What It Was Like

What It Was Like

Conversations with people who have lived through extreme events. Some stories are dark and twisted, others are light and funny. In all cases, we get an intimate portrait of 'what it was like' to be there.

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Hosted by Julian Morgans

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I Solved the 'Doomsday Mum' Murders

I Solved the 'Doomsday Mum' Murders

In 2019, two children vanished in Idaho, sparking an investigation that became one of America’s biggest true crime stories. At the centre were Chad and Lori Daybell, two religious fanatics with a fixa...

13 Heinä 20251h

What I’ve Learned Stopping Suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge

What I’ve Learned Stopping Suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge

When Kevin Briggs joined the San Francisco Highway Patrol, he didn’t expect a key part of his job would be talking people down from the Golden Gate Bridge. In this episode, Kevin shares how he develop...

3 Heinä 20251h 4min

I Imported Rave Culture (and Ecstasy) to America

I Imported Rave Culture (and Ecstasy) to America

In 1991, Shaun Attwood arrived from the UK to find American rave culture in its infancy. Spotting an opportunity, he began importing potent Dutch ecstasy and built a drug empire through his network of...

27 Kesä 20251h 2min

What Happens When Religious Leaders Take Magic Mushrooms?

What Happens When Religious Leaders Take Magic Mushrooms?

A new study gave psilocybin to religious leaders, just to see whether their faith would be affirmed or rattled. In this episode we hear from one participant, Islamic leader Sughra Ahmed, who describes...

19 Kesä 20251h 8min

He Cut Off My Arms and Left Me to Die

He Cut Off My Arms and Left Me to Die

Mary McGriff was 15 when she hitched a ride with a man named Lawrence Singleton. The next day, she lay at the bottom of a cliff, her arms severed with an axe. Somehow, she survived. In this episode, s...

13 Kesä 20251h 5min

The Lovers That Burned Down 77 Houses

The Lovers That Burned Down 77 Houses

This week, we're re-running a classic. When abandoned farm houses started catching fire in rural Virginia, police weren't sure what to think. It took five months and almost 80 fires for a couple to be...

6 Kesä 202536min

I Got Eaten By a Hippopotamus

I Got Eaten By a Hippopotamus

In the early 90s, Paul Templer ran a business guiding clients down the Zambezi River near Victoria Falls. One afternoon, he was attacked by a hippo and found himself halfway down its throat. In this e...

30 Touko 20251h 1min

I Led the Manhunt for a Killer Who Lived Like a Hermit

I Led the Manhunt for a Killer Who Lived Like a Hermit

In 2005, Malcolm Naden murdered two women and vanished into the Australian bush. For seven years he evaded police, until former detective Ricky Hennessy joined the case. In this episode, Hennessy shar...

23 Touko 20251h 7min

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