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What's the one secret you've never told anybody? Welcome to The Secret Room, a podcast about the true stories no one ever tells. Hosted by Ben Hamm.
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Dec 25, 2019

We produce 26 episodes of this podcast each year.  But we get hundreds of secrets.  Many are shorter and just can’t fill a whole episode.  And that leaves me torn, because we have all these wonderful stories, but no where to share them….  But as we close out the year, I thought this would be a great time to give them life.  So hang on for a special collection of secrets that are funny and heartfelt.  We’ve curated them just for you, to wrap up this year with a bow.  ~Ben

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SECRET ROOM | UNLOCKED 104 
Susie will have commentary and out takes from today's secrets.  Also some short secrets that, for various reasons to be revealed, aren't on the main show!  Available exclusively at patreon.com/secretroom

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Elkid is the Shadow Producer. Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Do you have a secret to share?  Click "Share a secret" at secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Dec 10, 2019

A woman tells us about the devastating impact spending seven years in an underground community had on her.

See pictures:  Rose and her partner now; her bag of tricks and her formal collar.  They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
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SECRET ROOM | UNLOCKED 
How did we keep the new show a secret for eight months?  Also Kelley from Ep. 97 has reaction about his classic “boo boo lights” blooper from her show, and last minute production chaos in Ep 102 Special Announcement!  Available at patreon.com/secretroom

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Do you have a hopeful secret to share?  Click "Share a secret" at secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Dec 3, 2019

We've been working on a special project for you behind the scenes.  Quietly, diligently, secretly toiling for eight months.  It’s involved a lot of people, and no one has spilled the beans.  And now it’s ready!

Today we announce a new podcast: The Secret Room | Unlocked.

The Secret Room | Unlocked is a companion podcast to The Secret Room.  Unlocked episodes drop a week after the The Secret Room.  Between both podcasts you'll have fresh content every week.

Each Unlocked episode is a director's cut version of the current Secret Room.  It will contain extended and deleted scenes, follow-up interviews, bloopers and insight into what it took to make the show happen.

The Secret Room | Unlocked is available right now at Patreon.com/secretroom.  The gorgeous Secret Room Leather-Strap "Pod On" Keychain is available as a premium for Keyholder Tier members.  Other premiums are there for the taking as well.

If you love The Secret Room, this is your way to support the podcast, and you'll get something delicious as a thank you.

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Do you have a courageous secret to share?  Click "Share a secret" at secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Nov 26, 2019

Mina's step dad saved her from a life of ruined due to scholastic failure.  The first stop was an old, decaying building in Istanbul.

See pictures of Mina and her beloved Heidi dog; "The School," and her creations and studio.  They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.  Shadow Producer this week: Elkid.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Do you have a knee-slapping, hilarious secret to share?  Click "Share a secret" at secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Nov 12, 2019

A former cop doesn’t tell anyone her true feelings about receiving a lifesaving award.

See pictures of Maddie's Lifesaving Award and Medal. Also her tattoo that represents the medal. They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.  Shadow Producer this week: Elkid.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Do you have an outlandish secret to share?  Click "Share a secret" at secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Oct 29, 2019

Nicole has a secret disease she says is kinda gross. How she hides it and the heartbreaking toll it takes on her. 

Here are Nicole and her husband, & the the break room her friend disinfected.  They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks, Elkid and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Do you have an earth-shattering secret to share?  Click "Share a secret" at secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Oct 15, 2019

Evan was federally investigated for something he did while caring for an autistic child.  He meant no harm, but he paid a heavy, heavy toll. 

Evan sent pictures of him with Brian.  Also a picture of evidence that brought Evan down. They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks, Elkid and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your lighthearted secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Oct 2, 2019

Kelly and her friends caused a horrific explosion and fled the scene. No one was ever brought to justice. Kelly describes the terrible events of that evening and the devastating blows karma has dealt her and her family.

See pictures Kelly and Mike together; Roy shopping for fireworks; and the cute apartment that burned down just after Kelly moved out.  

They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks, Elkid and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your succulent secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Sep 17, 2019

A 2 a.m. phone call plunged Lindsay into a deep hole of sex and drugs. She confesses for the first time in 17 years the terrible path she traveled and the things she had to do get her fix.

See pictures of Lindsay with the Journey CD, Kyle and her BFF.  Also the parkade where her story began.

They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme are by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your dangerous secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Sep 3, 2019

Jen feels empathy for a convicted murderer she saw on a reality TV show.  Find out what happens when love blossoms on Death Row, and the one thing that Todd did that devastated her.

See pictures of Jenn, Todd and a letter he sent her with the prison's stamp on it.

They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.  Chet is the sound engineer.  Music and Theme are by Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your dangerous secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Aug 20, 2019

Bird did something terrible on her way home from work one day.  It impacted a lot of lives, and she told a lie so that she wouldn’t be blamed for what she did. 

See pictures of Bird, David and Ethan. Also a picture in the junk yard of Bird's terribly, terribly smashed car.  They're waiting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

ALL OUR SPONSORS 
See all our sponsors and their offers: secretroompodcast.com/codes

PODCAST TEAM 
Producer: Susie Lark
Social Media: Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro
The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your delectable secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Aug 7, 2019

Shelley tells us about how an invitation to a closed bar landed her in jail, and much worse.  That night still haunts her eight years on. 

Shelley sent pictures of her at Derrick’s bar; with her "piece of shit car;” and with her “gay hubs” John.  See them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

PODCAST TEAM 
Producer: Susie Lark
Social Media: Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro
Street Secrets: Lisa Ellex, Elkid Alvarez
The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your delectable secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Jul 24, 2019

“My secret is I feel ashamed about something my parents made me do when I was a kid.  I'm really lucky my cousin survived it.”  

See Mark and his brothers a couple of years after our story on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

PODCAST TEAM 
Producer: Susie Lark
Social Media: Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro
Street Secrets: Lisa Ellex
The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your delectable secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Jul 10, 2019

A young woman tells us why she alters her appearance.  Her friends, classmates, teachers and even her boyfriend don't know what she really looks like.  The reason she hides her appearance will surprise you. 

See Jane's old and new wigs on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Also see the gym where her truth was revealed. Search @secretroompod.

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Join our new fan page! Click here or search for the group and ask to join.  All are welcome. :)

PODCAST TEAM 
Producer: Susie Lark
Social: Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro
Street Secrets: Lisa Ellex
The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your delicious secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Jun 26, 2019

"My name is Sarah and my secret is I went on the run from the law when I was 17; I spent some time in jail, but thanks to a twist my criminal record isn’t connected to me.  Some might say I’m still on the lam…but I don’t see how it could catch up to me…"

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.

The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your incredible secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)  ~ Ben

Jun 11, 2019

Kendall keeps her sick ex-husband's secret from their daughter. She only knows half of it, and revealing even that could have dire consequences. Should she tell the part she knows or let him take his secret to the grave?  

PICTURES 
Kendall sent pictures of her and her husband when they were married.  See their wedding day, and see them chilling at a BBQ.

They're waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @SecretRoomPod.

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro, Bobbi Jo Valdez.

The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your incredible secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)  ~ Ben

May 29, 2019

Joey comes out to family about a sexual orientation that is unlike any other.  Joey falls in romantic love with objects.

PICTURES 
See Joey and Robotroll together.  Robotroll's pink shock of hair is something to behold.  We also have an image of the Objectum Sexual pride flag.

They're waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @SecretRoomPod.

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro, Bobbi Jo Valdez.

The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

YOUR SECRET 
Submit your secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)  ~ Ben

May 15, 2019

Thomas tells us how his father's high expectations led him to pursue a demanding career he neither wanted nor was highly skilled at. At a pivotal moment at university he made a calamitous choice that undid years of study and nearly wrecked his career.

PICTURES 
See Thomas in selfie mode, the text about his former classmate and the journal he uses in his new career to track data.

They're waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @SecretRoomPod.

PODCAST TEAM 
Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro, Bobbi Jo Valdez.

The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder


SUBMIT 
Submit your secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)  ~ Ben

May 1, 2019

Brie let her catfish into some dark corners of her life - at her own peril. And when she tells you her catfish’s real identity, the truth will astound you as much as it did Brie.  

PICTURES 
See Brie's catfish and the very bathroom where Brie's cousin Malcom committed the unspeakable.

They're waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @SecretRoomPod.

TEAM 
Production: Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks, Alessandro Nigro, Bobbi Jo Valdez.

The Sound Engineer: Chet

Music: Breakmaster Cylinder

SUBMIT 
Submit your secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)  ~ Ben

Apr 17, 2019

Amber catfished teenage boys for three years.  But can a catfish have real feelings?  And if she does, how does that work out?  Amber tells us who she talked to and how she pulled it off. 

THE TRAIL WENT COLD
Hear Ben on The Trail Went Cold Ep 120.  It's about the unsolved murder of Amber Tuccaro.

PICTURES
See the drawing JD composed to express his love for Amber. Also see Amber in her catfish years and as the woman she is today.

They're waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @secretroompod.

TEAM
Production: Susie Lark 
Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez
Digital Marketing: Tassja Cadoch 
The Sound Engineer: Chet
Music: Breakmaster Cylinder

SUBMIT
Submit your secret at our website secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)  ~ Ben

Apr 3, 2019

What’s the worst thing a loved one has ever done to you?  Rachel tells us about two relationships that collide and the terrible things that people are capable of.  


PICTURES 
See Rachel and Justin during happy times. Also an image of Rachel’s phone as she’s playing Justin’s voicemail on the podcast. 

They're waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @secretroompod.

TEAM 
Production: Susie Lark 
Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez
Digital Marketing: Tassja Cadoch 
The Sound Engineer: Chet

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)  ~ Ben

 

Mar 19, 2019

One summer night 20 years ago, when he was just a kid, Matt’s parents had an encounter on the staircase.  An encounter he blames himself for to this day.

PICTURES
See a picture of Matt and his brothers from 20 years ago, their faces obscured, along with a picture of the house they were raised in.

They are waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @secretroompod.

TEAM
Production: Susie Lark 
Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez
Digital Marketing: Tassja Cadoch 
The Sound Engineer: Chet

LISTENER SURVEY
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!!

Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :) 

 

 

 

Mar 6, 2019

How would you react if an unethical doctor's behavior gave you a huge and beloved family?

In this episode June explains how it is that her daughter has 50 siblings and counting.  And it's not why you think!  

PICTURES
See June and her daughter playing in a couple of pictures from the 70s.  Their faces are obscured.   

They are waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @secretroompod.

TEAM
Production: Susie Lark 
Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez
Digital Marketing: Tassja Cadoch 
The Sound Engineer: Chet

LISTENER SURVEY
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!

Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)   

 

Feb 20, 2019

Would you tell an over-the-top obnoxious and drunk house guest to get out?  What if he was your best friend's husband?  You will not believe what happened to Roxy.

TEAM 
Production support: Susie Lark 
Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez
Digital Marketing: Tassja Cadoch 
The Sound Engineer: Chet

PICTURES 
See Roxy at her wedding.  Maude, her best friend and bridesmaid stands behind her.   Also, the the bathroom that got soaked in vomit on that hapless night now restored to its original splendor. 

See them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our handle on each is @secretroompod.

JIM HAROLD'S CAMPFIRE 
If you enjoy The Secret Room, you'll also love Jim Harold's Campfire. You'll be enthralled by stories of the supernatural told by real people.  Available wherever you get your podcasts.

LISTENER SURVEY 
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!

Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)   

 

Feb 6, 2019

In order to manage the deep resentment she feels toward her mom, Hannah lies to her family about something very important.

Production support: Susie Lark 

Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez

PICTURES

See Hannah and her mom, their faces obscured, at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s last year.  Also mom’s room at the memory care facility and the cute fluffy white doggie dad takes along on his walks with mom.

Go get 'em:

facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod and soon at twitter.com/SecretRoomPod

~Ben

 

LISTENER SURVEY

Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!

 

Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben

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