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What It Was Like

Conversations with people who have lived through extreme events. Some stories are dark and twisted, others are light and funny. In all cases, we get an intimate portraitof "what it was like" to be there.Find us on TikTok: @whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube: @whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram: whatitwaslikepodcastHosted by Julian MorgansThis is a Superreal production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:40

Mutiny on the Sex Raft

What It Was Like ·

2026/03/22

In 1973, a raft carrying five men and six women set off across the Atlantic to answer the age-old question: what causes human violence? The expedition’s leader, anthropologist Santiago Genovés, believed the answer lay in sexual tension, earning the mission the nickname "The Sex Raft." In this episode, crew member Fé Seymour looks back on a voyage marked by hurricanes, epiphanies, and one mutiny.Find us on TikTok: @whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube: @whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:

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41:18

Whales Are Sinking Boats and No One Knows Why

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2026/03/13

Since 2020, orcas have been attacking sailing boats off the coasts of Spain and Portugal. Experts initially thought the behaviour was a passing fad, but six years later, it shows no sign of stopping. In this episode, British yachtsman Robert Powell describes the day a pod of orcas methodically disabled and sank his boat — and the surprising thing the coast guard told him after the rescue.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on

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51:14

The Millionaires Who Went Mad in Their Jungle Fortress

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2026/03/07

When American millionaire John Bender moved to Costa Rica with his wife Ann, they set out to build a dream life in the jungle. Instead, their relationship spiralled into madness. When Bender died from a gunshot wound in 2010, the question remained: was it suicide or murder? Journalist Carol Vaughn takes us inside one of Costa Rica’s strangest cases.Check out Carol's book on the case:Crazy Jungle Love: Murder, Madness, Money & MonkeysFind us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on

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42:27

Ted Bundy Tried to Kill Me

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2026/02/28

In 1967, 14-year-old Connie Geldreich met a young man at a lake who called himself Ted. What began as a strange encounter escalated into something far more disturbing. In this episode, Connie recounts her memories of a man who would later become the world's most famous serial killer.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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57:43

How I Ended Up Running a Happy Endings Parlour for Women

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2026/02/20

Alice was in her late 30s when she reinvented her life. She lefther marriage and started prioritising herself for the first time ever. That journey led her to open a happy ending massage parlour for women. This is the first episode of our new podcast: The Sex That Changed My Life. A show about the intimate moments that transform us.Find us on Instagram ⁠@changedmylifepod⁠Find us on Tiktok ⁠@changedmylifepod⁠Find us on Youtube ⁠@changedmylifepod⁠Follow Laura ⁠@lauraroscioli⁠A ⁠Superreal⁠ Production

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53:50

Sunk by Killer Whales, Adrift for 38 Days

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2026/02/14

Douglas Robertson was a teenager when his family set out to sail the world on a yacht. Seventeen months into the voyage, orcas sank the boat in the Pacific. In this ep, Douglas describes 38 days adrift in a small dinghy, surviving on turtle blood and rainwater.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:32

I Made a Fortune Helping People Cheat Their Tax

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2026/02/06

Rick Hogg was a Melbourne accountant who specialised in minimising tax by fabricating expenses. In 2018, it all imploded and Rick got five years in prison. In this episode, he explains how the scheme worked, why he crossed the line, and what the ordeal taught him about greed.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:55

I Made $2M a Year as a Corporate Spy

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2026/01/30

Robert Kerbeck was a broke actor when he stumbled into corporate espionage. His job was to trick low-level employees into divulging company secrets, which he sold for big money. In this episode, he explains what the work taught him about lying and the shortcomings of American capitalism.Check out Robert's book:RuseFind us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See

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1:07:33

I Bought a Haunted Witches' Prison (Classic)

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2026/01/23

Vanessa Mitchell thought she was buying the home of her dreams. Sure, it was a medieval prison for English peasants accused of witchcraft, but it was cute and within her price range. But then her possessions started vanishing and she found a mysterious pool of blood on the floor and three years later she was out, fleeing with her son. This is Vanessa's story of what happened.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis

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53:03

I Was Raised in a Cult Believing I'd be Dead by 12

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2026/01/17

Flor Edwards grew up in the Children of God, an authoritarian sect that taught its followers that the world would end in 1993. In this episode, she reflects on how it feltgrowing up expecting to die, and how the group responded when the apocalypse never came.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:23

I Was Held Captive in This House for 11 Years

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2026/01/08

Lily Rose Lee was 21 when she accepted a ride from her friend’s father. She was 32 when she finally escaped hishouse, along with two other women.In this episode, Lily recounts what 11 yearsin captivity did to her body and mind, how she survived, and what she learned about resilience.You can connect with Lily Rose Lee onFacebookFind us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See

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1:21:23

A Journey to Find Russia's Forgotten Space Ships...

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2026/01/01

Greg Abandoned is an urbex YouTuber who visits the world’s most wild and forgotten places. A few years ago, he trekked into the Kazakh desert to explore a secret Russian military facility that houses abandoned space shuttles from the Soviet Union. In this episode, Greg recounts the journey and why he wishes he’d chosen his travel companion more carefully.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is

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32:08

A Federal Judge Banned My Christmas Lights

What It Was Like ·

2025/12/24

In 2015, Jeremy Morris bought a house in Idaho to host the Christmas display of his dreams. Within weeks he was locked in a bitter feud with his neighbours over religious freedom and civil liberties. In this episode, Jeremy tells his side of a very modern American culture war.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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40:55

The Journal Found Beside a Dead Man in Alaska

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2025/12/20

In February 1982, the body of a wildlife photographer named Carl McCunn was found in northern Alaska. A miscommunication had left him stranded and McCunn had documented his final cold months in a journal. In this episode, journalist Kris Capps walks us through McCunn’s forgotten story, mostly in his own words.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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50:03

Saying Goodbye to My Multiple Personalities

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2025/12/12

Sometimes Vivian Conan saw herself in the mirror. Other times she saw others with their own distinct personalities and backstories. At 43, she was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, formally known as Multiple Personality Disorder. In this episode, Vivian describes her life-long journey to meet and merge her different selves.Get in touch with Vivian or find her book via her website:vivianconan.comFind us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on

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1:02:50

I Was Kidnapped By My Stalker and Locked in a Bunker

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2025/12/05

In 2022, Samantha Stites was abducted by Christopher Thomas, a man who’d been stalking her for 13 years and had secretly built a soundproof bunker to imprison her. In this episode, Samantha shares how she escaped and what the ordeal taught her about survival.Support Samantha's initiative to protect victims of stalking and domestic violence:Beekeepers AdvocacyFind us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is

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45:58

The Man Using Maths to Find Serial Killers

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2025/11/28

Thomas Hargrove was an investigative reporter when he had an idea: use open-source FBI data to spot patterns in unsolved murders. That idea became an algorithm that highlights locations where serial killers might be operating. In this episode, Thomas talks us through the cases it’s uncovered and why data can reveal what people miss.Visit Thomas' organisation the Murder Accountability Project at www.murderdata.org.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow

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48:35

The Hunt For A Killer Who Vanished

What It Was Like ·

2025/11/20

In 2001, Detective Hugh Lockerby found a woman and two children murdered inside a burning home in Scottsdale, Arizona. The missing husband, Robert William Fisher, became the prime suspect and has sat on the top of the FBI's most wanted list for 24 years. Lockerby explains why he believes Fisher is alive and why he can't let this case go.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on

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34:58

What Happened at Skeleton Lake?

What It Was Like ·

2025/11/15

High in the Himalayas lies Roopkund Lake: a frozen pond surrounded by the remains of around 700 people. Were they victims of an ancient disaster, a lost army, or something stranger? We speak with anthropologist William Sax and geneticist Éadaoin Harney to unravel one of India’s most haunting archaeological mysteries.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on Acast. See

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51:12

I Lived as a Hermit in the Australian Bush for 10 Years

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2025/11/07

At 35, Gregory Smith walked into the rainforest of northern NSW, addicted, lost, and ready to disappear. He spent the next decade living as a hermit. When he finally walked out, he got sober, went to university, and built a new life. We talk about how nature can strip you bare before healing you.Check out Dr. Gregory Smith'swebsiteandcharity.Find us on TikTok:@whatitwaslikepodcastFind us on Youtube:@whatitwaslikepodcastFollow us on Instagram:whatitwaslikepodcastThis is aSuperrealproduction Hosted on

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