Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

What's something you wish you could forget?

Links for this episode:

The horn I have on my bike:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ACAMJC/

The Charisma Quotient podcast with Kimmy Seltzer:

https://www.kimmyseltzer.com/podcast/

Meredith for Real episode 226 – From Trafficking Victim to Attorney:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7e18899e/ep-226-or-from-trafficking-victim-to-attorney

Trafficking support:

https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign

In the US, who is committing sexual assault on children? The data:

https://www.whoismakingnews.com/#welcome

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Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her

quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their

golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder

case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.

From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction

and reality.

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How would you handle it if you ended up having a medical condition that suddenly made you different from everyone else, in the most embarrassing way possible?

That’s what happened to Mike.

Today you’ll hear about when Mike got the news from his doctor – sorry, you won’t be able to poop the normal way any more. From now on, for the rest of your life, you’ll use a bag, actually called a pouch, and you’re gonna poop directly from your stomach into that.

And when Mike got that news, he was just a kid – not even a teenager yet.

So today, Mike’s gonna tell us what that was like, and how he handled it, and what it’s like today, as an adult with an ostomy. I asked Mike all the questions that normally you’d never be comfortable asking someone in this situation.

This conversation with Mike is so real. That’s what we do here – real life. You’ll hear it all, because Mike is open to talking about everything. And you know what else he is? He’s happy and he loves life. Because he wants people to know – if you get the diagnosis he got, it’s not the end of the world.

If you’d like to contact Mike, his email is [email protected]

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/175

Resources:

The r/ostomy subreddit – 8000 members - https://www.reddit.com/r/ostomy/

Meet an OstoMate – large ostomy community - https://www.meetanostomate.org/

Facebook groups:

The Real Ostomy Support Group – 23k members - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1160120857334266

Stoma and Ostomy Support Group – 14k members –

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442544766001622

Colostomy and Stoma Support Group – 13k members –

https://www.facebook.com/groups/607387186088212

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Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

What’s something you LOVE, that everyone else hates?

Links for this episode:

The smell of horse farts

Awesome Facts about Bats

Meredith For Real episode 143 - Why is cannibalism taboo? Placenta, Columbus & Communion

Opossums

The TV show Alone

WWTL episode 75 – Woniya was alone in the Arctic

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Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

When you were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?

Links for this episode:

Meredith For Real ep 165 – Grieving during the holidays:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7a37d91f/ep-165-or-grieving-during-the-holidays-sneaky-symptoms-and-finding-joy

Death Cafes:

https://DeathCafe.com

WWTL ep 168 – Julie is a Hospice Nurse

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/168

Valerie’s House:

https://valerieshouse.org/

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I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of human endurance. What are we actually capable of doing? It’s almost always a lot more than we think.

At some point, I want to do a long distance bike ride. So far, the longest I’ve biked in a day is about 50 or 60 miles. And that was right here in this area, so afterward I went home and slept in my own bed.

But I’d really like to bike from here in the Tampa Bay area, across to the other side of Florida, the east coast. It would probably take me like 3 days. I love the idea of that kind of adventure.

But my guest today, Daniel, had a much bigger idea. His plan was to ride his bike across the entire US - from San Francisco all the way to New York City.

And – he started this ride without carrying any money or any food. He was going to depend on the kindness of strangers all along the way.

And that’s exactly what he did. But that’s not all – he recorded video all along the way. And he turned that into a documentary that’s won a ton of awards. So we get to see him struggling to bike up mountains, and across long stretches where he saw no one, and through some scary neighborhoods.

But my favorite part, and what made Daniel’s journey so magical, are the people he encountered along the way.

Daniel’s website:

https://www.weareallinthistogethermovie.com/

Contact Daniel by email: [email protected]

Daniel is also in our podcast Facebook group:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook

Documentary We Are All In This Together on Amazon Prime -

https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-All-This-Together/dp/B0CLBBN833/ref=sr_1_1

Daniel on

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/the_travelin_dude/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TravelinDudeProductions/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheTravelinDude

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/174

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

Is there a specific person in your life who you consider to be your enemy? How did that come to be?

WWTL episode 166 – Suzanne was stuck on the boat

Tim Ferriss has a fascinating conversation with Barbara Corcoran

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Enjoy this special presentation of RISK!, a podcast where people tell jaw-dropping true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public.

In this episode, Cory Byrom and Chris Lundy share stories about the best and worst times with their friends from childhood.

For more episodes of RISK!, be sure to check them out wherever you get your podcasts.

Also:

This is the video from the TODAY Show that you’ll hear about in this week’s Listener Story:

https://www.today.com/video/like-mother-like-daughter-both-get-ambush-makeovers-610631747697

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Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

Have you ever gone back to visit your childhood home? How would you describe that experience?

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There are few forces in the world stronger than a mother protecting her baby.

If you’re outdoors and you happen to come across a mama bear, everyone knows you better not get between her and her cubs. Actually, it’s a bad idea to be anywhere near them. If you appear as any kind of a threat, it’s not gonna turn out well.

But I would say that’s just as true for human mothers. They will do anything to make sure their baby is safe – and that includes risking their own life to save their child.

Janette was a young mother. She and her husband, Greig, had a young baby – their son Alex was just 9 months old.

So Janette and Greig had just arrived home. Their little Alex was still in the back seat of the car, strapped into his car seat. Then it happened. Just minutes later, they were in the car while it was being driven by two armed kidnappers.

She wanted desperately to protect her baby, but there was nothing she could do.

Janette and her husband were locked in the trunk.

How YOU can take action to move the Hot Car Final Rule forward ASAP:

https://www.kidsandcars.org/hot-car-letter-to-congress-members

If you’d like to learn more and get involved with Kids and Car Safety, or contact Janette, you can do that at the website – KidsAndCars.org

The process that Janette went through to get laws passed

Laura’s episode – Laura’s Pain Became her Purpose

Laura’s non-profit is called Anderson’s Alert, and her podcast is called Beck’s Backseat to Change.

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/172

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