What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.
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.
Episodes
June 23, 2026 • 35 mins
Every
other 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
makes you CRINGE every time you hear someone say it?
Links
for this episode:
Voxer
-
https://www.voxer.com/
Walmart
Plus -
https://www.walmart.com/plus
Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:
https://M...
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June 19, 2026 • 72 mins
Do you remember the TV show called Locked Up Abroad? It’s no
longer in active production, but you can still see past seasons on
some different platforms like Hulu and Apple TV.
Every
episode of the show was a true story of someone who was traveling
outside their own country. Actually I seem to recall that most of the
people were Americans traveling outside the US. And they would make a
really bad decision to do something l...
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June 12, 2026 • 54 mins
I have two children, one boy and one girl. Actually they’re not
children, they’re adults and they’re on their own now of course.
But
I still have a couple of young lives that I’m responsible for. I’m
talking about my two dogs, Lilly and Fenway, they are both Yorkies,
and obviously I would do anything for those little pups. They’re
actually getting up there in dog years now – they&rsquo...
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June 9, 2026 • 43 mins
Every
other 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 nicest thing a stranger has done for you?
Links
for this episode:
The
Wet Taco:
https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Wet-Taco-61552268228210/
Just
Watch:https://JustWatch.com
Be
My Eyes:
https://www.bemyeyes.com/
...
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June 5, 2026 • 22 mins
Dalia wanted everything for herself but one thing was in the way: her
husband Michael.
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May 29, 2026 • 74 mins
Have you ever had a really big vision of doing something, and then
the way it turned out was actually very different from what you had
planned?
I
think this is almost universal for us as humans. Think back to when
you were a teenager. You probably had some ideas about becoming an
adult and what that would look like. What kind of career you might
have, or not. Finding a partner if you wanted one. Thinking about
being a parent, or...
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May 26, 2026 • 40 mins
Every
other 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
an animal you'd love as a pet - even if it's unrealistic?
Links
for this episode:
The
Earth Species Project – decoding the language of other animals:
https://earthspecies.org/
The
Magic To-Do List:
https://goblin.t...
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May 22, 2026 • 86 mins
Today’s episode deals with a controversial question: Should a
person be legally allowed to get medical assistance to end their own
life?
And
keep in mind, this usually pertains to someone who is terminally ill,
and who is also mentally and emotionally stable enough to make that
decision on their own.
Here
in the US, most states still do not allow it. But Medical Assistance
in Dying is legal in all of Canada. That’...
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May 15, 2026 • 62 mins
One of the things that makes this life so interesting is that
something can happen that’s life-changing, when you least expect
it.
I
mean, you’re just going about your day – stopping at the grocery
store, or putting gas in your car, just a routine day. Then something
totally unexpected happens, right in front of you.
I
remember one time when I was just on my way to work in the morning.
Just driving on this r...
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May 12, 2026 • 36 mins
Every
other 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
makes you weird?
Links
for this episode:
Meredith’s
episode on circumcision:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-310-american-circumcision-preference-or-cultural/id1483941440?i=1000727817532
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May 8, 2026 • 19 mins
The Army claims LaVena Johnson took her own life. The evidence
suggests otherwise.
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May 1, 2026 • 63 mins
Today’s episode is a little different.
If
you’re a regular listener to the show, you know that usually we
hear a story from a regular person about something they’ve
experienced that was extremely unusual. We have over 250 episodes
like that – plane crashes, mass shootings, animal attacks, and lots
more. And it’s not all trauma stories – we have some happy ones
too.
But
sometimes we change ...
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April 28, 2026 • 44 mins
Every
other 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
something you and your spouse/partner will NEVER agree on?
Links
for this episode:
Curious
Introvert episode about dating in
midlife:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-318-dating-in-midlife-where-have-all-the-good-men/id...
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April 24, 2026 • 60 mins
Technology is making it more and more difficult to get lost.
Right
now, I’m here in my home in Florida. I could pull out my phone,
type in any random address in, say, Washington state – the other
end of the country. Roughly 3,000 miles away. And within a few
seconds, I would have turn by turn audio directions that would enable
me to drive directly to that address. I know, GPS isn’t always
perfect, but it’...
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April 17, 2026 • 72 mins
There’s
a funny thing about being an American.
I’ve
seen this with some people I know, as well as some of the guests here
on the podcast. Living in the United States, it’s easy to have the
mindset that the way we do things is the way the rest of the world
does things. Unless you travel to other countries regularly, and get
exposed to other cultures, that’s kind of the default thought for a
lot of people...
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April 14, 2026 • 38 mins
Every
other 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
is the worst second hand embarrassment you've ever felt?
Links
for this episode:
DC
video in CVS - https://youtube.com/shorts/okIKTmzebVo
Meredith’s
nail polish:
https://www.essie.com/nail-polish/longwear
Scott&rsquo...
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April 10, 2026 • 16 mins
Chelsea Perkins created a bizarre plan for murder. But it wasn’t
foolproof.
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April 3, 2026 • 66 mins
If your brain changes, are you still the same person?
That was the question behind a 1991 movie titled Regarding Henry. In that film, Harrison Ford played the part of Henry Turner. Henry was a wealthy New York City lawyer. He was also narcissistic, uncaring, and even a little unethical sometimes. He got what he wanted and he didn’t care who was in the way.
One night he stops into a convenience store and accidentally interru...
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March 31, 2026 • 42 mins
Every
other 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 annoying thing people do in public?
Links
for this episode:
Meredith
hates Axe
cologne:https://www.amazon.com/AXE-Fragrance-Collection-Premium-Deodorant/dp/B0CTB125V1/ref=sr_1_6
Life Kit podcast
episode about ...
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March 27, 2026 • 81 mins
Today’s episode has a content warning for discussion of suicide.
Have
you ever seen pictures or video of a hoarder house, and just
wondered, what is going on?
I
mean, everyone has a different tolerance level for clutter. But
hoarding is not just an issue of having a messy living environment.
It’s actually classified as a distinct mental illness. The American
Psychiatric Association says hoarding is characterized b...
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