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

Every September, here on the podcast we feature a guest who has a personal experience with 9/11.

Most people remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the US using hijacked airplanes. It was a dark day for this country.

This month, What Was That Like is publishing a 3-part series titled one September morning. In each episode, you’ll hear someone telling their personal story about what they experienced on that day. If you haven’t done so already, be sure to subscribe and follow the show so you don’t miss...

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:

What was that time when you thought you might actually die?

Links for this episode:

The DARE program – effective, or not?

https://youtu.be/6WMHuWMVNY0?si=t5arFWeg0ZAEW58p

Sober Powered podcast with Jill Tietz:

https://www.soberpowered.com/episodes

I don’t go to the local mall very often.

But when I need something that’s only sold at one of those stores there, I make a trip to the mall. And there’s something that happens almost every time.

Since the store I need to visit is usually at the other end, I have to walk down the main aisle. As I make my way through the mall, there are stores on my left and right of course. But there are also now the kiosks in the middle, from one end of the mall t...

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:

What's something that happened at work that you'll never forget?

Links for this episode:

Watch what a Mento does when put in Coke (warning – grandma’s language):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQbTpsPR0Q

 Meredith’s episode 152 about the Psychic Marine:

https...

There’s a phrase that’s very common in certain situations.

“Sorry for your loss”

We hear it at funerals, we see it in sympathy cards, we might even read it in an email or a text message.

It’s kind of just the standard line that people say to those who are grieving after a close friend or a loved one passes away. It doesn’t really take away any of the pain, but it let’s them know that they’re supported and loved.

But when it’s a parent mourning th...

What do you do if a crime was committed, and you know who did it?

Here’s an example, think about this.

You’re on your lunch break at work, but you’re at your desk. You’re just scrolling through Facebook, and you see that the local police are searching for someone who recently committed an armed robbery.

When you read the details, you can see the name of the person they’re looking for – and it’s one of your co-workers. You look at the picture in the police bulletin, and yes – they are...

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:

What's a common smell you can't stand?

Links for this episode:

Gross tasting Jelly Bellys –

https://www.jellybelly.com/weird-wild-and-gross-jelly-beans/c/289

Meredith episode about medical cannabis:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/4992ecb6/ep-65-or-medical-cannabis-patient-and-officers-wife-stigma-vs-reality-through-the-eyes-of-a-busy-business-woman

Meredith episode abo...

After you’ve been parenting for more than a few years, there’s something you learn.

The way you communicate with your child changes as the child gets older.

When you say something to a toddler, you don’t usually need to provide all the logic and reasoning with it. At that stage they are absorbing information like a sponge, and you’re the primary source of all their new knowledge.

But when they get to the teenage years, it’s a different story. At that point, they might question your advice. So a lot of t...

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:

If you and your spouse/partner had to switch jobs tomorrow morning with no training, which of you would get fired first?

Links for this episode:

Meredith’s episode about epistocracy:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7eccdbaa/ep-235-or-epistocracy-should-we-be-protected-from-uninformed-voters

Meredith’s podcast is Mered...

Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their head?”

The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops) explores other seemingly inexplicable events of the last few years – CIA officers being crippled with nausea and ve...