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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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.
Language:
English
Episodes
I Got a Lion
1/9/2025
Griffin grew up in a family whose illustrious life defined them. But beneath their fame were the secrets that shaped his world.
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Duration:00:32:45
I Thought I Was Telling the Truth
1/2/2025
At 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.
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Duration:00:44:09
We’ve Met Once Before
12/26/2024
In 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.
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Duration:00:54:43
The Sky Didn't Fall
12/19/2024
When 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.
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Duration:00:58:08
An Active Annihilation
12/12/2024
Growing up in Ahmedabad, one of India’s fastest-growing cities in the early 2000s, Zara’s world ignited –both literally and figuratively.
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Duration:00:56:26
Let’s Go Into the Woods
12/5/2024
When 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.
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Duration:00:36:45
The Sunshine
11/28/2024
Nabil’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.
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Duration:01:16:06
I Was Told Not to Tell Anyone
11/21/2024
After years of keeping her abortion a secret, Honor discovers the power of telling.
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Duration:00:29:04