The Secret Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Back in 1982 a man named Byron Priess decided it would be a good idea to publish a treasure hunt. He spent a year or so traveling around the country, burying small ceramic boxes two feet underground. He wrote a few poems, and had a friend of his paint some images. The goal was to get the reader to match a poem with a verse, produce a treasure map of sorts, then go dig up the treasures. He thought it would be easy. 40 years later we are finding out he was wrong. So far two treasures have been found. One in Chicago, and one in Cleveland… so at least we know they are real. That’s about all we know for sure. This project started with Byron recruiting a bunch of his friends. Sean and Ted to write some descriptions of strange creatures that Byron’s friend JoEllen sculpted out of clay and cloth, which were photographed by his childhood friend Ben. Then Byron’s friends John Palencar, John Pierard, and Overton Loyd made a bunch of images with the sole purpose of confusing all of us. The project was created by a community of friends, and it is my opinion that a community of friends is the only way to solve it.
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Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Back in 1982 a man named Byron Priess decided it would be a good idea to publish a treasure hunt. He spent a year or so traveling around the country, burying small ceramic boxes two feet underground. He wrote a few poems, and had a friend of his paint some images. The goal was to get the reader to match a poem with a verse, produce a treasure map of sorts, then go dig up the treasures. He thought it would be easy. 40 years later we are finding out he was wrong. So far two treasures have been found. One in Chicago, and one in Cleveland… so at least we know they are real. That’s about all we know for sure. This project started with Byron recruiting a bunch of his friends. Sean and Ted to write some descriptions of strange creatures that Byron’s friend JoEllen sculpted out of clay and cloth, which were photographed by his childhood friend Ben. Then Byron’s friends John Palencar, John Pierard, and Overton Loyd made a bunch of images with the sole purpose of confusing all of us. The project was created by a community of friends, and it is my opinion that a community of friends is the only way to solve it.
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Episodes
50. Six years in San Francisco
5/1/2024
Six long years were spent working on this simple little idea, then getting the permission to explore it. Join Brett, Matt, and George as they talk about one small city block in the heart of San Francisco.
Duration:01:02:00
How Boston was Found with Jason Krupat
11/20/2023
How the Boston treasure was found in Jason's own words.
Duration:00:11:16
48. Nirvana vs. Silverchair
5/5/2023
Nivana vs. Silverchair, Canada vs. St. Louis, 5 vs. 8. Cole and George have a civil conversation while disagreeing on the fundamentals of things which do not matter... and wonder why others can't do the same thing.
Duration:00:44:04
47. The Mental Health episode
5/1/2023
May is mental health awareness month and in this first of two part series devoted to mental health in the treasure hunting community, George and Rachel talk to a Therapist who specializes in addiction and addiction behaviors. We talk about some of the things we have seen and experienced, in a session which ultimately turns into a therapy session for George. Enjoy. Join this channel to help support the podcast and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwZezQSeRkL1S12ehsFi6Q/join FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- ►FIND US AT: https://12treasures.com ►DISCUSS ON OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/qPkxjngHmy ►GET MERCH: https://12treasures.com/merch ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures ►REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/12keys/
Duration:01:06:03
The Subtlety of Witches – a 16th century cipher mystery
2/6/2023
Duration:00:48:24
The Golden Apple Tale
11/28/2022
Forty years ago a book titled The Golden Apple tale was released. Sold only by order forms in the back of magazines, only one physical copy is known to exist. For years no one has known who wrote this book, or if the treasure was still available. Today those questions are answered.
Duration:00:46:58
46. The St. Augustine One – An interview with John Jude Palencar
8/31/2022
How in the world did George Ward get invited to John Palencar's studio? Join George as he talks with John Palencar about Chicago, Boston, and Cleveland. Three of the solved puzzles from The Secret A Treasure Hunt.
Duration:00:50:21
45. An Evening with Cole May
7/22/2022
Awhile back Cole started a tradition of recording single episodes talking with a single person about what drew them into the hunt, and their experiences along the way. Cole started the 'Evening with' series, and its only fitting that he should have his own.
Duration:01:04:11
44. Did Alex find the Roanoke treasure?
4/27/2022
According the the GPR... There is something in the park. It's right under home plate. Is it a casque? It would make sense.Join to podcast as we talk to Alex Sweeny about a trip he recently took with George to Roanoke. They were sure they would come home with a casque, but they didn't... now its your turn to try.
Duration:00:43:45
43. Secret adventures with Ben and Joellen
3/13/2022
This week we talk to Ben Asen and Joellen Trilling about the adventures they shared shooting images for Byron Preiss' The Secret Treasure Hunt. MW's Masquerade TRibute Hunt: https://mysteriouswritings.com/the-annual-masquerade-tribute-of-treasure-hunts/ FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- ►FIND US AT: https://12treasures.com ►DISCUSS ON OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/qPkxjngHmy ►GET MERCH: https://12treasures.com/merch ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures ►REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/12keys/ ►SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/secrettreasure
Duration:01:02:50
42. An Evening with Kit Palencar
2/13/2022
In this episode we talk to Kit Palencar about the creation of the Tribute Treasure hunt. How he got started, how he created the painting, and what's coming in the future. Will there be a new painting? Will everything change? Will it ever be found? Just a note, people seemed upset about all the cuts in the JJP interview. They seemed to think important details were cut out. So this interview is presented practically uncut.
Duration:01:51:50
41. The Secret of Byron Preiss Documentary review
12/17/2021
George, Matt, Brett, and Cole review the Feature length documentary by James Renner, The Secret of Byron Preiss.... or Bryon Preiss? Look... you aren't going to believe what's in this, just listen to the episode.
Duration:01:03:21
40. The NY Meetup with Andy and Ben
10/27/2021
On 10/23/21 George and Bradley interviewed Ben Asen and Andy Abrams for the first and last New York meetup. This audio was recorded live.
Duration:01:47:10
39. Did we find the books Byron used to create the Secret?
8/10/2021
After years of telling listeners to use reference material from the 80's Cory Gilbert decided to do just that. Inside his World Book Encyclopedia he found direct links to the puzzle, and what may very well be Byron's reference material!
Duration:00:37:14
38. Storyland’s Hidden Treasures
8/1/2021
Join George, Bradley, Stephen, Ashley, Brody, Brandon, and Chad as they talk about nursery rhymes. Because that is something that adults do. This is how the Boston Solution works. Hopefully it helps you along your search. FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- ►FIND US AT: https://12treasures.com ►DISCUSS ON OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/qPkxjngHmy ►GET MERCH: https://12treasures.com/merch ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures ►REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/12keys/ ►SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/secrettreasure
Duration:01:38:05
37. Let’s talk Amphitheaters
5/19/2021
Join George, Bradley, Brett and Stephen Poff as they talk about the long lost amphitheater gardens and why we think the casque may not be buried in the Fountain of Youth.
Duration:01:35:13
36. An Evening with John Jude Palencar
3/17/2021
Join George and Bradley as they talk with John Jude Palencar, the artist behind the infamous paintings in Byron Preiss' treasure hunt The Secret. Are the cities correct? How did Byron bury Cleveland? Is there a method to this madness? Dive in and find out.
Duration:01:14:44
The Great US Treasure Hunt with Kristian House
2/14/2021
Woah! One of our listeners actually solved something! That's so cool!! In this episode Brett and George interview recent Great US Treasure Hunt Winner Kristian House, who had never even heard of the hunt before listening to our previous episode with David Steele. How did he solve it? What does it feel like to be a Professional Treasure hunter? Will he buy George an Xbox One? Find out all that and more in this episode!
Duration:00:51:01
The Great US Treasure Hunt with David Steele
1/7/2021
Did you guys know there are treasure hunts other than the Secret? I didn’t. But apparently there are! In this special episode George and Brett interview the Co-creator of The Great US Treasure hunt, a hunt inspired in part by the Secret. Are there any hints in this episode? Who knows? We don’t know much […]
Duration:00:50:52
35. Comparing Chicago and Cleveland
12/27/2020
Happy New Year Keysearchers! On this episode George, Brett, Bradley, and Cole compare and contrast the solutions to Cleveland and Chicago to try and find similarities which can help with other cities. Also Brett Sings a song. The Secret by Byron Preiss https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures http://www.youtube.com/c/TheSecrettreasurehunt https://www.gofundme.com/f/12treasures-server-costs https://paypal.me/12treasures https://patreon.com/secrettreasure
Duration:02:06:05