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 were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

Links for this episode:

Meredith For Real ep 165 – Grieving during the holidays:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7a37d91f/ep-165-or-grieving-during-the-holidays-sneaky-symptoms-and-finding-joy

Death Cafes:

https://DeathCafe.com

WWTL ep 168 – Julie is a Hospice Nurse

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/168

Valerie’s House:

https://valerieshouse.org/

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I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of human endurance. What are we actually capable of doing? It’s almost always a lot more than we think.

At some point, I want to do a long distance bike ride. So far, the longest I’ve biked in a day is about 50 or 60 miles. And that was right here in this area, so afterward I went home and slept in my own bed.

But I’d really like to bike from here in the Tampa Bay area, across to the other side of Florida, the east coast. It would probably take me like 3 days. I love the idea of that kind of adventure.

But my guest today, Daniel, had a much bigger idea. His plan was to ride his bike across the entire US - from San Francisco all the way to New York City.

And – he started this ride without carrying any money or any food. He was going to depend on the kindness of strangers all along the way.

And that’s exactly what he did. But that’s not all – he recorded video all along the way. And he turned that into a documentary that’s won a ton of awards. So we get to see him struggling to bike up mountains, and across long stretches where he saw no one, and through some scary neighborhoods.

But my favorite part, and what made Daniel’s journey so magical, are the people he encountered along the way.

Daniel’s website:

https://www.weareallinthistogethermovie.com/

Contact Daniel by email: [email protected]

Daniel is also in our podcast Facebook group:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook

Documentary We Are All In This Together on Amazon Prime -

https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-All-This-Together/dp/B0CLBBN833/ref=sr_1_1

Daniel on

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/the_travelin_dude/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TravelinDudeProductions/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheTravelinDude

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/174

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:

Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

WWTL episode 166 – Suzanne was stuck on the boat

Tim Ferriss has a fascinating conversation with Barbara Corcoran

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Enjoy this special presentation of RISK!, a podcast where people tell jaw-dropping true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public.

In this episode, Cory Byrom and Chris Lundy share stories about the best and worst times with their friends from childhood.

For more episodes of RISK!, be sure to check them out wherever you get your podcasts.

Also:

This is the video from the TODAY Show that you’ll hear about in this week’s Listener Story:

https://www.today.com/video/like-mother-like-daughter-both-get-ambush-makeovers-610631747697

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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 gone back to visit your childhood home? How would you describe that experience?

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There are few forces in the world stronger than a mother protecting her baby.

If you’re outdoors and you happen to come across a mama bear, everyone knows you better not get between her and her cubs. Actually, it’s a bad idea to be anywhere near them. If you appear as any kind of a threat, it’s not gonna turn out well.

But I would say that’s just as true for human mothers. They will do anything to make sure their baby is safe – and that includes risking their own life to save their child.

Janette was a young mother. She and her husband, Greig, had a young baby – their son Alex was just 9 months old.

So Janette and Greig had just arrived home. Their little Alex was still in the back seat of the car, strapped into his car seat. Then it happened. Just minutes later, they were in the car while it was being driven by two armed kidnappers.

She wanted desperately to protect her baby, but there was nothing she could do.

Janette and her husband were locked in the trunk.

How YOU can take action to move the Hot Car Final Rule forward ASAP:

https://www.kidsandcars.org/hot-car-letter-to-congress-members

If you’d like to learn more and get involved with Kids and Car Safety, or contact Janette, you can do that at the website – KidsAndCars.org

The process that Janette went through to get laws passed

Laura’s episode – Laura’s Pain Became her Purpose

Laura’s non-profit is called Anderson’s Alert, and her podcast is called Beck’s Backseat to Change.

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/172

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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 earn a million dollars (tax free) for every full year you spend in a maximum security prison. How long would you stay?

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Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group and post some of your answers.

The question for this episode:

You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?

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When I was a kid, I don’t think I knew anyone who had an actual security system in their home.

It just wasn’t heard of. I’m sure they existed, but really, for most typical middle-class families, you just didn’t think a lot about someone breaking into your home.

And we certainly never had the concept of a home invasion – you know, someone coming right through the front door, while you’re home and awake, with plans of theft or even violence.

But these days, if there’s a knock on the door, everyone’s suddenly on high alert. Who’s at the door? In our house, we have the doorbell camera and we also have cameras all around the house. Because answering the door – literally opening the door to your house, to a stranger – can be a really dangerous thing to do.

Annie knows this. As a young woman, she was home alone in her new place, and she heard someone knocking.

She opened the door, and immediately regretted it.

If you are a victim, you can contact RAINN 24/7 (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 800-656-4673. Or you can chat with someone directly from their website – https://RAINN.org

You can read Annie’s Victim Impact Statement here.

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/171

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Every Tuesday, Scott and Meredith grab a past Tuesday Question from the Facebook group and answer it, and also talk about some answers submitted by listeners.

The question for this episode:

If you could make yourself twice as attractive, OR twice as intelligent, what would you choose?

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Have you ever had one of those moments in your life where your life just changed dramatically?

Like, your life is suddenly divided into two chapters – before that moment, and after that moment.

Well, that’s the kind of moment Justin had.

Justin was adopted the day after he was born. So he never knew his birth mother. He was adopted immediately into a loving family who gave him a wonderful childhood and a great start in life.

He always wondered about his birth mother, and he searched and searched for her. And at the same time, she was wondering about him, and hoping they would eventually connect again.

Then, they finally found each other. This is the story of how that happened.

And partway through our conversation, I surprised Justin with something. I love that part.

This is a Flashback episode, and Justin told this story here on the podcast way back in episode #4. A LOT has happened with Justin since then, and you’ll hear him talk all about that right after our conversation.

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/170

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