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Time Capsule: The Silver Chain - Episode 1: The Silver Chain

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Newsletters from an abandoned safe deposit box set host Paul Ditty on an investigation to learn all he can about The Silver Chain – a suburban Minne...

The One That Got Away

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - For years, Nancy could picture her ideal pa...

Time Capsule: The Silver Chain - Trailer

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1990s, a cache of abandoned newsletters found its way from a safety deposit box in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the state’s historical soc...

Grudge Book is Back!

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Greetings, loved ones. We’re back with on...

The First Stone: Cheating, shame and a series of unfortunate men

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Jenni was raised Mormon, and for the first ...

“Why are drug dealers putting fentanyl in everything?” from Search Engine

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Nora sits down with her friend and fellow p...

86 Sundays

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Feliz lost her sister, Karina, in a horrify...

The Christmas Curse (Happyish Holidays 2023)

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - If your holiday season is feeling less spar...

Loving into the Future

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Kelly loved her dad, then she lost her dad....

The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - There are some stories so plainly horrifyin...

Eat, Pray, Leave

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Christina met Thomas as a young adult,...

...Always

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Greg was married to his best friend, Anna, ...

Everything, All Of You...

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Anna was a 24 year-old hostess at a re...

The Trauma Sponge

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Jeremy Norton has been a firefighter for ov...

Claire Has A Secret

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Claire was a teenager, she held a lot ...

The Teachers Are Not Alright

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Like many teachers, when Kristen started he...

Still A Family

15 Aug 2023

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Anaya and Dave Lee fell in love, they ...

Meet The Sharents

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Like everyone else in 2020, Grant Khanbalin...

From the Archives: About Bob

25 Jul 2023

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! — When Laura gets a call from the hospital ...

From The Archives: Nathan

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Warning: This episode contains discussions ...

From The Archives: Ripped From the Headlines

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Jamie Hahn was 29 years old when she was mu...

From the Archives: Witness

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! — Religion often gives people a sense of be...

From the Archives: If/Then

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are taking a break this summer (not a vacation!) to produce new stories, so we are sharing some of our favorite episodes while we’re working. Th...

From the Archives: The Broken Places

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are taking a break this summer (not a vacation!) to produce new stories, so we are sharing some of our favorite episodes while we’re working. Th...

From the Archives: Not The Bummer Olympics

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are taking a break this summer (not a vacation!) to produce new stories, so we are sharing some of our favorite episodes while we’re working. Th...

Wide Open Spaces

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Five years ago, on Mother’s Day, Katie wa...

The Final Quince

09 May 2023

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Xiomara Medina was a teenage girl in P...

Courtney's Secret Garden

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Courtney Maum is having a midlife crisis. P...

Jamie The Good Times Gal

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - There are a ton of money stories out there....

The Trail

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In April 2022, Marlin Sill’s father died ...

Gifted and Terrible

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy this free TTFA Premium episode! And if you like it, consider signing up for future bonus content like this. Listener support makes our independe...

Should I Have Kids?

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - TTFA producer Claire McInerny experienced a...

Nora Needs a New Dad

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Nora's dad died in 2014 from pretty much al...

Debt, Lies, and Other Things Our Parents Leave Us

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Identity theft is something many of us are ...

How To Lose Your Name

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Cheval spent her entire life trying to be a...

Into The Void

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - One thing we know about grief is that it ne...

Your Happyish Holiday Traditions

20 Dec 2022

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - The happyish holiday season can be whatever...

Happyish Holidays 2022

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

‘Tis the season! Our terrible holiday tradition is back, this time with more of your painful, sad, awkward holiday stories. Plus: boundary setting a...

Blocked and Reported

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Natalie Weaver stepped into the media ...

Army Wife

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Death by suicide has long been a problem wi...

Between Two Widows

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Michael Allio was a fan favorite on Katie T...

After The Headlines

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In the early morning hours of June 24th, 20...

Bad Vibes Only

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - The vibes aren't good. They're not even dec...

Update: The Beautiful Ones

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Four years ago, Nora sat down with her frie...

Para-Mom

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Leah Nixon woke up in the hospital aft...

Overthinking About You

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Allison Raskin was just 4 years old the fir...

Born Fat

06 Sep 2022

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Genna is fat. They are also queer and nonbi...

Anything Can Happen

23 Aug 2022

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - The thing about having your life fall apart...

Independence Days

05 Jul 2022

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - We're officially in our Taylor Swift era, a...

The Missing Puzzle Piece

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Chelsea’s mom and unborn brother died in ...

Asking for a Friend

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When romantic relationships end, there’s ...

Saved As Draft

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Why do we hold on to things we no longer ne...

Matchmaker, Make Me a Match

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Last year, we did a virtual live show on Va...

Girlboss or Bust

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Girlboss culture is now, as they say, cring...

How Long Should Grief Last?

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In March, a New York Times article made the...

Brettina Has BPD

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Our language surrounding mental illness has...

Motherless Day

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Some holidays are just more loaded than oth...

Widowed*

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Grief comes with so much judgment. Everybod...

How’s It Going In There? 2022 Edition

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In 2020, we asked how it was going in there...

The Della Diaries

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Danielle’s daughter Della was a quintesse...

Lacuna

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Growing up, Dani Shapiro never felt like sh...

Tell Me About Them

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When someone we love dies, we become the ve...

Liam and the Letters

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Liam was raised as a girl, but from a very ...

The Scammer Speaks

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In our “Behind The Scammer” episode, yo...

Self-Portrait of My Own Misery

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - We are all just products of the people who ...

26 Pages

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Many people who have autism are diagnosed a...

These Are Your Confessions

26 Jan 2022

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - We recently made an episode called “The G...

In Absentia

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Olivia is 7 years old when her dad moves out of state to take a new job … and is never heard from again. In high school, a manilla envelope appears ...

We’re Supposed to Be Four

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - It’s the stuff of romantic comedies: Man ...

October 8, 1988

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Suffering can feel like such a singular exp...

Behind The Scammer

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - We’re culturally obsessed with scammers, ...

War Stories

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When one of the people in a relationship is...

Why Are You Up?

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Sleep experts the world over seem to have c...

The Grudge Book

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - About six years ago, Nora took a notebook a...

Her Name Was Heather

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Melissa is the epitome of responsible. She ...

The Gift

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Edith Eger was 16 years old when the Nazis ...

Cynthia

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Cynthia is a Latina adult woman living with...

Happyish Holidays 2020

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - This episode features conversations with pe...

Miss North Dakota

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In 2012, Rosie became the first Black woman...

Ride Through It

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Lyndsey and her mother have a shared love o...

For The Next Ten Minutes

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When you believe that love will never, coul...

I See Big Things For You

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Pam and Steve have just gotten married and ...

What Happened to You? (Part 3)

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In our third and final episode in our serie...

What Happened to You? (Part 2)

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - If the terrible things that happened to you...

What Happened to You? (Part 1)

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - We all kind of understand that what happens...

A Face In The Crowd

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In August 2017, members of the Ku Klux Klan...

The Bride Price

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - All weddings have some family drama, and al...

The Treatment

05 Feb 2019

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Rachel Haines is really good at gymnastics....

Happyish Holidays 2018

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - We're back with our third annual Happyish H...

Heather

17 Oct 2018

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Heather grew up in Kansas, but she hasn’t...

Soooo OCD

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - OCD is one of those acronyms we use when wh...

Two Letters

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - This is an episode about two letters. One o...

Route 91

13 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - On the eve of Kelli's 25th birthday in 2017...

Happyish Holidays 2017

28 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Lauren’s brother died at Thanksgiving. He...

What Does All This Loss Mean?

07 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Jaamil’s sister died when he was just 12 ...

Chapter 2

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - Nora’s husband, Aaron, and Casey’s wife...

Forever Alone? (Part 2)

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - In part one of "Forever Alone?" we met chro...

Forever Alone? (Part 1)

03 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - As the saying goes, "There’s a lid for ev...

Best Friends Forever

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - America has a garbage attitude toward grief...

Semper Fi

30 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Nora McInerny's dad died, she lost his...