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The Secret Room | True Stories

90. On the Lam

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

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

4.42.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

"My name is Sarah and my secret is I went on the run from the law when I was 17; I spent some time in jail, but thanks to a twist my criminal record isn’t connected to me. Some might say I’m still on the lam…but I don’t see how it could catch up to me…"

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Susie Lark, Sachelle Brooks and Alessandro Nigro.

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Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Thanks to Better Help for supporting the secret room.

0:03.6

For 10% off your first month, go to BetterHelp.com slash Secret.

0:09.5

And thanks to Noom for supporting the secret room, getting in shape isn't just about losing

0:14.4

weight, it's about learning healthier habits and feeling better about yourself.

0:19.4

Noom helps us learn to develop a new relationship with food.

0:23.0

Sign up for your free trial today at Noomnoom.com slash Secret.

0:30.4

Go ahead and tell me a secret.

0:32.2

So I do this thing.

0:35.1

I try and avoid warmer at most costs, except for when I'm feeling kind of like down about

0:42.7

myself, I go to Walmart because I know I am by far the most attractive person at Walmart

0:50.4

and so it just makes me feel better about myself.

0:53.8

Oh, yeah, that's kind of something I do.

0:57.2

Wow, I can't believe that.

1:12.7

There is liberal use of adult language in this episode.

1:17.1

So I call my boyfriend and I explain to him what just happened.

1:23.9

And I'm like, I need you to come and get me.

1:26.5

I'm like, if I stay here, I'm like, I'm going to go to jail until I'm 21.

1:30.2

I'm like, the cops, I saw them.

1:31.6

They're already on the way to my house.

1:33.0

They're probably like trolling the neighborhood looking for me.

1:36.4

I'm like, I got to get the fuck out of here.

1:39.0

Sarah joins us today from Chicago, Illinois, with a story of Miss Spent Youth.

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