- 259
- Episodes
- 68
- Transcribed
- 5,732
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Family Secrets
Family Secrets. We all have them. And while the discovery of family secrets can initially be terrifying or traumatic, often these discoveries have the power to liberate, heal, and even uplift us. Join Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of the memoir Inheritance, and her guests as they explore astonishing family secrets and uncover the extraordinary lessons the truth can teach us.
- Publisher
- Family Secrets
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 17 Dec 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
68 of 259 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Full Circle: Old Boys' Club
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Two Skirts, Two Shirts, One Dress, No Hair Dryer
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
We Are the Short Family
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Full Circle: Old Boys' Club
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So it was both opportunity and expectation. And I was very lucky to be able to go there in some ways, of course. So the importance of that kind of education is that it's a doorway that opens the onto the right path, the right spouse, the right job, the right people, the right future? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Family Secrets
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Bonnie
- Nadia
- Sasha
- Mary Afsari
- Casey
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 5,028 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 704 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 94
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Does Family Secrets take guests?
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