Family Ghosts

50: They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore

Stories from <a href="https://www.bradfordjordan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bradford Jordan</a> and <a href="https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ophira Eisenberg</a> about reckoning with the fundamental truth (or, in some cases, lies) about who their mothers are.
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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 Risk!, TBTL, Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything, and The Moth Radio Hour.