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    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. 

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    TQ76: What small action or change made a big difference in your life? Nov 10, 2026
    Show notes

    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 small action or change made a big difference in your life?


    Links for this episode:


    TSA PreCheck:
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    Toastmasters:
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    Listen to the audio of a muted television:
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    Billie dermaplane razor:
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMF16W2Y


    Meredith’s podcast is The Curious Introvert:

    https://MeredithForReal.com


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    274: Laura is surrounded by love Nov 06, 2026
    Show notes

    Today’s episode is a very special one. When you hear it, you’ll understand why.


    Laura is a person of unbelievable strength and courage, and she’s someone I have immense admiration and respect for.


    If you heard her story on the podcast a few years ago, you most certainly remember it. She talked about the death of her little boy, Anderson, in a hot car. Obviously, that alone is completely devastating. But that horrible day was not done with her yet – she was blindsided by even more bad news.


    Laura has come a long way since then. Of course she still deals with grief and sadness; she’ll always have that in some form. But even back when we originally spoke, she knew she needed to become an advocate for back seat technology, to save other families from going through the tragedy that she experienced. And she’s done that.


    But now – just wait til you hear the conversation that we recorded just recently. She’s about to start a new chapter in her life, and I’m so proud of her, and excited for what’s in store.


    Today’s episode comes with a content warning, for discussion of a death of a child, and discussion of suicide.


    Oh, and in our recent update chat, which you’ll hear after her story, I had another little surprise for Laura that she definitely wasn’t expecting.



    If you’d like to contact Laura, she’s in the podcast Facebook group – WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.


    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/274


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    273: Eric expected a routine call Oct 30, 2026
    Show notes

    Have you ever been in a situation where you walk into someone’s home – someone you don’t know – and the person who lives there is unconscious and actually dying?


    Or, have you ever come upon a car accident that just happened, and you stop and try to help the people who are injured?


    Or how about this – have you ever actually saved someone’s life?


    Most people have never done any of those things. But guest on today’s episode, Eric, has done all of them – and a whole lot more.


    Eric’s work as a paramedic in a big city took him into places and situations that the average person would never see. And he has some stories.


    As you might guess, this episode needs a content warning for the descriptions of some of the things Eric dealt with.


    And one of the wildest things he had to deal with happened on his very first overnight shift.



    The Baggage podcast:

    https://thebaggagepodcast.com/


    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/273


    Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz.


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    TQ75: What was the time when you really needed a bathroom, but there was none available? Oct 27, 2026
    Show notes

    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 was the time when you really needed a bathroom, but there was none available?


    Links for this episode:


    Travel points website:
    https://seats.aero/


    Help local teachers with projects through Donors Choose:
    https://donorschoose.org/


    Meredith’s podcast is The Curious Introvert:

    https://MeredithForReal.com


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    STAS 20: Blair Adams Oct 23, 2026
    Show notes

    Scott tells a story: Blair Adams



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    272: Amanda's mom slipped away Oct 16, 2026
    Show notes

    Sometimes, something can be wrong with a person – someone you love – and you don’t realize it right away.


    My mom has been on this podcast in a couple of past episodes. Just in the opener, not as a featured guest. And I can tell you, she remembers things. This past summer she turned 84, and she still knows the birth dates of everyone in our family – including some who are no longer with us. For me, that’s what Google calendar is for.


    But for a lot of people, as their parents age, you start to notice some changes. Maybe they forget something they wouldn’t normally forget. Or perhaps they ask the same question twice. Or they could just get confused about something that should be completely familiar to them.


    At the beginning, you don’t immediately think, “Uh oh, something is seriously wrong”. You just think, “Hmm, that’s a little odd”.


    That’s what started happening with Amanda’s mom. And it didn’t make sense, because she was only around 50 years old. But those little things didn’t go away. Instead, they became more frequent. This wasn’t just normal forgetfulness.


    Amanda realized something much bigger was happening, and their family was faced with some big decisions.



    Amanda’s dad Jay is fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Association. You can contribute here:
    https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2026/OH-NorthwestOhio?pg=personal&px=12531606&fr_id=19856


    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/272


    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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    TQ74: What's a book you read as a child and still think about today? Oct 13, 2026
    Show notes

    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 a book you read as a child and still think about today?


    Links for this episode:


    Meredith’s episode about recycling:
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/57HULIPwHBBxUe0DoHtyZQ?si=Ev6yE9ZwRTW9DDE8tlQjoQ


    Little Golden Books:
    https://littlegoldenbooks.com/


    Beverly Cleary:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Cleary


    The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree


    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory


    A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Walk_Across_America


    Bambi:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi,_a_Life_in_the_Woods


    Lion Latch:
    https://lionlatch.com/


    Get a document notarized, online:
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    Meredith’s utensil pocketknife:
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TDTRWRS?ref=clp_hp_h_pc&th=1


    Meredith’s podcast is The Curious Introvert:

    https://MeredithForReal.com


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



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    271: Eric acted in self-defense Oct 09, 2026
    Show notes

    Sometimes you find yourself in a situation that you just never could have expected.


    Last month, in Long Island, New York, a woman named Danielle Tammone was at home in her back yard. Just an ordinary day, nothing unusual going on.


    That is, until she felt the ground under her feet opening up unexpectedly, and she suddenly found herself at the bottom of an 8-foot deep hole. And she was stuck. Ground level was about 3 feet higher than her head, and she was surrounded by mud and water.


    She screamed for help, but no one knew that she had even fallen. After about 30 minutes, some neighbors heard her, and came over to find out what was going on. Eventually she was rescued when someone brought a ladder and she was able to climb out. She experienced whiplash and some pulled muscles. The point is, she never would have predicted that would happen.


    My guest for this episode is Eric. He found himself in an unexpected situation also, and he told the whole story here on the podcast way back in 2019.


    Eric and his wife were sound asleep one night, when they heard someone on their porch making loud noises and banging on the door. It was a man, and he appeared to be on drugs and extremely upset.


    And he was trying to get in.



    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/271


    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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    270: Angel tried to kill his father Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    When you’re a kid, you have your own unique sense of what’s “normal”.


    I grew up in Ohio, so I knew that sometime after Thanksgiving, it was going to start getting cold outside. And we would have snow. Sometimes, LOTS of snow. And I loved it. Of course, as a little boy, big piles of snow just meant having fun sledding and making snow forts. I didn’t have to drive on it or shovel it; at least not until I got a little older.


    But as far as I knew, that’s how it was in the winter for everyone. What I experienced must be the same for other people. But then sometimes we would go and visit my grandfather, who lived in Miami. And there we were, in the middle of winter, and not even wearing a coat outside. I couldn’t believe it.


    My guest today is Angel. He grew up with his three brothers in Brooklyn. And to him, his childhood was normal. The hunger, the abuse, the homelessness – that’s all he knew.


    And I have to give you a little content warning here, that this episode is going to include something I’ve never had in a previous episode, but you’ll have some warning if you want to fast forward. There’s a brief bit of audio where Angel talks about what his father did to the family cat. I contemplated not including this, because I hate to hear about animal abuse and I know you do too. But that incident is important to the story and what happened afterward, and I always say, this podcast doesn’t shy away from real life. But when you hear me ask Angel to talk about the story of their cat named Bonkers, that’s when you can fast forward about 2 1/2 minutes if you want to. It’s not a graphic description, just sad.


    That’s the incident that finally triggered something inside Angel. He and one of his brothers decided they were going to kill their father.


    And Angel was just 10 years old.


    Angel’s book:

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4CVDSXP/


    Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

    https://WhatWasThatLike.com/270


    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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    TQ73: What's a cooking hack that everyone should know? Sep 29, 2026
    Show notes

    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 a cooking hack that everyone should know?


    Links for this episode:


    The PSI Games:
    https://psigamesinternational.com/


    Mise en place:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_place


    Chef Chew comfort food from plants:
    https://www.chefchewskitchen.com/


    Onion goggles:
    https://www.amazon.com/Haoun-Goggles-Kitchen-Glasses-Cutting/dp/B07C5RJPMG/ref=sr_1_5


    KitchenAid spiralizer:
    https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/stand-mixers/attachments/p.5-blade-spiralizer-with-peel-core-and-slice.KSM1APC.html


    Real time video created by AI:
    https://infiniteslop.ai/


    Meredith’s podcast is The Curious Introvert:

    https://MeredithForReal.com


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



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