The Big Secret

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4.6 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Brad keeps a big secret for far too long a time. Guest hosted by Cyndi Freeman. 🎤Live Story: The Big Secret by Brad Lawrence (Content note: child sexual abuse, murder, suicide) In a church where guilt is weaponized and silence rewarded, teenage Brad listens to a friend's secret that echoes into adulthood, long past her violent death. keywords: abortion, church youth group, evangelical guilt, childhood abuse, shame, U2, murder, strangulation 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved • 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in NYC September 25th or December 11th • ✍️ Pitch your story⁠ • ❤️ Support us on Patreon⁠ or ⁠make a one-time PayPal donation⁠ • 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book⁠ • 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us⁠ • 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hey folks, this is Kevin.
1:02.0	On this week's episode of Risk, you'll hear Brad Lawrence.
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1:28.9	Hello there.
1:29.9	That's right.
1:30.6	In a moment, I'm going to be handing the episode over to Cindy, who will be guest hosting.
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