The Night a Pimp Shot at Me!

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

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

4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In today’s interview Alex tells her secret coming of age story that takes place from when she was 15 to 20 years old. You will not believe the living she packed into those five years. And now, at the ripe old age of 25, she’s ready to document much of what she can remember, and to tell us how she survived everything from evil boyfriends, to drug abuse, to being technically dead and getting shot at by a pimp. And when we’re done you’ll understand why Alex owns her story, but why she keeps it a secret.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Today we have a gritty story of life on the streets that contains plenty of adult language and scenes of drug use and essay.
0:07.3	Please consider if the show is right for you and for those around you.
0:10.7	Hi, Ben. My name is Alex and my secret is that I robbed a pimp that was actively shooting at me.
0:15.7	Honestly, though, that was a pretty casual Tuesday back in the day for me. I'm ready to tell the story of my life in the streets.
0:22.4	Today, the Secret Room presents the night a pimps shot at me.
0:36.1	I'm like, no, just stop. Just stop talking drive. He's going to get us. And he's like, who's going to get us? What are you talking about? And I'm like you could join me. In today's interview, I'm going to speak with Alex
0:58.9	about her secret coming of age story that takes place from when she was 15 to 20 years old.
1:04.0	And you will not believe all the living that she packed into those five years. And now, at the
1:09.5	ripe old age of 25, she's ready to document much of what
1:12.9	she can remember, and she'll also tell us how she survived everything from evil boyfriends to drug
1:17.5	abuse, to being technically dead and getting shot at by a pimp. And when we're done, you'll understand
1:22.7	why Alex owns her story and also why she keeps it a secret. Let's get started. Hi, Alex, and welcome to the
1:30.1	secret room. Hi, Ben. Thanks for having me. You are welcome. Thank you so much for coming. You have had
1:35.8	quite a colorful life, haven't you? Yeah, it's been a pretty wild ride. And you've done quite a lot of
1:41.7	living for a young person. So much life. How old are you?
1:44.8	25.
1:45.9	25.
1:46.5	I cannot believe everything that has happened to you in your short time on this planet.
1:51.7	It's like I was living like a month's worth of life in one day.
1:56.2	Seriously.
1:57.1	Okay.
1:57.9	Well, we're going to get into it.
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