Family Lore
Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that explores family stories passed down through generations. Each episode features a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical investigation to uncover the truth behind the tale. The podcast delves into stories like a grandfather who flew before the Wright Brothers or a great-aunt who invented the margarita. It is an Audacy original podcast that offers intimate glimpses into familial fables.
Episodes
Ann, The Witch
A family discovers an ancestor who was convicted at the Salem Witch Trials. And they take umbrage with the fact that she was never pardoned.
The Pirate Connection
While connecting the dots between her family and the infamous New Orleans pirates, Jean and Pierre Laffite, a self-taught genealogist discovers a family secret. The founder of the Laffite Society has his own secret connection to the pirates.
Portrait of a Lady
The granddaughter of a prolific Jewish art collector who fled Europe during World War II embarks on a quest to recover the looted art.
Chasing Diamonds
A Dutch retiree never knew what his father experienced in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. But when he finds his father's journal, he discovers some unfinished business.
The Power of Family Stories
Author Bruce Feiler discusses the fascinating links between family stories and the elusive concept of happiness.
The Real Rosie
During World War II, posters featuring a brash and beautiful woman inspired others to take up factory jobs and support America's war effort. "Rosie The Riveter" would become a symbol of American gumption. But was Rosie a real person?
A Texas Feud
A love triangle between ranching families in the Texas Panhandle has fatal consequences. Over a 100 years later, the killer's great-niece revives the story.
The Grandfather of Snowboarding
Did a family man's backyard invention change the world of outdoor sports?
If Mosquito Hawks Can Fly
A Louisiana man born into slavery designs an airship with hopes to take flight. Those plans are interrupted, but maybe not forever.
The Unsinkable Margarita Sames
The margarita is arguably the most famous cocktail in the world. But have you ever stopped to wonder who was the first to make it?
Introducing Family Lore
All families tell stories about themselves. Those stories are passed down, and like an intergenerational game of telephone, the details sometimes change from fact to fiction. But have you ever wondered how much of the lore is actually true?
Welcome to Season 1 of Family Lore, a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates the tales we hear at home.
Cement City: Episode 10 | A Thousand Pairs of Untied Shoes
Jeanne Marie and Erin are closing in on a year in Donora. At Twinkle Bright Night they face existential questions: Will the new mayor save council? Is the community college going to come? What’s gonna happen to this town, anyway? But first things first: will Jeanne Marie and Erin ever leave?
Cement City: Episode 9 | No Indictments
It’s the general election! Yancey vs. Ed! The future of Donora is on the line, and ballot tampering and election denialism are in the air.
Cement City: Episode 8 | Don’t Bitch About the Smog
Other towns have apples. Or pumpkin festivals. Donora has smog. Mayor Piglet sees this as an opportunity, and Donora is totally transformed — if only for a day.
Cement City: Episode 7 | Make Sure You Take Care of Vicki
Donora to the rescue!... of itself. Jeanne Marie and Erin discover the intricacies of Donora self-provided, self-maintained, totally improvised safety net.
Cement City: Episode 6 | The Island of Donora
There’s trouble everywhere. Jeanne Marie and Erin realize what the town has always known: This town isn’t on anyone’s radar. No one is coming in to help.
Cement City: Episode 5 | Great Societies Crumble from Within
Indictments! Scandal and intrigue! The s***show on council is worse than anyone could have imagined.
Cement City: Episode 4 | Big Day in a Little Town
It’s Election Day. A ragtag group of rookies is promising change and looking for a clean sweep. Jeanne Marie sees a potential hero and falls hard.
Cement City: Episode 3 | The Skeleton Crew
It’s gridlock on council and nothing’s getting done. An upcoming election feels like the only ray of hope.
Cement City: Episode 2 | Just as Good as Ever
Donora has no banks, no gas stations, no schools. Jeanne Marie and Erin discover the one thing that could bring the town back to life.
Cement City: Episode 1 | I’ll Die Here
Jeanne Marie and Erin wander off the highway into Donora, Pa, a dying town with a dark secret. They decide to buy a house. A solid concrete house. In a neighborhood called Cement City.
Introducing Cement City: I Think I Like You
Two journalists stumble into a dying rust belt town with a Smog Museum and a mayor named Piglet… and not a whole lot else. They have one burning question: What’s it like to live here? In a town left for dead. But it’s not dead. Donora, PA will not go down without a fight.
Hope, Through History: Episode 5 | Bloody Sunday: A Battle For Justice
A violent attack on peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama fuels the fires of progress, leading to a monumental victory for voting rights.
Hope, Through History: Episode 4 | Death At Sea
As World War erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson follows public opinion and stays out of the international conflict. But when a merchant ship carrying American passengers is attacked by a German U-boat, the United States begins to emerge from isolation and establishes itself as a source of possibility in the world.
Hope, Through History: Episode 3 | To End A Plague
In the midst of a devastating humanitarian crisis, President George W. Bush announces a bold, international plan to turn the tide against HIV/AIDS.
Hope, Through History: Episode 2 | A New Birth Of Freedom
Abraham Lincoln arrives in Gettysburg to consecrate a battlefield, and to commit America to fulfilling its original promise that all men are created equal.
Hope, Through History: Episode 1 | Slow Walk To War
At the onset of World War II, Franklin Roosevelt contends with a fierce and at times virulent isolationsist movement in America while Winston Churchill pleads with President Roosevelt to join the fight against Axis forces.
Trailer: Hope, Through History, Season Two
Welcome back to a new season of the C13Originals critically acclaimed Hope, Through History documentary limited series. Narrated and written by Pulitzer Prize Winning and Best Selling Historian, Jon Meacham, Season Two explores some of the most historic and trying times in American History, how this nation dealt with the impact of these moments, and how we came through these moments a more unified
Hope, Through History: Episode 5 | The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
In 1917, as President Woodrow Wilson prepared the nation for World War, an even deadlier crisis was hiding in plain sight. An influenza virus flourished on European battlefields and rapidly spread among civilians, paralyzing the globe with illness and fear. The 1918 flu pandemic serves as a poignant reminder that science, cooperation, transparency and leadership can help clear a path to recovery.
Hope, Through History: Episode 4 | JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis
It is known as the most dangerous moment in human history. In late October of 1962, American spy planes discovered Soviet missile bases with nuclear capabilities on the island of Cuba. Normalcy was put on indefinite pause as millions of Americans grappled with terrifying idea that at any moment, without warning, their communities and loved ones could be decimated by an atomic bomb. While military
Hope, Through History: Episode 3 | The Polio Epidemic
From the late 19th to mid 20th centuries, the nation lived in fear of the polio virus. Often handicapping or paralyzing its victims, sometimes resulting in death, the disease was made all the more frightening by the fact that it preyed on young children. Generations of Americans were affected by this incurable illness until a brilliant young medical researcher, empowered by the coordinated efforts
Hope, Through History: Episode 2 | Winston Churchill and World War II
In May of 1940, Great Britain was in the crosshairs of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi war machine. As nations on mainland Europe fell prey to fascism, Winston Churchill seized the moment in dramatic fashion, ultimately winning a permanent place in the pantheon of heroic leaders who have single-handedly shifted the course of history. Churchill believed that “the only safe way” forward “was to convince H
Hope, Through History: Episode 1 | FDR and The Great Depression
Following a decade of roaring prosperity in America, something invincible was proving vulnerable. The Great Depression was ravaging the economy and destroying lives, creating a dire need for bold, honest leadership. With the help of Pulitzer Prize-winners Doris Kearns Goodwin and David M. Kennedy, along with Allida Black, the Director of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, Jon Meacham delivers a vivid a
Trailer: Hope, Through History
Welcome to Hope, Through History with Jon Meacham. This limited series explores some of the most historic and trying times in American History, and how this nation dealt with these moments, the impact of these moments and how we came through these moments a unified nation. Season One takes a look at critical moments around the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Great Depression, World War II, the polio epidem
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