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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. 

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

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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

    TQ8: When you were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

    TQ8: When you were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

    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, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

    Links for this episode:
     
    Meredith For Real ep 165 – Grieving during the holidays:
    https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7a37d91f/ep-165-or-grieving-during-the-holidays-sneaky-symptoms-and-finding-joy

    Death Cafes:
    https://DeathCafe.com

    WWTL ep 168 – Julie is a Hospice Nurse
    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/168

    Valerie’s House:
    https://valerieshouse.org/

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


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    • 26 min
    TQ8: When you were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

    TQ8: When you were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

    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, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

    Links for this episode:

    Meredith For Real ep 165 – Grieving during the holidays:
    https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7a37d91f/ep-165-or-grieving-during-the-holidays-sneaky-symptoms-and-finding-joy

    Death Cafes:
    https://DeathCafe.com

    WWTL ep 168 – Julie is a Hospice Nurse
    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/168

    Valerie’s House:
    https://valerieshouse.org/

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


    Sponsor deals:

    Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase!

    Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod

    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.

    Daniel biked across the US

    Daniel biked across the US

    I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of human endurance. What are we actually capable of doing? It’s almost always a lot more than we think.

    At some point, I want to do a long distance bike ride. So far, the longest I’ve biked in a day is about 50 or 60 miles. And that was right here in this area, so afterward I went home and slept in my own bed.

    But I’d really like to bike from here in the Tampa Bay area, across to the other side of Florida, the east coast. It would probably take me like 3 days. I love the idea of that kind of adventure.

    But my guest today, Daniel, had a much bigger idea. His plan was to ride his bike across the entire US - from San Francisco all the way to New York City.

    And – he started this ride without carrying any money or any food. He was going to depend on the kindness of strangers all along the way.

    And that’s exactly what he did. But that’s not all – he recorded video all along the way. And he turned that into a documentary that’s won a ton of awards. So we get to see him struggling to bike up mountains, and across long stretches where he saw no one, and through some scary neighborhoods.

    But my favorite part, and what made Daniel’s journey so magical, are the people he encountered along the way.

    Daniel’s website:
    https://www.weareallinthistogethermovie.com/

    Contact Daniel by email: WeAreAllInThisTogetherMovie@gmail.com

    Daniel is also in our podcast Facebook group:
    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook

    Documentary We Are All In This Together on Amazon Prime -
    https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-All-This-Together/dp/B0CLBBN833/ref=sr_1_1

    Daniel on
    Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/the_travelin_dude/
    Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TravelinDudeProductions/
    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheTravelinDude


    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/174

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

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    • 1 hr 15 min
    TQ7: Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

    TQ7: Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

    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:
    Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

    WWTL episode 166 – Suzanne was stuck on the boat

    Tim Ferriss has a fascinating conversation with Barbara Corcoran

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


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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.

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    • 24 min
    TQ7: Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

    TQ7: Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

    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:
    Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

    WWTL episode 166 – Suzanne was stuck on the boat:
    https://whatwasthatlike.com/166

    Tim Ferriss has a fascinating conversation with Barbara Corcoran:
    https://tim.blog/2024/03/06/barbara-corcoran/

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


    Sponsor deals:

    Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase!

    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.

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