by Paul James Johnson
Stories about the ordinary days that turn out to matter. Get Some is a storytelling podcast about the ordinary moments that shape us. From everyday choices to unexpected turning points, we share true stories of people navigating life's challenges, triumphs, and the quiet in-betweens. Hosted by Paul Johnson, Get Some brings you narrative-driven episodes that invite reflection, connection, and curiosity about the world around us.
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October 2, 2025
<p data-start="219" data-end="412">Five Hours to Noon is a documentary-style podcast that tells the true story of one runner’s fight against time, terrain, and himself at the Divide 200 ultramarathon in the Canadian Rockies.</p> <p data-start="414" data-end="713">The race: 320 kilometers across mountains, ridges, and valleys, with a hard cutoff at high noon on the final day.</p> <p data-start="414" data-end="713">The challenge: rain, grizzlies, sleep deprivation, wrong turns, and a body fighting Hashimoto’s disease.</p> <p data-start="414" data-end="713">The question: can he make it to the finish line before the clock runs out?</p> <p data-start="715" data-end="964">Told in eight acts plus an epilogue, this series blends first-person narrative, sound design, and documentary detail to capture not just the miles, but the fragile decisions, missed turns, borrowed gear, and quiet acts of help that shape survival.</p> <p data-start="966" data-end="1058">It’s a story about endurance, failure, redemption—and the five hours that mean everything.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">🎙️ Host: Paul Johnson 🎧 Produced by: Get Some 🎵 Music and Sound Design: Epidemic Sound</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">📸 Show Notes, Photos & More: getsomepodcast.com ▶️ Watch on YouTube: <a class= "underline" href= "http://www.youtube.com/@RealGetSome">www.youtube.com/@RealGetSome</a></p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">✍️ Enjoying the stories? Leave a review, subscribe, or share the episode—it helps others find these stories.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">📬 Got a story to share? Reach out at getsomepodcast.com/contact</p>
September 9, 2025
<p class="whitespace-normal break-words">In this third episode of If Only, we turn to the story of Momofuku Ando—an orphan from Taiwan who became the man who changed how the world eats.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">As a boy, he learned survival in his grandparents' fabric shop, watching them stretch every resource and turn scraps into something useful.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">As a young man, he chased opportunity across borders—from textiles in Taipei to projectors in Osaka, always moving, always hustling through war and hardship.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">He built businesses that were swept away by forces beyond his control. He married, he led, he dreamed—and then he fell. In 1948, authorities charged him with fraud. The respected businessman became the accused, sentenced to two years in prison.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">But from that rock bottom moment came an idea that would feed billions. In a humble shed in Ikeda, Japan, he invented instant noodles—not as a scientist or chef, but as a man chasing survival and fortune.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">His creation went from luxury food in 1958 to the cheapest meal in grocery stores worldwide. If only we knew then what this simple invention would become. If only we understood how hunger and persistence could reshape the globe.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">This is a story about reinvention after ruin—how the deepest failures can become the foundation for the most unexpected success. It asks the question: what if our greatest contributions come not from our triumphs, but from our willingness to start over?</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">🎙️ Host: Paul Johnson 🎧 Produced by: Get Some 🎵 Music and Sound Design: Epidemic Sound</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">📸 Show Notes, Photos & More: getsomepodcast.com ▶️ Watch on YouTube: <a class="underline" href= "http://www.youtube.com/@RealGetSome">www.youtube.com/@RealGetSome</a></p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">✍️ Enjoying the series? Leave a review, subscribe, or share the episode—it helps others find these stories.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">📬 Got a story to share? Reach out at getsomepodcast.com/contact</p>
September 2, 2025
<p data-start="166" data-end="350">In this second episode of If Only, we turn to the story of Harry R. Truman—the man who lived in the shadow of Mount St. Helens and refused to leave when the mountain began to stir.</p> <p data-start="352" data-end="713">As a boy, he grew up in the rugged hills of Appalachia.</p> <p data-start="352" data-end="713">As a young man, he hustled through Prohibition, running liquor and scraping a living on his own terms.</p> <p data-start="352" data-end="713">He built a lodge on the edge of Spirit Lake and carved out a life defined by stubborn independence.</p> <p data-start="352" data-end="713">And in May 1980, when scientists warned of an impending eruption, he made his choice: to stay.</p> <p data-start="715" data-end="918">His life was marked by the defiance that carried him through hardship, but also the defiance that sealed his fate. If only he had listened. If only he had left. If only he had chosen safety over pride.</p> <p data-start="920" data-end="1147">This is a story about the double edge of human will—how the same grit that sustains us can sometimes blind us. It asks the hard question: when does courage become recklessness, and when does defiance become surrender to fate?</p> <p data-start="1308" data-end="1403">🎙️ Host: Paul Johnson<br data-start="1330" data-end="1333" /> 🎧 Produced by: Get Some<br data-start="1357" data-end="1360" /> 🎵 Music and Sound Design: Epidemic Sound</p> <p data-start="1405" data-end="1504">📸 Show Notes, Photos & More: getsomepodcast.com<br data-start="1453" data-end="1456" /> ▶️ Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RealGetSome</p> <p data-start="1506" data-end="1617">✍️ Enjoying the series?<br data-start="1529" data-end="1532" /> Leave a review, subscribe, or share the episode—it helps others find these stories.</p> <p data-start="1619" data-end="1687">📬 Got a story to share?<br data-start="1643" data-end="1646" /> Reach out at getsomepodcast.com/contact</p>
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Stories about the ordinary days that turn out to matter.
Get Some is a storytelling podcast about the ordinary moments that shape us. From everyday choices to unexpected turning points, we share true stories of people navigating life's challenges, triumphs, and the quiet in-betweens. Hosted by Paul Johnson, Get Some brings you narrative-driven episodes that invite reflection, connection, and curiosity about the world around us.
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