The Secret Society Ep. 1: An Explination

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Transcript

Sam  01:04
Oh. Hello.

Jim  01:06
Listen to this episode to find out more about us.

Sam  01:10
Time for the show.

Sam  02:02
Welcome to The Secret Society. I'm Secrecy Sam.

Jim  02:06
And I'm Jim.

Sam  02:08
Today we explain a little bit about what we do.

Jim  02:13
Let's start it off with a message from our friend Lisa.

Lisa  02:17
Hello, recruit podcast listeners. I am so excited that you have joined our organization. You see, by listening to this podcast (or reading this transcript), you have just officially joined the secret society. That means you are in our system and may be called upon as an agent at any time. However, we will not give out our important secrets to you- yet. That is why we are using AI voice changers. Now, back to the boys.

Jim  02:49
All right, Lisa. have fun with the annoying new recruits - I mean allies - at the headquarters.

Sam  03:00
Now, what's this podcast all about? And, if you live under a rock, what's the secret society?

Jim  03:08
I'll start with you, rock dwellers. The secret society is what it sounds like - a society in the shadows.

Sam  03:17
Well, not exactly. the secret society is an organization for criminals, spies, and the like. Ex-KGB agents and CIA infiltrators come here. Some whole spy rings have joined. For example, our most newly recruited group, the bad spy ring.

Jim  03:36
They act like they are as powerful as we are and insist on being called allies instead of recruits. Man, I'm glad I don't have to deal with them like Lisa does.

Sam  03:48
We have some of the most advanced technology in the world and operate in 184 countries.

Jim  03:55
That's us. Now, why did we start this podcast? The primary reason is recruiting.

Sam  04:02
See, you are listening to this right now, and many more listeners will follow. If we put more episodes out, it will lure more listeners. We can also use tactics such as SEO. Also, if you become more highly trained, you may find messages encoded in the episode, often relating to missions to complete, as well as training messages.

Jim  04:26
But the real reason is that too many of our previous members pressured us to.

Sam  04:31
Don't tell them that Jim! You're just messing this up!

Jim  04:34
What? It's true and you can't change that!

Sam  04:37
But I can edit it out.

Jim  04:39
Levi is the editor and producer. It's up to him.

Sam  04:45
Anyway, we have plenty of good reasons for the podcast.

Jim  04:52
Next question: why do we want you? You'd think "They should be fine. They've got everything they want, right? #absolutely amazing?"

Sam  05:04
That's not exactly the case. you see, we have an enemy. a powerful enemy. It's mostly confidential information, but they have been attacking us and stealing our most important inventions. We must stop them, have revenge, and keep it hidden from the police, and we need operators and agents to do those jobs. We also have other plans.

Jim  05:31
Yeah, plans like world domination and space travel.

Sam  05:36
That's confidential, Jim! Top Secret!

Jim  05:40
Sorry. Never mind what I just said.  Alright. let's do a new segment - chat with the team. In this segment, we call a high-ranking individual in the secret society and quiz them about their job.

Sam  06:01
Sounds more like torturing them about their job- but okay. Who should we pick?

Jim  06:08
I think we should go with Lisa. Especially since it means she can stop doing her job for a while.

Sam  06:15
Alright. let's call her up. What is her communication number?

Jim  06:21
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Sam  06:40
That is quite long. Maybe we should shorten them.

(Telephone Ringing)

Lisa  06:53
Hello. Oh, it's you. what do you want?

Jim  06:58
Could you tell us about your job for our new segment?

Lisa  07:03
Oh, all right.  I am the head of communications and negotiations, which means that I am the leader of the group that works out alliances and treaties with other organizations, and my group also handles all communications within the secret society. If you receive a message telling you to carry out a mission, it will be from the group I lead.

Sam  07:28
Where do you work from?

Lisa  07:33 
I work primarily from the HQ, however many of my employees work virtually.

Jim  07:41
What is your latest project?

Lisa  07:45
My largest project recently has been communicating with the bad spy ring, who are quite stubborn as well as unresponsive. They have been attempting to hide it from us, but they were recently arrested. It means that they will only accept any deals if we promise to get them out of prison, but they will not go on any especially dangerous missions or spend very much time helping us. Another thing I have been doing is tracking one of our assassins who has gone rogue.

Jim  08:16
Wait- I didn't know that. What has he been doing?

Lisa  08:22
I honestly do not know. He has been able to mask his location most of the time, and his communications account is working incorrectly, so I am less able to follow him. Mostly, though, it's not my job. Location tracking is done by other departments.

Sam  08:42 
How many employees do you have in your department?

Lisa  08:47
Running all the communications is a big job, so maybe about 150. They are separated into groups of 10 to 15, each with a leader that reports to me, and I run one group in addition. I also have a group of 20 run by John that handle most incoming messages.

Jim  09:07
Thank you for that interview, Lisa.

Lisa  09:11
Anytime.

Sam  09:13
So that was "Chat with the team". Not a bad idea.

Jim  09:19
I'm glad you liked it.

Sam  09:25
That is all for today. Thank you for becoming a member of the secret society.

Jim  09:33
To create more agents, follow our show wherever you get your podcasts, such as Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and leave a rating or review as well. All music was by Bio Unit.

Sam  09:47
Levi is our editor and producer, and we're hosts Secrecy Sam and Jim for the secret society.

Jim  09:55
We'll see you next time.

Sam  09:58
That is what I just said, idiot!

Sam  10:55
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