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What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.

A storytelling podcast, with first-hand amazing stories presented by Scott Johnson and Meredith Hackwith Edwards. Each storyteller tells their own personal true story, with all the details of what happened. Animal attacks, plane crashes, mass shootings, and more – you"ll hear what happened directly from the person who experienced it, and the inspirational outcome of how they came out on the other side.

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21:34

TQ21: What's your best find at a yard sale or thrift...

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2024/10/01

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode: What’s your best find at a yard sale or thrift store? Links for this episode: eBay: https://ebay.com Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert: https://MeredithForReal.com To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook. Sponsor

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61:03

191: Kavina caught her little sister at birth

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2024/09/27

Hey, it’s an off week for the podcast, but here I am anyway. This is Scott Johnson, and you’re listening to What Was That Like. Usually I have a guest on to talk about something really unusual that they experienced – like having their arm torn off, or being buried in an avalanche, or witnessing a murder. The guest comes on and tells the details of what happened. And there are more than 190 episode to binge with those amazing stories. But today is a different kind of amazing story! Today’s a bonus

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45:24

190: one September morning: Guy

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2024/09/20

Every September, here on the podcast we feature a guest who has a personal experience with 9/11.Most people remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the US using hijacked airplanes. It was a dark day for this country. This month, What Was That Like is publishing a 3-part series titled one September morning. In each episode, you’ll hear someone telling their personal story about what they experienced on that day. If you haven’t done so already, be

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25:43

TQ20: What's the most useless thing you still have...

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2024/09/17

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode: What’s the most useless thing you still have memorized? Links for this episode: Meredith’s episode with Jehovah’s Witness: https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/79a56504/ep-228-or-confessions-of-a-teenage-jesus-jerk-purity-culture-and-finding-your-weirdos-remastered Confessions of a Teenage Jesus

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75:36

189: one September morning: Tim

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2024/09/13

Every September, here on the podcast we feature a guest who has a personal experience with 9/11. Most people remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the US using hijacked airplanes. It was a dark day for this country. This month, What Was That Like is publishing a 3-part series titled one September morning. In each episode, you’ll hear someone telling their personal story about what they experienced on that day. If you haven’t done so already, be

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38:33

188: one September morning: Joan

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2024/09/06

Every September, here on the podcast we feature a guest who has a personal experience with 9/11.Most people remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the US using hijacked airplanes. It was a dark day for this country. This month, What Was That Like is publishing a 3-part series titled one September morning. In each episode, you’ll hear someone telling their personal story about what they experienced on that day. If you haven’t done so already, be

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25:22

TQ19: What was that time when you thought you might...

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2024/09/03

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: What was that time when you thought you might actually die? Links for this episode: The DARE program – effective, or not? https://youtu.be/6WMHuWMVNY0?si=t5arFWeg0ZAEW58p Sober Powered podcast with Jill Tietz: https://www.soberpowered.com/episodes Heimlich Maneuver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CgtIgSyAiU Jane

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62:53

187: Stephan left the Jehovah's Witnesses

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2024/08/23

I don’t go to the local mall very often.But when I need something that’s only sold at one of those stores there, I make a trip to the mall. And there’s something that happens almost every time. Since the store I need to visit is usually at the other end, I have to walk down the main aisle. As I make my way through the mall, there are stores on my left and right of course. But there are also now the kiosks in the middle, from one end of the mall to the other. These set-ups are cheaper than having a

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28:28

TQ18: What's something that happened at work that...

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2024/08/20

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode: What's something that happened at work that you'll never forget? Links for this episode: Watch what a Mento does when put in Coke (warning – grandma’s language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQbTpsPR0Q Meredith’s episode 152 about the Psychic

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107:39

186: Travis had a son with asthma

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2024/08/16

There’s a phrase that’s very common in certain situations. “Sorry for your loss” We hear it at funerals, we see it in sympathy cards, we might even read it in an email or a text message. It’s kind of just the standard line that people say to those who are grieving after a close friend or a loved one passes away. It doesn’t really take away any of the pain, but it let’s them know that they’re supported and loved. But when it’s a parent mourning the loss of a child, saying “sorry for your loss” seems

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83:30

185: Justine feared her brother

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2024/08/09

What do you do if a crime was committed, and you know who did it?Here’s an example, think about this. You’re on your lunch break at work, but you’re at your desk. You’re just scrolling through Facebook, and you see that the local police are searching for someone who recently committed an armed robbery. When you read the details, you can see the name of the person they’re looking for – and it’s one of your co-workers. You look at the picture in the police bulletin, and yes – they are trying to find

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20:48

TQ17: What's a common smell you can't stand?

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2024/08/06

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: What's a common smell you can't stand? Links for this episode: Gross tasting Jelly Bellys – https://www.jellybelly.com/weird-wild-and-gross-jelly-beans/c/289 Meredith episode about medical

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61:56

184: Heidi's daughter was a victim

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2024/07/26

After you’ve been parenting for more than a few years, there’s something you learn.The way you communicate with your child changes as the child gets older. When you say something to a toddler, you don’t usually need to provide all the logic and reasoning with it. At that stage they are absorbing information like a sponge, and you’re the primary source of all their new knowledge. But when they get to the teenage years, it’s a different story. At that point, they might question your advice. So a lot

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20:09

TQ16: If you and your spouse/partner had to switch...

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2024/07/23

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode: If you and your spouse/partner had to switch jobs tomorrow morning with no training, which of you would get fired first? Links for this episode: Meredith’s episode about

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8:35

Listen Now: Hysterical

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2024/07/22

Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their head?” The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops) explores other

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67:15

183: Kasey's text message changed her life

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2024/07/19

I think accidentally dialing a wrong number is probably the most random way for two human beings to get connected. Even if just for a few seconds.I mean, think about it. There’s you, and then there’s this other person who you don’t know, and because you dialed a number that was just one digit off, the two of you are now speaking to each other. Granted, those conversations are usually pretty short. It’s probably not the most effective way to meet new people and make new friends. But one time, a

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69:36

182: Frank bought 500 pills a week

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2024/07/12

The science of medicine has come a long way in the area of how we manage pain.In the mid to late 1800s, there was a product called Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It was sold to parents as a way to alleviate the constant crying of their babies, particularly when a baby is going through the painful teething process. And it definitely calmed down those infants – possibly because the main ingredient was morphine. Another medication, popular for treating coughing and diarrhea, was opium. And when

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25:47

TQ15: When you're playing the icebreaker game "Tell a...

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2024/07/09

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: When you're playing the icebreaker game "Tell a fun or odd fact about yourself" - what do you say? Links for this episode: Meredith episode about curse words: https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/78996692/ep-149-or-what-makes-a-curse-word-a-curse-word-swearing-science Popping out your eyeball

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67:05

181: Evi was spied on

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2024/06/28

I remember one of my first Airbnb experiences.I was traveling just here in Florida, and I had to stay one night on the other side of the state – in Delray Beach. I picked out a room, and reserved it, and waited for the host to approve it. Back then, I didn’t have much history so there weren’t many other hosts who could confirm that I was a good guest. But it got approved. And when I got there, I found out the host was an older woman – and I was her very first guest. And she was so nice! She

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20:50

TQ14: What's a rule that you make everyone follow in...

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2024/06/25

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode: What's a rule that you make everyone follow in your house? Links for this episode: Plume of bacteria (AKA “toilet plume”): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_plume Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert: https://MeredithForReal.com To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the

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