What I survived

Anthony Ruggiano Jr. grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Anthony "Fat Andy" Ruggiano, a Gambino crime family capo who was made under Albert Anastasia in 1953.In Part One of this What I Survived story, Anthony takes us inside his father's world. How did Fat Andy become a mobster, and how did he work his way up to captain, running one of the most powerful crews in New York? What was it like to be a kid whose life revolved around social clubs, card games and men who lived by their own rules?His father never wanted this life for his son. But Anthony was drawn to it anyway: the money, the respect, the nights out under the wing of John Gotti. And once he was in, there was no easy way out.Settle in, get comfortable, and let Anthony Ruggiano Jr. tell you how he was raised in the Mafia.SIGNAL AWARDS 2026 VOTE HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While you wait for the next episode of What I Survived I want to introduce you to one of my other shows. One Minute Remaiming - Stories form the inmatesWelcome to episode one of 'One minute remaining' - Today we start the story of Dorice Moore and Abraham Lee Shakespeare, a story that has layer after layer but that is nothing short of mind blowing.I first contacted Dorice more than four years ago after reading about her story and we've been chatting on and off ever since. Dorice was charged and convicted for the murder of Abraham Lee Shakespear more than twelve years ago, a crime that she has always maintained she is innocent of. Dorice has done a number of interviews over the years with different journalists and programs but from what I've seen and heard she's never really been given the opportunity to tell her side of the story without prejudice from the interviewer.I am not here to prove her innocent or guilty I am simply here to allow her to tell her side of the story, a story that has fascinated and confused me the more I have delved into it.This is the first of many chats I will have with Dorice during this season as we not only hear the story from her side but also follow her journey as she fights to clear her name,For more on her story and to fins out how you can help her you can visit www.doricemoore.comcheck out the show hereSIGNAL AWARDS 2026 VOTE HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoya Phan escaped Burma's army at 14, only to find it could still reach the Karen refugee camps in Thailand. On What I Survived, Zoya Phan tells how she fled the Burmese military a second time, and how the regime put her name on a hit list. We look inside the refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border, the cross-border attacks on refugees, and how Zoya became one of the leading voices for Burma's freedom. Settle in, get comfortable, and let us tell you the story of Zoya Phan.SIGNAL AWARDS 2026 VOTE HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoya Phan was 14 when the Burmese army attacked her Karen village in Burma (Myanmar) and her family fled through the jungle towards Thailand. On What I Survived, Zoya Phan tells her story of surviving ethnic cleansing by Burma's military. We trace the roots of the Karen conflict, one of the longest-running civil wars in the world, from British rule to the military coup, and follow Zoya's family from Manerplaw to a refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border. Settle in, get comfortable, and let us tell you the story of Zoya Phan.SIGNAL AWARDS 2026 VOTE HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2009, Australian security contractor Rob Langdon shot and killed an Afghan colleague during a confrontation in Afghanistan. Rob says the man pulled a pistol and that he fired first in self-defence. What happened next would cost Rob seven years of his life.In Part 2 of Rob's story, he takes Jack inside the moment that changed everything — the shooting, the chaotic hours that followed and his attempt to get out of Afghanistan.He made it as far as Kabul International Airport. With a flight to Dubai waiting, Rob was just minutes away from leaving the country when he was arrested.Rob was charged with murder. He maintained that he had acted in self-defence, but an Afghan court convicted him and sentenced him to death. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years imprisonment.He would spend the next seven years inside Kabul's notorious Pul-e-Charkhi prison, living among Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners in conditions his Australian lawyer described as extremely dangerous.Rob takes us inside those years — the reality of surviving an Afghan prison, the fear that he might never leave and the extraordinary chain of events that eventually led to a presidential pardon.In August 2016, seven years after his arrest, Rob Langdon finally returned home to Australia.This is Part 2 of Rob Langdon's story on What I Survived.SIGNAL AWARDS 2026 VOTE HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.