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What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.
by Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.
Today: #166 in Society & Culture, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #159 in Society & Culture, Australia on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | — | — |
| Oct 26 | — | #193 |
| Oct 25 | #180 | #171 |
| Oct 24 | #193 | #183 |
| Oct 19 | #169 | #161 |
| Oct 18 | #150 | #139 |
| Oct 17 | #166 | #157 |
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About the show
A storytelling podcast, with first-hand amazing stories presented by Scott Johnson and Meredith Hackwith Edwards. Each storyteller tells their own personal true story, with all the details of what happened. Animal attacks, plane crashes, mass shootings, and more – you'll hear what happened directly from the person who experienced it, and the inspirational outcome of how they came out on the other side.