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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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101:08

223: Ross was shot while sleeping

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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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31:33

TQ41: What movie traumatized you as a kid?

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

2025/07/08

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: What movie traumatized you as a kid? Links for this episode: Costco figs: https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/sunny-fruit-organic-sun-dried-figs%2C-40-oz.product.100362726.html Blade Runner: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/ The Billings murders in

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15:15

STAS 5: Amanda Eller

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

2025/07/04

Amanda just wanted to go for a short trail run. Life had something else in store for her. 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: Head to http://Lumen.me/WWTL for 20%

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79:29

221: Brandon is a 911 dispatcher

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

2025/06/27

What do heart attacks, car accidents, and murder usuallyhave in common? Most of the time, when any of these things happen, someone calls 911. It’s one of the most reliable things we have – whenever there’s any kind of emergency, here in the US, we know we can just pick up any phone and dial 911 and get help. Even if it’s a phone that has no service. This is an episode where I talk with someone who has an unusual job. My guest today is Brandon, and he’s been a 911 dispatcher in Nashville,

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24:04

TQ40: What did you throw away that you wish you had...

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

2025/06/24

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: What did you throw away that you wish you had kept? Links for this episode: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing/dp/1607747308/ref=sr_1_1 The Mortified

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6:07

Listen now: Liberty Lost

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

2025/06/23

In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outsideof marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a little-known facility for pregnant teens on the campus of Liberty University. The Home says it helps girls decide what comes next – whether that’s parenting their babies or placing them for adoption. But inside the facility, the girls hear a different message: God wants their babies to go to more

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106:38

220: Dan is a pre-prison consultant

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

2025/06/20

There was a time in his life when Dan was in a prettydifficult situation. He was facing something that most people don’t ever have to go through. Even though he was not a violent person, and he certainly was not any kind of career criminal, he made a bad decision and accepted a job that, looking back, he never should have taken. But he did. And that lead him to the tough spot he found himself in. Dan was headed to prison. His plea deal meant he could get up to 60 months. 5 years of his

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80:50

219: Maggie saved her dog

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

2025/06/13

When you live up north, where the winters are really cold,one of the best times of the year is the day when you feel spring coming. That first hint of warmer temperatures. With the time change, there’s longer sunlight at the end of each day, the birds start chirping, and everyone starts thinking about what they’re going to do with this warmer weather. And the lakes that have been frozen over solid for a few months? That ice starts to melt. And there’s a danger in walking out on the ice,

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35:51

TQ39: What's the most amazing coincidence you've...

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2025/06/10

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: What's the most amazing coincidence you've experienced? Links for this episode: YouTube channel Dating Beyond Borders: https://www.youtube.com/@DatingBeyondBorders Tim O’Brien: https://timobrien.net/ Tig Notaro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tig_Notaro Tig Notaro podcast, “Handsome” – with

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14:05

Raw Audio 50

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

2025/06/06

Raw Audio 50 is now live!In this episode: 1. A courthouse shooting 2. A father calls 911 for his son 3. Non-emergency calls I really appreciate your support of the show! Scott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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103:11

218: When children scare parents

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2025/06/06

If there’s one thing children are good at, it’s their ability to give their parents a good scare. When our son David was about 2 years old, we were at home, just a regular day, not much going on. At some point, either my wife or I, I don’t remember which one of us saw it – but we noticed he had some kind of liquid all around his mouth. Like he had been drinking a smoothie or something. But there were no smoothies sitting around. So what was it? Then we saw the open bottle nearby – it was

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82:08

217: Cesar was attacked

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

2025/05/30

Have you ever had something bad happen, while you wereactually trying to do something good? It’s kind of that old phrase – no good deed goes unpunished. There was a thread about this online. This is what one person wrote: “I ran in the middle of a busy road to rescue a kitten. I went door to door until I finally found the owner. The first thing she did when she saw me holding her kitten was accuse me of stealing it. Every single animal I've ever rescued I've either been ignored or

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32:32

TQ38: What did you say that caused you to think “I...

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

2025/05/27

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: What did you say that caused you to think “I never thought I would say that”? Links for this episode: The music for the Benny Hill show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg Financial Peace University: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ramseyplus/financial-peace Meredith for Real episode

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17:39

STAS4: Rachel Hoffman

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

2025/05/23

To the Tallahassee Police, Rachel Hoffman was just a pawn tobe used in their war on drugs. 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: Head to http://Lumen.me/WWTL for 20%

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55:43

216: Rachel rescued her children

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

2025/05/16

Many years ago, I had a small pickup truck. It was kind of ajunker. Mostly, I just used it for when I had some stuff to haul to the town dump. It wasn’t pretty but it mostly served my purposes. But this little truck had a problem. It would constantly overheat. Even in the cold Maine winter, I would have to keep an eye on that temperature gauge to be aware of when the engine got too hot. And sometimes when it showed that it was getting really hot, I’d have to just pull over, let it cool

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26:45

TQ37

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

2025/05/13

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: What’s it like to have a panic attack? 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 deals: Head to http://Lumen.me/WWTL for 20% off

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95:05

215: Amy's office exploded

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

2025/05/09

On the morning of April 19, 1995, a former US Army soldierparked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building, located in downtown Oklahoma City. Inside the truck was everything he needed to carry out his plan of terrorism and mass murder. He had a large bomb, which he created using agricultural fertilizer and some chemicals, including diesel fuel. After parking the car, he got out and walked toward his getaway car, a yellow Mercury Marquis. He ignited a timed fuse,

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81:30

214: Scott was an undercover FBI agent

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

2025/05/02

Hey, this is Scott and you’re listening to What Was ThatLike. And the name of the podcast, What Was That Like, was chosen very specifically – because that’s what I ask people who are guests on the show. They’ve just been through something really unusual, like being attacked by a monkey, or saving the life of a stranger, or some other crazy situation. And I ask them to tell all of us – what was that like. All the details. So that’s what we do here, every other Friday. But sometimes I like to

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39:23

TQ36: What's a common social etiquette rule that...

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

2025/04/29

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: What's a common social etiquette rule that makes no sense? Links for this episode: Meredith’s foot fetish episode: https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7cc267d5/ep-274-whats-up-with-foot-fetishes Euphemisms for

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