Pack 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 t...
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Family Ghosts
Every house is haunted. In each episode of “Family Ghosts,” we'll investigate the true story behind a mysterious figure whose legend has followed a family for generations. Grandmothers who w...
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FG Presents: The Burden
Introducing "The Burden," from legendary investigative reporter (and longtime friend of the Ghost Family) Steve Fishman. Learn more about yo...
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...
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 conversati...
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 y...
66: Bone Hill Reprise
An important update about Family Ghosts, and a reprise of a timely tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
65: An Electric Dissatisfaction
Josh Ritter tells Jayson De Leon about charting a course through the unknown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 despera...
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. Family Ghosts is made poss...
62: Manual Transition
Mark embarks on a rollicking quest to find a Cool Dad. Family Ghosts is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Kindred Spirits...
61: The Pretender & The Godfather
On the occasion of a major life milestone, Sam reflects on two of his wayward role models. Family Ghosts is made possible thanks to the gene...
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 harrowi...
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, Mart...
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. Family Ghosts is made possible thank...
57: Pioneer Stock, Part 2: A Life Deferred
Craig travels to Utah to unlock the mysteries of his Uncle Brent’s life - literally. Family Ghosts is made possible thanks to the generous s...
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...
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 Revisio...
54: The Fatal Nickel
The wayward son of a manufacturing dynasty tries to sow fresh roots in his family tree. Sources: Jane Mayer Daniel Schulman Brian O’Reilly &...
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 Feelin...
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....