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Program #3489 - Aired in 2017 | Pop-out a Player


Preston Alfred

Anger, Meaningless Life, Substance Abuse  

Many knew him for the strange combinations of drugs he took. Throw in alcohol and anger issues, and you have a young man teetering on disaster. Find out what happened to Preston Alfred, on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

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Program #3869 - Aired in 2025 | Pop-out a Player


Abby Greenwald-Waterland Part 2

Anxiety, Atheist, Depression, Freedom, Jewish, Mysticism, New Age, Occult Practices, Soul-Searching, Substance Abuse  

Abby spent her early years looking for love in many different people. Marriage to a fellow musician seemed like it was the beginning of something wonderful. Instead, it led to more loss and loneliness. Would she finally find the love she sought? Find out in Part 2 of Abby's powerful story, on Unshackled!

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Program #3868 - Aired in 2025 | Pop-out a Player


Abby Greenwald-Waterland Part 1

Atheist, Broken Family, Jewish, Molestation, Mysticism, New Age, Occult Practices, Sexual Sin, Soul-Searching, Substance Abuse  

Abby Greenwald, came of age in America during the 1960s, when many of the young people were looking for peace and love. So why is everything she tries just bringing her more loneliness and depression? Listen to Part 1 of Abby's story, another true dramatization on the next UNSHACKLED!

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Program #3862 - Aired in 2025 | Pop-out a Player


Charlene Phillips Part 1 (PG)

Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Broken Famil, Cherokee Indian, Despair, Drugs, Rebellion  

Hatred drove Charlene Phillips to fight with a fury until someone taught her to love. Don't miss the first of this Cherokee Indian's two-part testimony, another true dramatization on "Unshackled!"

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Program #3843 - Aired in 2024 | Pop-out a Player


Michael Buhrman Part 2

Anger, Discipline, Freedom, Fugitive, Pornography, Prison, Restoration  

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 Unshackled!

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Program #3832 - Aired in 2024 | Pop-out a Player


Worth Ellis Classic

Addiction, Anger, Gambling, Inspirational, Loss/Grief, Poverty  

Worth's family is poor. His dad has skin cancer and drinks whiskey to deal with the pain. Scared of hell while attending a revival, Worth joins the church at 12 years old, but he still doesn't know Christ. He drops out of school to work, and when he tries to return to his education, the Depression forces him back into the labor force. He falls in love with Dot, but gambling controls him after they marry. He mocks his sister's Christianity. After his brother is killed in World War II, he becomes bitter at God. His sister reminds him that if he had been killed, he'd be in hell. He finally yields to God and eventually becomes an evangelist.

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Program #3769 - Aired in 2023 | Pop-out a Player


Raul Ries Part 1

Abuse, Anger, Arrogance  

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!

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Program #3739 - Aired in 2022 | Pop-out a Player


Bill Reiser (PG)

Abuse, Anger, Drugs  

Bill Rieser dominated the basketball courts in New York City where he grew up without a father. Invite your friends to hear the gripping story of how he overcame a traumatic event of childhood and learned to forgive.another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

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Program #3698 - Aired in 2021 | Pop-out a Player


Art Armenta

Selfishness, Stealing, Substance Abuse  

Art Armenta lived a life filled with drugs and alcohol which made him question what legacy he was leaving his children. And the direction he was going indicated a legacy of lost selfishness. Don't miss the powerful story of how an encounter with an old childhood friend changed his life, all on the next UNSHACKLED!

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