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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

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 1.5K 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
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    TQ4: You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

    TQ4: You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

    Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group and post some of your answers.

    The question for this episode:
    You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

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    • 22 min
    TQ4: You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

    TQ4: You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

    Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group and post some of your answers.

    The question for this episode:
    You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

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


    Sponsor deals:

    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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    Annie shouldn't have opened the door

    Annie shouldn't have opened the door

    When I was a kid, I don’t think I knew anyone who had an actual security system in their home.
    It just wasn’t heard of. I’m sure they existed, but really, for most typical middle-class families, you just didn’t think a lot about someone breaking into your home.
    And we certainly never had the concept of a home invasion – you know, someone coming right through the front door, while you’re home and awake, with plans of theft or even violence.
    But these days, if there’s a knock on the door, everyone’s suddenly on high alert. Who’s at the door? In our house, we have the doorbell camera and we also have cameras all around the house. Because answering the door – literally opening the door to your house, to a stranger – can be a really dangerous thing to do.
    Annie knows this. As a young woman, she was home alone in her new place, and she heard someone knocking.
    She opened the door, and immediately regretted it.

    If you are a victim, you can contact RAINN 24/7 (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 800-656-4673. Or you can chat with someone directly from their website – https://RAINN.org

    You can read Annie’s Victim Impact Statement here.

    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/171

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

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    • 1 hr 15 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.

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    • 16 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1.5K Ratings

1.5K Ratings

shellysea ,

Love the topics

I like how Scott interviews, great questions. Great topics. The guest are really interesting.

Wmhunt ,

Ad free expensive

I support a few low key podcasts via Patreon. I’ve also purchased products from ads from podcasts. Wanting $5 a month for two podcasts a month an easy pass. Bonus 911 content is even worse. Ppl screaming at 911 not a good sell. Do better and charge less or have a weekly output.

MagLoLex ,

Hospice Nurse

So interesting!

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