26 Best Family Secrets Podcasts

1. Family Secrets

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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.MORE Host Dani Shapiro
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 6.1KFacebook 2.4KTwitter 1KInstagram 43.2K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia

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When Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia, was brutally killed in 1947, it gripped the entire country. More than 70 years later, it remains America's most infamous unsolved murder. Many believe Dr. George Hodel was the killer, thanks to an investigation by Hodel's own son. But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across generations. Now, through never-before-heard archival audio and first-time interviews, the Hodel family opens up to reveal their shocking story...MORE Hosts Rasha Pecoraro, Yvette Gentile
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 21.4KFacebook 3.2MTwitter 168.3KInstagram 142K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Ghost Story

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Host Tristan Redman is a seasoned journalist who doesn't believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in the bedroom he lived in as a teenager. When he discovers years later that subsequent occupants of the same house have been visited by the ghost of a faceless woman, he's curious. Because it just so happens that Tristan's childhood home is right next door to the house where his wife's great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in 1937 killed by two gunshots to the face...MORE Host Tristan Redman
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@pineapple.fm
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 5.5KFacebook 166KTwitter 107.1KInstagram 197.6K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

4. Family Ghosts

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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...MORE Host Sam Dingman
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 5.4KTwitter 1.3KInstagram 1.8K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Inconceivable Truth

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Investigative reporter Matt Katz has been searching for his biological father since he was a little kid. But it wasn't until his 40s that he realized he was on the wrong journey altogether. The true story is wrapped in confusion and secrecy, and in the end it upended the truth about who he is raising questions about identity, fatherhood, medical ethics and what family really means. But will finding answers make him whole, or just make things even more complicated? 'One of those rare stories in which a deeply personal narrative collides with a hidden history...MORE Host Matt Katz
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guest Randy Taylor
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2.8K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. My Sister's Secrets

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Virginia Tapscott is on a quest to uncover her family's darkest truth - and shine a light on the secrets in all our families. This gripping new investigative podcast is created by Tapscott and journalist Steve Jackson, and brought to you by The Australian. Proudly supported by the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas. MORE Hosts Virginia Tapscott, Steve Jackson
Producer/Network Crime X
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 797Facebook 1.4MTwitter 837.7KInstagram 406.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Missing Pieces - NPE Life

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🎧 Missing Pieces NPE Life Every Secret Has a Story Every family has secrets. Some are whispered. Others are written in our DNA. Missing Pieces NPE Life is where those hidden stories come to light — through honest conversations with people whose DNA results changed everything they thought they knew about family, identity, or truth. It's also a space for those searching for answers and discovering unexpected connections — sometimes even finding family. Hosted and produced by Don Anderson, an Emmy-winning storyteller and NPE himself, the series explores what happens after the discovery — the shock, the search, the healing, and the human connections that follow. 🧬 Real stories. Real voices...MORE Host Don Anderson
Email ****@icloud.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 281 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Family Twist: A Podcast Exploring DNA Surprises and Family Secrets

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Family Twist shares real-life stories of DNA surprises, adoption, donor conception, NPE discoveries, and the secrets that reshape families. Hosted by Corey and Kendall Stulce, each episode explores what happens when the truth about identity, parentage, or family history comes to light. These revelations sometimes happen by choice, often by accident, and always with life-changing impact. Through candid conversations with adoptees, donor-conceived people, late-discovery NPEs, birth parents, and family members who are navigating unexpected truths, Family Twist looks beyond the initial shock...MORE Hosts Kendall Stulce, Corey Stulce
Producer/Network Corey and Kendall Stulce
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Jeremy Bryant, Rich Boerner
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 93Facebook 235Twitter 9Instagram 1.8K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Where Is John's Daughter?

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At 40 years old, I discovered that the woman who raised me was not my biological mother- just one lie in a web of family secrets. I soon learned that truth: my Father kidnapped me when I was two months old, and my biological Mother never saw me again. This podcast follows my search for the truth and the family who waited decades for my return. I uncover long-buried secrets and confront the damage left behind. Through personal storytelling and interviews with women who were romantically victimized by my Father, as well as conversations with his siblings, I piece together who he really was.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Stories That Mend

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Stories That Mend is a five-part narrative podcast miniseries about adoption, intergenerational trauma, secrecy, and the healing power of sharing our stories.Narrated and produced by Lynette, the series begins with a phone call to her grandmother, Joan. This phone call, and the story that follows, unlocks a family history hidden for over 60 years. Joan shares the devastating story of being forced to give up her baby for adoption in 1955, after being sent to a maternity home for unwed mothers...MORE Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Unpacking Family Secrets God's Way

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Revealing family secrets God's Way is important because it requires revelation and forgiveness. For generations, the hidden things under the umbrella of, 'What happens in this house, stays in this house', has destroyed the family dwelling in the house. The dysfunction has been functioning, but the time has come to correct this mistake God's Way.MORE Host Chywanda Watson
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. The Albrecht Authors: No More Secrets

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How many terrible secrets can one family hold? In early 2019, Mary and Katie published a memoir named Broken Nek, detailing their life of abuse and trauma from Ken, Katie's father/Mary's brother. After speaking to crowds across the midwest, this aunt and niece duo realized that their story is far from over and both now strive for a life of authenticity. In this podcast, Mary and Katie sort out their family's history and their ongoing struggles and triumphs with mental health...MORE Hosts Katie Forsythe, Mary Albrecht
Producer/Network Katie and Mary Albrecht
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 202Instagram 213 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. 2Sisters From The Same Mister

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Family means everything to most of us! You may have had questions all of your life about family. You have family, but something always seemed to be missing. Family whispers about who you look like. Thoughts of conversations that you were not privy to still linger in your head from when you were a child. If this is you, you are in the right place. 2Sisters From The Same Mister is a podcast about discovering who you really are. It's about discovering family secrets that may have been locked away for a long time.MORE Get Email Contact

14. Blood Strangers

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Secret family... Family secrets. True stories of reunion, revelation and discovery told by those whose family contains someone we all know; Blood Strangers. They are the people in the family tree with whom we share both everything and nothing. Do you have a story of family involving a Blood Stranger? Contact us at ****@gmail.com or on Instagram @bloodstrangers to tell the tale. Hosted and produced by Charleen Thorburn, title and concept creation by Tiffany Lessard, theme music is 'The Plot Thickens' by Joshua Specht.MORE Producer/Network Charleen Thorburn
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. My Families Dirty Little Secrets

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I am shedding light to the dirty little secrets that my family has and breaking the generational trauma that it has caused. I am bringing you on through my journey of filing charges on my accuser from 32 years ago and the process from the start to the finish. The everyday roller coaster of emotions to the anger.MORE Host Felicia
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16. DNA Surprises

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Welcome to DNA Surprises, a podcast that delves into the world of unexpected DNA discoveries. I'm your host, Alexis Hourselt. In July 2021, my life took a surprising turn when I found out l'm an NPE-a person who's experienced a non-paternal event. In other words, my biological father isn't who I thought he was. Join me as we explore the stories of NPEs, adoptees, and donor-conceived people and their families. Get ready to unravel the astonishing journeys that begin with a simple DNA test —this is DNA Surprises.MORE Host Alexis Hourselt
Email ****@dnasurprises.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 279 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/everythingsrelative/subscribeWith heart and humor, Eve Sturges explores the modern landscape of DNA testing after a single phone call turns her world upside down. By talking with others who have had 'DNA discoveries,' Eve hopes to change the conversation around secrets, shame, family, and identity.MORE Host Eve Sturges
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Dr. Liz Debetta
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 274Facebook 1.5KTwitter 1.8K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. NPE Stories

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What if you found out your parent was not in fact your biological parent? NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story. What is an NPE? It is a term that stands for Not Parent Expected or Non Paternity Event. It is used for people who have found out the life changing news that their parent wasn't their biological parent. Most likely through the advent of home DNA kits. NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out. These stories are here for us to listen to and nod along with. Be a part of the story telling...MORE Producer/Network Lily Wood
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 267 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. Skeletons in the Closet: Family Secrets

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'Skeletons in the Closet: Family Secrets' unearths the hidden history of my great-uncle, Guy Banister—a former FBI agent and  WWII spy under the infamous J. Edgar Hoover, with ties to legendary names like Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger, and Eddie Bentz. But his own legacy would take a darker turn when he became entangled in one of the most controversial conspiracies of the 20th century: the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. Mothers, Lies and DNA Surprises

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Welcome, I'm Stacy, the host of Mothers, Lies & DNA Surprises podcast, where we will discuss our relationships with our mothers including how they were growing up, leading up to our discovery, during our discovery and since learning our truths.We will have unfiltered conversations about our struggles with our mothers and dive into how we've uncovered who we are after her lies!Thank you for being here, you are not alone!I am an NPE, actually a double NPE, which means Not Parent Expected or Non Paternity Event.  I found out that the man listed on my birth certificate isn't my biological fathe..MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 81 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Family Shadows

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Follow the true story of podcast host Melina Mejia Stock as she unravels generations of family secrets.
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22. The Unraveling Room with Liv

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The Unraveling Room with Liv is a Christ-centered podcast for women who discovered as adults that they were adopted, and for the people who want to understand what that discovery can change. Hosted by Liv, a late-discovery adoptee, the show makes room for honest conversations about identity, family secrets, grief, anger, faith, medical history, DNA, reunion, boundaries, and the questions that do not come with easy answers...MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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23. Under Yazoo Clay

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Under Yazoo Clay dives deep into the generations of family secrets around Mississippi's former 'lunatic asylum.' In 2012, a construction crew in Jackson, Mississippi discovered human remains at the site of the state's university hospital. They would eventually turn out to be one of over 7,000 patients, who had died at the old asylum and been buried on its grounds. Reporter Larrison Campbell travels to Jackson to meet the families trying to get answers about their ancestors. And she tries to understand just how this 'forgotten' chapter of history came to be forgotten.MORE Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
Email ****@howstuffworks.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 252 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

24. Family Drama

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Family drama. Everybody has it. And for some, their family drama is more public than others. Have you ever wondered what it's like to grow up with a notorious criminal?My name is Amber Preston, and I am here to share stories kept secret. I invite you into the world of people who have experienced unbelievable stories of family drama, insane situations and to hear how family members of notorious criminals have coped -OR NOT by living in the shadows.MORE Host Amber Preston
Email ****@me.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 98Facebook 15 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. Are you my...?

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Unpacking family secrets around genealogy and long-lost relatives
Hosts Ang, Ru
Producer/Network Are you my…? Podcast
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

26. The Family Burrito

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The Family Burrito Podcast is about two sisters who lived in a f**ked up family, told by two sisters who know it by heart. Join Christine and Jessie as they reminisce over their crazy childhood and the family secrets that came with it.MORE Producer/Network Jessica and Christine Zethraus
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Twitter 348Instagram 85 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact