What Was That Like - a storytelling podcast with amazing stories from real people

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What Was That Like - a storytelling podcast with amazing stories from real people artwork

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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TQ7: Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

Apr 16 2024 24 mins  
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: Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be? WWTL episode 166 – Suzanne was stuck on the boat Tim Ferriss has a fascinating conversation with B

173: Presenting RISK!

Apr 12 2024 70 mins  
Enjoy this special presentation of RISK!, a podcast where people tell jaw-dropping true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public. In this episode, Cory Byrom and Chris Lundy share stories about the best and worst times with their friends from childhood. For more episodes of RISK!, be sure to check them out wherever you get your podcasts. Also: This is the video fro

TQ6: Have you ever gone back to visit your childhood home? How would you describe that experience?

Apr 09 2024 18 mins  
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: Have you ever gone back to visit your childhood home? How would you describe that experience? To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.

172: Janette was kidnapped

Apr 05 2024 63 mins  
There are few forces in the world stronger than a mother protecting her baby. If you’re outdoors and you happen to come across a mama bear, everyone knows you better not get between her and her cubs. Actually, it’s a bad idea to be anywhere near them. If you appear as any kind of a threat, it’s not gonna turn out well. But I would say that’s just as true for human mothers.

TQ5: You earn a million dollars (tax free) for every full year you spend in a maximum security prison. How long would you stay?

Apr 02 2024 17 mins  
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 earn a million dollars (tax free) for every full year you spend in a maximum security prison. How long would you stay? To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at W

TQ4: You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

Mar 26 2024 22 mins  
Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group and post some of your answers. The question for this episode: You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose? To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook. Sponsor deals: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #

171: Annie shouldn't have opened the door

Mar 22 2024 75 mins  
When I was a kid, I don’t think I knew anyone who had an actual security system in their home. It just wasn’t heard of. I’m sure they existed, but really, for most typical middle-class families, you just didn’t think a lot about someone breaking into your home. And we certainly never had the concept of a home invasion – you know, someone coming right through the front doo

TQ3: If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

Mar 19 2024 16 mins  
Every Tuesday, Scott and Meredith grab a past Tuesday Question from the Facebook group and answer it, and also talk about some answers submitted by listeners. The question for this episode: If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose? To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/fa

170: Justin found his mother on Facebook

Mar 15 2024 62 mins  
Have you ever had one of those moments in your life where your life just changed dramatically? Like, your life is suddenly divided into two chapters – before that moment, and after that moment. Well, that’s the kind of moment Justin had. Justin was adopted the day after he was born. So he never knew his birth mother. He was adopted immediately into a loving family who gave him

TQ2: You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?

Mar 12 2024 22 mins  
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 just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause? To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook