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What Was That Like - a storytelling podcast with amazing stories from real people
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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.
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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 times, as a parent of a teenager, you might find yourself walking that thin line – you don’t want to just tell them what to do with the “because I said so” logic, because that could just push them farther in the wrong direction. But you also don’t want to see them make a big mistake that could have serious consequences.
That’s kind of the spot Heidi was in, with her daughter Emali.
Emali was with a boy, and Heidi was trying to get her to understand that he was not the one for her. He was controlling and abusive. Emali did realize that eventually, but when she tried to leave, she sadly didn’t make it.
So Heidi is telling the story of her daughter Emali – who she sometimes refers to by her middle name, Renee – so that others might recognize that situation earlier, and get away.
If you have a question or comment for Heidi, she’s in the Facebook group. Come over and join over 7500 other listeners in our amazing discussions – WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
If you’re in an abusive situation, you can call or text for help:
National Domestic Violence Hotline – thehotline.org – 1-800-799-7233 or text to 88788
Heidi created this GoFundMe to help with expenses:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-hands-for-elianna-rebuilding-life-after-tragedy
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/184
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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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 Meredith For Real – 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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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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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 vertigo; cops OD'ing from exposure to fentanyl – and discovers they’re far more connected than we realize.
From Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios, this 7-part series forces us to grapple with the mysteries of our own minds, and reckon with a contagion that we thought was long dead, but may be the defining disorder of our time.
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I think accidentally dialing a wrong number is probably the most random way for two human beings to get connected. Even if just for a few seconds.
I mean, think about it. There’s you, and then there’s this other person who you don’t know, and because you dialed a number that was just one digit off, the two of you are now speaking to each other.
Granted, those conversations are usually pretty short. It’s probably not the most effective way to meet new people and make new friends.
But one time, a young man named Henry saw his phone buzz with a text message. The message he saw there was clearly not meant for him. It was from a woman named Kasey, who he didn’t even know. Today you’ll hear what happened after that life-changing text.
Kasey told this story years ago here on the podcast. In today’s Flashback episode, you’ll hear our original conversation, and then an update from Kasey on what’s happened since then. And it’s a lot.
The Winter Fireplace app:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/winter-fireplace/id1041703579
Kasey’s website:
https://kaseybergh.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kasey.bergh
Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/kasey.bergh/
LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasey-bergh-543a505/
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/183
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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The science of medicine has come a long way in the area of how we manage pain.
In the mid to late 1800s, there was a product called Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It was sold to parents as a way to alleviate the constant crying of their babies, particularly when a baby is going through the painful teething process.
And it definitely calmed down those infants – possibly because the main ingredient was morphine.
Another medication, popular for treating coughing and diarrhea, was opium.
And when Coca-Cola was first launched, it had two main ingredients: caffeine and cocaine. I guess it’s no wonder that one of their ad slogans was “a Coke and a smile”!
Of course, now we know better. Doctors and scientists have realized that not everything that helps with pain is necessarily something that’s good for you. But even modern day pain medication, stuff that’s supposed to be safe to use, can cause big problems for some people.
One of those people is my guest today, Frank. His experience with pain meds took him down a very dark path, and he didn’t see any way out. Until one day, when he got a surprise at work.
You can contact Frank by email: francisskey.062588@gmail.com
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) helpline: 800-662-4357
National Drug Helpline: 844-289-0879
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/182
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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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're playing the icebreaker game "Tell a fun or odd fact about yourself" - what do you say?
Links for this episode:
Meredith episode about curse words:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/78996692/ep-149-or-what-makes-a-curse-word-a-curse-word-swearing-science
Popping out your eyeball (don’t do this):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Yrppn-UXY
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com
To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
Sponsor deals:
To listen to THE 82% series, follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts!
Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
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
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I remember one of my first Airbnb experiences.
I was traveling just here in Florida, and I had to stay one night on the other side of the state – in Delray Beach. I picked out a room, and reserved it, and waited for the host to approve it. Back then, I didn’t have much history so there weren’t many other hosts who could confirm that I was a good guest. But it got approved.
And when I got there, I found out the host was an older woman – and I was her very first guest. And she was so nice! She actually cooked me a full meal, and I helped her out with some computer issues she was having, and we hit it off nicely.
But still, I couldn’t help thinking – that night, I was sleeping in one room, and she was sleeping in the room right down the hallway from mine, and it just seemed like it was kind of a dangerous thing for her to do, since she didn't know me.
And apparently her friends had some concerns too. The next morning, while we were eating breakfast, she said one of her friends called her first thing that morning and asked, “So he didn’t murder you or anything?”
That was years ago, but now, it’s just a common thing – you rent a room in someone’s house, you get a place to sleep, they make some money, and everyone’s happy. At least that’s how it usually works.
My guest today, Evi, was traveling as a young single woman, and ended up staying with a family in exchange for doing a little bit of work for them.
And after staying there one night, she made a horrifying discovery.
HelpX: https://www.helpx.net/
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/181
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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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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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 rule that you make everyone follow in your house?
Links for this episode:
Plume of bacteria (AKA “toilet plume”):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_plume
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com
To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
Sponsor deals:
To listen to THE 82% series, follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts!
Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
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
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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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If you’re married, you know that there will inevitably be some disagreements between you and your spouse.
Could be about the most common things, like finances. Or sometimes you might have a big fight about something really minor, like choosing a restaurant.
Usually, these things get resolved. Reasonable adults can figure out a solution or a compromise, and life goes on.
For Ramon, that’s not how it worked out. He and his wife Lulu had gotten to the point where their marriage could not be saved, and a divorce was coming up. But then Lulu decided to take things to a whole new level, and hire someone to murder Ramon. That’s when things got a little crazy.
This is a Flashback episode. Ramon told this story 5 years ago here on the podcast, so after our conversation you’ll hear a chat the he and I had just recently about what he’s doing today, and the latest news about Lulu.
Ramon’s book:
https://www.amazon.com/I-Walked-My-Own-Grave/dp/0578217651/ref=sr_1_1
Ramon interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afxOgtRFJWw
Ramon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealramonsosa
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/180
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS.
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Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
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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
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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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We have a different type of episode today.
Normally, we’d be hearing from someone who survived an animal attack, or was in a plane crash, or won lots of money on a TV game show. At the moment we have more than 170 episodes like that.
But sometimes I end up with stories that are not quite long enough for a full episode. But they’re just too good not to use.
So today, you’re about to hear three stories. The first one and the last one are just the storyteller talking. The story in between is a conversation I had with the guest, and he talks about what happened.
And of course to end the episode we’ll have our Listener Story.
So I hope you enjoy this 3-story episode.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/179
Graphics for this episode were created by Bob Bretz. Full 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)
Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS.
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Sponsor deals:
To listen to THE 82% series, follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts!
Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
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.
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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:
You're handed a box containing every item you've ever lost. What do you look for first?
Links for this episode:
The Hoarder Within Us: The Psychology of Our Stuff:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/79631536/ep-215-or-the-hoarder-within-us-the-psychology-of-our-stuff
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com
To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
Sponsor deals:
Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase!
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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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On this podcast we’ve covered well over 170 crazy true stories, and several of those have been about animal attacks.
I’ve had guests on who have been attacked by a rattlesnake, large dogs, an alligator, a monkey, a grizzly bear, an elephant, yellow jackets, and a shark.
But we’ve never talked to a victim of a tiger attack – until today.
Ironically, John was working in Russia as part of a conservation effort to protect tigers and other wild cats when this happened.
And the only thing he had to protect himself from the lunging tiger was a road flare.
Information about Panthera:
https://panthera.org/who-we-are
Where does Panthera work?
https://panthera.org/where-we-work
Panthera latest news:
https://panthera.org/newsroom
Donate to Panthera:
https://panthera.org/support/protect-wild-cats
If you’d like to contact Dr John Goodrich, you can send email to: info@panthera.org or through the Panthera website:
https://panthera.org/contact
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/178
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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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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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 are you currently binging?
Links for this episode:
The Alone series on Hulu:
https://www.history.com/shows/alone
Woniya’s WWTL episode:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/75
Shogun:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788316/
The Bear on Hulu:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14452776/
Breaking Bad:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/
El Camino:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Camino:_A_Breaking_Bad_Movie
Better Call Saul:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3032476/
Queen of the South:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064899/
Murder Mile podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-mile-uk-true-crime/id1278924392
From:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9813792/
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472954/
The Implication:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgUvwcU6P7I
Meredith’s Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mfrcuriousinsiders
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com
To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
Sponsor deals:
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.
Go to Seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
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Our story today has to do with making decisions.
As a child, most of the time, life is pretty easy because you don’t have to make any decisions. Everything in your life is decided for you – what clothes you wear each day, where you sleep, what you eat, everything.
But as an adult, all of that changes. You take on responsibilities, and you have to make decisions. What to do for work, who you want to spend the rest of your life with (if anyone), which house to buy – it seems like we spend much of our life trying to make the right choices. And sometimes, that can be really difficult.
My guest today is Laura. She and her husband, Dan, were parents to their little boy, Louie. Then, they found out they were pregnant again – this time, with twins.
And Laura was soon faced with making a decision that she never would have imagined having to make.
Content warning: this episode includes discussion of pregnancy and loss. Listener discretion is advised.
Resources:
Laura has a friend who creates the Good Grief Podcast – hosted by Kristen Carrier and Sarah Holveck
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-grief-podcast/id1707022810
Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Support Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/427172118636668/
Vanishing Twin Syndrome Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1520655841487780/
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/177
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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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:
Have you ever been involved with foster care? What was that experience like?
Discussed in this episode:
Walk A Mile In Their Shoes:
https://WalkAMileMaine.org
Fidget spinners:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidget_spinner
WWTL episode 82 “Michael was abused with a sewing machine” –
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/82
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com
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Not too long ago, I went on Hulu, and I found the TV show Shark Tank, and I went all the way back and watched every episode starting at Season 1.
I’ve always had that entrepreneurial spirit, wanting to start businesses and make money by working for myself. And that’s what I’ve pretty much done – I’ve been self-employed for more than 20 years. And now, I’m self-employed as a podcaster.
But one thing I’ve never done – I’ve never been on Shark Tank. But Max has – and he did it as a teenager.
Max told me the whole story of the product he developed, and how he pitched it on TV and ended up getting a deal with Mark Cuban.
This is a Flashback episode. Max originally told this story here on the podcast, back on episode 18. So after he tells about his adventures on Shark Tank, you’ll hear a new conversation I had with Max recently, about what he’s up to today. Surprise – he’s started a new company.
To contact Max:
Email: mbfeber@gmail.com
Instagram: @maxbfeber
LinkedIn: Max Feber
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https://WhatWasThatLike.com/176
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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 you wish you could forget?
Links for this episode:
The horn I have on my bike:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ACAMJC/
The Charisma Quotient podcast with Kimmy Seltzer:
https://www.kimmyseltzer.com/podcast/
Meredith for Real episode 226 – From Trafficking Victim to Attorney:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7e18899e/ep-226-or-from-trafficking-victim-to-attorney
Trafficking support:
https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign
In the US, who is committing sexual assault on children? The data:
https://www.whoismakingnews.com/#welcome
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Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her
quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their
golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder
case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.
From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction
and reality.
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How would you handle it if you ended up having a medical condition that suddenly made you different from everyone else, in the most embarrassing way possible?
That’s what happened to Mike.
Today you’ll hear about when Mike got the news from his doctor – sorry, you won’t be able to poop the normal way any more. From now on, for the rest of your life, you’ll use a bag, actually called a pouch, and you’re gonna poop directly from your stomach into that.
And when Mike got that news, he was just a kid – not even a teenager yet.
So today, Mike’s gonna tell us what that was like, and how he handled it, and what it’s like today, as an adult with an ostomy. I asked Mike all the questions that normally you’d never be comfortable asking someone in this situation.
This conversation with Mike is so real. That’s what we do here – real life. You’ll hear it all, because Mike is open to talking about everything. And you know what else he is? He’s happy and he loves life. Because he wants people to know – if you get the diagnosis he got, it’s not the end of the world.
If you’d like to contact Mike, his email is mikegmoffat@yahoo.ca
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/175
Resources:
The r/ostomy subreddit – 8000 members - https://www.reddit.com/r/ostomy/
Meet an OstoMate – large ostomy community - https://www.meetanostomate.org/
Facebook groups:
The Real Ostomy Support Group – 23k members - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1160120857334266
Stoma and Ostomy Support Group – 14k members –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442544766001622
Colostomy and Stoma Support Group – 13k members –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/607387186088212
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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 you LOVE, that everyone else hates?
Links for this episode:
The smell of horse farts
Awesome Facts about Bats
Meredith For Real episode 143 - Why is cannibalism taboo? Placenta, Columbus & Communion
Opossums
The TV show Alone
WWTL episode 75 – Woniya was alone in the Arctic
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all the books I lost in my divorce
I might unsubscribe because of that obnoxious noise at the start...so unnecessary!!! it really hurt my ears since I had in my earpods.
so celeb look alike...Jake Gyllenhaal?
In case anyone has trouble finding the podcast, make sure you search for "Proof: a true crime podcast." there are several podcasts named "proof" that aren't this. (one is about test kitchens 🤣)
Hospice people are such an incredible blessing to have. Seriously, they are angels for the family and patients. It’s hard work and only certain people can deal with it obviously. I respect any hospice nurse or worker, they help so much more than they’ll ever know.
I don’t know who I was more frustrated with, the neighbor that should be charged with obstruction of justice, or the dispatcher on the phone with the 11 year old boy that needs to reevaluate her ability to provide compassion.
Luke comes across as slightly arrogant.. Well educated boy, who thinks he's superior and what he done is 'ok' because of the reason he done it. Sounds like he would cross most people to get what he wants. No an ounce of remorse or acknowledgement of his stupidity..
you can not convince me water bottle guy was not a joke. or dude is seriously mentally ill. I almost died laughing. people like that exist.
I have so many questions though that's the problem with these short stories
is there anything further about the fellow who witnessed the after math of the suicide ?
Which episode is the continuation of the girlfriend with the fellow who wets the bed ? just a snippet and no follow up ?
would an intense story, miraculous bravery really. I'm wondering if it was deliberate not to touch on what happened to the dogs or the owners and what their responsibility or responses like. I imagine that was deliberate but it would be nice for the listeners to know
That Australian dispatcher did a great job. I really liked his attitude and his control of the situation. You could tell that he cares about his work. Such a terrible situation.
What does "under canopy" mean?? She's saying it repeatedly, but I have NO idea what it means. I tried looking it up, but didn't have any luck. (I can definitely infer the meaning, of course, but I would love to have some context for the non-jumpers like me.)
Did he dive in and drag the boat to safety? I couldn't listen till the end.
Honestly, the vast majority of people don't need to be incarcerated, and there is no reason for people to be so horrifically mistreated and dehumanized. The system is disgusting. I feel bad for her, but I feel so much worse for people without the privilege she had who have to just stay. This country is so disgusting.
What a smart boy at that time and w smart man now. It’s too bad his father was a psychopath and I’m assuming he was adopted into a good family. People can’t relate to sh*t that they don’t want to believe is the truth.
Oooof. As a kid from an emotionally abusive household, this postscript absolutely does not work. Yikes.
If it gives you any solace, kids almost always want to be with their biological parents, regardless of how crappy they are.
methadone is for coming off of opiates,Heroin, pills etc