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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.
Episodes
Family SecretsBonus: In Conversation with Alicia Keys
On this very special episode of Family Secrets, Dani speaks with singer-songwriter Alicia Keys about living unapologetically, making art without compromise…
Family SecretsBonus: Forever35’s Doree Shafrir and Kate Spencer on What Self-Care Means in This Moment
Dani calls up Doree and Kate, hosts of the hit podcast Forever35, for an in-depth conversation about self-care, shifting priorities, and why it’s so important…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 19
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Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 18
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsFamily Secrets Live: In Conversation with Liz Phair, Part II
Dani and Liz respond to questions from the audience about shame, the power of the unthought known, and the growing community of people who find out later in…
Family SecretsFamily Secrets Live: In Conversation with Liz Phair
On this special live episode of Family Secrets, recorded in Los Angeles in January, Dani sits down with indie rock icon Liz Phair to talk about the stories we…
Family SecretsFamily Secrets Live: In Conversation with Gretchen Rubin, Part II
Dani and Gretchen respond to audience questions — including one from a former anonymous sperm donor, who wonders where his loyalties should lie after he’s…
Family SecretsFamily Secrets Live: In Conversation with Gretchen Rubin
On this special live episode of Family Secrets, recorded in Philadelphia in January, author and podcast host Gretchen Rubin interviews Dani about uncovering…
Family SecretsBonus: In Conversation with Libby Copeland, Pt. 2
On part two of Dani’s conversation with Libby Copeland, Dani and Libby discuss the fallout on the other side of a major DNA revelation, and why DNA testing…
Family SecretsBonus: Libby Copeland, Author of The Lost Family, on Identity in the Age of DNA Testing
On this special bonus episode of Family Secrets, Dani speaks with Libby Copeland, author and journalist, about the psychological and emotional complexities…
Family SecretsFamily Secrets Live: In Conversation with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Part II
Dani and Bessel respond to questions from the audience about trauma, and how art—and writing in particular—can help people heal. Learn more about your…
Family SecretsFamily Secrets Live: In Conversation with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
In January, Dani hit the road for a series of live conversations with some of her favorite writers, artists, and thinkers. Her first stop: Portsmouth, New…
Family SecretsBug Dust
For years, Steven Romo just didn’t talk about the bleak landscape of his childhood—not with friends, and certainly not with his colleagues at the TV station…
Family SecretsBonus: Stephanie Wittels Wachs, host of “Last Day” on storytelling in the time of Coronavirus
In this special bonus episode, Dani speaks with Stephanie Wittels Wachs, actress, activist, and co-host of the hit podcast Last Day, which shines a light on…
Family SecretsThe Red Potion
Janny Scott grew up on an 800-acre British-style estate outside Philadelphia with a loving, gregarious father who was always the life of the party. But…
Family SecretsFever Coat
When Axton Betz-Hamilton was in middle school, her family’s mail started going missing. Her parents told her that they’d been the victims of an identity thief…
Family SecretsBubbe and Zayde and Grandma and Pa
Growing up, Adam Frankel idolized his father and his father’s father, eventually following in their footsteps to become a successful speechwriter for…
Family SecretsCold People
For most of her young life, Lisa Brennan-Jobs bounced back and forth between two very different homes—that of her mother, who raised Lisa alone for the first…
Family SecretsToo Busy to Die
Addiction breeds denial, in both the addict and his loved ones. And when that addiction comes wrapped in a busy, successful, ambitious package like Eilene…
Family SecretsJeanette
Emily Bernard never felt close to her judgmental, domineering father, who, for most of her life, denied he’d ever been unfaithful to her mother. It wasn’t…
Family SecretsWhat’s Wrong With Teddy?
What do you do when you suspect that your own brother is to blame for the seemingly random acts of violence sending shockwaves through the country? Do you keep…
Family SecretsThe Mysterious Boot Club
As a child, Ariana Neumann stumbled upon a strange photo of her father, tucked away in a secret box he kept in his workshop. It was undeniably him, and yet the…
Family SecretsThe Lobster Shift
Even as a young child, Michael Hainey could sense that there was more to the story of his father’s death. But it wasn’t until he stumbled upon a small detail…
Family SecretsFamily Secrets: Season 3 Trailer
Get ready for more inspiring, provocative, and moving conversations about identity, forgiveness, and the meaning of family, featuring incredible guests like…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 17
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. This January, Dani’s taking Family…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 16
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. This month, Dani’s taking Family…
Family SecretsBonus: An Update from Dani
Big news, Family Secrets fans: there’s a new season headed your way in just a few weeks (the first episode drops February 6—mark your calendars!) ‘Til then, it…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 15
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. This month, Dani’s taking Family…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 14
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. This January, Dani’s taking Family…
Family SecretsUpdate: Family Secrets on Tour: See Dani in a City Near You!
Starting January 27, Dani is taking Family Secrets on the road. She’ll be sitting down with some of the writers, podcasters, thinkers, and musicians she…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 13
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. This January, Dani’s taking Family…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 12
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 11
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsBonus: Thanksgiving Thoughts from Dani
Dani shares her thoughts, a personal story and well wishes this Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 10
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 9
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 8
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsUpdate: 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. Learn more…
Family SecretsFlying and Crashing
Kiese grew up in Oxford, Mississippi —the only child of a single mother, a black boy who struggled with weight. His childhood and adolescence were marked by…
Family SecretsThe 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…
Family SecretsThe 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…
Family SecretsRussian Dolls
At some point in our childhood we all met the moment where we had to summon the courage and strength to stand up to the difficulties of the world. But imagine…
Family SecretsA World Erased
Growing up Noah knew his grandparents had survived the Holocaust, but his questions had always been sidelined. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsThe Phone Call
Frank's father was a “proud Willie Loman” character who sold stuff — cars, printing presses, whatever needed selling. He was a glad-handing guy, “the mayor of…
Family SecretsMama and Her Numbers
Bridgett grew up in Detroit in the '60s in a vibrant house with a mother who was genius with numbers. But for most of her life, Bridgett kept her mother's…
Family SecretsThe 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…
Family SecretsThe 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…
Family SecretsUpdate: 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…
Family SecretsThe 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? Learn more about…
Family SecretsBonus: In Conversation with Lori Gottlieb
In this bonus episode, Dani Shapiro talks with best-selling author, speaker and therapist Lori Gottlieb about the emotional toll of secrets. Learn more about…
Family SecretsFamily 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. Learn more about…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 7
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Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 6
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 5
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
Family SecretsBonus: In Conversation with Nora McInerny, Pt 2
In the second part of this special episode, Dani sits down with Nora McInerny from the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsBonus: In Conversation with Nora McInerny
In this special episode Dani sits down with Nora McInerny from the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 4
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Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 3
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Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 2
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
Family SecretsBonus: Listener Stories, Episode 1
In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…