{"podcast":{"title":"What It Was Like","slug":"what-it-was-like-5287591","podcast_index_feed_id":5287591,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/what-it-was-like","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/1754542339085-1943b983-ef04-49f2-8849-aba9b6ea7621.jpeg","author":"Rachel Tuffery","episode_count":76,"summary":"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. Find us on TikTok: @whatitwaslikepodcast Find us on Youtube: @whatitwaslikepodcast Follow us on Instagram: whatitwaslikepodcast Hosted by Julian Morgans This is a Superreal production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591"},"episode":{"title":"I Was Kidnapped By My Stalker and Locked in a Bunker","slug":"i-was-kidnapped-by-my-stalker-and-locked-in-a-bunker","published_at":"2025-12-05T08:47:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/i-was-kidnapped-by-my-stalker-and-locked-in-a-bunker","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591","url":"https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like/episodes/69328e5c4a0500b7574c9540","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/e/69328e5c4a0500b7574c9540/media.mp3","summary":"In 2022, Samantha Stites was abducted by Christopher Thomas, a man who’d been stalking her for 13 years and had secretly built a soundproof bunker to imprison her. In this episode, Samantha shares how she escaped and what the ordeal taught her about survival. Support Samantha's initiative to protect victims of stalking and domestic violence:  Beekeepers Advocacy Find us on TikTok:  @whatitwaslikepodcast Find us on Youtube:  @whatitwaslikepodcast Follow us on Instagram:  whatitwaslikepodcast This is a  Superreal  production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 2022, Samantha Stites was abducted by Christopher Thomas, a man who’d been stalking her for 13 years and had secretly built a soundproof bunker to impr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3770,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-it-was-like-5287591/episodes/i-was-kidnapped-by-my-stalker-and-locked-in-a-bunker/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/i-was-kidnapped-by-my-stalker-and-locked-in-a-bunker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}