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.

  • 32 minutes 45 seconds
    I Got a Lion

    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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    9 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 44 minutes 9 seconds
    I Thought I Was Telling the Truth

    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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    2 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 54 minutes 43 seconds
    We’ve Met Once Before

    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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    26 December 2024, 8:00 am
  • 58 minutes 8 seconds
    The Sky Didn't Fall

    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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    19 December 2024, 8:00 am
  • 56 minutes 26 seconds
    An Active Annihilation

    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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    12 December 2024, 8:00 am
  • 36 minutes 45 seconds
    Let’s Go Into the Woods

    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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    5 December 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    The Sunshine

    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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    28 November 2024, 8:00 am
  • 29 minutes 4 seconds
    I Was Told Not to Tell Anyone

    After years of keeping her abortion a secret, Honor discovers the power of telling.

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    21 November 2024, 8:00 am
  • 59 minutes 18 seconds
    The Two Names

    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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    14 November 2024, 8:00 am
  • 45 minutes 33 seconds
    Love, Mommy Dearest

    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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    7 November 2024, 8:00 am
  • 2 minutes 22 seconds
    Family Secrets: Season 11 Trailer

    Season 11 of Family Secrets premieres next Thursday, November 7th.

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    31 October 2024, 7:00 am
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