183: Kasey's text message changed her life

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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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. 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. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think accidentally dialing a wrong number is probably the most random way for two
0:08.6	human beings to get connected even if it's just for a few seconds.
0:16.4	I mean, think about it.
0:17.6	There's you, and then there's this other person
0:21.0	who you don't know, and because you dialed a number that was just one digit off,
0:26.7	the two of you are now speaking to each other.
0:31.4	Granted, those conversations are usually pretty short.
0:35.0	It's probably not the most effective way to meet new people and make new friends.
0:40.0	But one time, a young man named Henry saw his phone buzz with a text message.
0:47.6	The message he saw there was clearly not meant for him.
0:51.9	It was from a woman named Casey, who he didn't even know.
0:57.0	Today you'll hear what happened after that life-changing text.
1:05.3	Casey told this story years ago here on the podcast.
1:09.3	In today's flashback episode, you'll hear our original conversation and then an update from Casey on what's
1:16.7	happened since then.
1:19.1	And it's a lot. Real people in unreal situations.
1:27.0	There is a girl hanging by her broken leg from the telephone wire.
1:34.4	And I called 911 and I said, I found a baby.
1:37.8	I turned around.
1:39.2	I see a gun pointed at me close enough.
1:41.4	I could touch it.
1:42.4	She would hold our heads on the water all the time.
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