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Having your first baby is exciting.
Your life is changing because you’re gonna be bringing this new little human into your home and into your family. The whole dynamic will change. Your focus will change.
But having that first baby can also be a little scary. You’ve never done this before. You don’t really know what to expect exactly. You might even wonder if you’re doing it right.
Today you’re going to hear from Jessica. She and Cody were looking forward to the birth of their first child, their little girl named Hayden. But things didn’t happen as they expected.
Content warning – this episode includes discussion of stillbirth.
If you’d like to contact Jessica, you can do that through her Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/j3ssbb/
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/195
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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 that most people have done, but you’ve never done?
Links for this episode:
You Probably Think This Story’s About You podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-probably-think-this-storys-about-you/id1747985859
The movie I was trying to think of starting Paul Newman and Kevin Costner (that was filmed in Maine) is Message in a Bottle:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_in_a_Bottle_(film)
Mountain Dew Mouth:
Ep 251Meredith’s Food Addiction episode:
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
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For many people, being at home should be where you feel the safest from the outside world.
I mean, we have doors with locks, sometimes multiple locks. Our windows can have locks. We have alarm systems that not only notify us if someone is trying to break it, but also makes loud noises to scare them away. The alarm can even call the police for you, if you’re not able to.
We have a roof to protect from the weather, we have a heater or air conditioning to control the indoor temperature, and we can even control the temperature of our bed.
So when we’re in our home, we shouldn’t have to worry about bad things happening.
That’s what Chris thought too. But then a stranger came into his home with a gun. And toward the end of our conversation, you’ll hear where that stranger had been just 10 days earlier.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/194
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:
What’s something that people do, that’s normal, that grosses you out?
Links for this episode:
Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans:
https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Incisive-History-Hagfish-Humans/dp/1643751786
Meredith’s episode with Dr Bill Schutt – Teeth: the Ultimate Status Symbol?
Accidental Swingers? Part 1:
Dr Bukk fake teeth:
https://www.drbukk.com/p/bukk-teeth/
Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins –
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_and_Brittany_Hensel
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
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Over the years, I’ve come to realize – the way I navigate the world day to day, as a man, is very different from what a woman has to think about.
I mean, when I go out somewhere, like to the grocery store, or the bank, or whatever, the thought that someone might be secretly watching me never even enters my mind. If I happen to have an encounter with someone I don’t know, I don’t immediately get suspicious. In fact, I often actually look forward to having a meaningful conversation with a stranger.
But for women, it’s very different. If a man holds a door open for you, and you smile at him, that guy could suddenly think you could be his new girlfriend. Or, it might not even be an actual encounter – someone could be watching you and even following you without you even knowing it.
When Jami was 18 years old, she had an encounter like that. But this incident ended up with the creepy man inside her house.
This is a Flashback episode. Jami told this story on the podcast more than four years ago. So after you hear it today, we’ll have a brief update chat to see what she’s up to now. And we’ll find out that the most recent excitement in her life has nothing to do with podcasting or true crime.
If you’d like to contact Jami:
Instagram: @JamiOnAir
TikTok: @JamiOnAir
YouTube: @JamiOnAir
Jami’s website: Murderish.com
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/193
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When you’re early in life, growing up, whatever you experience is what you consider to be normal.
For example, when I was a kid, our family would go to church every Sunday. We knew everyone there, I had lots of friends there, and there was always a big crowd of people. So naturally, I just kind of assumed that everyone, on Sunday mornings, would be in a church somewhere.
But it was kind of a disconnect when we’d be in the car on Sunday, and we might drive past a park or a boat marina, and I’d see people getting their boat ready to go out on the water. And I’d think, how does that work? Maybe they go to a different church that meets later, or something? I couldn’t put those pieces together, because what I thought was the norm wasn’t the norm for everyone.
My guest today, Mayson, also had a childhood that was different from many other kids. From the time she was a baby, she and her mother would go and visit her dad on weekends – in prison. And since that was all she had ever know, she assumed that’s what everyone did.
Her eyes were opened on her 12th birthday, and you’re about to hear that story.
And toward the end of our conversation, Mayson revealed something that she only just discovered as a result of coming on this podcast.
If you’d like to ask Mayson a question, or leave her a comment about her story, she’s in the WWTL podcast Facebook group (along with about 8000 other listeners, and many of the previous guests of the show) - WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/192
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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 your best find at a yard sale or thrift store?
Links for this episode:
eBay: https://ebay.com
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
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Hey, it’s an off week for the podcast, but here I am anyway.
This is Scott Johnson, and you’re listening to What Was That Like. Usually I have a guest on to talk about something really unusual that they experienced – like having their arm torn off, or being buried in an avalanche, or witnessing a murder. The guest comes on and tells the details of what happened. And there are more than 190 episode to binge with those amazing stories.
But today is a different kind of amazing story! Today’s a bonus episode. As you might know, the last three Fridays have been personal stories of people who survived the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Those are really important stories to share, to make sure we never forget what happened on that day.
But after three weeks of tragedy and trauma, I thought it would be nice to have a FUN episode. And this one fits that bill perfectly.
Today you’re going to hear from a mother, Kiona, and her oldest daughter, Kavina.
Kiona is a birth worker, and she’s been involved with or witnessed more than 140 births. She has a podcast called Birth As We Know It, where guests come on and tell their stories about birth.
Well – in one of her episodes, Kiona interviewed her daughter Kavina, who was just 9 years old at the time of their conversation. When she was 4, Kavina was present for the birth of her younger brother, Kairo. And when she was 8, Kavina actually caught her little sister, Katana, as she was born.
So today, you’ll hear Kiona’s podcast episode where she talked with little Kavina about what it was like for each of those experiences. I can tell you up front, this conversation will make you smile. In the show notes I’ll have pictures of Kiona with her husband Kumar and all their children (yes, everyone in their family has a name that starts with K – including their dogs Kobe and Koko).
So I hope you enjoy this adorable mother-daughter conversation. And afterward, I spoke with each of them briefly because you know I always have some questions.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/191
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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 an episode.
Today is the third and final episode in this series, and we hear from Guy.
Guy was an EMS Supervisor for a private ambulance company. He talks of co-workers that were literally pulled from the rubble, those who are still missing, and those who left spouses and children behind. We’ll have pictures of some of his co-workers in the episode notes. Guy also has ongoing health issues as a result of his time spent at Ground Zero. But he doesn’t regret rushing toward danger, and he would do it again if needed.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/190
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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 the most useless thing you still have memorized?
Links for this episode:
Meredith’s episode with Jehovah’s Witness:
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5634962/
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren:
https://www.amazon.com/Language-Schoolchildren-Review-Books-Classics/dp/0940322692
Mechanized Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XquWdKBz2H0
Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
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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 an episode.
Today, in the second episode of the series, we’ll hear from Tim.
Tim was a New York City firefighter for 18 years, and when 9/11 happened, he was working for Mayor Giuliani, handling major emergencies. So when those planes hit the towers, Tim wasn’t just someone who happened to be on the scene. He was one of those actually in charge. The things he saw that day make his story one of the most compelling ones I’ve had on this podcast. He originally told this story here a few years ago, and it’s one of the most popular episodes on the show. And after you listen, I’d love to hear what YOU think of it.
9/11 video – escaping debris: https://youtu.be/TlBTyI71FMw
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/189
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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