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The Secret Room | True Stories

by Ben Hamm

What's the one secret you've never told anybody? Welcome to The Secret Room, a podcast about the true stories no one ever tells. Hosted by Ben Hamm.

Chart trend

Position in the Personal Journals chart (US), last 90 days.

#1
all-time peak
70
days in the top 3 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Executive Retreat

#28 trending · Personal Journals

It's the second part of Krissy's secret that started in "Claire's Spa." For 15 years Krissy worked in sensual massage, building a business with two locations!  She tells

Sep 1
58 min

Claire's Spa

It's the second secret in our three secret arc on sex work.  To the world, Krissy lived a normal life. But behind closed doors, she was working in sensual massage, a secr

Aug 18
51 min

I Had a Gun in My Purse

Sloane reveals her secret that she worked for an escort agency for a year, and no one knows. She thought it was going to be all fast cash and glamour. After all, being a

Aug 4
58 min

Sugaring

With this episode we begin a three secret arc from women in sex work.  By the end of this series, we'll have a deeper understanding of different forms sex work can take,

Jul 21
58 min

The Pirate Grow

As a marijuana grower for a startup South American based company, Jake did some questionable things. Like the time he smuggled 500 marijuana plants through customs! Get i

Jul 7
1 h 11 min

False Hope

Grace from "Moonlight Should Be Beautiful" is back for the conclusion of her heartbreaking secret.  In part one she revealed the dark secret of a rape she suffered at the

Jun 23
1 h 10 min

Moonlight Should Be Beautiful

Grace shares a profound story:  She was sexual assaulted as a minor, which she kept secret, bearing the pain alone.  The SA she suffered forced her to make an utterly hea

Jun 9
1 h 11 min

I Got Banned from Tijuana

When you were a kid, how much mischief were you up to and how much did you hide from your parents?  Did you commit robbery? Did you get into such sticky situations that y

May 25
1 h 05 min

Did Mom Know?

Stephanie's Dad kept a secret that caused deep fractures within the family. It weighed heavily on him until a very inappropriate moment when it didn't. PICTURES  See

May 12
1 h 08 min

I Ran from the Law

Eric tells Ben the deep seated reason he developed significant contempt for the law.  It led him to challenge cops in hair-raising ways. Now, 40 years later, Eric tells h

Apr 28
53 min

Sneak Preview: The Pain of Others

Here's an excerpt from a new Pushkin audiobook I think you'll enjoy, The Pain of Others by Miguel Ángel Hernández. In a quiet town in the Spanish countryside, Miguel Án

Apr 21
23 min

My Husband and the Catfish

Tiffany confessed her online affair with another woman to her husband. His reaction might surprise you, but not as much as his reaction when they realize she was catfishe

Apr 15
1 h 13 min

Mom Ruined My Credit!

Hollie was devastated when she discovered that the person who meant the most to her had silently ruined her credit. But her secret is two fold.  The second secret is how

Mar 31
1 h 35 min

Grandma's Secret Prayer

Angela tells how as a kid all she wanted was her mom. And all her mom wanted to do was teach her how to melt crack. It's a backstory no one would suspect, including her d

Mar 17
48 min

I'm Not Moving to Budapest

Danielle's Hungarian born husband hates suburban life and yearns to return to Budapest.  They've set a date, but her secret is she's not moving.  It's a complicated story

Mar 3
1 h 02 min

I'm Black?! Part 2

Armed with nothing more than a name and an old family photo, Lexie goes on the hunt to find her biological father.  And when she finds him she realizes she has a secret s

Feb 17
1 h 04 min

I'm Black?! Part 1

How could Lexie not know that she was black?  And when the secret was revealed it nearly shattered her world. It's a complicated story of family, secrets and broken trust

Feb 3
57 min

BAM! The Car Just Blew Up!

In our last episode, "I Robbed a Subway Sandwich Store," Kat tells how she got tangled up in the robbery of a sandwich shop one hair raising night.  Today our subway sand

Jan 20
1 h 01 min

I Robbed a Subway Sandwich Store!

Kat tells us about one hair-raising night that ended with a high speed car chase, an explosion and some cash. But did she and her crew get away with it? PICTURES See

Jan 6
50 min

Murder Confession

One drunken afternoon Michelle's girlfriend confessed to a murder. The circumstances surrounding the killing were darker than she could imagine, and it's turned her life

Dec 16 2025
1 h 16 min

Chart positions

Where The Secret Room | True Stories ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 8, 2026).

#15 ▲ 1 Personal Journals US
#172 ▲ 2 Society & Culture US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Ben is such an amazing interviewer and is truly compassionate. The stories are well told and are told without a lot of nonsense.

A135$ · Jun 2025

Ben is a great host and extremely empathetic. I enjoy the fact that these are stories from real people. Ben does a great job. I like his calm and caring approach to people who are sharing very deep and personal secrets.

Annes73 · Oct 2024

Just started listening to this podcast a few days and I’m absolutely addicted! I love the chemistry of the hosts and look forward to binging over the weekend! Unique, thought-provoking and funny! Keep up the great work! 👍👍👍

Adrienne223 · May 2024

There have been great episodes, but it was incredibly disappointing to hear Ben laugh along with a guest who admits to extortion and concocting false allegations for petty revenge. It’s fine to let a guest dig their own grave, but you don’t need to join them in it. You can do (and have done) so much better. Regretfully unsubscribing.

TShaneRogers · Mar 2024

It pains me to write this because I really, really like Ben — but he deserves better than the immature, boring guests that volunteer to tell their “secrets.” Problem is, most of them aren’t secrets at all. This most recent season is just full of lame interviews about broken relationships and juvenile misadventures told by narrators who appear to have very little insight into their own stories. I really enjoyed the first few seasons, but poor casting has turned the show into an extremely frustrating listening experience.

IrishHoo · May 2024

It’s OK. I like the concept of the podcast, but sometimes the stories are so long and drawn out, that I forget what the story was even about that I clicked on. Like get to the point already. If you’re going to make them describe every detail of their entire life, at least make sure it’s at least relevant to the story. I wish it wasn’t set up so much like an interview, but more of a storytelling. The host could stop talking so much, so the guest wouldn’t get sidetracked, and actually tell their story. This could be a way better podcast, with simple tweaks.

Jdoggy hip hopper · Apr 2026

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