What had happened was… I served aboard a U.S. Navy submarine during the height of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. I was good at my job. Kept quiet. Kept my secret even quieter. But all it took was one fainting spell, a kind Navy doctor, and the wrong sailor overhearing too much—to put everything I’d built at risk.

This is a story about silence, surveillance, and survival. Of what it meant to be proud to serve, even when you couldn’t be proud of who you were.

There’s no scandal. No justice. Just the slow pressure of water and men, trapped together in metal, pretending everything was normal. Until one moment wasn’t.

Fictional. Powerful. Unresolved.

✨ About the Show ✨

What Had Happened Was is a storytelling podcast where every tale feels real enough to hurt, funny enough to heal, or messy enough to feel like your own. Mostly fictional, sometimes too honest, always unforgettable. Stories blend heart, humor, identity, and chaos—no matter who you are or who you love.

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