Bones, Veins and Hearts

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

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

4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In our previous episode, “Death Industry,” Vera told us her secret that she dismembers human bodies as part of her job. She’s back to share the grim reality of specific cases she’s worked on. And it’s not for the faint of heart.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Today's episode contains graphic descriptions of organ retrieval procedures conducted on the recently deceased.
0:06.0	Please consider if the show is right for you.
0:09.4	Hi, Ben. My name is Vera, and my secret is, I don't tell people that a part of my job has been to dismember human bodies.
0:18.4	But now it's time for me to talk.
0:20.9	Today, the secret room presents, bones, veins, and hearts.
0:36.1	Get ready for your next adventure with shades that are built to last.
0:39.8	Go to shadyrays.com and use code secret for 35% off polarized sunglasses.
0:50.3	Hey everyone. Today my guest Vera tells us about jobs she's held in what she calls
0:58.5	the death industry. She's worked on the front lines of organ tissue and eye donation for a decade.
1:03.9	Some of the most extreme work she's done includes the surgical removal of eyes, skin,
1:09.5	bones, tendons, and organs of the recently deceased.
1:13.3	The donations she recovers save lives, but ironically all Vera sees is death, and it's taken a toll.
1:20.8	Vera is here to tell us about the aspects of her job that she just can't share with other people,
1:25.9	and it's not for the faint of heart.
1:32.2	This is the second of a two-part series, and we pick up with Vera telling us about her work in tissue recovery. You can listen now, or if you prefer, go listen to part one first. It's called
1:36.6	Death Industry, and it's just one episode back in your feed. With that, let's get started with
1:41.0	Vera's Secret. I want to thank you so much for joining us, Vera.
1:46.5	Thank you for having me.
1:48.1	The work you've performed is so intense.
1:50.3	Yes.
1:50.9	Tell us about your job in tissue recovery.
1:53.1	I was a part of the team that would surgically remove bones, tendons, skin, and cardiovascular tissue for transplantation and research purposes.
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