George, Brian Zinn, Andy Abrams, John Jude Palencar, and Kit Palencar discuss fame, infamy, rumors, facts, and go in depth about how Byron Preiss created his treasure hunt called The Secret.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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 […]

How the Boston treasure was found in Jason's own words.

On this episode we have a conversation with Byron's best friend, William Stout. This episode was recorded almost two years ago! It took a long time for me to get proper permissions from people and do some editing. A good bit of this interview had to be cut out, but hopefully we can revisit these conversations with Bill in the future.

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Hey guys, we have a lot going on right now, so we weren't able to dive deep into a hardcore secret episode. But we didnt want to leave you hanging, so we thought we would start a new tradition and bring you an interview of one of our hosts. Everyone climb into bed, get cozy, and prepare to spend an evening with Bradley Hodges.

Oh my god, That JJP interview like, totally blew our minds! Join George, Brett, Kit and Bradley as we try our best to unpack it all! For sure! https://12treasures.com https://patreon.com/secrettreasure https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures http://www.youtube.com/c/TheSecrettreasurehunt

The back of the book is the Secret's apocalyptic document. Love it or hate it, it's there. The question is... should we use it to help us? Join George, Bradley, Seeds, Karleen, and Carly as we discuss the Fair Guide. https://12treasures.com https://patreon.com/secrettreasure https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures http://www.youtube.com/c/TheSecrettreasurehunt

In this episode, fellow keysearcher Cole May puts our host George Ward on the other side of the mic to answer some questions about his techniques in solving the puzzles, as well as his experiences with the hunt, the Facebook pages he is admin for, and why he doesn't think the St Augustine casque is buried at the fountain of youth.

Hey Y’all. This week the podcast starts a new series where we ask newer hunters to share their ideas about the cities they are working on. Listen in as we talk about Charleston with Christopher Pierce and Brian Mills. We may not agree with all their ideas, but discussion never hurt anyone. The Secret by […]

Hey yo, it's time to go back to Baston! Dis episode wez discuss da Baston episode of Expedition Unknown. What deyz got right, what deyz got wrang, and the fallout that swept across the secret lands. Youz guyz crack open a Sam Adams, pop on some Dropkick Murphys and dive in with us. http://12treasures.com https://patreon.com/secrettreasure https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures http://www.youtube.com/c/TheSecrettreasurehunt

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.

WE'RE DOING IT LIVE! Join us as we talk to John Fraser, owner of the Fountain of Youth, and Brian Zinn who found the cleveland casque, about the history of the hunt at the Fountain of Youth during our first ever live recording of The Secret Podcast.

OH MY GOD! New members have flooded the facebook pages by the thousands. New hunters are clamoring out their doors to venture into their local parks, and the all have the same questions. Where can I get a book? How can I contact Josh Gates? Why do people even listen to you guys? SERIOUSLY HOW […]

BOSTON WAS FOUND! Join George, Bradley, Kit, and ... John Palencar, as we talk about our initial reactions to the recent Expedition Unknown episode. This was a livestream... it is raw and unedited. https://www.patreon.com/secrettreasure https://12treasures.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures

OH MY GOD! Has this been a month for the Secret or what!?! A new EU episode came out, the New York image was released, the podcast had a meetup in San Francisco, and a CASQUE MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BOSTON!?!?! Oh, since I said that you don't care as much about the first three anymore do you? Well we don't talk about that in this episode.... We talk about the second EU episode... stay tuned for the third. https://www.patreon.com/secrettreasure 12treasures.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures

There is a very real chance the Boston Treasure was found. Stay skeptical though. George, Bradley, Sarah, and Bingo talk to HC and Michael about their solutions and try ot piece together what happened today in Boston. This was a livestream... it is raw and unedited. https://www.patreon.com/secrettreasure https://12treasures.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecrettreasures

Let's go to San Francisco baby! Join George Ward Brett Zingler and Bradley Hodges as we discuss the upcoming meetup, as well as some other projects the team has been working on. https://12treasures.com https://12treasures.com/q4t/‪ https://patreon.com/secrettreasure http://instagram.com/thesecretpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwZezQSeRkL1S12ehsFi6Q

We are all digging holes... Do your holes matter? ‪(386) 227-7821‬ https://12treasures.com Thank you to the Now Now's for allowing us to use their song. https://soundcloud.com/thenownows https://patreon.com/secrettreasure http://instagram.com/thesecretpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwZezQSeRkL1S12ehsFi6Q

Give us any chance - we'll take it, Read us any rule - we'll break it, We're gonna make our dreams come true... Depressed on a park bench! Join John and George as they drown their sorrows, slide down hillsides, and wonder what locals are talking about when they say "We're going to the beach" in Milwaukee. ‪(386) 227-7821‬ https://12treasures.com https://patreon.com/secrettreasure http://instagram.com/thesecretpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwZezQSeRkL1S12ehsFi6Q

The podcast team took a trip to meet JJP! There are so many things we couldn't tell you in this episode, but we tried to drop as many hints as we could. Pay attention and figure out what they are. From art critiques to digging holes, from EU to people who think we are idiots. The podcast has become a puzzle, Enjoy! ‪(386) 227-7821‬ https://12treasures.com https://patreon.com/secrettreasure http://kitpalencar.com http://instagram.com/thesecretpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwZezQSeRkL1S12ehsFi6Q

Holy Crap guys! Someone dug up a box in San Francisco, but there seems to be a bit of a problem. Join us as we talk about the misadventures of our new French friend, Dr. Gerald Gay why he may have decided to pull le wool over all of our eyes, and how dedicated this community is to keeping the hunt pure. Also, did you know the Tribute hunt is super close to being solved? no? Well you do now. https://12treasures.com/…/16-the-dr-gay-problem-shhh-the-s…/ https://goldenowlhunt.com/ (English Golden owl site) http://surlestracesdelachouettedor.blogspot.com/ (Kaspius' Blog) https://lachouette.net/ http://geraldgay.com

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/

JM has ran away, changed his name and hid all his precious jewels somewhere in North America. Join George, Brett, and Evan on this special episode of The Secret Podcast, where we all touch on JM's thing.

Ah, Montreal... The 'gateway to the north', The 'mount city'. Home of the Cardinals, the Blues.... Wait, why are we in Montreal again? We should be in St. Louis right? I mean, it has an Arch... Join us as we talk with John (Fenix) about 'The city of a hundred steeples' and why the casque can't possibly be in St. Louis..... can it? It's probably in St. Louis.

This month an da secret puodcast we discass da city of Baston, chaaasgate, the fens, the japanese traaanslations, and why Jahn can't live in one city for more dan a few days at a time. Baston is a wanderfal city, we hope ya get a chance to waalk around its beutifal paarks. But dont drive ya caar. Never drive ya caar to the paark in da city of Baston.

Author Pat Conroy once said about Charleston, "Beautiful cities have a treacherous nature." Join JM and George and the ghost of TJ, for a journey through history and a mind twister of a puzzle in Charleston SC. Also joining them for the whole show, and interview after, Artist Kit Palencar. http://12treasures.com --- http://www.kitpalencar.com

The Japanese copy of the Secret translated.

For the first time ever Rob Wrobel and Brian Zinn come together to talk about how it feels to bring a casque out of the ground. Then stick around to hear us all discuss Brian's decade long journey into the Elizabethan Gardens. No alligators were harmed in the making of this episode.

Special report. There books written in Japanese?!?! Who knew there was treasure buried in San Francisco?

New York is not a city. New York is a dream. Everything you want is in New York... somewhere. You just have to know where to look. In this episode we talk to Andy Abrams about his adventures searching for the elusive New York casque, As well as Ben Asen, life long friend of Byron Preiss, and photographer for The Secret. Sit back. Listen. Breath. Welcome to New York. http://www.benasen.com/

Welcome to New Orleans! In this episode we talk about our recent trip to NOLA, the drinks we drank, the friends we made, and the .... things we found? Then we chat with Jo-Ellen Trilling. The talented artist who sculpted this treasure we are all so desperately seeking.

Milwaukee. The 6th most violent city in America. The chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime there is 1,476 in 100,000 people. Which means John and Savrel have gotten lucky during their 2,000 trips to lake park. Reluctantly we are going to Milwaukee, because we hear there is something other than numerous murder victims buried in the ground there.

If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to have a shovel in your hand

St. Augustine, the first chapter in George's nightmare quest to dig as many holes as possible.

Wilhouse managed to convince a children's zoo to let him use a bulldozer to create a man made lake for their new gorilla enclosure. Let's talk to the people in charge and found out their side of the story.

Wilhouse? Who is that.... and why is he hanging around the Children's Zoo? Find out on this, the Houston episode of the podcast.