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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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14:09

STAS3: George Pickering

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2025/04/25

George Pickering Sr heard his son’s medical prognosis, buthe wasn’t ready to accept it. Sponsor deals: Head to http://Lumen.me/WWTL for 20% off your purchase. Go to bluenile.com to shop Blue Nile, the original online jeweler since 1999! Follow “MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories” on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/WHATWAS and get on your way to being your best self. To get

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63:03

213: Gwen's grandma fired one shot

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

2025/04/18

When you hear the word “grandparents”, what comes into yourmind? For me, it’s someone who loves their grandchildren unconditionally. And they just want to GIVE all the time. There’s some truth to the phrase “If Mom and Dad say no, go ask Grandma!”. “Grandma” brings up an image of an older woman, in the kitchen baking cookies. “Grandpa” means the old man out in the garage, tinkering with the lawn mower and having me “help” by handing him a wrench or a screwdriver. But those are just stereotypes

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22:48

TQ35: What's the most difficult thing you've ever had...

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

2025/04/15

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 difficult thing you've ever had to tell someone? Links for this episode: Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Fierce-Conversations-Achieving-Success-Conversation/dp/0425193373 Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert: https://MeredithForReal.com To

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67:04

212: Steve's wife forgot it all

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

2025/04/11

If you’re a parent, you know that the birth of your firstchild is an incredible experience. For Steve and Camre, it didn’t happen at all the way they expected it to. Steve got the call at work that Camre was at the hospital and had already delivered the baby. He dropped everything and drove there frantically, and he was confused because the baby wasn’t due for another 7 weeks. He ran into the hospital, and the first thing he saw was his newborn son, Gavin. He quickly scrubbed up and held him for

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77:12

211: Leilani fell off an elephant

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

2025/04/04

Asian elephants are incredibly huge animals.An adult elephant can be roughly 9 to 11 feet tall. Just standing next to one is pretty intimidating. But imagine being on top of one of them. It would be like if you had an average size man, then another man was standing on the first man’s shoulders. Then you would be sitting on that second man’s shoulders. That’s pretty high up. For Leilani, it was a dream from her childhood to interact with a full-size Asian elephant. And that’s where she found

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31:35

TQ34: What made your neighbor so terrible?

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2025/04/01

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 made your neighbor so terrible? Links for this episode: 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%

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12:34

STAS 2: Floyd Collins

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

2025/03/28

Floyd loved exploring the caves of Kentucky, but one daythings didn’t go as planned. 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% off your

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69:06

210: Tiffany had a fake landlord

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2025/03/21

The thing about living in an apartment or renting a room is… you have to deal with other people.Depending on how the building is laid out, it’s almost like living with strangers. If your next door neighbor accidentally starts a fire, your home could burn too. If the person above you has a flood, it’s very likely that you’ll be dealing with that problem as well. Not to mention, what if your neighbors in this same building are jerks? Or they have 20 drunk people at their place for a party? Or they

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27:39

TQ33: What’s the most disgusting thing you’ve found...

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2025/03/18

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 disgusting thing you’ve found in someone else’s home? Links for this episode: Using hollowed-out fruit for ice cream bowls: https://www.tastingtable.com/1616069/hollowed-out-fruit-ice-cream-bowls/ Dogs eating condoms: https://pawp.com/dog-ate-a-condom/ Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real –

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47:27

209: Kevin did CPR on the golf course

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

2025/03/14

Imagine you’re out in public, just going about your day. Let’s say you’re in the grocery store.And as you’re pushing your shopping cart down the aisle, you notice a tall man, maybe 10 feet ahead of you, looking at the items on the shelf. And suddenly, that man collapses to the floor. What would you do? Most people don’t really know what they would do, until a situation like that actually comes up. Some people just freeze. If it happens in a busy place, some people will just keep walking. There’s

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45:10

208: Carly saved her neighbor's life

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2025/03/07

I’ve had more than 200 people come on this podcast and share a story of something crazy that they’ve been through. If nothing else, I’ve learned one thing. Life can change in an instant.For Dan, he’s just enjoying the outdoors on a trail in Alaska, and suddenly he’s on his back with the snout of a grizzly bear in his face. Amy was just at work in her office in Oklahoma – then just seconds later she’s trapped under a pile of rubble and a bomb blew up her building. Kennedy was just driving her car –

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27:32

TQ32: What always makes you laugh?

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2025/03/04

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 always makes you laugh? Links for this episode: The poop knife story on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MuseumOfReddit/comments/ke8skw/the_poop_knife/ 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,

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10:18

Stephen Slevin

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

2025/02/28

Scott tells the story of Stephen Slevin.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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86:03

207: Marsha's diner was hit by a plane

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

2025/02/21

We all have a few scary moments in life that we’ll never forget.You know what I mean – a time when something is happening, or about to happen, and you know that the outcome could be really bad, and it’s happening so fast you don’t even have time to react. It’s almost like you’re watching a movie, and just waiting to see how it’s gonna end. One moment like that for me was several years ago, when we lived up north. Winters in Maine can be pretty brutal, and part of that is that sometimes the roads

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24:16

TQ31: What overused word or phrase are you sick of?

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

2025/02/18

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 overused word or phrase are you sick of? Links for this episode: Corporate jargon: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDXnlVoRK9B/ Meredith’s episode about how cuss words become cuss

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65:01

206: Robert was shot at by pirates

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

2025/02/14

Today’s story takes place off the coast of Somalia, a country in Africa.If you look at Africa on a map, you’ll see Somalia on the east coast, right on the water of the Indian Ocean. In fact, of all the countries in Africa, Somalia is the one with the longest coastline. And for the Americans listening, to give you an idea of how big it is, Somalia is almost the same size as the US state of Texas. But here’s the thing about Somalia. It’s considered to be one of the poorest countries in the world. I

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80:50

205: Ber was hit by a flying tree

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

2025/02/07

Here in Florida, we know about hurricanes.My wife Jeanne and I will never forget Hurricane Elena back in 1985. That storm came into the Gulf of Mexico and just hovered offshore. There were instructions to evacuate because of the danger of high winds and flooding. What made it interesting for us is that Jeanne was pregnant with our first child, and she was at full term. So while everyone else was either leaving town or getting to a safe place, we evacuated to the hospital. That was on Saturday,

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29:01

TQ30: What's a situation or condition that no one...

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

2025/02/04

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 situation or condition that no one understands, until they're in it? Links for this episode: TheHotline.org LoveIsRespect.org Meredith’s episode about victims staying with their

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71:19

204: Kari's dad had a dementia breakdown

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

2025/01/24

Few things are sadder than seeing a loved one slip gradually into dementia.This is what happened to my grandmother – my mom’s mom. She got to the point where she couldn’t live on her own any more, but she didn’t really have other debilitating health issues. So she didn’t need to be in a hospital, or a nursing home. She just needed someone around to help her with daily living, because she would forget things. So my parents converted their garage into a small apartment so she could live there. And

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23:40

TQ29: You're in a middle seat at a movie - you need...

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

2025/01/21

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: You're in a middle seat at a movie - you need to pee - do you give your neighbors the butt or crotch while exiting? Why? Links for this episode: Progressive commercial about becoming your parents: https://youtu.be/EfdrZzF_RL0?si=iiO0taCS4_U8RxLy Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious

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