Bonus: Libby Copeland, Author of The Lost Family, on Identity in the Age of DNA Testing

Family Secrets Trailer: Dani Shapiro dared to tell her family secret. In return, others told her theirs. Explore how family secrets shape us, distort us and … liberate us. by Family Secrets

3 min listen

Listener Stories: In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. by Family Secrets

10 min listen

Bonus Episode: Jennifer Mendelsohn on Genealogy and Secrets: This bonus episode features an edited conversation between Dani Shapiro and journalist and genealogy expert, Jennifer Mendelsohn, at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. by Family Secrets

26 min listen

Inheritance: Author Dani Shapiro reveals what it was like to, by chance, discover a shocking secret about herself, and what this secret taught her about identity, family, and new beginnings. by Family Secrets

16 min listen

A Shock to the System: Dani Shapiro reveals what it feels like to uncover a family secret and how that secret leads to self-exploration. by Family Secrets

3 min listen

A Joyful Heart: Debbie Millman's story is one of extraordinary resilience in the face of trauma and the redemptive power of love and strength found in the unlikeliest of places. (Warning: this episode contains explicit information about sexual abuse.) by Family Secrets

36 min listen

On The Road: Dani Shapiro shares her experience of being out on the road on her book tour, hearing from readers and listeners about their family secrets. by Family Secrets

6 min listen

Family Secrets: Season 2 Trailer: Check out the trailer for season two of Family Secrets, from best-selling author, Dani Shapiro. Season two premieres on Monday, August 19th. by Family Secrets

3 min listen

One Drop: Imagine living in one of the whitest enclaves in America, so white that just four people of color were recorded by the census bureau. Now imagine that your father "slipped over the color line" to be there. Bliss Broyard discusses her family secret and how it formed her life, past and present. by Family Secrets

31 min listen

Little White Lie: What if, as a child born into a white Jewish family, anytime someone remarked about your skin color, a story was told about a distant Sicilian grandfather? Even if it was obvious that wasn't the whole story? Lacey Schwartz talks about what it's like to live in an alternate universe of knowing-not knowing your own secret. by Family Secrets

22 min listen

Don't Duck: Sylvia Boorstein grew up in a loving, close-knit family. But in the background lingered a grief-filled secret. As an adult she allowed herself to explore the secret, and one day, on a hunch, visited the cemetery where her mother was buried. by Family Secrets

33 min listen

Brian Koppelman of “Billions” On Truth and Writing: Dani Shapiro and Brian Koppelman of “Billions” talk about the extraordinary speech on secrets and shame that the character, Chuck, delivers on “Billions.” Find out how vulnerability and truth fuel creativity. by Family Secrets

24 min listen

The Very Image: Growing up Jim Graham never felt at home in his father's house. But it wasn't until he was well into adulthood that a family secret revealed why. For two decades Jim's tenacity led him through the maze of the Catholic Church archives to learn the truth of his origins. by Family Secrets

42 min listen

The Last Haircut: When Bill, who grew up in a traditional, southern family, first met his wife he recognized the outsider in her – that she too felt isolated and different. Together the two of them banded together in solidarity and love and took on the world. But when Bill was 45, they came to terms with the realization that Bill wasn’t living truthfully. by Family Secrets

43 min listen

Open Secret: As a child, Steve Lickteig was told that he was adopted. But that didn't turn out to be entirely true, or even half of the story. by Family Secrets

39 min listen

Listener Stories, July 18: In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. by Family Secrets

9 min listen

The Secret Son: While walking her dogs one evening Laura Engel received a life-changing email that transported her back to a home for unwed mothers in New Orleans. by Family Secrets

45 min listen

The Loving Choice: What if you kept a secret because it was so painful it would crush your young children? What if you were terminal and chose not to tell them? by Family Secrets

36 min listen

Sam Dingman of Family Ghosts on the Aftermath of a Secret: Dani Shapiro and Sam Dingman from the podcast, Family Ghosts, discuss the family secret Sam revealed on his podcast. Season 2 of Family Ghosts launched on May 15. Familyghostspodcast.com by Family Secrets

34 min listen

Season 2 Has Launched!: Dani Shapiro discusses the launch of Family Secrets and shares a sneak peek of next week’s episode. Beginning next week Family Secrets resumes its weekly publishing schedule on Thursdays. by Family Secrets

2 min listen

The Journal: We forget that our parents have their own lives, desires and, in some cases, secret lives that they’ve covered up in order to protect the family. But what happens when your elderly parent develops dementia, forgets to cover his tracks, and in doing so unleashes a Pandora’s box of secrets about his sexual escapades and misdeeds? by Family Secrets

30 min listen

Zygote Baby: Jane Mintz's parents were forthright about her being adopted, but not about her birth mother's identity. As an adult, Jane found her biological mother and discovered many more secrets, the cost of keeping them, and why we all deserve to know where we come from. by Family Secrets

34 min listen

Share Your Family Secret: Thank you for making season two of Family Secrets such an amazing success. If you have a secret you’d like to share, please call 1-888-SECRET-0. by Family Secrets

2 min listen

Bonus Episode: Inheritance: On this bonus episode, Dani shares an excerpt from her New York Times best-selling novel ‘Inheritance.’ by Family Secrets

15 min listen

The Confidante: Imagine a privileged New England family living by the sea, with a glamorous, wild mother who has a long affair with her husband’s best friend, and makes her daughter — Adrienne — her ally. by Family Secrets

41 min listen

In Conversation with Nora McInerny: In this special episode Dani sits down with Nora McInerny from the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. by Family Secrets

45 min listen

Do You Have A Family Secret?: Many of you have filled our inbox with powerful stories. To that end, we’ve set up a phone number for listeners of Family Secrets. And we invite you to tell your secret, your story, that we can share with this community. by Family Secrets

2 min listen

Band of Men: Tim Ehrlich's secret nearly killed him. But he and a group of other men with the same secret found the courage to come forward and reveal it, and in doing so heal a lifetime of pain. (Warning this episode contains explicit information about sexual abuse). by Family Secrets

39 min listen

The Fifth Passenger: Growing up in suburban New York, Joanna was always aware of two pastel portraits of children she assumed were just part of her parents’ art collection. But sometimes she would hear her mother on the phone, crying, and referencing “the accident.” by Family Secrets

33 min listen

Listener Stories, July 25: In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. by Family Secrets

6 min listen

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Bonus: Libby Copeland, Author of The Lost Family, on Identity in the Age of DNA Testing

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