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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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55:43

232: Lesli was saved by a neighbor

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2025/10/10

You and I make decisions, all day every day. But have youever thought about being able to have a choice about how you die? I mean, most people would probably prefer a method that’s quick and painless, so I guess we might want to have some say in the matter. But being put in that position of having to actually choose – in the moment – is not something that happens very often. But that’s the situation Lesli was in. This is a Flashback episode, and Lesli told this story on the podcast about

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74:28

231: Tina escaped the exploding batteries

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2025/10/03

Have you ever been awakened in the middle of the night becausesomething terrible was happening? It’s definitely not a pleasant way to wake up. This happened to a 27 year old man named Nick, and he wrote about it on social media – I was sleeping at my girlfriend’s house last night. Usually we pass out around midnight, but last night we didn’t get to sleep until around 1:30 or so. It was around 3am when I woke up and swear I saw someone’s head peeking in & staring at us through the bedroom

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34:01

TQ47: What's your favorite memory of your father?

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2025/09/30

Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question fromthe 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 favorite memory of your father? Links for this episode: Could AI Blackmail You? Meredith For Real episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DQJmHWDjtHqwMledP8BVd?si=Dn9t9Us3TuKzasu1t1FFdA Shark Tank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Tank Beatles tribute band

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63:05

To Build a Fire

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/09/26

When I started this podcast more than seven years ago, theprimary factor was based on just one fundamental concept: the impact of a good story. For each What Was That Like main episode, you hear a story. The guest is telling the story of what happened. Many of the stories are traumatic, many include loss and grief, and there are those that are happy as well. Even the heavy stories often end on a positive note. But the common factor is that they are all things that actually happened. The guest

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70:58

230: Vanessa lost her voice

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/09/19

How scary would it be, if you suddenly lost your ability tospeak? There was a story in the news about a man named Peter. When Peter was 73 years old, he had a stroke. He survived the stroke, but he found that he could no longer speak. And it looked like that condition was permanent, because after 4 years, he still had no voice. But then, Peter was on vacation with his wife Carol, and their son Jonathan. And one day Peter just woke up, and he was able to speak again. He just started

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37:22

TQ46: What past job did you hate the most?

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2025/09/16

Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question fromthe Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: What past job did you hate the most? Links for this episode: No-tie shoelaces: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTF79TGF?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title Travel French Press

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40:18

229: Raw Audio unlocked

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/09/12

I was traveling recently, and I got in this Uber and startedtalking to the driver, and when I heard his voice I said, “Kevin, you need to have a podcast!” I don’t know if he’ll do that, but he did graciously agree to record that quick opener for me, just before I got out of his car. 438 – keep that number in your head and I’ll come back to it in a minute. By now you have probably figured out, this episode is not going to be the typical type of episode where I talk with someone who has

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31:26

228: September 11 hero Betty Ong

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2025/09/05

Do you know,with certainty, how you would react in a time of extreme stress or crisis? As a 22 year old woman in San Francisco, Betty had not yet decided on a career path. So, while she was figuring out what she wanted to do, she worked at the factory owned by her parents. The factory produced beef jerky. It wasn’t really her dream job, but it kept her busy at the time, and she also felt good about helping her parents in their business. One day, Betty’s workplace suddenly became very

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34:15

TQ45: What under-$100 item has been the best thing...

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/09/02

Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question from theFacebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: What under-$100 item has been the best thing you've bought? Links for this episode: Chris Moneymaker wins the 2003 World Series of Poker – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkUImEGrMU Meredith’s beach cruiser

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22:36

STAS 7: Geraldine Largay

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2025/08/29

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66:00

227: Bathroom emergencies

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2025/08/22

Quite a few of the episodes here on What Was That Likeinvolve emergencies. Today we’re talking about a different kind of emergency. If you’re new to the podcast, this is definitely not a typical episode. You might want to look through some of the past episode titles and pick one out that looks interesting. But today is a little different. I’m in Dallas this week, hanging out with a bunch of my podcasting friends, so for this episode we’re kind of taking a break from the normal interview

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38:08

TQ44: Who was your celebrity crush when you were young?

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/08/19

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from theFacebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: Who was your celebrity crush when you were young? Links for this episode: How Deep Will You Go card game: https://howdeepwillyougo.com/ Jonathan Taylor Thomas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Taylor_Thomas Valerie

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89:02

226: Bill's daughter was murdered

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/08/15

Sometimes, you see a phone call coming in and you just knowthat something bad has happened. I remember back several years ago, when my dad was still alive. He was in pretty poor health. He could still walk around, sort of, but it was with a walker, and it was very slowly. I’m the oldest of three sons, and of the three, I live the closest. It’s only about a 5 or 6 minute drive for me to get to my parents’ place, so if something happened, I’d be the one to get that call. Lots of times my phone

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96:40

225: David couldn't find the cabin

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/08/08

My favorite author is Jack London. His style of writingpaints a very vivid picture in my mind. As I read his stories, it feels like I’m right there in the middle of it. One of his most well-known works is titled To Build A Fire. This is the opening paragraph of that story. Day had dawned cold and gray when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail. He climbed the high earth-bank where a little-traveled trail led east through the pine forest. It was a high bank, and he paused to breathe at

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29:42

TQ43: Describe one of your most memorable birthdays

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2025/08/05

Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question fromthe Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: Describe one of your most memorable birthdays Links for this episode: Big thanks to Kiona for filling in for Meredith on this episode! Kiona’s podcast is Birth As We Know It, and you can get all of her information

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16:19

STAS 6: Marlene Warren

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/08/01

Marlene answered the door, and there was a clown holding agun. Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order +

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87:11

224: Naseem was run over 3 times

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/07/25

If you have children, you’ve probably thought at some point,“Am I a good parent?” It’s natural to question our own abilities sometimes. Do I spend enough time with my kids? Do they feel safe? Do they feel loved? Are they comfortable talking with me about anything that’s going on in their life? My kids are adults now. When I think back to when they were growing up, there are things I would have done differently if I knew back then what I know now. But that’s not really fair though. I know I

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36:12

TQ42: What crazy thing have you seen happen at a...

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/07/22

Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question from theFacebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners. The question for this episode: What crazy thing have you seen happen at a wedding? Links for this episode: Purchasing an AED from the Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/organizations/purchase-aeds AED on

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101:08

223: Ross was shot while sleeping

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/07/18

In an ideal world, children should be able to trust theirparents. After all, it’s the grown-ups in the family who are responsible for the kids. No child should ever have to worry about safety when mom and dad are around for protection - in an ideal world. That’s the world Ross thought he was living in when he was 8 years old, with his older brother Ryan, who was 10. They were happy kids with no reason to be afraid. Until one night at their home in Charlotte, North Carolina, when his mother told

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107:19

222: Scott was locked up in a foreign jail

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. ·

2025/07/11

As human beings, we are often very protective of our ownsense of personal justice – and injustice. When I was a child, I had a teacher who – to me – seemed very unfair. If one of the kids in the class did something like write a bad word on the chalkboard, she would ask the entire class who did it. She really did her best to find the culprit, and carry out punishment. But sometimes she just couldn’t figure it out. No one would admit it, and there wasn’t enough evidence to pin it on any

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