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Family Secrets
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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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They Weren’t Into Consequences
Nov 2700:56:09Tap to summarizeWhen Amanda’s parents’ eccentricities take a dark turn toward hoarding, scheming, and secret-keeping, the walls begin to literally close in on her. As the chaos and deceit grows in volume around her, she must figure out how to escape. Amanda Uhle's book is titled Destroy This House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Who’s the Girlfriend?
Jul 17, 2025Tap to summarizeA box of letters. A hidden life. A history rewritten. Susan must reckon with how to move forward—how to be a daughter, a sister, a mother—after so much staggering change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A 2025 Update From Dani
Mar 6, 202500:01:53Tap to summarize Catching up with our Family Secrets family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →I Got a Lion
Jan 9, 202500:32:45Tap to summarizeGriffin grew up in a family whose illustrious life defined them. But beneath their fame were the secrets that shaped his world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →I Thought I Was Telling the Truth
Jan 2, 202500:44:09Tap to summarizeAt the age of sixteen, Jill began a relationship that lasted most of her life with her much-older professor. Twenty-five years ago, she wrote a memoir. But with time comes new memories, new clarity. She’s realized something: it's time to tell the story again, and differently.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →We’ve Met Once Before
Dec 26, 202400:54:43Tap to summarizeIn her quest for answers about her biological mother in South Korea, Tracy finds more—and in some ways, less—than what she’s bargained for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Sky Didn't Fall
Dec 19, 202400:58:08Tap to summarizeWhen Sacha looks back to her childhood, she sees the branches of a gnarled and tangled family tree. But through art, reflection, storytelling – and just the right therapy – she finally begins to pry the pieces apart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →An Active Annihilation
Dec 12, 202400:56:26Tap to summarizeGrowing up in Ahmedabad, one of India’s fastest-growing cities in the early 2000s, Zara’s world ignited –both literally and figuratively.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Let’s Go Into the Woods
Dec 5, 202400:36:45Tap to summarizeWhen Garth was growing up, he managed to hide his struggles from his parents. But when Garth becomes a parent himself, he must decide when—and if, at all—to come out of hiding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Sunshine
Nov 28, 202401:16:06Tap to summarizeNabil’s dad is not exactly in the picture when he grows up. But he is in other pictures, many in fact. He’s a famous jazz musician and throughout most of Nabil’s life, he’s only a stone’s throw—and yet, a world—away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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