Family Ghosts


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.


Family Ghosts

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Listen to 81 episodes
Sam's Breadcrumbs
61 minutes ·

Sam's Breadcrumbs

67. The Midnight Disease
64 minutes ·

67. The Midnight Disease

66: Bone Hill Reprise
98 minutes ·

66: Bone Hill Reprise

65: An Electric Dissatisfaction
38 minutes ·

65: An Electric Dissatisfaction

64: A Mississippi Story
32 minutes ·

64: A Mississippi Story

62: Manual Transition
27 minutes ·

62: Manual Transition

56: Pioneer Stock - Part 1
39 minutes ·

56: Pioneer Stock - Part 1

55: Don't Look Directly At It
40 minutes ·

55: Don't Look Directly At It

54: The Fatal Nickel
37 minutes ·

54: The Fatal Nickel

53: Something in the Wind
32 minutes ·

53: Something in the Wind

52: Untitled Dad Project
43 minutes ·

52: Untitled Dad Project

51: You Know It's Wrong
33 minutes ·

51: You Know It's Wrong

49: City Folk
34 minutes ·

49: City Folk

BONUS: The Rumor
15 minutes ·

BONUS: The Rumor

48: Superheroes
38 minutes ·

48: Superheroes

47: The Soft War
31 minutes ·

47: The Soft War

46: A Dime for Mr. Fetterman
38 minutes ·

46: A Dime for Mr. Fetterman

45: A Hollywood Ending
61 minutes ·

45: A Hollywood Ending

44: Forever Is A Long Time
53 minutes ·

44: Forever Is A Long Time

43: The Namesake - Part 3
25 minutes ·

43: The Namesake - Part 3

42: The Namesake - Part 2
29 minutes ·

42: The Namesake - Part 2

BONUS: Snatching Sinatra
12 minutes ·

BONUS: Snatching Sinatra

42:  The Namesake - Part 1
39 minutes ·

42: The Namesake - Part 1

41: Motherland - Part 2
42 minutes ·

41: Motherland - Part 2

40: Motherland - Part 1
35 minutes ·

40: Motherland - Part 1

39: The Old Block
36 minutes ·

39: The Old Block

37: The Walls of Jericho
29 minutes ·

37: The Walls of Jericho

36: Still Close
44 minutes ·

36: Still Close

35: Guests
29 minutes ·

35: Guests

34: Foxes
39 minutes ·

34: Foxes

33: Rack & Cue
26 minutes ·

33: Rack & Cue

33: Rack & Cue
26 minutes ·

33: Rack & Cue

31: A Crane in the Bay - Part 3
30 minutes ·

31: A Crane in the Bay - Part 3

30: A Crane in the Bay - Part 2
38 minutes ·

30: A Crane in the Bay - Part 2

29: A Crane in the Bay - Part 1
31 minutes ·

29: A Crane in the Bay - Part 1

28: The Faith Exam
51 minutes ·

28: The Faith Exam

27: The Mission
47 minutes ·

27: The Mission

26: Spirit World
51 minutes ·

26: Spirit World

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