UNSHACKLED! - Pacific Garden Mission

UNSHACKLED! Audio Dramas

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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UNSHACKLED! - Pacific Garden Mission

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Religion

Podcast website

unshackled.org

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

3384 Rebecca Pt 2

What makes a family? When Rebecca’s family disowned her she discovered One that is faithful and true. Don’t miss her touching true testimony, a dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3385 Clyde Parker Classic

Clyde Parker always felt out of step with the world, but a construction accident made things even worse. When doctors told Clyde they’d need to amputate his leg, he knew there had to be a better option. We’ll find out what option he chose on another true story from the classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3386 Sophie Hagemann Classic - PG

Born in a concentration camp and released at age one, Sophie had good reasons to question authority. But her rebellious streak went too far and sent her down a dark road. Learn how she found freedom when we present the classic story of Sophie Hagemann on “UNSHACKLED!”

3387 Kenneth Rolin Classic

Imagine writing a book about your life. Now try giving it a fitting title. Not the easiest thing to do. One man chose for the title of his life, “I’ll Drink to That!” Find out how he got to that point, and how his life turned around… in the true story of Kenneth Rolin… on this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3388 Rob and Linda Stewart Classic

Rod and Linda exchanged cassette tapes for nine years because Linda – blind from birth – couldn’t read regular letters. Despite her lack of vision, she helped her pen pal see the light. Learn how in another classic story from “UNSHACKLED!”

3338 George & Mary Ozdinec Classic

George and Mary risked their lives to escape their home country after World War II, but despite finding safety in a refugee camp, they were still at war with each other. Learn what they did to save their marriage and find peace at last in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3339 Travis Sharpe Pt 1

How does wrestling wild hogs prepare a young man for his life’s work? Travis Sharpe’s testimony provides the answer, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3340 Travis Sharpe Pt 2

Travis Sharpe was unafraid of wrestling wild hogs, but he was terrified of meeting a group of people that he has now devoted his life to helping. Don’t miss his inspiring testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3341 Helen Barteaux Classic

Life has a way of turning itself upside down sometimes. That often leaves us with a lack of purpose or direction, and a sense of confusion. But there’s an answer. You’ll hear how one lady found what the true Answer was on this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3342 Jeff Griffin

Young people can’t wait to be independent, to get out on their own. What a surprise to learn they are not free; they must answer to someone, as Jeff Griffin discovered. Invite others to hear his testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3343 J. A. Williams Classic

J.A. Williams grew up watching his father drink whiskey all day long. He thought he could hold liquor just as well, but one drunken joyride gave him the jolt he needed to break free from his lifestyle. Don't miss this southern boy's dramatic escape from death, another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3344 Ron Kimmel

If you’ve ever “set your heart” on something only to be disappointed, don’t miss Ron Kimmel’s story. He discovered that “Plan B” was more wonderful than he imagined. Invite your friends to hear this inspiring testimony, another true dramatization from UNSHACKLED!

3345 Cork Hutson Pt 1

When Cork Hutson took a cross-country bus trip he didn’t know that his life would be radically transformed. Don’t miss his unusual testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3346 Cork Hutson Pt 2

When he rode across the country by bus, Cork Hutson thought he was just going home; but Someone was leading him into new life. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3347 Floyd A Miles III Pt 1

What chance does a boy have to succeed who lives in Harlem and whose mother died a heroin addict? Floyd A. Miles III often felt hopeless. Don’t miss his personal testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3348 Floyd A Miles III Pt 2

A friend’s suicide led Floyd A. Miles III to a dramatic change in life. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3349 Arthur Katz Pt 1

When an atheist named Arthur Katz rode a train with a disabled German man, he realized he could be capable of the same cruelty as the Nazis. He wondered how the world could be so dark in spite of all its brilliant people and cultures, and set out on a long journey to find answers. Learn what he discovered in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3350 Arthur Katz Pt 2

Arthur Katz quit his teaching job and traveled through Europe and the Middle East. He hoped to find answers to life's deep moral questions, and the roots of his existence. In an Israeli bookstore, a woman helped him find what he was looking for. Find out what he learned in part 2 of the Arthur Katz story, from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3351 Dan Byler Classic

The seventh of twelve children in a conservative Amish family, Dan Byler was raised with love and sheltered from the modern world's corruption. But corruption found a way to sneak into his life and poison his work and relationships. Find out how he managed to break free and return to a better life in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3352 Betty Kazbek Classic

Growing up with a daily diet of anger, wrath, and atheism, Betty Kazbek searched for purpose and peace. Then Someone showed her the ancient, yet ever-new path. Hear what she found on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3353 Kevin Smith Pt 1

Kevin Smith was a big man, standing six-feet-seven; but he was no match for his opponent. Don’t miss the gripping story of how he was brought down and why in his true testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3354 Kevin Smith Pt 2

Not many people would survive being stabbed 17 times but Kevin Smith did. Don’t miss the gripping story of his fight for survival and Who helped him … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3355 Lester Myers Classic

Lester was a drunk, had cheated nearly everyone in his hometown, operated a bootleg whiskey tavern and ran a crooked gambling house. But one day he stood outside a rescue mission debating whether the place was “respectable” enough to enter. Find out his verdict… and its results… in the exciting dramatized story of Lester Myers.

3356 Charles Woolnough Classic

The son of a devout Christian and Bible scholar, Charles Woolnough grew up steeped in scripture and believed every word of it. But he wanted to live his own way, and made a conscious choice to reject Christ and lead a life of rebellion. Don't miss the message that finally reached him in another true story from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3357 Ashley Turner Pt 1 PG

Meth is a terrible addiction as Ashlee Turner learned. Don’t miss her testimony, a horrifying but true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

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