What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.

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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362 episodes
Updated Friday
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Episodes362

Newest first

Aug 1, 2025 · 16 min
STAS 6: Marlene Warren
Scott tells a story: Marlene Warren
Jul 25, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
224: Naseem was run over 3 times
Naseem didn’t expect the thoughts that came in to her head, while she was being run over by a car.
Jul 22, 2025 · 35 min
TQ42: What crazy thing have you seen happen at a wedding?
Tuesday Question: What crazy thing have you seen happen at a wedding?
Jul 18, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min
223: Ross was shot while sleeping
Eight year-old Ross was sleeping peacefully, unaware that his dad came into the bedroom with a gun.
Jul 11, 2025 · 1 hr 43 min
222: Scott was locked up in a foreign jail
Scott thought his wrongful arrest in the Philippines would be resolved quickly.
Jul 8, 2025 · 30 min
TQ41: What movie traumatized you as a kid?
Tuesday question: What movie traumatized you as a kid?
Jul 4, 2025 · 14 min
STAS 5: Amanda Eller
Scott tells a story: Amanda Eller
Jun 27, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
221: Brandon is a 911 dispatcher
After handling 911 calls for 25 years, Brandon has some stories.
Jun 24, 2025 · 23 min
TQ40: What did you throw away that you wish you had kept?
Tuesday question: What did you throw away that you wish you had kept?
Jun 20, 2025 · 1 hr 42 min
220: Dan is a pre-prison consultant
Dan helps prepare people who are headed to prison for the first time.
Jun 13, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
219: Maggie saved her dog
Maggie was doing an emergency ice rescue on the lake, and soon found out she was in over her head.
Jun 10, 2025 · 34 min
TQ39: What's the most amazing coincidence you've experienced?
Tuesday question: What's the most amazing coincidence you've experienced?
Jun 6, 2025 · 1 hr 39 min
218: When children scare parents
Audio stories from listeners whose children gave them a big scare.
May 30, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
217: Cesar was attacked
Cesar was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and was just trying to help someone.
May 27, 2025 · 31 min
TQ38: What did you say that caused you to think “I never thought I would say that”?
Tuesday Question: What did you say that caused you to think “I never thought I would say that”?
May 23, 2025 · 16 min
STAS4: Rachel Hoffman
Scott tells a story: Rachel Hoffman
May 16, 2025 · 51 min
216: Rachel rescued her children
When you’re driving on a bridge and suddenly realize your car’s on fire, which child do you save first? Rachel knows.
May 13, 2025 · 25 min
TQ37: What's it like to have a panic attack?
Tuesday Question: What's it like to have a panic attack?
May 9, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min
215: Amy's office exploded
What do you do when you’re at work, and your building is destroyed by a bomb?
May 2, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
214: Scott was an undercover FBI agent
Scott had an unusual job – he went undercover in white supremacy groups and biker gangs.

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

STAS 6: Marlene Warren

224: Naseem was run over 3 times

TQ42: What crazy thing have you seen happen at a wedding?

223: Ross was shot while sleeping

222: Scott was locked up in a foreign jail

TQ41: What movie traumatized you as a kid?

STAS 5: Amanda Eller

221: Brandon is a 911 dispatcher

TQ40: What did you throw away that you wish you had kept?

220: Dan is a pre-prison consultant

219: Maggie saved her dog

TQ39: What's the most amazing coincidence you've experienced?

218: When children scare parents

217: Cesar was attacked

TQ38: What did you say that caused you to think “I never thought I would say that”?

STAS4: Rachel Hoffman

216: Rachel rescued her children

TQ37: What's it like to have a panic attack?

215: Amy's office exploded

214: Scott was an undercover FBI agent