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

By Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.

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Subscribers: 618
Reviews: 3
Episodes: 233

Josh
 Oct 11, 2024

Jessica
 Oct 21, 2022
I enjoy this podcast for the most part but I'm seriously grateful that the podcast player allows me to speed up the podcast because some of these people talk slower than a turtle crawls. it's mind numbing.

ann
 Oct 18, 2022
i was excited to hear about transcripts 4 hearing impaired untill you said for a PRICE. i get wanting to recoup money but damn. inclusion for a price? .u should have left out u were doing it 4 the hearing impaired, imo. great show.

Description

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. 

Episode Date
198: Robbie's daughter was a student at Sandy Hook
Nov 29, 2024
TQ25: What's your favorite family tradition?
Nov 26, 2024
197: Phil won $500,000
Nov 15, 2024
TQ24: When you were a child, what did you get the most excited about?
Nov 12, 2024
196: Ray lost over 300 pounds
Nov 08, 2024
195: Jessica left the hospital without her baby
Nov 01, 2024
TQ23: What's something that most people have done, but you've never done?
Oct 29, 2024
194: Chris survived a home invasion
Oct 18, 2024
TQ22: What's something that people do, that's normal, that grosses you out?
Oct 15, 2024
193: Jami was followed home
Oct 11, 2024
192: Mayson's mom married a murderer
Oct 04, 2024
TQ21: What's your best find at a yard sale or thrift store?
Oct 01, 2024
191: Kavina caught her little sister at birth
Sep 27, 2024
190: one September morning: Guy
Sep 20, 2024
TQ20: What's the most useless thing you still have memorized?
Sep 17, 2024
189: one September morning: Tim
Sep 13, 2024
188: one September morning: Joan
Sep 06, 2024
TQ19: What was that time when you thought you might actually die?
Sep 03, 2024
187: Stephan left the Jehovah's Witnesses
Aug 23, 2024
TQ18: What's something that happened at work that you'll never forget?
Aug 20, 2024
186: Travis had a son with asthma
Aug 16, 2024
185: Justine feared her brother
Aug 09, 2024
TQ17: What's a common smell you can't stand?
Aug 06, 2024
184: Heidi's daughter was a victim
Jul 26, 2024
TQ16: If you and your spouse/partner had to switch jobs tomorrow morning with no training, which of you would get fired first?
Jul 23, 2024
Listen Now: Hysterical
Jul 22, 2024
183: Kasey's text message changed her life
Jul 19, 2024
182: Frank bought 500 pills a week
Jul 12, 2024
TQ15: When you're playing the icebreaker game "Tell a fun or odd fact about yourself" - what do you say?
Jul 09, 2024
181: Evi was spied on
Jun 28, 2024
TQ14: What's a rule that you make everyone follow in your house?
Jun 25, 2024
180: Ramon faked his own death
Jun 21, 2024
179: Three stories
Jun 14, 2024
TQ13: You're handed a box containing every item you've ever lost. What do you look for first?
Jun 11, 2024
178: John was attacked by a tiger
May 31, 2024
TQ12: What are you currently binging?
May 28, 2024
177: Laura was pregnant with twins
May 17, 2024
TQ11: Have you ever been involved with foster care? What was that experience like?
May 14, 2024
176: Max partnered with Mark Cuban
May 10, 2024
TQ10: What's something you wish you could forget?
May 07, 2024
Listen Now: Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy
May 06, 2024
175: Mike wears an ostomy pouch
May 03, 2024
TQ9: What’s something you LOVE, that everyone else hates?
Apr 30, 2024
TQ8: When you were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?
Apr 23, 2024
174: Daniel biked across the US
Apr 19, 2024
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
173: Presenting RISK!
Apr 12, 2024
TQ6: Have you ever gone back to visit your childhood home? How would you describe that experience?
Apr 09, 2024
172: Janette was kidnapped
Apr 05, 2024
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
TQ4: You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?
Mar 26, 2024
171: Annie shouldn't have opened the door
Mar 22, 2024
TQ3: If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?
Mar 19, 2024
170: Justin found his mother on Facebook
Mar 15, 2024
TQ2: You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?
Mar 12, 2024
169: Jonathan took the wheel
Mar 08, 2024
TQ1: If you had one “do-over” what past event would you spend it on?
Mar 05, 2024
Introducing: the weekly Tuesday Question episode
Feb 27, 2024
168: Julie is a hospice nurse
Feb 23, 2024
167: Chris was not strapped in
Feb 16, 2024
166: Suzanne was stuck on the boat
Feb 09, 2024
165: Hali was saved by a friend
Jan 26, 2024
164: Luke swallowed cocaine balloons
Jan 19, 2024
Listen Now: Season 2 of PROOF
Jan 17, 2024
163: Michael was stabbed on a bus
Jan 12, 2024
162: The Listener Stories of 2023
Dec 29, 2023
161: Rosie saw the hit
Dec 15, 2023
160: Sue's parachute failed
Dec 08, 2023
159: Danna was attacked by yellow jackets
Dec 01, 2023
158: Stories from work
Nov 24, 2023
157: Stacy gave away her kidney
Nov 17, 2023
“48 Hours” Presents: My Life of Crime | Twisted Twins: Who Killed Heather DeWild?
Nov 13, 2023
156: Jen accidentally caused a death
Nov 10, 2023
155: Stephanie was date raped
Nov 03, 2023
154: Daughters
Oct 27, 2023
Listen Now: New Podcast “Ghost Story”
Oct 23, 2023
153: Karen gave birth in a Subaru
Oct 20, 2023
152: Kami ran from a mass shooting
Oct 13, 2023
151: Laura's pain became her purpose
Oct 06, 2023
150: Tara's only option was the attic
Sep 22, 2023
Introducing: Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University
Sep 15, 2023
149: Stories from September 11
Sep 08, 2023
148: Kat was given to a cult at 13
Aug 25, 2023
Introducing LISK: Long Island Serial Killer
Aug 12, 2023
147: Gregg fell into a crevasse
Aug 11, 2023
146: Chris lost his hands in a corn picker
Jul 28, 2023
145: Collier testified against a murderer at age 12
Jul 14, 2023
144: Jane was stabbed 27 times
Jul 07, 2023
143: Samantha got a surprise baby
Jun 30, 2023
Announcing - What Was That Like Plus
Jun 27, 2023
142: Traci's husband was arrested
Jun 23, 2023
141: Jennifer fought off a rapist
Jun 16, 2023
140: Flash handled the squatters
Jun 02, 2023
139: Tricia smuggled her dad into Disney World
May 19, 2023
138: Raw Audio: three 911 stories
May 12, 2023
137: Alex secretly climbed the Great Pyramid
May 05, 2023
136: Sarah's arrest photo went viral
Apr 21, 2023
135: Bonus - the James Bigby murders
Apr 14, 2023
134: Lex couldn't stop bleeding
Apr 07, 2023
133: Ashley's daughter fell in the pool
Mar 24, 2023
132: Bonus - the Listener Stories from 2021
Mar 17, 2023
131: Jacqueline was attacked by dogs
Mar 10, 2023
130: Anika's apartment was destroyed
Feb 24, 2023
129: Sally watched her house burning
Feb 10, 2023
128: Jayna's hotel was a crime scene
Jan 27, 2023
127: Bonus - the Listener Stories from 2022
Jan 20, 2023
126: Hayley witnessed two murders
Jan 13, 2023
125: Kylie heard a gunshot
Dec 30, 2022
124: Josh was struck by lightning
Dec 16, 2022
123: Alice's brother went missing
Dec 02, 2022
122: Ella was trampled by an elephant
Nov 18, 2022
121: Bonus episode - Raw Audio WWTL 121
Nov 11, 2022
120: Todd was stranded in a snowstorm
Nov 04, 2022
119: Ashley's baby couldn't breathe
Oct 21, 2022
118: Fabiana won The Price Is Right showcase
Oct 07, 2022
117: Summer was stuck in Peru
Sep 23, 2022
116: Two New York City 9/11 stories
Sep 09, 2022
115: ShaNae handled a 911 call
Aug 26, 2022
114: Martine witnessed horror at 16
Aug 12, 2022
113: Bonus episode - They Knew
Aug 05, 2022
112: Courtney's mom chose when to die
Jul 29, 2022
111: Margy's dad was a hoarder
Jul 15, 2022
110: Jen is a professional bridesmaid
Jul 01, 2022
109: Evan was buried in an avalanche
Jun 17, 2022
108: Kennedy hung from a power line
Jun 03, 2022
107: Jill was kept in a basement
May 20, 2022
106: Tessi heard a tree fall
May 06, 2022
105: Jessica's kidnappers demanded $45 million
Apr 22, 2022
104: Jami was a juror in a murder trial
Apr 08, 2022
103: Adam saw no way out
Mar 25, 2022
102: Dee's father crawled toward him
Mar 11, 2022
101: Garrett was held hostage at knifepoint
Feb 25, 2022
100: Jeff's arm was torn off
Feb 11, 2022
99: Bill got a dreaded phone call
Jan 28, 2022
98: CQ was shot in an ambush
Jan 14, 2022
97: Karen was attacked while hiking
Dec 31, 2021
96: Danny found a baby in the subway
Dec 17, 2021
95: Amy's office was bombed
Dec 03, 2021
94: Barbie's dog was stolen
Nov 19, 2021
93: Brook lost a leg to a shark
Nov 05, 2021
92: Andrew head-on crashed his snowmobile
Oct 22, 2021
91: Bonus episode - Childbirth Stories
Oct 15, 2021
90: Emily was a surrogate
Oct 08, 2021
89: Alex was trapped under an ATV
Sep 24, 2021
88: Tim lost friends on September 11
Sep 10, 2021
87: Victoria's neighbors brought horrible news
Aug 27, 2021
86: Jen was robbed at gunpoint
Aug 13, 2021
85: Bonus episode: Jessica's story
Aug 06, 2021
84: Robert was in a gunfight with pirates
Jul 30, 2021
83: Shareen was rammed with her own car
Jul 16, 2021
82: Michael was abused with a sewing machine
Jul 02, 2021
81: Monica discovered the family secret
Jun 18, 2021
80: Ricky doesn't buy groceries
Jun 04, 2021
79: Emily was caught as a drug mule
May 21, 2021
78: Jeff was convicted of murder
May 07, 2021
77: Monica lost her boyfriend
Apr 23, 2021
76: Gil fell off a cliff
Apr 09, 2021
75: Woniya was alone in the Arctic
Mar 26, 2021
74: Daril was shot as a rookie policeman
Mar 12, 2021
73: Matt crashed his plane in the wilderness
Feb 26, 2021
72: Bonus episode - Q&A
Feb 19, 2021
71: Deneen dodged a derailing train
Feb 12, 2021
70: Aaron survived a tsunami
Jan 29, 2021
69: Kira was attacked by a serial rapist
Jan 15, 2021
68: Dan was mauled by a grizzly bear
Jan 01, 2021
67: Steven was hit by a truck
Dec 18, 2020
66: Mariah lost her brother
Dec 04, 2020
65: Brandon was dragged by a horse
Nov 20, 2020
64: Monika's life was destroyed by a stranger
Nov 06, 2020
63: Liz discovered a suicide
Oct 23, 2020
62: Terri witnessed a murder
Oct 09, 2020
61: Robin drove the Wienermobile
Sep 25, 2020
60: Two first-hand stories from 9/11
Sep 11, 2020
59: Eric saved a crashed skydiver
Aug 28, 2020
58: James was crushed by a tree
Aug 14, 2020
57: Gael crashed into a river
Jul 31, 2020
56: Lesli's house exploded
Jul 17, 2020
55: Michael survived an avalanche
Jul 03, 2020
54: Bonus episode - Raw Audio
Jun 26, 2020
53: Dave won $113k on a game show
Jun 19, 2020
52: These 3 people died
Jun 05, 2020
51: Dan preps people for prison
May 22, 2020
50: Deb suddenly stopped skiing
May 08, 2020
49: Struck by lightning
May 01, 2020
48: Kimberly got the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Apr 24, 2020
47: William Hung was on American Idol
Apr 10, 2020
46: James spent 35 years in prison
Mar 27, 2020
45: Eric killed an intruder
Mar 13, 2020
44: Lynsey's mom stole her identity
Feb 28, 2020
43: Matt proposed with a movie trailer
Feb 14, 2020
42: Jami found a stranger in her bedroom
Jan 31, 2020
41: Lauren was attacked by a monkey
Jan 17, 2020
40: Spence is a lighthouse keeper
Jan 03, 2020
39: Steve's wife lost all her memory
Dec 20, 2019
38: Henry was attacked by an alligator
Dec 06, 2019
37: Ray went from 500 pounds to ultrarunner
Nov 22, 2019
36: Acaimie rescued her husband
Nov 08, 2019
35: Ross was blinded by his father
Oct 25, 2019
34: Diana survived a plane crash
Oct 11, 2019
33: Karen was shot on Interstate 95
Sep 27, 2019
32: Chloe accidentally started a business
Sep 13, 2019
31: Kevin saved a life while golfing
Aug 30, 2019
30: Travis lost his son
Aug 16, 2019
29: Westin survived a boat propeller
Aug 02, 2019
28: Shiny ate his own foot
Jul 19, 2019
27: Luke survived a fatal crash
Jul 05, 2019
26: John was lost for 4 days
Jun 21, 2019
25: Kasey married a wrong number
Jun 07, 2019
24: Marina was stalked
May 24, 2019
23: Whitney was shot 12 times
May 10, 2019
22: Tyson was abducted
Apr 26, 2019
21: Ramon's wife hired a hit man to kill him
Apr 12, 2019
20: William was hit while biking
Mar 29, 2019
19: Dan biked to the South Pole
Mar 15, 2019
18: Max got a deal on Shark Tank
Mar 01, 2019
17: Sue crashed a skydive
Feb 15, 2019
16: Alyssa's abuser set himself on fire
Feb 01, 2019
15: Zane was trapped on the hood of a car
Jan 18, 2019
14: Chris hung from a hang glider
Jan 04, 2019
13: Jannike lay down on the railroad tracks
Dec 21, 2018
12: Matt fell through the ice
Dec 07, 2018
11: Jeremy was bitten by a rattlesnake
Nov 23, 2018
10: Joey prevented a kidnapping
Nov 09, 2018
9: Brett proposed in court
Oct 26, 2018
8: Kami survived a mass shooting
Oct 12, 2018
7: Vincent witnessed a teen die by gunshot
Sep 28, 2018
6: Josh had his leg amputated
Sep 14, 2018
5: Mark gave his kidney to a stranger
Aug 31, 2018
4: Justin met his birth mother
Aug 17, 2018
3: Samantha only sleeps every 8 days
Aug 08, 2018
2: Luke got caught smuggling cocaine
Jul 25, 2018
1: Jennifer caused a fatal accident
Jul 10, 2018
Introduction to What Was That Like
Jul 04, 2018