen about finding images and videos of her unconscious. She finds out her husband has been drugging her and sexual assaulting her along with other random men. We also talk a…
Episode 158: Down Below
This week we talk about the Hi-Fi murders, two men walk into the store with handguns and ties up the employees in the basement. Their loved ones come looking for them and they also get tied up in the basement. Now these men are trying diffe…
Episode 157: On Ice
This week we talk about Margarita Gracheva, a successful business woman providing for her family. Her husband is jealous of her success and takes to out to the woods with an axe. We also talk about Jean Hilliard, a young teen driving home l…
Episode 156: I Would Walk 500 Miles
This week we talk about Hawa Mohamed, a mother of four living in a village in Sudan. One early morning as she is tending to the cows when she sees a group of militia attacking her village. We also talk about the Stolpa family. They are brav…
Episode 155: Keeping Your Composure
This week we all about Amy Ballons, a divorced mother of two starts dating again. She is being love bombed by her new boyfriend. Once they get married the sweet man turns abusive. Things take a turn when he injures himself and blames her. W…
Episode 154: Is it Murder or a Mimic?
Happy Halloween everyone! This week we talk about Daniel Hoevels, a theater actor performing a role he has for two years. During the a death scene one of the props was replaced with an actual knife. We also talk about three stories of mimic…
Episode 153: Lets Not Meet, Ghosts
This week we talk about "Lets Not Meet" stories from Reddit. Three stories of people who almost meet death if they made the wrong decision. We also talk about the Simmons family that ran a farm. As the family grows old, scary occurrences st…
Episode 152: Knowledge is Power
This week we talk about Wendy Russell, a college student with a nut allergy. She is having dinner with her mother and boyfriend when she takes a bite of cheesecake that contained nuts. We also talk about some of the assassination attempts o…
Episode 151: Three is a Magic Number
This week we talk about Corazon Amurao and Luisa Silverio, two nurses that were at a townhouse with eight other nurses. They planned a sleep over and around 11pm a man makes his way in. He ties all the women up and moves them to individual …
Episode 150: What's Happening?
This week we talk about Raul Michael Vargas, he is at a popular nightclub called The Station to see the band Great White. As the concert begins, pyrotechnics go off and catches the stage on fire. We also talk about Paul Connolly. He was get…
Episode 149: Crazy and Cute
This week we talk about George Blumenschein a doctor at a cancer research center. He has an affair with a colleague and jealousy starts to develop. If she can’t have him then no-one will. We also talk about two year old Derek playing outsid…
Episode 148: Worst Case Scenario
This week we talk about Carla Johnson, an expecting mother visiting friends when several people start to shoot. She tries to take cover, but it is too late. We also talk about Captain Brian Udell, an F-15E fighter pilot. During a scenario t…
Episode 147: Fallen Angels
This week we talk about Chris Cander, a young woman studying abroad. Trying to contact her ex boyfriend, a man overhears her problem and offers to help. Chris is excited for the help, but once they get into the man's car things take a turn …
Episode 146: Stronger Together
This week we talk about Kevin Bokun and Medley Zeigler, who are spending the evening at home when their house explodes in flames. We also talk about a group of sailors traveling over 400 miles getting attacked by pirates. Listen to how they…
Episode 145: Prepared Women
This week we talk about Christine Jenneiahn, a 85 year old woman awaken in the middle of the night to a man in a ski mask and a gun pointed at her head. We also talk about Pam Biles, a volunteer search and rescue member. She goes on a long …
Episode 144: May Madness
This week we talk about Irvin Walker, a man just trying to find a parking spot at the mall before his car gets riddled with bullets. We also talk about Ludger Sylbaris, a man placed in solitary confinement when Mount Pelee erupted and kille…
Episode 143: Some Good Old Boys and Girls
This week we talk about a few good dogs that jumped into action to save their owners from death. We also talk about 33 men who get trapped underground in a mine in complete darkness. Listen to how they survived now! Drink of the Week: Vanil…
Episode 142: Taken Precautions
This week we talk about Nicole Marie, a therapist helping her client escape from her gang member boyfriend. When Nicole goes home one night she is ambushed by five men. We also talk about Christian Fleischmann, a man celebrating his birthda…
Episode 141: Random Encounters
This week we talk about Cindi Broaddus, a woman sleeping in the passenger seat on her way to a vacation. A random person throws acid off the overpass and it drenches Cindi. We also talk about Sam, an Ohio man checking on his horse who is ac…
Episode 140: Planes, Trains and Motocross
This week we talk about Travis Pastrana, a famous motorsports competitor and stunt man. During one of his early competitions, he suffered a spine injury that only two other people have survived before. We also talk about Carlos De Los Santo…
Episode 139: Unsafe Environments
This week we talk about Mason Wells, a young teen who not only survived one bombing attack, but two! We also talk about Colin Angus and his two friends. They set out to cross the Amazon river over several months, as they encounter several n…
Episode 138: St Patrick's Day
This week we talk about Jaclynn Fitzgibbons, a young woman celebrating St Patrick's Day with her friends. In the late evening she is waiting for a ride home when a group of men approach. The next thing she remembers is waking up in the hosp…
Episode 137: Timing is Everything
This week we talk about Olivia Jackson, a stunt double working on a film. When the stunt changes at the last minute she finds herself in a coma. We also talk about Charlotte Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain, two academics in the 1900’s. W…
Episode 136: Falling into Darkness
This week we talk about Terrell Williams, a 21 year old stopping into a convenience store for a snack. Someone is in his car when he comes out and before he can defend himself, he is shot several times. We also talk about Christopher Jones,…