Family Ghosts
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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 characters who cast shadows over our lives in ways that might not be immediately obvious. We are all formed in part by our familial collections of secrets, intrigues, and myths. By engaging with each others’ legends, perhaps we can see each others’ realities more clearly. Hosted by Moth Grand Slam winner Sam Dingman, whose stories have been featured on NPR, Risk!, TBTL, and The Moth Radio Hour.
Copyright 2017-2021 WALT FM
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 characters who cast shadows over our lives in ways that might not be immediately obvious. We are all formed in part by our familial collections of secrets, intrigues, and myths. By engaging with each others’ legends, perhaps we can see each others’ realities more clearly. Hosted by Moth Grand Slam winner Sam Dingman, whose stories have been featured on NPR, Risk!, TBTL, and The Moth Radio Hour.
Copyright 2017-2021 WALT FM
Every house is haunted.
One afternoon in 1961, a mysterious woman in sunglasses wandered into my grandfather's jewelry shop and stole his heart. Two years later, she vanished without a trace.
Everything changed for Caila on June 22, 2010. On today's episode, she finally confronts the truth about what happened that night.
When Nick's grandfather died in 1994, something bizarre happened: his aunt Susan stole the body and hid it.
Jill grew up hearing the terrifying legend of "the crazy man from Mississippi." But as an adult, she starts to question her mom's version of the story.
Mark's only memories of his father are tender, stubbly hugs and an old leather shaving kit.
Micaela is haunted by a recurring dream - a vision from her family's harrowing past.
Sam discovers he has an uncle he never knew about.
The official trailer for Season 2 of "Family Ghosts"
After a fateful acid trip in 1967, a man named Paul tries to build his ideal family.
Love is real.
Posey tries to uncover the connection between the loss of her mother and her parents' time in the Love Family.
A souvenir from from Meara's great-uncle turns out to be a clue about a scandal that almost tore her family apart.
A mysterious burglary has haunted the Falco family for 25 years.
Kimberly's grandparents find themselves imprisoned without cause. When they're released, they refuse to talk about it.
After Asher's uncle dies, the family goes to clean out his apartment, and discovers a box of love letters from a woman they've never met.
Kirya's childhood home is haunted by two elusive ghosts.
Martha's family has their land stolen, and then their identity.
Martha's family makes a home on Black Mountain, and reckons with the past.
The official trailer for Season 3 of our show.
A community in Mobile, Alabama is haunted by a shameful secret.
Joycelyn and Darron try to escape the shadow of the Meaher family's pervasive influence in Africatown.
Ring the bell so the world will know.
David tells the story of three unlikely family members who shaped his life.
Kierran tries to figure out if any of her grandfather's stories were true.
Mariah travels to a country she's never been to in hopes that she can find a man she's never met: her father.
Three stories about the moment when the static dissolves, and a transmission from the past comes through loud and clear.
Following her father's death, a ghost appears in Natalie's childhood home, leaving a trail of troubling clues.
Mac and his mom have a lot to talk about: her relationship with her psychic, his brother's murder, and a life-altering betrayal that happened decades ago.
Is it you? Are you there? I miss you.
Decades after her brother's mysterious disappearance, Toni finally learns the truth about what happened to him.
Julian joins a church in Poughkeepsie, and discovers a decades-old secret about her uncle.
When an unnatural disaster befalls her family, Kate demands answers. But no one's willing to talk.
Kate flees the haunting silence of Baltimore - but no matter where she goes, Eddy's ghost isn't far behind.
After more than thirty years of following roads to nowhere, Kate carves her own path.
Sam takes you on a trip to a mysterious boarding house in Mt. Absalom, Ohio - a community riddled with secrets and lost memories.
Bradford and Paul come to terms with the people they wish their parents could be - and the people they actually are.
Kimberly King Parsons tells the story of a mother telling a story about her daughter telling a story.
Mary Terrier tells the story of a woman who seems to hold all the keys.
Sam receives an unexpected message from the past, delivered by a Spiritualist medium in a mysterious town called Lily Dale.
Jim grabs the baton, and Gastor sees the face behind the mask.
Jessie's name is the continuation of her aunt's story. But no one's ever told Jessie the real story of her aunt.
After his brother's tragic murder, Mac's family finds disparate ways of re-assembling their shattered lives.
Sam gets a ghostly answer to a decade-old question.
Stories about coming to terms with the truth about our mothers.
Stories about rediscovering home in unexpected ways.
Janielle Kastner tries to get to know a man she never got to meet.
Sam has a memory he can't explain.
A mysterious story has haunted the city of Baltimore for 25 years. Can Sam unravel the truth...before the truth unravels him?
When Erin moves to England, her mother presents her with a life-altering choice.
The two of us became the embodiment of the Chinese phrase xiang yi wei ming - mutual reliance - for life.
Part 2 of Jiayang Fan's story about her and her mother's intertwined quests for survival.
"You can open up a book and choose a sentence at random, and derive meaning from it."
"I feel really lucky that Danny is Danny."
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.
Family stories that seem simple on the surface, but are actually the keys to understanding our entire personalities.
Thi Bui tells producer Jennifer Lai about the delicate process of asking her parents about their worst experiences.
Stories about unexpected impulses with deep generational roots.
For the last few months, Sam's been hard at work with John Stamos (yes, that John Stamos) on a top-secret project...
Andrew tells the family ghost story behind a "Family Ghosts" story.
The wayward son of a manufacturing dynasty tries to sow fresh roots in his family tree.
Malcolm Gladwell shares a parable from the past, and Nick Markovich searches for the meaning of life.
Craig grows up in hiding from his uncles' secret lives, fearful that his family will one day discover his own secret.
Craig unlocks the mysteries of his Uncle Brent's life - literally.
Craig learns the truth about the end of his Uncle Larry's life - and finds a new beginning for his own.
Seven songs from in (and around) our series that just might make you come unstuck in time.
Producer Veralyn Williams explores the power of subjective storytelling in the aftermath of her experience working on a particularly harrowing episode.
As he passes a significant milestone, Sam reflects on two of his wayward early role models.
Mark embarks on a rollicking quest to find a Cool Dad.
Stories about inscrutable older men with vital wisdom to share - if only we could figure out how to talk to them.
Guy Story finds out his father had a secret.
Josh Ritter tells Jayson De Leon about charting a course through the unknown.
An important update about Family Ghosts, and a reprise of a timely tale.
A special message about the past and the future, with gratitude from your Ghost Host.
Sam's quest to uncover a family ghost that lives in his radio.
Introducing "The Burden," from legendary investigative reporter (and longtime friend of the Ghost Family) Steve Fishman.
A new series from Stanley Tucci, David Modigliani, Lemonada, and Gilded Audio - featuring Sam as story editor!
Sam's guest interview on the Breadcrumbs podcast, hosted by his oldest friend Allen.
8: The Love Family, Part 1 - Love & Logic
May 15, 201957min 42sec
After a fateful acid trip in 1967, a man named Paul tries to build his ideal family.
"You and I both know that the house is haunted. You and I both know that the ghost is me." - Shakey Graves
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