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What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

113: Bonus episode - They Knew

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

I know, you might be surprised to see What Was That Like show up in your podcast feed today. New podcast episodes come out on Fridays every two weeks, and today is not one of those “new episode” Fridays. What I have for you today is a bonus episode, because I want to introduce you to another podcast that I think you’ll love, because I know how much you enjoy hearing people tell their very personal stories. I love those stories myself, which is why I’m subscribed to this show. The podcast is called The Secret Room, and it features anonymous guests revealing true stories – stories they’ve never told before. Sometimes it can be a tragic one, like witnessing the murder of someone you know. Or it might be about having a secret love affair with someone on death row. The variety of stories and topics are endless, because everyone has a secret. The host of the show is my friend Ben, and I think he and I are similar in a lot of ways. He’s very empathetic as the guests come on the show and talk about these things that are very personal to them. Ben and I talked about this idea, and we thought it would be nice to share each other’s podcast with our audience. I’ve only done this once before with another podcast, because I have to be 100% sure that the content I bring you is something I know you’ll enjoy. The Secret Room definitely meets that requirement. So today you’ll hear Caroline’s story. When she was a kid, she accidentally discovered a shocking secret that her dad was keeping. What happened after she confronted him would change her world forever. If you like this episode, I encourage you to find The Secret Room on your favorite podcast app and subscribe. I’ll see you next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a Glassbox Media Podcast.

0:10.0

Real People in Unreal situations.

0:15.0

There is a man standing in front of me in my bedroom.

0:18.0

My friend has been shot.

0:20.0

I'm in the literally entitled river and I'm in my car.

0:23.0

He had told me multiple times that he's going to set himself on fire.

0:27.0

If you say my name, I try to look at me, I'm the old kid.

0:31.0

And he was just sobbing. He said, Mom, Mom, tell me you're going to be okay.

0:34.0

I jumped on the hood of the car and I held on.

0:36.0

And I looked into the garage and he was hanging from the rafters.

0:40.0

I had somebody standing on my neck.

0:42.0

He's better to me dead. I want him dead.

0:46.0

I'm Scott Johnson and this is what was that like?

0:50.0

One.

0:56.0

Coming up this season on Two Lives.

0:59.0

We'll hear how Tamara MC is reclaiming her life after years of being forced into a cult

1:06.0

and how she still struggles with certain brainwashed beliefs.

1:10.0

My whole identity like after I left the cult was still being a wife

1:14.0

but more than being a wife it was being a mother and I didn't know who I was without my children.

1:19.0

I didn't even know what type of food I liked.

1:22.0

And we'll meet artist L. Nichols who could not imagine a future until he realized he was a trans man.

1:29.0

It was through his drawing that he began to make it a reality.

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