Stories That Live In Us
Hosted by Crista Cowan · Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist
4.9from 307 ratings
- 136
- Episodes
- 110
- Transcribed
- 307
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 272K
- YouTube views
About Stories That Live In Us
What if the most powerful way to strengthen your family’s future is to look to the past? I’m Crista Cowan, known online as The Barefoot Genealogist. I created this podcast to inspire you to form deeper connections with your family - past, present, and future. All families are messy and life is constantly changing but we don’t have to allow that to disconnect us. I’ve spent my whole life discovering the power of family history and I know that sharing the stories that live in you can change everything. Tune in weekly to receive inspiration and guidance that will help you use family stories to craft a powerful family narrative, contributing to your family’s identity and creating a legacy of resilience, healing, and connection. __________________________ Want to climb your family tree and uncover your own family stories? Visit my website - CristaCowan.com - and sign up for my free newsletter.
- Publisher
- Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist
- Category
- society & culture · society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
110 of 136 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026
Black-Market Adoptions to Broadway Stars (with Lisa Elzey) | Episode 132
1 Oct 2026
Why You Probably Have Cousins Everywhere (And How to Find Them) | Episode 131
24 Sept 2026
Breaking a 150-Year German Brick Wall (with Jenny Ashcraft) | Episode 130
Inside a recent episode
From Utah to Iceland: Passing Living Heritage to the Next Generation with Eric Allen | Episode 128
Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And my second daughter 14. And then my, I have twin sons. They would have been, uh, 10. Okay. And so as you're preparing for this trip, like, what are you sharing with them other than the trip to Spanish fork and walking through a cemetery? And how are they reacting to that? I was sharing as much stories as I had as much information that I had, which wasn't like a lot, to be honest. Um, and, and more like trying to set the stage of like, imagine, you know, your family lived in this place and they left with nothing, you know? And so really just trying to help them understand that, like, and I think this is important. […]
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- Lisa Elzey
- Jenny Ashcraft
- Rhonda Budge
- Eric Allen
- Suzanne Hoffman
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 271,844
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 229 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 78 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 83
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
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Crista Cowan host the show. Published by Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist.
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