Dysfunctional Family Storytime

This is a story about a big, sprawling, functional family, and the lengths they’ve had to go to stick together, generation after generation. It’s a story about growing up in that family. And the moment you realize just how much has been taken f

The Family Who Swears Together

Dec 9th, 2021 31m 51s

When Mark was a little kid, his dad taught him to swear with abandon, because swearing gives you power. Which is a fun lesson when you’re growing up. But now that Mark’s a parent himself, he’s trying to figure out if it’s actually true or just

Imposter Syndrome

Dec 2nd, 2021 40m 45s

Parents lie to their children all the time -- you have to eat your vegetables, Santa is always watching, I’ll be right back, just going out for a pack of cigarettes -- but what happens if they never stop? In this story, a son gradually discover

How To Talk To Family About Climate Change

Nov 25th, 2021 39m 7s

What’s one of the best ways to convert family members who either don’t believe in or don’t care about climate change? Talk to them! Sounds hard, right? It doesn’t have to be. Today’s episode is a how-to guide for talking to family without spitt

Thanks But No Thanksgiving

Nov 25th, 2021 30m 4s

When you look past the deep-rooted traditions -- the turkey, the travel and the massive corporate marketing spends -- Thanksgiving gets a little rough. This episode shares the story of the Wampanoag Tribe’s protest of Thanksgiving in 1970 in Pl

The Father Who Couldn’t Stay Missing

Nov 18th, 2021 39m 56s

Thanks to at-home DNA kits, abandoning your family is a lot harder than it used to be. This episode of is a who-done-it mystery about the lengths one man went to conceal his identity. ‘The Mystery of the Man Who Died Twice,’ originally aired on

Searching For A Sister Who Isn't Lost

Nov 11th, 2021 52m 41s

Meet the Marshes, a family that was mostly happy, until one summer night around a campfire a conversation about Ouija boards revealed a decades-old family secret that changed The Marshes forever. This episode originally aired on Heavyweight, ho

Are My Childhood Memories Real?

Nov 11th, 2021 23m 31s

What do you remember about your childhood? And can you trust it? Did the those things actually happen, or are you just remembering the stories you’ve been told and photos you were shown? In this episode, which originally aired on Every Little T

His House is Not A Home

Nov 11th, 2021 51m 29s

Jacquie and Abdus are both very religious. And also very much in love. Soon they realize that the family they’re building together might not square with the church family they’re already a part of, Something has to change. And so, in order to s

Introducing Dysfunctional Family Storytime

Nov 9th, 2021 3m 32s

It’s the time of year when you feel all the emotions that come with being part of a family. To help you cope, Gimlet editor Jorge Just brings you a collection of stories about regular, don’t quite fit together families. Learn more about your ad

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