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
January 9, 2026 • 79 mins
Have you ever had a feeling of impending doom? Like you just knew
something bad was about to happen?
Quite
a few years ago, I was in New York City. I went with a friend to a
late comedy show, and when it was over we got on the subway to get
back to the hotel. This was pretty late, like 2 am or maybe even
later. We were on the train, waiting for the doors to close.
Personally, I was feeling fine. But my friend, Teri, was more awa...
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January 6, 2026 • 47 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
caused you to end a friendship?
Links
for this episode:
Details
for the WWTL in-person meetup in Orlando are in the Facebook group:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook
Spotify
playlist from Meredith’s show with episodes r...
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January 2, 2026 • 66 mins
Not
everyone likes surprises.
Personally,
I love being surprised – as long as it’s a GOOD surprise. And
even more than that, I love surprising people and just seeing their
reaction.
About
3-4 years ago, I got what I think is the biggest surprise of my life.
At that time, my dad had been gone for about 6 or 7 years. And one
night my mom invited all the family over for a game night at her
place. This happens all the time, so no...
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December 26, 2025 • 198 mins
Well
here we are at the end of 2025. It’s been a crazy year in a lot of
different ways.
And
it’s a tradition here for the What Was That Like podcast for the
last episode of the year to be a collection of all of this year’s
Listener Stories.
For
every main episode of the podcast, we end it with a story sent in by
a listener. It can be something happy, sad, funny – just about
anything – as long as it’s something interesting tha...
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December 23, 2025 • 41 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 NSFW thing you've witnessed in public?
Links
for this episode:
Mirrors
for sale subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mirrorsforsale/
the
Charcuterie board with the lid https://a.co/d/17amSKV
Meredith’s
podc...
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December 19, 2025 • 16 mins
Jennifer Strange entered a bizarre radio station contest.
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December 12, 2025 • 82 mins
Mountain climbing is safer when you do it with a climbing partner.
If
you want to see something really crazy, something that might even
bring up some anxiety as you watch it, check out the documentary
called Free Solo. This is a National Geographic documentary about a
young rock climber named Alex Honnold. His dream was to climb this
3000 foot rock called El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park.
Just
climbing it is a great ac...
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December 9, 2025 • 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
was the most traumatizing thing to happen at your school?
Links
for this episode:
Shattered
Dreams -
https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2015-04-29-shattered-dreams-program-aims-reduce-underage-drinking-injuries-texas
Conten...
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December 5, 2025 • 56 mins
Monica
was divorced, and now a single mom with two little kids. She wasn’t
looking for a relationship.
Kevin
was a nice guy, and he’d never been married.
When
they first met, there was a chemistry between them, but Monica was
reluctant. Fortunately, Kevin was persistent.
This
is their story, and it’s a good reminder for all of us – when you
have someone you love, be sure to appreciate the time you have with
them now. Becau...
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November 28, 2025 • 82 mins
There’s really something pretty amazing about giving birth.
I mean, you are actually using your body to grow a whole new
human, and then this new person comes into the world, and your whole life
changes. For many people, being pregnant is a time filled with happy
anticipation. You’ve probably heard people talk about this thing called the
“pregnancy glow”, and it’s a real thing.
In spite of the discomfort, and nausea, and u...
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November 25, 2025 • 41 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
song always brings back a particular memory?
Links
for this episode:
Meredith’s
song: The Bare Necessities
https://youtu.be/6BH-Rxd-NBo?si=tmwDOPkc1f5s7w_T
Scott’s
song: Free Fallin’
https://youtu.be/1lWJXDG2i0A?si=NoOtl0mu...
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November 21, 2025 • 64 mins
Scott reads A Piece of Steak, by Jack London
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November 14, 2025 • 80 mins
Sometimes it can be pretty amazing how one small decision
can have a huge impact.
Mike Jaffe knows about that.
Mike was usually on his way to work in the morning when his
wife, Sabrina, woke up their one year old daughter. He was also on his way home
from work when Sabrina was putting her to bed.
But one Monday morning, he decided that the next day,
Tuesday, he would go in to work late so that they could all have break...
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November 11, 2025 • 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’s
your favorite smell?
Links
for this episode:
Lucid
dreaming:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream
REAL
phone numbers for any major company:
https://GetHuman.com
Jill
Comes Clean:
https://jillcomesclean.com/...
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November 7, 2025 • 72 mins
A lot of weird things can happen when you work in a retail
store.
You can ask anyone who’s worked retail for a while, and they
will have some stories. My daughter worked at a popular clothing store for a
while here in Florida. She worked mostly around the fitting rooms. And she was
constantly amazed – and annoyed – at the things people would do in those little
rooms where you try on clothes. Oh yeah, some people would just leav...
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November 4, 2025 • 5 mins
Humans
are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will
struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds.
In
this immersive series from Wondery, host-adventurers Mike Corey and
Cassie De Pecol will share thrilling stories of survival. From the
daring rescue of a soccer team trapped in an underwater cave in
Thailand, to a woman taken hostage by Somali pirates, these stories
made headlines around the world.
Aga...
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October 31, 2025 • 87 mins
When you meet someone for the first time, do you trust them
by default?
I like to think that I just assume the best of a stranger,
until they prove they aren’t worthy of my trust. But that can be dangerous in
some cases.
There were a couple of people who were partners in a
business and they were looking for office space to rent. They searched online
and found an ad for what looked like the perfect space. They met the owner
...
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October 28, 2025 • 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:
When you just want to be left alone, where is your favorite
place to be?
Links for this episode:
Merlin bird identification app:
https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
Meredith’s Foot fetish episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode...
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October 24, 2025 • 32 mins
STAS 8: Tanya Skelton
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October 20, 2025 • 6 mins
You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s
world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and
it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious
Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join
co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception
from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellne...
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