159. The Basement

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Storytelling, Personal Journals, Story, Podcast, Stories, True, Society & Culture

4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Amanda reveals her harrowing secret of being sex trafficked. The gritty details of where it happened, and by whose hands, are devastating.

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THE SECRET ROOM | UNLOCKED

Just last weekend Amanda and her bestie went back to the strip club to face her past. She was live streaming to Ben the whole time. On Unlocked Amanda is back to tell Ben what she found.

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PODCAST TEAM

Producer: Susie Lark. Story Development: Luna Patel. Hashtag Flipper: Alessandro Nigro. Sound Engineer: Marco. Music and Theme: 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,
0:05.7	go to BetterHELP.com slash secret. Start living a better life today.
0:12.0	Thanks also to Acorn TV, the largest commercial free British streaming service
0:17.0	that features compelling stories, exclusive premieres and originals that you won't find anywhere else.
0:22.0	To try Acorn TV free for 30 days, go to Acorn.TV and use promo code secret in all lower case
0:29.7	letters. Thanks also to our new sponsor, Babel, whose 15-minute lessons make it the perfect way
0:36.0	to really learn a new language on the go. When you purchase a three-month Babel subscription,
0:40.9	you'll get an additional three months for free. That's six months for the price of three.
0:46.4	Just go to Babel.com and use promo code secret.
0:50.2	And thanks also to brand new sponsor, OMGS. OMG is a website devoted to women's sexual pleasure.
0:57.9	For 10% off, go to omgs.com slash secret. All these offers are in the show notes.
1:04.9	Now, here's the show.
1:09.2	What's your secret? My secret is a couple of years ago at work. I ordered food for myself and
1:15.6	some co-workers off of DoorDash and I boss paid for it. Well, I guess I didn't delete his
1:22.5	card off of my DoorDash account and it turns out I was accidentally ordering food for myself with
1:28.4	his card for months, like several months. So he figured out what was happening and he asked me if
1:35.2	it was me. And you know, being quick on my feet, like I am, I blamed my 12-year-old little sister
1:42.4	and said it was her. He totally believed it and he didn't ask for any money back.
1:47.6	And to this day, no one knows it was me. Oh, and yes, I do still work for him.
2:08.8	Some listeners may find the descriptions of sexual assault in today's episode disturbing.
2:12.7	While this is ultimately a story of survival and triumph, please consider strongly if this episode is right for you.
2:22.0	I don't know what came over me, but I just turned around to her and I said run.
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