100. Don't Call Me Hero
The Secret Room | True Stories
Ben Hamm
4.4 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2019
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
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.
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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.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Thanks to BetterHelp for supporting the secret room for 10% off your first month. |
| 0:05.5 | Go to BetterHelp.com slash secret. |
| 0:08.7 | Thanks also to Buffy for $20 off your Buffy Comforter. |
| 0:13.2 | Visit buffy.co and enter promo code secret. |
| 0:17.2 | And thanks to Noom, getting in shape isn't just about losing weight. |
| 0:21.4 | It's about learning healthier habits and feeling better about yourself. |
| 0:25.4 | Noom helps us learn to develop a new relationship with food. |
| 0:28.8 | Sign up for your trial today at NoomNOM.com slash secret. |
| 0:35.8 | What's your secret? |
| 0:37.8 | When I'm bored, I like to write episodes in my mind for TV shows that have been canceled. |
| 0:44.3 | And what I would never tell anyone is in junior high, I used to write episodes of 90210 |
| 0:51.3 | where I was looped parry. |
| 0:59.3 | Today we welcome a former cop to the secret room. |
| 1:09.8 | Hi, my name is Maddie and my secret is I received an award for something that torments me every day. |
| 1:16.8 | And I'm not sure how to deal with it. |
| 1:19.3 | And being a cop was really demanding. |
| 1:22.8 | In this city we did a lot of domestic violence, a lot of car accidents, a lot of shootings. |
| 1:30.8 | It sounds like those TV series you see about police work. |
| 1:35.8 | Cop shows. |
| 1:37.8 | Lots of people love those. |
| 1:39.8 | I can't stand to watch them now. |
| 1:42.8 | Then one night, about eight years ago, it was... |
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