Family Ghosts
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Family Ghosts
Every house is haunted. In each episode of Family Ghosts, we investigate the true story behind a mysterious figure whose legend has followed a family for generations. Grandmothers who were secretly jewel smugglers, uncles who led double lives, siblings who vanished without a trace, and other ghostly...
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78 episodiPack One Bag
"Pack One Bag" is exactly the sort of story we often tell on "Family Ghosts." A documentarian named David Modigliani grows up with a fairy tale versio...
FG Presents: The Burden
Introducing "The Burden," from legendary investigative reporter (and longtime friend of the Ghost Family) Steve Fishman.
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Good Company
Sam's quest to uncover a family ghost that lives in his radio. If you like what you hear, please check out “Good Company” on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...
Sam's Breadcrumbs
Sam was recently featured on an episode of Breadcrumbs, hosted by his best and oldest friend Allen Brooks. In the course of their conversation, they e...
67. The Midnight Disease
Sam shares an update on why Family Ghosts has been MIA lo these many months - and an exciting preview of a new beginning. If you like what you hear, p...
66: Bone Hill Reprise
An important update about Family Ghosts, and a reprise of a timely tale.
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65: An Electric Dissatisfaction
Josh Ritter tells Jayson De Leon about charting a course through the unknown.
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64: A Mississippi Story
Guy Story finds out his father had a secret. Before long, Guy finds himself on a treacherous journey of discovery about a mysterious desperado, and tr...
63: Hard Eights and Husky Boys
Stories about inscrutable older men with vital wisdom to share - if only we could figure out how to talk to them.
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62: Manual Transition
Mark embarks on a rollicking quest to find a Cool Dad.
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61: The Pretender & The Godfather
On the occasion of a major life milestone, Sam reflects on two of his wayward role models.
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60: Telling Our Stories To Ourselves
Producer Veralyn Williams explores the power of subjective storytelling in the aftermath of her experience working on a particularly harrowing episode...
59: How Will You Spend Your Time? (A Family Ghosts Mixtape)
Seven songs from in (and around) our series that just might make you come unstuck in time. Featuring performances by: D and Chi, Allan, Martha Redbone...
58: Pioneer Stock, Part 3: Sacred Secrets
Craig learns the truth about the end of his Uncle Larry's life - and finds a new beginning for his own.
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57: Pioneer Stock, Part 2: A Life Deferred
Craig travels to Utah to unlock the mysteries of his Uncle Brent’s life - literally.
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56: Pioneer Stock - Part 1
Craig grows up in hiding from his uncles' secret lives, fearful that his family will one day discover his own secret. Listen to Craig on the Moth Radi...
55: Don't Look Directly At It
Malcolm Gladwell shares a parable from the past, and Nick Markovich searches for the meaning of life. Hear more of Malcolm’s work on Revisionist Histo...
54: The Fatal Nickel
The wayward son of a manufacturing dynasty tries to sow fresh roots in his family tree.
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Jane Mayer
Daniel Schulman
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53: Something in the Wind
Sam has a memory he can't explain - which, in turn, explains a lot about Family Ghosts. Thanks to Marcy and Betsy - check out A Funny Feeling here. An...
52: Untitled Dad Project
Janielle Kastner tries to get to know a man she never got to meet. Find and follow “Untitled Dad Project” wherever you’re listening to this.
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51: You Know It's Wrong
Stories about rediscovering home in unexpected ways. Featuring Micaela Blei and Jeff Simmermon.
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50: They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore
Stories from Bradford Jordan and Ophira Eisenberg about reckoning with the fundamental truth (or, in some cases, lies) about who their mothers are.
49: City Folk
Sam gets a ghostly answer to a decade-old question.
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BONUS: The Rumor
A mysterious story has haunted the city of Baltimore for 25 years. Can Sam unravel the truth...before the truth unravels him? Follow The Rumor on Appl...
48: Superheroes
Stories about unexpected impulses with deep generational roots. Hubby Jenkins tells the story of discovering a deep connection with his banjo, and Dr....
47: The Soft War
Thi Bui tells producer Jennifer Lai about the delicate process of asking her parents about their worst experiences - and the even more delicate proces...
46: A Dime for Mr. Fetterman
This week, we're celebrating family stories that seem simple on the surface, but are actually the keys to understanding our entire personalities. Feat...
45: A Hollywood Ending
Following the tragic murder of his brother Asher, Mac's family finds disparate ways of re-assembling their shattered lives. Mac’s essay originally app...
44: Forever Is A Long Time
Everyone in Ian's family gets divorced. Now that he's been married for a few years, he wants to know if his relationship is doomed. Listen to the full...
43: The Namesake - Part 3
"I feel really lucky that Danny is Danny." The conclusion of our miniseries with Jessie Pascarelli.
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42: The Namesake - Part 2
"You can open up a book and choose a sentence at random, and derive meaning from it."
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BONUS: Snatching Sinatra
For the last few months, Sam's been hard at work with John Stamos (yes, that John Stamos) on a top-secret project. In this special bonus episode, you’...
42: The Namesake - Part 1
Jessie's name is the continuation of her aunt's story. But no one's ever told Jessie the real story of her aunt.
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41: Motherland - Part 2
“Saving face would not rescue my mother.”
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40: Motherland - Part 1
“The two of us became the embodiment of the Chinese phrase xiang yi wei ming - mutual reliance for life." Read more of Jiayang's work here, and find h...
39: The Old Block
Jim grabs the baton, and Gastor sees the face behind the mask. You can hear more of Jim's work on "Blindspot: The Road to 9/11" at https://www.npr.org...
38: The Reality Map (or The Faith Exam, Part 2)
Andrew tells the family ghost story behind a Family Ghosts story. Learn more about Andrew and hear more of his work at http://gildedaudio.org.
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37: The Walls of Jericho
When Erin moves to England, her mother presents her with a life-altering choice.
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36: Still Close
Sam receives an unexpected message from the past, delivered by a Spiritualist medium in a mysterious town called Lily Dale.
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35: Guests
Mary Terrier tells the story of a woman who seems to hold all the keys.
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