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What It Was Like

What It Was Like

By: Superreal
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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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Superreal Pty Ltd
Social Sciences
Episodes
  • My Terrifying (and Oddly Funny) 25 Hours Kidnapped in New York
    Jun 13 2026

    On the eve of his 38th birthday in 1998, a lawyer named Stanley Alpert was plucked off the street by three armed men. For the next 25 hours he sat blindfolded in a corner of their Brooklyn apartment, listening to their strange lives play out around him, and carefully absorbing their stories so he could have them jailed, should he ever escape.

    For more, check out Stan’s book The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival

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    58 mins
  • I Discovered Snowtown's Bodies in Barrels (Classic)
    Jun 7 2026

    In May 1999, police found eight bodies decaying in barrels in a disused bank vault in Snowtown. Four men were eventually jailed for 12 murders. Former senior constable Gordon Drage was the first to discover the vault and tells us what he saw.. We're re-running this 2023 interview because the youngest of the four, James Vlassakis, has just been approved for parole. It’s a decision that’s being fought out in the South Australian Supreme Court.

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    48 mins
  • I Was an Undercover Cop With a Death Wish
    May 29 2026

    Todd Maguire was happy-go-lucky Australian policeman until his girlfriend died by suicide and everything changed. From there, Todd became a heavy drinking undercover cop chasing life-and-death situations to bury his trauma. This is Todd’s story of going to hell but somehow finding his way back.

    Check out Todd’s memoir: Donny: An undercover cop with a deathwish.

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    50 mins
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