Stories That Live In Us
By Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist
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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.
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Want to climb your family tree and uncover your own family stories? Visit my website - CristaCowan.com - and sign up for my free newsletter.
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Virginia: One DNA Match and a Woman Who Didn’t Want to Be Found (with Nicole Palsa) | Episode 109
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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New York: A Melting Pot of Resilience (with Scott Pratt) | Episode 108
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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North Carolina: Buried Treasure, Buried Stories | Episode 107
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Rhode Island: A Spirit of Independence (with Maureen Taylor) | Episode 106
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Vermont: Conversations of Green Mountain Kingdoms (with Mike Brousseau) | Episode 105
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Kentucky: Postmasters & Snapping Turtles (with Caitlyn Bruns & Paul Abell) | Episode 104
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Tennessee: A Patriot From the Holler | Episode 103
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Ohio: Family Roots, Foundational Soil | Episode 102
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Louisiana: Red Lipstick, Hidden Heirlooms, and Family Secrets (with Arlene Rome) | Episode 101
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Indiana: Been Here All Along (with Lisa Fanning) | Episode 100
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Mississippi: Finding Far East in the Deep South (with Larrisa Lam) | Episode 99
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Illinois: Scoundrels and Scandals (with Sue Talbot) | Episode 98
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Alabama: Generations of Joy (with Noah Lapidus) | Episode 97
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Maine: Memories Making History (with Steve Bromage) | Episode 96
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Missouri: Disaster in the Heart of America (with Kim Harrison) | Episode 95
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Arkansas: Nana and the Aunts | Episode 94
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Michigan: Broken Headstones & Unearthed Stories (with Justin Frost) | Episode 93
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Florida: A Good Deed Is Never Lost (with Meredith Kratzer Sellers) | Episode 92
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Texas: Christmas Card Culture Connections (with Sylvia Hernandez) | Episode 91
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Iowa: A Love of Food and Family (with Rosie Grant) | Episode 90
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Wisconsin: Great Grandmothers and the Great Migration (with Dani Allen) | Episode 89
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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California: Stars Shooting Out of Silence (with Candace Dixon Horne) | Episode 88
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Minnesota: Santa Claus, a Corn Cob Pipe, and Nellie Oleson (with Lisa Elzey) | Episode 87
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Oregon: Trail of the Unclaimed | Episode 86
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Kansas: A Calling From the Ancestors (with Calvin Osborne) | Episode 85
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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West Virginia: Fame or Infamy in the Mountain State (with Mallory Peterson) | Episode 84
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Nevada: The Well-Worn Path | Episode 83
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Nebraska: Connecting to the Land Through Stories (with Greg Wagner)
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Colorado: Braving the Wild Frontier (with Chris Trainor) | Episode 81
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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North Dakota: Creating Community (with Sarah Walker) | Episode 80
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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South Dakota: Finding the Girl in the Middle (with Marni Sandweiss)
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Montana: Love, Loss, and Everything In-Between (with Mary Anne Mercer) | Episode 78
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Washington: Replanted Roots Now Evergreen (with Cyndi Ingle) | Episode 77
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Idaho: Unboxing Gems of the Past (with Jen Iverson) | Episode 76
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Wyoming: Tumbleweed Ties That Bind (with Lindy Nielsen) | Episode 75
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Utah: Walking Where They Walked (with Michelle Ercanbrack) | Episode 74
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Oklahoma: Two Genealogists and a DNA Match (with Nicka Sewell-Smith) | Episode 73
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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New Mexico: Centuries of Stories (with Stephen Torres) | Episode 72
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Arizona: Hidden Gifts of Healing (with Lisa Louise Cooke | Episode 71
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Alaska: Treasured Pieces from the Last Frontier (with Jay Marquiss)
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Hawaii: Woven Together in the Aloha State (with Mike Daniels)
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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America 250: A Journey Through 50 States and 50 Stories That Live In Us (Season 2 Trailer)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Waiting to Be Found (with Hopwood DePree) | Episode 68
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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A Life Changing Adventure (with Diana O'Connor) | Episode 67
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Gathering and Connections (with Betheny Tomseth) | Episode 66
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Wonderful Grandmothers (with Aimee Cross) | Episode 65
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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These Are My Kinfolk: A Juneteenth Reunion (with Linda Epps Parker) | Episode 64
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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An Honest Witness | Episode 63
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Through the Eyes of a Child ( with Tamara Buzyna Adams) | Episode 62
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Even in the Face of Injustice | Episode 61
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May 29, 2025 |
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The Ache Is Still There (with Tara Hall) | Episode 60
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May 22, 2025 |
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I Can See All The Story (with Lisa Elzey) | Episode 59
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May 15, 2025 |
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I Can Live With the Truth (with Nidel Day) | Episode 58
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May 08, 2025 |
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One Year Anniversary - I'm So Glad You're Here | Episode 57
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May 01, 2025 |
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We Wear a Poppy (with Simon Pearce) | Episode 56
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Marry a Genealogist (with Irene Hantman) | Episode 55
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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All I Need is a Warm Glass of Milk (with Brian Donnelly) | Episode 54
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ancestors Are Complicated (with Anne Mitchell) | Episode 53
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Project Managing the Saga (with Nicka Sewell-Smith) | Episode 52
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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The Irish Experience (with Kyle Betit) | Episode 51
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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It's Like Genealogy 3.0 (with Jenn Utley) | Episode 50
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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For a Wise Purpose (with Steve Rockwood) | Episode 49
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Live Undaunted (with Lisa Valentine Clark) | Episode 48
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Daddy Was an Outlaw (with Jackie Dorothy) | Episode 47
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Their Love Stories | Episode 46
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The Magic Part Is The Listening (with Natalie Zett) | Episode 45
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Not A Secret Anymore (with Linda Goldman and Milly and Marty Mandel) | Episode 44
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Mess in His Wake | Episode 43
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Bit by the Bug (with Emily Pulham) | Episode 42
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Operation Pedro Pan (with Elisa Seeherman and Yda Okurliand-Pack) | Episode 41
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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An Opportunity for Connection | Episode 40
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Thanks for the Memories (with George Ott) | Episode 39
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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It Doesn't Take A Lot (with Jason Terry) | Episode 38
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Finding Heroes (with Wayne Abbott and David O'Keefe) | Episode 37
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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A Phone Call From Heaven (with Jenny Ashcraft) | Episode 36
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Sometimes You Don't Like the Answer (with Lisa Elzey) | Episode 35
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Back to the Cherokee Nation (with Nicka Sewell-Smith) | Episode 34
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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The Fabric of Who You Are | (with Diahan Southard) | Episode 33
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Dad, I Want to Know About the War (with Becky Ellis) | Episode 32
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Not Much of a Saint | Episode 31
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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La Cugina d'Americana (with Suzanne Russo Adams) | Episode 30
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Why Didn't We Know This Story (with Gayle George) | Episode 29
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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I Had Come Home | Episode 28
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Be At The Things That Matter Most (with The Cowan Niblings) | Episode 27
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Moments of Really Beautiful Things (IAJGS LIVE) | Episode 26
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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A Whole Other Tree of Possibilities (with Todd Godfrey) | Episode 25
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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HBO Gift Lounge | Episode 24
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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You Lose Them Twice (with Julie Taggart) | Episode 23
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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From People Who've Done Hard Things (with Jordan Lundskog) | Episode 22
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Turn It Into the Wind (with Erik and Emily Orton) | Episode 21
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Open Heart, Open Mind, Open Ears (with Maria Mendoza) | Episode 20
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Laugh 'Til We Cry (with Scott Seiffert and Lisa Dyson) | Episode 19
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Families Have Always Been Messy | Episode 18
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Police Don't Have Nothin' On Me (with Rusty Wright and Lisa Elzey) | Episode 17
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Fearless Women (with Cathy Hughes) | Episode 16
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Familial Sudoku (with Josh Harman) | Episode 15
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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What Is Your American Story? (with Mary Tedesco) | Episode 14
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Their Stories in Their Words | Episode 13
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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We're Doing This Together (with Steve Cowan) | Episode 12
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Continue to Say His Name (with Kelley Dixon-Tealer and Alva Marie Jenkins) | Episode 11
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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We'll Always Keep Searching (with Emily Paulson) | Episode 10
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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One Person's Trash | Episode 9
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May 30, 2024 |
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L'dor V'dor - From Generation to Generation (with Howard Hochhauser) | Episode 8
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May 23, 2024 |
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And Then I Heard A Meadowlark Sing (with Sunny Morton) | Episode 7
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May 16, 2024 |
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This Gathering Place (with Shelly Cowan) | Episode 6
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May 09, 2024 |
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The Story That Lives In Me | Episode 1
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May 02, 2024 |
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Grandma's Love for the Theater (with Lisa Elzey and Will Swenson) | Episode 2
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May 02, 2024 |
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Bliss It Was In That Dawn To Be Alive (with Eric Allen) | Episode 3
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Whole Tree (with Sunny Mahe) | Episode 4
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May 02, 2024 |
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Out of Obscurity (with Kevin Giddins and Camlyn Giddins) | Episode 5
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May 02, 2024 |
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Stories That Live In Us | Trailer
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Apr 25, 2024 |