255: Jayson prevented a murder

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🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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One of the things that makes this life so interesting is that something can happen that’s life-changing, when you least expect it. I mean, you’re just going about your day – stopping at the grocery store, or putting gas in your car, just a routine day. Then something totally unexpected happens, right in front of you. I remember one time when I was just on my way to work in the morning. Just driving on this rural road in Maine, and there was a pickup truck in front of me. And there was a man riding in the back – in the open bed of the truck. He was standing, facing forward, just hanging out. All of a sudden that truck went to the right, off the road, right into a power pole. I don’t know what caused the driver to lose control, but fortunately there were no serious injuries. Even the guy in the truck bed was mostly okay. But it just happened so fast. My guest today is Jayson. He was having a pretty normal day, just running some errands. Then he found himself unexpectedly witnessing an attempted murder. If you’d like to contact Jayson, you can do that through his website: http://www.jaysoncross.com/ You can also find him on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok: @jaysoncrosscomedy On X (Twitter): @jcrosscomedy Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/255 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 www.functionhealth.com/WHATWAS or use gift code WHATWAS25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. 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	One of the things that makes this life so interesting is that something can happen that's life-changing
0:06.7	when you least expect it.
0:13.3	I mean, you're just going about your day, stopping at the grocery store or putting gas in your car,
0:19.6	just a routine day.
0:22.9	Then something totally unexpected happens right in front of you I remember one time when I was just on my
0:29.7	way to work in the morning just driving on this rural road in Maine and there was a
0:35.3	pickup truck in front of me and there was a man riding in the back
0:39.6	in the open bed of the truck. He was standing, facing forward, just hanging out. All of a sudden,
0:47.9	that truck went to the right, off the road, right into a power pole. I don't know what caused the driver to lose control, but fortunately there were no serious injuries.
1:00.1	Even the guy in the truck bed was mostly okay.
1:03.6	But it just happened so fast.
1:07.5	My guest today is Jason.
1:10.8	He was having a pretty normal day, just running some errands.
1:15.8	Then he found himself unexpectedly witnessing an attempted murder.
1:26.4	Real people in unreal situations.
1:30.3	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:36.3	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
1:39.3	And then I had to tell him, it was me.
1:42.3	There was just blood everywhere.
1:46.0	They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're hitting the ground.
1:50.1	And in that moment, I literally thought, this is how I die.
1:53.3	Everything changed then.
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