201: The Listener Stories of 2024

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 206 minutes

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We are at the end of 2024. It’s been a great year for me, and I hope it has been for you too. As you probably know, every episode of What Was That Like ends with a Listener Story. This is just a 5-10 minute personal story, sent in by a listener. I’m always looking for new listener stories, so I’d love for YOU to send one in. Just record it on your phone in a quiet environment and email to me – [email protected]. And these stories are a very popular part of the show. They’re always the very last thing in an episode, so it’s worth staying around til the end! And our tradition is, for the last episode of the year, which is today, I put together all of the Listener Stories for that year into one full episode. So today you have more than 3 hours of storytelling. I know you probably can’t sit down and listen to all 3 hours at one time, but these are short stories so it’s easy to break the episode into bite-size pieces and just listen when you have a chance. So – enjoy these stories, and get ready for the new year because I’m working on a bunch of amazing episodes and crazy stories. Looking forward to seeing you here in 2025. Full show notes for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/201 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: Go to bluenile.com to shop Blue Nile, the original online jeweler since 1999! Follow “MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories” on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. 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. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS Sign up today at https://www.butcherbox.com/whatwas and use code whatwas to get chicken breast, salmon or ground beef FREE in every order for a year, plus $20 off your first order. Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/WHAT Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We are at the end of 2024.
0:08.0	It's been a great year for me, and I hope it has been for you too.
0:12.0	As you probably know, every episode of what was that like ends with a listener story.
0:18.0	This is just a five to ten minute personal story sent in by a listener.
0:22.8	And I'm always looking for new listener stories, so I'd love for you to send one in.
0:27.2	Just record it on your phone in a quiet environment and email it to me.
0:31.4	Scott at what was that like.com.
0:35.5	And these stories are a very popular part of the show. They're always the very last thing in an
0:40.8	episode, so it's worth staying around till the end. And our tradition is, for the last episode of
0:47.7	the year, which is today, I put together all of the listener stories for that year into one
0:53.4	full episode. So today, you have more
0:56.9	than three hours of storytelling here. I know you probably can't sit down and listen to all three
1:02.6	hours at one time, but these are short stories, so it's easy to break the episode into bite-sized
1:07.7	pieces and just listen when you have a chance.
1:16.7	So, enjoy these stories and get ready for the new year because I'm working on a bunch of amazing episodes and crazy stories. Looking forward to seeing you here in 2025.
1:27.1	Real people in unreal situations.
1:32.0	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:37.4	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
1:39.9	And then I had to tell him, it was me.
1:43.7	There was just blood everywhere.
1:46.4	They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're hitting the ground.
1:50.5	And in that moment, I literally thought this is how I die.
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