Episodes

Few things are scarier than being attacked by a shark. Continue ReadingBrook lost a leg to a shark

I’ve lived in places where the winter is really cold. Personally, I can say I prefer to live here in...

This is a bonus episode of What Was That Like. Continue ReadingBonus episode – Childbirth Stories

We live in a pretty amazing time. Private citizens are going to outer space, cars are able to drive themselves...

Do you have a best friend? Continue ReadingAlex was trapped under an ATV

Most adults remember where they were on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Continue ReadingTim lost friends on September...

I was watching a video online recently. I don’t remember where it was, probably in a subreddit. It was recorded...

There’s something I find really fascinating, and that’s learning about the wildly different ways people react in a sudden emergency...

This is a bonus episode on an off-week Friday. Continue ReadingBonus episode: Jessica’s story

Today’s story takes place off the coast of Somalia, a country in Africa. Continue ReadingRobert was in a gunfight with...

I remember the first time I was ever exposed to domestic violence. Continue ReadingShareen was rammed with her own car

In a perfect world, a child should be able to trust an adult. Children are dependent on adults for healthy...

DNA technology is pretty amazing, and it’s gone mainstream. I recently submitted a DNA kit with one of the companies...

Remember that Seinfeld episode where George is at his girlfriend’s mother’s house, and he sees a partially eaten éclair in...

When you travel internationally, do you ever get nervous when you come back to your own country and have to...

Peekskill, New York. Angela Correa was 15 years old. She was a student at Peekskill High School, with an interest...

Monica was divorced, and now a single mom with two little kids. She wasn’t looking for a relationship. Continue ReadingMonica...

When I was a kid and even as a young adult, I had no fear of heights. I was always...

Today we’re talking about the concept of being alone. Continue ReadingWoniya was alone in the Arctic

When you’re a police officer, one of the things you learn as part of your training is that there’s no...