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Family Secrets
Family Secrets. We all have them. And while the discovery of family secrets can initially be terrifying or traumatic, often these discoveries have the power to liberate, heal, and even uplift us. Join Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of the memoir Inheritance, and her guests as they explore astonishing family secrets and uncover the extraordinary lessons the truth can teach us.
Family Secrets. We all have them. And while the discovery of family secrets can initially be terrifying or traumatic, often these discoveries have the power to liberate, heal, and even uplift us. Join Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of the memoir Inheritance, and her guests as they explore astonishing family secrets and uncover the extraordinary lessons the truth can teach us.
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Dani Recommends: You Probably Think This Story’s About You
Hi Family Secrets family, this week we're bringing you a podcast we think you'll enjoy: You Probably Think This Story's About You. Dani also gives an update on the release date for the next season of Family Secrets.
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05 Sep 2024
34 MINS
34:57
05 Sep 2024
I Was 758
Susannah was 758; that was her identifying number as a research subject in an academic study—and a psychological experiment— that spanned thirty years of her life. In adulthood, Susannah can finally uncover the myriad secrets woven into her life under the microscope.
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08 Aug 2024
1 HR 01 MINS
1:01:06
08 Aug 2024
Hey Dad, Who Was That at the Door?
It’s not until well into Darren’s adulthood that he discovers the truth of his father’s secret past. And what does he do with his father’s secrets? He keeps them. But only for a while.
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01 Aug 2024
57 MINS
57:02
01 Aug 2024
A Phantom Glamour
David’s mother is a fantasist with a secret. But hers is the kind of strange secret that’s out in the open…sort of. As David grows up, he finds the intersection between drama and comedy in this tangled history.
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25 Jul 2024
56 MINS
56:38
25 Jul 2024
No, The Kids Were Not All Right
The cult is a secret to most people she knows. Her very identity is a secret to most people she knows. But at a certain point, Lauren needs to be herself. She needs to tell her story and corroborate it. She needs to set herself free.
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18 Jul 2024
43 MINS
43:26
18 Jul 2024
Candy Bones
Reed grew up with a camera in his hand. At first, the videos he made with his brothers were just for fun. But when their mom goes missing, the boys embark on a cinematic journey to solve the complex mystery of their mom’s disappearance.
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11 Jul 2024
58 MINS
58:19
11 Jul 2024
A Lightning Bolt of Desire
When Molly’s secret longings and buried desires become the basis of her marriage, she must decide how—and how much—to disclose. To her husband, her children, and herself.
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04 Jul 2024
1 HR 04 MINS
1:04:20
04 Jul 2024
This Didn’t Have to Be a Secret
Deep in Dina’s family lore is a story of a fire; someone burned a house down. But who? And why? After a lifetime of wondering, Dina finally hunts down the truth.
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27 Jun 2024
35 MINS
35:26
27 Jun 2024
Dear Sister
When Michelle gets a knock on her door one day in 2017, her life—and the lives of her loved ones—will be forever changed. What she learns that day will send her and her beloved sister down a harrowing and unforeseen path.
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20 Jun 2024
51 MINS
51:28
20 Jun 2024
Code Blue Cafeteria
Barrett and his wife Jane are both oncologists – they share a social world, a professional world, and a rich life together. But one thing is not shared—a secret that’s as heartbreaking as it is cataclysmic.
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13 Jun 2024
1 HR 07 MINS
1:07:44
13 Jun 2024
I Dug it Up
Growing up, Whit was extremely close with her mother. But when she becomes pregnant in her twenties, her mother extracts herself entirely; she spends the rest of her life pretending as if Whit simply does not exist. Why? To answer this burning question, Whit must dig and dig and dig.
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06 Jun 2024
1 HR 00 MINS
1:00:01
06 Jun 2024
Family Secrets: Season 10 Trailer
Welcome to the 10th season of Family Secrets. Join us starting June 6th for new stories about identity, connection, and how we all long for the truth.
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30 May 2024
02 MINS
02:17
30 May 2024
A Virtuosic Patient
Alice’s upbringing is one of simultaneous excess and absence, and in the deep canyon between the two, she loses herself entirely. In order to finally find herself and heal, she must confront the complicated truths and lies told by her artist parents.
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11 Jan 2024
52 MINS
52:59
11 Jan 2024
An Answer to the Offness
Maggie made a life for herself as a successful poet, wife, and proud mother of two. But after years of marriage, she sensed something to be terribly off. When her intuition led to a painful discovery, she could finally claim her truth and grow.
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04 Jan 2024
49 MINS
49:12
04 Jan 2024
You Belong to the Mystery
Her paternity. Her health. Her very self. For many years, these are all mysteries to Kimberly. As she reckons with this myriad of unknowns, she learns more than she ever expected to know.
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28 Dec 2023
1 HR 06 MINS
1:06:57
28 Dec 2023
The Self I Could Have Been
In his journey toward self-discovery, Shane must reconstruct his past by cobbling together memories of his kidnapping, upbringing, and the enormous swell of questions which once defined his identity.
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21 Dec 2023
30 MINS
30:35
21 Dec 2023
This Was All Supposed to be Secret
Susan takes great lengths and risks to get answers about her biological family. But sometimes, in the world of family secrets, these kinds of answers beget more questions.
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14 Dec 2023
57 MINS
57:40
14 Dec 2023
As Bad As a Lie
Brittany’s early life is defined by the road; she and her mom are vagabonds of sorts, never settling for too long in one place. But at least they have each other. That is, until they don’t.
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07 Dec 2023
48 MINS
48:30
07 Dec 2023
Because of William
Daniel grows up idolizing William, his friend and future brother-in-law. William is adventurous, effervescent and inspiring. But William has other attributes, too—secrets locked inside himself and when they come out, Daniel’s world unravels.
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23 Nov 2023
53 MINS
53:59
23 Nov 2023