What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.
Episodes
32: Chloe accidentally started a business
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a little different. I’d like to know what you think about it. My guest today is Chloe. Chloe is a university student in New Yor...
31: Kevin saved a life while golfing
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you were out in public somewhere, just going about your day, and you saw someone collapse – someone you don’t know – what would you do? Most ...
30: Travis lost his son
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Travis. He lives near Bismarck, North Dakota. Travis is a man in pain. You’ll hear it in his voice. He just lost his 16 year old s...
29: Westin survived a boat propeller
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a parent, you can probably identify a little bit with this story. Especially if you have teenagers. My kids are grown now, but I remember ...
28: Shiny ate his own foot
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation is one I’ve been looking forward to, ever since I first came across the story. As you might know, I’ve said in the past tha...
27: Luke survived a fatal crash
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Probably most people have been in some type of car accident at some point in their life. I've been in more than one myself. None of them were serious,...
26: John was lost for 4 days
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you hear the word “lost”, what comes to your mind? Honestly, it seems like these days I don’t really worry too much about getting lost. Mos...
25: Kasey married a wrong number
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’ve got a really fun conversation. Still a weird story with an extra unusual twist thrown in partway through, but it’s a fun one and I thi...
24: Marina was stalked
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What if you kind of knew someone in high school, then you became friends with that person when you both ended up at the same college? What if you star...
23: Whitney was shot 12 times
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes great ideas show up in your brain at the most surprising times. One morning last September, Whitney Austin suddenly had the idea that she wa...
22: Tyson was abducted
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The tag line for this podcast is “real people in unreal situations”, and today’s story is about as unreal as it gets. Imagine you’re leaving w...
21: Ramon's wife hired a hit man to kill him
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You know, this isn’t really a true crime podcast, but today’s episode sure puts it in that category. Ramon and Lulu got married, and for the first...
20: William was hit while biking
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s story happened last summer – July of 2018. William was out riding his bike. He came up to an intersection where he had a stop sign, and ha...
19: Dan biked to the South Pole
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve lived in areas where it gets really cold, and I’ve lived where it’s warm most of the time. I’ve lived up north in Ohio and in Maine, and ...
18: Max got a deal on Shark Tank
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a fun one for me. I’m an entrepreneur, so I love watching Shark Tank. If you’re not familiar with the show, it’s where some regu...
17: Sue crashed a skydive
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve been friends with Sue for several years, so I know what she’s like. And after you hear the conversation I had with Sue recently, you’ll hav...
16: Alyssa's abuser set himself on fire
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the United States, 1 out of 3 women have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. Alyssa Moore WAS that one out of three....
15: Zane was trapped on the hood of a car
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On November 29, 2018, 50 year old Andrew Bush of College Station, Texas was driving his white Dodge Charger. Up ahead was a red light. Cars were stopp...
14: Chris hung from a hang glider
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, thousands of people all over the world go hang gliding. Some people are experienced and pretty serious about the sport, and they own their...
13: Jannike lay down on the railroad tracks
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Four years ago, Jannike felt like a failure in every area of her life. She could not envision her circumstances getting any better, so she made the de...
12: Matt fell through the ice
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our story today takes place on the west coast of Finland. January 5, 2017 was a sunny winter day. And it was also very cold: -4 degrees Fahrenheit, wh...
11: Jeremy was bitten by a rattlesnake
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy lives near Corpus Christi, Texas with his wife Jennifer. In May of 2018, just a few months ago, they experienced a day that neither of them wil...
10: Joey prevented a kidnapping
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What you’re about to read is based on a criminal complaint and investigation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of l...
9: Brett proposed in court
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The story you’re about to hear, I love it and I think you will too. It’s about two people. One of them is Tiffany, who is a probation officer. Tha...
8: Kami survived a mass shooting
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the night of October 1, 2017, 64 year old Stephen Paddock opened fire from his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. He wa...
7: Vincent witnessed a teen die by gunshot
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent lives and works in Chicago as a photojournalist. He takes a lot of pictures, and a lot of those pictures include crime scenes. In his line of ...
6: Josh had his leg amputated
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to lose one of your legs? I think just about everyone just takes their legs for granted. We’ve alw...
5: Mark gave his kidney to a stranger
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of person gives one of his own kidneys to a total stranger? Well, you’re about to find out. Mark works as an attorney here in the Tampa Ba...
4: Justin met his birth mother
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 –...
3: Samantha only sleeps every 8 days
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re talking with Samantha. And that’s not her real name, by the way. She has an interesting story, and it has to do with a medi...
2: Luke got caught smuggling cocaine
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Luke remembers that day in January of 2016 pretty vividly. He was 23 years old, recently graduated from college with a degree in engineering, had his ...
1: Jennifer caused a fatal accident
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
October 4, 2016 - For Jennifer and her husband Chris, and their 4 children, it was just a regular Tuesday. Up until around 8 pm that evening. Jen was ...
Introduction to What Was That Like
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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