Relative Fiction

About Relative Fiction

Nicole Georges grew up believing that her father was dead. That’s what her family told her, after all. But when she was in her 20s, a palm reader told Georges something different. Turns out, that palm reader was right. Based on the award-winning 2013 graphic memoir "Calling Dr. Laura," this six-episode podcast will take us through Georges’ search for her father, the stories she was told, and the rollercoaster of belief and identity she went through in the process. Because if family is a story we tell ourselves, what happens when those fictions break apart?

Publisher

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Mar 2021

Latest episode

10 May 2021

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 May 2021

   Chapter 6: Nesting Doll

   What is a family, anyway?

2. 

   3 May 2021

   Chapter 5: Ghost Dad

   Nicole talks to her dad.

3. 

   26 Apr 2021

   Chapter 4: Lost & Found

   Nicole isn't the only one trying to solve her family's mystery

4. 

   19 Apr 2021

   Intermission: Hiding a Book Launch From Your Mom

   It turns out, keeping secrets runs in the family...

5. 

   12 Apr 2021

   Chapter 3: This Charming Man

   Nicole finds her dad... sort of.

6. 

   5 Apr 2021

   Chapter 2: Dead Dads Club

   Nicole looks back at her childhood and tries to figure out when the lie about her dad first started, and why it stuck around as long as it did.

7. 

   29 Mar 2021

   Chapter 1: Calling Dr. Laura

   Nicole Georges grew up believing that her father was dead. That’s what her family told her. But a chance visit to a palm reader revealed that they had been lying all along.

8. 

   5 Mar 2021

   Relative Fiction Trailer

   Nicole Georges grew up believing that her father was dead. That’s what her family told her, after all. But when she was in her 20s, a palm reader told Georges something different. Turns out, that palm reader was right. Based on the award-winning 2013 graphic memoir "Calling Dr. Laura," this six-episode podcast will take us through Georges’ search for her father, the stories she was told, and the rollercoaster of belief and identity she went through in the process. Because if family is a story we tell ourselves, what happens when those fictions break apart?

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

220 ratings

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