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
A 2025 Update From Dani
3/6/2025
Catching up with our Family Secrets family.
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Duration:00:01:53
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
The Two Names
11/14/2024
What’s in a name? And what’s not? With a splintered identity and a voracious hunger for truth, David travels far and wide for answers.
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Duration:00:59:18
Love, Mommy Dearest
11/7/2024
Two fires. Two Anitas. Countless questions. In order to understand her mother—and herself—Nina must reckon with a difficult and diffuse past.
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Duration:00:45:33
Family Secrets: Season 11 Trailer
10/31/2024
Season 11 of Family Secrets premieres next Thursday, November 7th.
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Duration:00:02:22
New Season and Workshop!
10/24/2024
Dani updates the Family Secrets family about our Season 11 launch and an upcoming workshop at Kripalu Center.
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Duration:00:01:46
Dani Recommends: You Probably Think This Story’s About You
9/5/2024
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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Duration:00:34:57
A Thank You From Dani
8/15/2024
Dani shares an update with the Family Secrets family at the end of our tenth season.
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Duration:00:03:21
I Was 758
8/8/2024
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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Duration:01:01:06
Hey Dad, Who Was That at the Door?
8/1/2024
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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Duration:00:57:02
A Phantom Glamour
7/25/2024
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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Duration:00:56:38
No, The Kids Were Not All Right
7/18/2024
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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Duration:00:43:26
Candy Bones
7/11/2024
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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Duration:00:58:19