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
November 29, 2024 • 67 mins
Adam lived in Newtown, Connecticut. He was 20 years old, and had no criminal record. One December morning, before 9:30 am, Adam shot and killed his own mother, Nancy, while she was still in her bed. Her body was later found with four gunshot wounds to the head.
Nancy was a gun enthusiast, and had quite a few rifles and handguns. After he killed her, Adam took some of those guns and drove his mother’s car to the Sandy Hook Elementar...
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November 26, 2024 • 27 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:
What's your favorite family tradition?
Links for this episode:
Thousand Schnapsen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Schnapsen
Scattergories:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattergories
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious ...
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November 15, 2024 • 73 mins
In 1988, Phil had just moved to Los Angeles. And he was in a tough spot.
At the time he had no job and very little money. So he was trying to come up with some kind of plan that could save him from being homeless. Since he had pretty vast knowledge in lots of different subject areas, he decided that he would try his hand at going on the TV game show, Jeopardy!
He had to pass an initial test, which he did, then he went to the contes...
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November 12, 2024 • 23 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:
When you were a child, what did you get the most excited about?
Links for this episode:
The Five Love Languages:
https://5lovelanguages.com/
Meredith’s episode 247 – Is your food causing your depression?
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-epi...
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November 8, 2024 • 67 mins
Here in America, we’re gaining weight.
In 1990, the average weight of a US citizen was 161 pounds. By 2020, just 30 years later, the AVERAGE weight went up to 181 – a 20 pound increase.
The rate of obesity varies by state. The state with the most obesity has almost 41% of residents falling into that category – and that is Mississippi. The state with the lowest obesity rate, around 24%, is Colorado.
Today you’ll hear from Ray. At on...
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November 1, 2024 • 71 mins
Having your first baby is exciting.
Your life is changing because you’re gonna be bringing this new little human into your home and into your family. The whole dynamic will change. Your focus will change.
But having that first baby can also be a little scary. You’ve never done this before. You don’t really know what to expect exactly. You might even wonder if you’re doing it right.
Today you’re going to hear from Jessica. She and C...
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October 29, 2024 • 33 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:
What’s something that most people have done, but you’ve never done?
Links for this episode:
You Probably Think This Story’s About You podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-probably-think-this-storys-about-you/id1747985859
The movie I ...
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October 18, 2024 • 59 mins
For many people, being at home should be where you feel the safest from the outside world.
I mean, we have doors with locks, sometimes multiple locks. Our windows can have locks. We have alarm systems that not only notify us if someone is trying to break it, but also makes loud noises to scare them away. The alarm can even call the police for you, if you’re not able to.
We have a roof to protect from the weather, we have a heater o...
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October 15, 2024 • 29 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:
What’s something that people do, that’s normal, that grosses you out?
Links for this episode:
Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans:
https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Incisive-History-Hagfish-Humans/dp/1643751786
Meredith’s episode wit...
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October 11, 2024 • 72 mins
Over the years, I’ve come to realize – the way I navigate the world day to day, as a man, is very different from what a woman has to think about.
I mean, when I go out somewhere, like to the grocery store, or the bank, or whatever, the thought that someone might be secretly watching me never even enters my mind. If I happen to have an encounter with someone I don’t know, I don’t immediately get suspicious. In fact, I often actually...
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October 4, 2024 • 82 mins
When you’re early in life, growing up, whatever you experience is what you consider to be normal.
For example, when I was a kid, our family would go to church every Sunday. We knew everyone there, I had lots of friends there, and there was always a big crowd of people. So naturally, I just kind of assumed that everyone, on Sunday mornings, would be in a church somewhere.
But it was kind of a disconnect when we’d be in the car on Su...
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October 1, 2024 • 21 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:
What’s your best find at a yard sale or thrift store?
Links for this episode:
eBay: https://ebay.com
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com
To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in t...
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September 27, 2024 • 61 mins
Hey, it’s an off week for the podcast, but here I am anyway.
This is Scott Johnson, and you’re listening to What Was That Like. Usually I have a guest on to talk about something really unusual that they experienced – like having their arm torn off, or being buried in an avalanche, or witnessing a murder. The guest comes on and tells the details of what happened. And there are more than 190 episode to binge with those amazing storie...
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September 20, 2024 • 45 mins
Every September, here on the podcast we feature a guest who has a personal experience with 9/11.
Most people remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the US using hijacked airplanes. It was a dark day for this country.
This month, What Was That Like is publishing a 3-part series titled one September morning. In each episode, you’ll hear someone telling their personal story about ...
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September 17, 2024 • 25 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:
What’s the most useless thing you still have memorized?
Links for this episode:
Meredith’s episode with Jehovah’s Witness:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/79a56504/ep-228-or-confessions-of-a-teenage-jesus-jerk-purity-cultur...
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September 13, 2024 • 75 mins
Every September, here on the podcast we feature a guest who has a personal experience with 9/11.
Most people remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the US using hijacked airplanes. It was a dark day for this country.
This month, What Was That Like is publishing a 3-part series titled one September morning. In each episode, you’ll hear someone telling their personal story about ...
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September 6, 2024 • 38 mins
Every September, here on the podcast we feature a guest who has a personal experience with 9/11.
Most people remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the US using hijacked airplanes. It was a dark day for this country.
This month, What Was That Like is publishing a 3-part series titled one September morning. In each episode, you’ll hear someone telling their personal story about ...
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September 3, 2024 • 25 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:
What was that time when you thought you might actually die?
Links for this episode:
The DARE program – effective, or not?
https://youtu.be/6WMHuWMVNY0?si=t5arFWeg0ZAEW58p
Sober Powered podcast with Jill Tietz:
https://www.soberpowered.com/episodes
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August 23, 2024 • 62 mins
I don’t go to the local mall very often.
But when I need something that’s only sold at one of those stores there, I make a trip to the mall. And there’s something that happens almost every time.
Since the store I need to visit is usually at the other end, I have to walk down the main aisle. As I make my way through the mall, there are stores on my left and right of course. But there are also now the kiosks in the middle, from one e...
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August 20, 2024 • 28 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:
What's something that happened at work that you'll never forget?
Links for this episode:
Watch what a Mento does when put in Coke (warning – grandma’s language):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQbTpsPR0Q
Meredith’s episode 152 about the Psychi...
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