What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson, Meredith Hackwith Edwards

scott@whatwasthatlike.com

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Booking Overview

A first-person storytelling interview show focused on extraordinary real-life experiences, featuring external guests who directly lived through events such as addiction, crime, disasters, violence, or major personal adversity. PR agencies could credibly pitch clients with a compelling firsthand survival or transformation story, especially accessible professionals whose expertise is rooted in lived experience; booking difficulty is low when the story is distinctive and the guest is an engaging storyteller.

Metrics

Episodes: 363

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 21.0k followers

Contact Information

scott@whatwasthatlike.com

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Host

Scott Johnson - Creator and co-host of a podcast centered on firsthand accounts of extraordinary personal experiences.

Meredith Hackwith Edwards - Podcaster and co-host who also hosts The Curious Introvert.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
A firsthand experience of an extraordinary, traumatic, dangerous, or transformational event, combined with the ability to recount it in vivid detail. Professional fame is not required, but the guest must be willing to discuss the experience authentically and explain its aftermath or personal impact.
Required Achievements:  
Survived or directly experienced a major crisis, crime, disaster, accident, or personal hardship, Completed a significant recovery or life transformation, Built public-facing work connected to the lived experience, such as a podcast, advocacy effort, or professional platform

Recent Guest Discussions

Larry Roberts - Alcohol Use Disorder, Addiction Recovery, Suicide, And Rebuilding His Life After Losing His Business, Home, Cars, And Marriage.

Jami Rice - Jury Deliberations In A Murder Trial, The Realities Of Serving As Jury Foreman, And Launching A True-crime Podcast.

Recent Topics

Survival, True Crime, Trauma, Resilience, Recovery

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.
:

TQ69: What was your most memorable vacation?

August 04, 2026

Every other 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 your most memorable vacation? Links for this episode: Disclosure Day trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCYT8vb2siQ Carnival cruise to Cozumel: https://www.carnival.com/cruise-to/mexico-cruises/cozumel-cruises# Disney adults: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_adult ...

Scott's new show - Did I Hear That Right?

July 31, 2026

I have something brand new for you today. I have started a new storytelling podcast! The new show is called Did I Hear That Right? And I’m co-hosting it with my friend Glenn. For this new podcast, each episode we’re gonna have a guest come on and tell the story of something they’ve done, that most other people have never done. And these stories are all crazy, and they’re fun to listen to. No traumatic stories like animal attacks, nothing like that. And these are shorter episodes to...

263: Larry gave away everything

July 24, 2026

I want to tell you about my friend Larry. Larry is pretty well known in the podcast world as a content creator, a consultant, and a subject matter expert for journalists. I’ve seen lots of times where he’s appeared on local and national TV shows, talking about podcasting as well as AI – he’s been on the forefront of how to use AI for personal and business productivity. And he’s been a sought-after keynote speaker at lots of organizations where he talks about these things. A few years ag...

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