The Secret Room | True Stories

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

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. PICTURESSee 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. TEAMProduction: Susie Lark Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez Digital Marketing: Tassja Cadoch The Sound Engineer: Chet LISTENER SURVEYTake our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!! Thank you for downloading the Secret Room. :)

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! PICTURESSee 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. TEAMProduction: Susie Lark Street Secrets: Bobbi Jo Valdez Digital Marketing: Tassja Cadoch The Sound Engineer: Chet LISTENER SURVEYTake our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com! Thank you for supporting the Secret Room. :)

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