248: Adam fell during a phone call

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Sometimes, technology can almost seem like magic. That’s how I think sometimes about cell phones. I mean, you can just pull a little device out of your pocket, tap a couple of things on the screen, and suddenly you’re talking in real time to some other person, who can be anywhere in the world? I know we take this for granted now, but it’s pretty amazing. There was a little trick I used to do sometimes, with Skype. Remember Skype? Back in the day, it was pretty cool to be able to use your computer to actually make a phone call. Of course, now we do it all the time with Google Voice. But Skype used to be pretty cutting edge. Anyway, one of the features of having a Skype account was 3-way calling. You could have a 3-way conversation really easily. So what I would do is pull up the Skype app on my computer, and have my list of contacts on the screen. I would click on my dad’s name, so it would start dialing his phone number. Then I would click my brother’s name, and it would start dialing HIS phone number. They would both answer the phone, like “Hello?” and I would just stay silent and enjoy the confusion. They each knew their phone rang, and of course they recognized each other’s voices, but neither of them had made the call so they had no idea why their phones rang. It was always good for a laugh. But sometimes, a phone call can be traumatic. My guest today is Adam. He was enjoying some solo rock-climbing one day, and was on the phone with his roommate, Rachel. That phone call became one that neither of them will ever forget. Adam is on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aaiaiaaoui/ This is Adam’s band, Birdnest - https://www.instagram.com/birdnest.music/ Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/248 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: Visit AuraFrames.com and use promo code WHATWAS at checkout to get $45 off. If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]! #indacloudpod Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up. Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Try Mint Mobile for 3 months, for just 15 bucks a month - MintMobile.com/WHAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sometimes technology can almost seem like magic.
0:10.0	That's how I think sometimes about cell phones.
0:14.0	I mean, you can just pull a little device out of your pocket,
0:19.0	tap a couple of things on the screen, and suddenly
0:22.6	you're talking in real time to some other person who can be anywhere in the world.
0:29.0	I know we take this for granted now, but it's pretty amazing.
0:35.1	There was a little trick I used to do sometimes with Skype.
0:38.3	Remember Skype?
0:39.3	Back in the day, it was pretty cool to be able to use your computer to actually make a phone call.
0:45.3	Of course, now we do it all the time with Google Voice, but Skype used to be pretty cutting edge.
0:52.3	Anyway, one of the features of having a Skype account was three-way calling.
0:57.9	You could have a three-way conversation really easily.
1:02.6	So what I would do is pull up the Skype app on my computer
1:06.2	and have my list of contacts on the screen.
1:09.6	I would click on my dad's name so it would start
1:13.0	dialing his phone number. Then I would click on my brother's name and it would start dialing his
1:19.3	phone number. They would both answer the phone like, hello, and I would just stay silent and enjoy the
1:27.2	confusion.
1:28.6	They each knew their phone rang and of course they recognized each other's voices,
1:33.5	but neither of them had made the call, so they had no idea why their phones rang.
1:38.9	It was always good for a laugh.
1:42.2	But sometimes a phone call can be pretty traumatic. My guest today is Adam. He was enjoying
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