Episodes

  • When a Psychic Scams You Out of Thousands of Dollars

    When a Psychic Scams You Out of Thousands of Dollars
    Jun 19 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 022 — 'When a Psychic Scams You Out of Thousands of Dollars' We've all heard stories about scammers who pose as psychics to swindle innocent people out of their hard-earned money by telling them things they want to hear. But what if one of those scammers REALLY WAS a psychic? And just happened to ALSO be a scammer? That's what our guest Alexis is here to tell us about... and her story is truly bingbong bonkers. Now, Matt does not exactly 'believe' in 'psychics'. But some of the details of Alexis's account of her experience with this scammer-psychic (who shall remain nameless, because of an NDA Alexis had to sign to finally get her money back!) are just TOO outrageous to wave away as part of some well-thought-out scam. But where does the scam begin? And where does the psychic-ing end? And honestly how the HELL did Alexis (AND two of her friends) end up forking over a total of MORE THAN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS to this woman??! Gotta listen (or watch) to find out! Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • When You Are Robbed And Left For Dead

    When You Are Robbed And Left For Dead
    Jun 12 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 021 — "When You Are Robbed and Left For Dead" While staying with his family in Oklahoma for a brief spell, our guest Brandon was going to visit his friend in Arkansas a for a quick weekend camping trip. On the way there, he decided to make a stop in Fayetteville to get a little of that sticky icky green stuff for a little extra enjoyment. (This was in 2017– well before it was legal in most states.) When Brandon finally found someone who said she had a connection who could hook him, he was stoked. Unfortunately, her connection had other ideas— which included a concrete slab to Brandon’s skull, and a steel toe boot to Brandon’s face (15+ times). Robbed and left for dead, Brandon somehow survived. And THIS is when Brandon’s story REALLY gets wild. Trust us when we say— if there’s one episode you wanna listen to or watch all the way to the very end, this is the one! Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel AND Matt's personal channel, @mattdelia for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • When The SWAT TEAM Is In a 6-Hour Standoff With Your Dad

    When The SWAT TEAM Is In a 6-Hour Standoff With Your Dad
    Jun 5 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 020 — “When The SWAT TEAM Is In a 6-Hour Standoff With Your Dad” This week’s guest Harlie was only 9 years old when a SWAT Team surrounded her house, guns drawn from every possible angle — street level, rooftop, you name it — hunting her father, who police suspected had shot up his former girlfriend’s apartment in a meth-fueled rage. Believe it or not, this is just the BEGINNING of Harlie’s wild tale. This one’s got a shootout in broad daylight, a 6-hour SWAT Team standoff in suburban Utah, a dog drenched in tear gas, a meth-head named ‘Tigger’, another meth-head escaping a crime scene in a woman’s wig, and whole lotta other crazy details too— but it also has a big heart, one that sneaks up on you and eventually takes over the whole frigging episode, thanks to Harlie and the earnest, honest way she tells her family story of crime, addiction, violence, forgiveness, and an unbreakable father-daughter bond. Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • When You Try To Be Nice To Someone But End Up With a Stalker

    When You Try To Be Nice To Someone But End Up With a Stalker
    May 29 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 19 — "When You Try To Be Nice To Someone But End Up With a Stalker" Spencer! Poor Spencer! Was just trying to be nice to someone who was clearly in need! And ended up experiencing several months of hell at the hands of a woman who thought (unbeknownst to Spencer at the time!) that Spencer was her one true soulmate. We'd write more (and there IS a WHOOOLE LOT more!) but honestly you have to hear the details from Spencer himself for this story to have its most maximum mind-blowing effect. Make sure to sound off in the comments about what you think is the craziest part of Spencer's story! (Without giving too much away, Matt thinks it's the part about the 'bread crumbs'.) And lastly— be careful out there, everybody! Be nice... but not TOO nice! Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • When You End Up Naked in a Stranger’s Sauna & He Pulls Out a Machete

    When You End Up Naked in a Stranger’s Sauna & He Pulls Out a Machete
    May 22 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 018 — “When You Somehow End Up Naked And Eating Ribs in a Stranger’s Hot Tub and The Stranger Has a Machete” Everyone has that one friend who is always getting into something crazy, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Today’s guest, a fella named Andrew, is one of those people— and in his case, it IS intentional. He’s constantly saying yes to the craziest of opportunities, so that he always has great stories with which to entertain his friends. But in this episode, Andrew tells Matt what he considers his very BEST story, which involves a Jamaican scientist who loves to cook ribs, get naked without warning, invite strangers into his sauna to EAT the ribs he cooked, and then brandish a machete. Not sure what else to say about this episode besides— strap in, this one is particularly insane! Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • When Your Friend's Trauma Becomes Your Drama

    When Your Friend's Trauma Becomes Your Drama
    May 15 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 17 — "When Your Friend's Trauma Becomes Your Drama" Episode 17 is here and IT IS A WILD ONE! So many twists and turns in this one, it’s best to keep this short and sweet, so here goes— Our guest Jason was in college in Florida at the time of this tale, when he and his brothers decided to rent a place there for a chill summer full of sunshine and partying. Only a few friends of his remained in town while school was out— one of them being the ex girlfriend of Jason’s former roommate. And at a get together at Jason’s place one night, this ex-girlfriend of Jason’s friend showed up (AGAIN— after already having left about an hour earlier) in a very bad way... bloodied, beaten, and unable to speak— clearly severely traumatized in some way. Freaked out for his friend and just generally wanting to be a good person, Jason immediately took on a protector role of sorts, which ends up being wayyyyy more than he bargained for... To avoid giving too much away, it's best to leave it at that— but let’s just say things only get crazier from there! MUCH MUCH crazier. You don’t wanna miss this one! Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • When You Make Fake Money To Buy Drugs & Your Dealer Tries To Kill You

    When You Make Fake Money To Buy Drugs & Your Dealer Tries To Kill You
    May 8 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 016 — "When You Make Fake Money To Buy Drugs & Your Dealer Tries To Kill You For It" This story sounds and feels like a sequence from a movie BUT, the thing is, it ACTUALLY HAPPENED. And the fact that our guest Christina is even alive to tell us the tale is... well... absolutely and completely bingbong bonkers insane. When Christina was a teenager she was hooked on heroin. Like, REALLY hooked. So hooked, in fact, that at one point she needed a fix so bad that she (along with two equally heroin-hooked friends) printed fake money (on regular computer paper!!!) to buy over 200 hundred dollars worth of H from their gang-affiliated dealer. Somehow, at first, the exchange goes off without a hitch— but when Christina's friend steps back into her car to drive off with the goods, Christina quickly realizes this will NOT be the clean getaway she was hoping for. What ensues is a high speed chase along an interstate freeway, infuriated gangbangers, and gunshots whizzing by the heads of Christina and her heroin-addled friends. Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • When a Silly Prank Goes Very Very Wrong

    When a Silly Prank Goes Very Very Wrong
    May 1 2024
    The Private Record — Episode 015 — "When a Silly Prank Goes Very Very Wrong" Mason's plan to prank his college roommate was simple enough. But as we all know, even the simplest of plans don't always work out as... well... planned! And frankly, Mason's plan could not have worked out any WORSE. Right out of the gate, one unfortunate (but hilarious) development led to another, and then to another, and so on, resulting in Mason paying an absurdly (and comically) high price for his rather harmless prank attempt. This was of course all very bad news for Mason. But it was very GOOD news for Matt, and is great news for all of you, because you get to hear this prank-gone-wrong story from Mason himself— and laugh, and laugh, and laugh (both AT Mason AND with him). After some rather serious stories on the show over the last few weeks, we figured a few laughs might do you some good. And we think this is our funniest episode yet. Comment and let us know if you agree! Welcome to 'The Private Record', where ordinary people tell their most extraordinary stories. New episodes every Wednesday! If you liked this episode, please hit that 'like' button and subscribe to this channel for ALL NEW episodes, clips, announcements and more! And if YOU have a crazy story of your own and want to be on the show, go to theprivaterecord.com to submit yourself as a potential guest! We look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @ThePrivateRecord on all socials! And find Matt on IG @mattdelia for additional content related to the show and more! Get your Shoutout and support the show using HOLLER: https://holler.baby/theprivaterecord Submit your story at https://www.theprivaterecord.com Send us an email @ theprivaterecord@gmail.com Follow for more on socials @theprivaterecord tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/theprivaterecord instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theprivaterecord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins