The Secret Room | True Stories

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. :)     

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

We explore Ashley’s complicated family dynamic and the challenges a sister faces when the brother she loves dearly has severe addictions.  When Ashley reveals her secret you might wonder about its consequences and whether Ashley bears any blame for what happened next. Production support: Susie Lark  Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez PICTURES See Ashley and her brother on her wedding day.  It’s one of her favorites, taken the last time her extended family was all together.   Also: the the cardinal feather she received from her brother on the very day of our interview. It’s stored it safely in the jewelry box Cody gifted her.   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

In our last Sunday feed I present a look back at some of our favorite Street Secrets from 2018.   Come back in just two days for our first regular Tuesday show.  It's "79. My Horrible Secret That Came True."    We'll be there every other Tuesday. Forever.  :) ~Ben Street Secret Team: Bobbi Jo Valdez, Caitlin Bartholomew, Elkid and Susie Lark. PICTURES See Susie's favorite artistic renderings of Street Secrets from 2018. Go get 'em: facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod    SECRET ROOM TEES, MUGS AND TOTES!  Show your affiliation with your favorite indie podcast that could with our cool merch!  Visit our store. LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!   Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben

Jo hopes her boyfriend never discovers that she records him.  Because if she did the world she’s constructed with those recordings would collapse in an instant.  Production support: Susie Lark and Dahlia Beta Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez PICTURES See Jo holding a picture of her boyfriend, his face obscured, you know, to protect the innocent! Go get 'em: facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod and later in the week at twitter.com/SecretRoomPod And check out Jo's Instagram: instagram.com/recordedboyf ~Ben SECRET ROOM TEES, MUGS AND TOTES!  Show your affiliation with your favorite indie podcast that could with our cool merch!  Visit our store. LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!   Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben

Today we peek into the secret lives of the rich and famous with a story that lands at the intersection of celebrity and . . . chicken!  A celebrity demands five live chickens be delivered to his New York City loft, but he never knew what it took to get them there.  Production support: Susie Lark. PICTURES  See Loretta’s baby a couple of months after surviving the high-speed in utero chicken ride.  Loretta points out she’s clutching something that looks suspiciously like a chicken.  Also the painting titled “Cinco Gallina” that, remarkably, hangs in Ben’s living room.  This interview was meant to be! Go get 'em: facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod and later in the week at twitter.com/SecretRoomPod ~Ben   LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey!   Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben

YouTube star Brittani Louise Taylor confesses the lie she told her viewers.  Today she tells Ben what she did and why she’s kept it a secret…until now.  She also tells him the big way she’s coming out with her truth.    Brittani's favorite charity: watoto.com. Production support: Susie Lark. Street Secret Team: Bobbi Jo Valdez.  Thanks guys. PICTURES Check out three pictures Brittani wanted me to share with you guys.  You don't want want to miss the one with her son Rex.  Their megawatt smiles will jump off your phone and into your day! See theme here: facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod and later in the week at twitter.com/SecretRoomPod ~Ben  LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!   Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben

Tracy tells her harrowing tale of survival when she was a broke and destitute teen. Stories her mother never knew.  Stories shared here for the first time. Production support: Susie Lark. Street Secret Team: Bobbi Jo Valdez.  Thanks guys. PICTURES Tracy shared pictures of her from her high school, university and army days.  Go get 'em: facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod and later in the week at twitter.com/SecretRoomPod ~Ben   LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey!   Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben

Quinn's dark preoccupation lead her to an unusual career.  Today she lifts the curtains to show us what really happens to the dead as they're prepared for their final journey. Production support: Susie Lark. Street Secret Team: Bobbi Jo Valdez.  PICTURES To give you an even bigger peek behind the curtain, Quinn’s sharing a bunch of pictures.  There are a couple of Quinn…her face is obscured but you can still connect with her a bit.  Then there's a nostalgic picture of an old hearse she found at the funeral home she worked at, which has been in business for a century.  And remember she talked about restorative art, and how that was her passion?  Quinn sent a picture of her project at mortuary school where she had to create a complete face from mortuary wax.  You wanna see that one! facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod/ and later in the week on at twitter.com/SecretRoomPod ~Ben LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey!   Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben

Louise’s brother Jessie was everyone’s best friend.  So she had to conceal her happiness when he died.  Louise tells us about their complicated relationship and the unexpected things that have happened since he passed. Production support: Susie Lark. Street Secret Team: Bobbi Jo Valdez.  PICTURES Louise made a discovery when she was searching for pictures.  Read out exchange about it on social.  Also a picture of Jessie living large, and pictures of Louise with Jessie as kids and then as adults. See them all now: facebook.com/SecretRoomPod and instagram.com/SecretRoomPod/ and later in the week on at twitter.com/SecretRoomPod ~Ben LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey!   Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)  ~Ben