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
October 14, 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:
What's something you tried once but would never do again?
Links for this episode:
Joe Rogan and Theo Von try smelling salts:
https://youtu.be/xq9h2FSNIYM?si=RoEJGLTtmHYBj0qx
Bitwarden password manager:
https://bitwarden.com
...
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October 10, 2025 • 55 mins
You and I make decisions, all day every day. But have you
ever thought about being able to have a choice about how you die?
I mean, most people would probably prefer a method that’s
quick and painless, so I guess we might want to have some say in the matter.
But being put in that position of having to actually choose – in the moment –
is not something that happens very often.
But that’s the situation Lesli was in. This is a...
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October 3, 2025 • 74 mins
Have you ever been awakened in the middle of the night because
something terrible was happening?
It’s definitely not a pleasant way to wake up. This happened
to a 27 year old man named Nick, and he wrote about it on social media –
I was sleeping at my girlfriend’s house last night.
Usually we pass out around midnight, but last night we didn’t get to sleep
until around 1:30 or so. It was around 3am when I woke up and swear ...
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September 30, 2025 • 34 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 memory of your father?
Links for this episode:
Could AI Blackmail You? Meredith For Real episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DQJmHWDjtHqwMledP8BVd?si=Dn9t9Us3TuKzasu1t1FFdA
Shark Tank
https://en.wiki...
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September 26, 2025 • 63 mins
When I started this podcast more than seven years ago, the
primary factor was based on just one fundamental concept: the impact of a good
story.
For each What Was That Like main episode, you hear a story.
The guest is telling the story of what happened. Many of the stories are
traumatic, many include loss and grief, and there are those that are happy as
well. Even the heavy stories often end on a positive note. But the common
f...
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September 19, 2025 • 70 mins
How scary would it be, if you suddenly lost your ability to
speak?
There was a story in the news about a man named Peter. When
Peter was 73 years old, he had a stroke. He survived the stroke, but he found
that he could no longer speak. And it looked like that condition was permanent,
because after 4 years, he still had no voice.
But then, Peter was on vacation with his wife Carol, and
their son Jonathan. And one day Peter j...
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September 16, 2025 • 37 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 past job did you hate the most?
Links for this episode:
No-tie shoelaces:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTF79TGF?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
Travel French Press mug:
https://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Leakproof-Ins...
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September 12, 2025 • 40 mins
I was traveling recently, and I got in this Uber and started
talking to the driver, and when I heard his voice I said, “Kevin, you need to
have a podcast!” I don’t know if he’ll do that, but he did graciously agree to
record that quick opener for me, just before I got out of his car.
438 – keep that
number in your head and I’ll come back to it in a minute.
By now you have probably figured out, this episode is not
going to ...
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September 5, 2025 • 31 mins
Do you know,
with certainty, how you would react in a time of extreme stress or crisis?
As a 22 year
old woman in San Francisco, Betty had not yet decided on a career path. So,
while she was figuring out what she wanted to do, she worked at the factory
owned by her parents. The factory produced beef jerky. It wasn’t really her
dream job, but it kept her busy at the time, and she also felt good about
helping her parents in their...
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September 2, 2025 • 34 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 under-$100 item has been the best thing you've bought?
Links for this episode:
Chris Moneymaker wins the 2003 World Series of Poker –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkUImEGrMU
Meredith’s beach cruiser bike
https://ww...
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August 29, 2025 • 22 mins
Geraldine was alone on a 6-month Appalachian Trail hike,
with a poor sense of direction.
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August 22, 2025 • 66 mins
Quite a few of the episodes here on What Was That Like
involve emergencies. Today we’re talking about a different kind of emergency.
If you’re new to the podcast, this is definitely not a
typical episode. You might want to look through some of the past episode titles
and pick one out that looks interesting.
But today is a little different. I’m in Dallas this week,
hanging out with a bunch of my podcasting friends, so for th...
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August 19, 2025 • 38 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:
Who was your celebrity crush when you were young?
Links for this episode:
How Deep Will You Go card game:
https://howdeepwillyougo.com/
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Taylor_Thomas
Valerie Bertin...
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August 15, 2025 • 89 mins
Sometimes, you see a phone call coming in and you just know
that something bad has happened.
I remember back several years ago, when my dad was still
alive. He was in pretty poor health. He could still walk around, sort of, but
it was with a walker, and it was very slowly. I’m the oldest of three sons, and
of the three, I live the closest. It’s only about a 5 or 6 minute drive for me
to get to my parents’ place, so if something...
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August 8, 2025 • 96 mins
My favorite author is Jack London. His style of writing
paints a very vivid picture in my mind. As I read his stories, it feels like
I’m right there in the middle of it. One of his most well-known works is titled
To Build A Fire. This is the opening paragraph of that story.
Day had dawned cold and gray when the man turned aside
from the main Yukon trail. He climbed the high earth-bank where a
little-traveled trail led east thro...
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August 5, 2025 • 29 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:
Describe one of your most memorable birthdays
Links for this episode:
Big thanks to Kiona for filling in for Meredith on this
episode! Kiona’s podcast is Birth As We Know It, and you can get all of her
information here:
https://Bir...
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August 1, 2025 • 16 mins
Marlene answered the door, and there was a clown holding a
gun.
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July 25, 2025 • 83 mins
If you have children, you’ve probably thought at some point,
“Am I a good parent?”
It’s natural to question our own abilities sometimes. Do I
spend enough time with my kids? Do they feel safe? Do they feel loved? Are they
comfortable talking with me about anything that’s going on in their life?
My kids are adults now. When I think back to when they were
growing up, there are things I would have done differently if I knew ba...
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July 22, 2025 • 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 crazy thing have you seen happen at a wedding?
Links for this episode:
Purchasing an AED from the Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/organizations/purchase-aeds
AED on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Defibril...
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July 18, 2025 • 97 mins
In an ideal world, children should be able to trust their
parents. After all, it’s the grown-ups in the family who are responsible for
the kids. No child should ever have to worry about safety when mom and dad are
around for protection - in an ideal world.
That’s the world Ross thought he was living in when he was 8
years old, with his older brother Ryan, who was 10. They were happy kids with
no reason to be afraid. Until one n...
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