Andrew: Today, we are gonna do a Chatterbox episode all about secrets.
Maura: Sh. Don’t tell.
Andrew: Can you keep a secret, Maura?
Maura: Just kidding. This episode isn’t a secret. But you’re right. We’re gonna do a whole episode about secrets. First we’re gonna talk about keeping secrets, and then we’re gonna talk about what should be kept a secret, what should be kept private, and what should be kept public.
Andrew: Yeah. And this is a very interesting and entertaining topic to talk about, I think.
Maura: Mmhmm. Maybe some of our own secrets will come out.
Andrew: Yeah. Stay tuned.
Maura: OK. So, let’s start with keeping secrets. First, I would like to know,
Andrew: Do you think that you are good at keeping secrets? If someone told you a secret, or for example me, if I said, “Andrew, I gotta tell someone something,” and I told you and I said, “Please don’t tell anybody.” Could you keep it? Andrew: This is a good question. I think I’m a good secret keeper, yeah. I think I’m good at keeping secrets. Absolutely. Maura: OK. So if someone told you something and they said, “Don’t tell anyone,” you would really just keep it to yourself?
Andrew: Yeah. I would lock it up. It would stay inside. I wouldn’t tell anybody, for sure. But, to tell you the truth, I don’t like it when people tell me secrets, you know. You have this special responsibility to hide something. It’s a lot of pressure.
Maura: That’s true. Because by chance, maybe a month passes, or two, and maybe you forget it’s a secret or you say something that discloses that you know some secret information, and you could get yourself in trouble, maybe.
Andrew: Right. You can totally get yourself in trouble. And you didn’t ask for that. Somebody just told you something and, yeah, it’s stressful.
Maura: You know, it’s funny, because I think I, on the other hand, enjoy keeping secrets.
Andrew: Yeah? You like knowing the information? Yeah?
Maura: Yeah. I think that, first of all, I will say that I think I’m good at keeping secrets. If someone says don’t tell anyone, I don’t tell anyone. It’s easy enough. But I think that I’m happy that that person trusts me enough and considers
