172. The Bats and the Bees
The Secret Room | True Stories
Ben Hamm
4.4 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Judy moved to a small town where she lived in a house with bats and had a run in with the mayor. But small town politics got the best of her. Now that she’s moved, she’s free to tell her stories.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, it's Ben. Please consider patronizing my sponsors with our discount codes. They make the secret room possible. |
| 0:07.0 | Thanks to Dipsy for supporting the secret room. Dipsy is an audio app full of short, sexy stories. If you're looking to light a spark or he thinks up, there's a story waiting for you. |
| 0:16.0 | Get an extended 30 day free trial when you go to DipsyStories.com slash secret. |
| 0:22.0 | And we're also sponsored by BetterHelp Online Therapy for 10% off your first month. Go to betterhielp.com slash secret and start living a better life today. |
| 0:34.0 | Thanks also to Athletic Greens. Athletic Greens is going to give you a free one year supply of immune supporting vitamin D and five free travel packs with your first purchase. |
| 0:45.0 | Go to Athletic Greens.com slash secret to take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance. |
| 0:53.0 | These offers are in the show notes. Thank you and now here's today's episode. |
| 1:00.0 | Hey, what's your secret? |
| 1:01.0 | So when I was between the ages of like, I don't know, 10 and 12, my mom had this cinnamon apple candle that smelled so good. |
| 1:11.0 | And it was off brand. It wasn't like, ginky candle. It was like some off brand. So it was like really soft and didn't have the same consistency as a normal candle. |
| 1:22.0 | And I loved it so much that every time I'd walk by, if it wasn't being burned, I would like take a little bit and eat it. |
| 1:30.0 | Yeah, you probably shouldn't. |
| 1:32.0 | I was so disgusted with myself now, but my mom weirdly never said anything. So we would just burn it and it would like, solidify again and you wouldn't be able to see the finger march. |
| 1:42.0 | And yeah, that's my secret. |
| 1:44.0 | I can't eat it. |
| 1:46.0 | A quick note before we get started, there's a couple of moments in the show that I'd label adult content. So please consider where you listen to the show. |
| 2:08.0 | So she has this interior screen porch to protect herself at night from the bats. |
| 2:17.0 | Today, my guest found herself under the thumb of powerful people in small towns. |
| 2:22.0 | But it ended up being a lot worse for me. |
| 2:24.0 | And no matter where she turned, she was back up against the same people. |
| 2:28.0 | It's kind of horrifying for people who aren't in the situation to hear these stories. |
| 2:33.0 | She bounced from one bad situation to another. |
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