228 episodes

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. 

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

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 149 Ratings

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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. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    TQ3: If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

    TQ3: If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

    Every Tuesday, Scott and Meredith grab a past Tuesday Question from the Facebook group and answer it, and also talk about some answers submitted by listeners.

    The question for this episode:
    If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

    To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.

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    • 16 min
    TQ3: If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

    TQ3: If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

    Every Tuesday, Scott and Meredith grab a past Tuesday Question from the Facebook group and answer it, and also talk about some answers submitted by listeners.

    The question for this episode:
    If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

    To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.

    Sponsor deals:
    Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.

    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.

    Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.

    Go to Seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.

    Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!

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    Justin found his mother on Facebook

    Justin found his mother on Facebook

    Have you ever had one of those moments in your life where your life just changed dramatically?
    Like, your life is suddenly divided into two chapters – before that moment, and after that moment.
    Well, that’s the kind of moment Justin had.
    Justin was adopted the day after he was born. So he never knew his birth mother. He was adopted immediately into a loving family who gave him a wonderful childhood and a great start in life.
    He always wondered about his birth mother, and he searched and searched for her. And at the same time, she was wondering about him, and hoping they would eventually connect again.
    Then, they finally found each other. This is the story of how that happened.
    And partway through our conversation, I surprised Justin with something. I love that part.
    This is a Flashback episode, and Justin told this story here on the podcast way back in episode #4. A LOT has happened with Justin since then, and you’ll hear him talk all about that right after our conversation.

    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/170

    Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
    Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well)

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    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.
    Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
    Go to Seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
    Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!
    To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 2 min
    TQ2: You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?

    TQ2: You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?

    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:
    You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?

    To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.


    Sponsor deals:

    Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.

    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.

    Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.

    Go to seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.

    Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!

    To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 22 min
    TQ2: You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?

    TQ2: You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?

    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:
    You just made a donation to your favorite cause (money or volunteer time) - what is that cause?

    To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.


    Sponsor deals:

    Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.

    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.

    Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.

    Go to seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.

    Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!

    To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS

    Jonathan took the wheel

    Jonathan took the wheel

    Do you know how you would react, in an emergency situation?
    The first time I remember being put to the test with something like this is when I was 18 years old. I was just driving, by myself, on a sort of rural road here in Florida one morning. And as I drove down this road, I could see something odd up in the distance. It was a car, off the road – and it was upside down.
    Probably most of us have approached accident scenes like this. You’ll see one or two cars that have obviously crashed into each other, and you see fire trucks, and police cars, and probably an ambulance or two, to take care of the injured people.
    But as I approached this upside-down car, there was none of that. No emergency vehicles, no one walking around, just no activity at all. So, as I pulled over and got out of my car, I kind of assumed that this must have just happened. And 18-year-old me was thinking, I’m probably going to go over to this car, and find dead people inside. Or, people that might be still alive but they’re badly injured. And this was before cell phones so I couldn’t just call it in.
    I walked over to the car and got down on my hands and knees and looked inside. And I was happy to find that there was no one in that car. Whoever was driving had apparently already left the scene. And a few minutes later, a state trooper rolled up. He told me that someone else had called it in an hour or so earlier, so he was there to check it out and make a report.
    There were a lot of people who saw that car and just kept driving. And I get that – seeing or dealing with a potentially traumatic situation is not for everyone. Honestly I wasn’t sure I wanted to deal with it either.
    My guest today, Jonathan, was put into an emergency situation like that once. He was the passenger in a moving car when he noticed that the driver, his cousin Paul, had passed out. They were gaining speed.
    And up ahead were pedestrians.

    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/169

    Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

    Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well)

    Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS.
    Try What Was That Like PLUS free:
    iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free”
    Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app

    Sponsor deals:
    Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.
    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.
    Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
    Go to Seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
    Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!
    To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 6 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
149 Ratings

149 Ratings

FerrShar ,

Look forward to it!

This is one of my “listen first” pods. The host, stories and format all enjoyable and often hard to believe. I appreciate that the host let’s them tell their story without inserting his own dialogue .

Emziies ,

It’s really good

The host is great and the stories are unforgettable. It is life changing to hear real and raw stories from people and without any agendas behind them just truth and vulnerability.

yoloswagger420 ,

Love the idea

Love the show & the concept!! Sometimes I find the stories kinda boring but most times I love the show :)

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